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A crash course in confidence Lotus Fitness to host its first community event on Dec. 1 Meadow and Levittown, last D e c e m b e r. Ro u g h ly t h re e months later, however, he was Two small business owners forced to close by the coronaviare working together to host an rus pandemic, and he didn’t event geared toward women’s reopen until September. empower ment at For roughly a Lotus Fitness on year before he Dec. 1 from 7:30 to opened the fitness 8:30 p.m. c e n t e r, A h m e d The event, worked at New York dubbed Create ConSports Club in Astofidence with Positive ria, Queens, where Habits, is “an open he lives. Before that, discussion for he was a personal wo m e n t o c o m e trainer at Stony together as a comBrook Crossfit while munity and encourhe studied business age each other,” said at Stony Brook UniSamantha Trocchia, versity, from which who will host the he graduated in 2018. event with Lotus FitWhat separates ness owner Ahmed Lotus Fitness from Ahmed. Crossfit, however, is “A lot of women AhMED AhMED Ahmed’s intention feel unseen,” Ahmed Owner, to help people incorsaid. “They’re so set porate fitness into Lotus Fitness on taking care of their lives rather everyone else that than having it take they don’t have the time to take over their lives, he said. “I care of themselves, whether it’s opened it because I saw the effect at home with their family or it has on self-efficacy,” he said. with their boyfriend or their “When you see your hard work coworkers.” turn into results, you could have Ahmed, 24, a first-generation the confidence to pursue any of immigrant from Egypt, opened your other goals. I believe that I Lotus Fitness, on Hempstead Turnpike, on the border of East Continued on page 3

By BRIAN STIEGlITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Courtesy East Meadow School District

Bowling Green shows its gratitude Fourth-grade students at East Meadow’s Bowling Green Elementary School wrote thank-you notes to employees at their school that they delivered last Friday during a Thankfulness Walk. Students Jessica Isberto, far left, Antonio Chiarlitti and Marissa Martin gave their notes to school nurses Pauline Carlino and Renee Desimine.

Lending a hand this Thanksgiving Kiwanis hosts an alternative to its annual dinner By BRIAN STIEGlITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Every November, the East Meadow Kiwanis Club hosts a Thanksgiving dinner for senior residents and military families, drawing roughly 300 people each year. The club couldn’t host the event this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but members saw an even greater need to help feed the community, according to President Lisa Hallett. “Because of pandemic restric-

tions, we’ve had to come up with a lot of creative ways to continue helping the community,” Hallett said. Last Saturday, Kiwanians delivered meals to 70 East Meadow and Salisbury homes. Then, on Sunday, members set up a drive-through service at East Meadow High School and handed out 230 meals to residents. Each had turkey, stuf fing, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables and gravy — a full Thanksgiving meal.

B&G Deli and Caterers, on Carman Avenue in Westbury, prepared all the food and gave the Kiwanis Club a discount. When the pandemic began to spread on Long Island in midMarch, 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 Continued on page 3

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Kiwanis feeds families for Thanksgiving meals through September, when students returned to school and the district began providing lunch again. Since then the club has been adjusting its ef for ts to abide by coronavirus protocols. “Our members h ave r e a l l y stepped up and gone above and beyond to make sure that everything we need to do for our community gets done,” Hallett said. In addition to the Thanksgiving event, members would normally be gearing up for the club’s holiday dinner, Lisa haLLett in which it colPresident, laborates with East Meadow Borrelli’s Italian restaurant, in Kiwanis East Meadow, to serve families in need around Christmas. The club is still planning to work with Borrelli’s, but is fine-tuning the details of what will most

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ur members have really stepped up and gone above and beyond to make sure that everything we need to do for our community gets done.

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MeMbers of the East Meadow Kiwanis Club set up a drive-through food distribution center at East Meadow High School on Sunday, where they handed out 230 Thanksgiving meals to local families in need. likely be another food-distribution event, Hallett said. The club has also been making weekly contributions to the food and supplies pantry at McVey Elementary School, dubbed the McVey Mighty Kind Market. Each week, a different Kiwanian shops for supplies and donates them to the market. And for the first time, the club has been presenting 10 Everyday Hero awards to residents, teachers and businesses as well as the 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 by the Kiwanis International’s New York District and, with each award, the East Meadow club makes a donation to the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center. Last Saturday, Hallett presented one of the awards to Steven Sacks, a social worker at Bowling Green Elementary School, in the East Meadow School District. Sacks was responsible for pinpointing students

from families in need so Kiwanis could help them with its services. “He has been extremely helpful in helping us meet the needs of people throughout the community,” Hallett said of Sacks, “especially when schools were closed and over the summer.” The club is still hosting meetings twice a month, and livestreaming them over Zoom for those who can’t attend or don’t feel comfortable doing so. The next meeting is Dec. 8 at the Grand Stage Diner in East Meadow.

Lotus Fitness to host its first community event continued from front page could do anything, because that’s what fitness taught me.” Ahmed recently met Samantha Trocchia through a mutual friend, and immediately discovered that they shared similar goals and aspirations, he said. Trocchia, 26, of Franklin Square, once pursued a career in the pharmaceutical industry, working in medical sales. “I didn’t feel I was helping people the way I could, so I worked my way out of that and into my own business,” she said. Trocchia grew uncomfortable with her role in patients’ lives, she said, feeling like she was selling medication on top of medication to cover up the symptoms of their illnesses only to have them medicated for the rest of their lives without actually recovering. At the same time, she was having digestive issues, and couldn’t find a proper diagnosis or treatment. She was misdiagnosed with a number of digestive disorders, and was told at one point that her small intestine was too small and she wasn’t absorbing enough nutrients because of it — a condition called short bowel syndrome. When that diagnosis proved to be wrong, her doctors told her that her condition was all in her head, or psychosomatic. That was the turning point for Trocchia, and roughly three years ago she devised her own method of treatment. She cut dairy products from her diet,

Courtesy Ahmed Ahmed

Lotus fitness wiLL host an event focusing on women’s empowerment on Dec. 1 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The fitness center, on the border of East Meadow and Levittown, opened last December with a Levittown Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting. started exercising — by taking boxing lessons — and turned to essential oils, adding them to her tea or rubbing them on her stomach. Little by little, her method alleviated her symptoms and restored her self-confidence. She left her job, started taking entrepreneurship classes at Hofstra University and launched her own business in naturopathic healing, dubbed the Radiant Essentials, which she runs

out of her home and on Instagram. Trocchia has used her business as a vehicle to become a women’s empowerment advocate, and started her own blog during the pandemic. This will be her first time leading an event in person. “This is something totally different and out of my comfort zone,” she said of her collaboration with Ahmed. “It’s something that I’ve always wanted to do.”

