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IN ThE EArly morning of Aug. 4, Tejinder Singh, an East Meadow resident, allegedly smashed the windshields and windows of 27 cars in East Meadow.

“The golden age of the limer ick is recognized from being the early 1820s through 1928,” he said.“This variety of poetic form has been entertaining audiences for centures,” Susan Rattiner, editorial supervior at Dover, wrote to the Herald, “and this volume is a worthy addition to our collection of Dover Thrift Edition poetry anthologies.” At the end of Cro land’s book, however, are more recent lim ericks. “(The epi logue) is a way to talk about some things that they weren’t talking about centuries ago,” he said. “Like organic food, Spanglish, diversity, and even theCroland’sMacarena.”marriage proposal was anything but romantic poet ry. “Michael’s proposal with a limerick was more personalized — and quirky — than a typical proposal,” his wife, Tamara Cro land, wrote to the Herald. “It ended with ‘Will you marry me?’ so I said yes. It wasn’t surprising

ichael Croland loves limericks so much that in 2016 he pro posed to his wife Tamara with one. Now, six years later, the East Mead ow resident is pub lishing a book full of them.“There Once Was a Limerick Antholo gy” was published on Aug. 17 by Dover Publications of Gar den City. The book is filled with 350 select ed limericks, fiveline rhyming poems with a rhythm.bouncy“It’safun,smoothly flowing form of poetry,” said Croland, 38, a fan of limericks for nearly a decade. “I’ve read through a lot of old Limerick anthologies just for fun, and I saw an opportunity to publish a new anthology with a different spin.” The anthologies came from a ton of research, Croland said. Most were published at least 100 years ago and were in public domain. Many of the entries in his anthology come from the lim erick “golden age.”

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In the same area where a vandalism spree recently plagued East Meadow, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman released the coun ty’s crime report, highlight ing the “crime pandemic” that has occurred throughout theThestate.Aug. 15 release of data came just two weeks after Tejinder Singh, an East Mead ow resident, allegedly walked up and down East Meadow Avenue and Cambridge Street, and smashed 27 car windshields with bricks. “We are experiencing this pandemic solely because of the laws that have been pro mulgated in Albany and foist ed upon us that make us less safe,” Blakeman said. “Woke progressive policies like bail reform and raise the age are making us all less safe.” New York state’s bail reform law, a hot topic since its passage in 2020, calls for the release of most non-vio lent criminal defendants while they await trial or a plea deal. In January, Blake man signed an executive order requiring the county Police Department to issue daily reports with pending criminal case data and the bail status of those rearrest ed.According to the NCPD data, 3,019 individuals were arrested between April 1 and

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Take a seat at the Thai Table Restaurant and immerse yourself in the true culinary art of native Thai cuisine. Enjoy a number of dishes, from Asian, Asian Fusion and Thai to seafood, soup and noodles. There are vegetarian and vegan options as well. Relax over a meal with family or friends in their modern atmosphere and cozy ambiance or order in during their delivery hours. YOUR PALATE WITH LONG ISLAND’S BEST RESTAURANTS Visit www.lichoiceawards.com to view all winners and fnalists of the 2021 Herald Long Island Choice Awards presentd by PSEG Long Island. Check back September 15th to nominate your favorite businesses for 2022. 1182584

Just like owner Niko Vasilopolous’ family in Greece makes it, the food at GREEKTOWN is made from scratch using fresh ingredients. They strive to create and serve food to Long Islanders that their families would be proud of. The colorful bright plates of food, including chicken souvlaki and gyros, spanakopita and so much more, are sure to satisfy taste buds. Established in 1996, this authentic greek kitchen offers catering and delivery in Rockville Centre.

BEST JAPANESE FOOD: Inatome Japanese Steak + Sushi 6 5th St, Valley Stream (516) www.inatomerestaurant.com872-0419

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Island Empanada, owned and operated by Roy and Kathy Pelaez, is the Long Island dream turned reality offering authentic empanadas with his crafted secret sofrito seasoning. Roy, self taught cook, trained in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and now has two food trucks and multiple locations. Order for lunch or dinner, food truck catering, delivery and more.

BEST INDIAN FOOD: 924RaaginiAtlantic Ave, Baldwin (516) www.raagininy.com608-5578

BEST THAI FOOD: Thai Table Restaurant 88 A N Village Ave, Rockville Centre (516) www.thaitableny.com678-0886

Ram Bisht, owner and food enthusiast, has crafted the robust favors and delicacies of India as a child in his mother’s kitchen. Ram, born in the Himalayas of Nepal and famous for its Medieval India food concept of ‘Byanjana’ that infuenced the royal kitchens of India, learned from these concepts. From preparation to menu planning, Ram takes special care and mentors his staff to continue to provide the community with delectable and authentic culinary dishes and experience great Indian hospitality. Dive into foods like vegetable samosas, chicken tikka masala and coconut lemon rice and taste the spices of life.

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BEST GERMAN FOOD: Plattduetsche Park 1132 Hempstead Tnpk, Franklin Square (516) www.parkrestaraunt.com354-3131

BEST GREEK FOOD: Greek Town 90 N Village Ave, Rockville Centre (516) www.greektownny.com678-4550

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BEST MEXICAN FOOD: The 1034CabanaWBeech St, Long Beach (516) www.thecabanalbny.com889-1345 Long Beach is serving up specialty tacos and other Mexican dishes at The Cabana. They also offer soups, wraps, sandwiches and salads to suit everyone’s taste. There’s nothing like good food and a great time; and with their numerous events from discounted drink deals, live music and pop-up food vendors every monday — there will always be something new to come back to.

BEST CHINESE FOOD: Little Fu’s 1739 Peninsula Blvd, Hewlett (516) 295-2888 Find us on Facebook Local restaurant Little Fu’s offers meat and vegan options, but not just a veggie dish — mock meats from chicken to duck — within their full vegetarian menu. Enjoy large portions of tasty chinese cuisine for take out, delivery or eat in their sizable dining area perfect for a lunch or dinner with family, friends or a date. Japanese cuisine is also available on their ample menu.

BEST LATIN FOOD: Island Empanada of Merrick 2142 Merrick Ave, Merrick (516) www.islandempanada.com608-2663

Traditional Italian food made with fne, fresh ingredients — Lia’s Pizzeria serves up more than pies. From soups, salads, and sandwiches to pastas, seafood and homemade pizzas, open seven days a week Lia’s has a menu to please. Enjoy the tasty specialty pies or heroes by ordering in for take out or delivery, now available online; or plan a date night at their elegant dining area with modern moody lighting.

This is not your average restaurant, it’s an entire new world. There are actually several buildings on eight acres: a Biergarten, Beer Hall, Brathaus, catering hall and large event space in addition to the restaurant so you step into a new atmosphere submerged in authentic German cuisine, culture and events. Established in 1901, this unique venue and dining spot can offer a fun day out for friends, family, or events. Celebrate German celebrations such as Ompahfest, Jagerball or Oktoberfest among others throughout the year or pop in for a beer, wursts or fuffy pretzel imported from Munich!

BEST ITALIAN FOOD: Lia’s Pizzeria and Restaurant 60 Atlantic Ave, Oceanside (516) www.liaspizzeriaoceanside.com764-4971

Seizaburo and Katsuko Inatome opened Inatome in 1975. The restaurant features a sushi bar, serving traditional Japanese dishes, and hibachi in a separate dining room prepared by Chef Hiroki Yoshiyuki Oji. The interior, designed by the owners, blends Eastern and Western styles and at the heart of the restaurant, “Maneki-Neko” — a porcelain cat — greets guests.

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One member, Meltzer said, is a floral arrangement judge who examines mem bers’ submissions and offers helpful sug gestions.Theclub also works closely with Meals on Wheels, which delivers food to people who are unable to purchase or prepare their own meals. “Twice a year, we make floral arrangements that we donate to Meals on Wheels,” Meltzer said. “People who get a Meals on Wheels delivery in November or April also get a little mini flowerThearrangement.”clubhostsaplant sale each May, which is a major source of its funding. “We sell plants that we’ve dug up from our own gardens,” Meltzer said. “(People) end up paying significantly less than what they’d pay in the nursery — and you get freeTheadvice.”group emphasizes planting and cultivating native plants, Bennett said, because they are more supportive of native insects, pollinators and wildlife.

