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Experts weigh in on vaccine and children Anna Kaplan partnered with the American Academy of Pediatrics to host a virtual panel on May 26, After the Centers for Disease at which parents could ask pediaControl and Prevention and the tricians questions.

Food and Drug Administration “All of these elected officials approved emergency authoriza- have shown tremendous dedication for the use of tion to the issue of the Pfizer Covid-19 child health,” Shah vaccine for children said. “We are fortuages 12 to 15 last nate to be able to month, Dr. Shetal work with such wonShah, president of derful partners.”

New York Chapter 2 The panelists of the American included pediatriAcademy of Pediatcians from hospitals rics, said that pediaand medical centers tricians became across the state, inundated with quesmany of whom are tions from parents. experts in pediatric “Questions infectious diseases. ranged from parents DR. SHARON Parents had the who were enthusias- NACHMAN opportunity, before tic about their chil- Stony Brook and after the panel, dren getting vaccito submit their quesnated who wanted to Children’s Hospital tions to the doctors. know the quickest Thomas hosted a way to secure an similar panel in late appointment, to those who were March that gave residents a more hesitant about vaccinating chance to ask experts their questheir child,” Shah said. tions about the vaccines at a time To help answer some of these when about 389,000 Long Islandquestions, and to alleviate anxi- ers had been inoculated. Since ety parents may have about vacci- then, with vaccines being made nating their children, Nassau available to anyone over age 12, County Legislator Arnold Druck- over 1.2 million more Long er and State Senators Kevin Islanders have received at least Thomas, Jim Gaughran and CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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Honoring the fallen Wayne and Lisa Cohen, of the Patriot Guard Riders, greeted parade-watchers at the East Meadow Memorial Day Parade on Monday. More photos, page 4.

E.M. residents say conditions are worse on Erma Drive

By LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com

According to East Meadow residents, conditions on Erma Drive and Nottingham Road have not changed. In fact, they have gotten worse. Motorists continue to drive fast and run stop signs on these streets, which lead to East Meadow High School’s rear parking lot entrance.

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 the complaints were warranted (go to liherald.com and click on East Meadow). We saw a number of drivers of all ages maneuvering dangerously on these residential streets, driving fast and ignoring the stop signs. We saw near-accidents, and children looking warily over their shoulders as they crossed the streets.

Sgt. Robert Johnston, of the Nassau County Police Department’s 3rd Precinct, had said t h a t t h e i s s u e wo u l d b e addressed, but residents say they have not seen a police presence or cars being ticketed.

A call to Johnston was not returned by press time.

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e do not expect to see any longterm safety signal in the children.

Top Teachers going to the Head of the Class June 16 Only a few more weeks remain in a school year unlike any we’ve ever experienced. As teachers and students spend hours preparing for final exams and final days in remote and physical classrooms, administrators, parents and community members are dedicating an inordinate time readying for graduations and celebrations. And all of them have also been incredibly busy showing their support—to say nothing of their admiration and appreciation—for their favorite educators by submitting hundreds of nominations for the inaugural Herald Head of the Class Awards Presented by Bank of America.

Long Island’s elite teachers have helped students navigate a world that continues to change every day.

They have given support to their colleagues, partnering with them to discover new ways to reach and inspire students, lending an ear to listen or shoulder to lean on. They have made their schools and classrooms centers of learning and beacons of hope. They have also reached out into their communities and made contributions in immeasurable ways.

In recognition of their invaluable impact, the Herald Head of the Class Awards event on June 16 will honor more than 30 outstanding kindergarten through 12th-grade educators, based on nominations that were submitted by students, teachers, families, administrators and community members. The honorees come from public, private and charter schools throughout Nassau County. All nominations have now been reviewed and vetted by the 2021 Herald Head of the Class Advisory Committee, made up of multiple stakeholders across the Long Island educa-

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CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE years. She and some of her neighbors said that the street is being used as a “cut-through.” Reynolds has complained to police for years, she said, about cars driving fast and running stop signs on Erma. Additionally, she has told police about the dangers children, including her son, are exposed to as they wait for the school bus at the cor ner of Er ma and Nottingham Road.

N a n cy Wi d man, who also lives on Er ma, witnessed what Re y n o l d s h a d always feared.

On May 26, Widm a n s aw t wo cars go around the bus that Reynolds’s oldest son, Kieran, a W. T. C l a rke School NANCY WIDMAN Middle s i x t h - g r a d e r, East Meadow w a s b o a rd i n g .

“Had Kieran been running late and crossed the street, there’s no way those drivers could have seen h i m , ” Wi d m a n s a i d . “ T h e y we n t around the bus, blew the stop sign and made a right to go to the parking lot.

The drivers were kids.”

Dangerous driving is at its peak on Erma on weekdays from 7:10 until 7:30 a.m., and peaks again at 2:10 p.m., EMHS’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 it often tries to go around.

The East Meadow School Board held a meeting the day that Widman saw the cars go around the bus. She and Reynolds attended.

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e’ve been very good neighbors to the school. We are asking the school to be a good neighbor to us.

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Before the meeting began, Reynolds said she was disappointed that the Nassau County Legislature had not finalized its contract with American Traffic Solutions — the company it had chosen to install school bus cameras — at its May 24 meeting. “I wish they could put cameras on stop signs too,” she said.

“It’s so dangerous.”

The “stop arm cameras” on school buses record images of vehicles that pass stopped buses picking up or dropping off students. The program, which school districts can choose to opt into, is scheduled to begin in September. Violators would be fined $250 for a first offense, $275 for a second within 18 months of the first, and $300 for third and subsequent offenses within the 18-month window after the first ticket.

Widman, a 1972 EMHS graduate, implored the school board to help her and her neighbors. “We all deserve the ability to live in safety and peace and

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A DISTRICT SCHOOL bus picks up students at the corner of Nottingham and Erma each morning, where there’s a stop sign that drivers often disregard. enjoy the homes and proper ties we pay our taxes for,” she said. “We have been very good neighbors to the school. We are asking the school to be a good neighbor to us.”

The continual stream of cars makes it impossible for her to back out of her driveway to leave for work, she continued. “Nobody stops at the three-way stop at Nottingham and Erma. They just roll right through each one,” Widman said. “At times I’ve shouted, ‘Slow down!’ only to be met with expletives, nasty comments and middle fingers, and speeding even faster afterwards.”

District Superintendent Dr. Kenneth A. Card Jr. said that the problem is a community issue. “We accept our role as members of that community,” he said. “I think one of the areas that we need to work together on is addressing this as a law enforcement issue.”