The event will not involve any fitness, except for an exercise in posture that Ahmed will lead. “It’s easy, but goes a long way,” he said, explaining that good posture, like meditation, can improve selfconfidence and reduce anxiety. Registration for the event is free, and guests can sign up at Lotus Fitness anytime or online at https://bit.ly/360rtec.

Coliseum leaseholder to get rent extension By BRIAN STIEGLITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran recently announced amendments to the Nassau Coliseum lease that would allow the new leaseholder an extension on its rent until at least this summer. The lease amendment, which will be voted on by the County Legislature in December, includes a “coronavirus relief period” or abatement on “minimum rent” payment that ends six months after the state’s restrictions on arena venues are lifted. This also allows the New York Islanders and the Long Island Nets will play at the Coliseum in 2021, if the state and league rules permit play. Also included in the lease amendment are adjustments to the timelines outlined in the 2019 Development Plan Agreement for the 72 acres surrounding the coliseum, known as the Nassau Hub. “This extension, coupled with the suspension of rent payments, will give Nassau and the Hub team the opportunity to plan for the future, post [coronavirus], when the entertainment industry restarts,” Curran said. “These actions further solidify my commitment to the Coliseum’s success and our vision for a re-imagined Hub.” In August, the Coliseum’s former tenant Onexim Sports and Entertainment defaulted on payments and handed control of the arena and the Nassau Hub development to its lender, the U.S. Immigration Fund, which is running the Coliseum under the name Nassau Live. The deal reached between the two parties recovers $2.2 million in overdue rent owed to Nassau County by Onexim, which ran the Coliseum under the name Nassau Events Center. USIF is based out of a Jupiter, Florida and run by Nick Mastroianni II. Although not directly tied to the U.S. government, USIF created a $100 million loan for the Coliseum renovation soliciting 200 Chinese investors through a federal program that grants visas in

Courtesy Nassau Coliseum

NASSAu CouNTy ExECuTIvE Laura Curran recently announced amendments to the Nassau Coliseum lease that would give the new leaseholder, the U.S. Immigration Fund, an extension on rent andthe 2019 Development Plan Agreement for the 72 acres surrounding the Coliseum, known as the Nassau Hub. Above is an illustration of what the Hub may look like once completed. turn for job-creating projects. Bruce Ratner, owner of Forest City Ratner, sold the Coliseum lease to Onexim in 2015 and developed the financing program. Mastroianni then secured the loan under another company called Nassau Coliseum Funding 100. Following the lease transfer, the county granted USIF a 60-day grace period, in which it must create and present a plan for sustained Coliseum operations. The deadline passed, however, and Curran proposed

the lease amendment in understanding that the venue could not open or maintain any income during those 60 days, she said. The amendment continues tenant responsibility for utilities, security and other maintenance of the arena. It also extends the deadline for USIF to submit to the county plans for the future of the Coliseum and the Nassau Hub. During that time, the county will not issue a notice of default if the rent is not paid.

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Curran rolls out restaurant recovery program

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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was at Gar- taurants must be in Nassau County, have opened on or den Social in East Meadow on Nov. 18, where she before March 1, 2019, and must have 50 or fewer fullannounced the county’s latest effort to support small time employees. The funds can be used for working capital; operatbusinesses as they continue to struggle with the ing expenses including payroll, rent, utilities, purimpact of the coronavirus pandemic. chase of PPE and sanitation supplies; lease Through a $2.2 million investment of or purchase of equipment like kitchen federal Community Development Block equipment or delivery vehicles, or coronaGrant funding, the Restaurant Recovery virus related business improvements like Grant Program will provide roughly 300 patio heaters or contactless technology. restaurants with a grant of either $5,000 or Restaurants can expect to receive the $10,000, depending on their number of fullgrants beginning in January 2021. If the time employees. The program is intended establishment is able to retain at least one to support full-service restaurants during low/moderate-income job at full-time stathe winter months when outdoor dining is tus with the use of this grant, they will not limited and as restaurants adjust to the have to pay it back. state’s new safety restrictions and man“It may be no surprise that minorities dates. make up a disproportionate share of our “As County Executive, I am doing everyhospitality workers and they are not only thing I can to ensure a strong recovery for the cooks and servers in our favorite neighsmall businesses, especially in our cherborhood restaurants,” Curran said. “A sigished downtowns and our restaurants are nificant share of restaurant owners are the anchor of those once bustling commuminorities — which is in part why we have nities,” Curran said, noting that 82,000 peo- Laura CurraN such a vibrant and diverse restaurant ple working in the restaurant and hospitalNassau County scene in Nassau. We will be working with ity industry on Long Island lost their jobs Executive our outreach offices — our Office of due to the pandemic. Minority Affairs, Office of Hispanic “Despite the creative efforts of our resAffairs and Office of Asian American taurant owners with igloos and heaters, outdoor dining is no longer going to sustain them, and affairs, to ensure we let all communities know this that number could get higher,” she said. “I hope that help is available.” Funding for the initiative comes from an allocation this new program can provide a boost for our restaurants as they face new challenges during the difficult from the federal Office of Housing and Urban Developwinter months ahead — typically a slow time of year ment, intended to support communities hard-hit by the pandemic. The county has received two such alloeven without a global pandemic.” Restaurants can begin applying on Nov. 30 at nas- cations, the first of which has been largely distributed, saucountyny.gov/restaurantrecovery. To qualify, res- supporting for a host of initiatives including the

hope that this new program can provide a boost for our restaurants as they face new challenges.

