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A garden grows in E.M. Neighbors beautify their block during the pandemic teacher has been competing in triathlons across the country for almost a decade. Throughout the coronavirus For the past six years, pandemic, many East Meadow O’Leary has run along Wantagh residents have been decorating Parkway, and has passed a their homes with rainbows and stretch of flowers on the side of signs thanking the road. It made essential workers. him want to start Another trend his own garden, he that attracted attensaid, adding, “It’s tion on social media always been in the is “Rock the Meadback of my mind.” ow,” a Facebook O’Leary comgroup that has petes in grueling inspired residents to Ironman competipaint rocks with tions, which comhopeful messages prise a 2.4-mile and hide them a 112-mile TIMoTHY o’lEARY swim, through the commubicycle ride and a East Meadow nity. full 26.2-mile maraBut a group of thon. He had resident neighbors unintenplanned to comtionally created pete in Texas in their own show of unity. In April, but the event was canceled April, an azalea bush popped up because of the pandemic. With on the side of Bernice Court more time on his hands, he said, and, over the ensuing three he was motivated to begin his months, there have been many new hobby. other floral contributions, and it In April, he planted the azalea is now a community garden full bush in a stretch of bare grass of multi-colored flowers and along the sidewalk on Bernice lawn decorations. Court in front of his house. For The spark was Timothy roughly a week, neighbors O’Leary, whom neighbors on stopped by to take photos and Bernice Drive can spot jogging marvel at the bush of vibrant along their block most mornings. The 56-year-old retired Continued on page 5

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The Isles hit the ice once again Anthony Beauvillier and the rest of the New York Islanders returned to the ice at Northwell Health Ice Center, in East Meadow’s Eisenhower Park, on Monday to prepare for the NHL playoffs, which begin Aug. 1. Story, more photos, Page 4.

‘We are flying a plane in the dark’ District mulls many different ideas on reopening By BRIAN STIEGlITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Dozens of administrators, teachers, parents, nurses and police officers have been working together throughout the summer to answer the question, How will schools in the East Meadow School District reopen in September? On July 7, they presented their ideas in a PowerPoint slideshow to a group of almost 100

people who tuned in to a Board of Education meeting on Zoom. But the question remained unanswered at the end of the threehour meeting. Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced that school districts must submit reopening plans to the state by July 31. After reviewing those plans, the state will determine whether districts can reopen their buildings to students in the fall. Cuomo also plans to release safety guidelines

for schools early next week. But board President Matthew Melnick said that the district was not given any guidance on developing a plan. And Superintendent Kenneth Card Jr. added that doing so feels like “we are flying a plane in the dark.” “The best-case scenario is everyone back in school at the same time,” Melnick said. “The question now is if that’s not posContinued on page 7

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MephaM’s Tyler O’Neill was projected to be one of the top pitchers in the county this spring.

receNT calhOuN graduaTe Sean Johnson will look to lead the Colts to some success in summer league action.

as a juNiOr, catcher Chris Giardino helped Clarke capture the Nassau Class A championship in 2019.

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piTcher Nick delliTalia is part of a deep MacArthur summer league roster.

Nassau summer baseball a home run By TONy BellissiMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

About 25 percent of Nassau County High School varsity baseball players will get a chance to step on the field together in 2020 thanks to the efforts of many coaches, led by Clarke’s Tom Abruscato. He sprung into action soon after official word of the cancellation of spring sports throughout New York State came in late April due to Covid-19. After six weeks of development and planning, the result was a 14-team L.I. Boys of Summer league that got underway July 6. “We always have a few teams in the Boys of Summer every year,” said Abruscato, who in 2019 guided Clarke to its seventh county championship during his tenure. “This year it’s more about the seniors than anything else,” he added. “Most of them missed not only the baseball season, but prom and graduation.” While the Rams won’t get to defend

their title until next spring, they’ll look to have success — and more importantly, fun — this July and August competing against some of the top competition in Nassau. The summer league is in no way related to Section VIII high school athletics. “We’re all itching to get back on the field and it’s great to get this opportunity to play,” recent Clarke graduate Chris Giardino said. In addition to Clarke, the league includes Bellmore-JFK, Bethpage, Calhoun, Clarke, East Rockaway, Garden City, MacArthur, Mepham, North Shore, Oceanside, Plainedge, South Side, Valley Stream and Wheatley. Valley Stream’s roster includes kids from Central, North and South high schools. “For our seven seniors, losing the high school season was just devastating,” Mepham coach Eric Passman said. “This summer league isn’t really about winning, it’s about kids getting to play with

their friends one last time.” Kennedy alumni Jordan Kanner and Zach Rosenfeld are coaching the Cougars. “The student-athletes deserve a taste of what they missed out on this past season,” Kanner said. On opening day, July 6, Calhoun defeated Mepham, 5-4, in walk-off fashion at Cantiague Park in Hicksville. Pat Sanchez doubled home Pete Rogers with the tying run in the bottom of the seventh and then scored the winning run on an error. “It’s an amazing thing to give these kids some type of season,” Calhoun coach Art Canestro said. “They’re excited to play.” Each team will play a 10-game regular season, followed by playoffs. “We have to figure out how the playoffs are going to work as far as seeding and maybe some byes, but every team will get in and it’ll probably be double-elimination,” Abruscato said.

