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The sign was picked up on Aug. 19 so that it can be part of a planned Catskills resort museum designed to educate the public about the Borscht Belt-era hotels and the experience of a family vacation during that time. The sign was extra important to Eckers — who wears many hats, including East Meadow Board of Education trustee, social studies teacher at Great Neck High School, and vocalist. He was the last singer to perform at the iconic hotel resort. Eckers, who has been singing in places like hotels for fun since he was 19, said that when he heard Kutsher’s was closing, he told the manager that he needed to be the last act“Ithere.spent a long time singing in these hotels, and they closed in
Laura Gillen is a step closer to claiming the open U.S. House seat left vacant by Kathleen Rice. The former Hempstead town supervisor was projected to win the Democratic primary for the 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, with nearly 67 percent of the vote in early returns.
EAST MEAdoW rESidENT Scott Eckers has been holding on to a big piece of Catskills history in his garage for the past eight years. Now the large neon sign is heading to a museum.
Continued on page 18 Big, bright, and neon yellow: a piece of history
By MAllorY WilSoN mwilson@liherald.com N ot many people can say they have piecemuseum-worthyaofhistoryin their garage. East Meadow resident Scott Eckers can. His garage was home to a giant neon “Kutsher’s” sign, from one of the most wellknown resorts in the so-called Borscht Belt,” an area in the Catskill Mountains that had over 500 Kutsher’shotels.Hotel and Country Club closed in 2013. Eckers, along with his friend Michelle Conrad, bought the sign at auction a year later for $1,000, and spent another $1,400 to have it removed and brought to East Meadow. “I didn’t know what I was going to do with it,” Eckers, 42, admitted. “But I had to have it, because it was a great piece of my Catskills collection, but now it’ll be part of the museum collection.”
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arebirthincludingdecisionsistheincest,tionswithoutabortionpass“whoRepublicansalsoingstatementGillenWashington,”saidinafollow-thewin.Shedecriedwanttoanationalbanexcep-torape,orevenifwoman’slifeindanger.”“Healthcare—basiccontrol—betweenawoman and her doctor, not by Washington politicians trying to score political points with their extremist base.”The 52-year-old Rockville Centre resident had been a favorite to win, endorsed by Rice as well as a number of major Democratic Party figures, including House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Democratic Caucus chair Hakeem Jeffries. She now faces Hempstead town councilman Anthony D’Esposito in the Nov. 8 general election. He ran unopposed on the Republican ticket. Gillen has stated that repealing restrictions to state and local tax deductions passed in 2017 is one of her immediate priorities. She also voiced support for universal background checks on gun purchases to help curb crime and violence, while calling for expanded voting rights. Early results showed Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages in second with 16 percent of votes. Solages advocated for an aggressive foreign policy, tax incentives for small businesses, and expanding protections for women.Keith Corbett had 14 percent of the vote. The Malverne mayor called for expansions to reproductive and voting rights while touting his experience in village planning and infrastructure. Finally, physician Muzib Huq from Elmont captured a little more than 1 percent of the vote. He had campaigned on improving the American health care system, championing racial and religious tolerance, and investing in anemic local and national infrastructure.Whilethefourth district is forecasted to safely lean Democrat by some, other pollsters — like McLaughlin & Associates — say D’Esposito had the best chance of claiming the seat if Gillen was his opponent.
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Mallory Wilson/Herald photos MeMBeRS Of eASt Meadow Kiwanis went out shopping to help stock the McVey Mighty Market. McVeY eLeMeNtARY SchOOL Principal Kerry Anne Dunne helps run the pantry. On Aug. 18 she showed East Meadow Kiwanis members how the shelves are organized. SIeNA ReYeS, fAR left, and Ella Giordano, both 12 year olds from Woodland Middle School came out to help Dunne restock the shelves. eAch fAMILY cAN shop for what they want and need, but when the shelves are bare they are limited to how much of one item they can take.
That’s mighty kind of you, East Meadow Kiwanis club helps out by giving donation and shopping for the McVey food pantry
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The McVey Mighty Market was created in May 2020 by McVey Principal Kerry Anne Dunne after seeing a need in the community. Amanda Napolitano, the school’s social worker, oversees the pan try.The pantry started in the school’s gym serving families impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Napolitano thought that the pantry would be a one and done situation, but after seeing the continued need in the community, it’s still up and running. “We just kind of started the pantry just to help our families in need, and we didn’t realize it was going to be post-pandemic,” Napolitano said. “We’re just happy to be able to help our community as best as we can.”The pantry is open every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon, and is manned by volun teers or Dunne. Families can come in and shop for what they need. When the stock is low, however, families are limited as to how much they can take. Napolitano said that she likes to keep the market “grocery store style,” so that families can pick and choose what they need and want. What started out as 15 to 20 families towards the end of the school year, Dunne said, turned into about 43 families when she first opened the pantry for the sum mer. Now, the pantry sees about 55 to 65 families a “Inflationweek.hit and I don’t know if it’s a function of that and the closing of schools, but then the numbers started increasing,” she said. “This past week we had a long line until 1 p.m. so we just stayedThere’sopen.”more than just canned food in the pantry. There’s produce and meat when available, feminine hygiene prod ucts, diapers, toiletries and clothes. Most of the donations come from community members, but sometimes they get dona tions from Island Harvest and local churches, like New Hope Church. The pantry stock has been running low, Dunne said, and she’s been reaching “further out,” to see where she can get donations from.
By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com T he McVey Mighty Market at McVey Elementary School in East Meadow will have plenty of items on the pantry shelves thanks to the fundraising efforts and generosity of East Meadow Kiwanis. After making a nice sum of money from its annual golf outing fundraiser, the East Meadow Kiwanis put $5,000 right back into the community. The donation will be split into two deliveries. The first was August 18, where volunteers from East Meadow Kiwanis went out and shopped for the pantry. The second will be sometime in September.
“We’re thrilled that we were able to transform what we raised right into some thing into the hands, for the people in the communities, specifically the kids, because I think it’s tough stuff,” Kiwanis Club member Ted Rosenthal said. “This organization is unbelievable in their give back to the community and when we don’t know, it’s hard for us to act.”
“I’ve been a member of East Meadow Kiwanis for almost 35 years, and we do lots of wonderful things,” Rosenthal said. “But when you’re able to step back and actually do something like this and see and think about what firsthand some of these people go through, where they have to choose whether they can feed their child or do something else, it’s just unbe lievable.”Dunne said that she never wants fami lies to feel awkward or uncomfortable for coming to the pantry. She just wants peo ple utilize it if they really need it. “I remember when we first opened, a fami ly saw me and I could see the look on their face, like I can’t believe this is where I’m at,” she said. “I said, I can’t believe this is where I’m at, so just go ahead and feed your family.”
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Critically examine your assumptions. Imagine alter native explanations and interpretations for what someone did. If your kid didn’t listen to you, could it be due to his attention prob lem, forgetfulness, or other priorities he has rather than his wish to blow you off? How one behaves is often about their momentary needs, not your expecta tions.
■ First, you must gain control of your anger. Nobody makes you act the way you do. Yes, others contribute to your anger, but you’re the one who acts it out. So, take responsibility for your behavior rather than putting the blame on another.
■ You tell your child what he should be doing and he doesn’t listen to a thing you say.
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■ To alter your behavior, you must know alternative ways to act and speak, despite feeling upset in the moment. So think about how you can respond to someone who annoys you before the annoying moment. Once you know that, it’ll be much easier to avoid reacting with furious, venomous, impul sive words or actions that can quick ly destroy everything you hold dear.
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■ You tell your husband what you need him to do. He forgets and does exactly what he intended to do in the first place.
■ You tell your wife what you want her to do. She insists that things be done the way she wants them done.Becoming angry and resentful may be only the beginning. When emotions surge, righteous indignation may reach a boiling point. Then a sense of entitlement reigns and rage follows. Expressing rage creates trouble!
here’s so much rage we see on television and is posted on social media that you may feel absolute ly justified becoming angry and resentful with others when they don’t act as you expect them to.
