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Lending a hand, a turkey at a time ard’s, said. “We like to be a part of the community, be familybased, and there’s a lot of great Members of the East Meadow people in East Meadow, a lot of Fire Department joined elected great residents.” leaders and Stew Many Stew LeonLeonard’s employees ard’s workers live in outside the superEast Meadow, and market on Nov. 18 to the store loves to help give out more help them, Vota said. than 40 boxes of tur“We get a great keys. reception,” he said. This is the fifth “We like to work year that Stew Leonwith the churches, ard’s has provided and a lot of these Thanksgiving dinpeople are our cusners for the foodtomers as well and insecure. Cars and love to help out.” trucks lined up in Charities can the store’s parking apply to be beneficialot waiting to pull up ries of the turkey to the building to giveaway, but others receive their turkey were selected after a donations. representative of Stew Leonard’s Stew Leonard’s started its tradition called them and of donating turkeys asked if they needed to charities and local help with stocking organizations near their food pantries. its supermarkets in “When the organiTOM McKEVITT 1979. The East Meadzations are selected, ow location opened Nassau County we try to fit the numin 2017, and the store legislator ber of turkeys they has continued the need the best we tradition ever since. can,” Vato said. “We “This started back in the origi- base it off of the need.” nal store,” Joe Vota, vice presiThanksgiving is a great time dent of operations for Stew LeonCONTINUED ON PAGE 9

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A LARGE SIGN from those favoring parental choice was spread out outside the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, where all of the shoes for the shoe drop were left.

E.M. parents join other districts in ‘Operation Shoe Drop’ By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

About 150 East Meadow residents last week took part in Operation Shoe Drop, a peaceful protest in response to school Covid-19 mandates. Parents in 50 districts across New York state dropped off pairs of shoes, some with notes and some without, to make a statement. Dropping off shoes in front of schools was meant to represent students walking out

of school or leaving the district if mandates were to persist, said Kim Boyette, of Merrick, who started Operation Shoe Drop’s Long Island Facebook page Nov. 13. It now has 6,000 followers. Nicole Horak, an East Meadow parent who was among those taking part in the local shoe drop, said it was a group effort. After seeing the post on one of the Facebook groups she follows, Horak worked to let others know about it.

“I wanted to help in any way I could so we the people could get our point across that we make the decisions when it comes to our children,” she said. “We do not parent with the government.” The East Meadow School District, and East Meadow PTA Council President Donna Goldstein, declined to comment. According to the Centers for Disease Control and PreCONTINUED ON PAGE 14

uring this time, there are a lot of people and organizations in need, and I think this is a wonderful program in order to make this a better Thanksgiving for some people.

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The East Meadow Board of Education discussed expansion plans at their meeting on Wednesday. Basing their need for expansion on an enrollment report from last month’s meeting, the board has decided to be proactive and consider creating a larger space. Patrick Pizzo, the district’s assistant superintendent for business and finance gave the presentation. There were three different options presented to the board, ranging from the most expansive to the least, and the cost of each option. All of the options were considered to handle a predicted future population growth in the district. The enrollment study was done in 2017 by Western Suffolk BOCES, which included a five-year analysis. Superintendent Kenneth Card said has been completed. The analysis was performed by utilizing records from the Town of Huntington and the County of Nassau to determine what the birth rates were. Housing statistics and real estate information were also used to make determinations in terms of growth of the population in the East Meadow School District. “Some of the predictions have come to pass,” Card said. “And in certain schools, we have exceeded those predictions that has brought us this point where we are presenting the board with options that might be available to them in the not too distant future, should they decide to

address the facility concerns in the dis- different,” Pizzo said. “So, the numbers aren’t going to be identical, although trict.” Another reason why the district is what’s being provided will be identical.” The expansion prices per elementary feeling the need for expansion is because of the 180 student pre-kindergarten pro- school ranged from $4.8 to $6.6 million dollars, with Parkway Elementary gram that they implemented in May. The first option would include three Schools construction being the cheapest and Bowling Greens the most classrooms being added to expensive. The total cost for each of the five elementary this project would be $28.7 schools. This was the most million. extensive expansion plan. The second option includ“Construction costs now ed expansion of the Salisare very high and that has to bury Center, where the do with a lot of factors relatadministration offices cured to the Covid supply rently are located. This plan chain,” Pizzo said. “One would include 12 pre-kinderthing I’ve noticed throughout garten rooms, two classmy career, prices go up, they rooms and two resource plateau but they don’t go rooms that could be used for down.” various uses, Pizzo said. But Pizzo listed the buildings if this option were chosen, in order of which building the administration rooms he thought would need the have to be relocated. highest priority. The two PATRICK PIZZO would The total projected cost schools that have the greatest for plan two would be $18.2 need are McVey and Bowling Assistant million. Green, which was decided Superintendent, The third plan is a twoutilizing the growth popula- EMCSD pronged short-term tion data, Pizzo said. approach. This would entail “McVey has been on our radar for a while,” Board member Eileen using the back of the Salisbury Center as Napolitano said. “We know that that’s a a daycare center freeing up the area at school that definitely needs some atten- Bowling Green that is currently being tion. The population seems to be increas- used for that purpose. The work for this option would cost $220,000. ing pretty fast.” The second part of that approach Even though the construction for each school would identical, the prices varied, would be a two classroom portable building at McVey. This would total roughly depending on the building. “Every elementary school is a little bit $1.5 million.

onstruction costs now are very high and that has to do with a lot of factors related to the Covid supply chain.