Every state has an agricultural college that can teach a Master Gardener pro gram, Bennett said. In New York, it’s Cor nell University, which has a farm on Long Island, the Cornell Cooperative Exten sion, in East Meadow. There, one can enroll in a 15-week program that includes lectures, homework and field training to become a master gardener. Two other Merrick Garden Club members are also master gardeners. “I love it,” Bennett said of the title. “I just share the information wherever I can.”The club’s other co-president, Ginny Meltzer, who also lives in Merrick, is a self-described “amateur gardener.” She joined the club a few years ago, Meltzer said, and now she and Bennett want to expand it, connect with other groups and educate the community on what the club does.The club is certified with the state as a nonprofit. Even though it’s called the Merrick Garden Club, Meltzer said, it has members from all over. “We have mem bers in Merrick, East Meadow, Wantagh, Island Park, Massapequa, Bellmore and even Hewlett,” she said. “We really encompass all surrounding communi ties.”The group meets once a month, and aside from small lessons about gardening that Bennett can demonstrate, members are also encouraged to be creative and bring in floral arrangements. “In September, one of our concepts would be ‘Fall Fantasy,’ so something that emphasizes fall colors and fall flowers,” Bennett explained. “We also bring in sam ples from our gardens, and we’ll do a pro gram. Sometimes we’ll make a fall wreath.”

ALwAys wiLLiNG TO be involved in the community, the club was at Kids Fest in April, helping children and families plant sunflower seeds.

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“Cheryl is very knowledgeable about a lot of the best practices,” Meltzer said of Bennett. “We talk about native plants, we talk about composting, we talk about leaves, we talk about how to support but terflies and pollinators.”

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T here have been garden clubs in the United States since 1891, when the very first one was founded in Ath ens, Georgia. Their primary pur pose is simple: Members learn about hor ticulture and how to sustain a healthy garden so they, in turn, can teach others to become gardeners themselves. Unknown to many, there is a club in Bellmore-Merrick. The Merrick Garden Club, founded in 1933, has a mission to stay involved in the federalexplained.gram,tercompletesenrollsearneddenerplants.clubfestivalago,abouttheacquaintedthattoldliveser.”“masterBennett,dents,club’sdening.plantsandmembersandcommunity,toteachnewoldaboutandgarOneoftheco-presiCherylisagardenBennett,whoinMerrick,theHeraldshegotwithgardenclub25yearsataspringwherethewassellingMastergarisatitlewhenoneinandaMasGardenerproBennett“It’saprogram that started after the Civil War,” she said. “People were moving out West, so what (the government) did was they trained people about farming and plants. The idea was that those people would disseminate that information to their friends.”

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The club currently has 17 members, and it hopes to expand. In April, it had a booth at the Merrick Chamber of Com merce’s Kids Fest, a spring festival in the Merrick Long Island Rail Road parking lot. The club helped children and families plant sunflower seeds, and offered tips for springThanksgardens.tocommunity events like Kids Fest, the club became acquainted with a Girl Scout Troop in Merrick. This fall, the club plans to work with the troop to plant spring flowering bulbs as a beautification project. “Those are the kinds of things that we’re interested in doing,” Bennett said.The monthly meetings take place in Bellmore at lunchtime, and Meltzer said that club members would love people who are retired, or working from home, to join them. Anyone can attend up to two meetings as a guest, she said, before deciding if they want to join. For privacy purposes, she asked those interested to write to MerrickGardenClub@gmail.com for the meeting date and location, and for more information about the club and its activities.

ThE MERRick GARDEN Club creates floral arrangements twice a year, and donates them to Meals on Wheels, which delivers food to people who cannot purchase or prepare their own meals.

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The East Meadow Fire Department, which covers East Meadow and parts of Levittown and Westbury (Salisbury), is always looking for new members to join their ranks as firefighters or emergency medical personnel; no experience is nec essary. The fire department provides the training required. There are numerous benefits associated with volunteering, including tax breaks, college scholar ships, annual health checkups, life insurance, and a service award pension program, all at no cost. For more infor mation on volunteering with the East Meadow Fire Department, visit www. eastmeadowfd.com, or call (516) 542-4565.

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MeMbers of eMfD’s Junior Fire Company Explorer Post 610 received instruction in vehicle extrication techniques. They had the opportunity to participate in situational assessments, learn patient access, and proper tool usage among other trainings. east MeaDow fire Department volunteers utilized the Jaws of Life during a recent training exercise that focused on freeing victims trapped in a car as the result of a motor vehicle accident. This is just one type of training volunteers learn.

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M embers of the East Meadow Fire Department’s Ladder Company 1, and members from the EMFD Junior Fire Company Explorer Post 610 recently par ticipated in a live, hands-on training in vehicle extrication on Aug. 10. This is the process by which rescuers free motorists who may have been entrapped in a car or truck as the result of a motor vehicle accident. The training provided instruction for rescue personnel that included situa tional assessment, patient access, proper choice of tools and other safety-related issues. Rescuers use a variety of tools used to free victims from accidents including pry bars and hacksaws, and heavy-duty hydraulic tools, such as the Jaws of Life. Vehicle extrication is one of several jobs performed by a fire department’s ladder, or truck company. Other functions may include performing ventilation and overhaul at structure fires, search and rescue, forcible entry, and heavy rescue functions. Vehicle extrication is one of a variety of instructional training programs that East Meadow’s volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians undertake on an ongoing basis in prepa ration for the vital services they perform for the community. The free training provided by the EMFD helps sharpen the proficiency of the volunteers, while emphasizing safety. An additional bene fit of the instruction includes teaching the kinds of skills that may prove valu able for a paid career in the emergency services field. Several EMFD volunteers are also employed by a number of public safety organizations, including the Nas sau County and New York City police departments, and the FDNY.

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T he East Meadow Summer Music Program, held at Woodland Middle School this year, had a wonderful five weeks of rehearsals, concerts and fun. Throughout the course of five weeks, students engaged in challenging lessons, new repertoire for their instru ment, and formed lasting friendships while making music. More than 350 students in grades four through 12 from across the district partic ipated in band, chorus and orchestra pro grams, as well as electives such as jazz, chamber orchestra and musical theater. The music program was very excited to introduce the new Second Chance Instru mental Program and Choral program for the first time this year. This program allowed students who have never partici pated in the East Meadow music program to learn a new instrument or sing, and thus be able to participate in the district’s music program this coming fall. “The teachers really made the pro gram fun for us,” Jeremy Stasaitis-Davis, a seventh-grader, said. “It helps the younger students gain an interest in learning new instruments and music.” Leila Miche, another seventh-grader who participated in the district’s Summer Music Program, said that this program was a memorable experience. “I really like that I got to take this time to practice and learn new things about my instru ments during the summer,” said Leila. “I enjoyed the teachers, because they’re all really nice,” said fifth-grader Olivia Labruna. “The songs that we learned are really fun to play, but I can’t wait to learn more difficult songs when I go back to school this year.”

The program concluded with outstand ing concerts, and the East Meadow School District commends all of the students and teachers involved for their hard work this summer. The district looks forward to stu dents bringing the skills they learned to their music classrooms this fall.

Musical fun in East Meadow’s summer music program

The easT Meadow Summer Music Program, held at Woodland Middle School this year, had a wonderful five weeks of rehearsals, concerts and fun. Students got to perfect their craft and put together a concert for their family and friends.

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Malverne Rockville Centre Elmont Lawrence

Wants to repeal the SALT — state and local tax — cap she says hurts people living in the state, and looks to combat price gouging she says is hurting the economy, especially from oil companies taking advantage of the gasoline crisis.

Believes President Donald Trump created 'irreparable damage to the fabric of our society' through his policy of race-baiting and dog-whistling. Says he wants to rebuild trust and harmony between different races and religions.Says'chronic anemic investment' has left Long Island's infrastructure in dire need of repair and rebuild. Looks to identify and prioritize projects to have 'maximum impact' in 'shortest amount of time.'

