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Sister Judy Fay honored as an everyday hero Long Island for 170 years. They focus on missions and the education and empower ment of The East Meadow Kiwanis women. Club honored Sister Judy Fay at “I have such respect for you,” its meeting on July 20, present- Kiwanis member Tom Gallagher ing her with the New York Dis- told Fay. “Everyone knows your trict Everyday Hero Award. Fay name — you’re somewhat of a has been the director of the Par- celebrity.” ish Social Ministry at St. RaphaFay, now 75, grew up surel’s Church for the rounded by her fampast 12 and a half ily, she said, and was years. a lw ay s l e a r n i n g Elizabeth Fries, about the imporlieutenant governor tance of sharing. designate, presented She enjoyed the giveFay with the Kiwanand-take of religious is award. life, which inspired “You’re my go-to her to join the Sisperson. You’ll still be ters of St. Joseph. my go-to person,” T h e p ro g r a m i s F r i e s t o l d F ay. about six years long, “You’ve been a great SISTER JUDY FAY but you never really mentor and helped St. Raphael Parish stop learning, she me project forward said. when things were “We become a dumped on me at the last min- community, and we learn that we ute.” have differences and to accept Fay, who entered the convent differences,” she said. “Reliafter she graduated from high gious life is about sharing and school in 1964, has been called helping others.” back to her order, the Sisters of While in the Sisters of St. St. Joseph of Brentwood, to be Joseph, Fay completed her bachan advocate for the senior sis- elor’s degree at Brentwood Colters. She will spend her time lege, where she majored in teachhelping those sisters in need. ing, and then went on to earn a The Sisters of St. Joseph is a master’s at Fordham University congregation that has served CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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A little friendly competition It was a day to enjoy camaraderie for members of the East Meadow Kiwanis and the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce at their annual picnic on Sunday. More photos, Page 3.

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In an effort to help people facing food insecurity, PSEG Long Island partnered with Island Harvest to host a food drive at Stew Leonard’s on July 23. “Power to Feed Long Island” kicked off this month and is expected to continue into September. There will be two food drives each month outside various supermarkets across Long Island,

said Christine Restani, customer experience manager of the PSEGLI community partnership program. The goal is to collect enough food for 21,000 meals this year. PSEG Long Island aims to give back to communities in need, Restani said. And the need has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. “Food insecurity has really spiked during Covid,” she said, “especially during the summers, now that kids aren’t in

school.” PSEG Long Island donated $25,000 to Island Harvest to kick off the initiative, Restani said. Together the organizations created food drives at supermarkets across Long Island with a touchless system. People can pull up in their vehicles and hand off their donations, or put them directly in the collection boxes. “Kids are out of school and CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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Herald ScHoolS East Meadow fifth graders move up to middle school Fifth-grade students from Barnum Woods Elementary School, Bowling Green Elementary School, McVey Elementary School, Meadowbrook Elementary School and Parkway Elementary Schools celebrated their past six years of education while also looking forward to middle school during moving up ceremonies throughout the week of June 21. The principals at each school commended the students on their hard work, devotion and accomplishments during

their elementary school years before encouraging them to take full advantage of a new chapter in middle school and beyond. Awards were also presented to students from the PTA, superintendent and principals. The district congratulates the graduating fifth graders and wishes them a bright and successful future as they look forward to new opportunities at W.T. Clarke and Woodland Middle School.

FiFth-grade students will be transitioning to middle school after six years in their elementary schools.

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IT WAS ALL about good food, fun games and great company at the annual East Meadow Chamber and Kiwanis picnic on July 25.

Picnic fun for chamber and Kiwanians Morning rain on Sunday threatened to cause the cancellation of one of the most beloved annual picnics. But then skies cleared and the sixth annual East Meadow Chamber of Commerce and East Meadow Kiwanis Family Fellowship Picnic and BBQ went forward as planned. Members and their families gathered at Forest City Community Park in Wantagh to enjoy a day packed with games and lots of great food.

MARK RAZZANO, ABOVE, relived one of his favorite pastimes when he was a boy — a game of frisbee. THE GRILL TEAM, above right, consisted of Kiwanis Past President Jay Steinmetz, left and Eric Vogel who cooked up hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken and more for everyone to enjoy. KIWANIS TREASURER BRIAN O’Flaherty, far right, spiked a volleyball at the sixth annual picnic and BBQ. EVERYONE HAD AN opportunity to enjoy an array of offerings at the picnic.

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East Meadow Kiwanis honors Sister Judy Fay CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE in religious teaching. “For the most part in the congregation mostly everyone studied teaching,” she said. “We had some social workers and some nurses, but most were teachers in the elementary, high school and college level.” Fay started a parish social ministry department at Our Lady of Grace in West Babylon in 1976. She did so because at the time, Catholic Charities had encouraged parishes to develop specific programs to help their communities. “They wanted people to train and they asked parishes to hire people to train and volunteer to handle things that could be handled on a local level,” she explained. “I started the program at Our Lady of Grace and when I left people took over, which made me really happy seeing people continue the work I was doing.” From there, Fay went on to serve in numerous other parishes and developed other parish social ministries. She accepted a position at St. Raphael’s in 2009 and has been there ever since. Fay has helped the East Meadow community in many ways and has coordinated with the East Meadow Kiwanis for years.

