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A safer way to celebrate Chamber to host community ‘Trunk-or-Treat’ on Halloween ness owners can participate by decorating their vehicles and filling their trunks with individualAs Halloween approaches, it ly wrapped candy for children to may evoke different fears and grab as they walk through the worries than scary clowns or spi- parking lot of the park, which ders with the coronamany East Meadow virus still a threat. residents call their But that doesn’t “town square.” mean there aren’t Krug and her hussafe ways to celeband, Richie, have brate the scariest two children, Chrisday of the year. tian, 5, and McKenThe East Meadow zie, 3. “Everybody’s Chamber of Combeen asking me if we merce will host its plan on going trickf i r s t “ T r u n k - o ror-treating,” Taleen Treat” from noon to said, “and I thought 3 p.m. on Halloween this would be a good at Veterans Memorialter native and a al Park, at the corner good way to get the of Prospect and East chamber involved.” Meadow avenues. The East Meadow “A l o t o f t h e School District usuevents that usually TAlEEN KRuG ally hosts its own happen around Hal- Member, trunk-or-treat in the loween have been parking lot of its E.M. Chamber of canceled this year, so Leon Campo Saliswe thought this Commerce bury Center, but would be a good way decided to cancel it for the businesses to this year, along with promote themselves while giving many other extracurricular and kids a safe way to enjoy Hallow- family events. That inspired the een,” said Marcella Pizzo, who is chamber to take the reins and co-chairing the event with Taleen host its own event. “We thought Krug. Both are chamber board it would be a nice alternative, so members. Chamber members and busiContinued on page 9

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DIANE KRuG wAS installed as secretary of the East Meadow Kiwanis Club at the annual installation dinner on Monday at Borrelli’s, where Greg Cajuste, lieutenant governor of the Long Island South Central Division of Kiwanis, installed the 2020-21 board of directors.

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Club recognizes leaders of pandemic response By BRIAN STIEGlITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Lisa Hallett’s first event as president of the East Meadow Kiwanis club was its annual pancake breakfast on March 8, after the previous president resigned without explanation. Little did Hallett know that thanks to the spreading coronavirus pandemic, that would be the last time most club members would see each other in person for six months.

But club members have remained active, and have taken on many projects under Hallett’s leadership. She was installed for her first full year as president in front of roughly 60 members — plus those watching the event on Facebook — at the club’s 69th installation dinner on Monday night at Borrelli’s Italian Restaurant. “Rather than not having it at all or doing it over Zoom, we’re happy we could do something in person togeth-

er,” said master of ceremonies Tom Gallagher. The dinner usually draws roughly 200 attendees, but this year a much smaller crowd gathered in Borrelli’s two main dining rooms. The event was also livestreamed on Facebook for those who couldn’t make it or preferred to stay at home. “I’m blessed to have such a compassionate board and club members who went the Continued on page 3

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continued from front page extra mile,” Hallett said. “And believe me when I say that they went the extra mile this year.” When the pandemic began to spread on Long Island in mid-March, Kiwanis members started raising funds for meals and delivering them to community members who needed them at McVey and Parkway elementary schools and W.T. Clarke High School, which had all closed. They delivered thousands of meals through September, when students returned to school and the district began providing lunch again. Hallett’s right-hand woman for those efforts was Jennifer Reinhardt, who was installed on Monday as first vice president of the club. “Some people just embody pure good in everything they do, and Jennifer Reinhardt is one of those people,” said Greg Cajuste, lieutenant governor of the Long Island South Central Division of Kiwanis, who installed the new members of the board of directors. Reinhardt also earned the club’s first Rookie of the Year award “for inspiring with passion and leading by example,” Hallett said. Another member who contributed throughout the club’s pandemic response efforts was Steve LaSala, whom Hallett presented with the 2020 Kiwanian of the Year award, saying his “commitment and dedication led to the success of the club.” For the first time, the club will also present 10 “Everyday Hero” awards to community members, teachers, businesses and Island Harvest Food Bank for its help with the food-distribution efforts. “There were so many people who stepped up to help,” Hallett said, “and we decided we would give back to them.” The “Everyday Hero” program is run through the Kiwanis International’s New York District and, with each award, the East Meadow club makes a donation to the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center. At the dinner, Hallett surprised Frank Borrelli, the owner of Borrelli’s, with one of the awards, in recognition of the thousands of meals the restaurant prepared for Kiwanis to donate to first responders and front-line workers at the height of the pandemic. Another dinner attendee was Peter Mancuso, a past president of the East Meadow club and the president-elect of Kiwanis International. Throughout the pandemic, Mancuso met virtually with Kiwanis clubs around the world to support their efforts to stay active and contribute to coronavirus relief efforts. Last Sunday, Mancuso took part in a virtual meeting of a club in Colorado, and the week before that he was on a Zoom call with a club in Nepal. “Challenges always bring about opportunities to help,” he said. Mancuso’s brother, Jim, is the governor-elect of Kiwanis International’s New York District, and has been meeting with clubs around the state. “What’s amazing is how resilient people have been through this,” he said, “and how active Kiwanis clubs have been.”

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the east Meadow Kiwanis club held its 69th annual installation dinner on Monday night at Borrelli’s.

Kiwanis 2020-21 officers President Lisa Hallett First Vice President Jennifer Reinhardt Treasurer Brian O’Flaherty Secretary Diane Krug Immediate Past President Gary Fromowitz

board of directors Sara Daly Matthew Kamper Richie Krug Jr. Steve LaSala Joseph Parisi Ted Rosenthal Ashley Rubinstein Melody Schiller

Peter Mancuso, President-elect of Kiwanis International, far left above, spoke of the achievements of the club and its members. the club’s President, Lisa Hallett, above, presented Frank Borrelli, the restaurant’s owner, with an Everyday Hero award for his philanthropy during the pandemic. Jennifer reinhardt, far left, was presented with the East Meadow Kiwanis club’s first Rookie of the Year award by Hallett.