Games will be the usual 7 innings and most will be played Mondays and Tuesdays at 4 p.m. Fields being used include Cantiague, MacArthur H.S., Eisenhower Park, Garden City Community Park, and Mitchel Athletic Complex. “Every single kid wanted to play, that’s why we’ve got a million kids here,” MacArthur coach Steve Costello said opening day. “It’s a home run. I give Tom [Abruscato] all the credit in the world for putting this together.” The league will follow Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s safety guidelines for Phase 4 opening. This includes limiting spectators to two per player, not allowing sharing of equipment and being socially distant in the dugout, etc. “I’m excited we’re able to give the seniors a little closure and have a few more laughs together before they head off to college,” South Side coach Tom Smith said.

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Herald sports Isles back practicing at Northwell Ice Center By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

After almost four months of negotiations driven by the interruption of the season due to Covid-19, the National Hockey League and NHL Players’ Association last Friday shook on a four-year collective bargaining agreement extension through the 2025-2026 campaign that also included the returnto-play deal for this season. The New York Islanders, slated to begin an Eastern Conference best-of-five qualifying round playoff series against the Florida Panthers on Aug. 1 in Toronto, were back in full force Monday at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow where they will hold camp for about two weeks. The Islanders and the rest of the 24 playoff-bound NHL clubs began voluntary workouts June 8 but were limited to six skaters on the ice at a time with no coaches permitted.

Some of the players who skated at Northwell prior to Monday’s full practice were Josh Bailey, Matt Martin, Cal Clutterbuck, Scott Mayfield, Devon Toews, and goaltenders Thomas Greiss and Christopher Gibson. The Isles, who enjoyed a franchise-record 17-game point streak, including 15 wins, from Oct. 12-Nov. 25, were on a sevengame winless slide when the season was halted March 12. Their final regular-season record was 35 wins, 23 losses and 10 overtime or shootout defeats for 80 points. The team will practice in East Meadow until it reports to Toronto with the other 11 Eastern Conference playoff clubs on July 26. Edmonton is the host city for the Western Conference qualifiers. All 24 teams still competing will play one or two exhibition games before the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin. The Cup Finals are scheduled to start Sept. 22.

CaL CLuTTErBuCk waS one of a handful of Islanders who participated in voluntary workouts in June.

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flowers. Then it disappeared. O’Leary was afraid that someone had stolen it, but he learned that a neighbor of his had the same fear, and had replanted the bush in a less visible location. After they talked, O’Leary and the neighbor decided to replant it in its original spot, and O’Leary added other flowers. “It was just something I wanted to do for the block and for the community,” he said. Soon his neighbors began adding flowers of their own, and one, Dianne Carannante, asked O’Leary if she could install a fence around his garden. “I said that it’s not my garden, it’s our garden,” he said. Carannante added decorated rocks that she found while taking part in “Rock the Meadow,” which has turned into something of an ongoing scavenger hunt for the rocks. One day she found money under one of them, and used it to buy more plants. “People walk by it and love it,” she said. “It’s just something nice. And all of this started because of [the pandemic]. People wanted things to do. I’ve been home for 15 to 16 weeks.”

Carannante is a bus driver for the Suburban Bus Company. Over the summer, she transports only a small handful of students enrolled in special-education courses in the Carle Place School District. All are required to wear masks, and must sanitize their hands and have their temperatures taken before they board. “These children have more patience than me,” she said. “They’re all compliant and handle it well. And it’s nice to see them.” With her lighter work schedule, Carannante continues to tend to the garden every night after work. It attracted attention on the East Meadow Moms and Dads Group on Facebook, where one woman posted a few pictures of it, and soon there were more than 100 likes. “It’s been a treat to see its evolution,” Renee Marie wrote. “I look forward to passing it every day when I walk my dog.” Now, the garden is bookended with two large bushes adorned with a large sign that reads “Welcome to our Community Garden” and lined with solar butterfly lights to illuminate it at night. “I still don’t know who added those,” O’Leary said. “I think it’s just great that so many people are getting involved.”

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Nassau demands $2M for the Coliseum By BRIAN STIEGLITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Nassau County is demanding that Onexim Sports and Entertainment, the company that operates Nassau Coliseum, pay $2 million in overdue rent in 15 days or risk forfeiting its lease. The county recently explained its action in a Notice of Default sent on July 7 to Onexim, which operates Nassau Coliseum under the Nassau Events Center. The letter came following Onexim’s decision last month to temporarily close the Coliseum while it waits for investors to take over operations and take on the remaining debt. If Onexim fails to pay the $2 million in payments to the county within 15 days after the letter was sent, it would result in an “event of default” and mean the county could terminate its lease. The lease accounts for an additional 30 days in which the Nassau Events Center’s leasehold lender, Nassau Coliseum Funding 100, could “step into the tenant’s shoes” and satisfy the rent payments before the county could end the lease. However, in a loan agreement secured by the lease, the Nassau Events Center owes $100 million to Nassau Coliseum Funding 100 for renovations made to the Coliseum in 2015. A statement about the county’s decision reads that it was made in “an effort to ensure a plan for sustained operations” at the Coliseum and the redevelopment of the 72 acres surrounding it, known as the Nassau Hub. “We cannot drag our feet on a strategy for the future of this hallmark Nassau County arena nor risk the unprecedented progress we’ve made to transform the Hub site,” County Executive Laura Curran said. “We did not take