She’s coordinated food drives with Kiwanis and then made sure that the hungry receive what they needed, said East Meadow Kiwanis President Lisa Hallett. One of the food drives was hosted by East Meadow Kiwanis in March, in which the food pantry at St. Raphael’s was one of the recipients. The drive collected seven truckloads of non-perishable food and 54 gift cards, with monetary donations of roughly $545. “She has helped us for many, many years,” Hallett said. “And if she had a specific need, she would call us.” Diane Krug, the secretary of Kiwanis, said Fay has done a great deal for East Meadow. “It’s amazing … all of the work she has done,” Krug said. “She will be missed.” Krug added that Fay helped coordinate taking the elderly to church and providing meals for them when they were sick. “I love everything about Kiwanis,” Fay said. “Not knowing one another they group together in order to reach out to their neighbors in need. That’s what we have in common with them and that’s why as a parish social ministry coordinator I partnered with them.”

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joining TikTok,” says Clare-Kovacs.“TikTok embraces an authentic aesthetic so they don’t mind poking fun at themselves.” Creating and Consuming Content Social media — which includes sites such as Pinterest and LinkedIn — offers a mix of entertainment, news, hobbies, virtual socialization and more. Users can share articles, photos, recipes, and present their opinions. Or, they can just consume other people’s content and not create any content of their own. “Even though the older generation is using more social media, around 32 percent of senior users don’t post at all, they only see and consume what others post,” says Sharon van Donkelaar, chief marketing officer at Expandi, a LinkedIn automation tool. Social Safety Be careful not to overshare, advises Jolene Caufield, the senior advisor at Healthy Howard, a nonprofit organization advocating for healthy lifestyle choices. “Seniors have the misconception that people on the internet will not use their anecdotes or information for malicious purposes, so they overshare,” she says, noting that some seniors even post that they’re home alone, which could attract the attention of criminals. Caufield warns that oversharing also increases the risk of unauthorized access to a senior’s social media accounts, since security questions might be things they share on social media. Cybersecurity experts warn all social media users, especially seniors, not to click on any links they receive via private messages or on the advertising posts they see on the sites. That should reduce the chances of malware invading their computer system. Still, seniors don’t need to be scared about social media. Henderson tells fellow seniors that “Unless you have a flip phone, you’ve already embraced the technology, so you may as well use it to stay in touch with your grandkids, friends, and relatives you rarely get chance to see.” It’s a convenient tool to stay in touch, as well as find and share information. And the many seniors already using social media prove that it can be for anyone.

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Chair yoga with April 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, chair yoga has gained many new members. To register, visit eastmeadow.info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570. The event will be held at 4 p.m.

Easy exercise This exercise class will be given virtually every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. Register once to access all the classes. Ann Rothman leads the class, which is appropriate for those who are not athletes. To register, visit eastmeadow.info. For more informtion, call (516) 794-2570.Visit lirrc.org with any questions.

College essay writing Dr. Dominique Padurano from Crimson Coaching will present this workshop for students entering grades 11 and 12 and their parents. Learn the basics of great admissions essays and some techniques to jump-start writing. Students should bring: a pen or pencil, a notebook; and an open mind with them to this Zoom talk. The Zoom starts at 7 p.m. Register at www.eastmeadow.info

Thursday, August 5 Movie: “The War with Grandpa” Go watch the movie ”The War with Grandpa” at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower park. Bring a blanket or chairs. Movies start at sunset or around 8:15 p.m. This movie is rated PG.

Beginner salsa class Nieves dance studio, at 388 Merrick Ave., is offering a free first class. The session starts at 7:30 p.m. For more information go to nievesdancestudio. com.

Movie night: “Abominable” Go watch the movie “Abominable” at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park. Bring a blanket or chairs. Movies start at sunset or around 8:15 p.m. This movie is rated PG.

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Petty Rumours — Tom Petty/Fleetwood Mac tribute Head down to the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre to listen to the Petty Rumours from 9 to 11 p.m on Saturday July 31. Bring blankets and chairs. at Eisenhower Park field 1 from 3 to 9 p.m. It is a collaboration of all therapists from different settings.

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This exercise class will be given virtually every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. Register once to access all the classes. Ann Rothman leads the class, which is appropriate for those who are not athletes. To register, visit eastmeadow.info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

Saturday, July 31 Therapist networking There is a therapist networking event

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Virtual 5K participants will receive a themed t-shirt, a coupon for free beer and prizes for top places. The event is hosted by Garden Social Beer Garden & Kitchen, 1964 Hempstead tpke. Tickets start at $35 and the event begins at 3 p.m.