So it’s important that you think, not act. Think with the smart part of your brain, never let ting the reptilian part control your life. Think about how you want to conduct yourself. Think thoughts that’ll calm you down. Think about walking away — at least for the moment. Control your rage for yourself as well as for others. In the heat of anger you may feel righteous and mighty, but how good will you feel about yourself the next day? No matter how you rationalize what you said or did, in those silent moments of contemplation, you’ll feel humiliated and shamed for acting like a jerk. And your reputation will be dam aged long after your anger has quelled. Smoldering embers live on forever, crum bling even strong relationships into bits andNowpieces.I’m not suggesting you need to be an angel. Nor do I think you should be easy-tempered, serene, and shrug off your hostility when resentments and dis appointments slap you in the face. I am suggesting, however, that hurt feelings, perceived slights, unexpected disappoint ments, even minor treacheries need to be dealt with fittingly, not taken to the extreme nor viewed as tragic. But how can you do this when you’re so upset?
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©2022 Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach and author, specializes in helping people overcome procrastination and debilitating anxiety and fear. Contact her at DrSapa din@aol.com. Visit her websites: www. BeatProcrastinationCoach.com and www. PsychWisdom.com.
Supporters of Mount Sinai South Nas sau are set to gather once again at The Seawane Club on Saturday, Sept. 17, to help raise funds for hospital projects that are expected to expand services along the SouthForShore.thefirst time after a two-year hia tus, “Soirée Under the Stars” returns with an outdoor gala event that honors Peter Cannuscio, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Axis Construc tion Corp. Cannuscio’s company has been an instrumental part of an array of capi tal improvement projects at Mount Sinai South Nassau, including plans to convert a vacant 60,000-square-foot building in Wantagh into a multi-specialty medical officeAxiscenter.also has built a dedicated bi-plane imaging suite in the hospital’s emergency department for stroke patients, and expanded the modernized Mount Sinai’s pharmacy department.
Mount Sinai South Nassau brings back soirée fundraiser
“Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.”
Other notable projects from Axis include the urgent care center in Long Beach, the expansion of Long Island’s first free-standing emergency department, and the restoration of the hospital’s outpa tient dialysis center after suffering signifi cant damage through Hurricane Sandy. Rita Regan and Felix Nazario also will be honored at the soirée. Regan, a regis tered nurse who is the patient experience and care coordination vice president for the hospital, will receive the Mary Pear son Award. Nazario, the administrative director of environmental services, will receive the Cupola Award. Regan and Nazario were among the leadership team who helped guide Mount Sinai South Nassau’s response to the coro navirus pandemic. Regan has spent 50 years in health care, joining Mount Sinai in 2012 as a performance management director. Nazario has spent 25 years in the industry, taking over environmental ser vices at the hospital in 2018. During the pandemic, Nazario and his team of house keeping and environmental services staff ers overcame daily challenges in their relentless effort to keep patients and employees safe from the virus. Funds raised at the soirée will support the hospital’s $400 million long-term stra tegic growth initiative, designed to improve services for patients across the South Shore. That includes a new four-sto ry patient pavilion — the J Wing — as well as the $35 million medical arts pavilion in Long Beach, and the new Wantagh medi cal arts building. An outdoor reception begins at 6:30 p.m., at The Seawane Club, 1300 Club Drive, in Hewlett. To purchase tickets, or to buy a spon sorship, call (516) 377-5360.
Duffy noted that the past several years have presented challenges that have tested veteran administrators, but that the reward is “a front seat to watching kids succeed beyond what we do in schools.”
The SCOPe eduCaTiOn Services’ Annual Dinner Meeting is a valuable networking opportunity for new and returning superintendents and board of education trustees.
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The Honorable Regent Roger Tilles, Long Island’s representative on the New York State Board of Regents, explained that the role of the Regents is to maintain excellence in schools and to guarantee equity among all students and school dis tricts. “We have excellence here, but we also have special needs,” Regent Tilles said. “Until we have equity, none of us are succeeding.”
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leaders look ahead to the new school year
SCOPE provides a vast array of school district services, including before- and after-school childcare programs, school enrichment programs and professional development.Duringhis introductory remarks, SCOPE Executive Director George Duffy introduced 37 newly installed school board members and 15 newly appointed superin tendents and wished them well in their new positions. He also stressed to those in attendance that their work is vital to main taining the quality of education on Long Island and urged them to utilize the many programs SCOPE provides.
L ong Island’s public school educa tional leaders attended SCOPE Education Services’ 37th Annual Dinner Meeting for superinten dents and school board members, held at Oakdale’s Bourne Mansion on Aug. 16. The event served as a valuable networking activity for new and returning superinten dents and board of education trustees, as well as other education professionals.
Those in attendance were also wel comed by Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association Executive Director Robert Vecchio and SCOPE Board of Directors President Joseph Famularo. Famularo used a nautical theme to describe the tur bulence that educators have witnessed during the past couple of years, but noted that “you kept your ships afloat.”
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Nunley’s Carousel returns to awe next generation
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T hey were large mechanical carou sels, populated by gorgeous woodcarved representations of horses with strong and aggressive manes, open mouths and batwing saddles. Named after the Brooklyn landmark that inspired them — Coney Island — Sol omon Stein and Harry Goldstein shipped out a number of these carousels across New York more than a century ago. Few of them still exist, but one particu lar carousel that would start its journey in Brooklyn’s Canarsie neighborhood before moving to Baldwin in 1940, not only remains, but is now part of a permanent attraction at Long Island Children’s Muse um at Uniondale’s Museum Row. Nunley’s Carousel returned to service last week, and spins once again on select days — and indoors — for $4 a ride. It gets is moniker from Nunley’s Amusement Park, where it was a fixture on Sunrise Highway until that park’s closure in 1995. Relocating it to the children’s museum took years in the making, having been pre viously part of the Cradle of Aviation operations next door. The carousel contin ued the Long Island tradition until Covid19 flared up a couple years ago, and had been closed ever since. That is until last week, when the muse um officially re-opened Nunley’s Carousel, and its fleet of more than 40 horses, a lion and two chariots. It is now one of only three Stein & Goldstein-manufactured car ousels still intact, and in 2020, was award ed the National Carousel Association’s Historic Carousel Award. Gary Grasso represented that very association during the grand re-opening, finally able to bequeath the plaque for the award over to the children’s museum inperson. Established to promote, preserve and appreciate the classic wooden carou sel, Grasso said Nunley’s is one of 50 clas sic carousels still operating. And even more impressive with its original band’s organ, ticket booth, Wurlitzer calliope, and ringTransitioningmachine.
Susan Harlin was one of the first peo ple in line last week to ride Nunley’s Car ousel once again. But it’s hardly her first time.“Oh, my goodness, I was probably about 10 — 57 years ago — the last time I rode the carousel,” she said. “I grew up in Roosevelt and we’d go to Nunley’s all the time. We’d lean out and get that golden ring so we could ride it again.” Harlin’s adult daughter, Elizabeth Bock, said seeing it reopening reminded her of her mother, and she decided to take her two children, Evelyn and Thomas, for a ride the whole family could enjoy.
“The highlight was always the carou sel,” Blakeman said. “It brings back so many childhood memories.”
“I was one of those kids that grew up at Nunley’s,” he said. “On a Sunday, if we were really good, me and my three sisters and brother would be treated to going to Nunley’s,”Backthen, the Baldwin attraction fea tured roller coasters, games and, of course, the carousel.
“The colors and lights and music and motion create an unforgettable multi-sen sory experience that will become part of the memories passed down through the generations,” LeBlanc said.
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Even Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman has own fond memories of driv ing with the family to Nunley’s. He joined Harlin and others last week to celebrate its reopening with the children’s museum.
Saving the carousel was pushed by then-Nassau County Legislator Joseph Scannell, who redirected $420,000 through county funds and through money raised by nonprofit Pennies for Ponies in 2008. The restoration process started a year beforehand by Carousel Works in Ohio, that largest manufacturer of wooden mer ry-go-rounds in the world. It then opened in 2009, spending the next 11 years run Cradle of Aviation. While Nunley’s Carousel may have spent more time in Baldwin than any where else, Gary Farkash — president of the Baldwin Historical Society — says the ride was too big for just any one single community to claim. “It was more than just Baldwin iconic, this was something that people from all over Nassau County came to enjoy,” he said. “It’s a very proud moment for us, especially Baldwin. It was a labor of love, and having this day for us, is priceless. That’s the only thing I could say: Price less.”
operational control of Nunley’s Carousel from Cradle of Avia tion on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard was a smooth one, said Suzanne LeBlanc, the children’s museum director. Fitting into the museum’s mission of connecting children to a lifetime of won der, imagination and exploration, the car ousel is an excellent exercise in analyzing options and exploring sensations as chil dren choose the perfect horse to ride on their magical adventure.