Card said he planned to call the 3rd Precinct and the unit commander to arrange for a meeting.

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.

Phil Brookmeyer, who lives on Erma, said the district closed the gate to the back entrance roughly 30 years ago. He and his neighbor, Paul Smith, who has since moved, spoke to the principal, whose name Brookmeyer said he can’t remember, and voiced their concern about the fast driving and disregard for stop signs.

Brookmeyer was raising three children at the time, and worried about their safety.

“He said he understood and locked the gate, but seven years later he retired,” Brookmeyer said. The gate was opened once again. “A lot of us organized a petition and went to a Board of Education meeting, but they were not empathetic.”

When the gate was closed, Brookmeyer said, he saw a marked difference in his neighborhood. It was once again a quiet residential area.

To see a video of some of the drivers who disregard stops signs on Erma Drive, go to http://bit.ly/ ErmaDrive

Close the parking lot gate

Reynolds wants the school district to close the back entrance of the high

Trustees voice concern

There does appear to be some interest among school board members this time. Some at the May 26 meeting said t h e y a g re e d w i t h Wi d m a n . A l i s a Baroukh, the board’s vice president, said she had had her own harrowing experience on Er ma Drive just two days earlier when a driver went through a stop sign and nearly hit her daughter. The dangers are not only at 7 a.m., she said. “It is an issue at 2:15 at dismissal as well,” Baroukh said. “The intersection of Nottingham and Erma, in particular, tends to be scary, and it’s not just students. It’s parents, too.”

Johnston previously told the Herald that he planned to address the issues on Er ma and Nottingham. “I will assign some cars over there to see if we can re-educate the drivers,” he said. “And we will assign of ficers there as often as we can. They can be there as long as they aren’t on calls.”

Reynolds said she has not seen any change, or any tickets being given out.

B u t wh e n s h e w a s a s ke d i f s h e thought there would be any change after the school board meeting she was hopeful.

“I think it’s now on the record with the school district, so if something does happen, we can say we had told them,” she said. “They can be held liable.”

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E.M. Memorial Day parade goes on as scheduled East Meadow was ready for its annual Memorial Day parade before it even started. That was thanks to the efforts of members of the East Meadow Fire De par tment and the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce who spent hours installing flags on East Meadow Avenue.

Local veterans from the Veterans of Foreign Wars #2736, Jewish War Veterans #652 and American Legion #1082 were cheered on by the crowd who enthusiastically shared their appreciation for the veterans service. The scouts marched as did members of the CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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THE EAST MEADOW Fire Department never misses an opportunity to march in the Memorial Day parade.

THE MEMBERS OF Girl Scout Troop 1232 were proud to be a part of the parade.

ANDREW TOLEDO, 6, got his creative juices flowing and created a flag to honor veterans.

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Ducks are quacking stronger than ever A fan-favorite Long Island team seeks fifth Atlantic League title

By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

The minor league baseball Ducks run as one of Long Island’s most popular summer attractions was interrupted last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but this year the flock is back and aims to quack louder and stronger.

A “back to fun” theme begins with a four-game home series against the Lexington Legends to open the season (May 28 to 31); the Ducks seek their fifth Atlantic League of Professional Baseball championship. In 2019, Long Island set a franchise record with 86 wins and 15 players’ contracts sold.

The Legends are one of three new teams in the league that is now a “professional partner” with Major League Baseball, not an independent league anymore.

The Gastonia HoneyHunters, from North Carolina, and the West Virginia Power, in Charleston, are the other new teams. The league includes the High Point Rockers, also in North Carolina, the Lancaster Barnstormers and York Revolution, both in Pennsylvania, and the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.

“We have an awful lot to be proud of in our first 20 years, becoming the first team in Atlantic League history to reach eight million fans,” said team President and General Manager Michael Pfaff, who also noted the 2019 title and the team victory record. “It just set the bar higher. Our expectations have only grown. It’s been 600 days since we last played a ballgame here and we can’t wait to get going.”

When heading to the game look for the signs that now read Fairfield Properties BallPark.

Wally Backman, the former major leaguer who played for the Mets, returns as manager. Backman became a seer two years ago, when he told Ducks owner Frank Boulton that the team would win a championship that season.

“We’re going to be good; we’re going to repeat,” Backman said, noting that the season had yet to get under way and the Ducks were already losing a fourth player to MLB. “We’ve got a lot of ex-major league guys on [the roster], and we expect to lose a lot of guys just like we did in ’19.

We’ll fill those voids like we have in the past, but it’s going to be an exciting brand of baseball.”

Returning players from the 2019 squad such as Daniel Fields and new ones like Opening Day pitcher Mike Bolsinger, a right hander, will bolster a squad Backman said has “quality pitching” and is speedier. More base stealing and hit-andrun plays will be part of the Ducks’ attack. “We’ll do both,” Backman said, “you’ve seen me manage before. I like to force the defense to make mistakes. We’ll run a little bit more than in the past.”

The players are ready to take the field.

“I had to decide if I wanted to play and had the same love of the game,” Bolsinger said. He last played in 2019 in Japan. “I still love the game and want to play.”

Fields was on the field when the Ducks lost the 2018 title game to the Sugarland

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LoNg ISLaNd duckS manager Wally Backman answered a question at Media Day. To his left are Lew Ford, Daniel Fields and Mike Bolsinger.

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meditative excercise similar to Tai Chi. Many discover health benefits as well as newfound energy, mental clarity and stress relief through Falun Dafa. For more information, visit eastmeadow.info or call the East Meadow Public Library at (516) 794-2570.

Easy excercise for adults The East Meadow Public Library is holding virtual easy excercise classes for adults every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. Instructor Ann Rothman will be leading the class, which is perfect for people who are not athletic.

Register at eastmeadow.info.

Thursday, June 10 Chair Yoga

Saturday, June 5

Every Thursday at 4 p.m., the East Meadow Public Library is offering virtual chair yoga classes led by April Diane.

Chair yoga is known for improving flexibility, relieving cramps and stiffness and creating a happy mental state. To register, visit eastmeadow.info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

Hope Day Join New Hope Church and Calvary Lutheran Church for a day of serving the community. This is a free community event starting at noon where there will be groceries, household suppliees and more offered to the community. This event will take place at Bowling Green Elementary School, 2340 Stewart Ave., Westbury. For more information, visit hopedaynetwork.org or call (516) 820-4200.