Monday, August 2 Easy exercise This exercise class will be given virtually every Monday, Wednesday and

Friday at 10 a.m. Register once to access all the classes. Ann Rothman leads this class that is approprite for those who are not athletes. To register, visit eastmeadow.info. For more informtion, call (516) 794-2570.

Journaling during the pandemic Join Professor Kathleen Volk Miller who will introduce the science and practice of writing toward emotional well-being and psychological healing. The event will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Register at www.eastmeadow.info or call (516) 794-2570. A Zoom link will be sent the morning of the event.

Tuesday, August 3 Tai Chi

for virtual tai chi starting at 11 a.m. Register at www.eastmeadow.info or call (516) 794-2570.

Korean language and culture Teens can learn basic phrases and fun facts about Korean culture with W.T. Clarke high school student Joanna. She will share her culture in an interactive class. The class begins at 7 p.m. egister at www.eastmeadow.info or call (516) 794-2570. A Zoom link will be sent the morning of the event.

Psychic dinner Join Borrelli’s restaurant at 1580 Hempstead Tpk. from 6 to 9 p.m. for a psychic dinner. $70 per person plus tax and gratuity gets one on one private reading. Make a reservation now by calling (516) 794-0190.

Teens can try this escape challenge over Zoom at 7 p.m. Participants only have one hour to figure out the clues and solve puzzles to successfully steal Dr. Jones’s valuables. egister at www. eastmeadow.info or call (516) 7942570. A Zoom link will be sent the morning of the event.

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Misty Mountain will be playing at Eisenhower Park on August 14 at 8 p.m. Look out for summer movies and concerts from Nassau County. Tickets: nassaucountyny.gov/parks. Mi Gente Live, a High Energy Tribute to Latin Icons will be playing at Speno Park on August 11. There are free drive-in movies at Veterans Memorial Park. Check out the indoor public pool sessions at the Eisenhower Park’s pool.

EAST MEADOW FIRE DEPARTMENT

The volunteers at the East Meadow Fire Department urge residents to take all of the necessary precautions this summer to guard against pool and beach tragedies. Unfortunately, it takes just seconds for a child to drown. And drowning is the leading cause of death in many states for children under the age of five. Most drown in their own backyard swimming pool, but smaller children drown in buckets, bathtubs, toilets, canals and ponds. Small children are top-heavy, and they don’t have the upper body strength to lift themselves out of one of these dangerous situations. Even if the child survives the incident, they are often left with permanent brain damage.

gency.

Preventing drowning in swimming pools

■ Never dive into unfamiliar or shallow bodies of water.

■ Do not allow children to play near the pool and store all toys outside the pool area. ■ If you leave the pool area, always take the children with you. ■ For when all else fails, have an approved pool alarm to detect a mishap. ■ Learn to swim and teach your children no matter their age. ■ Never swim alone, or while under the influence of alcohol or medications. ■ Never swim during a thunderstorm.

Drowning and near drowning can be prevented. Anyone involved with the supervision of children needs to be aware of the dangers associated with any body of water. Below are important tips to prevent needless tragedies.

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■ Know where children are at all times.

THE EMFD’S POOL safety tips include suggestions that might not occur to residents.

■ Use an approved barrier to separate the pool from the house.

pool or any water source. No exceptions.

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■ Have life-saving devices near the pool, such as a pole/hook, or flotation device.

■ Be sure the number of your local rescue squad is attached to your phone. East Meadow Fire District residents should call (516) 542-0576 to report an emer-

■ Keep the pool area secured and gated after each use. ■ Never allow children to be alone near a

■ Keep large objects such as tables, chairs, toys and ladders away from pool

The members of the EMFD has seen videos every year that include a swimmer in distress that no one notices with everyone else in the pool continuing to enjoy themselves. They recommend that whether in the pool or soaking up the sun, to frequently scan the pool for anyone in distress. A life could be saved.

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Impotant tips to stay safe at the ocean

How to stay safe from electricity ■ Look at underwater lights to be sure they are working properly, not flickering or working intermittently. ■ If tingling occurs, immediately stop swimming in your current direction. Try and swim in a direction where you had not felt the tingling, Exit the water as quickly as possible and avoid using metal ladders or rails. Touching metal may increase the risk of shock. ■ Do not swim before, during or after thunderstorms ■ Have a qualified electrician periodically inspect and, where necessary, replace or upgrade the electrical devices or equipment that keep your pool, spa or hot tub electrically safe. Have him/her show you how to turn off all power in case of an emergency. ■ Make sure that any overhead lines maintain the proper distance over a pool

■ If planning to put in a new pool, hot tub or spa, be sure the wiring is performed by an electrician experienced in the special safety requirements for these types of installations. ■ Electrical appliances, equipment and cords should be kept at least 6 feet away from the water. When possible, use batteryoperated instead of cord-connected appliances and equipment, such as televisions, radios, and stereos. ■ If someone is in trouble from an electrical malfunction, stay clear. Immediately shut down the power source and contact the EMFD at (516) 542-0576. Any attempt to free the person in distress can result in you becoming a victim as well.