“There are many concerns about portable buildings,” Pizzo said. “...They tend to stay awhile.” Even though the third option is the cheapest, at $1.7 million, it may not be the best option. Pizzo said prices are rapidly rising for portable classrooms and the project wouldn’t be completed faster than the other options. “You really only save a couple of months of the actual building because you still have to go through the normal process,” he explained. “We did want to look at every option. In terms of funding, Pizzo explained that Building Aid from the state will only be available if the district can prove the need for expansion. In order to get the permit for these conversion plans, floor plans would be needed of each elementary school showing every existing classroom. The New York State Education Department would also require a longrange plan that would indicate five years of projected enrollment. Additionally, the regional special education director would have to sign-off on all existing and proposed special education usage in all buildings. “Part of the reason why you do an enrollment study is that you need that information to supply to the state to be able to claim it,” Pizzo explained. Card stressed that although population growth and expansion was being discussed it did not mean that current classrooms are overcrowded.

EAST MEADOW FIRE DEPARTMENT

East Meadow Fire Department looking for recruits Volunteers are needed at the East Meadow Fire Department Station No. 4, which is at the corner of Bob Reed Lane and Carman Avenue in Salisbury. Training will be provided to anyone who wishes to become an emergency medical technician and/or firefighter. There are several Sadvantages to becoming a member of the EMFD. It’s an opportunity to become a member of a larger family and for homeowners, receive a property tax discount after five years of service. And scholarships are available to attend Nassau Community College for younger volunteers. Also, EMFD members can enroll in the New York state LOSAP Pension Program. Save a life or a home. Make a difference by joining the EMFD. For further information, call (516) 542-0584, or email EMFDStation4@gmail.com.

THE EAST MEADOW Fire Department Station No. 4, which is in Salisbury on Carman Avenue is seeking new members.

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When area children heard they would have an opportunity on Nov. 17 to make a chocolate turkey, they couldn’t get to the East Meadow Library fast enough. Under the guidance of the Baking Coach, the group of “dessert chefs,” who were between 6 and 11 years old,

had a great time using candy corn, a cup of melted chocolate and pretzels to create chocolate turkeys. The library, now open to the public, offers programs for children often. –Laura Lane

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Isles fans raise the roof on their new ‘Barn’ UBS Arena opening ends a 20-year battle for team’s home base By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com

Islanders fans from across Long Island made the pilgrimage on Saturday to the team’s new home at UBS Arena in Elmont. Despite a disappointing game result — the Islanders lost to the Calgary Flames 5-2 — fans were elated to finally have a home for their favorite hockey team after years of uncertainty, recreating the exuberant cheering that so defined games at Nassau Coliseum, known affectionately as “The Barn.” The $1.1 billion arena at Belmont Park already means a great deal to fans who have watched the team through years when the Nassau Coliseum fell into disrepair and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn offered obstructed seating. The fanbase survived rumors of the team’s move to Quebec City or Kansas City in the 1990s and 2000s and has STeven finally been Ferraro rewarded with an Islanders fan arena that pays homage to both them and the players of yesteryear. “I’m 26 years old, and I’ve been waiting my entire life to see this building open,” Steven Ferraro, of Rockville Centre, said. “It was the Lighthouse and then whatever after, but the [new] building [is] absolutely fantastic, just gorgeous.” Ferraro said his favorite aspect of the structure so far is the Heineken Terrace above the main entrance, saying it’s unusual to have clublike atmosphere at a hockey game. The late John Kempf was remembered at the game by his wife and son, Christine and Sean Kempf, who carried around a cardboard cutout of him. A detective in the Suffolk County Police Department, John died in April 2020 after a battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease — a rare degenerative brain disorder. During his tough fight, Kempf got to speak to his all-time favorite Islander, John Tonnelli, on the phone. “It means everything to be here,” Sean Kempf said. “[My father] was a lifelong fan, and he passed that down to us.” Sean also said that his father was a huge fan of both Zach Parise and Zdeno Chara and would have been blown away if he had seen them both acquired by the Islanders in the off-season. Mark Martinez, of Levittown, said he became an Islanders fan along with his school friends when the team visited Summit Lane Elementary School when they were children. “When we were little, tickets were cheap and we would go to every game, and now we still go to every game. It’s a part of our friendship now,” Martinez said. In the upper deck, signs with the logos of Islanders fan meetup groups from San

’m 26 years old, and I’ve been waiting my entire life to see this building open.