Friday, June 11 “Reflections of Gold” paint class Herald File Photo

Sunday, June 6 Kiwanis of E.M. pancake breakfast The Kiwanis Club of East Meadow’s annual pancake breakfast will take place at Borelli’s Italian Restuarant from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Cost for “all you can eat” pancakes is $5 per adult and $3 for students or children. While enjoying a pancake breafast, participate in a rafle by purchasing six tickets for $5. For more information on how to get tickets for the event, visit eastmeadowkiwanis. org or call (516) 204-2284.

Monday, June 7 Bruschetta pizza for Father’s Day Learn how to make a bruschetta pizza for Father’s Day with the Baking Coach and the East Meadow Public Library. In this virtual class that starts at 7 p.m., participants, upon registration, will receive a kit where they can follow along with a class. Those who are waitlisted for the program can still join, but they will need to provide their own ingredi-

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Gardening school webinar The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, which is based in East Meadow, is offering webinars on gardening on June 12 from 9 a.m. to 1;15 p.m. Learn about tomatos, pollinators and common home vegetable garden problems. Register for session, $30 each, at ccenassau.org. ents (recipe is on library website). To register for the program, visit eastmeadow.info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

‘Wild Wine Night’ With vibrant colors and loose, expressive bruhstrokes in this painting, one needs to just pop open their favorite bottle to make an ordinary night into a wild, wine night. This evening paint class is happening in the Pinot’s Palette studio in East Meadow, 2557 Hempstead Turnpike, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Social distance and masks must be maintained at all times. There will be a food and drink menu on site.

Register for the $40 class at pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow.

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Tai Chi

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On Tuesdays at 11 a.m., instructor Man Cheng will be holding a virtual halfhour Tai Chi class. After participants get some moves under their belt, they will be able to join his larger group for longer sessions. Register at eastmeadow. info or call the East Meadow Public Library at (516) 794-2570.

State Sen. Kevin Thomas, with Body and Brain, is hosting a virtual breathing and energy meditation session to reduce anxiety at 6:30 p.m. Participate in the event live at facebook.com/ SenatorKevinThomas/.

Trivia night Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. is trivia night at Garden Social, 1964 Hempstead Turnpike. There will be drink specials, including $5 Bluepoint Toasted Lagers and $12 cocktails of the night, as well as food specials and great prizes. For more information, call (516) 750-5338.

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.

Falun Dafa Falun Dafa is back and will take place virtually every Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Falun Dafa is an easy-going, relaxing,

Paint a sunrise or sunset over a beautiful scene of mountains and blossoms.

This event, from 8 to 10 p.m. is happening in the Pinot’s Palette studio in East Meadow, 2557 Hempstead Turnpike. Social distance and masks must be maintained at all times. There will be a food and drink menu on site.

Register for the $40 class at pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow.

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East Meadow and W.T. Clarke High School graduations will take place on June 27.

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health efforts that we’ve been doing,” Neubert said. “I’m a firm believer, especially after this pandemic, that public health is truly the way that government is here helping our community, our friends and family and our citizens — that’s what we should be doing.”

“We work as a team,” Councilman Bruce Blakeman said. “We kicked around a lot of ideas during the pandemic — we talked about food pantries, vaccines, testing sites — and one of the problems that came up a lot was that we started to get calls from people who were too old to be able to go to a vaccination site.”

The home visits — which were likened to at-home doctor visits of years past by Clavin — will be made by EMS staff, who are directed by Neubert. They will use a small

freezer for the doses and a sterile kit to transport the needed tools.

Clavin indicated that a patient does not necessarily need to be home-bound to receive a dose through the program.

“It’s not just for home-bound [residents] — if there are needs in other places, we can go into Hempstead, Uniondale or senior centers and churches,” Neubert said.

“Those are the kind of venues we’ll be able to get out to.”

Clavin and Neubert estimated that there are still thousands of home-bound seniors that still have not been vaccinated.

“We’re going to keep doing it until there’s no more arms left to put vaccines in,” Neubert said.

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TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD officials, including Medical Director Dave Neubert, at podium, introduced a homebound vaccination program in Bellmore on Friday.

By ANDREW GARCIA Seniors and home-bound residents can have Covid-19 vaccines administered to them in their homes after Town of Hempstead officials introduced an in-home vaccine service in Bellmore on May 21.

Town Medical Director Dave Neubert and members of the town’s Emergency Medical Services squad injected the program’s first shot into the arm of a patient, Marianne Plunkett, who resides in the Bellmore Gardens senior housing complex, to kick-off the program.

Those in need of a vaccine, or those who know of friends, family members and neighbors who need a vaccine, can call the town’s Covid-19 vaccine hotline at (516) 812-3678 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday through Friday. The patient will be places on a list before receiving a call from the town’s EMS squad.

“What we’re initiating here to today is really moving us towards the end game,” Town Supervisor Don Clavin, alongside several town councilmembers and officials, said. “This is what’s going to get us past this pandemic.”

Town EMS squads will use special equipment to transport the vaccines to residents’ homes, similar to how vaccines are transported in the town’s Vaxmobile program.

“It’s nice to have great [vaccination programs] at the beaches that people can drive through, but what if somebody doesn’t have a car? It’s great to do it at a community center, but what if the person can’t get there? And what if the person doesn’t feel comfortable coming out?”

Clavin asked, adding that this is one of the first such programs run by a township in the country. “Well, this is a gamechanger.”

“This gives us the chance to go everywhere, find out where we’re needed and just continue with the public

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e’ve rediscovered outdoor living since the pandemic upended our lives. Not that we didn’t enjoy our decks — and patios — prior to the start of stay at home orders. But now, these spaces are truly an extension of our living environment. And this is a trend that is definitely here to stay, even as we progress towards normalcy.

Is your outdoor space the way you want it to be to fully enjoy it all season long? Before you fire up the grill and reconnect with family and friends for all that summer fun we missed out on last year, take some time to refresh and add a little punch to your outdoor areas.

Refresh and Renew Home improvement experts recommend starting from the ground up by either staining or painting your patio or deck.

"Staining the deck really is one of the best ways to spruce up your yard," says Jill Sandy, founder of the Constant Delights blog.

"The yard will stand out and you will have a bright, fancy space all ready to have outdoor gatherings. This may require a lot of work, but the effort will definitely be worth it. Furthermore, staining will help the deck last longer as well."

If you have a wooden patio, a fresh stain or coat of paint "really can bring it back to life," adds Phil Ash, founder of Pro Paint Corner. "Winter can be rough on

patios, depending on the location, so when a patio suffers from peeling paint or tarnished stain, a brand-new coat will give it that brand-new look just in time for the sunshine."

