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NUMC set to name new top medical officer Ting, 61, started at NUMC in 1989 after completing her bachelor’s and medical degrees at the The Nassau University Medi- State University of New York cal Center is about to have a new Buffalo, and her residency at chief medical officer, and she Manhattan’s St. Luke’s Roosevelt will break new ground for the Hospital in internal medicine. hospital as its first She joined NUMC as female CMO. Grace an attending physiTing was appointed cian in emergency interim chief at the medicine. end of May, and is She has served as awaiting approval the associate direcfrom the board tor for the departbefore for mally ment of emergency being named chief. medicine, and durTing was selected ing the coronavirus by the hospital’s pandemic, she led CEO, Anthony BouNUMC’s hospitaltin, and its chairwide vaccine proman, Matthew Brudgram, which adminerman. Boutin said istered more than there was no way 55,000 vaccinations.

GrAcE TING she would not be About a year ago, approved by the Interim Chief after Boutin moved board. “We picked a NUMC up to be CEO and great person,” he CMO, Ting went said. “The decision with him, as deputy is a no-brainer.”

CMO. “I wanted her to come “To me it’s not a gender or with me and help me,” Boutin racial thing,” Ting said. “It’s said. “She knows how I work.” about being the best person for Ting said she was a bit nerthe position.” vous about taking on the new “She’s been the best person role, despite Boutin’s encouragefor a long time,” Boutin added. ment. “I like being incognito,” “She’s completely transformed she said. “I think Dr. Boutin has after taking on this role, and a vision for this hospital, and he she’s really stepped up.”

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KJ KrAUz ANd his mom, Natasha, stopped by Hope Day last Saturday to enjoy the activities.

Team of churches blesses the community the Hope Day way

By MAllorY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com

The sun was shining brightly last Saturday as neighbors lined up early for the star t of New Hope Church’s annual Hope Day. The event, held on the field adjacent to Bowling Green Elementary School, provided a day of fun and items of need to the community.

The event was a collaboration among four churches: New Hope Church and Igle-

sias Genesis, in Westbury, Edge City Church, in Mineola and Shelter Rock Church, in Old Westbury. All four come together to donate items.

What makes it all better is that it is completely free.

“It’s a great opportunity to help out,” the Rev. Dan Olsen, of New Hope Church, said.

“The churches in this area care about the community, we care about its people, and this is a nice way to show it.”

The idea originally sprouted in 2012, after a Valley

Stream pastor named Steven M i l a z z o, o f B e t h l e h e m Assembly of God, joined the nonprofit humanitarian and disaster-relief organization Convoy of Hope for an event just like Hope Day, which provided food to Nassau County’s needy. It has since spread to the rest of the county and the entire tristate area. New Hope Church started its Hope Day in 2015.

Years ago, it took place at Continued on page 10

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Wearing orange for gun violence awareness Politicians, activist groups and others head to Eisenhower Park to promote change

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

Orange is worn because that is the color that hunters wear to stay safe, Laura Burns from the group Moms Demand Action said. Other groups like Moms Demand Action who fight for gun safety in America such as Life After Loss ANDRE, local politicians, and attendees all wore orange on June 3 for National Gun Violence Awareness Day. The Wear Orange event in Eisenhower Park on June 3 brought people together all over Long Island to promote common sense gun legislation and gun safety in the country.

The original event was started in 2013 by a group of teenagers who were honoring their friend Hadiya Pendleton who was shot in the back by two men at a park in Chicago. “It’s grown to be a nation-wide event,” Burns said. “Coalition of gun violence prevention groups plan events all weekend long and it’s to bring attention to our epidemic of gun violence that kills 110 people everyday in America, injures hundreds more and traumatizes thousands more than that.”

Burns, who’s involved with Long Island’s chapter of Moms Demand Action, said that Moms Demand Action is the nation’s largest gun violence prevention organization. They were founded in

response to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. She said she got involved because her daughter Natasha was the same age as the kids in Sandy Hook who died.

“I watched that day as it happened,” Burns said. From Rockville Centre, she is a writer that was working for herself from home when it happened. “I was online all day and I could see the news getting worse and worse and I was not an activist of any sort but I knew that if anything should

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Janet Goldstein, an East Meadow resident, got involved with Moms Demand Action because “thoughts and prayers were doing nothing.” Now, she’s the public education leader of the Long Island organization.

“I could no longer sit helplessly watching our young children die,” Goldstein wrote to the Herald. “I felt that I had the chance to make a difference.”

Now, she spends her time educating the public with presentations talking about safe gun storage and gun ownership.

“When your child goes on a playdate, gets babysat, goes to a pool party and anywhere else, you typically ask about food allergies and pets but nobody ever thinks to ask about firearms in the homes that they are visiting,” she wrote. “Our presentation helps people to understand the importance of, and process of, asking about these things.”

Tents and speakers were there for people to peruse and listen to. Attendees said that places like movie theaters, schools and places to shop should not be areas where people are targeted. They should be safe havens.

Some people who attended were survivors of gun violence. Others were those who lost family and friends to gun vio-

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The JuNe 3 event at Eisenhower Park was just one Wear Orange event. There were other events happening across the country.

SpeAkeRS SpOke ABOuT their experience with gun violence, whether they were a survivor themselves or lost someone to gun violence. lence, such as Stephanie Draine, founder of Life After Loss ANDRE. “There are too many guns on our streets, in our communities, taking lives,” Draine, who started her organization with her husband to raise awareness and help others after her 26 year old son was killed in 2014, said. “Some of the conversation may be a little painful but everything that we’re going through now is painful. So the truth has to come out and as we know sometimes the truth hurts.”

National Gun Violence Awareness Day comes only a week and two days after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas where 21 people were killed, including children.

“Thoughts and prayers don’t work anymore,” State Senator Kevin Thomas, a Democrat, said. “We took action last night.

I was on the floor debating for two hours on a bill that is so common sense and we ended up passing that bill as well as nine other bills for common sense gun safety here in the state of New York.”

ThOSe WhO ATTeNded wore orange and held up signs to promote gun safety and change.

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What’s up next door and around the corner

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Girls from all over the tri-state area came out to listen to what speakers and panelists had to say at the Girlz Talk Summit.

Girlz Talk helps empower young women

The lonG island Nail, Skin and Hair Institute stopped by to give girls samples for a facial cleanser. in The middle, Anissa Moore, deputy county executive, was in attendance at the Girlz Talk Summit surrounded by members of the Nassau County Office of Youth Services.

The nassau CounTy Office of Youth Services provided pre-packaged lunch to all the girls who attended.

The Girlz Talk Summit, “Youth Development Conference for Yo u n g W o m e n , ” sparked lots of conversation and good times on June 4. Girls from all over the tri-state area signed up to attend workshops and panels geared towards teen and women safety and empower ment. T he workshops covered a plethora of topics that included a college information session, financial guidance, and business start-up and lessons on developing healthy relationships.

The event, held at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park, was hosted

by The Cedarmore Corporation in partnership with Nassau County Office of Youth Services. Girlz Talk aims to narrow the gap that exists in many communities by addressing the most pressing issues that girls face as they continue to grow and develop.