October 8, 2020 — EAST MEADOW HERALD

EAST MEADOW FIRE DEPARTMENT

EMFD gets funding for new ambulances The East Meadow Fire Department recently earned a $300,000 state grant to replace two of its aging fleet of ambulances, which are among the most heavily used apparatus in the district. The funding, made to the East Meadow Fire District, is part of the State and Municipalities funding program and administered by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York. The recent development of high-density housing units throughout the district over the past decade, mostly geared toward older adults, has increased requests for emergency medical services from the East Meadow Fire Department’s Rescue Company #5. Additional development plans and continued growth will add to the demands place on the fire department’s ambulances. The new ambulances, one of which will be located at fire headquarters, and the other to be based at Station 4 off Carman Avenue in the northern portion of the district, will replace vehicles that have served the community for nearly 15 years. “East Meadow Fire Department’s ambulances are subject to wear and tear based on the volume of emergency medical and fire calls we respond to,” explained Commissioner John Priest. “We appreciate Senator Thomas’s assistance in securing the funds necessary to

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eaSt Meadow Fire District Treasurer Raymond L’Hommedieu, left, was with Commissioner Carey Welt, State Senator Kevin Thomas and Commissioner John Priest after Senator Thomas gave them a check for a $300,000 grant to replace two department ambulances. help us upgrade our ambulance fleet.” “Senator Thomas is a strong advocate for the volunteer fire and EMS services, as well as the taxpayer of the fire district,” said Commissioner Carey Welt. “His help in obtaining the grant will enable the East Meadow Fire Depart-

ment to continue to provide a high level of emergency medical response to the community.” The new ambulances are expected to arrive in East Meadow in 2021 and will be outfitted with the latest emergency medical equipment and life-saving sup-

port. For more information about the fire district, or to learn about volunteer opportunities with the East Meadow Fire Department, visit www.eastmeadowfd. –Brian Stieglitz

EMFD fights garage fire on Barbara Lane By John J. o’Brien Sr. On October 1, 2020, at 2:20 p.m., radios alerted for EMFD Stations 1, 2, 3, and 4, announcing a Garage Fire on Barbara Lane. Also at 2:20 p.m., Chief of Department James Walsh radio’d his response. At 2:21 p.m. Chief Walsh arrived on the scene finding smoke coming from a two-car garage detached from a nearby home. The chief transmitted a Signal 98

(First Due engine connect to a hydrant and stretch two attack lines to the fire, Re-aler t companies for additional resources and adding Rescue 5 for EMS). At 2:22 p.m. Engine 612 radioed their response. They would arrive as East Meadow’s “Fire Due” at 2:26pm immediately following by Hook & Ladder Co 1. Within a four-minute span, all of East Meadow’s fire companies off the initial alert were on the road. Now on scene, the crew of Engine 2

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quickly set up charg ed lines, as the crew of Hook & Ladder 1, equipped with power saws, gained entry through the garage door, as the street filled with the additional companies of Engine 1, 3, 4, Ladder 2, and Rescue 5. Within 5 minutes all visible fire had been knocked down. Soon after, the fire was deemed under control. In all, 57 East Meadow volunteers responded to the fire. There were no injuries. The quick response of companies no doubt had an impact on what can normally be a dangerous fire. John J. O’Brien is an active Ex Chief of the East Meadow Fire Department. He is the District Supervisor of the Jericho Fire District and has over 40 years of Dispatch and Supervisory experience.

an eMFd FireFighter using a power saw to cut through the garage door gaining access for the fire attack.

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Northwell partners with Islanders on arena The UBs arena is expected to open in time for the 2021-22 hockey season.

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Northwell Health has partnered with the New York Islanders and the UBS Arena to provide more community-based wellness programs and ensure people’s safety and well-being while inside the future live entertainment and sports venue, Northwell and Islanders officials announced on Oct. 6. The 10-year founding sponsorship deal is just the latest extension of Northwell’s 20-year-long relationship with the New York Islanders Hockey Club as the team’s official health care sponsor and title sponsor of its East Meadow practice facility. “We are proud to align ourselves with New York’s newest premiere sports entertainment venue,” Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health, said in a statement. “With 25,000 employees living near UBS Arena alone, this partnership allows us to reinforce our commitment to serving the community, and we look forward to developing future health and wellness programming with UBS Arena and the New York Islanders.” As part of the agreement, Northwell and the Islanders will create community programs focused on health, nutrition and physical activity. Additionally, Dowling said, Northwell — which has dealt with thousands of Covid cases throughout the pandemic — will use its knowledge of the coronavirus to ensure the safety of all patrons. The new arena will feature “top-of-the-line sanitation efforts,” according to Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group and lead developer of the arena project, including a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration system, ultraviolet light systems and disinfecting solutions “that have proven safe and effective in large-scale spaces.” “Our experience with Covid is very instructive here,” Dowling said, calling the partnership a “win for the Islanders, a win for Northwell and a win for the community.”

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The partnership, he explained, will help Northwell expand its outreach efforts and learn more about the community’s needs. “When you have good people do good things,” Dowling said, “that makes all the difference.” The UBS Arena is expected to open in time for the 2021-22 hockey season, and will feature a 17,000-seat arena for the Islanders hockey team. For more information, visit, www.UBSArena.com. The project is expected to create 10,000 construction jobs and 3,000 permanent jobs, generating approximately $25 billion in economic activity over the term of the lease. The roof was being installed on July 22, and officials expected it to be fully-enclosed by the end of the year. “New York is our home,” said Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group, and leader of the arena project. “We wanted to put New York back on its feet.” The $1.5 billion private investment into the arena and

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Diocese of RVC declares bankruptcy By Scott Brinton and Jill noSSa sbrinton@liherald.com; jnossa@liherald.com

The Diocese of Rockville Centre filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday because of the financial strain of lawsuits by sexual abuse victims under New York’s Child Victims Act, which took effect last year. The CVA allows victims to sue for decades-old cases, whereas before a state statute of limitations on sexual abuse claims often prevented them from doing so (see sidebar). In an 11-minute video on the Catholic Faith Network, Bishop John Barres, spiritual leader of the diocese, which encompasses Nassau and Suffolk counties, announced the bankruptcy filing, which was made in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Rockville Centre is among the nation’s 10 largest dioceses, and is home to 1.4 million Catholics. It is among a growing number of dioceses that are filing bankruptcy because they must defend sexual abuse lawsuits. It is the largest diocese to file to date. Barres spoke directly to Long Island parishioners. “Our goal is to make sure that all clergy sexual abuse survivors are afforded just and equitable compensation,” he said. “It is our hope that this offers survivors the possibility of some measure of healing from these horrific abuses.” The bishop said the diocese had no choice but to file for Chapter 11 reorganization. “This decision was not made lightly,” Barres said. “However, in the year since the passing of the Child’s Victim Act, more than 200 lawsuits alleging abuse have been filed against the Diocese of Rockville Centre.” Barres said the diocese would be able to continue its charitable and educational missions under the Chapter 11 filing because all the lawsuits will be centralized into one litigation pool, saving the diocese in attorney’s fees. Otherwise, he said, the “increasingly heavy burden” of litigation could have begun to affect the work of the diocese, which to date has spent about $3.7 million defending 94 lawsuits filed under the CVA. A settlement, Barres said, will be determined based on the diocese’s assets. The diocese began cutting expenses last October to help cover the cost of the lawsuits, saving $3.5 million annually. Then, the coronavirus pandemic struck, and its weekly offerings by congregants at Masses dropped “precipitously,” according to a diocese news release. Roughly 40 percent of the diocese’s income comes from weekly offerings. In August, the diocese cut 10 percent of its staff at its pastoral center in Rockville Centre, saving $5 million a year. According to Barres, the process of Chapter 11 is the only way to offer a “fair and equitable outcome for everyone involved.” That was also the goal, he said, of the Independent Reconciliation Compensation Program, which was started in 2017 and has paid more than $62 million to roughly 350 survivors, according to the diocese release. The IRCP, a voluntary program, ended with the bankruptcy filing, the release said. Barres said he expects regular operations and ministries to continue during the restructuring process, and that employees and vendors will continue to be paid. Additionally, he said, since parishes and Catholic schools operate as separate legal entities, they are not included in the filing. However, he noted that the filing would affect the diocese’s ability to provide financial support to parishes and schools. “We will work diligently with all survivors, creditors and ministries to maintain open communication while we work toward our goal of completing a settlement and finalizing a restructuring plan that includes a comprehensive and final resolution for suffering survivors,” Barres said. Attorney Jeff Anderson, of Jeff Anderson & Associates in Manhattan, whose firm represents more than 70