He says his work as an instructor with the medical faculty of different health professional schools helped many minorities and new immigrants get muchneeded jobs in the health care

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Championing what he describes as 'robust access' to vaccines, and an equitable distribution of vaccines, when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic, citing Nassau and Suffolk counties having some of the highest rates of Covid-19 infection.

Wants to get illegal guns off the street, ban automatic weapons and ghost guns, and enforce universal background checks. Supports nationwide minimum wage of $15.

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Pro-choice — believes women have the right to make their own medical decisions, and that there is no place for the government to ever Pushesinterfere.apro-environment stance to address what he has said is the growing threat of climate Promoteschange.

as a surgeon in the United Kingdom, according to his campaign website, he was president of a race relations council. He also trained in Ireland and Scotland, where his oldest son was born. The son of Haitian immigrants, he is a former assistant district attorney in the Bronx, before serving five terms as a Nassau County Legislator. During Hurricane Sandy in 2012, he worked with the Long Island Power Authority to help coordinate and restore power to local communities. He also shares on the campaign trail how he successfully rallied the community to keep and support the Nassau County Police Department's 5th Precinct, and not allowing the county to close it as planned. He has also worked against casino development, and was an obstacle for speed cameras. He earned his juris doctorate from Boston College Law School. politics principled servant commitment D.C.

Believes Russia's invasion of Ukraine created the current gasoline crisis, and wants to call a constitutional convention with the United Nations to confront what he calls a humanitarian disaster in Ukraine. Wants to begin an international marketing program against nuclear weapons and chemical warfare, and to use legislation to reduce the production of weapons-grade nuclear fuel. Says public spending and tax incentives are needed to attract small businesses, and not just focusing on large corporations. However, those companies should be given incentives to keep jobs in the United States. Believes in equal pay for equal work for women.

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Profession Lawyer, Malverne mayor Attorney Physician, surgeon Lawyer, Nassau County Legislator Family Married, with children; 42 Married, with four children; 52 Married, with three children; 71 Single; 43

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Wants illegal guns off the street, and does not believe responsible gun ownership and sensible gun legislation are mutually exclusive. Also supports universal background checks and extreme risk protection orders, better known as 'red flag laws.' Is against 'government invasion into personal lives' of women with their reproductive health, and believes women must have autonomy over their health care decisions.

Since becoming Malverne mayor in 2019, he has celebrated achievements of paving 72 percent of the roadways in the village, installed new technology, upgraded the existing infrastructure at Whelan Field Park, and kept village taxes flat. On his campaign website, he has championed his work as an election law and voting rights attorney who represented President Barack Obama in a 'baseless' case over his birth certificate, and also counseled Joe Biden's presidential Hecampaign.alsosays he played a role in stopping 1 million gallons of sewage from dumping into Reynolds Channel each day — something he says has been a problem for more than 50 years.

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When she was elected Hempstead town supervisor in 2017, she was the first Democrat to serve in that position in more than a century. During her time there, she administered a $500 million budget, according to her campaign website, while spearheading initiatives to modernize the physical and IT infrastructure of the town. She also was instrumental in passing the town's first-ever fiveyear capital plan, improved the town's bond rating, and worked to improve government transparency by requiring town contracts to be posted online. She earned her juris doctorate from New York University's School of Law in 2000.

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voting rights protections, including support of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to help prevent efforts to suppress voting, especially in minority communities.

While attending medical school in Bangladesh, he helped build a general hospital, an OB/GYN clinic, and a medical college — all before immigrating to the United States more than a decade ago.

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Inventory What You Have First, take an inventory of your kids’ closets. Separate all clothing and shoes into piles: clothes that still fit, clothes to be donated (or passed down) and clothes to be discarded. That way you know exactly what you’re working with. Have them try on any items you’re unsure about. There’s no sense in buying multiples of pieces that still fit, and there’s no sense in buying something your child dislikes and won’t wear. Next, make a complete list of items you need to purchase. Include organizational details in the list, such as item of clothing, size(s) needed and even a few wish list items. If your children are growing fast and you are unsure how much they will have grown by the middle or end of the school year, you may want to hold off on buying certain items. Your budget will inform the stores in which you’ll shop. Off To Shop When it comes to the actual shopping day there are a few things to keep in mind. Clothing is an important part of self-expression for teens, so bring them along on the shopping trip (if they desire) so they have input. They may want to buy the name-brand version of the musthave trends. But more generic brands often have very similar styles for less. The key to maximizing a wardrobe while minimizing spending is buying pieces that you can mix and match. Items that can be used yearround for all seasons are even better. Concentrate on tops and bottoms in more basic colors (less graphic tees), and let your child pick out a few inexpensive but trendy accessories to spice up any outfit and add versatility. If your child seems to be between two sizes buy the larger size. It’s easier and more costeffective to make a temporary hem or sew a dart into a waistband than to replace the item. Plus, comfort goes a long way during the school day. Squeezing into too-tight jeans won’t help. In fact, if you and your children are interested in arts and crafts or sewing, enjoy some bonding time by doing sewing projects together. Repurpose a few prized pieces of clothing from last year’s wardrobe, or add a fun embellishment to a hand-me-down.Don’tdismiss ways to engage with other families in your community. If there are a lot of growing families in your neighborhood, perhaps arrange a meet-and-swap. Who knows, you and your kids may make new friends in the process.

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The older we get the faster each year seems to fly by, especially when raising children. They grow up faster than we can keep up. And clothing trends are moving faster than ever, too, so kids want to have the hip, happening duds and kicks. It’s enough to break the bank! By approaching back-to-school clothing shopping with some thought and planning, you can minimize the stress on yourself and your wallet n these inflationary times and still afford your kids some fun, fashionable options.

Ready for class Organize for success Strategies that make the grade

Often our anxiety is trying to help us solve problems we cannot control. It can be really challenging to try, but mindfulness skills help us accept what we can control. Here are some steps to figure out what you can control.

The more time you give yourself to figure things out, the less likely you are to feel stressed those days before school starts. If you haven’t been informed already, reach out to your school’s administration to determine what their policies will be in the fall.

S tudents return to the classroom after summer break energized and ready to embark on another school year. Or they? While families have seemingly settled into the ‘new normal’ vacation ing, socializing, etc, have returned to the daily rhythms of our lives for the most part, it’s important to remember that Covid-19 is still spreading. That pesky BA.5 subvariant is seemingly everywhere right now and may be ready to join students in the classroom. As you prepare for and start the 2022-2023 school year, continue to take steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Taking all precautions available will provide the most protection to children and the community and help students have a safe and healthy school year. That starts with vaccination. Medical practiitioners and epidemiologists strongly urge all family members to add the Covid vaccine to their immunization schedule. Everyone ages 6 months and older now is eligible to get vaccinated for Covid-19. Covid-19 vaccines are safe and highly effective at preventing serious illness. In addition, individuals ages 5 and older are eligible to get a Covid-19 booster shot. Staying up to date on your vaccines is the best way to reduce the spread of Covid. If your child is eligible, schedule their Covid booster before school begins. Other Safety Precautions Proper hand hygiene remains as vital as ever. It’s important step in lowering risk of Covid-19 infection, as well as other illnesses. Provide your child with hand sani tizer to bring to school and encourage them to wash or sanitize their hands frequently. In addition, if your child shows any symptoms of Covid-19, such as fever, keep them home from school to prevent the spread of illness. Managing Expectations

Navigating the post-Covid environment Above photo: Everyone’s situations are similar yet different all at the same time. Equip your kids with situational knowledge they need to be healthy — both physically and emotionally — and remain flexible.

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Even for those students who genuinely love school and are eager to see their friends and start up their school year activities, some initial anxiety and nervousness may impact their return again this year. The last school was often interrupted by Covid outbreaks that meant a peri odic return to virtual learning in some cases, and, often a general sense of unease.