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Nassau CouNty ExECutivE Laura Curran was at Garden Social in East Meadow on Nov. 18, where she announced the county’s Restaurant Recovery Grant Program. “Boost Nassau” Loan and Free PPE Kit programs. The Nassau County Office of Community Development is charged with distributing the funds. The spending plan for the second allocation of funding, totaling $9.5 million, is awaiting final approval by the County Legislature at its Nov. 23 meeting. –Brian Stieglitz

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Last season was a difficult one for Hofstra’s women’s basketball program in terms of wins and losses, but there’s plenty of reasons for second-year head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson to be optimistic about the future. The Pride was unable to beat any of its Colonial Athletic Association rivals in 201920 and finished 3-27 overall while being outscored by an average of 15.6 points per game. Its victories came against Hartford, Morgan State and Campbell. “There were a lot of factors going into my first season and our eyes were set on a bigger picture,” said Santos Atkinson, a former Hofstra assistant who returned to campus last season to become the 12th head coach in program history. “We saw a lot of individual development and laid the foundation,” she added. “This season we’re looking to be much more aggressive at both ends of the floor. We want to play faster on offense and pressure the ball and generate more turnovers on defense.” The effort to close the gap on the rest of the CAA will be led by two full-time returning starters and one part-time returning starter, all of whom Atkinson is counting on to take their games to another level, along with a talented group of newcomers. Jaylen Hines started all 30 games in 201920 and led the team in scoring (11.6 ppg), rebounding (8.8 rpg) and steals while shooting nearly 50 percent from the floor (139-for281) to rank third in the conference. A 5-foot10 redshirt junior forward, she poured in a career-high 30 points against Charleston and is a “walking double-double,” Santos Atkinson said. “Jaylen is our most proven player and she’s returned with a lot more confidence,” Santos Atkinson said. “She worked on her game and her body big time during the quarantine. She has great touch around the rim and a positive demeanor that makes her a leader.” Sophomore Sorelle Ineza started all but two games last season at point guard and chipped in 8 points per game with a teamleading 32 minutes per game and 85 assists. From Quebec, Canada, Ineza was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team. “We put an awful lot on Sorelle’s shoulders last season,” Santos Atkinson said. “Being a freshman point guard is tough. Her game evolved over the season and now we’ll look to move her off the ball and give her more opportunities to shoot.” A couple of candidates to run the point are Rosi Nicholson, a junior coming off a strong season for Santa Fe Community College in Florida, and Jaysyni Knight, a junior transfer from the University of Pittsburgh who may not be eligible to play until next season pending a waiver decision on the NCAA’s transfer policy. Another former Pitt Panther, 6-foot-3 redshirt junior forward Jaala Henry, practiced with the Pride all of last season while sitting

out under the transfer rule. “She knows our system and is ready to contribute major minutes,” Santos Atkinson said. “She’s versatile with good shooting range and rebounding ability.” Hofstra’s third returnee with starting experience is junior guard JaKayla Brown, who averaged 6 points per game over 24 appearances, including a dozen starts. “JaKayla’s worked hard during the offseason and is an improved shooter who’ll help us at both ends.” Santos Atkinson believes the Pride will be a deeper squad than last season — and needs to be. “We want to play faster so we need fresh legs off the bench,” she noted. The Pride is scheduled to open the campaign with a non-conference game at Siena on Nov. 25. The CAA slate will once again include 18 games, but due to Covid-19 the format has been adjusted to limit travel and help ensure the health and safety of studentathletes, coaches and staff. In lieu of a traditional, home-and-home round robin schedule, teams will play against the same opponent at the same site on consecutive days, primarily weekends. “On paper, the conference is just as strong as last season,” Santos Atkinson said. “We’re focused on the little things and what’s going to make us competitive every single game.” The CAA regular season will tip off Friday, Jan. 1, and conclude on Sunday, Feb. 28. Games impacted by the pandemic could be made up at various alternate dates. Hofstra opens CAA action against William & Mary. As of now, fans are not expected to be permitted to attend games. “No fans is something we’ll have to get used to,” Santos Atkinson said. “When it’s game time, we just have to get locked in.”

JaYLEN HYNES LEd Hofstra in scoring and rebounding last season as a redshirt sophomore.

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JuNIOr guard JaKaYLa Brown made a dozen starts for the Pride last season and averaged 6 points per game.

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Applying to college amid the coronavirus pandemic tion process. “We are in a Covid world right now, nalcindor@liherald.com and students are concerned about if To help reduce Long Island high that is going to affect the list of schools school seniors’ worries while applying that they apply to, or if they need to to college amid the coronavirus pan- think about local schools, even though demic, Herald Inside LI hosted a webi- they might have been planning on going nar on Nov. 19 to guide them through a away for school, and they are also conprocess that is at once similar, but very cerned about how their families should plan financially for the decision-making different than in years past. Molloy College sponsored the hour- process,” DeMartini said. “SAT and ACT scores are ingrained in our psyche, long Zoom session. Because many entrance exams were so it’s shocking for many kids that we canceled during the pandemic, a num- no longer have to submit them. Howevber of students have not taken the SAT er, we encourage students to submit or ACT, and certainly have not taken SAT and ACT scores, and if they go test either or both of the tests more than optional, their college essays should be once, as many high school students had exceptional.” The panelists also agreed that the in the past between their junior to topics students choose for senior years. As a result, the their admission essays play webinar panelists said, a major role in their chances many colleges are making of acceptance to their such exams optional and desired schools. giving greater weight to “We are trying to steer extracurricular activities, kids away from choosing the number of Advanced Covid-19 or pandemic-relatPlacement classes a student ed stories for their college has taken and admissions essays. admissions essays because many people will write sto“At Molloy College, we ries like that,” Muzio said. have a holistic approach when evaluating students “However, if a student’s panfor entry into the college, so demic story demonstrates we always look at more than exceptional strength, then just the academic average we will encourage them to and the test scores that write about it.” appeared on the student’s The owner of Standout transcript and on their file College Prep, Bethany Goldand we dig a little deeper,” szer, said she has noticed a said Marguerite Lane, assisbig difference over the past t a n t v i c e p re s i d e n t fo r year in the college admisenrollment management at sions essays that students Molloy. “We understand that FrANk Muzio have submitted to colleges many high school students because of the stories stuWantagh were thrown into remote dents are telling about curlearning because of the pan- guidance director rent events in the world. demic, and that they might “Kids on Long Island not have the best academic have a habit of being spoiled test scores, so we look at the entire pic- and entitled, but the college admissions ture of a student to see if the student is essays have changed a lot to topics such a good fit for Molloy to help them devel- as sexuality, gender, race issues, Covidop in their academics and career.” 19-related stories and more,” said GoldFrank Muzio, the guidance director szer, who often serves as a liaison for the Wantagh School District, said between parents and high school counthe district has held Common App work- selors and parents and college admisshops with students and is encouraging sions officers. “I think in previous years them to apply both to local colleges and students would have been afraid to disthose farther away. cuss those topics, but now they talk “Students have adapted to this new about it. Kids are braver.” normal in different ways and at differ“I’ve noticed that students have put ent paces, and we want to make sure themselves out there more and have that all students have an application been more vulnerable in their college plan,” he said. “This past year, we really admissions essays — whether it’s about had to do a lot of individual counseling Covid-19 or about social justice,” Lane to meet students and families where agreed. they are and to meet a wide spectrum of Panelists also said they are encouragneeds.” ing students to fill out the Free ApplicaAnthony DeMartini, assistant princi- tion for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). pal of school counseling and wellness at Finally, counselors are encouraging Calhoun High School in North Merrick, students to take a deep breath and relax. said counselors had to pivot last winter “We are trying to encourage kids to and spring because of the pandemic, enjoy school,” DeMartini said. “But, at using Zoom and Google Classroom to the same time, we want them to know keep in touch with students and meet that they can get through the college with parents about the college applica- application process.”