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AmId NASSAu CoLISEum’S temporary closure, Nassau County is demanding that Onexim Sports and Entertainment, the company that operates Nassau Coliseum, pay $2 million in overdue rent. today’s action lightly and believe it is the best way to bring all parties to the table.” The county invited Onexim and its lender to discuss their plans for the future of the Coliseum and the Nassau Hub redevelopment, as written in a letter sent to both groups as well as the codeveloper for the Nassau Hub, RXR Realty. The county’s action also comes after the Nassau Events Center requested a rent forbearance ag reement. In response, the county asked for a detailed plan describing how the Nassau Events

Center plans to continue Coliseum operations and how rent forbearance would help with such a plan. “I’m committed to swiftly reviewing any proposals to get a plan for the building and the redevelopment back on track for the benefit of all our residents — including our devoted Islanders fans — who were looking forward to a final season at the Barn,” Curran said. The temporary closure of the Coliseum leaves the future uncertain for the New York Islanders, which is set to play half of its games next season at the Col-

iseum and the other half at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. “We are engaged in a productive conversation with all the stakeholders,” reads a statement from Onexim. “We have consistently initiated communications with the county and have been responsive to their communications. We are hopeful that we will soon be able to announce a resolution that will satisfy the needs of the community while taking into account the new realities that we are all facing in light of the pandemic.”

Pols call for oversight of Covid-19 spending By BRIAN STIEGLITZ

and the only town that qualified for the CARES Act funding. Nassau County received $103 million, New York State Sen. Kevin Thomas and Suffolk County, $257.6 million. and U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice are calling On Thursday, Thomas and Rice for the state comptroller to review how appeared outside Hempstead Town Hall, the Town of Hempstead is where Thomas announced spending the $133 million it legislation to appoint a fiscal received from the federal govmonitor to ensure “equitaernment under the Coronavible” distribution of the panrus Aid, Relief, and Economdemic funds, he said. He said ic Security Act. he would introduce the legisDubbed the CARES Act, lation in the State Senate the legislation distributes $2 once it resumes its session on trillion in funds among cerJuly 20. tain governments to alleviate “Strong oversight is about expenses related to the coromaking sure that the people navirus. It is not meant to who really need relief are the replace lost revenue and ones who receive it,” Thomas Kevin Thomas could be used until Dec. 30, said. “This important legisla2020. tion will ensure the accountGovernments that qualified for the ability and transparency that taxpayers funds must have populations of over deserve in these exceptionally challeng500,000. Hempstead is the largest town in ing times.” In a statement, Greg Blower, the the country, with over 800,000 residents,

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town’s director of communications, funds toward the following efforts: accused Thomas and Rice of doing “very ■ $1 million toward each of the four hoslittle to provide direct aid to communipitals in the Town of Hempstead. ties that are struggling.” He said they are “looking to deflect attention from their ■ $2 million to the Nassau County lackluster performance.” Industrial Development Agency’s effort “What’s more, our governto provide small businesses ment’s diverse Covid-19 Adviwith free personal protective sory Panel continues to idenequipment kits. The town’s tify areas of need, and the donations funded the cretown’s administration is ation of 4,000 more kits. working with village officials ■ $2.1 million for Island to provide assistance,” BlowHarvest. er said. On May 5, after securing All of the above decisions the $133 million in CARES were made as resolutions Act funding, the town develpassed on the town website oped an Economic Relief before they were communiAdvisory Committee to delibcated to the press and in the Kathleen Rice erate how to distribute it. town’s e-newsletter. SuperviThe same day, the committee sor Donald Clavin has also agreed to distribute $2 million among 14 been communicating once a week, via local food banks within the Town of Zoom, with village mayors to hear their Hempstead. input and discuss their needs related to So far, the town has also allocated the pandemic.

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The easT Meadow School District revealed its plans and ideas for reopening its buildings in September at a Board of Education meeting on July 7, which attraced an audience of nearly 100 people on Zoom. Presented with a list of potential precautions for sending their child back to school, parents were asked which were most important to them. The highest-scoring concerns were: the school is cleaned at least once a day, staff and students regularly wash their hands, and hand sanitizer is provided in each classroom. The presentation also outlined protocol for staff members returning to work. All employees would answer a series of health-related questions before entering a building to prove that they are healthy. Social distancing would be required, and when not possible, staff members would be required to wear a mask or cloth face covering. Students would be encouraged, but not mandated, to do the same. Staff and students would be asked to avoid sharing