The start of a new school year is like a fresh box of crayons full of possibilities. Families can take advan tage of this clean slate by establishing some new organizing routines. Think ahead. Mornings are cha otic in most households with schoolaged children. Consider handling as many daytime preparations as possi ble the night before. Lay out clothes. Pack lunches. Set out the breakfast dishes and cereal. Pack backpacks. Make systems kid-friendly, so young helpers can feel involved, and save mom and dad some time in the process. For example, carve out a spot on a lower shelf of the pantry for lunch boxes and lunch-making supplies. Then make children respon sible for putting away their empty lunch boxes at the end of the school day, or even packing their own lunch. Tackle school paperwork. Make a habit of sorting through children’s backpacks with them the same day they come home. Allot time after school, when you arrive home from work, or after dinner, depending on your family’s schedule. Use a tiered letter sorter or filing system with des ignated slots for each child’s papers, and an “A.S.A.P.” space for teachers’ notes, permission slips and anything else that requires immediate atten tion, that’s not handled through your schoolForportal.schoolwork and artwork you want to keep, try a two-step approach. First, purge unwanted items as soon as they come in the door. Collect the possible keepers in a storage bin or wheeled cart with col or-coded drawers that allow for easy separation by child or project type. Go through stored items at regular inter vals, perhaps once a month or once a quarter. Keep in mind, the more you accumulate, the easier it will be to pare down, as the best pieces will stand out from the crowd. Designate a homework spot. Decide on the best spot in your home to set up homework central. That could be the location your child became accustomed to doing school work and studying during the early days of the pandemic, when class was virtual. Or maybe a different set-up is preferred at this point. Take into con sideration how involved you need to be with homework and your child’s style. Does he focus better with peo ple around or in a private setting? Is he better suited to sit at a desk or curled up in a favorite chair with a laptopOncecart?you have a place picked out, gather together handy homework tools and supplies into a nearby bin, drawer or cabinet. Stock up on ageappropriate supplies such as pens, pencils, erasers, paper, crayons, mark ers, a ruler, dictionary, calculator and a pencil sharpener. Create a communication hub. Include the family calendar, a chalk or bulletin board for posting messages and reminders, a binder for key docu ments, colored markers, pens and pencils. If you’re a visual person, con sider color coding your calendar by assigning each family member a dif ferent color. Remember not to forget. Use wall hooks and baskets or bins near the front door to corral the items you need to remember each day: back packs, books, lunches, gym shoes, sports equipment and musical instru ments. Above photo: Back to school is an oppor tunity to reorganize your family routines.

Start Planning Now For Back-To-School If You Haven’t Already

Think Through Your New Schedule As A Family Which extracurricular activities will you resume again? Have your child’s needs/interests changed? Also, make a plan for your updated child care needs and com municate them with caregivers in advance.

Anticipate Your Child’s Concerns Children do best when they know what to expect, so it’s important to take the time to answer their questions and talk to them about their back-to-school experience. Especially in that first week, excitement may be tem pered with unease. Be sure all medical records are updated and they understand and are prepared for what school safety protocols may be. Gather school supplies and send them off with some special supplies that will exciteBethem.prepared for your child’s emotions to fluctuate over the final weeks of summer and into the beginning of the school year. The first week of school is always exhaust ing, but while we’re all ready for life to full return to “nor mal,” we’re not quite there yet. If your child is struggling to adjust to school or show ing signs of excessive worry (acting out, withdrawing, irritability), it may be time to consider professional help. Or at the very least, contact the school counselor or social worker.

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By Sharon Naylor Get your kids ready for the first day of school not just with a shopping trip for school supplies and to their favorite store for new school clothes, but also with a gradual adjustment from their summertime lifestyle. Those unstructured days of sleeping late and having little if any responsi bility are coming to an end, and kids will be bet ter prepared for their new school schedules if you ease them into it, starting at least two weeks before school starts. Here are some top ways to transition your kids from the lazy days of summer to the more organized, streamlined and productive schedule of school. Get them more sleep time. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, preschoolers (3- to 5-year-olds) need 11 to 13 hours of sleep every night, and school-age chil dren (5- to 10-year-olds) need 10 to 11 hours every night. If your kids have been staying up late and then rising early to attend summertime day camp or sports, the end of these activities allows more time for healthy sleep. In 15-minute increments each night, gradually move their bedtime earlier so that they adjust to getting more sleep. Slowly adjust their wakeup time. The experts at Procter & Gamble acknowledge that kids may not be “morning people,” but that “one way to get your kids excited about waking up early is to give them something they can look forward to.” It may be a healthy pancake break fast or a special morning story-and-snuggle time. Save these treats for the weeks leading up to the start of school to make them more of an enticement. And point out to kids that waking up early means more hours of sunlight, giving them extra playtime outside. At least three days before the start of school, kids should be waking up at their weekday morning time. To help with kids’ sleep, Procter & Gamble experts advise set ting a “no gadgets” rule for sleep hours to cut down on distraction and stimulation, as well as adjusting the window coverings in children’s rooms to ensure a darker, more sleep-conducive bedroom environment. Create a bedtime routine. It could be a bedtime story or hugging family members (including pets) goodnight. A bedtime ritual prepares children for the onset of sleep and cre ates a familiar pattern that will help them wind down on school nights. Reduce television viewing and screen time. It’s a habit we all indulged — in many cases overindulged — in since the start of the pandemic. Everyone has their favorite shows, videogames, etc., but when the school year approaches, inform kids that shows airing at 9 p.m. and later will be viewed at a later date — or 8 p.m. for very young kids. The choice of time is up to you. Encourage older kids to use their new free time before bed to read or listen to music. Introduce kids to your scheduling sys tem. Whether you use Google Calendar to orga nize the family schedule or a chart on the refrig erator, introduce kids to the system. Point out the colors that refer to their school activities, or ask them to choose their own color to give them a sense of involvement. On the night before the first day of school, involve the kids by selecting outfits, packing book bags and backpacks and doing a lastminute run over things like what time the school bus will arrive and what your child can expect during the school day. And it’s a wonderful idea to mark the start of school with a special dinner at home, at a restau rant or even with a family party that conveys a sense of excitement about the new school year.

Above photo: Slowly adjust your child into a new schedule for back-to-school time.

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June 30, and 2,641 of then were released without bail, while 195 of them were rear rested.Among the top 10 crimes that were released without bail were larceny, assault and assault-related offenses, pos session of controlled substances, criminal mischief, judicial proceedings warrant, DWI related offenses, forgery and forgeryrelated crimes, firearms and weapons charges, and suspended and revoked driv ers’ license “Behindoffenses.eachof these statistics is a story but more importantly, behind each statistic is a victim,” Blakeman said. “Somebody who has been hurt, somebody who has had either damage to their prop erty or something stolen for them or they’ve been physically threatened.”

Shanequa Levin, Convenor of Long Island United to Transform Policing and Community Safety, told the Herald in Jan uary that bail was supposed to ensure that people return for their court dates. It was never meant to serve as a punish ment for an alleged crime. “We need to focus on the fact that an overwhelming majority of those that were released and not assigned bail were not rearrested,” Levin said in January. “We should focus on how to change polic ing and not focus on people who would be out anyway if they could afford the funds.”East Meadow neighbors were shocked after hearing about the 27 smashed wind shields. Most said that they never expect ed something like this to happen on their residential street. “When it comes so close to home, it really, really hurts,” said Phil Peranzo, two of whose three cars were damaged by Singh. “I understand what’s going on through the state, but when it comes right into your neighborhood, it hurts. My heart is Peranzobroken.”saidonly one of his car wind shields was replaced by the insurance company, but the other cost him $300 out of pocket.“Awindshield is something that can be replaced,” Peranzo said, “but human life can’tJuanbe.”Vanegas, who lives on Cambridge Street, said that both his son’s and niece’s cars were damaged. He said that his niece had to pay a deductible of almost $1,000 for her windshield. His son’s car, on the other hand, got the windshield fixed by the insurance company but still has dents and scrapes left on the hood from the brick that they cannot afford to fix. “Even if it was $100, nobody gives you $100. That’s money that you work for and now have to spend it on something you didn’t do,” Vanegas said. “It’s not fair, and now he’s out here the next day.”

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Many neighbors woke up to find their cars damaged, and the repairs cost those without insurance upward of $300. Courtesy NCPD Tejinder singh, 28, was arrested on Aug. 4 and charged with damaging 27 cars. He was released with an ankle brace let on Aug. 5.