Sandy, who is also a home renovator and gardener, likes finding unique dining furniture for outdoor spaces. "One of the best ways to update your patio or backyard is to bring in an antique and roughly finished wooden dining table for outdoor dining," she says. Such a table "doesn't just look classy on your patio or in your backyard but will bring your family and friends together for an amazing dining out experience on a spring (or summer/fall) evening."

A pergola is a fantastic way to add a focal point and create a designated dining or sitting area, says Savannah Phillips, interior designer for The Knobs Company. "A pergola ... offers shade but does not block the view of the rest of the yard," she said. "Pergolas can be used in yards with patios or without patios." You can purchase a pergola or build your own by purchasing a pergola kit at your local home improvement store.

Consider a Redesign Realtor Nathan Garrett says an outdoor fire pit is one of the best bets when redesigning your backyard space, not only for enjoyment but also for home resale value. "As a real estate agent, I have noticed that buyers really like seeing backyard fire pits," he says. "As a homeowner,

this can become an evening oasis after a long day of work. It can be a great place to entertain guests." He recommends incorporating stone pavers around the pit for people to sit around and relax. If hiring a professional to build a fire pit is not in your budget, you can consult DIY articles online and build your own.

For David Cusick, chief strategy officer for House Method, it's all about creating visual appeal and drama through color. "Paint the fences black. The dark color will serve as a nice backdrop for your garden, making the green plants and colorful flowers stand out," he says. "Change your outdoor furniture and accessories.

Use garden chairs painted with bright colors, add ceramic vases with beautiful designs, and put out colorful yard accessories to add colors to your yard, other than with flowers."

Ash agrees and sees color as a way to showcase personality.

"The best way to freshen up a patio for spring and summer is to add vibrant colors" he says.

"This can be done with new furniture, accessories, and plants. It's like bringing a little tropical paradise to your backyard."

Don't forget to include wildlife in your outdoor space. By placing bird feeders on your patio or along the periphery of your yard, you will have lively company any day of the week, with or without your friends and family.

Above photo: Embrace the season by sprucing up and adding a little punch to your outdoor space.

Some food for thought when deciding on a barbecue

By Chelle Cordero If your first experience of "barbecue" was cooking over an open campfire as a Girl or Boy Scout, then buckle up. Barbecue grills have grown up since then. If you're in the market for a new grill, do your research. There is no one best grill for everyone.

It's important to know how much room you have to dedicate to a safe and accessible cooking area. Don't worry if you've only got a small balcony or even if you have to rely on traveling with your grill. Portable tabletop grills and small kettles can fit any small space. If you have a large patio area, consider a built-in grill or even a full outdoor kitchen.

What kind of food do you like to cook, and do you like it seared, smoked, baked or nearly burnt? Charcoal and pellet cooking give you more options for searing than gas grills.

Understand the features You will also want to consider available features such as side burners, which are convenient for heating gravies and side dishes. Look at the size of the heating surface and the number of burners, too. Will this accommodate the average amount of food you prepare? Of course, the price needs to be in your budget.

Cook your way With a charcoal grill, you build the fire with briquettes or lump wood charcoal. You need lighter fluid or another substitute to ignite the fire. Then, you wait until all the fuel is burning evenly and without a visible flame Lump wood charcoal is purer than briquettes, which have added binders. Wood chips can be added for smoky flavor.

Gas grills are fueled by a permanent natural gas line or portable propane tank. Many gas grills have convenient igniter buttons to light the burners when you turn the knobs on. The grill tends to heat up quickly and evenly for easy cooking.

Electric griddles cook with heat but no flame and have the advantage of being able to be used both indoors and out. The biggest disadvantage is that you need a nearby electrical outlet. While pellet stoves also require electricity, back-up systems can keep it running in a power failure. Pellet stoves use compressed wood pellets (food grade pellets), flavors are optional, and can be set to automatically maintain cooking temperature without the chef needing to stand over the grill.

Barbecue smokers, like kettles and kamado grills, cook food at low temperatures so that they are imbued with the smoky flavor. Kettles often have a small cook surface; their tripod design and small footprint make them ideal for small patios.

Smokers have a large variety of shapes and sizes. All use covers to keep the heat in while the food cooks to a tender and juicy state.

Different sources quote slightly different lists as "Best Grills for 2021" so take the time to discover what you want out of your grill.

Above photo: Nothing beats a delicious barbecue feast.

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By LAUREN LEV There’s a different kind of trust in town, one that relies on all citizens to obey the honor system.

I’m not very comfortable with lying, even the littlest white lie, and I’ve always found trust a difficult demand. On one side, I hope I’m considered and proven trustworthy among friends and family, even when telling the truth can hurt. On the flip side, I find trust particularly demanding, when I consider sharing something about myself with others. “TMI” has never been the problem, it’s more like I’ve never been successful striking the right balance between opening up and staying reserved.

With the lessening of mask requirements, especially for fully vaccinated people within public venues, it has been an enormous act of truth and trust that we identify our exposure to Covid-19 or our decision to be/not be vaccinated. This isn’t about majorities or opinions, but an act of honesty that gives others the knowledge for future decision making. I’d much rather know if an individual opted out of taking the vaccine than to be lied to as they remove the mask only to save face.

For example, over the last several days I have been asked a few times if I have been vaccinated to determine if the people

around me could remove their masks. The standout moment was when my fellow meeting attendees and I were polled one by one to determine if we had our shots so as to determine if it was safe for us all to go mask-free in the venue we were seated at.

What we said impacted everyone in the room. And everyone they would meet from that point on.

And then there was that phone call when I asked fan relations at a baseball stadium in another state how they were going to manage full seating capacity — the answer was all fans who are vaccinated would not be required to wear masks.

“How would they be identified? I asked, “Would you need proof of vaccination cards?” No, 50,000 fans would have to be on their honor to wear/not wear their masks.

I know we’ve heard the “We are all in this together” since the early days of the pandemic, but now more than ever, we really are. As we climb towards less cases and less deaths, we remain dependent upon each other and the trust that we are community-mindful not self-indulgent. It’s not over yet and truth will prove to be one of the most powerful ingredients to help us heal.

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Nassau County taxpayers may still be footing an annual $22.8 million bill for ineligible residents claiming veterans’ property-tax exemptions, after the county Department of Assessment did not fully implement recommended measures that would remove exemptions that no longer qualify, according to a May 21 follow-up audit report.

In 2019, a third-party audit found that from 2013 to 2018, more than 8,400 of the county’s veterans’ property tax exemption applications — or 18 percent of the total — were incorrect under the previous comptroller George Maragos, with “military service dates that were unrealistic, incomplete or inconsistent,” resulting in the removal of $774 million in taxable market value.