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The carousel is open from Thursday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets can be bought in advance online at the museum’s website at LICM.org/nunleys for $4.
lONg IslANd ChIldReN’s Museum president Suzanne LeBlanc addressed the eager children and adults alike waiting to ride the historic Nunley’s Carousel on its opening day on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard with Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman.
Part of indoor attraction at Long Island Children’s Museum
NuNley’s CAROusel Is a treasured memory for many in Nassau County and beyond, and is expected to continue influencing generations, now that it’s under operation by the Long Island Children’s Museum at Uniondale’s Museum Row.
ThIRd-geNeRATION CAROusel RIdeR Mary Friel, 2, from Malverne excitedly boarded the hand-carved horse alongside grandmother Maureen Clark.
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Back-to-school it’s a hectic time full of shopping, preparation and new routines. But just because children are headed back to school doesn’t mean that parents should stop teaching their children. And just because life is hectic doesn’t mean you can’t make time to improve their literacy skills.You may feel that there isn’t enough time to add more activities to an already packed 24 hours. But these ideas, courtesy of the of National Center for Family Literacy, take just a minute! Choose a letter of the day. Look for the chosen letter in any printed materials you see the newspaper, labels at the grocery store, street signs, billboards or advertise ments on TV. Make up a silly sentence using only words beginning with the letter of the day. (For example, cats can cuddle. Dogs don’t drive. Amy always acts awake.) Singing songs is certainly a literacy activity. Try this twist: Sing short songs like “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” several times, leaving off the last word each time until there are no words left. This activity always produces giggles from children and par ents alike. Do a letter search. While you’re wait ing for the bagel to toast, have your child look for the letter B on any items on your kitchen counter or table. Count as many as possible before the toaster pops. Play “Guess Who.” Describe a cartoon character, celebrity or historical figure. Allow a guess after each detail is disclosed. Expand your child’s vocabulary by using unusual words, and then explain their meaning. Take turns. Listen carefully to your child’s descriptions, especially his choice of vocabulary. Encourage him to paint a pic ture of the character with his words. At the end of the game, compliment him on any unusual or new words used. Do word-based activities while in the car. While stuck in traffic, describe the view from the car by taking “word turns.” The activity is as easy as the name suggests. Parent and child each add a word until the scene is described. (A… yellow… convert ible… with… a… golden… retriever… in… the… back… seat… is… next… to… our… car.) This activity works well on a walk around the block or while waiting in line too. Talk to your child about her day. Pretend to be a television reporter. Try questions like “what was the most surpris ing (curious, funny, eventful) thing that happened today?” Or gather news for the paper.“If your day’s activities were an article in the newspaper, what would the headline be?” You are giving your child opportuni ties to increase vocabulary, recall and reflect, and you are receiving a more detailed version of the time you spent apart. Be prepared to answer the same questions.
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Backpacks are handy tools that carry an array of gear. Students rely on them to hold books, while hikers and campers utilize back packs to carry items such as food and beverages that keep them safe on trails. Even office workers may turn to backpacks to carry laptops or other tools of the Backpackstrade.are handy resources, especially for students, but overstuffed backpacks may causeHaulinginjury. full backpacks to and from school each day can be a real pain in the neck and back and shoulders. Yet backpacks are a school staple and a $2.7 billion industry for a rea son. Toting books and notepads and folders and other supplies is necessary to excel in school. So how can parents and students balance the need for backpacks with the potential for injury? Step one is to stop over-worrying about long-term damage. “A lot of parents come in to my office thinking that their child might have scoliosis because of a heavy backpack,” says Dr. Lori Karol. Though back, shoulder and neck pain are all possible results from using a too-heavy or poorly worn backpack, scoliosis and other back deformities aren’t a danger.
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Weighty Considerations Learning how backpacks affect our bodies helps explain why parents worry. According to registered nurse Anja Hammega, “when a heavy weight, such as a backpack filled with books, is incorrectly placed on the shoulders, the weight’s force can pull a child backward. To compensate for this unnatural posture, he or she may bend forward at the hips or arch the back.” Similarly, kids who sling their backpacks only on one shoulder might lean to one side to balance the weight, compressing the spine or putting unnat ural stress on the shoulders. The effect of this unbalanced stance can be mistaken for scoliosis. Beyond back pain, kids are also at risk of fall ing from the weight of their packs. Keep your kid’s load light by making sure his or her back pack weighs between 10 and 15 percent of his or her body weight. For example, if your son weighs 80 pounds, his backpack should only be 8 to 12 pounds. Younger children and girls are at even greater risk of toppling over because their packs can be heavier in proportion to their body weight. When carrying too-heavy backpacks, students can accidentally hit other kids with their sizable bags, causing injury or loss of bal ance in tight spaces such as hallways or bus aisles,Thetoo.weight of a backpack depends on the age of the person using it. Generally speaking, adults should not exceed 20 percent of total body mass when loading backpacks. That means a healthy person weighing 200 pounds should not carry more than 40 pounds in his or her backpack.Inregard to children, researchers indicate that a child’s backpack should weigh no more than 10 percent of what the student weighs. Those findings are based on a Spanish study involving 49 primary school-aged children. Therefore, if a child weighs 70 pounds, he or she should only carry up to 7 pounds in the back pack.
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Choose Wisely Start the year off right by purchasing a back pack that fits your child well and by teaching him or her the right way to wear it. Avoid backpacks with careless stitching, fraying fabric edges and exposed zippers without fabric flaps. These are signs of poor manufacturing, and no kid wants to be dealing with a stuck zipper or a broken bag in the middle of the school hallway. Instead, find a lightweight one with two pad ded shoulder straps. If the straps are too narrow, they can cut into your child’s shoulders, poten tially interfering with circulation and causing pain or numbness. A padded back can provide comfort and protect your kid from sharp edges of textbooks, rulers, notebooks and more. The backpack should rest evenly in the middle of the back, close to the body. And those wide shoulder straps should allow your child to freely move his or her arms to easily take the backpack off. Pockets on backpacks are both fun and functional. Having multiple compartments will better distribute the weight of the school sup plies, and they can help your son or daughter stay organized. Bigger books should always be placed in the center of the back, and items such as cell phones and other devices can be easily moved from smaller pockets to lockers during breaks.Another option is a backpack on wheels. They can be dragged, alleviating the need to carry heavy loads.
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Above photo: Tests can be stressful even for the most prepared students, and often the brightest and most committed students can experience the most stress before an exam.
√ Check out the school’s website before school starts to access helpful resources and information. (There are usually pictures to familiarize students with the school. It might be fun for students to spot pictures of teachers and classmates.)
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T he beginning of a new school year is filled with hopes, possibilities, fears, and challenges. Ass students and staff head off to class, everyone looks to return to “normal,” with masking and Covid restrictions, including testing, fully lifted for the first time since the start of the pandemic. As schools reopen, administrators, staff and families are dealing with a whole host of issues. There’s much more to classroom learning than simply sitting behind a desk. Back to school time leads to transitions that affect the whole family. There will likely be changes to family and home routines, new teachers, new classrooms, and maybe even a new school. It helps to have guidance not only for unfamiliar circumstances but for the typical challenges students and families face at the beginning of each school year. Summer break can be a great time for your family to relax and spend time together, however some kids (and adults!) can struggle with the return to routine. Establishing back to school routines early could lessen some of the “back to school jitters” but may not alleviate ALL of them..
Kiddos starting school for the first time may feel scared or anxious being away from their parents and in a new environment with different rules and expectations. Kids entering middle school may be meeting new friends, dealing with puberty, and dealing with the feelings of increased independence as well as navigating new friend groups. Teens entering high school may feel anxious about joining new friend groups, the increased work expectations, and whether or not they’ll fit in. Young adults leaving home for the first time to attend college may feel anxious as they are fully being thrown into adulthood, a new city or state, and completely new experiences.
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Listen closely to their answers and be supportive and understanding of any concerns. Try to be an open listener with your kids at all times. Talk together about how to face any upcoming challenges. Some students may express fear about returning to school, whether they are concerned about school violence, bullying, Covid-19, monkeypox or something else. Validate their concerns and hear them out. Talk about the steps you take as a family to stay safe, and discuss, in an age-appropriate way, what the school does to keep students safe and healthy. Point out the positive aspects of starting school to create excitement about the first day of class. Visit your child’s school campus to help your child learn their way around. Ask how your child is feeling about starting school this year and if there is something that they hope to learn. Share your back to school experiences with your children. (It may motivate them to share with you.)