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sible — which it seems like is going to be the case — what is our next-best option?” During the public commentary period, Kevin Fitzpatrick, a district parent, proposed that the district consider renting trailers or vacant rooms at closed school buildings so class sizes can be reduced. He said that his daughter’s experience with distance learning was a “disaster” and that she received no help when she had questions about her coursework. Superintendent Card noted, however, that renting trailers would require hiring additional teachers, and both would increase the budget that was passed last month. “We have to do what is prudent and what is responsible both to our students our staff and our taxpaying community,” he said. Card added he appreciated parents’ concerns about remote learning, and he knew it “wasn’t perfect.” “The reasons why we’re engaging in these conversations now is because, in March, we had to go to distance learning on a dime,” he said. “We had to turn around, in 48 hours, and do something that we’ve never done before. That is why we have committees in place right now that are having conversations about what possible options could be put in place and what are some of the learning gaps we may need to address.” To develop a plan to reopen, the district formed a School Reopening Committee, which conferred with the School Safety Task Force before creating a plan that was outlined in the PowerPoint presentation. It included the results of a survey that was distributed to districts parents. Asked to describe how comfortable they were with their children returning to school, 1,180 said “very comfortable,” 974 said “somewhat comfortable,” 435 said “somewhat uncomfortable” and 280 said “very uncomfortable.”

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lastly, if your school is online, or in a mixed format, then create peer study groups via a conferencing app as an alternative. Get involved This is advice you hear over and over, but it will make a difference. Make connections through clubs, activities, events, student government, or consider joining a sorority or fraternity. Consider intramural sports, or meet new people while volunteering for a worthwhile cause on campus, or in the community. If being online is your only option, find like-minded peers in an online club just as you would on campus. Don’t see one that fits you? Start your own club and recruit members! Come together Getting along with roommates (whatever that may resemble this fall) is essential, especially during this unsettling time. Sit down together and set expectations for your shared space. Determine how to respect each other’s property and need for quiet time. Agree on what times are acceptable for visitors and consider making a cleaning schedule to make sure everyone is pulling their weight. If you’re doing school online you might need to give your family members heads up for times when you need it quiet for an exam or the Wi-Fi bandwidth for an online class discussion. Maintain a healthy lifestyle No matter where you are be sure to exercise, eat healthy, and get regular sleep as much as you can. Consider meditation or practice finding mindfulness throughout the day. Find a balance in your life by not neglecting either academics or your personal life. ■

Back-to-school has changed this fall. Students will need to consider how to best prepare for incorporating online learning into their college experience, in addition to staying healthy while on campus. Add these items to your traditional back-to-school checklist. √ Face coverings: Those all-important masks are a must in the Covid environment. Keep covered when you are among others protect the people around you in case you are infected but do not have symptoms. √ Multi-port USB charger: Spring 2020 taught us that classes can quickly be converted from in-person to online. Make sure you’re prepared for online learning by bringing a USB charger with multiple ports to keep your phone, tablet, laptop, etc. fully charged. √ Hand sanitizer: Alcohol-based hand sanitizers will help when you’re on the go and not able to wash your hands. Look for a brand that contains at least 60 percent alcohol. √ Noise-cancelling headphones: Invest in a good pair of headphones to drown out your roommate’s music or online class lectures. If you find it hard to study while listening to music, try downloading white-noise tracks from Spotify. √ A noise-cancelling app: If you need to participle in a virtual class discussion, download a noise-cancelling app to reduce the background noise caused by your roommate, pets, air conditioner, etc. √ Disinfecting wipes: Use disinfecting wipes to easily sanitize surfaces, including your phone and computer. Own a MacBook or iPhone? According to Apple’s website , it is ok to use disinfectant on the exterior surfaces of Apple products as long as you “avoid getting moisture in any opening, and don’t submerge your Apple product in any cleaning agents.” √ Webcam: Your phone or computer may already have a webcam, but if you’re unsatisfied with the quality or looking to upgrade for virtual class sessions, consider adding an external web camera to the mix. √ Blue light blocking glasses: Staring at digital screens like your computer, phone, tablet, and even TV may cause eye fatigue or other macular issues from the blue light emitted. Blue light blocking lenses are available for glasses of all types, from prescription to non-Rx. √ Electronic notepad and stylus: Using a digital notepad makes sharing your handwritten work on a math equation a breeze. √ Adjustable laptop stand: Whether you use your laptop from your bed, couch, or desk, investing in an adjustable laptop stand can help support your wrists and improve your posture while studying or working on an assignment. Look for a stand that can be raised upwards to turn your workstation into a standing desk. ■

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he library started its ‘contactless’ program [on June 15] as part of a gradual reopening. We set up tables outside, and anyone who belongs to the library can order the books they want. For curbside pickup, we pack them in a plastic bag and put a slip on them, so people can find their orders. We’ve completely sanitized the library, and it’s been open for a limited number of people at a time [since the end of June]. The checkout counters are protected with glass. We found out that we had to use glass or Lexan [polycarbonate]; we had Plexiglas originally, and then we were told we couldn’t use it. We began doing virtual programs just 10 days after the lockdown began. We’ve had movie nights and special programs that went really well. We finished one [in May] on ancestry and genealogy that was fascinating. We had 700 participants in the first month — about double what we usually had during our regular opening. We’re open 9 to 9 on Monday through Thursday, 9 to 6 on Friday. We’ve gone to summer hours, so now we’re only open until 12:30 on Saturdays. And fines aren’t accruing until Sept. 1.