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Herald picks up seven awards from Press Club of Long Island sTAFF rePOrT In its first in-person gala since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the Press Club of Long Island handed out a number of awards on June 2 — including seven to Herald Community Newspapers.

Laura Lane — a senior editor over papers on Nassau County’s North Shore — led the way with two first-place wins for her story “Is it Erma Drive or the Indy 500?” about the hazardous traffic situation in East Meadow for both the neighborhood/community category, as well as for “solutions journalism.”

A team of current and former Herald staffers claimed the top spot in the breaking news narrative category with their coverage of the April 2021 shooting at the West Hempstead Stop & Shop. Peter Belfiore, Jim Bernstein, Scott Brinton, Sue Grieco and Nakeem Grant were honored for their work that appeared in the Malverne/West Hempstead Herald.

Brinton, the former Herald executive editor, collected a first-place award for best column in the Merrick Herald. He also shared second-place recognition with senior editor Michael Smollins for headline writing in the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald. Brinton also placed second for editorials.

Nassau Herald editor Jeffrey Bessen and reporter Lisa Margaria took home a

third place award in the education category.

Along with the awards, the Press Club also inducted Brian Boyhan, Joye Brown, Drew Scott and Chris Vaccaro into its Hall of Fame.

Boyhan is a longtime award-winning journalist known for his work with the Sag Harbor Express as well as his involvement with the New York Press Association. He has also partnered with Elizabeth Bonora Cowles as a founding member of the Press Club’s East End chapter.

Brown has worked in radio, print and now television. She has worked at the News and Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as the Chicago Tribune and Newsday. Brown has also been a reporter, editor, administrator, editorial writer, columnist and commentator.

Scott has spent a half-century in broadcasting as both a radio and television journalist.

He has won multiple Emmy and National Edward R. Murrow awards.

Scott has covered the Son of Sam arraignment, President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, the TWA Flight 800 crash, and the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan — which he witnessed.

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Finkelman family gives award to high school seniors

By NOAH DIAMOND mwilson@liherald.com

Nelson H. Finkelman was a dedicated East Meadow firefighter and his wife, Gloria, always supported his endeavors. That’s why in 2018, after the death of their father in 2013 and their mother in 2016, siblings Jody Ratner, Lori Finkelman, Michael Finkelman and Amy Counts created the Finkelman Family Fund.

The fund is used to provide high school seniors who participate in the Junior firefighters program with a monetary award.

Junior firefighters are between the ages of 14 to 17 who have an interest in firefighting and emergency medical services. While they’re a junior they train with different companies and learn various methods of firefighting.

“I know the amount of time and dedication that people have to put in to be part of the fire department,” Ratner said.

Her father served as chief in 1967 and become a Life Member of the department.

He was also an instructor at the Fire Service Academy in Old Bethpage and worked at the fire marshal’s office in Nassau County. He also was a founding director of the Nassau County Firefighters Burn Center at Nassau University Medical Center.

The fund grew to have even more meaning when Michael, who had followed in

their father’s footsteps to become a firefighter, died in 2019. Much like his father, he was devoted to the EMFD. He was a Life Member, two-term Ex-Chief, an instructor at the Fire Service Academy and a member of the Board of Commissioners.

Multiple high school seniors have been recognized for their dedication and this year, W.T. Clarke High School seniors Connor Cheswick and Aidan Finneran and Saint Mary’s High School senior Aidan Cole were recognized. The awards were presented by Ratner at the fire department’s meeting on June 6.

“I grew up with the Finkelman family and they were mentors to me,” Cheswick said. “I hope I am making them proud.”

Not only were they recognized at the meeting, but they also got to share the experience at their high schools. Cole received cheers and applause when Ratner presented the award to him in front of his peers and teachers at Saint Mary’s on June 1. Finneran and Cheswick will be acknowledged at Clarke High School on June 13.

“It was an honor,” Cole said. “Getting the support from classmates was something special.”

“I’ve seen them grow since they were fourteen,” EMFD Ex-chief Joseph Lennon said. “Everything is like second nature to them. Now, they are able to teach the younger kids what to do.”

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Herald ScHoolS East Meadow honors its Terrific Kids for April The East Meadow Board of Education and East Meadow Kiwanis President Jennifer Reinhardt, recognized the district’s Terrific Kids during its May 25 board of education meeting at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center.

W.T. Clarke Middle School Principal Stacy Breslin and Woodland Middle School Principal James Lethbridge announced the Terrific Kids from their respective schools for the month of April. Terrific Kids is a student recognition program sponsored by the East Meadow Kiwanis Club that promotes character development, self-esteem and perseverance.

W.T. Clarke Middle School’s Terrific Kids for the month of April were recognized during the East Meadow Board of Education’s May 25 board meeting.

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Hurricane season is here — even for L.I. Busy forecast means at least one storm could make way north

By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

It may not seem so, but the hurricane season has already started. And it’s forecast to be quite a busy one.

In fact, expect as many as 21 named storms this season, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, indicating a higher-thanaverage number of storms that reach at least tropical storm strength this year.

And it’s more than likely at least one of them could make their way to Long Island in some form or another.

The time to prepare is now, according to the American Red Cross, who joined local and county officials on the Long Beach boardwalk last week — nearly a decade since Hurricane Sandy devasted the area.

“What an appropriate location to help get the message out about the importance of being prepared for hurricane season,” said Stacey Sweet, a Red Cross board member. “It takes just one storm to seriously disrupt and devastate our communities. The need to get our friends, families and neighbors ready has never been more important than it is right now.”

The Long Island chapter of the Red Cross has been doing its part to get ready, its director, Joe Spaccarelli, told reporters. That includes updated response plans developed with local first responders, as well as staff training and exercises, all while replenishing relief supplies across Long island.

But the best preparation starts at home, with people ensuring their friends, families and neighbors are prepared for major storms. Everyone should have an evacuation plan in case they need to leave or are separated from their families, Spaccarelli said, as well as an emergency kit and at least one gallon of water per person per day.

The kits, he added, should contain nonperishable food, a flashlight, a battery-powered radio, a first-aid kit, hygiene items, medications, a cellphone charger, extra cash, and copies of important papers.

It’s also imperative to stay up to date on weather-related orders from local officials, Spaccarelli said, which can be found in the Red Cross’ emergency smartphone app, which provides users with real-time weather alerts and tips.

“We certainly know here in this community that all it takes is one storm,” said Jackie Bray, commissioner of the state’s homeland security and emergency services division. “But we’re also seeing more frequent and more intense weather events, and particularly tropical weather.”

There were 21 named storms — with sustained winds of at least 39 mph — in the most recent hurricane season, which ended last November, making it the thirdmost active year on record, according to NOAA. Seven of them became hurricanes, four deemed major.

This year’s season is predicted to be much of the same.

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MEMBERs of AMERiCAN Red Cross were joined by local officials for a hurricane-preparedness news conference in Long Beach last week. This year’s storm season is expected to be as busy as 2021’s, meaning some of that havoc could reach Long Island.