Staying safe in the ocean and beach ■ Make sure lifeguards are on duty and ask about surf conditions before going in the water. ■ Swim only in areas where lifeguards are present. Only swim in designated areas. ■ Never dive in the surf head first. The water is not always clear and you may not notice any obstructions or how shallow the water in front of you is.

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■ Never drink alcohol and swim. ■ Children can fall below the surface in a second, and it can be impossible to find them fast enough. ■ Always hold the hands of younger children. Sudden changes in surf direction can separate them from you in an instant. ■ Swim parallel to the shore if you want to swim long distances. ■ Lightning strikes at the beach are common in thunder storms. If you hear thunder, get out of the water immediately. Seek shelter in a building or automobile. If no shelter is available, find the lowest spot possible and avoid open spaces. ■ Don’t sit under an umbrella and stay away from metal objects like aluminum chairs as they can become a conductor. ■ If you get into trouble in the water, don’t panic. Raise and wave your arm for help, float and wait for assistance. ■ Wear sunscreen, with at least a level 15 sun protection factor, to protect against burns.

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■ A difference in the waves — larger, choppier waves in the rip current; smaller, calmer waves in front of the bar. ■ Foam or objects moving steadily seaward. ■ An offshore plume of turbid water past the sandbars. Polarized sunglasses cut glare and help to spot rip currents. If caught in a riptide, don’t panic. Call for help while swimming parallel to the shoreline. This will allow you to move laterally out of the current in stable water. On behalf of Chief of Department Paul J. Kosiba, his assistant chiefs, Peter S. Cheswick, Phil Fertitta and James Walsh, and the dedicated men and women of our department, we wish all of our residents a safe summer season.

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and other structures, such as a diving board. If unsure, contact a qualified electrician or local utility company to make sure power lines are a safe distance away.

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Many donate to food drive at Stew Leonard’s CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE they’re not getting their free lunches, and it’s a bigger burden on the families,” Amy Di Leo, PSEG Long Island’s senior communications generalist said. “Donations drop in the summer as well. The people coming here have been so wonderful. They really want to help.” “We usually serve about 300,000 Long Islanders, but last year we served about 600,000,” said Gianna Bottone, Island Harvest food drive coordinator. “We’re trying to get as much food as we can.” PSEG Long Island and Island Harvest have a long relationship in collaborating, and employees from both organizations volunteer at the local food drives, Restani said. “We’re good partners,” Restani said. “It’s great to get back out together and help those in need.” The local organizations have also completed food sorts and rescues, where they collect and distribute food that would have gone to waste.. PSEGLI has helped Island Harvest with their Stamp Out Hunger campaign, which is a collaboration with post offices to create the nation’s largest single-day food drive and assisted them in achieving their Guinness Book of World Record Award for the longest line of hunger relief packages in 2019. Coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic, Bottone said, the need for food donations was 56 percent higher than it normally was. “Island Harvest is so thankful to be partnering with PSEGLI, especially during the summer months when the donations are very low and the need is still high for the over 450,000 Long Islanders that we are serving this year,” Bottone said.

Those in need can collect donations at food drives or speak to advocates with Island Harvest or PSEGLI to help them get what they need. Low-income programs, help for seniors, financial support, energy efficiency information and more are all offered through the joint partnership. “Our advocates are well-versed in all of our available programs,” Restani said. “If you have food at home then you help out others who don’t. It’s as simple as that,” Joyce Ferguson, of Uniondale, said. She came to drop off food after hearing about the food drive in a PSEGLI email. “Food insecurity is such a major issue across Long Island and nobody really talks about it that much,” PSEGLI volunteer Kyra Bella said. “People that you interact with every day, including your neighbors and coworkers could be struggling — so I want to help out as much as I can.” When you help out your community you are helping your neighbors, Restani said. “It only makes sense to help out,” she said, “and give back.” This was only the second food drive out of six that has been planned across Long Island. The next food drive will be held on Aug. 6 outside of the Stop & Shop in Massapequa, on Hicksville Road. Every $1 donated to Island Harvest provides two meals to the community. Last year they provided a little over 18 million meals to those in need, said Bottone. “I’m really excited to see this campaign through to fruition,” Bottone said. “It’s heartwarming to partner with a company like PSEGLI who are so willing to help their neighbors in need. I have no doubt we will surpass the 21,000 meals.” Individuals interested in donating can go online to: www.psegliny.com/FeedLI.