The auditors recommended that the county update collected information, add fields to new applications, train staff, periodically assess death files and verify all — not just veterans’—exemptions not requiring annual recertification. Two years later, County Comptroller Jack Schnirman reports that “measurable progress” has been made, but the follow-up audit shows that the recommendations, except one, have not been fully implemented.

Veterans’ exemption laws usually require the owner of a primary residence to be a veteran, a surviving un-remarried

2019 audit recommendations ■ Obtain Social Security number and birth date with all future exemption applications.

■ Arrange for a one-time verification and update of all existing veterans’ exemptions.

■ Implement a one-time systemwide verification for all exemptions not recerspouse or in some cases a surviving family member in order to receive an exemption that ranges from 5 to 15 percent of the property assessment, barring some exceptions, according to Nassau County.

The 2019 audit found that lack of quality control stems from placing the responsibility on the taxpayer to report disqualifying events that would remove the exemption, which by law does not require annual recertification. Under the current controls, if a veteran or dependent moves or dies and the home is then occupied by ineligible parties, the parcel could continue to receive exemptions for years.

Among the findings of the 2019 review, the auditors identified 8,289 exemption applications that had no military service dates listed; 101 showed that service began prior to 1929, which would make the veter-

tified annually.

■ Provide adequate staff training to ensure proper exemption applications processing.

■ Periodically run Social Security numbers and birth dates against a death database.

ans 101 to 133 years old; and 20 said service started in 2020, which would be impossible for an exemption filed in 2016.

The 2021 follow-up report also addressed other property assessment issues besides the veterans’ exemptions, such as the ADAPT system, personally owned clergy property and leadership accountability. Out of a total of 31 recommendations, 15 were implemented, 14 were in progress, and two were not implemented.

The Department of Assessment agreed to verify all existing veterans’ exemption files in three stages, starting on May 1 and ending on Sept. 30 last year. The department mailed letters requesting supporting materials to the 8,289 applicants noted in the audit, and received 5,887 responses.

Officials were then able to remove 100

exemptions. There has been no update since Aug. 6, however.

Additionally, the department accessed death files to remove exemptions for deceased applicants on Jan. 14, 2020, but these files did not provide enough information to make any determinations.

Even though department officials said they were reviewing veterans’ exemption files, they did not address a system-wide verification process for all exemptions not requiring annual recertification. The target date for implementing such a comprehensive system of Sept. 30, 2020, was not met.

The auditors reiterated the importance of such system-wide verification, as it affects other troublesome exemptions and would address the problem at its root.

The department did implement a request for staff training on exemption application processing. Officials provided special training to employees in 2019, a syllabus on the subject to all new staff and existing personnel, and operating procedures to auditors.w Some county residents are confused as to how veterans’ exemptions work. Baldwin resident Zoe Tague asked, “Don’t they have to show proof of service?”

Meanwhile, other residents are concerned the county has not fixed the problem, including Maggie Conaty Eberhart, who said it’s “ridiculous if the county is not on top of it.”

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“The recent expansion of vaccine eligibility for pre-teens and teens will protect their health and the health of our most medically vulnerable residents,” Thomas said. “This will also help our children get back to the things they love — in-person classes, summer camp and other activities.”

■ Dr. Eve Meltzer-Krief, Huntingtonbased private practitioner and legislative advocacy chair of New York Chapter Two of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

■ Dr. Lorry G. Rubin, director of pediatric infectious diseases, Department of Pediatrics at the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park.

Q&A with the doctors Q: “How effective is the Pfizer vaccine in children between 12 and 15 years old?”

Q: “Is the vaccine safe for children 12 to 15? How do we know that?”

A: Dr. Sharon Nachman: “In order for something to get an [Emergency Use Authorization] approval, we need to know

■ Dr. Leonard R. Krilov, chief of pediatric infectious diseases and chairman of pediatrics at NYU Langone Hospital.

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fatigue, some low-grade fevers, but in fact, they bounced back.

If you’re asking me if we have six months or 12 months of a track record of safety, of course we don’t. This is a new vaccine. On the other hand, we have to weigh that against the over 100 million people that were dosed with both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines across the U.S. We do not expect to see any long-term safety signal in the children.”

Q: “I’ve heard, again, concerns from adults about the Covid vaccine and infertility. Should women be worried about this?”

A: Dr. Eve Krief: “There’s no evidence that suggests that the RNA vaccines, or any vaccines, for that matter, affect fertility. The vaccine could not be tested in pregnant women. We just don’t do that. But …

23 women actually did get pregnant during the trials, half of them in the placebo, half of them in the vaccine, and there was no evidence that suggests there was an effect on fertility. Since then, 35,000 women have received the vaccine while pregnant.

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■ Dr. Sheila Nolan, section chief of pediatric infectious diseases at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Westchester.

■ Dr. Sharon Nachman, chief of division of pediatric infectious diseases at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital.

for the best when pregnant women start taking the vaccine. There’s something called DART studies — Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity studies in animals before the vaccine can be given to women. All those showed no effects on the ability to get pregnant or the safety of the pregnancy and the fetus’s development.”

Q: “My child has already had Covid.

Does he need the vaccine, and is he or she already protected?”

A: Dr. Lorry Rubin: “The majority of people that have had Covid do develop antibodies and some level of immunity.

There’s sort of a rule of thumb that you’re probably protected from another infection for 90 days after your original Covid infection. In this case, I would very much endorse getting the vaccine in terms of reliably getting immunity to a repeat infection.”

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Early Childhood Center SUMMER CAMP Staff Needed In Lawrence The Gural JCC Early Childhood Center Camp Is Seeking Summer Staff Including Counselors, Assistant Counselors And Lifeguards.

Qualified And Interested Staff Please Call 516-239-1354 Or E-mail Camp@GuralJCC.org.

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Needed In Lawrence For Fall, 2021 The Gural JCC Early Childhood Center Is Hiring Head Teachers And Assistant Teachers For The 2021-2022 School Year.

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The Jewish Star, the quality Jewish newspaper in NY metro, is considering candidates for its top editorial position.

The current editor is stepping down to devote more time to the publication's business side.

The position requires community news experience and familiarity with and sensitivity to Jewish issues. Jewish Star readers are primarily (though not exclusively) Modern Orthodox Jews with a strong attachment to Israel.

The editor will seek out and initiate story ideas, assign and write articles, edit staff and freelance submissions, and work with the Publisher on planning print and digital products. The Jewish Star covers Jewish news on Long Island and in New York City, with supplemental coverage of Israel and Jewish America.