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more Than 17,000 Islanders fans brought the old Nassau Coliseum energy to their new home at UBS Arena in Elmont. The Blue and Orange Army in Section 329 brought soccer-style chanting throughout the game. ISleS FanS goT pumped up before entering UBS Arena for the first time. Donovan Berthoud/Herald

Diego to the United Kingdom were placed above the raucous Section 329 crowd. The section, carried over from the Coliseum, serenades the team with soccer-style chants and drum playing throughout the game. The much-touted low roof of the building traps the noise, giving amazing moments like when the crowd sang along with Nicole Raviv during the national anthem. There were glimpses of what the atmosphere can be like when the team gets going, like when Richard Panik laid the first big hit or when the referees announced Brock Nelson’s first goal. Superfans Jake Basile and Nicholas Constantinidis, from Plainview, came to the game carrying cardboard cutouts of Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech’s face. The two started the “Pelech Posse” a few Continued on neXt page

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UBS Arena opens Nov. 20 to much fanfare years ago, now even selling merchandise to the over 8,000 followers of their Instagram page, “Bathtubjake.” “A lot of guys from the Barn days were kind of concerned about this not being home, but it really felt like it tonight,” Basile said. “This is genuinely a dream come true. It’s so surreal. The atmosphere was great. Not the result we wanted from the game, but the arena was absolutely amazing,” Constantinidis said. “It

felt like this is ours, this is our amazing, 21st-century arena. We finally joined the club.” Co-owner Jon Ledecky, who purchased the team with business partner Scott Malkin in 2016, spoke to and took pictures with fans outside the arena before the game. “You can hear the fans are so excited and they’re saying, ‘Thank you,’ which is great, but we’re saying it back, because without them and their support, this building doesn’t happen,” Ledecky said.

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A market and many volunteers help the hungry CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE to put an emphasis on those in need of food but the need is constant, said Christine Schulz, the treasurer and long-time member of Calvary Lutheran Church in East Meadow. “It’s very generous on Stew Leonard’s part,” she said. “It helps a lot of families. A turkey can feed a family for a few days.” Calvary Lutheran Church has taken part in the turkey donation since Stew Leonard’s came to East Meadow. “It’s a very nice donation from them,” Schulz said. “What they do as

an outreach to the community is even better. It’s heartfelt.” The 15 turkeys they received will be given to the Lutheran Social Services center in Uniondale, now known as the LIFE Center. “During this time, there are a lot of people and organizations in need, and I think this is a wonderful program in order to make this a better Thanksgiving for some people,” Legislator Tom McKevitt, of East Meadow, said. “I was thrilled to be there.” This is the third year that the East Meadow Fire Department has participated. “It’s a great way to give back to

the community,” John A. Priest, captain of Engine Company 1, said. Jim Kane, the East Meadow fire inspector, said participating in the turkey giveaway is a great way to get to know the community. “It gets us to connect with them for public safety information,” he said, “as well as assisting with whatever their needs may be.” More than 200 turkeys were donated locally to roughly 20 organizations, such as nonprofits, food pantries, churches and PTA’s near Stew Leonard’s. In total, the company distributed 3,000 turkeys throughout the tri-state area.

Stew Leonard’s beginnings Charles Leo Leonard started Clover Farms Dairy in Norwalk, Conn., in the early 1920s. In 1969, his son Stew converted it into a retail dairy store that he called Stew Leonard’s. In 1987, Stew Jr. took over what eventually expanded into a six-store chain in Connecticut and New York. In December 2016, the chain opened its first Long Island location in Farmingdale, and about six months later, it introduced its second in East Meadow.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Monday, Nov. 22

Lights and latkes Join the Jewish Family Initiative to celebrate the second night of Chanukah at 1544 Prospect Ave., in East Meadow from 5:30 to 8 p.m. There will be a latke bar, Menorah lighting, Chanukah crafts and games and live music. All are welcome and there is no charge. To RSVP visit https://www.jfi-li.com/holiday.

McVey Mighty Market East Meadow Kiwanis is collecting food at the McVey Mighty Market from 9 to 11 a.m. Food donations to the Mighty Market go to those in need. McVey Elementary School is located at 2201 Devon St., in East Meadow.

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Tuesday, Nov. 23

East Meadow Kiwanis

The East Meadow Kiwanis will be meeting at 7:15 p.m. at Borrelli’s at 1580 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow. New members are always welcome. Social distancing is enforced. Mask should be worn when not eating. For further information contact the club President Jennifer Reinhardt (516)-351-9891.