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The International Olympic Committee and its president, Thomas Bach, introduced a new motto for the Olympics on July 23. According to reports, it reflects the first change to the motto since the inception of the modern Olympics in 1894. The new motto is: “Faster, Higher, Stronger — Together,” while the specific motto for the Tokyo games remains unchanged, “United by Emotion.” Quite frankly, as a person who likes words, slogans and mottos, all I selfishly can see, read and imagine is how “Faster, Higher, Stronger — Together” and “United by Emotion” dutifully reflects the life I am living. I know it was not meant for me but while respecting the incredible ability of the world’s athletes, my “faster, higher, stronger, together” is getting its own workout in Summer 2021. For example, I don’t want the summer to go faster, but with the loss of my mother, I want all the obligations that have been my responsibility as far back as last winter to end faster and be complete. When it comes to “higher,” I keep thinking we as a nation and a world might take the higher moral ground and be considerate of each other as we wade through another dangerous spike of Covid-19 and its variants. But I’m not seeing evidence of this, and it distresses me. “Stronger?” This is not a word; it is a depth. There is so much change, with an

everyday existence that is so challenging, irrespective of Covid. So many of us desperately reaching for normal but now more than ever, we need the mental, physical and emotional fortitude to keep pushing through. And “together” is so worn out. It’s like we borrowed on its use as a concept so much over the last 18 months, that I wonder if there’s any meaning left to share. “United by Emotion” is the motto that was finally presented a year later than Tokyo planned, but it is my understanding from Olympics.com that the line pays homage to the power of sports even when we are apart, with different languages and cultures. Imagine, a species as varied as we are with a set of emotions that are just as varied. We still can envision and strive for unity. As it should be, the mottos are all very hopeful. All very uplifting. But not unlike the snatch and the clean and jerk in weightlifting, it’s going to take some practice and some personal heavy lifting to make our way through summer and touch the changing leaves of fall. A contributing writer to the Herald since 2012, Lauren Lev is an East Meadow resident and a direct marketing/advertising executive who teaches marketing fundamentals as well as advertising and marketing communications courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology and SUNY Old Westbury.

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soon finds things are much more complicated than he anticipated. Having spent much of his childhood in Paris, he is unnerved by the racism he finds in his native land. When he receives a small inheritance from an uncle, he sees a way out of his present despair. This money, combined with a chance encounter with a retired NBA –In Search of a Family player, change the course of Favorite Jonah’s life. The older man had resolved many of the Dear In Search of a Family issues Jonah was confronting. ANN Favorite, The NBA player’s advice, to DIPIETRO I have just the book for travel the world to search out you: “The Fugitivities,” by people and places, challenges Jesse McCarthy. This novel Jonah in ways he never travels around the world — Paris, Brook- expected. While some of the outcomes lyn, Brazil, and Montevideo. seem quixotic, the overall message rings We first meet Jonah Winters in Brook- true as our hero finds answers to life’s lyn, as he is about to begin his teaching existential questions. Recommended! career in a “Teach America” sort of program. He is eager as a young Black Amer- Would you like to ask the Great Book Guru ican to enrich the lives of his students for a book suggestion? Contact her at and give back to his community, but he annmdipietro@gmail.com. We just came back from an amazing vacation on Martha’s Vineyard and now I am ready for a new book to suggest to the family for discussion. Something that would appeal to the whole group would be ideal. Any ideas?

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ny forward movement in aviation, or in space exploration, is usually greeted by cheers. As should be the case. But often, first come the skeptics who ask whether it was worth it all. Or the doubters who say it never happened. Or even, sadly, those who shrug their shoulders and say, “So what?” When the bicycle-makers Wilbur and Orville Wright successfully flew their singleengine, box-like airplane on a chilly December morning in 1903 JAMES from the mosquitomarshes BERNSTEIN infested of Kitty Hawk, N.C. — the first motorized heavierthan-air vehicle ever to leave the earth — only four local newspapers showed up to cover the event. There were even disbelievers that the 12-second flight ever happened. The U.S. government turned the brothers down, with a form letter, saying it had no interest in their invention. An editorial in a Paris newspaper sniffed, “The Wrights have flown or they have not flown. They possess a machine

or they do not possess one. They are in fact either fliers or liars. It is difficult to fly . . . It is easy to say, ‘We have flown.’” The press and the public ultimately came to recognize the significance of the Wrights’ first flight. But it took time. So, too, now, there has been considerable scoffing at and bad-mouthing of the recent flights to the edge of space by the billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson. Social media has been filled with denunciations: Bezos and Branson could have used the multimillions they spent on their ventures feeding half the world’s population. They could have brought global warming under control. They could have cured Covid. All these things are absolutely worthy goals and need to be done. But they will not be done by one man, or two. They will take global efforts by teams of scientists, researchers, scholars and all of us. Bezos and Branson had another goal in mind, one that is also worthy. Their flights were a brief few minutes, and they reached about 60 miles high, the edge of space. But on May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, flew for only 15 minutes in his Freedom 7 space capsule, and reached an altitude of