Courtesy Diocese of Rockville Centre

BiShop John BarreS announced and explained the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s Chapter 11 filing in an 11-minute video on the Catholic Faith Network.

the child Victims act The Child Victims Act, signed by Governor Cuomo in 2019, temporarily increased the state’s statute of limitations in child sexual abuse cases. Previously, cases had to be filed by the time a victim was 23 years old, and victims, at that young age, often did not know they could file or were embarrassed to do so. By the time they did, it was often too late. The Child Victims Act extended the period for a victim to file a case from age 23 to 28 in the case of criminal charges and to age 55 in civil cases. The legislation was to last one year, but in August, Cuomo signed a measure extending the filing period by another year, to Aug. 14, 2021, because of the coronavirus pandemic. “The Child Victims Act,” the governor said this August, “brought a long-needed pathway to justice for people who were abused, and helps right wrongs that went unacknowledged and unpunished for far too long.” sexual abuse survivors, said the decision is “disappointing, yet unsurprising. “Like their recent attacks on the Child Victims Act and their efforts to intimidate survivors from coming forward,” Anderson said, “we see the diocese’s decision to declare bankruptcy as strategic, cowardly and wholly self-serving. “Bishop Barres often states publicly that the diocese is trying to atone for its tremendous sins in its long history of failing to protect children,” he continued, “but in the courtroom, the diocese’s representatives are filing unfounded motions, baseless appeals and resorting to intimidation tactics to keep survivors from coming forward.” Anderson explained that the bankruptcy filing presents an obstacle for survivors as they try to seek justice. “Bankruptcy can limit survivors’ ability to unearth names and information regarding predator priests, expose top officials who covered up for the sexually abusive clergy,” he said, “and bring to light what these officials knew and when they knew it.” He said the filing does not mean the diocese is bank-

rupt and said the diocese is using the bankruptcy code for reorganization as a way to slow the reconciliation process. “It’s not because they can’t pay,” Anderson said. “They want to stop us and the survivors from revealing publicly…the real histories of the practices employed by the Catholic bishops.” He noted that in court documents, the diocese’s liabilities and assets are both listed. “They have underreported their assets,” Anderson said, “and they have insurance to cover these liabilities. In all these cases, they have massive amounts of insurance.” What is not listed, he said, are the “true assets” of the real estate and investment funds under the bishop’s control. “This lack of transparency is a real threat to child safety,” Trusha Goffe, an attorney with Jeff Anderson & Associates, said. “But survivors will still have the power to come forward and seek justice and healing.” Mitchell Garabedian, a Boston-based attorney who represents 23 sexual abuse victims who have filed civil complaints against the Diocese of Rockville Centre, said the Chapter 11 filing would not prevent his clients from moving forward with their lawsuits. “Clergy sexual victims will now seek justice and validation through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court,” Garabedian said. “Legal discovery of secret files, names of perpetrator priests and negligent supervisors and the identity of assets will be sought through the bankruptcy court. Transparency will continue to be pursued in the bankruptcy court so that victims can try to heal.” St. Agnes Cathedral parishioner Ruthanne McCormack, of Rockville Centre, whose children attended St. Agnes Cathedral School and continued on to Catholic high schools, expressed sympathy with the victims and said she hopes the filing would not affect survivors’ reparations. “No amount of money can take away their pain,” she said, adding, “Faith is strength.” She said that since the sexual abuse allegations came to light several years ago, the church has opened discussions within the parish community, and she believes priests have a greater awareness of the impact of abuse. As project coordinator for the Rockville Centre Coalition for Youth, she sees how childhood sexual abuse can lead to substance abuse. “I feel my children are better off for the Catholic education they had,” McCormack said, “and I think the church will be better off from this. Hopefully people will heal, and hopefully they don’t look to other ways to do so.”

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continued from front page parents could feel safe with their kids trick-or-treating,” Krug said. Her children have already decided on their costumes for the event: Christian plans to dress up as a ninja, and McKenzie will go as Elsa from the Disney film “Frozen.” “This will be a good way to give our kids somewhat of a normal Halloween during these unprecedented times,” their mother said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released guidelines for safely celebrating Halloween, ranking traditional activities as low, moderate or high risk. Lower-risk activities include virtual costume contests, putting up decorations and scavenger hunts in which children identify Halloween-themed decorations at homes in their neighborhood. Moderate-risk activities include oneway trick-or-treating, in which individually wrapped goodie bags and candies are placed at a distance — at the edge of a yard or driveway — to avoid hand-to-hand contact. Another moderate-risk activity is small outdoor costume parties or parades in which participants can maintain six feet of social distancing. While trunk-or-treating and trick-ortreating are both considered higher-risk activities, Pizzo and Krug said the chamber planned to take additional precautions to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Vehicles will be at least six feet apart, and there will be tables with hand sanitizer and personal protective equipment.

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Sometimes it can be very simple. Place “Reflux.” Acid and Reflux became part of our some plants or seeds in pots with soil; place others in the earth. Water and pro- family this past March when my son tect them from the cold, unexpected frost expressed interest in planting vegetables, or the dry spells with no rain. Watch them rather than flowers. In the past, on the closely, and stop every so often to consider advice of the gardeners at the home improvement store with the their simple connections to orange aprons, we tried to our lives as well as miracle of grow herbs, but we were kind life and renewal. of late to the season. So when When I was little, the he found hot pepper plants Queens Botanical Gardens this year, we encouraged my sold seeds at the elementary son to try again. school and I have fond memoAcid and Reflux grew ries of my mom ordering our strong all spring and summer, packets for nearly pennies. ignoring the odds. They startShe was especially partial to ed to bear peppers — the largmarigolds and green beans est one about the size of a because they just seemed to ping-pong ball, though the grow pretty well on our apartauren ev harvest was mostly ceremoniment windowsill with the al. But they gave us pleasure western exposure. and hope — a welcomed symWhen I was older, every guest at my wedding shower got a small bol during the most chaotic six months in plant as a favor. My aunt’s still has her our history. And they not only representplant — only it looks like Audrey II after ed life and renewal but contributed to it when my husband could swear he saw a 30+ years. I don’t do much of the planting these defiant squirrel, running towards Front days, but love the beauty of the flowers Street with a pepper in its mouth. and trees, especially in this season. My contribution is the potted flowers on the A contributing writer to the Herald since stairs leading up to our door. The “guests 2012, Lauren Lev is an East Meadow resiof honor” for fall 2020 are the crimson dent and a direct marketing/advertising mums I call “Henry” and a latest genera- executive who teaches marketing fundation of our perennial plant nicknamed mentals as well as advertising and marketing communications courses at the Fashion “Broccoli.” And just below, in the patch of green we call a garden, there’s two new Institute of Technology and SUNY Old plants in town aptly named “Acid” and Westbury.