Neighbors said that they saw Singh sit ting out on a bench near the Cambridge Street. Others said they saw him in busi nesses in town. “If I see him in front of a store, I’m making a U-turn,” he said. “It’s a snow ball thing. He’s out and walking around and if I see him in front of a business I want to go to, I’m going to turn around and take my business elsewhere.”

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Singh, 28, was arraigned on August 5, released with no bond and let go with a tracking ankle bracelet, according to Nas sau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. Singh’s crimes were labeled as felo nies.“That is not very comforting for the 27 victims here,” Ryder said of Singh being out without bail. “We will continue to do our job and we will continue to make these arrests, and we hope that changes come that we keep the bad people where they belong in jail.”

Phil Peranzo, an East Meadow neighbor who had two of his three cars allegedly damaged by Singh, spoke at a news conference about crime and bail reform on Cambridge Street on Aug. 15. Only one of his cars was covered by his insurance.MalloryWilson/Herald

Courtesy Nassau Community College MARIA CONzAttI hAs spent her entire career — and even her educational life — at Nassau Community College. And now, for at least the next year, she’s the school’s interim president — a job she vows not to be just a placeholder.

In line with national trends for com munity colleges, NCC is expected to wel come fewer students this year, especially coming out of Covid-19. “That’s always been a community col lege issue,” Conzatti said. “We certainly continue to see that here at the college.” Weathering both stop-outs and lower enrollment, Conzatti still boasts the sheer number of students who do finish their“Weeducation,haveover 168,000 alumni,” she said. “I mean, how many colleges can say that? That’s the people that graduate, not even people that just came to take a cou ple of classes because they wanted to get an increase in their pay.” For Conzatti, it’s all about creating a better future for students. “If you look at some of these schools, they’re charging a tremendous amount of money to do this,” she said. “We can help, and that’s what I mean by commu nity service. It’s an aid to our communi ty. We need to, and we can do it afford ably. And that’s what we need to do.”

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Maria Conzatti has two major goals for the next 12 months: To have Nassau Community College “live” the word “community,” and to serve that commu nity through a number of new diverse programs.Appointed last May as NCC’s interim president, Conzatti’s term lasts a year, with the possibility of going longer if a permanent president isn’t found. Striv ing to offer a wider range of courses for Nassau County, Conzatti plans to bring new vocational classes like welding and HVAC — heating, ventilation and air conditioning — to the campus. Conzatti is hardly new to the NCC campus, instrumental in a number of different roles over the past 33 years. She has had a hand in both academic and technical departments, served as an adjunct business professor, and even as an academic dean and executive vice president.Conzatti is even an alum, attending NCC between 1984 and 1986. Working at the college was her way of giving back. “I’m a product of the college, I gradu ated from here as a first-generation alum,” Conzatti said. “This place really gave me my start and has offered me a wonderful career. So, in a way, I owe the college.”Understanding the diverse back ground of students drawn to NCC, Con zatti wants to cast a wider net in who enrolls by adding newer hands-on curric ulum and class times. “Not every student certainly was meant to go to college and spend two and or four years being educated,” she said. “So we’re going to be looking to really diversify program availability here at theThatcollege.”means more time options for nights and weekends, in addition to unique stepping-stone classes like voca tional training and micro-credentials — education and training for more specific aspects of subjects and careers. More classes would mean more ways to explore careers and interests. “You can take an HVAC class, and maybe you decide that, you know what, you want to major in engineering,” Con zatti said. “Maybe with that HVAC class, we can give you three credits toward a certificate or an associate’s degree. So, to me, I think it’s all interconnected.” Although still in development, Conzat ti plans to renovate and re-purpose build ings for welding and HVAC to properly accommodate the programs. The student-driven courses might help fight a national problem — “stopouts.” It’s where students attend classes, but drop out for any number of life events or reasons — like getting married, or building a family — and then they come back to possibly finish their educa tionAtagain.apublic community college, “we’re no strangers to this,” Conzatti said. “This is something that the college has always had.”

Driving into downtown Manhattan in the near future could cost more than $20 for cars, and four times that for trucks. And that’s after factoring in gas. With congestion pricing — a plan intended to reduce vehicle dependence on the crowded streets of New York City ready to become a reality, one of the agencies expected to directly benefit — the Metropolitan Transportation Authori ty — has shared what it thinks vehicles should pay for the privilege of driving instead of riding. That’s $23 for cars and $82 for trucks, with such tolls also applying to deliveries, taxis and ride-hail vehicles like Uber and Lyft.There are many not too happy about the plan, especially Nassau County Republican legislators Steve Rhoads and John Ferretti, who joined Oyster Bay tax receiver Jeffrey Pravato in front of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legis lative Building in Mineola to express that displeasure.It’s“simply another tax on hardwork ing residents of suburbia,” said Rhoads, who represents Wantagh, Seaford, Bell more, Merrick and Freeport. “Eighty-five percent of residents that commute on a daily basis into New York City already commute using mass transit, This is sim ply another way to control your behavior, using the power to tax and take another billion dollars away from the residents of suburbia into the pocket to cover the fis cal mismanagement of the MTA.”

John Ferretti, whose district repre sents parts of East Meadow, Wantagh and Seaford, said the state measure’s goal of fighting traffic congestion is a good one, but that Albany is taking the wrong path. People are not taking the Long Island Rail Road because of rising ticket costs, he said, and blamed bail reform as a reason many don’t feel safe taking public transit. “Who wants to take the Long Island Rail Road when you might get pushed in front of the train you’re trying to get on?” Ferretti asked. But not everyone agrees with the law makers. State Sen. John Brooks, a Demo crat who faces Rhoads for a newly drawn senate seat in November, argued Rhoads and Perretti grossly misunderstand how things work in Albany. “No one voted solely on the question of congestion pricing,” Brooks said. “We voted on the budget as a whole. Your vote is either ‘yes’ for everything, or ‘no’ for everything.”Ifthelegislators want to attack him over congestion pricing, Brooks added, then they also owe him credit for millions of dollars in state aid and infrastructure repair, since those were also part of the state budget he voted for in 2019. Brooks dismissed Rhoads’ congestion price rhetoric as simply campaign rheto ric.“If Steve wants to talk about raising taxes on residents, let’s talk about the county housing assessments,” he said. “Nassau’s housing assessment has been frozen for 13 years because of the county legislature.”ButRhoads feels state officials are doing everything they can to try and keep opposition down, even holding public hearings on the MTA’s toll proposal in August, when many are on vacation. “It’s a further idea of what their actual thoughts on transparency are in this pro cess,” he said. As far as state lawmakers like John Brooks?“They’re the ones that voted for this,” Rhoads said. “And they are the ones that still have the power to be able to stop it.”

County lawmakers fight congestion pricing

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By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

How wILL CongEStIon pricing affect Long Island? Not in a way that works for people living here, at least according to Nassau County legislators Steve Rhoads and John Ferretti, along with Oyster Bay tax receiver Jeff Pravato.

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Courtesy Anissa Boudjaoui-Sutton Large photo: Singer and actress Freda Payne is best known for her 1970 smash hit ‘Band of Gold,’ earning her a gold record.