101 miles before splashing down in the Atlantic. But in what is really a wink of an eye — eight years and two months later — Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon, in July 1969. The Apollo moon program certainly got the world cheering, but in the decades since, the view of its technological feats has soured. I have heard many deride it as little more than a propaganda tool, with a number of people looking back on it with a yawn. But the view of our blue and white planet from space alone was worth every penny. We got a perception of just how enormous “out there” is, how tiny we really are, and how we need to preserve this beautiful planet of ours. But technology from the Apollo program also gave us better water-purification systems, breathing masks used by firefighters around the world, solar panels, cordless devices like power tools, a path to developing miniaturized computers, advanced cameras, thermal blankets for keeping the sick warm and yes, moon rocks to gaze upon in museums. It’s easy to call Bezos and Branson thrill-seekers who have little better to do

ezos and Branson are scoffed at, but so were two brothers at Kitty Hawk.

with their time or money. Neither man is perfect. Bezos could certainly improve working conditions at his Amazon plants around the country, and he didn’t help himself when he “thanked” his employees for making his voyage possible. He used company stock to finance his trip, and his employees had no say in the matter. But I also see the two men as dreamers, like the Wright brothers and all of the Apollo astronauts. Each step forward in aviation, or space, gets us a little closer to where our DNA as human beings pushes us to be: out there. The Wrights were the step to commercial airplanes. The airplanes took us to Apollo. Apollo took us to the moon. The moon is now seen as a landing stop on the way to Mars and beyond. This progress cannot be stopped. Since our earliest days on Earth, we have looked skyward and asked, What’s up there? Wilbur Wright put it this way: “The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air.” Let’s keep looking. James Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald.

Caught in the tangled lines of big fishing

watched the Netflix documentary “Seaspiracy” last week, and I may never eat fish again. The 90-minute exposé on commercial fishing, produced by Ali Tabrizi, a 27-year-old environmentalist and filmmaker, reveals a fishing mega-industry that is poisoning our oceans, overfishing across the globe, unintentionally slaughtering thousands of dolphins and turtles in miles-long fishing nets (known as walls of death) and peddling farmed fish that is contaminated to unsuspecting RANDI consumers. The KREISS documentary presents disturbing video evidence of practices like the mass killing of dolphins and whales in Japan, where some fishermen see the mammals as competition for their industry. Tabrizi interviews fishermen as well as leaders of various organizations devoted to the preservation of sea life and healthy oceans. He draws viewers to the conclusion that there is no such thing as “sustainable” fish catches, and no such thing as “dolphin safe tuna,” despite the labels and the claims of the fishing industry. He

interviews men who say they were kept as slaves on huge fishing vessels, processing shrimp in their holds, with the threat of being thrown overboard if they protested. The documentary shows thousands of miles of fishing lines and nets stuck together in vast seas of garbage floating across the Pacific Ocean. My own history with fishing and eating fish is at odds with the disturbing elements of the exposé. Having lived most of my life on the coast of Long Island, I fished Reynolds Channel, in Atlantic Beach and Long Beach, from the time I was 4. As a kid, I went out with my dad and my Uncle Herbie in a wooden rowboat with an outboard motor, and I always landed the biggest flounder. “Big as a doormat,” my dad would say. And I usually caught it on a simple dropline. Part of the fun was the other stuff we caught and threw back, the blowfish and spider crabs and the occasional eel. The bays were full and rich with wildlife. My dad cleaned the fish at the dock, and we ate what we caught. Who thought about it? Decades later, wanderlust led my own family to summers in Montana. There we learned to fly fish, and we ambled along

the big rivers: the Bitterroot, the Gallatin, the Blackfoot, the Yellowstone and the Ruby. Summer after summer we caught and released rainbow and brown trout lurking in the deep, still pools of those pristine rivers. This morning, I read in The New York Times: “Montana’s Famed Trout Under Threat as Drought Intensifies.” Which leads to questions about what is precipitating the devastating heat and drought across the West, and how overfishing, air pollution, industrial waste and food production contribute to the climate change that is affecting life on Earth? I’m worried that my favorite salmon recipes, made with farmraised salmon, may include a few surprise ingredients like arsenic, PCBs, DDT and mercury. When I open a can of tuna, “Seaspiracy” claims, even the “Dolphin Safe” label can be unreliable. The Guardian newspaper challenges some of “Seaspiracy’s” claims, saying that several fishing industry leaders were quoted “out of context.” The newspaper reports that there are viable groups working hard to create “sustainable’ sources of fish. It challenges the “Seaspiracy” claim that our oceans could be completely empty

ow do we eat healthy and still preserve the planet’s natural resources?