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The easT Meadow Chamber of Commerce will host its first “Trunk-or-Treat” from noon to 3 p.m. on Halloween in Veterans Memorial Park. Attendees will pre-register for a specific time slot, and attendance will be limited. The event will also include a scavenger hunt, live entertainment and a costume contest. When it comes to costumes, the CDC says that a traditional costume mask is not designed to protect against viruses and should not be worn in the place of a multi-layer cloth face mask. Business owners interested in taking part in the Trunk-or-Treat can e-mail info@eastmeadowchamber.com. Guests can register for a time slot at https://bit. ly/3le6rNO.

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Kevin Thomas and Dennis Dunne, Sr. vie for S.D. 6 Kevin Thomas, a Democrat from Levittown, is up against Dennis Dunne Sr., a Republican from Levittown, in the race to see who will represent the constituents of the New York State Senate’s Sixth District. Thomas first won the seat in 2018, when he unseated 15-year incumbent Kemp Hannon. The Herald asked the candidates a series of questions on the issues facing the residents of District 6, editing their responses for style and clarity. Jonathon Gunther, a Libertarian from Levittown, is also running for the seat, but repeated attempts from the Herald to contact him have gone unanswered.

Herald: The coronavirus pandemic has devastated our local economy, shutting down businesses and causing steep losses in revenue. What can you do to help the economy recover and get the funding to the people who need it the most? Thomas: From the start of the crisis, I have

been working with state, county and local officials to make sure our healthcare and essential workers and senior living facilities got as much PPE as possible. I worked with state and private groups on getting as many testing sites to the district as possible. I secured funds and resources for several food and PPE distributions throughout the district. My staff has been working tirelessly helping constituents and small businesses with any and all issues ranging from unemployment, mortgage relief and grant applications to every aspect of reopening. I’ve been doing virtual town halls, webinars on personal and small business finances, mortgage relief, domestic abuse workshops and even several story times with second graders. We are now working on getting everyone back to work and school as safely and quickly as possible. I’ve been working with our school districts to make sure they have the guidance and resources they need to protect our children and faculty. I’ve been working with our chambers of commerce and business community on planning to reopen safely and providing them with sanitizer and PPE for their businesses. I have lobbied for increased federal relief to my partners in congress and I made sure our education funding will remain at the same record levels I secured for our schools in 2019.

Dunne: Helping business owners, as well as the economy, recover from the devastating impacts of the Coronavirus is a major challenge. I have some experience on this matter in my role as a Town of Hempstead Councilman. In fact, I worked with Supervisor Don Clavin in developing the township’s Covid-19 response. Among the important measures that we implemented were zoning provisions and “express building permits” for outdoor restaurant dining. Indeed, Hempstead Town was the first town on Long Island to provide for restaurant dining in parking areas and public sidewalks to help food establishments recover. What’s more, we are working collaboratively with Nassau County to dis-

ple. Finally, I would like to see New York State incentivize affordable set asides in the development of multi-family developments in our region.

Herald: If elected, what are some of the issues you hope to address in the upcoming term? Thomas: In my first term, I secured record

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tribute PPE kits to businesses throughout the area. This has mitigated costs for business owners and has eased access to supplies that they need to continue operating during this difficult time. Furthermore, Hempstead Town is poised to embark on a major advertising campaign that will encourage residents and visitors to return to local business districts for safe and socially distanced shopping and dining. At the state level, I think that our representatives need to advocate aggressively for more federal funds and allocate state resources directly to our local communities and our region’s businesses. What’s more, our state officials must push the governor for more consistent policies as they relate to local business re-openings. For instance, restaurants and other eateries have to restrict the number of customers to a percentage of their ordinary capacity while catering houses have been capped at 50 people, irrespective of the capacity of their facilities. Finally, New York State needs to partner with local governments, just as the Town of Hempstead has partnered with Nassau County, to benefit area businesses. Otherwise, recovery efforts may lack maximum coordination and effectiveness.

Herald: Housing affordability is one of the most pressing issues for residents, particularly millennials and seniors. What can you do to help bring economic relief to those struggling to afford to live on Long Island? Thomas: The lack of affordable housing and skyrocketing costs are driving out seniors who have lived here their wholes lives and preventing young people from

Family: Single with two children and five grandchildren moving in and starting their families here. In my first term, I permanently capped property taxes at two percent and continued the middle-class tax cuts. I have voted against tax hikes over forty times, while delivering Nassau its fair share of state resources. I believe in smart affordable transit based housing development and secured $225,000 for a housing study for the Town of Hempstead. I have also worked to provide infrastructure improvements necessary to attract new affordable housing development.

Dunne: Housing affordability has been a

serious issue in all of the suburbs that surround New York City. It is a matter that I take seriously. Hempstead Town is the first town on Long Island to create an affordable component in its building zone ordinance. I am an advocate of requiring all multi-family residential developments to have a set aside for next generation or workforce homes. I have also supported the development of transit-oriented housing in our township. Transit-oriented development is a building zone provision that allows greater building density for developments that are in close proximity to mass transit, such as train stations. Of course, these projects encourage the use of mass transit, but they also attract younger workers who want the convenience of being located near transportation to New York City. At the same time, the greater density facilitates greater affordability. The Town of Hempstead has also provided for senior citizen accessory apartments. This allows senior citizens who own single-family homes to construct accessory apartments. This provision helps seniors who are on a fixed income and it increases the affordable housing stock for young peo-

school aid for Nassau County, and over $500 million to clean up the Grumman Plume while making the property tax cap permanent, which will save taxpayers $189.9 billion over the next decade. All of this, in addition to new funding for our infrastructure, groundbreaking protections for our environment, relief for our student loan borrowers and common sense gun violence prevention made it one of the most productive sessions in New York state history. I will continue to fight to protect our taxpayers, bring the school and infrastructure funding our district deserves. We have a plan for a real clean up the Grumman Plume and the state funds to start the decades long process, I will ensure we have safe, affordable drinking water for our children and grandchildren. I worked hard to make sure Route 109 in Farmingdale will be repaved next year, and fought for repairs and safety improvements along Route 24, where much more needs to be done. Saving Nassau University Medical Center is also a top priority for my next term. It is an essential medical facility in the heart of Nassau and I will not let it fail.