Getting your kit together Surviving a storm means ensuring you have everything you need in case your access to essentials like electricity and water are cut off.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommends including the following items in a basic disaster supply kit: ■ Water ■ Food ■ Battery-powered or hand-cranked radio JoE sPACCARElli, ThE director of American Red Cross on Long Island, says preparation begins at home, bolstered by emergency kits filled with all the essentials to help get a family through a storm.

“That means for us at the state, that we need to lean forward and do everything we can to have active, engaged, daily, robust work communications and preparedness planning with all of our localities and all of our counties,” Bray said.

And there are “three things to know” if a storm hits, she added. One is to know your risk — whether streets are flooded or if a storm surge will hit. Second is to make a plan, which should include a “go bag” with water and medications so no one is “scrambling for the items you need” when the storm hits.

And lastly, Bray said, it’s important to stay informed with local news and weather “so we’re ready.”

When Sandy hit Long Island in October 2012, it was the strongest storm that season, moving President Barack Obama to declare a “major disaster” in the area.

More than 13,000 U.S. flights were canceled, and power and transportation systems in New York state sustained damage upward of $18 billion.

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Stress Management with Bobby Riedel

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.

Between Covid, job loss, loved ones getting sick, financial pressure, addictions and more, three out of every five Americans are dealing with anxiety in some way. Bobby Reidel has over 20 years of experience working with those experiencing anxiety, stress, depression and other issues. Take some time out and relax with him at the East Meadow Public Library at 1 p.m.

Virtual chair yoga 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.

Easy exercise Join the East Meadow Public Library for virtual easy exercise at 10 a.m. Mirea will lead this class. The Zoom link will be sent the morning of the class. To register visit https://eastmeadow.info/.

Pre-K and Kindergarten Graduation Party

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

Saturday, June 11 Defensive Driving for All Ages Defensive Driving classes are for drivers of all ages. There will be a one-day class on Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m.4:30 p.m. Fee for this class is $40 ($35 for 62+). Pick up the appropriate form at the East Meadow Public Library.

Registration is mail-in to the instructor only. For information on the American Safety Council’s Online Defensive Driving class, go to www.NewYorkSafetyCouncil.com

Sunday, June 12 All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast 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

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Anyone graduating kindgergarten can comd down to the East Meadow Public Library at 7 p.m. for stories, songs, and a bridging ceremony.

Sid Jacobson JCC is joining Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island to host Israelfest, Long Island’s largest celebration of Israel at Eisenhower Park field 6 from 3 to 8 p.m. The event features a performance by Israeli pop star Eliad and there will be activities, dancing, and Kosher food trucks.

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., East Meadow. For more info call Gary Fromowitz at (516) 455-9344.

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.

VBLI volleyball VBLI, a Long Island-based recreational volleyball organization for teenagers and adults will be having the first annual Grass Volleyball Pride Festival, a.k.a “PrideFest,” from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

at Eisenhower Park. To register visit https://www.vbli.com/pride-festival.

Monday, June 13

Kiwanis meeting Join the East Meadow Kiwanis at Grand Stage Diner at 2490 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow at 7:15 p.m. For more info contact club President jennifer Reinhardt at (516) 351-9891.

Easy exercise Join the East Meadow Public Library for virtual easy exercise at 10 a.m. Mirea will lead this class. The Zoom link will be sent the morning of the class. To register visit https://eastmeadow.info/.

Tuesday, June 14 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/.

Wednesday, June 15 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.

Easy exercise Join the East Meadow Public Library for virtual easy exercise at 10 a.m. Mirea will lead this class. The Zoom link will be sent the morning of the class. To register visit https://eastmeadow.info/.

The next board of education meeting is June 15.

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.

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LIRR’s Grand Central connection gets closer jlasso@liherald.com

From a project nearly 25 years in the making, commuters looking to connect with Manhattan through the Long Island Rail Road will soon have a new option: Grand Central Terminal.

The new underground train station — officially dubbed Grand Central Madison — offers Long Island riders a straight shot to the Manhattan’s East Side between 43rd and 48th streets. Gone will be days of needing Penn Station on the West Side to get into downtown.

The East Side Access Project, as it’s called, is LIRR’s most expensive project to date, clocking in at more than $11 billion.

But it’s an investment, officials say, will completely revamp the way commuters ride the rails.

At least that’s the message Catherine Rinaldi sought to bring home to a crowd of business leaders and advocacy groups last week during a presentation hosted by the Long Island Advancement Economic and Development Committee.

“History is being made around us at a time when massive transformative projects that have been long promised are finally coming to fruition,” said Rinaldi, LIRR’s interim president. “Constraints that have long been a ceiling on how much service the Long Island Rail Road could offer are falling away.”

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At A BUSiNeSS and innovation leadership conference hosted by the Long Island Advancement Economic and Development Committee, Long Island Rail Road interim president Catherine Rinaldi discusses the East Side access project to business leaders. describes as “readiness activities,” like testing train systems and conducting pilot runs.

But once service is in full operation, officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority expect nearly half of LIRR commuters — more than 160,000 — to use Grand Central Madison. The additional transit line could shave off 40 minutes of their daily commute while removing some of the commuting strain and crowding felt at Penn Station. Even more, officials believe it will close the time gap for riders who currently arrive at Penn Station on the West Side only to need the subway or bus to get jobs or other destinations on the East Side.

“Having a robust service into a second

terminal” at Grand Station also “allows for operations to continue if there’s any sort of disruption at Penn,” Rinaldi said.

“And it’s going to minimize the disruptions with Amtrak’s East River tunnel project.”

When all of that is done, Grand Central will become a transfer point between LIRR and Amtrak, making it possible for businesses in Queens and Long Island to attract prospective employees from the Bronx and points north, Rinaldi said.

“It’s going to attract Westchester residents to Long Island beaches and wineries,” she said. “It’s going to attract Long Island residents to Hudson Valley hiking destinations in the fall.”

But commuters who’ve organized their

regular commute around Penn Station since, well, forever, may face a bit of a learning curve. MTA officials say they’ve kept that in mind, unveiling preliminary train schedules for its 11 different branches once Grand Central is up and running.

The schedules are still in a bit of flux at the moment, with information and public comment sessions continuing over the summer.

These timetables are to give riders a sense of the “magnitude of service increases” and new travel options available, Rinaldi said. But it also gears them up for what changes lie ahead in trying to adapt to new commuting patterns.

Take, for example, the doubling of morning peak-hour trains heading to the city on the East Rockaway branch, with a significant increase of eastbound trains between 7 and 8 p.m. More than half of those services will run to Grand Central, Rinaldi said, with the remaining ending up at Penn Station.

There are also some service cuts planned for morning rush trains bound for Penn Station, while many trains originating from the major terminals will no longer have scheduled connections at Jamaica.

“Change is change,” Rinaldi said. “But I would say to (skeptics) to keep their powder dry and have a look at the schedule and see how the new ways of offering service on the Long Island Rail Road could ultimately benefit them.”

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the Mitchel Field Athletic Complex in Uniondale and everyone who wanted to take part had to go there. Last weekend there were 33 sites on Long Island and in New York City.

“It’s multiplied greatly, and this is now a community thing,” Olsen said. “It has the personality of our neighborhood, and it has the personality of our church.”