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), test anxiety is a form of performance anxiety that can affect even the most prepared students. The ADAA notes that several factors, including fear of failure and a poor test history, can contribute to test anxiety, the presence of which can make it difficult for students to concentrate and may even cause physical symptoms like headache and nausea.
Strategize solutions if your child shares concerns about the new school year. √ Build a parent-teacher relationship with open communication. √ Attend back to school events hosted by your child’s school.
Parents of students who are anxious about test performance can share the following test-taking tips with their children, courtesy of the ADAA. Prioritize preparation. Test preparation should begin well in advance of the test, as cramming the night before may make students feel unprepared and less confident in their knowledge of the material. In addition, studying at least a week or two in advance of the test date affords students the opportunity to take practice tests in conditions similar to those in real testing situations. That familiarity can calm any nerves they may typically experience when taking exams. Develop an effective test-taking strategy. The ADAA recommends students answer the questions they know first before returning to more difficult questions. Doing so may contribute to students’ confidence and calm their nerves as they approach the rest of the test. When tests include essay portions, students can outline their essays before they begin to write so they have a clearer idea of what they want to say and how they want to say it. Employ relaxation techniques. Deep, slow breaths and systematic relaxation of muscles can energize students’ bodies and make it easier for them to focus. Students can apply such techniques before exams to curb any pre-test jitters they might have and, if necessary, revisit these relaxation exercises during the test if feelings of nervousness return. Get enough sleep and eat healthy before the exam. Stress and anxiety are more difficult to cope with when the body is tired, so encourage your student to get adequate sleep the night before an exam. In addition, provide healthy foods for kids to eat prior to the exam so they are not lethargic or hungry once the test begins.Getting less than six hours of sleep can put students into what’s called a sleep deficit, or lack of sufficient sleep. Having a sleep deficiency can actually make you less sharp mentally, which can negatively affect your performance on tests, even if you spent those missed hours of sleep studying. So it’s very important for students to get all studying done so you can get a good night of sleep before the big day. Visualize success. A great way to build confidence as you fall asleep each night is to visualize yourself taking the tests and doing wonderfully. Detailed visualizations can help students feel like they’re really experiencing something, and visualizing doing well is a way to ‘practice’ success in a way that can actually help students performBeingbetter.confident as you take your exams can keep you from choking because of the stress. Visualizations can also help students to remember facts: you can create detailed scenarios that involve the information you’re trying to remember, and this can help cement the facts in your memory.
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√ Encourage them to join a club or sports team, but be supportive if they aren’t ready just yet.
Start preparing and practicing Get out the bookbag and school supplies. Drum up excitement by purchasing a new bookbag, lunch box or outfit. Create and organize a designated study space in your home for homework, stocked with any needed supplies. Any preparation now will help ease the transition during those hectic first days and weeks of the school year.
Above photo: Students generally need two to-four weeks to adjust to a new school year. Be patient and give them time. Check in daily, asking open-ended questions about how things are going. Reassure your child that each day is a fresh start!
Even the most well-focused, diligent student can become overwhelmed when test time arrives.
Don’t be afraid to seek help. Plenty of students experience test anxiety, and many schools offer programs designed to help students overcome their test-taking fears. Making use of these programs is a great way for kids to improve their testing performance.
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Talk to your child Start talking now about returning to school. Ask your student open-ended questions so you can get a sense of how they are feeling about the upcoming school year. You may ask, “What are you looking forward to?” “What are your concerns?” “What are your overall thoughts about heading back?” Some children and adolescents will be very chatty when discussing their feelings about school, while other children may say they don’t want to talk about it. That’s okay: Don’t push it. But revisit the topic a few days later.
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Since 1970, Hewlett Lawrence Soccer Club has been serving The Five Towns as a non-profit community soccer club. The Long Island Junior Soccer Leagues, which the club participates in, was established in 1966 non profit and is now one of the largest soccer leagues in America. With intramurals, travel soccer, sessions and overall education of soccer, the league strives to encourage growth and development of youth through soccer play, while “emphasizing fun and de-emphasizing winning” to promote a healthy fun atmosphere.
BEST BOXING CENTER: Bout Boxing 17 Lumber Rd #10, Roslyn (516) www.boutboxingusa.com801-4769
BEST SURF SHOP: Sundown Ski & Surf Shop 2726 Hempstead Tnpk, Levittown (516) www.sundownski.com796-1565 If still you’re looking to catch some waves this summer, gear up at Sundown Ski & Surf Shop. Ready yourself with wetsuits and surfwear, surf accessories, skimboards, body boards or leisure activities such as stand up paddle boards (SUP) and paddles and so much more! Take it to the streets too with a variety of skateboards. We’re at the brink of summer’s end, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to hang up the wetsuit.
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CrossFit Seize the Day (CFSD), established in 2015, offers over 50 classes each week, pluss additional small group coaching, personal training sessions and coaching on nutrition and health. Anyone at any age or fitness ability are uniquely welcome to “Seize the Day.” Members will be challenged physically and mentally, while instilling friendly competition and creating friendships with people who are motivated and encourage you. From early AM to late PM and weekends, plus their facilities are available for open gym training and so much more!
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Boxing is one of the total body workouts that increases speed, muscle definition and conditioning all while reaching your full potential. Bout Boxing is a fun way to challenge yourself. Whether you’re looking to better your self defense, gain confidence and feel good overall by putting your body to the test. New or experienced boxers are welcome, and there are kids classes where you can have smaller groups with your kids or their friends — a way to play games, get in shape and have fun.
This versatile fitness center has different programs to make you feel better inside and out. FloFIT is an hour of High Intesity Interval Training using everyday workouts. FloLIFT is a Strength & Conditioning based program in which athletes go through a warm up and technique drills followed by weightlifting and cardio. Hour-long yoga classes are also available as well as one-on-one personal training sessions to improve strength, endurance and mobility. Choose from single classes, programs and packages or even unlimited access to classes and facilities.
The studio at Bikram Yoga is designed to offer a comfortable and welcoming environment and stateof-the-art facility to enhance your overall yoga experience. Bikram Yoga reduces tension and stress; builds balance, flexibility and endurance; alleviates pain, increases circulation and many more benefits. There is a 1,100 sq. ft. hot room, UVC air sanitizer, antimicrobial, odor-free, waterproof flooring and health conscious beverages like ginger shots or Coastal Craft Kombucha and much more!
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Staying fit can be fun too — ice skating gets the heart pumping, builds legs and abdominal muscles and works on joint flexibility. The Northwell Health Ice Center is a state-of-the-art facility with two NHL-size rinks, and also the official practice facility of the New York Islanders. The center also has an elite strength & conditioning gym and physical rehab center, along with an Islander Pro Shop. With in-house hockey programs, skating lessons, summer camps, public skating and more it’s a great place for family and friends.
BEST GYM & FITNESS CENTER: Flo 453FitnessSunrise Hwy, Lynbrook (516) www.flo-fitness.com834-9855
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Meet Theresa Hellers-Foders at the park for an outdoor high-intensity interval training session. Due to the closing of gyms, Theresa started offering training classes from her own home and started the Terrible Theresa’s Training Facebook group, which has grown to have over 650 members to date. While sometimes offering virtual training sessions, she offers classes at the park or small group training for up to five people. Stay fit, healthy and motivated with or without the gym.
Pilates is an excellent way to get a total body workout, for all ages and any level. The fresh studios are equipped with state-of-the-art apparatus including TRX, Exo-Chair, Bosu balls, matts, rollers and plenty more! The affordable pilates experience is taught by Club Pilates instructors who have undergone hundreds of hours of training to meet club standards. With a variety of classes, you can find the right fit for you and start your journey.
Bottom photo: The iconic sounds of the bagpipers honor a cherished heritage.
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“We are so looking forward to bringing it back again,” says Clan MacDuff member Peter Burnside. “We’ve missed it, and so have all those who come out and join us for the day.”With those bagpipes, traditional strength competitions and highland dancing — along with varied entertainment and assorted activities for lads and lasses — there’s plenty of end-ofsummer revelry for all ages. According to Scottish lore, the games were begun by the PuttingoftodaytraditionsThoseforthetohighlandancientchieftainshelpthemselectstrongestmentheirarmies.ancientcontinueintheformcabertossing,theStone,Putting the Sheaf, arm-wrestling competitions, piping and drumming. Long Island had once been home to five Scottish clans. Today only Clan MacDuff remains. This clan considers its festival to be similar to a traditional gathering. “We wanted to emulate what was done in Scotland,” Burnside says. “So we started out in 1959 with what was essentially like a big familyFromreunion.”thathumble
ld Westbury Gardens’ lush grounds will once again fill with the sounds of bagpipers and Scottish revelry as it welcomes the Scottish Festival and Highland Games. The popular spectacle — now in its 60th year — returns from its pandemic-imposed hiatus on Saturday, Aug. 27. And that’s all to the delight of Clan MacDuff, which created and oversees the event.