by 2048, saying that finding may be dated. I checked out the websites of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and learned that there are hundreds of endangered fish on their lists, fish dying out because of overfishing or disappearing habitats. Among them is the Atlantic salmon. So, as a salmon eater, my choice is wild-caught Pacific salmon or farm-raised salmon, which seems to have issues not only with contaminants but with the farms themselves, which release huge amounts of waste into the oceans. And if someone claims a farmed fish source to be environmentally conscientious and the fish safe to eat, how to know for sure? Please watch “Seaspiracy” for yourself. Read the rebuttals to the documentary on the BBC and Guardian websites. The questions for all of us are, how do we eat healthy and still preserve the natural resources of our planet? How do we create reliable oversight groups so that we can believe their reports of sustainable fish sources and healthy fishing protocols? Right now, the fishing industry is largely self-reporting, and that raises issues. As citizens of the Earth, our menu choices are fraught. Suddenly, a simple tuna sandwich creates an ethical dilemma. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Let’s keep our eyes on the skies

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lans to construct a wind farm in the ocean 15 miles south of Jones Beach will undoubtedly be met with opposition. The Long Island Commercial Fishing Association has already weighed in against the project, saying it could disturb vital fishing grounds. There will likely be others to follow during a two-year environmental review. We mustn’t allow not-in-my-backyard protestations to scuttle such a project again, though. In 2007, plans for a 40-turbine wind farm off Jones Beach, 10 years in the making, were killed largely because of NIMBYist opposition by a small but vocal group called Save Jones Beach. Long Island Power Authority officials claimed the project would cost too much, but studies showed it would have raised ratepayers’ monthly bills by a mere $2.50. Polling at the time showed Long Islanders overwhelmingly supported the wind farm, despite the rate increase. That’s because most folks understood then, and understand now, that we desperately need renewable energy sources like wind, solar and geothermal to reduce our reliance on dirty fossil fuels such as coal, oil and even natural gas in order to stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis. Yes, the Earth is heating up beyond the bounds of predictable climactic cycles, and we’re responsible for throwing the world’s mean temperature range out of whack. Power plants, factories, and cars and trucks send more than 40 billion metric tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide — the chief of driver of climate change —

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LETTERS Get vaccinated if you haven’t been To the Editor: New Yorkers across the state continue to fight Covid-19 by getting vaccinated, but we need to get even more shots in arms to put this virus behind us for good. I urge everyone who hasn’t gotten their shot yet to do so immediately. The vaccine is widely available and taking it is easy, safe and free. As of last week, the percentage of New Yorkers testing positive for the virus was up, at 1.86 percent. The seven-day average was 1.66 percent. New patient hospitalizations, patients in intensive care units, patients in ICUs with intubation and deaths were all up. All state mass-vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers for walk-in vaccination on a first-come, first-served basis. Those who would prefer to schedule an appointment at a state-run site can do so on the Am I Eligible App or by calling (833) NYS-4-VAX.

into the atmosphere every year. Since the Industrial Revolution began in 1750, humans have released 2,000 billion metric tons, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That is, we have released enough carbon into the atmosphere to substantially alter its composition and set in a motion the climate crisis that we now face. The question is, what will we do to stop it? Will we bravely seek new, clean forms of energy, or will we keep our heads buried in the sands of our pristine beaches until they’re all underwater? Yes, the climate crisis is raising sea levels and increasing the strength of hurricanes and tropical storms, while also causing wrenching drought in parts of the world — including the American Southwest — that have traditionally been rain-deprived. You only need look to the abnormally scorching temperatures we have seen across the West this year — and the out-ofcontrol wildfires that have resulted — to understand the magnitude of the crisis that we face. Climatologists tell us that the climate crisis is no longer a future projection. It is here and now, and we are only starting to feel its terrible effects. We are not powerless, however. Just as human ingenuity got us into this crisis, it can get us out of it. Building offshore wind farms around Long Island — considered the “Saudi Arabia of wind” — would be a step in the right direction. It’s only natural that the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association would worry about the potential effects of wind

farms on traditional fishing grounds. It’s shortsighted, however, to think only in the present. Warmer ocean waters caused by the climate crisis could wipe out twothirds of all fish species around the globe, according to the World Economic Forum. At the same time, fish — and birds — exist in a narrow temperature range to which they have spent millennia adapting. Change the mean annual temperature over long periods of time, and the fish and birds begin migrating north to cooler regions. In the near future, in other words, there may not be a Long Island fishing industry to speak of unless we act now. Over the next two years, we also may hear that wind farms kill birds that fly through them. That’s true. All forms of energy production, though, kill wildlife. Blowing apart mountains to extract coal certainly does. Oil spills in the ocean certainly do. For goodness’ sake, nuclear power plants kill billions of fish and fish larvae annually by sucking them from rivers and oceans through their cooling systems. The National Audubon Society estimates that we could lose two-thirds of all bird species to climate change. That’s why the society supports wind farms, including offshore wind farms, even though we may lose thousands of birds to them. If you’re really worried about birds, though, keep your house cat inside. Outdoor house cats kill some 2.4 billion birds in the U.S. and Canada every year, according to the American Bird Conservancy.