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Front-line workerS at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside came outside to greet hundreds of cars that drove by in a parade to support them during the battle against the coronavirus in April.

Weathering the pandemic at MSSN By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

When faced with an “unprecedented” situation in April as coronavirus numbers reached their peak — 383 — the staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital rose to the occasion and banded together to get through the difficult time. “We are stretched beyond anything we have seen in the past,” spokesman Joe Calderone said at the time. “The situation here is unprecedented.” While many lives were lost because of the virus, the hospital celebrated the release of hundreds of Covid-19 positive patients who were released healthy. At a time when front-line workers were stretched thin, the Oceanside community and many others came together to show their support, donating food to the hospital’s staff daily throughout the pandemic. In May, when cases began plummeting, the hospital returned to offering elective surgeries as the hospital began a “Don’t Put Your Health on Hold” initiative, urging the community not to risk safety out of fear of coming to a hospital. “If you’re out there and you have a procedure that you’ve been putting off, or if you have any kind of medical issue, you should call immediately,” Calderone said. “Don’t wait.” In June, most units of the hospital returned to welcoming visitors under strict guidelines, including one visitor per day per patient, and a shift from a 24 hours per day visitor policy to a fourhour window. Additionally, all visitors must undergo a Covid-19 test no more than two days before visiting. Before, during and after the surge of the pandemic, MSSN was committed to delivering standard-setting, patient-cen-

Mount Sinai South Nassau Communities hospital in Oceanside. tered health care. It is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 455 beds, more than 900 physicians and 3,000 employees. The hospital is an acute-care, not-forprofit teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, cancer, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and emergency services. It is a designated Stroke Center, boasts Long Island’s first and only Gamma Knife® and Novalis Tx™ radiosurgery technologies for superior cancer care, expert orthopedic services, and emergency and elective angioplasty. MSSN has been designated as an Accredited Bariatric Surgery Center by MBSAQIP and is also a recipient of the American Heart

Association/American Stroke Association’s “Get With The Guidelines®”Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite. MSSN’s beautiful North Addition houses two 36-bed medical surgical units, a 36-bed inpatient behavioral health unit and comprehensive maternity services center with 26 private postpartum rooms, spacious labor and delivery rooms and a neonatal intensive care unit. The hospital’s Emergency Services department is one of the largest and most advanced on Nassau County’s South Shore. Designated a regional stroke center and Level II Trauma Cen-

ter by the American College of Surgeons, the department houses 35 treatment rooms and specialty care, including a high-speed CT-scan and x-ray facility, pediatric emergency room and psychiatric emergency room. And that capacity will soon be expanding. MSSN is working on building a new four-story, 58,000-square-foot wing. The new wing will nearly double the size of the emergency room, add new and larger operating rooms, add more beds in the critical-care wing, and will also help prepare the hospital in case of another hurricane like Sandy or a surge in patients from a pandemic like it saw during the Covid-19 peak. MSSN is the only hospital on Nassau’s South Shore permitted to perform angioplasty in an emergency or an elective basis. In the event you or a loved one need angioplasty, it can be performed on the spot at the hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Health, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The facility’s Cancer Center is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and has received the Outstanding Achievement Award for three consecutive survey cycles (2009, 2012, 2015). With leadingedge cancer fighting technologies, including Novalis Tx™ radiosurgery, daVinci robotic-assisted surgery, the Long Island Gamma Knife® and worldclass physician talent specializing in cancer, MSSN offers South Shore residents expert cancer care without the need to travel to points north or into the city. For more information about MSSN and its services, call (877) 768-8462 or (516) 632-3000, or go to www.southnassau. org. We encourage you to “like” them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

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At Mercy Medical, murals of hope and thanks By Jill nossa jnossa@liherald.com

Soon after the coronavirus pandemic hit the area in March, residents began dreaming up thoughtful and creative ways to show their support and appreciation for hospital workers on the front lines. Most of it came in the form of food, masks and car parades, but as the crisis wore on, community members sought a more permanent way to say thank you. Rockville Centre resident Beth Hammerman, a former Mercy Medical Center employee, decided that art would be a nice to way to show appreciation, in the form of a tile mural for the hospital employees, which was installed on July 1. “I wanted to create a lasting memory, something that hopefully would be there forever, so no one would ever forget what the employees went through during this pandemic,” Hammerman said. “They risked their own lives to save others, and that should never be forgotten.” She envisioned something similar to the 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan — something that the public could see, and that would help people remember what happened during the pandemic. Hammerman, who was Mercy’s director of planning from 1994 until 2014, said she wanted to focus on health care workers because she felt they were the most vulnerable to Covid-19, and chose the hospital because it is part of her community. “And I worked there for 20 years, so I know a lot of the staff and could feel and understand what they were going through,” she added, “so it made the project more personal to me.” To make the tiles, she got the community involved. She reached out to friends, local organizations and schools to see if they wanted to participate, and even delivered paper, cut to the correct size, to residents of her neighborhood. Art students in the East Meadow School District also got involved and created some of the pictures that were made into tiles. Hammerman then worked with ArtWare for Good, based upstate New York in Garrison, to create the tiles. So many people responded, she said, that she had to put a limit on the number of tiles she accepted, since she was funding the project on her own. She created two 90-tile murals with common centerpieces. “The murals came out even better than I expected,” Hammerman said. “The messages on each tile really expressed the heartfelt thanks that the community wanted to give to the front-line workers. Residents were so appreciative of these health care heroes, and this project gave them a means to express their gratitude.” Separately, Hue Studio and the Facebook group Support for Local Businesses and Frontline Workers created a mixedmedia canvas rainbow mural, also with community support. Michelle James Wettstein, the founder of the Facebook group, which worked for months to provide food to front-line workers while supporting local businesses,