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petting zoo and plenty of kids activities, a British car parade, and Scottish cuisine to sample — it’s those traditional elements that continue to be the main attraction — especially the caber toss and pipe bands. The caber is a long, tapered 20foot pine pole or log, ranging from 90 to 120 pounds. The groundendairthatandrunningsmallerholdingvertically,balances“tosser”ittheend,forwardtossingsoitturnsinthewiththelargerstrikingthefirst.Ideally, the pole strikes in a strictly vertical position. Scoring is based on how closely the throw lands at a 12 o’clock“Theposition.cabertoss is always a big draw,” Burnside says. “It’s a true test of strength and skill.”
beginning with 200 people, it’s evolved into a day that’s both a family fair as much as a cultural event, with more than 6,000Whileparticipating.it’snowa broad-based event — with birds of prey, a
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“The opening ceremony at 12:30 is especially impressive” with a grand march down the North Lawn, Burnside adds, “with those bagpipers marching together.”
Middle photo: Kids enjoy an old favorite: a tug of war competition. It’s all at the annual games, held in Old Westbury Gardens.
When Saturday,: Aug. 27, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury Info: (516) 333-0048 OldWestburyGardens.orgor or LIScots.org.
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Open to both men and women, there’s even a kids’ version, using a cardboard “caber.” While the games are going on, a lively lineup of bands and dance ensembles — including assorted bagpipers — provide a musical backdrop throughout the day.
‘Natural Woman’ Broadway’s Carter Calvert captures Carole King’s musical styling pitch-perfectly in ‘A Carole King Experience: Natural Woman,’ the premier tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter. Backed by the dynamic Roge Cohen Band, Calvert performs the iconic songs that defined a generation. These are all the classic favorites you’ve loved since the ’60s and ’70s, like the groundbreaking ‘Brill Building’ chart-topping pop mega hits conceived in a tiny Times Square cubicle. The timeless tunes you know by heart but possibly never knew King created. And, of course, the masterpieces from the record-shattering phenomenon ‘Tapestry,’ the emblem of the singer-songwriter era that solidified King’s position as a trailblazing woman to watch. Sunday, Aug. 28, 2:30 p.m. $40, $35 seniors. Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. (516) 599-6870 or PlazaBroadwayLongIsland.com.visit Maria Bamford Get ready for fall with some laughs when Maria Bamford visits the area. She is revered for her deeply personal and experimental comedy about mental illness. She starred in the surreal, semiautobiographical Netflix comedy series ‘Lady Dynamite,’ about a comedian who suffers a nervous breakdown, and is the star of three unconventional hour-long stand-up specials: ‘Weakness is the Brand,’ ‘Old Baby’ and ‘Maria Bamford, the Special, Special, Saturday,Special!’ Sept. 10, 8 p.m. $39. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
Top photo: Pipers and drummers step proudly around the grounds of Old Westbury Gardens to celebrate the Scottish Festival and Highland Games.
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End of summer fest Holy Trinity Orthodox Church located at 369 Green Avenue in East Meadow is having their end of summer fest on Saturday, Sept. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fest will be rain or shine. There will be ethnic food and BBQ for attendees. Live music, flea market items, basket raffles, cash prize raffle, church tours, and religious services during the day and religious items to keep people entertained. Admission is free. For more information call (516) 483-3649, or email info@ htocem.org.
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The alt rockers bring their explosive sound to the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Saturday, Aug. 27, at 8 p.m., to close out Eisenhower Park’s summer concert season. Hear their many gems, “Until I Fall Away,” “Found Out About You,” “Hey Jealousy” and “Allison Road.” The Grammy-nominated band’s fusion of melodic rock, pop, folk and country continues as strong as ever. As always, bring seating. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov/parks.
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.
The Samanea New York Mall, at 1500 Old Country Rd., in Westbury, has an outdoor market every Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are dozens of vendors with clothes, shoes, jewelry, soap, toys and more. All vendors welcome. For any questions call (516) 317-7729.
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Young scientists will dig into learning all about owls, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1 p.m. Find bones and dissect an owl pellet. Get to the root of how owls eat, hunt and ingest food. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.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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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 Firefighter cigar smokeout East Meadow Engine Company 2 will be having their first cigar smoke out, on Saturday, Sept. 10, 5-9:30 p.m. ead down to the East Meadow Fireman’s Benevolent Hall at 170 Maple Avenue in East Meadow for a good time with good people. Tickets are $85 and $100 at the door. Price includes three premium cigars, cutter, lighter, BBQ dinner, coffee and dessert, beer and wine, cash bar, music, 50/50 raffles, and more. For tickets call (516) 206-2412 or email
Enjoy the inspiring story of Ella Fitzgerald’s remarkable journey from teenagerhomelesstothe world’s first lady of song, Thursday, Aug. 25, through Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Madison Theatre, on the Molloy University campus. Virtuosa Freda Payne brings Fitzgerald to life with an elegance, resonant beauty and transcendent voice that captures the immortal songstress. 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. For tickets and information visit MadisonTheatreny.org or call (516) 323-4444.
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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
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 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.
The really outstanding part of the trip, though, he said was when they came back. There were about 500 to 600 people there to greet them. “It was one of the most amaz ing things I’ve ever experienced and every body was teary-eyed,” he said. We didn’t get anything when we came back (from Vietnam) so this was a real welcome home.”Chiappone, 75, went on the trip because Morreale encouraged him to go, and he said that he was glad that he went. “I’m not really an emotional guy,” Chi appone, who served in the United States Army from February 1966 to November 1967. “But when we came back and they opened the doors and we saw everyone waiting for us, it was amazing.”
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East Meadow Vietnam vets reflect on their visit to the memorial in Washington, D.C.
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On August 13, a special ceremony was held at the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale to recall the trip they all took. The ceremony was organized by the museum and HFLI. “We take for granted that we live in the greatest country in the world, but it’s only because of the service and sacrifice that you have made, which really makes it pos sible,” County Legislator Tom McKevitt said at the ceremony. “It really makes you think sometimes, ‘what is the purpose of a monument?’ It’s for all those who are both there and not there to recognize the great sacrifices made.” To make the trip even more special, each flight participant received a personal ized hardcover book that HFLI put togeth er for them. Each book has pictures specif ic to whose book it is.
“Often our veterans ask what they can do to show their appreciation for this day,” Jeff Rosenking, the emcee and a volunteer with HFLI. “You don’t need to do anything else, that’s why we’re thanking you.” “We waited our turn but we got to go and it was well worth it,” Morreale said. “It’s great that I went with my brothers. I’ll never forget it.”
FROM LeFt, VINceNt Morreale, Gary Glick of Bellmore, Robert Chiappone, and Steve Ratnoff of Bellmore all spoke of how great the honor flight trip was.
“Every place we went,” he said. “There were so many people there to greet us.”
“It was well worth it, it was unbeliev able,” Morreale, 74 said. “From the moment we took off to every facet of the trip, it was amazing.” 32 vets went on the trip that left on a Southwest Airlines flight out of MacAr thur Airport on June 4. There were water cannons going over the plane, Morreale, who served in the United States Air Force from June 1964 to June 1968, said. Once they landed in Baltimore, they were escort ed by motorcycles down to Washington D.C. where they saw the memorial.
ROBeRt chIAppONe pROudLY displayed his personalized book that he received filled with pictures of him on the trip.
After waiting for two years because of the coronavirus pandemic, East Meadow residents Robert Chiappone, and Vincent Morreale, both Vietnam veterans, got to take a trip in early June to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The trip was organized by Honor Flight Long Island, an organization that for 15 years has flown more than 1,800 veterans to Washington to visit the monuments cre ated in their honor. It is part of a national network of organizations that offers the free flights. This was the first flight that was primarily Vietnam veterans.