OPINIONS

ere’s a quick note to United Airlines. You know that deal you recently announced with Boom Supersonic that has you placing options to purchase 15 Overture aircraft, the still-tobe-built supersonic transport planes? If United, or any of Boom’s aeronautical engineers, have an institutional memory, they’ll recall that the firstgeneration Concorde SST died, in part, because of the ferocious opposition from those in the Five Towns living beneath RONALD J. final approach to F. Kennedy ROSENBERG John International Airport. That lesson needs to be heard in Tokyo, because Japan Airlines has secured 20 options for Overture, and Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is studying a supersonic airliner of its own. Let’s be clear. If your airliner can’t fly into Kennedy, you aren’t flying anywhere. Regardless of what technology you apply, whether its electric-powered engines or supersonic delta wings, the economics of any airliner depend on landing rights at JFK. The surrounding communities are

seasoned veterans of the jet noise war, and they know how to respond effectively based on their experiences with the deltawinged Concorde SST. In addition to a loud “double bang” sonic wave that assaulted people on the ground whenever the Concorde exceeded the speed of sound, its engines were considerably louder than those powering 747s and DC-10s of that era. Those jumbo jets arrive over the Five Towns far more slowly and far more quietly than the SST. The latest generation of aviation companies proposing to build a 21st-century SST has the advantage of working with research, technology, composite materials and supercomputers that were unavailable to Concorde designers back in the 1960s. Current plans suggest a design that incorporates an unusually long nose meant to contour a shock wave, wings designed to bounce a sonic boom up into the air and engines cloaked, in part, by twin vertical tails. Airlines also have a better appreciation of the economics of supersonic travel in an era of deregulation, when they have a far tougher and more competitive business model than the two European airlines that flew the Concorde across the Atlantic.

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Engineers say they fully appreciate that there is a point at which decibel readings for supersonic flight go off the chart and into the realm of community and Congressional opposition. They believe their prototype SST will offer a muted “thump” when it needs to fly over land in excess of Mach 1. While there has been an effort since 2018 to restart American SST research, Congress and the Federal Aviation Administration have yet to set new SST noise standards, which means, for the moment, that the industry is chasing a moving and subjective regulation. As fabrication of SST aircraft moves forward, the industry should consider simultaneously launching a community outreach and educational program focusing on what their SST will and will not do that would begin to engage Long Islanders. They should share their science, for example, with village mayors and civic leaders, particularly those in the Five Towns; host a community open house at Hempstead Town Hall; display their design concepts at the Lawrence High School science fair; host an informational briefing for Nassau County elected officials at the Cradle of Aviation; create a web site that details the thou-

he new model may give off a thump rather than a bang when it exceeds Mach 1.

sands of hours of wind tunnel testing, computer modeling and concept designs; coordinate efforts with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs JFK; and offer a virtual online tour of the engineering centers where their first SST is being designed. Boom Supersonic and its competitors, such as Lockheed Martin, need to appreciate that it is no longer sufficient to be the most innovative kid in the air. New technology, like new public infrastructure, now comes with a mandatory strategy to engage those who will be most impacted by it. But a neighborhood outreach program will not address the issue facing Cedarhurst, Lawrence, Inwood, and other communities on the South Shore that daily absorb the sights and sounds of intense air traffic. We know Long Island isn’t the center of the commercial aviation universe, but persuading New Yorkers living near JFK that a new and vastly improved SST will not harm their quality of life will be essential to the long-term viability of an SST that few of us will ever fly. Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He is currently with the law firm he founded in 1999, Rosenberg Calica & Birney, in Garden City.

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People may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule an appointment where vaccines are available, or visit vaccines.gov to find information on appointments near them. The Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is available to update New Yorkers on the distribution of vaccines. The state Department of Health requires vaccinating facilities to report all vaccine administration data within 24 hours, and the data on the dashboard is updated daily to reflect current metrics in the state’s vaccination effort. GOV. ANDREW CUOMO

Transit agencies must settle dispute To the Editor: After seven months, New Jersey Transit and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have been unable to agree on how to split $14.5 billion of CARES Act Covid-19 relief funds from Washington administered by the Federal Transit Administration. The MTA anticipated receiving $4 billion out of the second and $6.5 billion out of the third round of funding. This disagreement impacts other non-MTA transit operators. Until New York and New Jersey agree on a split of funding, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (FTA-sanctioned Metropolitan Planning Organization) will be unable to complete its funding request for its membership. This will mean that NICE Bus, City of Long Beach, Suffolk County Transit and Town of Huntington bus will be unable to access their share of funding. These smaller agencies do not have the same ability to borrow money

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as the MTA does. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and other elected officials should ask Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state Department of Transportation, the MTA chairman and board members to resolve this dispute as soon as possible. Local bus operators such as NICE Bus do not deserve to be adversely impacted financially by this impasse between the two largest transit

agencies in America. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

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