First Lady of Song

“‘Ella, First Lady of Song’ reminds us that wearing a crown of admiration such as hers does not deem one immune to loneliness, racism, envy, hate, or even body shaming. Lastly, our story stars the legendary recording artist, Freda Payne, who is one of a vanishing breed of singers who possess the musicality and talent to deliver the song stylings of the great Ella inin-personvenues.performingIonIold,”theEllatheFitzgerald.”“IadmiredsingingstyleofFitzgeraldfromtimeIwas12yearssaysPayne,“andlistenedtohersingingtheradio,andthenstartedhearingherinotherIsawheronceinanightclubNewYork.Thiswas

around 1969. I was speechless when I met her. I occasionally would be told that when I sing jazz tunes, I did sound a little bit like Ella, and my scatting was just beginning to develop. The day I got the Los Angeles Times, June 16, 1996, the front page (was) memorializing Ella Fitzgerald. It was that very morning I decided I was going to portray Ella and continue to bring her legacy forth through my presence and my interpretation of her. My favorite Ella song is ‘Mr. Paganini.’ The real title is ‘If you can’t sing it, you’ll have to swing it.’”

inger and actress Freda Payne, best known for her 1970 smash hit “Band of Gold,” will channel jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, “The First Lady of Song,” in a much-anticipated production of the same name at the Madison Theatre, at Molloy University, starting this weekend, and running through Sept. 11. The show was conceived by Maurice Hines and also stars Harriett D. Foy, Debra Walton and DannyTheAdams.songlist includes a plethora of Fitzgerald’s hits, among them “A-tisket, A-tasket” and “Sweet Georgia Brown.” It also features selections from songwriters Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, and Rodgers and “Ella,Hart. First Lady of Song,” written directedandby awardwinning actor, director, librettist, lyricist, composer, and educator Lee acontinuessongstress.world’steenagerhomelessjourneyremarkableofinspiringchroniclesSummers,thestoryFitzgerald’sfromtothepremiere“Today,Ellatobebeaconofexcellence,” notes Summers. “Not only did her singing career endure the Depression era, (but also) the Big Band, Swing, and Be-Bop eras. Ms. Fitzgerald also sang the most deﬁnitive recordings of the American Songbook. Ella accomplished all, while living under the terrorism of the Jim Crow era and the rage of the civil rights movement. Even though her close friends included the iconic Marilyn Monroe, Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra and other wealthy celebrities, our story humanizes Ella for a new generation.”

What: Ella, the First Lady of Song When: Aug. 18-Sept. 11 Where Madison: Theatre, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville ForCentretickets, atorMadisonTheatreNY.orgvisitcalltheboxofﬁce(516)323-4444 By Mary Malloy

‘If you can’t sing it, you’ll have to swing it’

The Australian-English soft rock duo, of Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, are still going strong. They visit Long Island on their current 45th anniversary tour, driven by years of friendship and love for Air Supply. The trademark sound of Hitchcock’s soaring tenor voice and Russell’s simple yet majestic songs created a unique sound that would forever be known as Air Supply. “Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” “The One That You Love,” “Sweet Dreams,” and “Making Love Out Of Nothing At All” have all achieved multi-million radio Friday, Aug. 19, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. (516) 247-5200 LiveNation.com.TheTheatreAtWestbury.comoror Garden stroll As summer winds down, this is the perfect time to visit Old Westbury Gardens and the sculptures of “Revisiting the Familiar: Seward Johnson at the Gardens,” the popular exhibit now on view. Enjoy the weather, the beautiful landscape and the whimsical art of renowned artist Seward Johnson at your leisure. There’s plenty to see and do with the sculptures during your visit: Snap fun selﬁes. Go on a scavenger hunt. Canvas the gardens to see every sculpture. Now, through Sept. 5. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury. (516) 333-0048 or OldWestburyGardens.org.visit

Courtesy Lee Summers Middle photo: Lee Summers wrote and directed the life story of Ella Fitzgerald.

Courtesy Alan Mercer Top left: In her 60-year career, Ella Fitzgerald was known as The First Lady of Song,’ ‘The Queen of Jazz,’ and ‘Lady Ella.’

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There will be a weekly bingo game at East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center, at 1400 Prospect Ave., in East Meadow, starting at 6 p.m. Prizes, progressive games, bell jar prizes and refreshments will be provided. Proof of vaccination is required.

Take some time to relax and try out line dancing at St. Raphael’s Church, 600 Newbridge Rd., East Meadow, Saturday, Aug. 20, 1-4 p.m,. in the auditorium. Admission is $5 and all proceeds go to the parish. Light refreshments will be served. For more information call Maria Coz at (516) 781-9003.

Enjoy a family movie night at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre at Eisenhower Park field 6, Thursday, Aug. 25, beginning at dusk. The movie for this night is “Ghostbusters Afterlife.” This is a great way to get out as a family for a free night. Bring blankets or chairs and plenty of popcorn.

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Kids ages 4+ can get their groove on, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 1 p.m. Explore tie dye technique, which dates back to Asian and Eastern culture in the 6th century. Learn the technique and make a tie dye pillowcase to take home. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

THE SCENE Your Neighborhood

AUG. 20 Line dancing at St. Raphael’s

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Sounds of the ‘70s It’s a ‘70s explosion in the park, when 45RPM, known as “the band you wish your parents had warned you about,” bring their C’mon Get Happy show to the Harry Chapin stage, Friday, Aug. 19, at 8 p.m., at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. The dynamic singers and nimble band bring AM radio hits that other bands overlook back to life with the veracity and fun this music deserves. As always, bring seating. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov/parks.

Free family movie night

Farmers’ Market at Eisenhower Park The Cornell Cooperative Extension will be having their farmers market every Saturday until Oct. 29 at the entrance of Parking Field 8, Eisenhower Park. The market runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The market offers a variety of seasonal vegetables, herbs, flowers, honey, eggs and baked goods. In addition there will be locally grown and produced items from neighboring farms and local businesses. CCE Nassau Farm Stand accepts cash, debit/credit, SNAP/EBT & FMNP. Having an event? Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com. Art talk Grab your lunch and join MuseumCountyNassauof Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Sept. 15, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program. Register at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Also Oct. 13. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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The East Meadow Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a fall festival Sept. 15 through 18 at Eisenhower Park field 2. The hours for Thursday, Sept. 15 and Friday, Sept. 16 are 6 to 10 p.m. for rides only. The hours for Saturday, Sept. 17 are noon to 10 p.m. and the hours for Sunday, Sept. 18 are noon to 7 p.m. To purchase tickets visit tinyurl.com/CHAMBERFESTIVAL. To become a sponsor of the festival, visit tinyurl.com/FESTIVALSPON. For any questions email info@ eastmeadowchamber.com.

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Learn to salsa and bachata Head to Salsa Latina Dance Studio at 388 Merrick Ave., in East, Meadow, every Wednesday, for beginner salsa classes, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., and beginner bachata, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. There is a free trial class for all new students. No partner and no experience needed to enjoy this experience. Parking is in the back of the studio. For more information, contact Edwin at (516) 902-7368 or edwinguerrero352@gmail.com.email

Veterans barbecue Veterans and their families can enjoy a barbecue on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Eisenhower Park field 3. The barbecue starts at 11 a.m. and attendees can park in parking fields 6 and 6a. Enjoy a nice afternoon of camaraderie and good food.

Pakistani American night Head to the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre at Eisenhower Park field 6, on Sunday, Aug. 14 for Pakistani American night from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and a picnic dinner for this fun outing that will feature cultural dancing, singing and music galore. Enjoy a free night out at the park.

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COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee for ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-HE1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certifcates, Plaintiff LemuelAGAINSTStephens; et al., PursuantDefendant(s)to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 30, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 6, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 189 Newport Road, Uniondale, NY 11553-1121. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Uniondale, in the unincorporated area of the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 34 Block 364 Lot 255. Approximate amount of judgment $598,737.15 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index# 001454/2014. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Michele A. Baptiste, Esq., LOGSRefereeLegal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, Attorney(s)LLC for the 175Plaintiff Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

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Croland began writing poetry as a teenager and started writing limericks about eight years ago. He’s written over a thousand, but joked that less than a hun dred of them are decent. His first book, “Oy Oy Oy Gevalt! Jews and Punk” was published in 2016 by Prae ger Publishers, an Imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group in Connecticut. The book explores the connection between Jews and punk rock music. His next three books, “Punk Rock Hora: Adventures in Jew-Punk Land,” “Air to the Throne: A Poetry Chapbook about Air Guitar,” and “Celtic Punk Superfan: Recaps and Reflec tions Chapbook 2002-22,” were self-pub lished in 2019, 2020, and 2022, respectively. Croland said he enjoys the connection between punk and limericks. “As much as punk is about do it yourself, create your own rules, it tends to be three chord three minute songs,” he said. “I find that analo gous to limericks in a way because limer icks have that short space to work with fixedTheparameters.”targetaudience for this particular book, he said, is humor buffs and poetry lovers. “I just want people to enjoy it and laugh,” he said.

Writing what he loves and sharing it with readers

Courtesy Michael Croland “There Once Was a Limerick Anthology,” by East Meadow resident Michael Croland, was published on Aug. 17. The book features over 300 selected limericks.