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Veronica nicastro, east Meadow PTA Council president, and Kelly Gelfer, director of music and art, presented the board with the completed Unity Day mural at the board’s meeting on Nov. 18.

PTA Council unveils Unity Day mural The effort, creativity and thoughtfulness of East Meadow students was put on display at the East Meadow Board of Education meeting on Nov. 18, where PTA Council President Veronica Nicastro and Music/Art Director Kelly Gelfer unveiled this year’s Unity Day mural. In addition to the presentation, the board and East Meadow Kiwanis also recognized the district’s Terrific Kids. “Terrific Kids is a student recognition program that promotes character development, self-

e s t e e m a n d p e r s eve r a n c e, ” explained Kevin Kamper, a past president of the East Meadow Kiwanis Club. “The Kiwanis Club, in partnership with the district, is a proud sponsor of the Terrific Kids award.” W.T. Clarke Middle School Principal Stacy Breslin and Woodland Middle School Principal James Lethbridg e then announced the Terrific Kids from their respective schools for the months of September, October and November. Normally, the cho-

sen students would be presented with special certificates by the board, but due to safety restrictions, they were not able to be present. Following the presentation of the Terrific Kids, Nicastro and Gelfer presented the completed Unity Day mural and its significance. More than 8,000 signed paper hearts make up the rainbow mural, representing the East Meadow community. Bordering the mural are individually designed paper butterflies, which

McVey spreads Kindness Students at McVey Elementary School in the East Meadow School District recently participated in the McVey Kindness Project. The school-wide initiative focused on social-emotional learning through the discussion of selflove, forgiveness and pride. Students in kindergarten through third grade discussed and illustrated books with these themes, while students in grades four and five discussed and wrote about the best parts of themselves.

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were created by members of the East Meadow and W.T. Clarke high school art honor societies. “Amid the coronavirus pandemic, rainbows began appearing in windows across the country and became a symbol of hope,” Gelfer said. “The East Meadow rainbow mural we present this evening reminds us that we are united in hope, love and kindness, and we are all in this together.”

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The latest episode of the Herald Inside LI webinar series featured six guests from not-for-profit organizations who discussed how they are handling operations amid the current Covid-19 pandemic. Panelists included Rhonda Klch, executive director of the Equity First Foundation; Neela Mukherjee Lockel, CEO of American Red Cross of Long Island; Paule Pachter, CEO of Long Island Cares; Andrea Rieger, CFO of Variety Child Learning Center; and Jennifer Smith, the Community Development Officer for Investors Bank. Jeffrey Reynolds, president and CEO of Family and Children’s Association, was the keynote speaker. Skye Ostreicher, of Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLive, co-moderated the discussion alongside David Rottkamp, the not-for-profit practice leader at Grassi Advisors and Accountants. The Nov. 12 webinar featured perspectives from non-profit agencies, both big and small. Red Cross, for example, has operations across the country, while the Equity First Foundation is a grassroots, volunteer-based organization. Each guest shared experiences on how funding and engagement are currently challenges. “For those of us on the front lines in dealing with health, human services and disaster relief, we’ve come to understand that Covid has exposed all of those fault lines that existed long before the pandemic ever hit,” Reynolds said. Hunger, housing accessibility, childcare, general health, and mental health issues and inequities have been exacerbated in recent months, he noted, and crises like the opioid epidemic were “a problem we were turning a corner on, and we’re right back to where we started many, many years ago.” Many not-for-profits, Reynolds explained, were already stretched to capacity in offering services before the pandemic began. The Family and Children’s Association is Nassau County’s only shelter for runaway and homeless youth, and funding has not changed in three decades. As of March, the many inperson fundraisers that are common for non-profit agencies were canceled. Many people who used to be donors, he added, are now those who seek out the services of non-profits. “It’s amazing the amount of resiliency and innovation and effort that is put forth by every non-profit organization, from the smallest PTA or Little League club to the larger social service, hospital or health and educational system and everything in between,” said Rottkamp, who has been a CPA for non-profits for more than 30 years. The Equity First Foundation, which was founded by Klch five years ago, is a “very small” non-profit that teaches financial literacy to people of all ages. Much of its work took place in classrooms, but remote learning in local school districts upended that initiative, Klch said. Virtual one-on-ones and other digital endeavors, including The Diversity Project podcast, have become the norm for