Dunne: My major priorities in the State Sen-

ate include community safety, as well as controlling taxes and spending. Violent mobs are destroying our cities, looting stores, vandalizing private property and assaulting law-abiding citizens and the police. The reckless actions of the majority political parties in the legislature have had a corrosive effect on the harmony of our society. At the same time, the out-of-control spending of our state government placed the Empire State in fiscal chaos long before the Covid-19 pandemic hit our country. These are dangerous times, and I stand with the police to keep our neighborhoods safe. Extreme bail reform has resulted in 90 percent of inmates being set free from jails to wreak havoc again. Judges are powerless to detain dangerous gang members and drug dealers while they await trial. My opponent supported the bail reform law, which has dumped thousands of criminals back onto our streets. And, his “discovery reform” law has forced prosecutors to turn over the names, addresses and phone numbers of victims and witnesses to accused criminals. This legislation has terrorized victims and is having a chilling effect on people who are witnesses to crimes. What’s more, I stand with good neighbors and law enforcement in fighting all efforts to defund the police. I will fight to repeal my opponent’s bail reform and discovery reform laws in a quest to make our neighborhoods and our state safe again. New York State has fallen prey to fiscal mismanagement and gluttonous spending.

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t’s all about helping the community, and through the Parent Center, I think I have been able to help the community address many of the health and safety issues that concern parents regarding their kids and families. We’re going to be offering a Parenting through Crisis webinar. It’s going to be presented in cooperation with the Long Island Crisis Center, and Laura Campbell is the guest speaker. Parenting is challenging under normal circumstances, and during the pandemic even more challenging. Parents are having a difficult time juggling home, work, school and coping with all the stress, anxiety and insecurity the pandemic has brought with it. Through this webinar, we will be able to give parents the tools they need and remind them that one of the most important things to help their families is they need to take care of themselves. In order to be there and be that good role model for your kids, you have got to be able to take care of yourself. We’re hoping parents join us that day [Wednesday, Oct. 14] and benefit from some of the advice, strategies and tips we’ll offer. Our Drug Take Back Day has been an annual event for many years, and with a recent uptick in substance abuse in Nassau County, we felt that now more than ever it’s important to get those expired, unused medications out of homes and dispose of them safely. We will be at the Bellmore train station this year on Saturday, Oct. 24, so people can drive right in, drop off and leave. The biggest thing that we’re going to need to make that a great event is the volunteers — and hopefully we’ll get the support from the community.

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saw on a Facebook page that the [Veterans Memorial] garden bed had to be cleaned up. Then, [Donna Jebaily] contacted me asking for pricing on some mulching and some planting. She mentioned about five or six plants. When I went there and saw the bed in person, I said, ‘All right, I’m going to rip it all out and redo the mulching, planting and spruce it up.” I ripped everything out. I went and got a bunch of stuff. I planted some hollies, coralbells, mums and some ornamental grass. It took me about five hours, just me and one of my [workers]. We donated time and material to do it for the town. For the first couple days after I did it, I went back and kind of watered everything by hand, but then we got some rain and cooler weather. A lot of people I’d never met messaged me and said ‘thank you’ and were appreciative for doing it. It was a small gesture to me. I grew up in Seaford. I graduated from Seaford High School in 2016. It has always been a small and close community. I just wanted to help give back indirectly to the community and help clean things up.

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Herald ScHoolS Marching band is back to the beat and working together to move and play as one cohesive unit. This year’s guest clinician was David Abrams, of the Long Island Sunrisers Drum and Bugle Corps. The day culminated with all students marching on the football field, combining the music and marching they lear ned throughout the day. –Brian Stieglitz

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MeMbers of the East Meadow High School Jets Marching Band safely assembled outdoors for the school’s annual marching band clinic on Sept. 26.

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Developments Between Prospect Avenue and Front Street By Scott EckErS Last week’s article highlighted the development north of Front Street. This week’s column will look at the developments that grew between Prospect Avenue and Front Street, which was East Meadow’s central core and most densely populated section prior to the Second World War. The first real suburban-type developments in East Meadow were that of the O. L. Schwencke Land and Investment Company. Schwencke eventually developed ten sections of Hempstead Lawns, with the first two being situated between Prospect Avenue and Front Street. He purchased the large tract belonging to the recently-deceased Charles Van Nostrand (1822-1905), which was also farmed by Charles’s father Benjamin Van Nostrand (17891877). Land near Front Street (Section 2) was once farmed by J. Wright, A. Hultz, and finally John Terrell. The driving force behind Schwencke’s company was profit through land sales, not home construction. By the turn of that century, prices approached $1,000 per acre – an outstanding sum for the time. Hempstead Lawns Sections 1 and 2, maped in 1908, include most of the homes situated on streets from Chestnut Avenue to current-day East Meadow Avenue, including Glenmore, Nostrand, and Belmont avenues. In 1922, Schwencke donated land on Maple Avenue for use by the East Meadow Volunteer Firemen’s Association. Prior to the subdivision of farmland, Peter H. Berg owned the land at the southeast corner of Merrick Avenue and Front Street. Before the Bergs, the Lewis family farmed there. In 1925, Berg sold off much of his land (except for his home at the current 1606-1620 Front Street) to W.D.W. Realty for the creation of Cold Stream Gardens. This area contains all the homes on Gates, Jeffrey, Berg, and Green avenues and Warren, Spring, and Oswego streets. Cold Stream Gardens was one of the many projects of Joseph M. Gross (the others included Newbridge Gardens [see last week’s article] and Hempstead Homeland in East Meadow, Bowling Green Estates in Salisbury, Broadway Terrace in Hicksville, and Marvin Manor in Valley Stream and Uniondale). By the end of the Roaring Twenties, Gross had acquired over a million dollars’ worth of real estate and moved his new publicly-traded company into a six-story headquarters at 554 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. Just $65 down could secure one of Gross’s 20x100 foot lots, and prospective customers would be taken for free to see the land. Individual building lots sold for $325 and up, with most houses needing at least three lots. Gross began to stress the investment value of his Long Island properties over the features of the homes that could be built thereupon. “YOU will make money on our Hempstead Properties,” he advertised to Brooklyn customers in 1926. Proximity to the Cold Stream Golf Course (upon which Meadowbrook State Parkway was extended