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Long Island Writers Guild Join published authors and mentors at the East Meadow Public Library at 12:30 p.m. to lead in thoughtful, accessible methods of creating a story or even a fantasy. Meetings are the fourth Tuesday of every month. No registration is required.

Beaded lizard keychain Students in grades 6 through 12 can create a beaded lizard keychain at the EMPL at 7 p.m. The event is held in the young adult room. To register visit eastmeadow.info.

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East Meadow holiday lighting The East Meadow holiday lighting hosted by the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce and CEMCO is from 6 to 9 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, 1700 Prospect Ave. There will activities and a special appearance by Santa Claus. For any questions contact Dolores Rome at (516) 972-9872 or Liz Fries at (516) 359-4269. from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. To sign up visit https://www.pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow/events.

the program.

Saturday, Nov. 27 Boby Jackson signing

Wednesday, Nov. 24 Thursday, Nov. 25 Chess club

Game day for adults Game day for adults is back in person from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at EMPL. Tables will be set up for adults to play games such as Mah Jongg, Bride, Scrabble, Chess and more. Tables are available on a first come first serve basis.

Join the East Meadow Public Library chess club starting at 1 p.m. Chess club meetings are in the lower level conference room at the library.

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Head to Pinots Palette at 2557 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow to paint a snowy scene on a 10 by 30 canvas. The class is $45 per person and is

Join James Coll for a virtual discussion of the Constitution at 11 a.m. To register visit www.eastmeadow.info. The Zoom link will be sent the morning of

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Friday, Nov. 26

Bobby Jackson will be signing memorabilia at Lucky’s Sports Cards and Memorabilia at 1854 Front St., in East Meadow from 5 to 7 p.m. Items can also be sent in to be signed or dropped off. For further info or to buy tickets visit http://www.luckysportscards.com/store/p1093/Doc_ Gooden_Signing.html.

Story time with Snow White There will be family story time with Snow White at 11 a.m. She may even talk about pies. To register visit www. eastmeadow.info. The Zoom link will be sent the morning of the program.

Sunday, Nov. 28 Sunday divine liturgy The Divine Liturgy is celebrated every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church at 369 Green Ave., in East Meadow. Those interested in the church’s ancient traditions and liturgical life welcome. Coffee hour follows. For further info email htocem@gmail.com.

Monday, Nov. 29 McVey Mighty Market East Meadow Kiwanis is collecting food at the McVey Mighty Market from 9 to 11 a.m. Food donations to the Mighty Market go to those in need. McVey Elementary School is located at 2201 Devon St., in East Meadow.

Gerald Dickens, great-great grandson of Charles Dickens, will be at EMPL to perform his one-man play of A Christmas Carol. Each year Gerald tours the U.S. presenting his one-man play. Using his own adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale, Gerald plays over 30 characters bringing each scene vividly to life. To register visit www. eastmeadow.info.

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Check out the defensive driving courses held at the EMPL at https://eastmeadow.info/. The Salisbury tree lighting is Friday, Dec. 10 at 4 p.m. at Turtle Park. There will be a family program of creating gingerbread houses at the EMPL on Sunday, Dec. 5. The Long Island Road Runners Club’s Santa 5K walk/ run is Dec. 19 at 8:30 a.m. in Eisenhower Park. There will be a class on holiday plants with Paul Levine, The Plant Man at EMPL on Monday, Dec. 6.

A Thanksgiving and Chanukah message ing the sacred site, instituted a delayed “They (the enemy soldiers) attack with celebration of the fall holiday. Just as chariots, and they attack with horses, Sukkot is eight days in duration, so, but we call on the name of the Lord our too, the delayed celebration of Sukkot God. They collapse and lie fallen, but we rally and gather lasted eight days; hence, strength.” Chanukah, the anniversary A third similarity that of this rededication, unites Thanksgiving and became an eight-day holiChanukah involves reliday. gious freedom. The second commonaliThe Pilgrims departed ty between Thanksgiving England in order to worand Chanukah is that both ship as they pleased, withholidays are occasions of out the repression they had gratitude. experienced in their homeThanksgiving was instiland. The Maccabees, too, tuted by the Pilgrims as a rebelled ag ainst Syrian way to express their gratioppression because the tude to God for allowing Syrians had forbidden the them to survive in the New observance of many essenWorld and enjoy a successabbi tial Jewish religious pracful harvest. The Maccaonald ndRophy tices. bees created Chanukah to Thank God, here in the express their gratitude to United States, we have the God for allowing them to defeat their Syrian occupiers, recap- freedom to worship and practice any ture Jerusalem and the Temple, and religion we wish! The calendrical overlapping of reinstitute the Temple service. They viewed their military success in reli- Thanksgiving weekend and Chanukah gious terms, realizing that God was this year should remind us that both as indeed the major factor in their tri- Americans and as people of faith we umph over the Syrians. They under- must constantly thank God for the stood that God was their partner in vic- many blessings we enjoy. And perhaps tory, and that their triumph was the ful- the best way for us to express our gratifillment of the verses from Psalm 20, tude to God is to practice our religious