The event had a plethora of tents and activities for attendees to look through and participate in. There were tents with hundreds of new clothes from the store Aeropostale, new shoes up to size 14 from Reebok, bags of groceries, free lunch sponsored by East Meadow Kiwanis and a live band.

A game truck and kids’ zone were set up and a health care station was set up with doctors who could answer questions.

A community services station was set up to provide people with homeless ministries and mentoring programs.

“We’re just here to bless our community and let them know that we care about them and their needs,” said Karen Muntzenberger, a volunteer from New Hope Church. “It’s just nice partnering with other churches and community services, working together to serve the church.”

Muntzenberger, from New Hyde Park, said that she volunteers because, for her,

serving God in a tangible way that meets the needs of other people is important. “I just love that we don’t charge for anything, it’s all given and donated,” she said.

“It’s kind of an odd thing in this day and age. Everybody thinks there’s a catch and that’s the beauty of this. There’s no catch.

It’s just meant to say we care about you in our community.”

For the last two years, Olsen said, Hope Day had to be a drive-through because of Covid. “The drive-through was efficient but this feels so much better.”

More than a thousand people stopped by to enjoy Hope Day and Pastor Fin Varughese from Edge City Church said that he was not surprised at the turnout. “I know what Hope Day is all about and I know that there is a need,” he said. “I knew that people were going to come out and have a good time.”

Edge City is a relatively new church, Varughese said. They’ve only been around for three years so this was their first year participating in Hope Day. “We really wanted to be involved in the community,” he said. “There can be so much divisiveness and this event has us all come together to look at the bigger picture and it’s great.

“God’s been so generous to us,” Olsen said. “And we just want to share that.”

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Empire State Games return to create history Some 900 make it out — many riding NICE buses

By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com

After a two-year pause, nearly 900 athletes returned to the field of competition for the Nassau County Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged last week.

“It’s like a field of dreams for this population,” said Susan Gordon Ryan, the Empire State Games founder, who organized the first event in 1985.

Athletes between 5 and 21 competed at the 36th annual games in a variety of sporting events and challenges, including tack races, discus throwing, long jumps, wheelchair basketball, swimming, table tennis and archer.

Since its inception, the Empire State Games have encourage skill development and sports participation, as well as foster sportsmanship and camaraderie for physically challenged individuals.

Ryan developed the Empire State Games after Nassau County hosted the 1984 Paralympics. She worked with state officials to launch a program designed to continue that competitive tradition at a much more local level.

Today, New York remains the only state to host a program for the physically challenged.

“We wanted New York to become a training ground for young, physically challenged athletes,” Ryan said.

“And this had never done before.”

Nearly 250 athletes showed up for those first games in 1985 — a number which exploded to 1,400 athletes just two years later. But the Empire State Games hit a stumbling block in 2010 after the state cut funding, requiring a fundraising effort led by then-county executive Ed Mangano to keep the event afloat.

And then there was the coronavirus pandemic, canceling the games the past two years. That led to signifi-

cant uncertainty about how many athletes would participate this year with the Empire State Games’ return.

The Mitchell Athletic Complex and Nassau Community College have hosted the event stretching back to the beginning. And providing transportation to these venues, Ryan said, is key for driving turnout among the physically.

The Nassau Inter-County Express local bus system has provided transportation to and from the event for athletes — who typically stay in dorms at Hofstra University in the leadup to the games — for the past decade.

“You’ve got to be part of the community,” said NICE chief executive Jack Khzouz.

NICE bussed 45 athletes from Hofstra to the two event venues in vehicles specifically outfitted to fit a number of mobility devices. The athletes were assisted on and off the buses by volunteers.

“Anytime anybody needs to go anywhere, we’re there for them,” Khzouz said. “For that weekend, they’re the stars, and we’re there to cheer them on.”

The 36-year journey has included lots of ups and downs, but the goal of the Empire State Games has never changed.

While some who have competed in past events have gone on to compete at the Paralympics, many others are focused on fitness. Still, the impetus of the event has always been creating new social channels while building self-esteem, Ryan said.

Development in these areas — and the bond formed between event volunteers and athletes over the course of three days — is the most important aspect of the Empire State Games.

“It’s this constant transmission of love, attention, joy,” Ryan said. “It’s just a special place.”

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Clarke falls to Calhoun in Class A finals tbellissimo@liherald.com

Facing elimination for the fourth time in a week and trailing Clarke by two runs before even swinging a bat in the decisive Game 3 of the Nassau Class A baseball championship series, Calhoun put together one of its biggest innings of the season at the perfect time.

The top-seeded Colts exploded for nine runs on seven hits in the bottom of the second and never looked back on the way to capturing their first county title since 2012 with a 12-6 victory at Farmingdale State College on June 1. Senior Alec Edwards singled twice in the inning and drove in a pair of runs, seniors Brian Chin and Andrew Schneir both had tworun hits, and junior Charlie Imhof scored twice and drove in a run.

“We’re a brotherhood and always have each other’s backs,” said junior Matt Kalfas, who raked at the plate in Calhoun’s two finals wins going 6-for-7. “This team has a lot of character,” he added. “We were behind in both series, the semifinals and finals, and just stayed confident and focused.”

Junior PJ Kakalos pitched the last 2 1/3 innings in relief of senior starter Dan Bondi for Calhoun. “It’s an unbelievable accomplishment,” Colts coach Art Canestro said. “Nassau Class A is the toughest bracket there is and we had to battle back from a game down in the semifinals

[against Division] and against Clarke.”

Fourth-seeded Clarke, which had a comeback for the ages against MacArthur in Game 2 of the semifinals with a fiverun rally in the bottom of the seventh to keep its season alive, finished 22-7-1.

“We had a great season,” Clarke coach Tom Abruscato said. “We won our conference for the 24th time in the past 27 years and came one game away from a county championship in a brutally competitive Class A.” The Rams took the opening game of the finals, 3-1, on May 28 on junior JJ Palumbo’s two-run double in the sixth.

Chin and Clarke sophomore Nick Berasti both pitched lights-out Berasti allowed only two hits and also scored the tying run on senior Nick Giardino’s single.

Calhoun took Game 2 on Memorial Day, 6-2, thanks to three-run rallies in the top of the fifth and seventh innings. With the Colts clinging to a one-run lead entering the seventh, Schneir provided the insurance with a three-run homer off the foul pole in left field.

Schneir also had a sacrifice fly in the fifth as Calhoun broke a scoreless tie.

Sophomore leadoff hitter Joey Goodman and junior Ryan Pucella also had RBIs. Kalfas tripled, doubled and singled.

Calhoun senior Shane Linett pitched well into the bottom of the fifth and was lifted for Kakalos with the bases loaded.

The Rams pushed across two runs, both charged to Linett, but left a pair of run-

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SENIOr SEaN WELSh was lights-out on the mound and a monster at the plate this spring for the Rams, who won 22 games and reached the Class A finals. ners on base.