SUPREMELEGAL133194NOTICECOURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU FEDERAL NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONMORTGAGE (“FANNIE GREGGV.MAE”), KAUFMAN AKA GREGG KAUFMANN, ET NOTICEAL. OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 16, 2022, and entered in the Offce of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein FEDERAL NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONMORTGAGE (“FANNIE MAE”) is the Plaintiff and GREGG KAUFMAN AKA GREGG KAUFMANN, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on September 20, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1493 GARDEN STREET, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554: Section 50, Block 512, Lot 1: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT EAST MEADOW, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF N.Y.

LEGAL SUPREMENOTICENOTICEOFSALE COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. SALVATORE J. VALLONE, ET AL., PursuantDefendant(s).toan Order Confrming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on May 26, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on September 7, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 2469 Cypress Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 51, Block 273 and Lot 28. Approximate amount of judgment is $569,286.75 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index #001492/2008. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. John Boklak, Esq., Knuckles,Referee Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 133197

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held August 2nd , 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 60-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 60-2022, amending Section 197-5 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “ARTERIAL STOPS” at various locations. Dated: August 2, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF DONALDHEMPSTEADX.CLAVIN, JR. 133481TownKATESupervisorMURRAYClerk

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News brief Kiwanis’s pack-a-backpack fundraiser East Meadow Kiwanis is having their annual pack-a-backpack fund raiser now through Aug. 23. Items in the greatest need are folders, note books, #2 pencils, pens, glue, scissors, highlighters, baby wipes, dry erase markers, crayons, resealable gallon and quart sized bags, personal hand sanitizer and tissues, supply boxes, binders, and loose leaf paper. Mone tary donations are also accepted and the club will buy items with the funds. Donation drop off locations include Coldwell Banker American Homes located at 1856 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow and A&C Pest Management at 392 East Mead ow Ave., in East Meadow. For more info, or to schedule a pick-up call Jen nifer Reinhardt at (516) 351-9891. Herald file photo easT MeadOW KiWanis is hosting their annual pack-abackpack fundraiser. Donated supplies through Aug. 23.

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The idea for his anthology started in March 2021. He submitted the manuscript for the book in December 2021. He works as a book editor at Dover, but this project is unrelated to his job. Croland said he likes limericks because they appeal to different types of people with a dual approach. “It appeals to humor buffs because of the humor and it appeals to poetry lovers, because it is poetry,” he said.

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when he went all-in on the quirkiness of limericks and decided to put together an anthology a few years later.”

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According to a report by McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm, on the global impact of Covid on education, lower levels of learning trans late into lower future earnings. As of January 2022, over 25 percent of the world’s students attended school systems that were still not fully open. The most affected regions were Latin America, the Caribbean and South Asia. In the Unit ed States, students in majority-Black schools were found to be six months behind in mathe matics and reading at the start of the 2021-22 school year, while students in pri marily white schools were only two months behind. McKinsey estimates that by 2040, the economic impact of Covid-related learning disadvantage could translate to losses of $1.6 trillion worldwide annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on mental health concerns among U.S. high school stu dents during the pandemic. Over a third of high school students — 37 percent — reported that they experienced poor mental health. Some 44 percent reported that they persistently felt sad or hope less, and 55 percent reported that they had experienced emotional abuse from a parent or other adult in the home, includ ing being sworn at, insulted or put down. Eleven percent of high school students reported that they had suffered physical abuse as well. The CDC report did not differentiate based on race and ethnicity, but McKinsey found that parents of Black and Latinx students reported high er rates of concern about the mental health of their children. While Senate Democrats are celebrat ing the current version of their budget reconciliation bill as a major victory, it does not include the $400 billion for early education in the original Build Back Bet ter proposal, which would have created vitally needed universal child care and pre-kindergarten. The education propos al was approved in the House version of the bill, but blocked in the Senate by Republican opposition and conservative Democrats. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teach er and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Stud ies. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/ AlanJSinger1.

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W hile much media coverage of the coronavirus pandem ic has focused on its impact on the global economy, which was serious, there is a potentially more insidious long-term consequence: the educational impact on a generation of American children, and especially Black, Latinx and Native American stu dents. Covid-19 has taken a toll on both their learn ing and mental releasedhealth.Arecentlystudy by the rebounding”“academicdemonstrablesigns.someciationEvaluationNorthwestAssofoundhopefulTherewasdur ing the 2021-22 school year in reading and math, particularly among younger stu dents. Measuring average performance, however, hides the fact that younger Black, Latinx and Native American chil dren did not do as well as their white and Asian-American peers. A major reason for the learning decline and larger racial gap appears to be extended remote learning during the pandemic. Low-income students and those three non-white groups were already scoring behind white and Asian students because of disparities that begin early in childhood, and the pan demic exacerbated those learning gaps. During the pandemic, in higher-pover ty schools with larger minority populations, stu dents tended to spend more time learning at home, in front of computer screens, and as a result they lost the equivalent of 22 weeks of instruction.Demographic differences in student performance are most noticeable in the ele mentary school grades, which suggests that as these children grow older, the larger learning gap will extend into middle school and high school. It could take three to five years for all children to reach earlier performance levels if they receive needed supported, but emergency federal Covid allocations expire long before then. School districts are required to spend the last of their coronavirus funds by September 2024.

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W e need a National Village Elder, someone whose sole mission it is to advocate for Americans older than 65. I know we have President Biden, and he is a role model for fitness, public service and vigor as he heads toward his 80th birthday.Still,we need someone whose responsibilityonly is the legal, emotion al, financial and health support of people over 65. As of the 2019 census, there were 54.1 million of us. The numbers are grow ing, and the issues of senior health care, financial sta bility and aging at home are growing, too. Do you know who Xavier Becerra is and what he does? Becerra heads the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servic es. If you read the department’s website, you might think that it offers immediate services for older people looking for hous ing or medication or companionship or transportation, but as a government agen cy, the department is neither nimble nor swift in its outreach to seniors. We need one high-level person whose mission it is to help our citizens have a healthy and safe way of life in older age. Other countries do a much better job of caring for seniors, keeping them within the mainstream of life and providing increasing care as it’s needed. In Japan, for example, priority service is always available for older people, whether at the food market, the bus station or the medical clinic. In Den mark, multi-generational day care is available, keep ing the aging population in contact with babies and tod dlers.We need to have one gov ernment official who thinks only about how to better serve older Americans. If you’re reading this, you are either already in the older group, or will be. If our aging population is better cared for, there will be more opportunity for younger adults to live a life unburdened by the isolation and expense of caring for their parents with out help or Historically,relief.we have failed our seniors. During the raging days of Covid-19 infec tion and death, it became obvious to me that the rules of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the guidance from the White House were generalized advice, not especially helpful for older people. I wrote then and I still believe that older people were not sufficiently protect ed during those very dark days. We were more vulnerable, more like ly to have serious Covid, more likely to die. Those of us over 65 comprise 16 per cent of the population, but 80 percent of Covid deaths. Today, deaths are drop ping in the U.S. but accord ing to WebMD, “one fact has not changed in two-plus years of the pandemic: The elderly are still most at risk of dying from the virus.” Some of that is unavoidable, since older people often have other illnesses that make them more vulnerable; however, it stands as a national shame that Covid infection burned through nursing home and senior facilities, killing tens of thou sands of people who might have been kept safe with more evolved medical protocols, specific to older people. What we seniors do have is AARP, a powerful nonpartisan advocate for people over 50. For $9 a year, the organization offers education, discounts, travel benefits and specific guidance for older Ameri cans who want to live the last 30 or 40 years of their lives feeling healthy and fulfilled.AsIwrite this, the AARP website is offering a big thank-you to Congress, which just passed Biden’s Inflation Reduc tion Act of 2022. The organization posted, “Millions of Americans 50-plus are one step closer to real relief from out-of-con trol prescription drug prices.” AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins said the group has been working for nearly 20 years to allow Medi care to negotiate the price it pays for med ications. Now, because of the new bill, Medicare can fight for better drug prices, including a $35-a-month cap on insulin. That, as Biden might say, is a very big deal.AARP is a dynamic and popular advo cate, but a National Village Elder could bring additional attention and focus to the needs of our older citizens. If Biden weren’t busy being president, he’d be a terrific choice. He is relentless in his pur suit of solutions to problems we Ameri cans care about. He is empathic and sensi tive. He does not give up. He is old school, and that works when it comes to commu nicating with an aging population. If he decides not to run for a second term, perhaps Biden will consider the Vil lage Elder gig.