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faith here in the United States, the country that, historically, has been the most hospitable land in the world for people to exercise their religious freedom. My family and I wish you Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Chanukah! Rabbi Ronald L. Androphy, East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center

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As you may have noticed, Chanukah begins this year on the Sunday evening of the Thanksgiving weekend. The juxtaposition of Thanksgiving and Chanukah is actually quite appropriate because these two holidays share several features in common First, both Thanksgiving and Chanukah derive from the same Jewish holiday, Sukkot. It is no great secret that when the Pilgrims, who were very well-versed in the Bible, wanted to celebrate a holiday on which they would thank God for the harvest they had just enjoyed, they turned to Scripture for a Biblical precedent; that Biblical paradigm was Sukkot, the holiday on which the ancient Hebrews joyously gave thanks to God for the fall harvest. Chanukah, too, is based on Sukkot. At the time of the Maccabees (the heroes of the Chanukah story), the Syrian Greeks held the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, which they desecrated with pagan sacrifices and the erection of idols. When Sukkot arrived, the Jews were unable to celebrate the holiday with the requisite pilgrimage to the Temple and the offering of sacrifices to God, because it was still in Syrian hands. The Maccabees, however, were able to recapture and cleanse the Temple two months later, and, after purify-

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HERALD NEIGHBORS E.M. community comes together for Veterans Day This is the third year that East Meadow Kiwanis partnered with East Meadow School District’s Athlete’s Helping Athlete’s program to set up flags for Veterans Day. The sports and leadership-minded students from W.T. Clarke High School

and East Meadow High School aided in assembling and putting up the flags for the project called the Field of Honor. Over 200 flags are now in front of the two high schools and will be up until early December.

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EMHS STUDENTS HELPED put up flags on Nov. 6 to honor veterans.

Parent say they should decide on masks in school CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE vention’s website, “Students benefit from in-person learning . . . vaccination is the leading public health prevention strategy to end the Covid-19 pandemic.” The site further states, “Due to the circulating and highly contagious Delta variant, CDC recommends universal indoor masking by all students (age 2 and older), staff, teachers, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status.” The first shoe drop was in California in early November, though Boyette said New York’s effort has become bigger. East Meadow’s shoe drop was at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center on the Plain Road in Westbury, where school board meetings are held. “These are our kids and this should be our choice,” said Maria Perez, an East Meadow parent of an 8-yearold attending Meadowbrook Elementary School. “...We birthed them, they’re ours, and their health is our concern.” Rosemarie Arigo, an East Meadow mother of three, said the shoe drop was important because parents needed to make the point to the school district and state that parents should be allowed to make choices for their children. “We don’t want to be forced to do something that we don’t feel comfortable doing,” she said. New York state mandates that all students, staff members and visitors in schools must wear masks. Currently, there is no mandate for students to receive

the Covid-19 vaccine, but there is growing concern among parents opposed to the vaccine that there soon will be. “I think I should be able to make the choice for my own kids,” Arigo said. “This vaccine is so brand new and I don’t know what the long-term effects are, and I think it should be a parent’s choice. If other parents want to do it, that’s great. That’s their choice, and this is mine.” When it comes to pushing parents, there will always be pushback from parents to protect their children, Perez said. “We should not be told that our child can’t go to a public school that our tax dollars pay for,” she said. All of the shoes that were collected the morning after the shoe drop by Wendy Yao, an East Meadow resident, were donated to the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless on Albany Avenue, in Amityville. Yao said the signs will be sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul said she would allow the State Department of Health to look into ways to relax some of the mask mandates if New York were to pass the holidays without a spike in Covid-19 cases. Parents said they hope the protest would lead to a conversation. “Maybe we’ll get a meeting where they’ll listen to us,” Arigo said. “. . . It’s a good amount of people that feel this way so maybe they’ll realize there is more of a conversation to be had.” Jordan Vallone contributed to this story.