While The Jewish Star's circulation has primarily been on Long Island, it is about to embark on a major expansion into New York City.

The Jewish Star is an 18-year-old division of Richner Communications Inc., a 140-employee family-owned company that publishes more than 30 community newspapers and shopping guides on Long Island and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Riverdale Press. It maintains its own printing operation and more.

Interviews will be conducted over the next few weeks so candidates should respond in a timely manner - with a cover letter, resume, writing samples and salary objectives, to: Jobs@TheJewishStar.com

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Background Check Required.

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A. There are so many terms to understand, and it can be very confusing.

The permit process is filled with unfamiliar descriptions, some with a legal origin and others that seem like jargon, but onte eeper once you get the meaning, it may be more understandable why the words were chosen.

A “maintain” application is intended to put on record something that already exists but has not yet received a permit. In this case, the word maintain means to keep or preserve, as opposed to the idea of fixing up. A permit for new work is a “proposed” application, and when work has already been started but isn’t done (depending on whether it just got started or is nearly finished), the application may be described as either a maintain or proposed, but is usually also a maintain, because most people are further along in construction before they’re told that they need to apply for a permit.

When a permit has been approved and picked up or received, any further changes to the project, such as when the construction work has been altered from the original plan before final inspections, must then have a “supplement” set of plans and explanation letter given back to the building department.

Many people assume that the plans are followed to the letter, when they most often are not, which presents problems from several perspectives.

Problem One is that the building may not be codecompliant or may not perform as intended. Leaving out vital components can lead to structural or weather-resistant failure, for example. Then there’s the issue of relying on building department plans in the future when assuming they match the building. If room sizes, structure or zoning requirements are different than originally approved, the current owners may find that they are required to start the approval process all over again.

The process isn’t over when a permit is granted.

At that point, you’re only in the middle of the process. Whether the permit is for something already built, a “maintain” permit or work being built, the electrical work, plumbing and then final building inspections still need to be arranged, and certifications need to be issued by the electrical inspector, the plumbing inspector and building inspector.

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Architect Can you explain this process to us?

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ongratulations to the class of 2021! You made it! This is no small achievement. Did you know that only half of the students who started at a private college four years ago are graduating this year? For public colleges and universities, the rate is one-third. You are not only survivors, but also success stories.

But you didn’t achieve this success alone. Think of your families, faculty, friends and others who supported you along the way.

Graduation is a ROBERT time of celebration, for sure. It’s SCOTT also a time to reflect on what it took to get here, what you will do in your tomorrows and how you’ll repay those who helped — how you’ll justify their faith in you.

Today isn’t the end of the journey to becoming more fully human. It isn’t the beginning, either. It is a point, a marker, on your path to fulfillment. Think of your markers: first day, last day, this day. The day you started, the day you knew you had reached this milestone, and today, when you’ve donned cap and gown, signifying

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academic achievement.

While you majored in a subject, you learned that knowledge can’t be boxed, that problems require an interdisciplinary approach. You learned, we hope, that an open mind is an analytical mind, a mind that knows the differences among fact, faith and fear; empirical evidence, epiphany and emotion, especially prejudice.

We hope that you reflect on the fundamental elements of advanced education. It consists of history — that is, what came before, whether in politics or science. We hope that your historical approach is open to 1619, and that date’s importance in U.S. history, when enslaved people from Africa were first brought to this land, as well as to 1916, and its significance to women’s rights and national governance. We hope that your studies have ignored neither George Floyd nor Lloyd George, both significant in world history.

We hope that your education fostered the development of your imagination, the ability to ask “Why?” and “Why not?” and the inclination to ask “What about?”

Through literature, drama, poetry, painting and other arts, we develop these abilities to wonder and form new ideas, new

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images and new concepts. Do not let creativity end with your diploma.

Your education has also fostered compassion. By this I mean not just sympathy, feeling sorry for others, and not just empathy, imagining yourself in someone else’s circumstances. I mean compassion, the ability to do something to help others, to make a difference in society.

The fourth dimension of this education that you take with you is reflection, the ability and inclination to think deeply and carefully, to ask, “What can I learn from this experience?” or “Why did this happen?” or “What could I have done better or more of ?” To reflect is to consider what values mean the most to you. Surely, trust, integrity and commitment will be on your list.

What about civic engagement and community service?

During your time in college, we have witnessed the power of social justice movements. We have been reminded often of the importance of equal justice and just laws. We have witnessed the wisdom of science, we have celebrated the commitment of health care workers and we have become more aware of those vulnerable neighbors who serve in our cafeterias, restaurants, restrooms and hallways. They,

any of you learned that a diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints matters.

too, deserve our respect and compassion.

They have inspired us to ask, “What more can I do?”

The pandemic has provoked opportunities to consider issues of fairness, equity and justice. Many learned for the first time that the diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints matters. They learned that multiple voices could contribute to more innovative solutions, and that character is more important than skin color.

The shutdown and remote learning reinforced the need for self-reliance and resilience, and the fact that you can be alone without feeling lonely. You succeeded because you learned how to learn on your own as well as in groups, a lesson that should last a lifetime.

So, graduates, on this day, remember that learning never stops, even if the grading system changes. Remember to listen before responding, to consider facts and alternatives before accepting someone’s explanation and to understand another’s point of view before reacting. We hope you will have the confidence to know that even if we couldn’t teach you everything, we aspired to help you learn anything.

That is our mission and commitment.

Congratulations!

Dr. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and author of “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins Press, 2018, Eric Hoffer awardee, 2019).

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rom 2021 is an act of faith. It is kids needing to shake off more than a year of lockdowns, shutdowns, sickness and isolation. It is a down payment on good times ahead after an avalanche of disappointments. It is teachers and parents and administrators wanting to make something good happen for the kids. Prom looks different from school district to district as everyone struggles to plan a safe evening.

This was a different kind of challenge pre-CovRANDI id. The worst KREISS moment I remember from my prom was someone showing up drunk and getting sent home before the evening began. It isn’t hyperbole to say this year the stakes are life and death.

So much red tape festoons prom 2021 that it’s almost not worth the effort. I said almost.

One school has so many forms to fill out that students who have been writing reports and taking tests online all year may find this joyless bureaucratic process

just too much. But I get it, it’s necessary.

There are forms for proof of a Covid test and forms for proof of vaccination. There are rules for wearing masks and for taking masks off. There are forms for a date who’s from a different school year, and if your date is from another school, good luck! You’ll need forms and photo I.D. and permission slips from everyone and his mother.