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one by one and I had fewer and fewer plac es to sing,” he said. “I did my act the last day of September of 2013, and it closed the nextHeday.”finished his set at the Kutsher’s Deep End Lounge with Billy Joel’s “This Is The Time” and Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the Kutsher’sUSA.”was the longest-operating family-owned Catskills resort. Resorts in the Borscht Belt, which was named after the beet soup that was common in Jewish cuisine, were popular vacation spots for Jewish Americans starting around 1920, with its heyday from the 1950s to the 1970s. Jews headed to these resorts in the Catskills to escape the heat before air con ditioning and because they weren’t allowed in a lot of New York City hotels. The hotels served unlimited Kosher dishes and had a plethora of activities and services. Including, Eckers said, a babysit ting service that would go room to room at night checking on children while their par ents were out having a good time. Eckers’ coveted sign was the beacon people saw when they pulled up to the hotel. “This sign is an iconic piece of Catskills history for anybody who went to the hotels,” he said. “Generations of peo ple passed under the sign when they went into the hotel. “So I said this belongs in a museum. It’s not doing the world any good sitting in my garage here in Eat Meadow.”
Isaac Jeffreys, the planned museum’s scholar in residence, said the Kutsher’s sign is an amazing artifact. “A lot of these properties haven’t been maintained or cared about even by their owners nowa days,” he said. “It’s amazing that this one still works and is in good condition.” “It’s incredibly rare, it works, it’s in great condition, and overall it was urgent that we got it,” Marisa Scheinfeld, a board member of the museum said. “Due to the nature of how a lot of these hotels closed, some of them like literally just closed their doors, and they went out of business, and a lot of them auctioned off their items like Kutsher’s.“Sowe know there’s stuff out there. It’s just a matter of finding the items and the people that have them.”
When thinking of places like Kutsher’s, people think of the 1987 film “Dirty Danc ing,” and they’re not too far off. Grossing er’s Resort, which closed in 1986, was the resort the movie was based on, Eckers said.The idea of the Borscht Belt resorts died because of the three A’s according to Eckers -— air conditioning, assimilation and airplanes. But that didn’t stop him from maintaining his relationship with it. His family purchased property there when he was a child, and he went to summer camp there which sparked his love of per forming. Now his parents live there fulltime, and he has a house in Swan Lake.
“I thought that by saving this sign, this really iconic piece of history, I can help keep it for posterity.”
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Kutsher’s hotel and Country Club was the longest-operating family-owned Catskills resort. The sign that Eckers owned welcomed guests as they entered. To keep track of the museum’s progress, go catskillresortmuseum.com/to Want to stay in the know?
“Because of my family’s history, with the Catskills growing up there every sum mer and vacations and holidays, I just became attached to these hotels and to the whole Borscht Belt experience,” he said. “That is why I thought it was so important to maintain the history and the culture behind the Catskills, the Borscht Belt hotels and bungalow colonies.
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In the field, Ramirez and DeBonis used the app “Seek” to identify the species, allowing one to take a picture of a bug on their phone to determine the species. The center’s first annual junior ecolo gist program was largely a success, and DeBonis said she hopes to continue this next year and create more programs like it.
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by MIcHaEL MaLasZcZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com A day at the beach doesn’t have to consist of just swimming and tanning.Inaddition to taking in the sun and the water, beachgoers and others could visit the Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center, which first opened in the middle of the pandemic in September of 2020.The building, located on Bay Parkway, was part of then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s clean energy initiative, running on solar power and making it completely ecofriendly. Any extra solar power is sent to the New York power grid. One half of the building focuses more on nature, with multiple exhibits featuring the wildlife and structure of Jones Beach, while the other half concentrates on ener gy. The center’s team includes a dedicated group of environmental educators, led by the director, Jeanne Haffner, who holds a doctorate of philosophy in environmental history. According to Marissa DeBonis, the center’s director of education, the center got off to a rough start.
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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the fiscal affairs of the East Meadow Fire District for the period beginning January 1. 2021 and ending December 31, 2021 have been examined by the independent public accountant, Robert A. Johnson, CPA P.C., that the report of external audit by the independent public accountant has been files in my office where it is available as a public record for inspection by all interested persons.
Pursuant to Section 181-b of the Town Law, the governing board of the East Meadow Fire District shall prepare a written response and corrective action plan to the report of external audit of the independent public accountant and file any such response and corrective action plan in my office as a public record for inspection by all interested persons no later 90 days from the date Date:EasthereofMeadow, New AugustYork 3, 2022 ATTEST: Eric W. Becker EastSecretaryMeadow Fire District
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Mia Ramirez, an environmental educa tion assistant at the center, helps to run the junior ecologist program, and took the stu dents out in the field with butterfly nets for species collection. The primary goal was to collect ants and beetles for DNA extrac tion, although students also caught butter flies, spiders, grasshoppers and stinkbugs, all of which were brought back to the cen ter for examination. Only the ants and the beetles were put under the microscope.
“I would love to introduce more com munity science programs,” DeBonis said. “I think it’s really important for people to feel connected and involved and making a difference in our backyards.
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“Opening in the middle of a pandemic definitely didn’t help in terms of atten dance,” said DeBonis, who is also the cen ter’s environmental educator. “But within the last year, we’ve had tons of school groups come through. And after that, more people come by. It spreads through word of mouth. People hear about us and want to visit.”Officials said the center is committed to the fight for clean, green energy and the preservation of local nature. To accom plish this mission, the building is perfectly situated, with easy access to Jones Beach’s bay side, ocean side, dunes, grass fields, and tidal marshes, enabling the center to host a wide variety of activities. These activities include beach cleanups, animal features, educational hikes and lec tures by experts. Starting this summer, the Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center launched what it hopes to be an annual summer enrichment program.
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Junior ecologists study life found on south shore
In the program, students explore a dif ferent topic each day, including identifica tion of local species, DNA extraction from insects in and around the center, seining, and a survey of the bird species on the beach.“We have a lot of different ecosystems right here,” DeBonis said. “We have the dunes and the beach, we have the bay side right across the street. So we’re never short on places to explore.”
Dubbed “the junior ecologist program,” it includes a week of fun, informative experiences for children ages 12-17. The program helps prevent the “summer slide,” which is experienced by millions of children annually because they are out of school. The timing of the program, held during the week of Aug. 15, is perfect to get students’ minds working again right before school starts, officials said. “This program is intended to introduce our students to field skills,” DeBonis said. “We want to open up their eyes to different forms of science, different ways that we can view the outdoors.”
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Heat moves by one of three mechanical princi ples, convection, conduction and radiation. If the air bubbles or pockets in the insulation are pressed closer together and the material made denser by this, the conduction or transfer of temperature is easier, so the insulation has less likelihood of resisting, and resisting is what you want insulation to do. It would be great to rebuild the floor with deeper joists or have closed-cell foam sprayed in, since it also resists water saturation to solve the problem. Good luck!
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In addition, the insulation should be inspected to see that it isn’t compressed by the saturation weight of the water, since compressing insulation, contrary to what you were told, actually takes away the ability for it to work properly. The principle behind insulation technology isn’t just the use of thermally resistant material but, most critically, the insulation forms tiny air pockets within the material that form the resistance to air passing through. Each trapped air bubble slows the transfer of cold or heat by first conducting or resisting the temperature change within the air molecules.
The Our attic air conditioning leaked into our ceil ing. The ceiling is so wet we need to replace it. We now understand we’ll need to have the pipe that drains water out of our A.C. drain pan blown out every spring, and now have a service contract for that. The insulation is also wet. We were told to let it dry out and it will be fine. Is this true? Also, the ceil ing joists over our 12-foot-wide master bedroom are only 2 x 6, which might cause the ceiling to sag and isn’t enough for the insulation, we’re told, which we understand has to be 10 inches thick. When we asked our contractor about this, he told us we can push the insulation down and then replace the plywood floor in our attic. What do you think?
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A. When it rains, it pours. The leaking was a wakeup call that A.C. unit condensation occurs every summer season, and even though you have a drain pan, if it doesn’t have a working sensor to shut off before the drain pan overflows and you never clean the drain pan pipe to the outdoors, the water overflows. You should, by law (code), have a floor in the attic around the unit, also, which can dry out, since it remains structural, and will be minimally affected by the water. The insulation and the sheetrock are another story. If the sheetrock hasn’t loosened and isn’t sag ging, then it can just be left to dry out. Make cer tain, even using a moisture meter, that the sheet rock is completely dry before repainting to avoid potential mildew and discoloration. The insulation, if it is either fiberglass or closed-cell foam, can be dried out also, but only if it can be exposed. This means removing the plywood flooring above so that air can get to the insulation.