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LEft to RIGht from top row: Keynote speaker Jeff Reynolds, president and CEO of Family and Children’s Association; moderator Skye Ostreicher; co-moderator David Rottkamp, partner and not-for-profit practice leader at Grassi Advisors and Accountants; Neela Lockel, CEO of American Red Cross of Long Island; Andrea Rieger, CFO of Variety Child Learning Center; Rhonda Klch, executive director of the Equity First Foundation; Paule Pachter, CEO of Long Island Cares; and Jennifer Smith, the Community Development Officer for Investors Bank, discussed non-profit practices during a Herald Inside LI webinar on Nov. 12. the Equity First Foundation. Financial crises for individuals, she added, are a deeply emotional topic, with the need for outside guidance often crucial. For Rieger, the biggest positive that has emerged in recent months is the resiliency of the Variety Child Learning Center staff, which services hundreds of special-needs students while also dealing with their own issues at home. This year, Long Island Cares is celebrating its 40th anniversary. It provides food assistance to 375 local food pantries and kitchens, as well as six pantries of its own. “What we’ve been doing for the past eight or nine months is simply try to help people survive,” Pachter said. Food intake and distribution have increased by nearly 80 percent for the organization since the pandemic began. In the last eight months, Long Island Cares has fundraised “probably more than we’ve made in the past two years,” Pachter said, with donations coming from more than 40 states across the country. The Red Cross’s in-person fundraiser shifted to a virtual event, which was able to raise a “good amount” of money, Lockel said, and its June gala will be hosted with the greater and metro New York Red Cross chapters for a regional virtual gala. “It’s hard to keep people engaged and excited,” Lockel said, “so we’re just trying to find what will bring people in, keep them engaged and still carry on our mission.” A major Variety Learning Center

fundraiser scheduled for April was also canceled because of the pandemic and is now slated for 2022. The restructuring of in-person events forces organizations to reconsider the efficacy of such fundraisers, according to Reynolds — “The model is broken, people,” he said. “The reality is, events are the least efficient ways to raise a dollar,” Reynolds said. “We have to find a way to do things a little differently.” The key, he said, is to respect people’s time while making sure they know where their donations are going. “I’m going to take the money we would’ve spent on hors d’oeuvres and fancy desserts, and we’re going to put them towards services in the community,” he said. “Your dollar will actually go further.” Long Island Cares has avoided virtual fundraisers, instead choosing to sponsor events and advertise. Organization officials recently held their first virtual news

conference, which included a 10-minute call with reporters. Personal protective equipment, or even the technology needed to offer remote services, is often lacking for nonprofits, Smith said. “I think there is definitely a lot of need that is not being met by individual and corporate donations,” she said. “We are ‘people people’ at the American Red Cross — we’re all about human interaction and care and compassion for others,” Lockel said. “So, it revolves around the questions, ‘How do we continue to provide that?’ and ‘How do we create an environment where we feel connected to one another?’” This webinar was presented by Grassi Advisors and Accountants and sponsored by Investors Bank and Marketing Works. Herald Inside LI is a weekly webinar series. To view this full recording or attend future webinars, visit liherald. com/insideli.

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November 26, 2020 — EAST MEADOW HERALD

Pasquale “Patsy” Sabia arrived as an Italian immigrant in 1889 and married Maria “Mary” Rizzo in Brooklyn in 1897. By 1915, the couple had moved to North Bellmore and raised most of their children there. In the 1920s, they settled in the triangle of land bound by North Jerusalem Road, Newbridge Road, and Newbridge (East Meadow) Avenue, subdivided in 1910 by O. L. Schwencke Land and Investment Company’s Hempstead Lawns development (Section 6). Patsy established a general store on lot number one at the southwest corner, which was originally set aside by Schwencke as a hotel site. The Sabias had five sons and five daughters, many of whom lived at or near the same intersection after growing up and starting their own families. The main building of today’s Big Chief Day Camp was the home of Patsy’s son John and his family. Since 1954, Big Chief has been a fixture in the neighborhood, run by the Picinich family. Sabia relatives lived on Sherman Avenue, just east of the corner in another Schwencke development called Bellmore Park (Section 1). The family was so large and so prominent in this section of East Meadow and North Bellmore that the intersection of North Jerusalem and Newbridge roads became known as Sabia’s Corner. Fred, the youngest child, died in 2010. He still lived in the family home at 2424 North Jerusalem Road, constructed c. 1920. This home, and the one directly behind it at 704 Newbridge Road that once served as Patsy’s store, survive as private residences today. Until 1951, a chicken house and greenhouse were located between them. Emil Oberle Sr. came to East Meadow in 1924 and erected greenhouses on eight acres of land at the corner of Newbridge Avenue and North Jerusalem Road that had previously been part of the George Augustus Mott estate. Joan Swedberg’s family arrived in East Meadow from Phoenix in 1936 and settled on Stuyvesant Avenue. The two were grade school sweethearts at Newbridge Road School. After the eighth grade, the students boarded a “dilapidated bus” from Sabia’s Corner to Hempstead High School and married soon after graduating. According to Joan, that section of the hamlet was “a few houses but primarily woods” but “a nice place to grow up.” Residents received mail through Hicksville’s rural delivery.