helped fund the project. A second rainbow mural created by Hue Studio and funded by the Facebook group will be hung in Village Hall. Wettstein said it would serve as a “reminder of how much the community appreciates its front-line workers.” All three murals were installed on July 1 in the hospital’s employee cafeteria, to serve as a morale booster for staff members and a reminder of all they have been through.

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Thank-you posTers, messages of hope and photos of hospital staff were made into tiles that now comprise two murals hanging in the cafeteria of Mercy Medical Center. The murals were donated by Beth and Neil Hammerman.

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oes anyone not newly ‘woke’ to injustice fail to meet impossible standards?

Luther King Jr.’s devotion to nonviolence too timid to be honored? Does anyone not newly “woke” to prejudice, privilege and injustice fail to meet the left fringe’s impossible standards? If so, we’re all lost. We all come up way short. But there is another path. We can revisit history, but let’s not revile it. We can and should take a hard, cleareyed look at racism and economic deprivation in our own time. We should invest in our poorest neighborhoods, improve our poorest-performing schools, and help create better economic opportunities for minority communities. I’d like to see us fight hard to right the wrongs of America’s past. But we can only succeed if we build on the solid foundations of that past. In a few weeks, Congress will return to Washington to consider another historic round of support for America’s struggling economy. This year, a pandemic has forced our leaders to drop partisan differences to pass legislation to keep our economy afloat. Let’s hope and pray they build on this cooperative spirit to earn a place of honor in our nation’s history. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

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eally, I am trying not to take this personally, but it seems clearer every day that our federal government is choosing to open the economy at the expense of older Americans. When I say “expense” I’m not talking dollars; I’m talking survival. A few indisputable facts:

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and should have followed. The founders’ ideal of liberty for all clashed starkly with the horrible reality of their support for the slavery of many. But if the good they did and the good we do can be swept away by the sins they committed and the sins we commit, then there is little hope for redemption. If every American leader up to the present day is judged too flawed to honor, if all of American history before today is judged irredeemable, then we are doomed, for those who erase history will surely find themselves bound to replaying it. The intolerance of today’s mobs toward everything and everyone who went before us will eventually turn on all of us and those who come after us. History shows it’s just a few short steps from the French Revolution’s cry for fraternity and equality to the Reign of Terror, the Star Chamber and the guillotine; from the heady days of the Russian Revolution to the horror of the Soviet purge, the gulag prisons and the Berlin Wall. So the next time a former president’s monument is defaced or his statue is torn down, let’s think for a moment who will

■ America has an agonizing challenge ahead. Covid-19 cases are surging in many states, and many hospitals are once again in danger of being overwhelmed.

■ Ninety-five percent of coronavirus deaths occur in people over 60 years of age. A crushing number of people have died in elder-care facilities across the country. ■ We are months away from any breakthrough treatment, and possibly longer than that for a viable vaccine. ■ Children need to get educated, and they need to get out of the house to play and meet friends. If not, we will have a generation of kids growing up with their own unique psychological problems as a

result of living through a pandemic. Clearly, the needs of the children are in direct conflict with the need to protect our older people. The children always have to come first, but it isn’t an either/or situation. The problem can be addressed reasonably well. As the epidemiologists have told us, widespread testing, universal protections, like masks and shields, and respect for medical guidelines, to maintain social distance, can allow our kids and grandkids some of the social freedom they need and still help keep older people safe from contagion. This isn’t perfect, but it isn’t rocket science, either. We need a coordinated effort to put in place safety measures so our economy can stumble forward and our children can return to some kind of schooling. None of this is happening now. We don’t just have a vacuum of leadership, we have a toxic message spewing from President Trump and his minions that undermines medical advice and seems indifferent to the threat to older folks. There is a receptive audience for this message. Sacrificing Grandma and Grandpa seems to be the price many are willing to