Clarke came out swinging in Game 3 and pushed across two runs in the top of the first on RBI singles by sophomore

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Curtain rises on ‘The Color Purple’ Award-winning musical gets its Long Island debut

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

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mong the many success stories illustrating Long Island’s comeback from the pandemic is Plaza Theatrical Productions. A longtime community theatre stalwart, it went professional last year, with its new division, Plaza Broadway Long Island — all of it under the steady hand of Kevin Harrington, not only Plaza’s producer and director, but also its founder.

Operating under a union contract with Actor’s Equity Association, Harrington is focused on bringing professional Broadway-level productions — accompanied by a live orchestra — to their theater, located at the Elmont Memorial Library on Hempstead Turnpike.

The inaugural season of Nassau County’s first ELLISHA MArIE Equity theater included the RodSofia in gers and Ham‘The Color Purple’ merstein classic “South Pacific” presented this past October. Now audiences can get a look at “The Color Purple,” making its Long Island premiere.

The fast-paced musical — which runs through June 12 — is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and is a celebration of life. The score features a variety of musical genres like jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues.

Based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prizewinning novel — itself turned into the heavily Oscar-nominated 1985 film from Steven Spielberg film — “The Color Purple” it is an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman who, through love, finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world. “’The Color Purple’ is a universal story,” Harrington said. “It focuses on human emotions and empathy, which transcend all ethnicities.”

This production stars Elmont’s Ellisha Marie as Sofia — the role played by Oprah Winfrey in the 1985 film. As a child, Marie — whose parents immigrated here from Trinidad and Tobago — only wanted to sing and perform. She performed every song she could for family and friends.

Marie was urged at Elmont Memorial High School to audition for the school musical “Annie.” Despite some apprehension, Marie mustered up the courage to audition. It was from there she knew that’s where she belonged.

After graduating high school, Marie

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he Color Purple’ challenges our perspectives on life, love, family and forgiveness, and guides us through the journey of selfdiscovery.

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‘THE CoLor PurPLE’ runs through June 12 at Plaza Broadway Long Island’s Elmont Memorial Library Theatre. Tickets start at $65.

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‘The Color Purple’ runs through Sunday, June 12, at Plaza Broadway Long Island’s Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, in Elmont. Tickets start at $65.

For more information, visit PlazaBroadwayLongIsland.com, or call (516) 599-6870. immersed herself in the craft at went on to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Manhattan. She has since performed on stages in and around New York City, but is now making her return to Elmont for “The Color Purple.”

It’s a play that resonates with Marie, she said. And she’s no stranger to it, appearing as Church Lady during a run in White Plains.

“It is such an honor and privilege to be chosen by the theatre gods to perform in this iconic and timeless musical,” Marie said. “It means the world to me and is truly a defining moment in my career to be cast again … and to perform in my hometown, where my love for theatre and the arts began.”

Critics have cited this version of “The Color Purple” as similar to the acclaimed 2015 Broadway revival, which introduced Cynthia Erivo and won Tony Awards for Erivo and the musical itself.

“I am delighted to be presenting this

ELLISHA MArIE AS Sofia in Plaza Broadway’s revival of ‘The Color Purple,’ which continues through Sunday, June 12, at Plaza Broadway Long Island’s Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, in Elmont. beautiful musical,” Harrington said. “I was surprised to learn that this show has never been produced on Long Island.”

Harrington has seen both the 2004 original production as well as Erivo’s more recent revival. Harrington’s version is more in-line with the latest revival “with its streamlined approach” that makes it both “captivating and powerful”.

“One area particularly powerful is when the character Shug Avery tells Celie that she is beautiful,” Harrington said.

“This is a transformative moment in the show as Celie, who has such low selfesteem, suddenly realizes that she is a beautiful person and begins to gain respect from others. I am struck by the impact of simple words on the lives of

other people.”

Marie can’t help but notice the cultural significance of the story, even 40 years after Walker first published her novel.

“We are living in a post-pandemic world where people are trying to discover who they are, trying to heal from grief and the trauma of racial and gender divides and inequalities,” she said. “’The Color Purple’ challenges our perspectives on life, love, family and forgiveness, and guides us through the journey of self-discovery.

“Theatre and the arts have always been a magnificent platform to bring everyone together and help us navigate our way to the root of the issues and discover the truth of who we are.”

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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered January 21, 2016, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on July 14, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 424 Wellington Road, East Meadow, NY 11554. Sec 51 Block 274 Lot 24. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buidings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at East Meadow, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $500,125.24 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 001916/2011.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules.

The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Robert F. Harper, Esq., Referee NYAL-2914 131959

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A, Plaintiff, vs. KAZIM ALGIN, ET AL., Defendant (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on May 3, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, North Side steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York on July 11, 2022 at 3:00 P.M., premises known as 2475 PUTNAM DRIVE, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 0050, Block: 00407-00, Lot: 00016.

Approximate amount of judgment is $724,886.98 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 008781/2012.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 6/15/22 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 448/22. LEVITTOWN Purnima Kothari, Renewal of grant to maintain nonresident doctor’s office., N/W cor. Jerusalem Ave. & Heather La., a/k/a 54 Heather La. 459/22. EAST MEADOW Timothy & Laura Moran, Variance, front yard average setback, construct open porch attached to dwelling., E/s Barbara Dr., 208.87’ E/o Ava Dr., a/k/a 116 Barbara Dr. THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 460/22. LEVITTOWN Safeguard Properties II, Inc., Variances, height, maintain existing building (radiology office) on a lesser lot, reconfigure parking lot with insufficient maneuvering aisle & access driveway width for two way traffic., N/s Hempstead Tpke., 1487.84’ E/o Grassy La., a/k/a 3235 Hempstead Tpke.

S.E.Q.R. determination not made.

N.C.P.C. being held in abeyance pending additional information.

461/22. LEVITTOWN Safeguard Properties II, Inc., Special exception for proposed self-storage facility, variances, height exceeds number of stories, construct 3-story building; waive off-street parking with insufficient maneuvering aisle & access driveway width for two way traffic on a lesser lot., N/s Hempstead Tpke., 285.31’ W/o Jerusalem Ave. S.E.Q.R. determination not made.

N.C.P.C. being held in abeyance pending additional information.

This notice is only for new cases in Levittown and East Meadow within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction.

There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available a t https://hempsteadny.gov/ 910/Hearing---06152022 The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 524/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Referee.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff AGAINST THEODOROS KOMIS AKA THEODOROS K. KOMIS, CONSTANTINO KOMIS AKA CONSTANTINOS KOMIS AKA DINO KOMIS, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 17, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on July 13, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2490 INGLEWOOD STREET, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 51, Block 47, Lot 107. Approximate amount of judgment $208,514.40 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #611287/2018.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accorda nce with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 19-000490 71517 131881 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITEDLIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MM3 Auto Service, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 03/14/22. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom

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30 years of medical experience at NUMC continued from front page has his heart in it.

“We serve the community here and we have a purpose,” she added, “and that makes it hard to say no.”

Boutin called Ting the hardest-working person in this building. The two have been working together for the past 15 years.

As CMO, Ting will be responsible for overseeing all of the doctors in the hospital and anything medical-related. She checks incoming medical staffers’ credentials and makes sure they are qualified.