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eing a college trustee for 30 years, I have kept a close eye on trends in the field of higher edu cation. I’m happy to see that many of our institutions are introducing new courses that reflect the changes that are happening. There are plenty of jobs for engineers and many schools, like Hofs tra, have created comprehensive pro grams to thereshortage?suchones.gramslongermanyofcriticalthereanticipateddents.engineeringattractstuButIneverthatwouldbeashortageteachers,andcollegesnohaveprototrainnewWhydowehaveanationalSadly,aretoomany reasons. If you follow the news, you’ll learn that the state of Florida needs 8,000 teachers, but no one is rushing to work in the Sunshine State. The politicians, not the colleges, caused Florida’s dilemma. Florida has passed multiple laws govern ing what can be taught in the classroom, and numerous school boards are asking residents which books they want removed from library shelves. Those conditions alone would discourage a teacher or any student thinking about getting an educa tionFearingdegree.for their personal safety, teach ers and education students are also shun ning states such as Texas. Since the recent tragedy in Uvalde, in which 19 students and two teachers were killed, some state officials have been suggesting that schoolteachers bring a gun to class. Why would a col lege-bound student consider teaching as a profession if they had to take firearm training to qualify for a job? In addition, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is in the process of suggesting revisions to the schoolPerhapscurriculum.thebiggest disin centive for potential new teachers is salary levels around the coun try. If you live in New York, Massachu setts, California or Alaska, starting sala ries are attractive enough for possible can didates. But Missouri, as an example, has an average starting salary of $33,200, and the legislature has failed to appropriate any fresh dollars to increase it. Because salaries in some 14 states are so low, teach ers are forced to take second jobs in order to survive. A National Education Associa tion 2021 survey found that the national average for entry-level teacher pay is $41,000, and experienced teachers on aver age earn $64,000.
An article by Emily Tate in the March issue of Mother Jones magazine outlined the expanding number of teachers hold ing second jobs. The reporter interviewed 30 people, all of whom worked in such gigs as bartenders, delivery ser vices, tutoring, Lyft or Uber drivers, retail clerks and real estate agents. Many of those interviewed found their work interesting and challenging, but admitted that having to work after hours and nights detracted from their mission to be pre pared for classroom chal lenges. Some observers would say that there’s noth ing wrong with teachers looking to supplement their income, but others would say that teach ers shouldn’t be forced to grade papers at 2 a.m.Many years ago I was asked to repre sent a Long Island school board in its negotiations with the district teachers union.While some current-day negotiation tactics may have changed, the discussions I had soured me on doing such work in the future. The school board asked for an extra 30 minutes a day to help students who were falling behind and needed extra help. In addition, it proposed that the start ing salaries for entry-level teachers be boosted by 10 percent. Those requests were rebuffed, and the only salary discus sion was about how much to pay teachers with 10 or more years of service. Unable to find teachers, a number of school boards in Indiana and Ohio recent ly advertised that they would accept any one with a college degree to teach in their schools. The deeper you dive into the national teacher crisis, the more you learn about why high school graduates are turn ing their backs on studying education in college and one of the most important jobs in our society, and why experienced teach ers are retiring in large numbers. America has its priorities messed up when it comes to the teaching profession. A young baseball player called up to the major leagues makes hundreds of thou sands of dollars, and may be further rich ly rewarded with bonuses and long-term contracts. Is it asking too much to pay new teachers a decent wage? I don’t think so, but apparently many governments around the country have failed not only the teach ing profession, but children as well.
Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strat egy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
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country.aroundsalarydisincentivebiggestislevelsthe in 1957, 10-year-old me started sixth grade at the Number Three School in Cedarhurst, in Mrs. Haggerty’s class. No one in that snapshot is still stand ing but me. The Number Three School is now a yeshiva, Mrs. Haggerty presumably is in teacher heaven, and 1957 is now 2022. I was the new kid in class. We had just moved “out to the Island” from Queens. It wasn’t an easy transition for a spot,”gaveTwoclass,hadthegirl.pipsqueaksuper-sensitiveofaBytheendoffirstweek,IcriedtwiceinandinWeekthemeangirlsmethe“blackwhicheveryonewho’sread“TreasureIsland”knowsisfatal:You’llbedeadby the end of the day. I didn’t die, but that’s only a technicali ty. This all comes back to me as we begin the new school year after over two years of home schooling, Zoom classes and dys functional education amid the coronavi rus pandemic. Our kids and grandkids are survivors of a massively destabilizing sea son of social distancing and quarantining and mask wearing. Parents, too, have gone through their own version of hell. Therefore, two things are going on at the same time. On one level, nothing has changed, and on every other level, every thing has changed. I asked my grandkids how they’re feeling about going back to school, the pluses and the minuses, and they all said the same thing. They’re looking forward to seeing other kids, and they’re worried about doing well after this disruptive hiatus.In1957 that was what I wanted, too. I wanted the kids to like me, and I hoped to find some friends. So are we all good? The schools will open, the children will get to see one another, and learning will take place. But that is only if we ignore the rip ple effects of these years of deprivation and isolation. Look around. Smell the air. Feel the vibe. Check in with your stress-o-meter. This back-to-school year is different from other years. In the same way that the pan demic changed our way of living for over two years, it will change our path forward, too.Like most other Americans, I am so relieved that our kids and grandkids are going back to the classroom, in person, with real teachers for a full day. But nor malcy is a relative thing. There are children suffering from school anxiety. We have a mental health crisis among our teenagers. For good rea son, children are afraid of getting sick, getting shot, or failing at their schoolwork. Some friends report that their elementary school grandkids don’t want to go back to school. Their bed room has become their safe place.We need parents and teachers to be monitoring the re-entry process. And parents, too, need support and the comfort of realizing they have survived an unprecedented national and global catastrophe. Parents haven’t ever had to home-school and work from home while trying to stay alive. We are returning to school at a time when ad hoc groups in communities across America are deciding what books school libraries can purchase. They are banning material they deem unsuitable, with references to gender or sexuality or race. Many teachers are demoralized by this random oversight, and we need to pay attention to the political tides in our schoolWho’sdistricts.goingto pay for all the school supplies and technology that is now part of public education? In 1957, my black and white composition book cost 20 cents. Today the average family spends $800 or more per child on back-to-school shop ping. Amazon is selling the composition book for $11.99. How will individual schools navigate this nearly post-pandemic time? There are the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and then there’s real life. We don’t know yet how treatment of Covid surges will be handled. During their isolation and down time, our kids have become increasingly con nected to their phones. Many mental health professionals see this as an addic tion, and the connection to social media as an impediment to interpersonal commu nication and relationships. How will schools deal with the phone issue? The devices have become a kind of secondary umbilical cord during the school day. We need to take a step back and let our children resume the level of personal responsibility they had before the restric tions of the pandemic. They can do it, and we can, too. We cheer our kids as they return to the classroom. We are mindful that they have been through something, and that they carry more than books in their backpacks.
Covid-19 is still here, so what does that mean? W e don’t know much about him, except that he was 61 years old and he had visited a live animal market in Wuhan, China. But his death was the first of nearly 6.5 million worldwide who would die from complications of what would come to be known as Covid-19. And just 10 days later, on Jan. 21, 2020, the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States would be found in Washington state. We are just months away from Covid’s third anniversary, and while the pandemic itself has changed so much of what we call “normal,” it does feel like life is ever so slowly returning to what it was before the ball dropped in Times Square on Jan. 1, 2020.Social distancing is gone. Masks, while still seen — and even worn — are nowhere near as prominent as they once were. And getting the sniffles doesn’t evoke the same kind of panic it once did. If we look hard enough, there are still signs of those troubling times around us: worn stickers on floors of businesses call ing for six feet of separation. Signs on shop entrances requiring face coverings. And even the occasional Covid-19 mobile testing site on the street. Hospitals aren’t overwhelmed. The death toll is no longer prevalent. And far more of us are vaccinated against the virus than those who aren’t. There are many who say the coronavi rus is now an endemic rather than a pan demic, meaning it’s here, we’ll see season al surges and maybe even some variations, but it’s not the threat it once was. Yet those variants remain unpredictable, and it’s not clear whether current vaccination levels will stave off future mass hospitalizations andAnddeath.yes, people are still dying from the virus, at a clip of more than 600 per day in the United States, according to some esti mates. That’s one person every two min utes.But how scared should we be? What numbers should we pay attention to? And what should we do if we fear exposure to the virus, or develop symptoms that close ly resemble Covid-19? First and foremost, we must stop focus ing on who is getting the virus, and how many, but instead on what impact it’s hav ing on hospitals and mortality. Those num bers were important before there was a vaccine, but not today, when a vast majori ty of those inoculated recover with no major complications, or even the need to visit a hospital. The virus and its many variants will continue to infect people, just as the flu does, and even the common cold. Yes, Covid-19 remains far deadlier than either of those ailments — and thus more serious — but for those of us not working in public health, spending so much time tracking every case accomplishes very little, except to raise anxiety. If you find out you were in the same room as someone who tested positive, you can’t ignore it. But you don’t need to rush to quarantine, either. The Centers for Dis ease Control and Prevention recommends continuing with your life as normal. Just wear a mask for the next 10 days while indoors, or while in close proximity to oth ers.If you start showing symptoms, get test ed right away. If you don’t, wait at least fiveIfdays.youdo test positive, only then should you isolate. And then just for five days, as long as your fever breaks before the start of the fourth day without the help of medi cation, and your other symptoms are improving. Still, even if you can end isola tion, you should still wear a mask through the 10th Whileday.it’s nice to focus on other things in life — and in the news — rather than the coronavirus, we can’t forget about it.
