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Elmont man is arrested in MLK Day protest By MElISSA KoENIg mkoenig@liherald.com

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JoNAthAN PEcK, oF Elmont, says he was forced to the ground in an altercation between NYPD officers and Black Lives Matter protests on Jan. 18.

An Elmont man was among nearly 30 people arrested in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Black Lives Matter protest in Lower Manhattan at which 11 New York City police officers were injured, officials report. Jonathan Peck, 28, an aspiring actor, producer and writer, helped organize the protest “building upon the beliefs of Reverend King in standing up, marching, protesting and speaking on the injustice and oppressive systems in America,” Peck said. The goal was to “remove disparity amongst the people” and to demand that police departments be defunded and demilitarized, until they are ultimately abolished.

But that night, police report, a group of protesters near City Hall started harassing a woman filming them on her iPhone. Officers formed a circle around the women to protect her, they said, and protesters began throwing glass bottles at them. Other officers then used their microphones and loudspeakers to direct the protesters to leave the area. “On such a day that we’re honoring Martin Luther King, [we have] demonstrations that consist of violence, throwing bottles, breaking property, calling for the death of officers [and] to burn the city down,” New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea told NY1 following the protest. “I really Continued on page 4

A new president, and continuing polarization Elmont and Franklin Square residents share their thoughts on Biden’s inauguration

By MElISSA KoENIg mkoenig@liherald.com

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. stood at the very site where farright insur rectionists had stormed the Capitol two weeks earlier to be sworn in as president on Jan. 20, and pleaded for unity at one of the most polarized moments in the nation’s history — a moment some Franklin Square and Elmont community members found hopeful, and others thought was disingenuous. “Realistically, I think it was

just a reversal of the 2016 election,” Joseph Vitaliano, of Franklin Square, wrote in response to a Herald social media inquiry about people’s thoughts on the historic day. “This time Democrats won, and Republicans have to grapple with the same feelings Democrats felt at the time that they openly mocked Democrats for feeling.” Biden became the oldest president in American history, at 78, and Kamala Harris was the first female, first Black and first

Asian-American to become vice president. “The inauguration means a lot of different things to different people, but for most, it was historic for women everywhere,” wrote Sarah Campbell, of Elmont. “No matter your political views, religion or race, this was a tremendous accomplishment for our daughters to have to break one less barrier.” Campbell’s friend Renee Williams added that Harris’s ascent “showed us what we can all achieve no matter your gender, color or race.” Carl Gerrato, of

Franklin Square, meanwhile, wrote that Biden’s victory proved that “age is meaningless.” Yet just one-quarter of registered Republicans believe the 2020 election was conducted fairly, according to a December

study by National Public Radio, PBS NewsHour and Marist College. At protests across the country since the Nov. 3 election, many have echoed the unfounded claims of a fraudulent election, but Mario Scirica, of Continued on page 3

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Kennedy and Madison Whaley were dressed up in Elmont to show their support for the nation’s first Black and first female vice president on Jan. 20. wrote daily social media posts about the Trump administration, said he “looks forward to a president that is competent, focused, and most important, compassionate.” During Trump’s presidency, Simmonie Swaby Gordon, of Elmont, wrote she felt unsure about her family’s place in the United States. Now, she said, “I feel a certain hope that this country will witness an age of rebirth that may not unite such a fractured nation, but will bring us back to an age of decency and maturity in politics.” “I understand that not everyone will

agree with the policies that he promotes and that he will pursue,” Kessler wrote of Biden, “but that is normal.” In his first three days in office, Biden signed more than 30 executive orders, actions and memorandums, among them mandating masks on public transportation, and rejoining the Paris climate accord and the World Health Organization, actions that Vitaliano said he was extremely pleased with. Nearby residents such as Patty Labetti Hettich, of Garden City South, however, said she feared that the Biden-Harris administration would “destroy all the