She also receives the quality reports for the staff in the building.

Ting said that her goal is not to tell people what to do, but to help them do their jobs better. “So a lot of times, if there’s something that needs to be done, I’ll say, ‘Let me try it first,’” she said. “I’ll see how it goes, and then I’ll hand it off to someone to do what they know.”

“Dr. Grace Ting doesn’t just understand hospital operations and how to ensure we provide the best patient service, she understands and cares about our communities,” Bruderman wrote in a statement. “She was originally drawn to

NUMC because of the communities we serve.”

Ting said that she was drawn to NUMC because it looks just like the upstate Erie County Medical Center, where she did her training. Ultimately, though, she chose NUMC because “public hospitals attract me — NUMC being a safety-net hospital attracted me.”

It’s no wonder she chose the career she did: Her father was an orthopedic surgeon, and her mother was a nurse. “My father had gone to Africa for a mission,” she recalled, “and he would tell me all about delivering babies — because he was sent there as a surgeon — and he would tell us all about his cases, and he seemed so excited about it.

“I can’t say it was ever my childhood goal to be a doctor,” Ting added, “but I wanted to try it out and see how far I made it.”

Despite her nervousness about her new responsibilities, she said she was grateful that Boutin was there to guide her, and added, “I’m excited to see what we can do for the hospital.”

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process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:202Coolidge DriveEast Meadow NY 11554 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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Hebrew Academy of Long Beach Seeks a Full Time Middle School Science Teacher

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Our ideal candidate will: *Possess a supportive, studentcentered approach, geared toward students with a variety of levels and learning styles *Be understanding of and sensitive to the principles of social, emotional, and cognitive development *Work collaboratively with colleagues to foster holistic approaches to educating students *Foster a love of yahadut and embrace our diverse Orthodox community *Communicate proactively, sensitively, and warmly with all stakeholdersstudents, parents, faculty, and staff Requirements: *Have prior teaching experience, preferably in the independent school setting *Possess an advanced degree and/or New York State teaching certification.

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A. To recap, you are required to obtain a building permit, which includes multiple steps, from filing a site plan showing the location of the outside condenser unit; to an attic plan, showing how the fan unit is mounted, with a location for the condensation drain pan; to information on whether the home is in a flood zone, and how the onte eeper outside unit will be mounted above the base flood level. You will also need an electrical certificate and final inspection for an electrically powered system, as well as a plumbing permit if the system is gas-fired.

Your taxes will increase, along with your energy bills. Window units are the least costly system, but are generally unsightly — but you avoid the tax increase, the building permit process and expenses and the disruption to the home, including loss of valuable access and storage space in the attic and closets.

A split system, where you have a wall-mounted unit that can also deliver heat, is another alternative, but does require an outside condenser and a permit. A tax increase is likely, but much less than a central air system. If you’re handy, you may be able to install the split system unit yourself. I have friends and family who have purchased their own split system units online and installed them by themselves.

Most importantly, do not attempt to do new electrical work for the dedicated service and cutoff switch required for a split-system, wall-mounted unit if you have no training or knowledge of the electrical portion of this installation. Unless you are using the previously installed outlet and a cutoff switch that would be in place for a window unit you are replacing, contact a licensed electrician to do this work. Safety is extremely important. Follow all instructions and ask qualified people for help, where necessary.

Remember, there are issues that most people will tell you the wrong information about, like permits, zoning, plumbing and electrical. I’ve seen the results of illegal work many times, because I receive calls to inspect the damage and work to legalize after a fire or flood, or when someone receives a violation. It is most disheartening when I’m looking at work that caused a fire that displaced a family or, worse, caused a death.

Putting condensers in a side yard instead of the rear yard has led to expensive and time-consuming zoning variance hearings and permits. Avoiding the permit now can be much worse later. Good luck!

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don’t really follow baseball anymore.

As a rabid Yankees fan who devoured everything about the game for nearly 40 years, I never thought I’d say that. But I’ve ashamedly had to repeat it a lot lately.

That’s because baseball has become completely unwatchable. Once team front offices were taken over by Ivy League geeks, the game took a horrible turn for the worse.

The sad devotion to analytics has sapped baseball of all the things that once made it great.

Nowadays, it nicK doesn’t matter if you strike out over BuglionE 200 times, so long as you can hit the ball over the fence.

(Nonsense.) A walk is just as good as a base hit. (It isn’t.) And an out is just an out, so never give them away. (No more sacrifices, squeezes or stolen bases — how fun.)

And that’s not the only thing that stinks, in my opinion. I hate how emotionally and physically fragile players have become. I despise the superimposed strike

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zone on TV that’s turned everyone into an armchair umpire. I can’t stand instant replay. The shift drives me insane, but not nearly as much as that stupid runner who starts on second during extra innings.

But the issues go even deeper than that.

One recent Saturday night, I had a rare hankering to watch the Yankees.

But not this year’s team. No, I watched the Yankees play the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game Seven of the 1952 World Series on YouTube.

That game demonstrated all that was once glorious with our national pastime but is now gone. The pitchers hurled like they were double-parked — even in the final game of the season, with everything on the line. I can only remember two batters stepping out of the batter’s box the entire game.

I timed just 11 seconds in between pitches of a Johnny Mize at-bat for the Yankees. In today’s game, thanks to all the step-outs, practice swings, re-securing of batting gloves and adjusting of helmets, you can expect at least double or triple that much time to pass from pitch to pitch.

I got to see Phil Rizzuto bunt, Mickey

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Mantle homer and Jackie Robinson give pitcher Allie Reynolds fits when Robinson reached third base in the fourth inning.

The Ebbets Field crowd gasped every time he juked toward home, but he never went.

There was no inane banter between broadcasters Mel Allen and Red Barber, probably because there were no massive lulls in action. With a combined 12 strikeouts and walks, the game lasted just 2 hours and 54 minutes. The Yanks won, 4-2.

The last Yankees game I attended — Game One of the 2019 American League Divisional Series — featured 39 strikeouts and walks and took a whopping 4 hours and 15 minutes. I remember marveling at the time that I’d never attended a Yankees playoff game — and I’d been to many — and felt bored.

The average length of a baseball game in 1952 was 2 hours and 25 minutes, according to Baseball-Reference.com. In 2021 it was 3 hours and 10 minutes. Games have become so long that even the most devoted fans can’t watch the whole thing.

My stepson Jake is about as big a baseball guy as any 16-year-old. He loves the Yankees and follows them religiously, but

n the 1952 World Series, the pitchers hurled like they were doubleparked.

even he can’t watch an entire game. He usually follows the updates on his cellphone and watches something else. When there’s a potential rally, he’ll turn the game on. So, essentially, watching baseball has become a passive experience, like waiting for a baby to be born.

My lack of interest is part of an alarming national trend. Baseball attendance and TV ratings have steadily declined over the past decade. One New York Times contributor recently even went as far as to propose placing Major League Baseball under the auspices of the Library of Congress or the National Park Service, lest it fold one day and be forgotten forever.