The families walked through the old when Mott wanted to donate a sizable graveyard to get to Sunday school at the number of books to the Methodist Episcoold Methodist church and the teenagers pal Church Sunday School library. Reverwould hang out at Mr. and Mrs. Pollack’s end Platt did not want to accept the donacandy store near Kenmore Street and New- tion because Mott was not a church member and did not live his life bridge Road. Mr. Fish, who in line with church teachowned a peach orchard and ings. Nevertheless, Mott farm across the street, had supported church funcwould show Emil different tions in the past and most farming technology even members wanted to accept though the locals plowed his charity. At the end of with horses. The Oberles the debate, the church operated the greenhouses board unanimously voted to and florist shop for three receive the books. generations, slowly selling As the years passed, the off sections of former farmnor theast cor ner was land to developers. In 1981, owned by Fred Graebel, the Newbridge DevelopPeter Peterson, William ment Corporation purHauessler, Jr., and then chased the land abutting North Jerusalem Road to r cott ckErS Charles C. and Emily Poppe. The sale of their build Brooktree Manor lands first created Poppy homes. The florist operated until selling the land in 2016 for condomin- and then Hauessler (now Hysler) streets, parts of which were developed by the ium development. Several families settled on the north- James F. Michel Realty Corporation, east corner, the longest being the Browers Ernest Hackwith, Cestare Steel Frame throughout much of the 19th century. Houses, and Saxon Manor Estates. FurLewis Brower was infamous in East Mead- ther development was completed by the ow for attempting to murder his wife in Hedgewood Construction Company in 1956 1887 – the subject of next week’s article. and 1959. The Poppes’ lot on the west side of NewThe Browers also lived on the property that became Oberle’s. Just east of the bridge Road was just south of that of IgnaBrowers, on both sides of North Jerusalem tius Bildzukewicz, which became MeadowRoad, lived James and Henry Fenn’s family. Both sides became part of the Hempstead Lawns development in 1910. Life in this section of East Meadow was quite agrarian in nature. Bernard and George Powers, dairy farmers of Newbridge Road just north of the corner, were insulted By LAuren Lev when the Brooklyn Times Union published an accusation that their cows were When I think about the people I afflicted with pleuro-pneumonia. Their know — or knew — in my life, I former neighbor, Carman Cornelius, respectfully realize that I think of them helped end the business-ending rumor. not just as humans, but vessels of the In the late 19th century, George Augusmemories, conversations and experitus Mott (1835-1906) held property on both ences we have shared. It’s as if loving sides of North Jerusalem Road. Mott was them in the flesh is equal to witnessing a prominent lawyer who descended from the moments and expressing my gratioriginal English settlers, some of whom tude for the ways they have contributwere Town of Hempstead pioneers. Born ed to my world and who I am today . . . in Lynbrook, Mott joined the bar in 1863 for all time. and spent decades as a criminal defense This comes at this point in my life in attorney. He edited the Nassau Recorder which I am, as the professionals call it, and the Queens County Advance. Mott “self-aware” and I go through the day fathered fourteen children. An interesting doing simple tasks but remembering ecclesiastic argument occurred in 1893 the words I have shared with others.

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At home, I go down to the laundry room and I load the washer, remembering the friend who told me about her demanding preparation for vacation (and the return) with six family members to care for. I never had as much laundry to think about, but as I pour the detergent or select the settings on the machine I hear her voice and her candor. Mundane commentary? Maybe, but the memory is mine. Out of doors, I pass the Veteran’s Memorial Pool, the East Meadow Library, Speno Park and East Meadow High School and think of all the light or deeper friendships made along the way. Parents as patrons, who share a history just because we set out to give our kids swimming lessons, arts and crafts, read-along programs or music

instruction. People that I may not ever have known well – never shared a meal or philosophical discussion – but because we brought our beach chairs and made small talk in the shade we expressed love for our families and shared a collective life. You would think that it is in momentous life-altering occasions that we hear the great words we will reflect upon forever. But for me, it’s always been the little conversations, grounding me and making me feel comfortable (or often uncomfortable) in my skin. Not all the words are careful. Not all the words are welcomed. But as time passes, I realize that friends bear that label because they are here to do the heavy lifting – saying what others wouldn’t bear to say. So thank you to those who have come in and out of my life. Thank you for your contributions in word and in deed that has resulted in the unexpected right thing said at the right time. I appreciate your compassion that gave me courage. And because of you, I am someone greater than I could ever imagine. A contributing writer to the Herald since 2012, Lauren Lev is an East Meadow resident and a direct marketing/advertising executive who teaches marketing fundamentals as well as advertising and marketing communications courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology and SUNY Old Westbury.

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But the ante-pandemic Trump would have won. Even in November he garnered 4 million more votes than Obama did in 2008, 8 million more than Obama did in 2012, 8 million more than Hillary Clinton in 2016. Trump 2020 even beat Trump 2016 by nearly 11 million votes. Yet still, to the cheers of nearly 80 million Biden voters, Trump is likely to have lost his re-election bid after his legal challenges conclude. The virus exposed his myopic focus on the economy and jobs and his minimizing of other critical concerns. Trump all along has preached a gospel of nationalistic capitalism. John F. Kennedy’s brilliant speechwriter, Ted Sorenson, once used the now famous aphorism, “A rising tide lifts all boats,” in a presidential address. Trump not only believed in that theory, he achieved such an uplifted economy. Unemployment was at 3.5 percent in February, the lowest since 1969. Americans were working, getting paid more, saving more, spending more. The increased demand encouraged more trade under better trade deals, such as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Retirement savings plans were doing well, helping limited-income seniors feel more secure about paying their bills. Most people were living better. A pre-election poll —

that received little press attention — revealed that most people felt they were better off than they were four years ago. Then the pandemic struck. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the president and the nation in January that Covid-19 wasn’t a major threat. That’s all the rationale the country’s CEO needed to continue prioritizing economic growth. He knew that a pandemic had the potential to reverse all of his economic accomplishments and cut America’s flourishing growth off at the knees. While he took actions, like stopping incoming travel from China, ordering vaccine research and eventual distribution to commence at warp speed, sending hospital ships to California and New York, and ramping up ventilator production, he eschewed leading a national, coordinated effort. Nor did he inspire an America-wide “Let’s fight together” effort of mutual protection. This lack of a federal-level, all-out war on the virus gave voters the impression that Trump saw the pandemic as an annoying distraction, eclipsing the sun from shining on his accomplishments. The virus wasn’t a problem he could build, deal or fire his way out of. He ran for president to be the manager in chief, and he was good at it, but when the pandemic came,

ut just imagine if the vote had taken place in February, before the pandemic.

we needed an empathizer and inspirer, a credible leader who could take — and eloquently explain — tough actions, and he wasn’t that. Covid-19 delivered the fatal wound. And when Trump caught the virus at the height of the campaign — probably by setting a poor example by not wearing a mask and ignoring social distancing — the spotlight narrowed onto his failure to lead, and all his achievements went dark. He had fended off many cuts before. Long knives had been out even before Inauguration Day 2017: An indisputably far-left press in cahoots with social media moguls to censor MAGA speech; an infuriatingly condescending socialist elite; millionaire athletes and other entertainers; anarchists, arsonists and rioters disturbing the domestic tranquility and opposition-party conspiracies each drew blood. With little help, he prevailed against them all. President-elect Joseph Biden’s supporters can celebrate their victory this Thanksgiving weekend. Trump’s fans should also be thankful, because the national pride they’ve relished for the last four years will prevail. Trump ignited it, but it was ours before him and will be ours after him. Reasonable patriots on both political sides make America great. We can all be thankful for that. John O’Connell is a former executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments about this column? OConnell11001@yahoo.com.