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he Event,” a 2015 found-footage documentary by Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, opens with black-and-white images of mostly men marching in August 1991 through the streets of Leningrad, in the then Soviet Union, overturning a trailer and grabbing all manner of furniture to erect hastily constructed barricades. Worry was etched on the protesters’ faces. People had assembled in Leningrad’s central Palace Square and surrounding streets to stop an attempted coup d’état that, SCOTT they believed, was radiating from MosBRINTON cow, USSR’s capital, across the land. “The Event” is a hopeful but strangely haunting film that I watched last week on Zoom. Hofstra University’s Department of Comparative Literature, Languages and Linguistics and the History Department presented it, with a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Ben Rifkin, a Hofstra professor of Russian. I wanted to see the film because in August 1991 I was a Peace Corps volunteer stationed in Bulgaria, a Soviet satellite nation for 45 years, from the end of World War II through 1990, when it finally gained its freedom and turned to democracy. I cannot express the

chilling effect the coup attempt had on many Bulgarians, who worried about a sudden return to hardline communism. I wondered what, precisely, had happened in Moscow and other Soviet cities from Aug. 18 to 21, 1991, as the coup unfolded. I had never seen images of it before. The good people of Leningrad were concerned that Soviet Armed Forces tanks might roll against their city, and a sea of tens of thousands of people rallied, placing themselves in mortal danger to preserve the democratic reforms enacted under Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. The fear of a possible attack on Leningrad was not irrational. Eight communist hardliners calling themselves the Committee on the State of Emergency, and various factions within the Soviet military, were behind the putsch, seeking to halt the impending breakup of the Soviet Union that would give sovereignty to its 15 outlying republics. Soviet tanks, in fact, rolled into Moscow, where tens of thousands of demonstrators stood in their way. Among them was Boris Yeltsin, the man who succeeded Gorbachev as president of Russia when the Soviet Union dissolved in December 1991. I was on a train somewhere outside Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, with my then fiancée, Katerina, who was born and raised in Sofia, when we first heard the news of the coup attempt. Katerina’s face turned sullen. What

would we do if it succeeded? Most Americans cannot understand the fear of the then Soviet Union that many, if not most, Eastern Europeans carried with them in the backs of their brains. They risked limb and life to secure their freedoms from the USSR in the late 1980s and early ’90s. They stood in solidarity, marching en masse in their capitals’ squares, demanding sovereignty. Then, seemingly in an instant, all their hard-won reforms appeared to be in jeopardy. If Bulgaria lost its newly won democratic freedoms to the communists, would the old-school apparatchiks “cleanse” Bulgaria of any American “sympathizers”? In that case, anyone who had had contact with an American like me would have been in grave danger of just disappearing. These were not wild conspiracy theories. They were valid questions based on nearly five decades of iron-fisted Soviet rule. Katerina and I planned an escape route to the U.S. through Greece if the coup held, which, thankfully, it did not. We were in our mid-20s at the time. We recently celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary, living, peacefully, on Long Island for the past 28 years, returning every few years to Sofia. Bulgaria remains a democracy to this day. The Soviet coup plotters were not especially well organized, according to various

he USSR in 1991 and the U.S. in 2021: similarities I never would’ve imagined.

reports, and most of the SAF military was not a party to the conspiracy. It’s said that the plotters spent most of the three days of the coup drunk. Seven of the eight organizers were imprisoned, and one committed suicide. Ilya Vinitsky, chair of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Princeton University, was among the panelists last week. He was 22 and living in the Soviet Union at the time of the coup. It was a seminal moment in his life, a point of demarcation — there was life before the coup, and after. Now he asks his students, “Have you ever felt you lived through a historical moment?” Yes, I would respond, more than once. Most recently was the disorganized insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, when thousands of pro-Trump rioters besieged our very seat of democracy to try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election — that is, to attempt to overthrow our nation’s duly elected president, Joe Biden. Having lived through such a coup attempt while in a foreign land, I never imagined one here, particularly not one as violent as that of last January. Democracy is clearly a fragile thing. It requires an active, engaged citizenry that respects the rule of law. If it is not respected, then it must be enforced. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

Year of wonder, one Thanksgiving to the next

ast Thanksgiving we dined alone. I’m remembering an over-roasted turkey leg with a side of anxiety for me, a wedge of spinach pie for the vegetarian, hold the Thanksgiving cheer. We tried not to make too much of the day. We were veterans of isolation by then, still months away from our first vaccine. To see our kids and grandkids, someone would have had to risk flying, and the infection rates were daunting. Nevertheless, we watched millions RANDI of people choosing KREISS to travel, weaving through airport lines and hoping for the best. Spikes and surges followed. Sorry for the ruminating, but sometimes you must go back to appreciate how far you’ve come. A few months after Thanksgiving, our son and grandson caught Covid. We missed birthdays, anniversaries, proms and graduations. We were lucky; the nightly news featured Covid crises cascading across the country. Who will ever forget the pictures of refrigerator trucks parked outside New York City hospitals?