good” Trump has done, calling the former president “the best we’ve had.” And Laura Griffith, an Elmont native now living in Floral Park, said she thought the actions Biden had taken thus far “have all been against the American people.” Rejoining the Paris Agreement and the WHO, Griffith wrote, would cost the country millions of dollars, and by revoking the Keystone XL pipeline permit, she added, Biden would eliminate thousands of jobs and make the U.S. more reliant on foreign oil. “His speech of unity was a joke,” Griffith said, echoing a claim Sen. Rand Paul made recently on Fox News that when Biden said that white supremacy and domestic terrorism must be confronted and defeated, he was calling all Republicans white supremacists and domestic terrorists. At the same time, Griffith wrote, Biden has denied that Black Lives Matter did millions of dollars in damage at protests over the past eight months. “Biden is not my president of choice,” Griffith said. “I will, however, respect the president, unlike the left, who continually marched around disrespecting President Trump.” If the administration can effectively unite the nation, Hilt wrote in a threepage analysis of the Trump presidency he sent to the Herald, he believes “the American people will recognize the imperative role experience plays in competent and effective government, and the negative undertones placed on being a ‘Washington insider’ will be replaced with respect.”

Officials condemn white supremacist propaganda at LIRR station By Peter Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com

Local officials condemned propaganda fliers from a white supremacist hate group that appeared at the Valley Stream Long Island Rail Road train station on Jan. 19. By Jan. 21 they had been removed. The fliers promoted the New Jersey European Heritage Association, which the Anti-Defamation League regards as a white supremacist hate group, and featured slogans such as “nationalism could have prevented this” and “free Kyle Rittenhouse,” a reference to the white teenager accused of shooting and killing two protestors and injuring a third at an anti-racism protest in Kenosha Wis., this summer. The ADL describes the New Jersey European Heritage Association as a “small New Jersey-based white supremacist group,” founded in 2018 that, “Espouses racism, anti-Semitism and intolerance under the guise of ‘saving’ white European peoples from purported imminent extinction.” The group’s primary mode of activism comes in the form of distributing recruitment fliers, much like the ones that appeared in Valley Stream, that link to its website. “One of the ways that white supremacists rely on to get their message out is

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fliers froM the New Jersey European Heritage Association appeared at the Valley Stream train station on Jan. 19. pretty low-budget, low-cost, which is create some fliers, post them online and encourage others to download them and post them on a local telephone pole, maybe at a religious institution, to try to get as much attention by relying literally on paper to spread their message,” Oren Segal, vice president of the Center on Extremism at the ADL told the radio station WNYC this week. The fliers’ appearance have been mostly isolated to neighborhoods in the tri-state area, according to the ADL,

including Long Island, but they have also appeared elsewhere in the country such as at the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a white mob. It was unclear whether their appearance in Valley Stream was related to either the riot or the upcoming inauguration of President Joe Biden. County Legislator Carrié Solages said that county police were investigating the incident, and condemned the appearance of the propaganda, saying he was “outraged” at their placement in such a

high-trafficked area. State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages also released a statement condemning the incident. “Let me be clear, hate crimes and racial-based harassment will never be tolerated in our state,” she said. “We know how these occurrences work to divide communities and perpetuate cycles of violence and hatred.” In addition to Nassau County police, she called on State Attorney General Letitia James to investigate the incident.

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Franklin Square, wrote of Biden, “Regardless of how he won, he’s the president of the United States.” “As Americans,” Scirica continued, “we should not wish bad on the economy, his health, or failure of his power because we all live here, and this is still our one nation under God.” Lisa Mariano, another Franklin Square resident, wrote that she was “willing and happy to accept a change that makes our country more united and stronger.” “What unsettles me, though,” Mariano added, “is from the moment Biden won the election, he and all the Democrats spoke about the importance of supporting a new president. It’s unfortunate that the same idea wasn’t given to [former President] Trump after his win four years ago.” As president, Biden said, he would seek to unify the polarized nation, which, Michael Hilt, of Elmont, called “a real breath of fresh air after four years of seemingly non-stop political infighting.” Michael Russo, of Franklin Square, added that he thought it would be “gratifying to see real professionals run our country again, and after four years of endless lies and distortions — with over 30,000 false or misleading statements made since Trump was inaugurated, according to The Washington Post — it will be a pleasure to have a president who has the capacity to be honest with the American people.” Rony Kessler, of Franklin Square, who

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the covert avenue School in Elmont remained closed through Jan. 25.