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onE of thE three homes available in Lakeville Estates, 1950. (Brochure from Doug Fehmel). in the 1950s), an expanding State Park Commission and its public beaches, and the bustling Village of Hempstead — a commercial, educational, and entertainment center — were key points in his ads. By far, the most developed tract of land in this section was that of Hempstead Homeland, which was mapped in 1931 by the same corporation, Joseph M. Gross, Inc. This development includes Starke, Chambers, and Elmore Avenues from Prospect Avenue to Dale Avenue, plus the cross streets. Prior to its subdivision, the area near Haycarter’s Lane (Prospect Avenue) was settled by J. Smith and L. Denton in the mid19th century. Peter Crosby Barnum later held property there, followed by Harriet Wilson in the early 20th century. By 1935, construction was well under way. As he did for all his real estate investment projects, Gross promised “complete city improvements” with gas, water, electric service, shade trees, and paved roads and sidewalks. The 1938 aerial photog raph shows houses already built on most of the lots and a 1940 advertisement in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle advertises eleven new homes on 50x100 foot lots, complete with six rooms and garage. By far, the largest project of the early Baby Boom era in East Meadow was planned and completed by Kalman Klein and David Teicholz in 1950 and 1951. The first section, located at the corner of Prospect and Bellmore avenues, went through several name changes before development: Hyde Park Terrace, Lakeville Estates Merrick, and finally Lakeville Estates (Klein and Teicholz’s trademark for all their future home developments in the area, based on their earlier project at Lakeville Road in New Hyde Park). Lakeville Estates was not the first project to be planned at this large property, which is generally bordered by Pros-

pect Avenue, Spruce Lane, Cedar Lane, and Merrick Avenue (inclusive). The area was formerly that of Mary Willis. In 1927, the entire section, including the triangle between Bellmore, Merrick, and Prospect avenues, was originally laid out as Hempstead Terrace Gardens. Streets were mapped on paper but were never built. Curiously, the street names were the same. When Lakeville Estates was built, however, Klein and Teicholz transformed the previously parallel tree-named streets into suburban curves popular in the 1950s. They advertised “100 acres of parklike panorama” for “Mid-century’s most luxurious and superbly styled homes,” access to excellent schools (the new Prospect Avenue School) and proximity to houses of worship (i.e., East Meadow Jewish Center). Three different three-bedroom ranch house models (Long Islander, Contemporary, and Nassau) offered every modern amenity. An “expansion garage” was available for purchase. Residents enjoyed the on-site shopping plaza, complete with a supermarket.

The year 1953 saw the rise of small developments near Hempstead Lawns. Avington Homes was constructed on property owned by Peter J. Klein and Grace Stiles Klein. Prior to the establishment of the Klein nursery, the rectangular property from current-day Vincent Drive to East Meadow Avenue was farmed in succession by Sarah A. Barnum, J. Van Nostrand, C. Smith, and Henry (and later Edward) Alsheimer. This area includes the current-day bowling alley. According to long-term resident Randi Shubin Dresner, children would play baseball on the empty lots that constituted the former nursery. Later condominium developments on the Klein property were Valley Town Houses (1968) and ALMO Realty’s The Meadows (1985). Mr. Klein’s daughter received a house on Vincent Drive as part of the 1968 transaction. Colchester Estates West (Cherry Place) was on a good portion of Mankiewicz’s eight acres. Previously, it had been farmed by B. Parsons, V. Sprague, T. Bowers, Harry Fream, and the Coutean family. Colchester Estates West, developed by Nathan Korgrok, was a continuation of 1950’s Colchester Estates, just across East Meadow Avenue. Carlyle Building Company’s Prospect Park, built in two sections by Samuel Greenhaus and Sons in 1953, was carved out of land previously f ar med by W. Abbott, P. Simmas, C. James, and the Meyers family. Though comparatively small, Prospect Park soon established a civic association. One of its leaders, Arthur Leather man, ran for school board in 1958. Check out www.eastmeadowhistory. org for a detailed map showing the location of every development in East Meadow. I developed this interactive resource over the past two months from primary sources available from the county’s vast records. © Scott Eckers Dr. Scott Eckers is the author of East Meadow (in Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series). He is a trustee on the East Meadow Board of Education and ser v es as a school administrator. He is also an entertainer and recording artist.

News brief Five seniors advance in National Merit contest Five seniors from the East Meadow School District have been recognized as semifinalists in this year’s National Merit Scholarship Program. Isabella Conti, Patrick Donnelly, Faiz Irshad and Shruti Patel, all of East Meadow High School, and Justin Guo, of W.T. Clarke High School, are among roughly 16,000 semifinalists who have the opportunity to continue in the competition for scholarships worth more than $31 million. More than 1.5 million juniors

entered the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, are among the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The students will find out if they are moving on to the final level of the competition in February 2021. –Brian Stieglitz

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ith all the hullabaloo about the Supreme Court vacancy, the election and President Trump’s contracting Covid19, the national media has largely overlooked a pressing matter before Congress that needs immediate attention. Whether the coronavirus epidemic surges or wanes, its ongoing economic and social effects are unquestionable. The U.S. bought precious time with earlier actions by Congress, the president and the Federal Reserve to provide considerable stimulus for alfonse our economy. d’amaTo In the first half of this year, those emergency spending measures — over $3 trillion in all — basically replaced most of the nation’s economic output lost to the epidemic. But even as Covid-19 continues to ravage the economy, negotiations in Congress to provide more economic aid to families and businesses are stalled. Some observers fear that this political impasse could continue beyond next month’s election, possibly even until a new Congress takes office in January. Economists of nearly all political stripes — who rarely see eye to eye on anything

— generally agree that the deadlock threatens the nation’s fragile economic recovery. Millions of Americans who were able to make rent payments and buy essentials like food and medicine with the extra money Washington sent through state unemployment systems are especially vulnerable. They’ve seen their supplemental federal benefit drop from $600 per week to $300, and even that funding has ended. With this stream of money dried up, more people will be unable to pay rent, buy enough food, or afford their families’ medical bills. Many will have to resort to welfare programs, food stamps and Medicaid. In a vicious circle, they’ll become dependent on other federal and state programs to make ends meet without the help they received under the emergency federal stimulus program. Likewise, many hundreds of thousands of small businesses that have been hanging on for dear life now face the distinct possibility of closing for good. With their demise would go millions of decent jobs held primarily by hardworking middle-class people who live just a paycheck or two away from financial disaster. The Payroll Protection Program, passed as part of the earlier compromise

between Congress and the administration, gave these businesses a lifeline. Now they’ll drown with the dead weight of an economy still in severe distress. And more workers who were kept on payrolls under the PPP will sink into unemployment. Unfortunately, political leaders in Washington have resorted to the usual foot-stomping and name-calling rather than action on this critical issue. First, the Democratic leadership in the House passed a massive $3.4 trillion bill that some Republicans likened to a Christmas wish list, loaded up with expensive presents for the Democrats’ special-interest friends. Then Republicans in the Senate dithered while they negotiated with themselves over the size of another federal stimulus bill, or whether to pass one at all. This impasse should have been broken weeks ago. The Senate finally did pass a $500 billion emergency bill that would have pumped a considerable amount of money into the economy. When a bipartisan group of House members took the politically risky step of breaking with their leaders to urge passage of the compromise bill, they were beaten back by the leadership. Instead, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made the magnanimous (to her) offer

n Washington there’s footstomping and name-calling rather than action.