It wasn’t easy: How I got to see my grandkids

he following is not a how-to for anyone else. It’s just my story. We all have to maneuver our way through the grinding deprivations of the coronavirus as best we can. We hadn’t seen the kids or grandkids for nine months, since we were lucky enough to gather for an anniversary holiday in the Dominican Republic last February. Before we left for the D.R., we were worried about the mysterious and random deaths of Randi tourists on the kReiss island over the year before. We didn’t realize that the far more deadly Covid-19 was already lying in wait there, and gaining ground in the U.S. We went, and everyone came home healthy, but toward the end of our stay we started hearing news about this novel coronavirus thing. Having survived the D.R., we fully expected to go back to our lives and begin planning the next time we could see our children and grandchildren. We were on that imaginary road we all have in our

heads that rolls along into the future until we hit a wall. Suddenly all of us got knocked sideways by Covid-19, and we began making adjustments and accepting life compromises we never could have imagined. Over the summer, we didn’t visit our kids out West as we always do. We didn’t visit the Florida kids, either, because Florida seems to be ground zero for foolishness when it comes to the virus. We felt increasingly shocked and depressed by the stories of people toiling at risky jobs because they couldn’t afford to stay home, at the same time caring for sick relatives and watching loved ones die. If you have a heart and a conscience, they keep hammering you to do something when there really was nothing to do except try to stay healthy and safe. We stayed in touch with the family as the kids’ schools closed down, and they appeared increasingly detached and sleepy and bored when we connected on Zoom or Facetime. We leaned in and asked questions and they answered, and their slightly distant politeness seemed to exacerbate the pain of separation and real communica-

tion. A few weeks ago, my daughter in California said she wanted to visit and bring the kids. She really wanted to visit; I think she was worried that we might not be around forever. I suppose we’re all feeling our mortality. And she was worried that Covid was getting worse and flying might become impossible. As I wrote last week, we all decided that Thanksgiving was out of the question because of all the people who would be traveling over the holiday despite the warnings. We wanted to maximize safety. My daughter flew three weeks ago. Two flights to get here: empty planes. Everyone in the airports and on board was masked. When they got here, they stayed in a rental rather than with us, and we lent them a car so we wouldn’t drive anyplace together. They ate meals in their own place, although that’s usually our best family activity. It didn’t feel good at all to pay for a rental when I have plenty of room for them. It felt worse to wear masks when we were together, to keep six feet of social distance, and not hug. After a nine-month separation, we didn’t hug the people we love most in the

e invented the interlockingelbow hug and the expressiveeyes love beam.

world. The Florida kids came for 24 hours and stayed at a nearby hotel, just so the cousins could see one another before another year goes by. We were together outside whenever possible, and when the weather was uncooperative we sat inside, apart, near open doors and windows. The kids spent a big part of each day going to school online at their rental space. We invented the interlocking-elbow hug and the expressive-eyes love beam, and we went to parks when we could and walked around, taking in the fresh air and one another. I never noticed on Facetime how much they have grown this year, and how they carry themselves differently, and how one has become a bit more diffident as another displays a new boldness in the world. We did it as best we could. I would say we never forgot the danger lurking among us. Our regimen was disciplined but not perfect. They flew back home a few days ago, having obtained proof of life and proof of love all around. It was a visit unlike any others: We all knew we were seizing a moment with no promise of when we could meet again. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

EAST MEADOW HERALD — November 26, 2020

Give thanks the election is over, and put the knives away

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Giving thanks in 2020

n a year when so much has gone awry — so many lives lost, businesses battered, jobs vanished — it strains the imagination to think what we might be thankful for, particularly as the nation enters its second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The coming months will likely be, as President-elect Joseph Biden has said, a “dark winter.” Thanksgiving is, however, all about the audacious nature of hope. The holiday, first celebrated in the fall of 1621, commemorates the struggle that the original Pilgrims faced and, against all odds, overcame in the New World — and the kinship they felt with the Native Americans who rescued them, helping to provide sustenance to a relatively small band of people who otherwise might have starved. The roughly 50 colonists at the original harvest celebration in Plymouth, Mass., were outnumbered by Native Americans two to one, according to History.com. The 100 Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower had seen much death between 1620 and 1621: Some 78 percent of the women died during the first winter. Yet they persevered, and survived. So shall the American people today — thanks in no small measure to our heroes

— the doctors, nurses, EMTS, firefighters, police officers, teachers, teachers’ aides, sanitation workers, railroad workers, subway and bus drivers, custodians, cooks, waiters and waitresses, supermarket employees and so many others — who have kept us safe, our education system up and running, and our economy moving. When many others were able to work from home, they put their lives on the line to do their jobs. As a society, we should take a moment and reflect on their sacrifices over the past nine months. We can also be thankful for our family and friends. We may not be able to shower them with hugs and kisses as we might want, but we can keep them in our thoughts and close to our hearts. And we can be thankful for the miracles of modern science. Only 100 years ago, the 1918 pandemic ran wild for two years, killing 50 million worldwide, including 675,000 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thanks to technology that allows many of us to work remotely and socially distance, to date we have seen a tenth of the 500 million cases that the world did in

1918-19, and because of modern medical technology, the death toll thus far is onefiftieth what it was then. So, while the number of infections and deaths today is unacceptably high, it is not close to the level of suffering experienced a hundred years ago — and let us hope and pray that it remains that way. Likely, it will. On Saturday, the innovative New York company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals received emergency-use authorization for its experimental antibody treatment for the coronavirus. President Trump received the treatment, and by all accounts it was highly effective. The drug is designed to prevent patients from becoming severely ill by imitating the body’s natural defense system. We can only say, wow! If all goes well, the Regeneron treatment should prevent many deaths, enabling health officials to safely roll out at least one of the vaccines now in the pipeline without undue political pressure. By April, we could indeed round the corner on this terrible pandemic, says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Yes, there has been much despair this year, but there is much hope as well.