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pay in order sit at a bar, attend a rally or party with friends. Senicide (a word I just learned) is the killing of older people or abandoning them to certain death. It is a practice that took a while to gain traction in America, but apparently we are cozying up to the idea. Senicide has been practiced since ancient times by cultures around the world. Though illegal in India, thalaikoothal is still practiced in some remote villages as a form of “mercy killing.” In ancient Nordic cultures, attestupa was the custom of old people jumping or being pushed off high cliffs. In rural China, among the Inuit, helping people to their final destination was an acceptable way to conserve resources for the young. And now, in the United States of America, the bean counters are accepting a certain number of deaths in exchange for opening the local tattoo parlors. I never imagined senicide as part of the American experience. Until now. I see Trump humphing and pfumphing about pushing kids back into school and opening “Main Street,” and I hear the unspoken calculus that a boost to the economy will require a culling of the over-60 population. That doesn’t have to be the deal. There

never imagined senicide as part of the American experience. Until now.

is another way to move forward without stepping over the bodies of our elders. Masks really work. Social distancing is effective. To me, it follows that people who gather in groups without masks are willfully putting their older loved ones at great risk. Since the president has abdicated leadership over the pandemic, it is up to the governors and mayors to find their backbone and their moral conscience and make masks and distancing the law of the land. For my baby boomer brothers and sisters, we need to take care of ourselves, and that means staying relatively isolated, so our grown children won’t have the additional burden of caring for us. That means not connecting physically with our grandkids, as we did before the pandemic. No hugs and kisses for the moment. We can welcome one another with open arms as soon as it’s safe to embrace; in the meantime, this is what we must do. My friends and I joke darkly that if Covid-19 rages on, tens of thousands of the older generation will die sooner rather than later, Medicare will have fewer claims, younger people will inherit ahead of schedule, and it will all be just dandy. If you can live with it. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Why the Herald will now capitalize Black

his week, the Herald Community Newspapers are making a seemingly small, but we believe critical, change to our Style Guide. Going forward, the Herald will use a capital B when writing about Black people. Our choice was motivated by the Associated Press’s decision to do the same. The Herald generally follows AP style in its writing, only occasionally veering from it, as is the case with hundreds of newspapers across the United States. After the AP’s decision — and a similar one by The New York Times, which has style guidelines of its own — we began considering whether our policy on the use of the lower-case b required reconsideration, culminating with a group discussion with our editorial staff. We wanted to reach a consensus based on sound reasoning. We concluded that the capital B is about more than skin color. It represents a shared history and culture among a traditionally marginalized group of people in our society. We had, for many years, used African-American when referring to Black people, but many Black people do not describe themselves as African-American, having lost their ties to Africa centuries ago. The Black Lives Matter movement, which exploded into the American consciousness after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis

police officer on Memorial Day, crystallized in our minds the importance of the capital B. Black, in this case, not only represents a movement toward social justice, but also a shared identity. We are making one exception to the new rule. We will not capitalize black in Crime Watch items, where black speaks only of a person’s physical description. In keeping with our longtime policy, no person can be described in Crime Watch solely by the color of his or her skin. A physical description must also include height, weight, clothing and any distinguishing features, such as a beard. Many will ask why the AP, The Times — and now the Herald — will not capitalize white. First, and most important, white does not represent a shared sociocultural identity. It is simply a physical description. Most white Americans can, and do, trace their roots back to Europe. They know what countries their ancestors came from, with stories of grandparents and great-great-grandparents passed down in family trees and oral histories. These histories help white Americans feel a sense of cultural heritage, a connection to their past, whether they are Irish-American, Italian-American or Polish-American. Most Black people in America had their familial and cultural ties ripped away from them because of slavery. In the nation’s earliest census at the end of the 18th century, Blacks accounted for nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population, with nearly all brought here as slaves

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letters Keep New York moving forward To the Editor: As of last Friday, coronavirus hospitalizations dropped below 800 for the first time since March 18, and the three-day average death toll — seven — was the lowest since March 16. The number of new cases, the percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny. gov. Throughout this pandemic, we have made progress by recognizing that state and local governments cannot fight the virus on their own. The efforts of everyday New Yorkers to socially distance, wear masks and wash their hands are central to our ability to slow the spread and save lives. As we allow ourselves to celebrate some good news, I urge residents to stay “New York tough” and not give up the ground we have worked so hard to gain together, particularly in the face of rising cases throughout the country and compliance issues here at home. Last Friday’s data are summarized briefly below: ■ Patient hospitalizations: 799

from Africa, according to the Pew Research Center. Today, most of the nation’s 40 million U.S.-born Black people are descended from this original population. Enslaved Blacks were forced to start over, developing a shared socio-cultural identity in this new and terrifying land. To write Black, as opposed to black, is to recognize this identity. Changing a newspaper’s style will do nothing to alter the social and economic conditions that Black people face in America. It will not reverse the evils of systemic racism, which has oppressed them since they were forcibly brought to this land. When all of us commit to and work toward ending racism, in all its forms, we will at last eradicate it. To write Black is a sign of respect for a people who have, for too long, been castigated and downtrodden. The Herald has long been committed to reporting on the issues that matter to the Black community. In 2014 we took on a yearlong investigative series, “Living on the Edge,” about the challenges that people face making ends meet in Nassau County. Issues of poverty, we found, disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic people. Last year, we took on another yearlong series, “The Racism Around Us,” examining myriad examples of systemic racism throughout society. In choosing Black instead of black in our Style Guide, we are committing to continuing such reporting in the future.