One school basically didn’t want to talk about their prom. I’m not sure whether they’re hyper-security-minded or, as the folks who are responsible for our children’s safety during a pandemic, they’re just burned out.

If we were in any way a normal country, vaccination would be universally accepted, and the kids could get the jab and then party on. But since we are now apparently America the Dysfunctional, we must work around a wildly infectious virus instead of neutralizing it.

Districts are promming in different ways, from outdoor venues, to mini-proms to virtual proms. Some towns have moved proms to the park or closed off streets to create block party proms.

In 1964, caught up in the drama of being 17, I probably thought I’d die if I

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didn’t go to the prom. Now the threat is reversed.

My husband, who graduated with me from Lawrence High School in 1964, says I wouldn’t go to the senior prom with him because I was dating someone else. I wish I could remember. I went to a few proms during my high school years, and they pretty much followed the program: girls in long gowns, corsages on wrists, boys in jackets, boasting boutonnieres. A couple of the proms were at clubs in Atlantic Beach.

The go-to after-prom event in my crowd was building a bonfire on the beach and hanging out until dawn. Someone brought a guitar, and we had a hootenanny. Go ahead, laugh. We really did sit around and sing. I’m sure couples wandered off into the dunes occasionally, but who can say?

The answer my friends, is still blowin’ in the wind.

When my son went to his prom, the stakes had changed. We agonized over giving him permission to go out to the Hamptons afterward, and for some incomprehensible reason, we let him go. I mean, who ever let me become a parent?

When my daughter was a senior, I wrote

probably thought I’d die if I didn’t go to the prom.

Now the threat is reversed.

a column advertising for a suitable prom date. She was in on the joke, having already agreed to go with some dude who disappeared into the dustbin of one-night wonders.

Last weekend, we traveled to our granddaughter’s graduation and prom out of town. It was seniors only, and “dates” were very optional. The best part was a small dinner our son hosted at home in her honor: intimate, joyful and a great relief after this year of wonder during which she lived through a global pandemic, and applied and got into college.

The prom itself was a dinner at the school, and then there was an after party in the big city, which witnesses tell me was wet and wild with booze and vomit.

My hunch is that in our own communities, the school proms will be just a small part of the actual partying that takes place, from at-home gatherings to outings to the city to who-knows-what-the-kidswill-think-of-now. Thank heaven for the parents, teachers and students who are working so hard to find joy in an anxious time.

Good luck and God bless. Let the good times roll, and let everyone turn up at home after the ball, safe and sound.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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he Biden administration has rightly proposed a massive $1.7 trillion infrastructure bill, dubbed the American Jobs Plan, to repair and restore our crumbling airports, roads, bridges, tunnels and train trestles, and to fund projects ranging from increasing broadband connectivity in rural America to cleaning up polluted drinking-water supplies.

The U.S. is the wealthiest nation on earth when measured by economic output, yet we rank 13th in the world in the quality of our infrastructure. That’s unacceptable.

Republican senators are at least starting to talk about infrastructure improvement. Last week they proposed their own $928 billion plan, giving us a modicum of hope that a bill might eventually see the light of day.

That’s a good thing. Congress and the president, however, must first fix the cap on deductions for state and local taxes that was implemented under former President Trump in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The act was anything but a tax cut for tens

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of thousands of already tax-burdened Long Islanders.

The Island has among the highest property taxes in the country. We are known as a “high-tax region.” Before 2017, Long Islanders could at least deduct their state and local taxes, including their property taxes, on their federal income tax returns, annually saving them at least a couple of thousand dollars, if not more.

It was only right. New York sends more in federal tax dollars to Washington than any other state in the nation, while receiving significantly less than most other states in federal aid. We deserved at least a minor tax break.

Trump’s 2017 act, however, limited the SALT deduction to $10,000, effectively forcing many property owners to take the standard deduction of only $12,000 for single people and $24,000 for married couples, costing them tens of thousands in deductions and raising their federal income taxes by thousands.

Biden proposes paying for his infrastructure bill by raising the corporate tax

Nassau County hits a welcome milestone

ast April and May, Gov. Andrew Cuomo described the coronavirus as a “fire spreading” across Long Island, with tens of thousands of Long Islanders infected with Covid-19 and hundreds dying of the disease.

A year later, we are seeing a new, brighter reality. On May 20, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced the county had recorded zero — yes, zero — Covid-19 deaths over the previous

seven days.

“This is a major milestone in our county’s recovery from a once-in-a-lifetime crisis, and I want to thank our residents for the hard work and sacrifice that got us to this point,” Curran said. “Our hearts remain with the loved ones of the precious lives we’ve lost to Covid-19.”

Nassau’s progress in beating back the virus is driven by one key factor, the county executive said: 74 percent of adult resi-

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rate. Limiting the SALT deduction, though, was a key component of Trump’s plan to reduce the corporate rate.

If Biden doesn’t first fix the SALT deduction before moving ahead with infrastructure, then high-tax regions like Long Island will effectively pay more than their fair share of the infrastructure bill.

An infrastructure bill would benefit all of America. Each of us should be expected to pay our share, and not more.

According to the Rockefeller Institute of Government, total economic activity lost in New York because of the SALT cap ranges from $14.4 billion to $24.5 billion annually. That’s just plain wrong.

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a North Shore Democrat, and Rep. Andrew Garbarino, a South Shore Republican, are among those leading the charge to repeal the SALT cap as part of the House of Representatives’ recently formed SALT Caucus. Biden would be wise to listen carefully to caucus members, lest he risk losing the suburban support that helped catapult him to the White House.

LETTERS Let’s end Covid-19 bias To the Editor: I applaud President Biden for signing the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act into law — an important, timely and refreshingly bipartisan piece of legislation that will provide federal law enforcement agencies with robust tools to push back against the alarming increase in senseless bias and violence that the Asian American/Pacific Islander community has endured throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer — who spoke recently on the front steps of the Nassau County Legislature about the importance of fighting this scourge — deserves our thanks for leading the Senate to a nearly unanimous vote in favor of the measure.

Here in Nassau, we have an obligation and a responsibility to add to that tool kit so members of our local AAPI communities can once again regain the sense of security that they deserve.

Last month, I filed a proposed local law that would

dents in the county had, as of last week, received at least one vaccine dose. Clearly, the vaccines are working. Clearly, anyone who has not been vaccinated should seriously consider getting a shot.

Masks have been coming off. Businesses have been opening up. People are crowding their favorite restaurants. Hope for recovery is in the air. Let’s keep that progress going with a willingness to embrace sound science.