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e are pleased that Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is once again promoting small businesses ahead of the holiday season — which is vital this pandemic year. Last Friday, Curran and county Industrial Development Agency Chairman Richard Kessel came to Rockville Centre to promote an innovative contest, aptly titled the Shop Safe, Shop Local Scavenger Hunt, and we are encouraging readers to take part in it. The contest, which will be held for one week starting Saturday, will work like this: Complete four of eight tasks in your community, like buying breakfast at a local eat-

ery or making a purchase at a local shop, and take a photo of yourself — masked — at each location, along with the product you purchased and your receipt. Then email it to scavengerhunt@nassaucountyny.gov or share it on Facebook. The first person who finishes all four tasks and registers them on each day of the contest will receive a $100 gift card. All purchases must be made at small businesses in a single community on the day of the contest. Online and delivery orders are eligible. The complete set of

letters More praise for doctor’s column To the Editor: As Bob Praver did in last week’s letters, I also applaud Dr. Eric Last’s column, “Surely we shouldn’t be fighting over wearing masks” (Nov. 12-18), on the urgency of wearing masks in fighting the coronavirus

pandemic. But while Last’s exhortation that we must “treat others as you’d want to be treated yourself ” was well-intentioned, I believe it would fall on deaf ears when directed not only at those who, at this late date, scoff at the wearing of masks and social distancing, but also those who deliberately promote and take part in large, illegal social gatherings with no consideration of taking measures to counter the spread

instructions can be found at www.nassaucountygov/shoplocal. As we noted in last week’s editorial, “Remember to shop locally this holiday season”: “Despite the crisis, we encourage you to consider patronizing our mom-and-pop shops, many of which now offer their goods online. Abandoning our local businesses would be devastating on so many levels.”

opinions

he coronavirus pandemic has created a variety of hardships that have left families and children in distress. Social isolation. A mounting death toll. An estimated 8 million Americans falling into poverty. We have entered uncharted territory, and uncertainty continues as cases continue to rise across the U.S. Grief is a normal reaction — grieving not just the loss of life, but also the loss of normalcy and freedom when a disaster occurs. So what happens when we add even more stress to families sharon and their children, skariah particularly when schools close? The trickledown effect of all this misfortune can dramatically weigh on kids, especially if they don’t have access to mental health resources at home. Typically, mental health symptoms are identified at school, by their teachers and peers, social workers and guidance counselors. Children need a routine and consistency. Remote learning and social isolation will continue to uproot them. Children

with autism also face challenges with irritability, anxiety and behavioral disturbances. And the erratic nature of schools’ opening and closing (albeit temporarily) can have a lasting effect. A recent study in JAMA Pediatrics showed that more than 22 percent of students in the Hubei province of China reported symptoms of depression, and more than 18 percent had anxiety symptoms, when schools closed for over a month. A second study, in the Journal of Pediatrics, determined that younger children (ages 3 to 6) were more inclined to show fear or clinginess, where older kids (6 to 18) were more likely to show inattention and persistent inquiry. Clinging, inattention and irritability were the severe psychological conditions demonstrated by children in all age groups. School closures — short or long — are unfortunately bound to happen until a safe and effective vaccine is available. Prepare to take care of your child now. First, children need outlets. In early childhood, play is important for development in the physical, verbal and emotional domains. Build that imaginary fort,

he trickledown effect of all this misfortune can dramatically weigh on kids.

LeTTers of the virus. The time for these selfish and greedy individuals to be reasoned with has long passed. These people should be penalized for their actions, which continue to put the rest of us at even greater risk of acquiring the disease, and severe penalties should also be meted out to participants in these gatherings, not just their greed-bound organizers. If anything, these miscreants should consider the 17th-century English poet John Donne’s poem, telling us not to ask “for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” They might also be reminded that, indeed, “no man is an island,” as Donne wrote. It appears, though, that they do not realize or accept this concept, even though we are all in this fight — together. ROBERT RUBALSkY East Rockaway

We must protect communities of color To the Editor: The Washington Post last Friday published a new analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on people of color. It reported, “Nearly nine months after the virus exploded in

encourage storytelling, toast s’mores in your backyard. For adolescents, it’s important that they develop their own sense of identity but also explore peer relationships. Encourage this — in a socially distanced, safe way. Second, seek normalcy. The goal is to foster continued development, even if your children can’t attend school in person. They want to feel safe — an important tool for parents to use during the crisis. Make sure you provide protection and consistency in an otherwise uncertain time. Talk to them about their feelings. Ensure their safety by creating an atmosphere of stability. Third, adapt to the environment. Summer may be gone, but you can still enjoy the outdoors safely during the fall, and even on some nice winter days. When the extreme cold sets in, continue building on the elements of safety and fun you have already introduced. Have family game nights. Schedule a movie night. Cook and bake together as a family. Designate a reading hour. Although it may be colder, it’s important to get exercise, so go for a walk or a hike or a brisk bike ride. There are also online exercises for kids, like yoga and others.

Fourth — and most important — pay attention. Younger children can’t always express their distress, anxiety or fear. Their behavior may regress. Look for the signs, which include an increase in crying or neediness, more temper tantrums or somatic symptoms (headaches, stomach aches) than normal. Older children may also show increased anger and irritability. If you think your children or adolescents may need a mental health professional, don’t hesitate. They are acting that way because they need help. So watch out for them to verbalize any suicidal thoughts, ongoing sleep disturbances, a decline in overall functioning (hygiene, grooming), aggression or worsening substance use. If you see these signs, seek treatment. Following these steps may help keep children mentally fit during one of our harshest times. Nothing can replace life as we knew it pre-Covid, but you can manage this new normal and keep your kids safe, too. Sharon Skariah, M.D., is the director of child and adolescent psychiatry for Zucker Hillside Hospital. She is also an assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell.

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the United States, and amid big treatment strides, the disease continues to ravage African-American and other minority communities with a particular vengeance. Black, Asian, Native American and Hispanic patients still die far more frequently than white patients, even as death rates have plummeted for all races and age groups.” As Covid-19 continues to spread aggressively nationwide, it is crucial that government officials at all levels — federal, state and local — address the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on people of color. Immediate attention should be paid to issues such as the availability of testing facilities in communities of color, access to health care, inequitable treatment once access is provided and priorities for providing vaccines once they are available. The evidence is clear: Government owes it to all Americans to ensure fair and equal access to health care, regardless of race, in this pandemic — and always. ELAINE GROSS President, ERASE Racism

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