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More than a dozen people are dying of the disease in New York each day, on average, and even if you survive, there are still a number of other complications that can be outright debilitating long after you recover from the initial infection, like long Covid. And many people we interact with are considered “vulnerable,” meaning they may not be able to fight the virus like the rest of us. So wear a mask when you’re around someone who might be more at risk. Wear one in large groups, especially indoors. And if someone starts showing symptoms, know exactly how you can help stop the spread without disrupting your life.Each day brings us closer to our normal lives, so long as we don’t forget what upended all of them in the first place.
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letters A road plan to nowhere? To the ThankEditor:you for Kyle Chin’s “Could toll lanes fix parkway’s ‘Blood Alley’?” (Aug. 11-17). This story reports on a critical local issue that readers should be aware of. The Long Island Contractors Association and State Assembly woman Michaelle Solages, a Demo crat and the Assembly’s deputy majority leader, are promoting a plan to add High Occupancy Toll lanes to the Southern State Parkway, ostensibly to reduce the number of accidents and deaths on the thor oughfare. The proposal does not explain precisely how the addition of HOTs would do so, though, except perhaps for those traveling in the lanes, which would be open only to single-occupancy drivers who could afford the tolls or those in high-occu pancy vehicles (carpoolers). Among the greatest causes of accidents on the SSP are excessive speed and drunken driving. How would HOTs reduce either?
Additionally, would the plan involve destroying sections of the Southern State’s forests and grassy medians — among the South Shore’s few uninter rupted green spaces — to make way for the HOTs?
focus off the issue that may decide wheth er I will stays in office after November: crime.The headlines are unrelenting. Almost daily we hear of repeat felons being let loose thanks to legislation that essentially scrapped the ability of judges to hold dan gerous repeat felons behind bars until their trials. The painful impact on our communities is incalculable. Still, there is another metric that tells you something about the impact that legislation has had on those who have taken a solemn oath to protect our Accordingsociety.topublished reports, more than 1,500 New York City police officers have either resigned or retired so far this year. If this trend continues, it may well be the biggest loss of officers since these kinds of statis tics began to be recorded by the department. Some 524 police officers had resigned, and 1,072 had retired as of the beginning of the sum mer — a 38 percent increase over the same period last year. We should be more than frightened, because these law enforcement pro fessionals see the true nature of the threat on every patrol, and they have decided that our society isn’t prepared to back them up. There are serious questions we need to ask our public officials this Election Day. We could ask State Senate Majority Lead er Andrea Stewart-Cousins. She led the crusade to dismantle the bail laws, and her progressive agenda remains unchanged as police blotters are filled with repeat felons attacking law-abiding citizens.Ifasked, police officers handing in their badges will say they are done with the job because of anti-cop hostility that is a central philosophy of the progressives, and the obviously destructive nature of “bail reform” to the very idea of law enforcement.Thiscrisis isn’t just a New York City problem. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has issued a report stating that more than 87 percent of criminal suspects arrested in Nassau County in April and June were released back on the streets without bail. This number includes 282 who were facing violent assaultStandingcharges.with Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, Blakeman revealed that in the second quarter of 2022, 2,641 of 3,019 people arrested — 87.5 percent — were released without bail. Some 282 of them faced assault charges, and 103 were arrested on weapons char gers. And then there’s the defendant some have described as a poster child of this cri sis.
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Tejinder Singh was arrested for alleg edly throwing bricks through the win dows or windshields of 27 cars parked in East Meadow during a three-day vandal ism spree. He was released without bail just hours after his arrest. Hochul is no political neophyte. While she has a massive political war chest and solid poll numbers, all of that can go south quickly if the summer of crime becomes the autumn of anger, especially on voterrich Long Island. When the governor spoke before the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police’s annual conference, she told her audience she would support and fully fund law enforcement. But what does that mean when the destruction of bail laws by Alba ny has led to an explosion of street crime?
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Another seasoned politician, New York City mayor Eric Adams, has actually joined Republican lawmakers in demand ing that the State Legislature address the crisis. Not surprisingly, the progressivedominated Legislature declined Adams’s call for an emergency session. He told reporters, “We’re not talking about some one that steals an apple. We’re talking about someone that has repeatedly used violence in our city: robberies, grand lar cenies, burglaries, shootings, carrying a gun.”Hochul will not be alone on the ballot this November. Long Island state senators who voted with their progressive col leagues are going to be asked by voters why they “went along” on progressive leg islation that is now destroying a funda mental principle of American life: free dom from fear.
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G ov. Kathy Hochul recently stood in front of the Long Island Rail Road’s New Hyde Park station to celebrate the arrival of the first train on the LIRR’s much-needed Third Track. In truth, she had little to do with this multi-billion-dollar project. It was the creation of her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, who used political threats and nityanyprobablyHochul,horse.”Island’sizationopposedright-of-waymayorsvarioushisincentiveseconomictohavewaywiththevillagealongthewhomodernofLong“ironButifIwereIwouldlookforphotoopportuthattakesthe
ronaLD J. rosenBerG And would the road have to be straight ened to construct them, thus removing one of the SSP’s natural “traffic-calm ing” measures — its bends? The State Department of Transporta tion proposed a plan 20 years ago to widen and add bus lanes to the Southern State.The agency quietly dropped it, howev er, in the face of strong opposition by environmentally conscious civic groups like the Massapequa-based Long Island Progressive Coalition, which was con cerned about the destruction of green spaces.Wealso must ask how the Southern State’s accident statistics compare with other thoroughfares throughout the region, like the Northern State Parkway or the Long Island Expressway. The LIE is about as wide and straight as a road can be, with High Occupancy Vehicle lanes, and yet it remains plagued by acci dents — and congestion. History tells us that adding lanes only increases traffic — and Finally,crashes.who authored and funded the report on HOTs for the Southern State — LICA, the state, a third party or a combi nation thereof? It’s unclear in Chin’s story, but it’s an important question. LICA represents the interests of build ers, not the hundreds of thousands of South Shore residents who would be affected for years by a costly and terrainaltering undertaking such as this. Where are the voices of local residents?SCOTTBRINTON Merrick Randi got it right again
I, like most of us who have gone through a lot of schooling, have had the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to teachers. I’ve had teachers who phone it in, and those whose every word I’ve hung onto, savored and quoted throughout my life. To be so naive as to think that all you need is a mentor (and I am sure veterans have lots of spare time) to be able to man age a classroom and teach a subject that you don’t know is sheer idiocy. I have seen “professionals” practice outside their scope of expertise more times than I would like to. I know that there are other types of therapists who believe that all you need is a box of Cray olas and you’re good to go. One of the problems with being ignorant is that you don’t have the knowledge or insight to know that you’re ignorant. But that being said, Randi did make a very valid point. With an uneducated con stituency, Florida’s governor Ron DeSan tis has a better chance of being re-elected. As, my son, a police officer, would say, “felony stupidity.” And unlike Covid, there is still no cure for stupid. Keep on calling it as you see it, Randi.
To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Florida Gov. DeSantis: teachers need to be educat ed (Aug. 11-17): Thank you, Randi! I am in a family with teachers, as are a number of friends. I am an art therapist (also licensed by New York state) and teach on a graduate level. I resent it when people say, “Those who can do, do, and those who can’t do, teach.”
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