Today (and I won’t say fast forward, because it wasn’t), all of us have had vaccines and boosters. We’re all back to our jobs. Kids are back in school. As I swayed from despair to hope and back to trepidation, I coped, and that feels like enough. This Thanksgiving we will sit down with our family to start reweaving the ties that have stretched thin over the months of this pandemic. I have often written about gratitude for the small things that charge our days with interest and pleasure. This year my gratitude is singular, profound and unending. I am so thankful to the researchers and scientists and companies and governments and leaders who took on the virus and dug in for the fight. There were missteps and political machinations and failures along the way, but the development of vaccines, 90-plus percent effective, in only 11 months has been the stunning achievement of our lifetime. When we encountered a novel coronavirus transmitted easily through the air by breathing, talking and coughing, the World Health Organization said it did not expect a vaccine to become available in fewer than 18 months. Many virologists have said that the development of a safe and effective vac-

cine within 11 months was an extraordinary achievement. Please read “A Shot to Save the World,” by Gregory Zuckerman. Zuckerman tells the story of the unlikely heroes who worked together and separately, driven by the mission to find a vaccine. He describes the false starts and missteps, but also all that went right as researchers took on the challenge of their lives. It required unprecedented devotion, selflessness, fierce dedication to the job and a vision of success that transcended any one person’s ambition. It is a thrilling story. One of the salient points Zuckerman addresses is the idea that the new vaccines are too “experimental.” He says these discoveries are not one-day wonders, but blocks of research that came together over many years. They found daylight in the time of the pandemic because of the money and dedication and leadership that supported the effort. The work on AIDS informed this medical moon shot, and the Covid vaccines will inform research going forward. Zuckerman tells the story of Jason Schrum, the Moderna scientist who had worked at the company for only a short time. He came up with the actual modifica-

his year my family will gather again, and my gratitute is profound and unending.

tion to the mRNA molecule that is currently used in Moderna’s vaccine, Zuckerman writes. “That modification is the one that BioNTech uses also. It’s not the one from Katalin Karaka and Drew Weissman at the University of Pennsylvania. They’re really pioneers, and I’m not sure we would have these vaccines without them.” Zuckerman writes that not enough attention has been paid to the Chinese scientist who struggled in the early days of the pandemic to share the genetic sequence of the virus. “The guy’s a hero,” he writes. “He risked so much …” I thank them all, from the doctors and nurses to the supermarket workers to the teachers and parents of young children, to the bench researchers who put in the hours, day after day and month after month. This year at our Thanksgiving, there will be a too-big turkey and stuffing and cranberry sauce. Leaves and grains for the vegetarian. We will hug and kiss our kids and grandkids, feeling safe enough with our jabs and boosters. Then we will feast on my apple cranberry crumble with a topping of gratitude for this country and countries everywhere where scientists are educated, supported and honored for their work. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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he social media posts generated by Long Islanders at the very first Islanders game at the new UBS Arena, the linchpin in a $1.3 billion transformation of Belmont Park, came fast and furious on Saturday, showing an excitement not seen since the Islanders’ four straight Stanley Cup wins in the early ’80s. The state-of-the-art arena is indeed a crown jewel of the New York metropolitan area sports scene. “Today is a monumental day for New York and the Islanders as we cut the ribbon on the world-class new UBS Arena,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said last week. “This is the first step in the newly redeveloped Belmont Park, which will serve as an internationally recognized destination for sports, entertainment, retail and hospitality.” It was only a few years ago that the

home of the Islanders was a real question mark. The team had moved out of the Nassau Coliseum in the Hub for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and Long Island fans largely hated the venue, not only because of the distance they had to travel for games — it could be a four-hour round trip from points out East to Brooklyn and back — but also because the venue was made not for hockey, but for basketball. The new UBS Arena, finished on time and on budget, was constructed specifically for the Islanders, in Elmont, on Nassau County’s border with Queens, making it convenient for hockey fans from both Long Island and New York City. At the same time, the revitalization of Belmont Park is, no doubt, a boon for Long Island. The project, which will also include a 350,000-square-foot entertain-

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LETTERS Many thanks on Thanksgiving To the Editor: During this season of gratitude, I want to offer my heartfelt thanks to all our neighbors who make helping others a priority in their lives. Whether responding to the devastation caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, offering relief after the destructive home fires that occur nearly every day in Nassau and Suffolk counties or supporting others who need extra aid during Covid-19, our neighbors raise their hands to help in countless ways. Every day I am humbled by our Red Cross volunteers who share their time to help the most vulnerable prepare for and recover from life-changing disasters in their communities. And when needed, these selfless people put their lives on hold for weeks to lend a hand far from home after relentless hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and historic wild-

cinogenic substances on the planet, according to numerous federal agencies. Diesel trains simply shouldn’t exist in the 21st century. The LIRR began testing battery-powered trains on the Oyster Bay branch in April. Let’s hope the eight-month test period is successful, so the other three diesel branches — Montauk, Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma — can become fully electrified as well. Of course, we must ask ourselves how the electricity to power our trains and buses is being generated — from fossilfuel power plants or renewable resources such as solar, wind and geothermal? Renewable is the way forward.