Hurricane season officially start ed June 1, but for those of us enjoying life on Long Island and in the Northeast, our storm sea son starts just about … now. Of the 19 hurricanes that have made their way here since 1991, all but six have visited us in August or later. In fact, Hur ricane Sandy — the storm we’re still talk ing about a decade later — didn’t ravage our homes and businesses until Hallow eenOfweekend.course, we think of tropical storms and hurricanes as a problem for warmer climates. And for the most part, that’s true. There have been 453 named storms on the Atlantic Ocean side of the world over the past 30 years — an average of 15 per year. But Long Island can expect to see a named storm every year and a half. With five named storms finding their way here since 2020 — including Henri and Ida last year — the law of averages would suggest a rather long respite. But with global warming intensifying weath er patterns, we can only expect the num ber of storms we’ll face this year and beyond to grow. And we need to be ready. The National Weather Service sug gests making preparations now, and not waiting for a storm to show up on our doorstep. First, know your evacuation zone. Long Island is considered “Zone 1” in New York. It’s part of an overall area that is most likely to flood, and is typically one of the first areas to be evacuated. Just about all of Long Island is in Zone 1, along with other coastal and low-lying parts of the greater New York City region, including a good portion of east ern Queens and Brooklyn, lower Manhat tan, all of Staten Island, and the eastern parts of the Bronx. Next, put together an emergency kit. This should include everything from the absolute essentials, like water and food, to first aid kits, flashlights, manual can openers, maps and extra batteries. Then, sit down with your family and write an emergency plan. Include any close friends and neighbors who might need help in the event of an emergency, and create a list of whom you should con tact if you do have to abandon your home. Know where you’re going and what you’ll do. You’ll want to keep a copy of the plan in a safe place — near your emergency kit — so you can access it in a hurry. These are all steps you’ve been reminded of time and again, so much you might be tired of hearing it. But when a storm does come and you have to leave in a hurry, you’ll be glad you put all thisAndtogether.thereis more you can do before we even have to worry about a storm. Like reviewing the insurance policies for your home, vehicles and property. Make sure you have adequate coverage not just for winds, but also for flooding. Even if you’ve never flooded before — storms have a way of making the impossible pos sible.Ifyou’re not sure what the difference is between a tropical storm and a hurri cane, or a watch and a warning, take the time to learn. Any type of alert is seri ous, but some threats are more imminent than others. You can find out more about all of this at Weather.gov. And one agency many of us have depended on in past storms has been the Long Island chapter of the American Red Cross, which serves more than 2.8 million people across Nas sau and Suffolk counties. The Red Cross has many suggestions on how to prepare for a major storm, which you can find at ferencebeingthanButwood,beenlasttinyurl.com/RedCrossEmergency.TwelveAmericansdiedinhurricanesyear,andanaverageof45liveshavelosteachyearsince1991.Knockon2022couldbeaquietstormseason.it’sbettertobepreparedfornothingnotbepreparedforsomething.Andpreparedcouldverywellbethedifbetweenlifeanddeath.

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letters Your joke fell fat, Gov. Kathy Hochul To the BasedEditor:on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent comments in addressing peo ple of the Jewish faith — she encouraged them to stay in New York, and added jokingly that Flori da was overrated — is she just insulting, or ignorant? You have to ask, why wouldn’t people of all religions, and political affiliations, look to leave New York state?Some friends who have relocated to Florida recently have seen their net income increase from 15 percent to more than 25 percent. Why wouldn’t people want to have more money in their pockets? I forgot: They wouldn’t be sup porting supposedly corrupt politi cians and unfair laws. But in Flori da, the cost of living is much lower, personal taxes are almost nonexis

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RICHARD GRAvES Valley Stream Are cooling centers open long enough? To the DuringEditor:the many hot summer days, Nassau County opens up cooling centers to help residents escape excessive heat. Many seniors and others are frequent vis itors to their local libraries. But in too many cases, they don’t open until noon, and close by 6 p.m. or are closed on week ends.Surely a few dollars can be found for extending library hours. Why not have all libraries open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the summer? Seniors, retirees, students and others would be appreciative. Elected officials who find the funding are welcome to have their local library post a sign by the entrance saying that “our longer hours are thanks to funding provided by your local council member.”

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W hen faced with controver sial topics or questions, our first instinct is almost always to go in search of others’ opinions. When talking with any one about a contentious issue like abor tion, the question inevitably arises: Which side are you on? Are you conser vative or liberal? Do you hold a Demo cratic or Republi can view? Are you “pro-life” or “pro-

though our answers often come in shades of gray.When I first heard about the Supreme Court’s monumental decision, I hoped I’d have a passionate stance. But I found myself not fully agreeing with either side, even though the ruling will have the greatest impact on my generation. As a 14-year-old who can barely balance home work and school assignments with tak ing care of my brothers before my par ents get home, I can’t imagine what it would be like to be pregnant at this age, let alone be forced to carry the baby and raise a child. I am growing up in an era when I will have fewer rights than my mother. On the other hand, however, I don’t have enough knowl edge to make an informed judgment on whether a fetus should be considered a person, and whether the overturning of Roe v. Wade will, as some claim, end the “genocide” of unborn lives. To me, that is a matter left to science and philoso phy, as they explore the boundaries of the age-old question, what does it mean to be alive? Perhaps we should therefore stop expecting such a complex topic to fit into a simple political mold and acknowledge that the so-called middle ground isn’t given enough attention, despite the fact that it is where many of us lie. According to Dobbs v. Jackson, the case in which the court made its ruling, the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was based on an interpretation of the 14th Amendment that abortion is not “deeply rooted in our country’s history” and is therefore not a right guaranteed by the Constitution.Thisrigidinterpretation leaves no room for the fluid and ever-changing def inition of “life.” Technolog ical advancements in recent decades have changed the definition of a viable fetus and have led to constantly fluctuating opin ions. Unfortunately, it seems that our country has lost its focus. By analyzing the scientific concept of life through a judicial lens, the court makes the question of abortion a matter of the Constitution, when it should be a question of life itself that is best left for science to answer.Iam reminded of Carl Zimmer’s “Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive,” a book I read for an English assignment this past school year. According to the book’s depiction of abortion, scientists make a logic-based argument of a fetus’s biological function ality and ability to survive independent ly, while judges, more philosophically, question consciousness and humanity. Neither side, however, has a certain defi nition, because when life begins is not a concept that can be decided with abso luteAccordingcertainty.to Zimmer, an initially fer tilized egg, a zygote, is merely a cell, and no bigger than the thousands of biologi cally “living” human cells that unnotice ably shed and “die” every day. In society there is a clear distinction between dying cells and dying fetuses, but not always in science. If life can evade the iron defini tions in science and law and challenge our societal certainties, why has the court attempted to define it with such strict legal boundaries? The Supreme Court has taken a onesided stance on a complex topic. I have yet to form a strong opinion on whether abortion is moral, but I know that I am not the only person who feels “gray” on a topic that has become so black and white (or, more accurately, red and blue). And one thing is clear to me: If scientists, pol iticians, and millions of others with “gray” opinions can’t decide whether or not abortion is morally correct, the Supreme Court should not infringe on my personal right to make that choice. Ilana Greenberg will be a sophomore at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School in Great Neck.

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tent and real estate taxes are very low. Meanwhile, New York has enacted bail reform reforms, which in effect gives criminals more rights than normal tax payers.Crime is a revolving door — commit a crime in the morning and be released the same day to possibly commit another crime, which is ridiculous. Hochul has attempted to blame the judicial system, but many judges have stated that they’re just following the law. When you look at New York City, or state, it reminds you of Dodge City, with crime extremely high all over. Yet the crime rate in Florida in declining. Who wouldn’t want to feel safe walking the streets or shopping malls, and able to lead to a safe and peaceful life? That’s what people want — not the lawlessness and total negativity that’s associated with living in New York. That’s one of the reasons I recently bought a home in Florida.

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