Schools continue to close for Covid By melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

Elmont Memorial and Sewanhaka high schools were closed for a day each last week, and the Covert Avenue School in Elmont remained closed through Jan. 25, as the number of coronavirus cases in the community continued to rise. Instruction took place remotely for the students at these schools, the Elmont and Sewanhaka superintendents told residents in two separate announcements on Jan. 18. And Elmont Superintendent Kenneth Rosner said the district will continue to work with the Nassau County Department of Health and “take all necessary precautions to ensure the health and safety of our school community.” The announcements came one day before the schools in Franklin Square

were set to reopen after several people in the district tested positive for the virus or were required by law to quarantine. Now, the district is offering all its students, parents and staff members voluntary Covid19 tests “to provide peace of mind to our families and staff without having to wait in long lines,” Superintendent Jared Bloom wrote on the district’s website. There is no fee for the test; however, families will be asked to provide their health insurance information. Anyone who does not have health insurance will be asked to provide the medical professionals from ATC, the medical group that the Franklin Square school district partnered with for the tests, with their Social Security number to bill the government. Families who would like to be tested must sign up at www.FranklinSquareSchool.DragonflyPHD.com.

crime watch Elmont man arrested in string of larcenies An Elmont man was recently arrested in connection with a string of larcenies throughout Nassau County. Dean Leipsner, 57, was identified as the person responsible for a number of larcenies that occurred between Oct. 19 and Jan. 12 from Target stores in Westbury, Valley Stream, Levittown and Port Washington, Nassau County police report. He was located at his last

known address, and was arrested and charged with stealing over-the-counter medications in excess of $3,500. Leipsner was charged with thirddegree grand larceny, and three counts of petit larceny. He is being represented by the Legal Aid of Nassau County, which does not comment on cases, and is due back in court on Feb. 1.

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Photos and video from the Jan. 18 protest appear to show Jonathan Peck being forced to the ground by police officers.

Elmont activist charged with disorderly conduct continued from front can’t think of anything that is more [the] antithesis of what Martin Luther King stood for.” Peck, however, said in an Instagram post that Shea “took the entire night out of context to fit [his] little army’s narrative.” From what he saw, Peck told the Herald, about 10 to 15 protesters approached the police that night “to voice their distaste of them and their actions.” That continued for a few minutes, he said, before officers demanded they leave and “came at the crowd in what was a very violent capacity.” Videos posted to Twitter that night showed officers pushing protesters back with batons and forcing Peck to the ground. He claims he was standing at the edge of the sidewalk “observing the madness” at the time, and did not run or fight back. Peck said he has suffered from an inflamed chest wall, which makes it difficult to breathe, as a result of the altercation. He plans to use that as evidence in a lawsuit against the NYPD. “After eight months, plenty of arrests, countless injuries, not once have I swung back because what happens as a Black man? I am a criminal, a felon, but never a

defender, an actual protector and server of myself and my community,” Peck wrote on Instagram, referring to the five times he has been arrested in Black Lives Matter protests since George Floyd was killed at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis last May. He told the Herald he has suffered a sprained ankle and bruised hip as a result. “I live in a country that doesn’t and hasn’t recognized Blacks/brown/Black trans as human, and has done everything in the most subtle of ways to continue that,” Peck continued in his social media post, but added, “Blacks and browns continue to endure. We always have and we always will.” Peck was charged with disorderly conduct and was released without bail, and is due back in New York Criminal Court in April. Twenty others were also charged with disorderly conduct that night, and seven received desk appearance tickets — three for obstructing governmental administration, one for misdemeanor assault and three for resisting arrest. Six of the 11 police officers who were injured refused medical attention, including a captain who was struck in the head by a glass bottle, and five were treated for minor injuries at local hospitals.