OPINIONS

fter watching a boring sci-fi movie, I stared at the blinking orange hand signal outside the Lynbrook movie theater, waiting to cross heavily trafficked, four-lane Peninsula Boulevard. The white stick figure flashed, the seconds counted down to zero, and I found myself halfway across the road, wondering if this would be how I would die. I had just undergone my fourth knee surgery a few weeks before, and a fullleg brace and crutches were docCRISTINA ARROYO tor’s orders. The first time I had my RODRIGUEZ ACL swapped for a cadaver ligament, I was a first-year doctoral student in industrial and organizational psychology, more than happy to return to class in person two weeks post-surgery, against doctor’s orders. “At least it’s your leg that’s the problem, and not your brain,” my program chair said by way of welcoming me back. Not only was this statement ableist in that it dismissed the worth of neurodivergent people, but also it showed a lack

of understanding in our leadership and institutions of what it means to live with or be a person with a disability. “I no longer want the disabled population to be an afterthought,” Nadia Holubnyczyj, the first person in a wheelchair to run for the Nassau County Legislature, said during this fall’s campaign. With the founding of the county’s new disability-awareness advisory group, she called for government “to shift their entire mindset, their language, planning and execution.” Indeed, my temporary mobility disability didn’t only affect my leg, but also changed my relationship with the world, and vice versa. First, I was following a pain management schedule that included prescription opioids, which affect memory, focus and cognitive speed. When you’re hugging a toilet bowl between fits of vomiting or falling asleep from chemically induced fatigue three times a day, it’s difficult to decide whether Edward Lawler or John Stacey Adams best explains reactions to pay inequity. Second, the cognitive labor of navigating a world not built for you, and even

temporary mobility issue changed my relationship with the world, and vice versa.

LETTERS fires out West. I am also grateful for our partners who share a common purpose and community spirit to connect more people with critical humanitarian support. And our financial supporters allow the Red Cross to deliver emergency relief 24/7, 365 days a year. A final word of thanks to our first responders — police, fire and EMS — whom we are proud to support as they protect and assist our communities every day. Wishing you all a happy and safe Thanksgiving. Let’s continue to look out for one another. JOSE DOMINGUEZ CEO, American Red Cross on Long Island

Keep up the cancer reporting To the Editor: Regarding Scott Brinton’s column “A famed journalist enlightens us on cancer reporting” (Nov. 11-17): I want to thank Brinton and commend him for his cancer reporting. Although no cancer clusters have been officially designated on Long Island, I have found that there is a high incidence of cancer in communities here. I was diagnosed with acute myeloge-

built against you, is taxing. Where are the elevators in this Long Island Rail Road station? Are they currently in service? Will my crutches slip on the sidewalk? Where can I elevate my leg when at work? How much earlier do I need to leave? What detours should I take to avoid tripping and falling? Even though Holubnyczyj said she believes “there is no specific area of need that the county should be focusing on that would benefit the disabled,” she makes an exception for inequities in public transportation, which is one of the “hot spots” that need to be addressed. Besides planning the logistics of navigation, there is also the emotional strain of being treated as an inconvenience, a burden. “If it’s important to you, you’d attend,” an elected official said of whether to allow public meetings to be held on Zoom. “If you loved your children, you would make time,” said the president of a school club who holds monthly meetings exclusively in the evening. According to the 2018 American Community Survey, about 2 million New Yorkers, roughly 11 percent of the state’s

population, have a visible or invisible disability. And even after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, over 30 percent of reports filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission were claims of disability discrimination. In the past five years, Nassau County has spent almost $1 million in ADA settlements, even though only about one in five report this kind of discrimination. My Ph.D. program chair accurately recognized that there was a problem, but it wasn’t my leg. My leg wouldn’t have been a problem if public transportation had reliable access, if workplaces provided proper accommodations, if public meetings offered remote participation and if that pedestrian crossing signal lasted a few seconds longer. The disability doesn’t lie within me, Nadia, or within the community of people with disabilities, but within our institutions. Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez is editor of the Baldwin Herald and has been a nonprofit organizational consultant in the areas of pay equity and diversity, equity and inclusion. She has lectured in psychology at Baruch College, Bronx Community College and the City University of New York, and has taught Master Executive classes for NYPD leadership at John Jay College.

FRAMEWORK by Christina Daly

nous leukemia two and a half years ago. In my square-block area in North Merrick, there were four other people diagnosed with cancer. One of them lost her life. In Merrick, I know of five other people with blood cancers besides me. In the office where I worked in Roosevelt Field, there were two others besides me diagnosed with blood cancers. One of them lost her life. We were an office of only about 75 people. This is all anecdotal, but unless responsible reporters like Brinton and Dan Fagin bring this to the public’s attention, dangerous cancer-causing situations will not be addressed. Thank you for the work you do. PATRICIA FIFE North Merrick

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One season morphs into another — Lynbrook

EAST MEADOW HERALD — November 25, 2021

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