of a $2.2 trillion bill. In response, the Trump administration has signaled support for a $1.5 trillion bill, which meets Pelosi’s proposal more than halfway. Clearly, there’s room to reach an agreement. Since Congress is thankfully still a bicameral body, with a Senate and not just a House, the deadlock can be broken by serious good-faith negotiations. Trump has said he’ll sign whatever compromise legislation Congress sends to him. And compromise is the key word here. If Congressional leaders have calculated that they can gain more short-term political advantage by fighting rather than settling this dispute, they will have committed gross misfeasance. There was a time not too long ago when $500 billion proposed by the Senate would have been considered huge, and when $3 trillion proposed by the House would have been considered fiscally reckless. But these aren’t ordinary times. The nation is at war with an invisible enemy. There is a number, between restraint and excess, that must be found. If it isn’t, and soon, the number that should be cut is the number of years members of Congress can serve. Maybe it’s time to pass term limits. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Covid-19 stalks America, unchecked and deadly

hen the coronavirus jumped from bats to humans in a wet market in Wuhan, China, last year, a unique and deadly bug went viral. Viruses are respected and feared by epidemiologists for their ability to spread quickly and mindlessly through unprotected populations. As if to prove how vulnerable every single one of us is, President Trump and his wife tested positive last week. On every level, Randi the pandemic is a kReiss national tragedy, but the greatest heartbreak is that it never had to be this bad. We need and want our president to be healthy and robust. He might have remained so if he had followed the guidelines from his medical experts. They urged him to be more self-protective and more protective of the people around him. Week after week, month after month, epidemiologists and other scientists have been warning us and cajoling us and sometimes begging us to take basic precautions against Covid-19, which got a foothold in America in Janu-

ary and never quit. The doctors told us, and they told the president, that easy, protective measures could be taken to mitigate the fierce death toll that was predicted. Trump chose to play down the warnings, to defy medical advice, to challenge common sense and common knowledge. All this time, leading up to his infection, he refused to wear a mask and keep a social distance from others. He insisted on bringing thousands of people together for political rallies, without requiring them to mask up. He held events at the White House, including his nomination for a second term, with no rules about wearing masks or staying six feet apart. The week before last, at the Rose Garden nominating ceremony for the president’s choice for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, the Trumps mingled with guests and White House staff, with the president leading the mask-free contingent. There was hugging and back-slapping. Within days, Senators Mike Lee and Thom Tillis; the Rev. John Jenkins, president of Notre Dame University; former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and several other attendees announced that they

had tested positive for Covid-19. We will never know whether it was bravado or fear or defiance that motivated his choices, but Trump’s insistence on encouraging others to throw away their masks with their common sense has resulted in more deaths and more pain than we can bear. He so easily could have saved lives. He could have led the country by example, bringing Americans together in a united effort to wear protective gear and respect social distancing. Every day on the campaign trail, he exposed his staff and the people at his rallies to the rampaging virus. By deriding those who wore masks, he contributed mightily to the problem. We are now beyond 200,000 deaths in the U.S. Psychologists tell us the number is difficult to conceptualize. Human beings can understand one death, in its sad and intimate details. But 200,000? It short-circuits our imagination. The Washington Post ran a story to help readers visualize and appreciate the immensity of the human loss we have suffered. You click on a website and put in your Zip code, and you see a map with your location as ground zero for the dis-

he president so easily could have saved lives if he had just led by example.

ease, and then 200,000 dots, representing Covid-19 victims, on the map surrounding your home. When I did it, my entire hometown of Woodmere was wiped out, along with villages and towns north, south, east and west. Looking at that map with no living souls within miles made the loss very real. It looked as if a nuclear weapon had detonated, with my home as the target. It is sad to contemplate the enormity of our national tragedy, especially now with our president at risk. The coronavirus has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, in part because leadership chose not to listen to advice from experts who train all their lives to combat rogue epidemics. The president’s choices have been costly, to himself and his family, but mostly to the people of the United States. Now that he is sick, he is getting state-of-the-art care and treatment that should be, but isn’t, available to every American who gets sick with the virus. The Secret Service spends millions of our tax dollars to keep the president and his family safe. Yet he has put himself, his wife and countless others in mortal danger by refusing to wear a cheap mask. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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et us begin by wishing President Trump and those around him well. He, First Lady Melania Trump and several top federal officials and campaign workers were diagnosed last week with the coronavirus. At press time, the president appeared to be on the mend, though we received conflicting reports from his doctors and press aides, so deciphering with certainty how he was faring was impossible. We hope for the best. That said, let us be clear: Trump brought the illness on himself and those around him with his cavalier approach to disease prevention. From the start, he eschewed masks, mocking former Vice President Joe Biden for wearing them. He has not practiced social distancing, as was clear at the Sept. 26 Rose Garden ceremony for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. And he has held large indoor and outdoor rallies, at which masks have been optional, contradicting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. On Sunday, Trump left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and rode in a SUV among his supporters. Inside that hermetically sealed vehicle were Secret Service agents who were potentially exposed, despite their wearing personal protective equipment. The president’s short trip flouted CDC guidelines on social isolation recommended after a positive Covid-19 test — the patient, the agency states, should stay away from others for 10

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letters New York needs a ‘millionaires tax’ To the Editor: New York is facing an economic apocalypse as the result of the coronavirus pandemic. That shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. The necessity of shutting down the state means shutting down economic activity. Today the state Covid-19 infection rate is hovering around 1 percent. This has allowed many businesses to reopen and economic activity to restart. We have a long way to go, however, before we’re safe. Just as the fire marshal warns that the fire may be out, but lingering embers can restart the blaze, so, too, a lack of vigilance can restart New York’s nightmare. That would result in yet another shutdown. Even now, there are communities that are refusing to comport themselves responsibly. Beyond the human loss, which all New Yorkers are deeply aware of and touched by, the economic devastation will continue, and perhaps worsen, if we allow Covid-19 to reestablish a foothold. Moving forward, we must develop a comprehensive recovery plan. We

days, and should be fever-free for at least 24 hours without medication before venturing out. This is the period during which the patient can spread the disease. It is clear that the president’s behavior, which many have described as reckless, has sown confusion across the nation, leaving people wondering how, exactly, to protect themselves. So we thought it would be useful to pause a moment and lay out what precisely the CDC says. The CDC, and not the president, should be your guide. First, it’s important to understand the difference between quarantine and isolation. Those were two terms thrown around a lot last week, and they were often confused. The CDC states that people who suspect they may have been in “close contact” with someone who was infected with the coronavirus should self-quarantine for 14 days. Close contact is defined as exposure for 15 minutes or more within six feet of someone. You also might have shared eating utensils, or hugged or shook hands. Or that person might have sneezed or coughed on you or in your direction. When you quarantine, you remove yourself from the world, even though you may not have tested positive for the coronavirus, to ensure that you do not infect others if, in fact, you have contracted it. It is possible to show no signs of the illness and yet carry it and spread it to others, so the only way to be sure you don’t is to keep to yourself.