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Brianna Johnson and Jason Richardson received Outstanding Physical Education Student Awards from the Nassau Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance on Dec. 7.

Elmont student-athletes honored Elmont Memorial High School seniors Brianna Johnson and Jason Richardson received Outstanding Physical Education Student Awards on Dec. 7. They received this honor from the Nassau Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, which virtually honored two outstanding students from

2021 graduating classes across Nassau County who met the required Physical Education Outstanding Student criteria for achievement. Johnson is a member of the varsity volleyball team, and Richardson is a member of both the varsity football and varsity lacrosse teams.

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on Feb. 4 at 9 a.m. Residents can sign in from their computer, tablet or smartphone, or call (646) 749-3122 and enter the access code 381-747-093 to participate.

Make dog biscuits Visit the Franklin Square Library’s webite during the month of January to learn how to make dog biscuits, which will be donated to a local shelter for community service credit. Participants must snap a photo of themselves making the dog biscuits with the Baking Caoch video and their finished product. They can then drop them off at the library to be donated or can donate them to a local shelter themselves. However, if a participant donates the cookies themselves, they must snap a photo of them dropping the biscuits off at the shelter. Please send those photos to ebach@franklinsquarepl.org

F.S. Chamber meeting The Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce will be holding its next meeting on Feb. 4 at 6:45 p.m. at the VFW Post 2718, on Lincoln Road.

Sexual abuse workshop The Franklin Square Public Library will be holding a free one-hour virtual workshop on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. to teach adults how to keep their children safe from sexual assault. Registration is required.

Beware the kraken Children in first through fifth grade can discover interesting facts about the giant squid with the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum and create their own giant squid from items around the house in a pre-recorded program available on the Franklin Square library’s website under “Children’s Special Programs.”

Learn about the narwhal The Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum will tell children in first through fifth grade all about narwhals and how their tusks inspired legends of unicorns in a pre-recorded program that will be available on the Franklin Square library’s website under “Children’s Special Programs.”

Thursday, Jan. 28 Make a printed dish towel Make printed dish towels with fabric paint and stamps in an online program from the Franklin Square Public Library on Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. The library will supply participants with the towels, but participants should supply their own fabric or acrylic paint, a fabric marker, paper towels and stamps, which can be fruit cut in half, found objects like spools, LEGOs, bolts or foam. Registration is required.

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Learn about streaming services Todd Schlitt will teach adults about the various video streaming services and the differences between them in a virtual program from the Elmont Memorial Library on Feb. 5 at 10 a.m. Registration is required, and a link will be emailed to all participants before the program begins.

Monday, Feb. 1 Stomp like a dinosaur Come take a step back in time with A Time for Kids, Inc. in this program for preschoolers from the Elmont Memorial Library on Feb. 1 at 10:30 a.m. The children will develop their gross motor skills, while dancing to music and listening to stories. They could also bring thier own dinosaur collection to show off. Registration is required.

Tuesday, Feb. 2 Make pulled pork sliders Adults can register with their email to receive the recipe for pulled pork sliders, which will be posted on the Elmont Memorial Library’s Adult Services page

on Feb. 2. Registration to receive the recipe ends the day before program.

Challenge your assessment The Town of Hempstead will be hosting a taxpayer forum about challenging your property’s assessment at the Echo Park Community Room in West Hempstead on Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.

Elmont Board of Ed. meeting The Elmont Union Free School District will hold its next public Board of Education meeting virtually on Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. The link will be available on the district’s website prior to the meeting.

Wednesday, Feb. 3 Community Leage meeting The Community League of Garden City South will hold its next meeting on Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Franklin Square Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2718.

Franklin Square BoE meeting The Franklin Square Union Free School District will hold its next public meeting on Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. It will be livestreamed on YouTube.