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year ago, communities were slowly reopening as the state began to lift restrictions imposed during the height of the devastating Covid-19 surge. From the start of the crisis, the Town of Hempstead remained keenly focused on delivering uninterrupted essential services to residents, supporting the safe reopening of the local economy, implementing an array of Covidsafe recreational and entertainment options for residents, and allocating millions of dollars in federal DON CARES Act funding to provide CLAVIN direct relief, particularly to those reeling from the health and economic impacts of the pandemic.

Indeed, along with my colleagues on the Hempstead Town Board — Senior Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby and Council Members Bruce Blakeman, Chris Carini, Anthony D’Esposito, Dennis Dunne Sr. and Tom Muscarella — we worked together to allocate millions of dollars in grants to address food insecurity through partnerships with Long Island Cares, Island Harvest, the Mary Brennan

INN and other food pantries to provide over a million meals to residents in need.

We collaborated with Northwell Health and Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside to offer free Covid-19 PCR, antibody and rapid testing. Through CARES funding, we also provided millions of dollars in relief grants to front-line hospitals, villages, fire departments and schools; distributed thousands of personal protective equipment kits to small businesses and more to aid in the recovery; and sent assistance to the hardest-hit communities and the most vulnerable.

Working with a bipartisan team of council members, we also provided taxpayers with relief by crafting and approving a 2021 tax-freeze town budget while preserving programs, services and jobs.

We introduced the area’s first outdoor dining initiative to help restaurants recover from the state’s shutdowns, and coordinated drive-in-style graduations, parades, concerts and movie nights. Town Clerk Kate Murray conducted socially distant outdoor weddings and processed curbside marriage licenses. Our Building Department services moved online for the first time, and I joined Tax Receiver Jeanine Driscoll to institute the first drive-through and walk-up payment booths.

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s many restrictions are lifted and life returns to normal, it will be a pivotal season.

LETTERS update the county’s Human Rights Law to specifically outlaw discrimination based on an actual or perceived relationship to the pandemic. This bill would empower victims of discrimination and the county attorney to sue for compensatory and punitive damages, attorney’s fees and other relief deemed appropriate by the courts. Individuals who violate the statute would face further penalties of $5,000 to $25,000 per incident, which would be payable to the aggrieved victims, as well as thousands of dollars in additional fines.

I urge the members of the Legislature’s Republican majority to bring this measure to the floor so it can be debated and adopted unanimously. By doing so, we would send a clear message that we will aggressively defend the rights of all Nassau County residents to live lives free of fear, hatred and bigotry.

ARNOLD W. DRUCKER Nassau County legislator Plainview

Let the masks come off on the LIRR To the Editor: The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued new guidance lifting mask-wearing requirements for those fully vaccinated against Covid-19,

As the calendar turned to 2021, we knew the coronavirus was not behind us, but our focus began to shift. While Covid19 testing options remained critical, especially during the virus’s holiday surge, we also knew that the introduction of vaccines would be a gamechanger. Applying federal CARES Act funds, we partnered with Mount Sinai South Nassau to introduce New York’s first mobile Covid-19 vaccination unit, the Vaxmobile, which was one of only two in the nation. Since then we have inoculated thousands of residents in communities across the township.

What’s more, we recently announced the implementation of a homebound vaccination program, administering the shots to those unable to leave their homes, which makes Hempstead the first township to offer such a service through its own community paramedicine team. Additionally, we have utilized more than $22 million in federal funds to establish an Emergency Rental Assistance Program, operated through the Long Island Housing Partnership. This critical program has offered eligible residents financial assistance to pay down rent, utilities and home energy costs during the pandemic.

The summer of 2021 will truly be a piv-

both indoors and outdoors. Transit agencies were instructed to keep the mandatory mask requirements in place until Sept. 13, however. Does this make sense for everyone who rides the Long Island Rail Road?

A majority of Long Island residents are now fully vaccinated. We have the highest compliance rate in New York state. Many more who have not been vaccinated already have immunity from previous exposure to the virus.

Since April, it has become easy to obtain a vaccine. In many locations, you can walk in without an appointment. Most people who want vaccines have gotten them. All sorts of gifts and incentives are now being offered to entice those who remain unvaccinated.

We are well on our way toward meeting President Biden’s goal of fully vaccinating 200 million Americans by July Fourth. It’s time for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the LIRR to ask the CDC to reconsider its most recent mask guidance for transit agencies.

I propose that the LIRR begin lifting mask restrictions on all riders starting July 5. But first, the agency should conduct a survey of riders in June. Find out how many have been vaccinated or have immunity from a previous Covid-19 infection.

Use the Quiet Car model. On July 5, designate the first car of every LIRR train as mask-optional, so long as riders provide proof that they have been vaccinated.

Those in the first car would be required to

otal season. Many restrictions have been lifted, and life is returning to a better sense of normalcy. Fans have been packing the “Old Barn,” the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, for the Islanders’ thrilling playoff run, neighbors took part in Memorial Day weekend events to honor our fallen heroes, residents are flocking to our beautiful beaches, mariners are navigating our picturesque bays and waterways, kids are making their return to camps and sports activities, special occasions are being celebrated more frequently, and more families are unmasking and embracing once another once again.

Pandemic or no pandemic, the Town of Hempstead is here for you. Whether or not you decide to travel, we have a thrilling summer planned right here at home in America’s largest township. Our exciting community concert series is bookended by an opening performance by the Commodores to celebrate Independence Day and a culminating performance by Big Shot on Labor Day weekend. Beaches, parks and preserves are open, with pools on deck later this month. We also offer an array of fun athletic, cultural and educational activities for people of all ages.

Visit HempsteadNY.gov or follow us on Facebook to plan your summer staycation plans and to learn more about our programs and services.

Don Clavin is the Town of Hempstead supervisor.

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show the conductor their vaccination cards.

It’s now easy to determine seating capacity by car thanks to the LIRR’s investment in new communication technology for riders. This includes digital screens, station announcements and apps that detail realtime seat availability for approaching trains by commuters’ location.

Over time, more cars could be designated mask-optional. Eventually we would reach the point where only one car would be reserved for those who still wanted to wear masks and only be around those who

also wore them.

The CDC periodically updates and modifies mask requirements. Why should all LIRR riders have to wait until Sept. 13 for another round of new guidance? The LIRR has spent millions of dollars on daily cleaning and disinfecting, and operating state-ofthe-art air ventilation equipment. Lifting mask requirements might help the LIRR bring back thousands of riders who still don’t feel comfortable riding the trains.

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