While I think that’s a bit hyperbolic, the game certainly has its problems. But they’re easily fixable. If MLB wants me to tune back in, I have a few suggestions for the players. Stay in the box and swing. Put your foot on the rubber and throw. Make contact. Choke up when there are two strikes. Protect the plate. Go the other way. Steal a base. Sacrifice a runner over.

Try to hit .300. Move the game along!

Or pretty soon, nobody will be watching.

Nick Buglione is a teacher, a freelance journalist and a former editor of the East Meadow Herald.

High season for online hucksters and frauds

ave you ever fallen for a scam? In the old days, for which we can only feel nostalgia, there was the kind of sweet three-card Monte hustle on the streets of New York, the infamous sales of Florida swampland, and penny-stock offerings guaranteed to land a windfall. Sometimes, back in the day, there was the more sophisticated scam telephone call from a relative you might not remember who loved your mother, remembers her name and, by the way, desperately needs money wired immediately RAnDi for emergency surKREiss gery.

Oh, it does go on and on. Getting caught in the web of fraud sometimes speaks to our own greed. We want to make a lot of money without working for it, and we are willing to be fooled into thinking it can happen. Some of us are also remarkably gullible. We have “sucker” written large on our backs, and there are folks out there ready to take us up on it.

There have been the notorious Ponzis and Madoffs and the likes of Anna Sorokin, who posed as an heiress to dupe rich friends, and, of course, legends like Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos founder,

who wanted to be the next Steve Jobs but instead faces sentencing in September on wire fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud.

Grifting has always been a part of the American landscape. Sometimes a certain romance has been associated with bigtime fraudsters, a grudging nod to their ability to run a con. Victims rarely appreciate this side of the crime.

People in our own communities suffered life-changing losses from Bernie Madoff ’s crimes.

What appalls me is the epidemic of cybercrime.

Every single day, even multiple times a day, we receive emails and texts that try to trick us into revealing vital information that can then be used to steal identities, get into bank accounts, and otherwise wreak havoc with our financial stability.

It is organized, and it is sophisticated.

Despite all of our double-verification routines and firewalls, the bad guys keep knocking at the door.

Among my various tics and tocks, I never included paranoia, but I admit, lately I am suspicious of nearly everything that comes my way online. There’s a random text from someone I know but haven’t spoken to in a few years. “How about getting in touch?” it says. It could

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be a genuine text, but probably not.

AOL writes to me nearly every day, sometimes several times a day, saying it will shut down my account by a certain date if I don’t write back immediately with various information the company needs. Bushwa! I get calls from insurance “specialists” and Medicare “advisers” and premier bank card alerts and Yahoo yahoos, and someone in the U.K. who wants to send me $20,000, and someone else who writes, “Confirmation needed immediately,” and texts from my real credit card company, saying there’s a hold on my card, except there isn’t, and I have to call the company to find out that the text didn’t come from them.

I think it affects your sense of safety in the world to always be swatting away fraud attacks.

We’ve come to accept fake news and alternative facts, but the online scamming feels personal. Don’t we all want to trust our community? Apparently, the kinder, gentler time of the unlocked back door has passed. Hypervigilance is our default mode.

The lowest of the low have come out since Covid. According to Phishing.org, people send emails pretending to be representatives of the Federal Emergency

y credit card company texts to say there’s a hold on my card, but there isn’t.

Management Agency, offering money for the funerals of family members who died in the pandemic. There’s one hitch: You must give them personal information or send them money to get the money. It’s a scam. There’s a real FEMA funeral program, but that one offers money without asking for any.

After every national tragedy, after mass shootings, hurricanes and floods, there’s always a blossoming of fraud across the land. People seize the opportunity to profit on the grief and loss of others.

According to Phishing.org, be suspicious if: ■ You’ve “won the lottery.”

■ You recognize the sender, but it’s someone you don’t talk to.

■ A message sounds scary or tells you to “act now.”

■ A message contains unexpected or unusual attachments. They may contain malware, ransomware or another online threat.

The grifters and fraudsters are often smart enough to make money the oldfashioned way, but that’s not how they roll. Their payoff is the free ride, getting over on the “mark.”

Be careful out there, my friends.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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here was no day darker in New York than April 9, 2020. On that day, Covid-19 claimed 1,052 lives, according to Johns Hopkins University, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to nearly 11,000 in just three weeks.

The prospect of losing 1,000 people a day was just unfathomable. But on that day it became real, as the coronavirus raged out of control, with very little hope of stopping it.

Yet we were fortunate. The number of deaths each day dropped from there, dipping under 100 by the end of May. While our losses would creep up a couple more times — both in early 2021 and at the start of this year — we would never come anywhere close to the number of souls lost on April 9, 2020.

Today, outside of seeing people here and there wearing masks, the coronavirus has seemingly become a fleeting memory. Hospitals aren’t overwhelmed.

Treatments are encouraging. And we have vaccines.

But the pandemic isn’t over. And we have to stop acting like it is. No, we don’t need to lock down or stay six feet away from everyone. But we can’t keep acting like it’s 2019, either.

Every three months, a committee of global experts associated with the World Health Organization meets in an online videoconference to determine whether or not the pandemic is still a pandemic. The committee met in April for the 11th time, and arrived at the same conclusion it did

in its 10 previous meetings: We are still in a pandemic.

Even with vaccines, treatments, and lower hospitalizations and fatalities, there is still a great deal of concern about what’s next for the coronavirus.

Mutations — which create the many variants we’ve seen over the past 18 months — top that list, because no one knows what the next version of Covid will be like. The primary variants since Delta have been highly transmissible, but not as dangerous — especially to those who are fully vaccinated and in generally good health.

But it’s impossible to say what the next variant will bring. And with thousands of people still getting infected each day in New York alone, there will be a next variant, and more after that.

Many of us have brushed off even being infected, because the dangers seem no greater than the flu these days. But we couldn’t be more wrong. Those who are older or immuno-compromised are still in grave danger if they are exposed to the virus. And the rest of us still face very serious long-term complications, like long Covid, which can lead to a number of health issues — some outright debilitating.

Experts estimate that as many as 30 percent of people who had Covid — even if they were asymptomatic — will develop long Covid. With about 85 million confirmed Covid cases already, that could equate to tens of millions of people who are, or will be in the near future, suffer-

ing from long Covid.

With few if any alarms sounded over hospitalizations and deaths, it’s no wonder we’ve become complacent. One poll, conducted by Axios-Ipsos last month, found that a little more than a third of Americans feared that returning to a preCovid lifestyle would be a “significant risk.”

That means the other two-thirds were not concerned.

We don’t have to lock ourselves inside our homes, but we must remain vigilant.

Wearing masks around other people, keeping our distance unless absolutely necessary, and staying home when we’re not feeling well can really make a difference. Taking at least an at-home test before visiting someone who could be vulnerable to the disease is just the decent thing to do.

And, of course, we can’t forget vaccination — the most important tool we have in ultimately defeating this plague.

We don’t have to count too high to get to the number of people now dying in New York each day from Covid complications. But then again, even one death is too many. We have lost nearly 3,900 people in Nassau County. More than 69,000 in the state. And 1 million nationwide — more than the entire population of Delaware, North and South Dakota, Alaska, Vermont and Wyoming.