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p to now, President Trump has been lucky enough to avoid catching Covid-19. He is tested two times a day, along with all of the White House staff. Despite these tests, a number of staffers have contracted the virus, including members of the Secret Service detail. But there’s no doubt that even if the president escapes the bug, there’s a strong likelihood that the pandemic will be his undoing come Election Day, Nov. 3. At the beginning of the year, Trump was an odds-on favorite to be re-elected. The JerrY economy was kremer humming along and unemployment was at an alltime low. But in early January, China reported its first cases of the new coronavirus. The president called for a halt to immigration from China, but in the weeks after the declaration, it’s estimated that over 20,000 Chinese citizens traveled to America without hindrance. For the entire month of February, the president downplayed the reports of the

virus, predicting that it would quickly go away. He said that the few reported cases in the U.S. would dwindle down to zero, so there was no need to worry. Fearful that any reports that the virus was spreading would harm his re-election campaign, he lost precious weeks in which he could have alerted the nation to take any and all precautions. Well into March, Trump ignored the growing death toll and was determined to get the economy going again at all costs. His pressure on Republican governors to reopen has now turned into a massive debacle, with Florida, Texas, Arizona, South Carolina and Arkansas, among others, reporting record numbers of infections. Blindly loyal to the president, they have exposed millions of their people to the possibility of death or serious health problems. Now, as their hospitals reach capacity with Covid-19 patients, these governors are backtracking from their stupid political decisions and calling for the wearing of masks and renewed lockdowns. When New York state was hit with the virus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo sprang into

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action, directing the state’s millions of citizens to stay at home, to wear masks and to follow social-distancing protocols. At Cuomo’s urging, the federal government provided lifesaving equipment and set up numerous temporary shelters, but thousands of people still died in overcrowded hospitals and nursing homes. The state’s struggle to reduce the caseload, and its eventual success, should have been a warning sign to the nation that no one was safe from this silent killer. Every day, Trump is digging the nation deeper and deeper into another tragedy. A vast majority of people want our schools to reopen, and there’s no doubt that parents are especially anxious to get their children back to learning in school buildings and not at the kitchen table. But just like the president’s blind effort to get businesses to reopen, he is pushing hard for schools to open, threatening the health of millions of teachers and students. The federal government hasn’t provided one cent of funding for sanitizing classrooms or for testing school personnel. Teachers are being told that they must provide their own protective equip-

very day, he’s digging the nation deeper and deeper into another tragedy.

Letters ■ Newly admitted patients: 75 ■ Counties with hospitalized patients: 28 of 62 ■ Number of patients in intensive care units: 177 ■ Number of ICU patients who were intubated: 100 ■ Total number of hospital discharges: 71,477 ■ Deaths over a 24-hour period: 6 ■ Total number of deaths: 24,974 Of the 69,203 tests conducted in New York state on July 9, 730, or 1.05 percent, were positive. There were also 730 additional cases of Covid-19, bringing the statewide total to 401,029 confirmed cases in New York. After consulting with the state health commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker, and local stakeholders, we decided that concessions at state ocean and lakefront beaches would be allowed to open with restrictions beginning last Sunday. That included concessions at popular destinations such as Jones Beach, Robert Moses, Sunken Meadow and Lake Welch in Harriman State Park. We made this decision based on facts and science, and in recognition that these concessions are largely outdoors and are similar to other businesses we have allowed to open with precautions as part of NY Forward. As always, New Yorkers and visitors must adhere to social-distancing guidelines and wear facemasks as appropriate, and local governments will be actively monitoring to

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ment in order to make their classrooms ts safe. At the same time that a number of Am states are reporting their highest numha loc bers of infected citizens, Trump is threatening that any school that fails to reopen rus. Al will lose federal aid — even though they killing don’t get aid directly from Washington. of law During previous national health crises,one is h the nation has been comforted by public- killing health officials who have provided guidance on how to stay alive and safe. But this time around, every time guidelines have been issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, Trump has countermanded them, insisting on his own standards. Every step taken by this president has been and continues to be a recipe for disaster. As the days go by, he could accidently expose himself to the virus. I don’t wish it on him. I’m content to wait until November, when the virus wipes away the possibility of his re-election. unhap Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for selves 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways at least One and Means Committee for 12 years. He now flailing heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strat- Some h ple see egy firm. Comments about this column? founde JKremer@liherald.com. flawed to the v

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LIRR station in Belmont: lots of questions

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To the Editor: Construction will finally begin on the Belmont Arena Long Island Rail Road station in Elmont. Completion of the eastbound platform is promised by 2021. There is no news, however, as to who will purchase, operate and maintain a fleet of shuttle buses to connect the station with the Islanders arena. Bus manufacturers have a backlog of up to two years for orders already placed by transit agencies. Who will build a facility for maintenance, storage and powering of electric shuttle buses? Building a facility can take two years. What will the capacity of these electric buses be? They could range from 20 to 60 riders. Will they comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act? Who can guarantee all of this will be available to support the first hockey puck hitting the ice in October 2021? Don’t be surprised if the Islanders play their 2021-22 season at Nassau Coliseum.

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