Even if you feel healthy, you should stay home for two weeks, the CDC states. That’s because you may not show any symptoms or test positive for two to 14 days after contact. Isolation, as noted, is required for patients who have tested positive, and it is a must for at least 10 days, according to the CDC. Disease prevention should be at the forefront of everyone’s minds, though, and that begins with social distancing — staying at least six feet from others — and mask wearing. The CDC states that masks should fit tightly, but should also allow you to breathe easily. You should avoid wearing your mask on you forehead or chin, and you should not touch your mask, only its straps. Finally, you should be sure it fits over your mouth and nose. By order of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, masks are required in public spaces everywhere in New York state. We believe there should be a national mask mandate, but thus far the president has not called for one. Perhaps his illness might change his mind. We urge readers to visit CDC.gov to read for themselves the coronavirus guidelines the agency has laid out. More than 200,000 people have died of Covid-19 across the United States. That grim statistic is only projected to continue climbing. The question is, how fast will it rise? By following CDC protocols, we can slow the advance of the disease until a vaccine is at last ready for widespread use.

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ave you ever had anything stolen from you? A car? Hubcaps? A laptop? A baseball glove? A bike? Those are minuscule compared to the things that President Trump is trying to steal from you behind your back. Let’s start with the census. Every 10 years, by law, every state is required to conduct a survey of the number of people living there for purposes of determining how many representatives they will have in Congress. In addition, census figures are used to determine JerrY how many federal kremer dollars will flow to the states for health, mass transit and public-safety programs. No one in our nation’s history has ever tried to sabotage the census until this year. The fixed date for the census to be completed is Oct. 31. But Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross tried to end the census count earlier. This was his fifth attempt to disrupt the effort. Was it because the census workers were

exhausted? No, it was to stop the count for pure political reasons. When the count is ended early, it means that those states that have a high rate of response will receive a greater share of federal funds. Some of those states are Idaho, Mississippi, Montana and North and South Dakota. What they have in common is that they favor the Republican Party. More populous, Democratic-leaning states like New York have a lower response rate because we have many more people to count, and an earlier census halt would cost us billions of dollars in aid. Another piece of the census puzzle is exactly how many members of Congress New York will get. At this point, it’s estimated that we will lose two representatives. If there’s an undercount in the census, the state could lose even more, and seats would go to places like Florida and North and South Carolina, where the population is rising. There are multiple other ways that the president is taking dollars out of your pockets. The Affordable Care Act provides health insurance for over 20 million people. Approximately 6.3 million New

Yorkers benefit from Obamacare. Many of them are your friends and neighbors who can’t get employer coverage. At this moment, Trump is asking the Supreme Court to throw out the ACA. What happens if the act is invalidated? Those 6.3 million New Yorkers will lose their coverage, and you will be asked to pay for it. Will the anti-New York Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, rush to save us? Don’t hold your breath. And with Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, about to be confirmed by the Senate, it’s a good bet that Obamacare will be scrapped. That will likely mean no coverage for pre-existing conditions and the loss of many other current benefits. The country is waiting with great anxiety for the Food and Drug Administration to approve a vaccine for Covid-19. Numerous pharmaceutical companies are competing to be the first to have a vaccine approved. Congress promised to help us get free testing, and that was a failure. The president has assured us that the vaccine will be affordable, and has given companies billions of dollars to

f the Supreme Court tosses the Affordable Care Act, millions of New Yorkers will suffer.

Letters can’t wait for the federal government. We have a president who, after spending months downplaying the pandemic and telling states that they were on their own, is now infected with the virus. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been more interested in playing to the QAnon supporters than acting like a patriot and working in the best interests of the country. We can’t expect support from the dysfunctional federal government. Nationally, we have been attacking the fallout from the pandemic with a piecemeal approach. Clearly, Gov. Andrew Cuomo had to initially focus on containment. Based on President Trump’s abject failures, Cuomo had to step up and be our national voice. He rose to the occasion. But now we must move forward with a postCovid plan. Unfortunately, every advocacy group seems to think solely of its constituency, and doesn’t see how each piece of our economy relates to and relies on the other pieces. For example, the movement to extend the moratorium on evictions is laudable, and I support it. The landlords who are not being paid, however, have their own expenses. They have to pay their mortgages, taxes, utilities, employees’ wages, and other fixed and unexpected expenses. If we don’t support them, their tenants may not have livable buildings. The failure of small businesses also has a cascading effect. When they go under, landlords lose rent checks, employees lose jobs and vendors lose clients, and so on down the chain. Each loss occasions further losses through the economy. We must come together to create a strong, comprehensive and viable plan to support the various sectors of the economy. Or, pull on a thread and the entire fabric will unravel.

speed up their research. But you can expect to pay a hefty premium for your Covid shot. The biggest presidential theft of all is Trump’s continuous efforts to keep you from voting on Nov. 3. Day after day, he has told voters that mail ballots are part of some fraudulent scheme. He has promoted lawsuits around the nation to stop voting by mail, despite the fact that there is no proof of any fraud in the system. In his latest scam, he asked his supporters to go to the polling places to “police” the voting process. In Vladimir Putin’s Russia and in Venezuela, Poland, Hungary and Syria, dictators have for countless years successfully poisoned the voting system to suit their political needs. Trump’s assault on the process is designed to steal your most priceless possession, the right to vote. And I haven’t even touched on the plan to blow up the U.S. Postal Service, which you also pay for. Petty theft? No. Grand larceny by the White House. 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 strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

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What I predict is that there will be pressure to raise taxes, never a popular solution. If various state and local governments act on this pressure, it could result in a very uneven tax structure across the nation, which I am worried could hinder the recovery. The uneven nature of various tax plans would also mean an uneven distribution of support to those in need. Further, smaller businesses may take further financial hits. The press has reported that billionaires have increased their wealth by almost $845 billion. Last month in New Jersey, people started to agitate for a “millionaires tax.” In New York, there is a movement to tax the New York Stock Exchange. The easy political solution, for both political parties, would be to implement a structured new tax system for the wealthy. New York passed a temporary millionaires tax during the 2008-09 recession. It was extended once, and if I am elected to the State Assembly, I would support extending it again. We need consumers to buy and businesses to sell. There has to be a real national plan to balance the ledgers, but I am not confident that will happen. At the federal level, I’m afraid that a sense of unreality pervades. But Cuomo, as well as the governors of New Jersey and Connecticut, demonstrated during the pandemic that regional cooperation can work effectively. Perhaps he can again show us the way by working, both informally and formally, with other governors on an economic recovery plan. This must include a uniform approach to taxes. GARY PORT West Hempstead Port is a candidate for the State Assembly in the 21st District.

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