That number is still growing. So we must stay focused, and help one another get through this pandemic once and for all.

letters Save lives, Republicans: Cross the aisle To the Editor: Dear Republican candidates: I am a registered Republican, and I espouse many of the same beliefs as you. However, I, and many like me, disagree with your interpretation of the Second Amendment.

Like the First Amendment, the Second should come with constraints based on the common good and common sense. Just as the First Amendment doesn’t give you the right to shout “Fire!” in a crowded theater, the Second Amendment shouldn’t give you the right to obtain military-grade automatic weapons that are designed to kill.

Experts can guide you as to what those weapons are, and they should not be made available to anyone but law enforcement or soldiers, under strict penalty.

You will never stop murder, which is as old as mankind. But we have it in our power to limit it. Imagine if the

deranged shooters in Uvalde or Buffalo or Parkland or Sandy Hook or countless other locations across our country had pistols instead of automatic weapons, how many lives might have been saved and how much heartbreak avoided.

In the name of God and decency, reach across the aisle, join hands with your Democratic colleagues and show America and the world that we have it in our power to limit the carnage that is now of epidemic proportions in America. In Juda-

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don’t know about you, but there hasn’t been one day since the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, when I haven’t cried or given my kids a suffocatingly tight hug.

I have spent my entire life in school. I was in high school when the shootings at Thurston High School, in Springfield, Oregon, in 1998, and then, a year later, Columbine, shocked us.

In the more than 20 years since, I’ve taught in elementary, middle, high school and college classrooms, where I have practiced lockdown and active shooter GIna drills that feel more and more SIpley futile each year. I was once locked in a windowless classroom for three hours while police negotiated with a student who had brought a gun to school with intent to harm. I can no longer sit with my back to a door, and constantly monitor spaces for shelter — and exits.

We need to protect all of our American freedoms. In this constant state of terror, no one is truly pursuing life, liberty and

happiness.

David Hogg, survivor of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018 and a co-founder of March for Our Lives, an organization dedicated to eradicating gun violence, repeatedly tweets that this time it will be different. I so want to believe him. As a social media researcher, I can see the disparity between Twitter activism and the bare mention of the Uvalde shooting in my news feeds in the weeks since it occurred. But just because people aren’t posting about it in neighborhood Facebook groups doesn’t mean that we have forgotten. We’ve been through over two decades of continued violence in America. We are negotiating our third year of a global pandemic. We’re tired, and when you’re tired, you feel helpless.

Fred Rogers, known to millions as Mister Rogers, once said that in times of crisis, we need to look to the helpers. You know who some of the biggest helpers in Uvalde are right now? The staff of El Progreso Memorial Public Library. There are not enough psychologists in Uvalde. The Robb Elementary school, which, like all

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’m going to march because one day my kids are going to ask me, ‘What did you do?’

letterS ism there is the well-known maxim that to save even one life is to save the world.

DR. MEL YOUNG Lawrence

Don’t conflate abortion with other issues To the Editor: Re the letter “My body, my choice?

Please!” (May 26-June 1): Writer Jane Dantona Grogan put down two women who had previously shared with Herald readers their personal stories about having had abortions. I strongly defend the right of a woman to choose an abortion, but at the same time fully understand a woman’s decision to reject having one. It is a very personal decision for a woman to make, and a complicated one in many situations. The decision belongs to her and to nobody else. In particular, it doesn’t belong to government.

In her letter, Dantona Grogan, in a kind of left-handed manner, lets the two ladies off the hook, saying it is “more a commentary on our society,” and then proceeds to address issues unrelated to abortion. She changes the subject and perhaps doesn’t quite realize she has done so. She attacks vaccine shots, preventive Covid testing and illegal immigrants. She even manages to inject fear that society is about to abandon our

elementary schools, provides critical community child care, is no longer open. The librarians are leading story times and singalongs for children during the day. They are bringing in counselors and providing access to telehealth. The Oceans of Possibilities summer reading program is expanding to offer children and their parents a space to pursue joyous activities together. Their doors are wide open to all members of the community to help them heal.

Hogg is urging everyone to attend the June 11 March for Our Lives Rally in either Washington, D.C., or in their local community. If one doesn’t exist, he urges you to create one. (There are several scheduled on Long Island and in New York City.)

After the shooting in Parkland, 800 local marches were planned. Can we get to 1,000? Can we show them that this time it will be different?

I’m not naive. I’m a pragmatist. I know this one rally on Saturday isn’t a panacea; people are still going to die of gun violence in America. But you know what? I’m going to show up on Saturday. I’m not going because I believe the political sys-

tem that continues to fail us will change.

I’m going because one day, my kids are going to ask me, “What did you do?” I’m going because we need to collectively grieve, rather than silently carry this tremendous ambient sadness, and the feeling in the back of our minds that every time we go to a school/grocery store/yoga studio/movie theater/night club/mosque/ synagogue/church, this might be the day it happens here. I’m going because even though change can be elusive, resistance is possible. I’m going because, at the end of the day, all we have is one another.

Will you join me?

Go to March For Our Lives, at MarchForOurLives.com/march22/, to find your local June 11 march. There’s one scheduled at the Nassau County Legislature, in Mineola, at 1:30 p.m., and one in Fireman’s Park, in Great Neck, at 3 p.m. If you can’t go to one, give a recurring donation to fund March For Our Lives. Or give a donation to El Progreso Memorial Library, in Uvalde, at ElProgreso.org/donations, to help it sustain support programs for the children there.

Dr. Gina Sipley is a professor at Nassau Community College and the author of the forthcoming book “Just Here for the Comments: Lurking as Digital Literacy Practice” (Bristol University Press).

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elderly, children with disabilities, homeless people and the mentally ill, all caused by the “my body, my choice” movement. That’s a very cheap shot.

BOB PRAvER Glen Cove

Abortion is personal — a pandemic is not To the Editor: In responding to Jane Dantona Grogan’s letter, I have to say, it’s not rocket science, it’s not like understanding calculus, yet again and again, people on Tv and radio, and readers of the Herald, equate free choice in having an abortion to choosing not to get vaccinated in a pandemic.

How much simpler does it have to get in order for people to understand that abortion is a personal experience that physically affects that person and no one else? Though likely to affect the family, the spouse or close friends in an emotional or spiritual way, the physical aspects of that decision basically start and stop with the actual woman involved.

Getting vaccinated during a pandemic in which invisible particles are spread through the air and have the potential to infect every innocent bystander within spitting distance of the infected is a different matter alto-

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gether. People should not be able to choose to get a vaccine or not if they want to mingle with others. If you’re willing to sequester away from every other human, then by all means, don’t get vaccinated, take a chance on contracting the virus, play Russian roulette with having or not having to be put on a ventilator. But if you insist on going about your daily life as usual, then you shouldn’t have the right to put others in danger.

Do you get in your car and drive 120 miles per hour to the local supermarket with the explanation, “It’s my car, my body, my life and you can’t tell me what to do. It’s a free country”? And why can’t you do that? Because as any firstgrader will tell you, it’s dangerous not just for yourself, but more importantly, for others.

EUGENE ARTEMYEFF Glenwood Landing

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