Thursday, Feb. 4 Rotary Club meeting The Central Nassau County Rotary Club will be holding its next meting virtually

Todd Schlitt will teach adults about the various video streaming services and the differences between them in a virtual program from the Elmont Memorial Library on Feb. 5 at 10 a.m. Registration is required, and a link will be emailed to all participants before the program begins.

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A Covid vaccination site is open at Belmont Park Wednesdys through Saturdays. The Elmont Family Health Center is offering free Covid tests on Mondays and Wednesdays. The Franklin Square Pharmacy is offering rapid Covid tests by walk-in or appointment. The Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs is now hiring interns. Visit www.liherald.com for breaking news.

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Here’s how to sign up for your vaccine By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

At press time Monday, the distribution of vaccines to those over 65 years old continued in New York state. Despite the slowly unraveling process, most appointments to receive a shot will eventually need to be made through various government-run websites. It’s no secret: Appointments for the coming weeks are booked. New York receives roughly 250,000 doses of the vaccine every week from the federal government, a portion of which is allocated to Nassau County. More than 55,000 vaccinations have been administered in the county, which has more than 1.3 million residents. Still, it can be helpful to know what to expect when navigating the unfamiliar — and sometimes dysfunctional — websites. To eventually receive the vaccine, an appointment is required. A vaccine will not be given without an appointment. In addition to those over 65, eligible groups include doctors, nurses and health care workers, first responders, teachers and public transit, grocery store and public safety workers. Eligibility will open to more residents in the coming weeks and months. The New York state website, www. covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov, features an “Am I Eligible” app, which can be used by residents to check their eligibility before making an appointment. Also available is a list of all state-run vaccination sites in New York. Nassau County is home to one at Jones Beach, although like all other sites, no appointments are currently available. There are 11 other sites shown, all with limited availability. Nassau County has also established its own website for vaccine information, www.nassaucountyny.gov/vaccine. Several more county-run sites are shown, including Nassau Community College in Garden City, the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury and Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, as well as five others. Appointments are limited here, too. Appointments for all sites will continue to open as eligibility requirements expand and more vaccines are delivered to the state. All vaccines received by officials are required to be used, according to federal guidelines. Residents will need to be diligent in making appointments once it’s their tur n. Problems have been reported about the New York state website, including it being inundated with heavy traffic, according to Nassau County officials. Appointments across the state were also canceled because of low vaccine supply, according to The New York Times. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, county officials operated a pop-up vaccine site at Union Baptist Church in Hempstead. Roughly 150 vaccination shots were given to pre-selected community members over age 65. Similar pop-up

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A NAssAu COuNty resident was vaccinated at Union Baptist Church in Hempstead on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Officials opened the pop-up site to administer more than 100 vaccine doses to those over 65. NAssAu COuNty’s WEBsItE also lists sites run by the county, including the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury. Courtesy Nassau County

sites are likely to appear. “Once we get adequate vaccine supply from the federal government, Nassau County is committed to an equitable distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine,” Executive Laura Curran said in a statement. “As part of our efforts, the county is working closely with trusted messengers to build confidence in an equitable process, and with established partners to directly increase access in the communities hardest hit by the pandemic. The county will continue to vaccinate as many residents as we can across all communities so we can definitively win this war, get our lives back and get our economy roaring.” The Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, which are being used in the county, require two doses. The state site should automatically schedule your second appointment, while county officials will reach out to residents who received their first doses at a county-run site.

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ON thE NEW York state-run vaccination website, www.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov, a list of available state-run sites is shown. There is limited availability, but appointments will open to those eligible as more vaccines are delivered to the state.

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By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

There was barely a square inch of open space left on Robert Destefano’s front lawn back in December, between the countless Santa Clauses, the “Grinch” inflatable, penguins, seals, a creche, “Alvin and the Chipmunks” figurines and a reindeer hanging out candy canes — a display that drew hundreds of Long Islanders to his Franklin Square home, some of whom left donations for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Now, he is donating more than $3,640 to the organization. “It would’ve never happened if it weren’t for your guys,” he posted on Facebook on Jan. 22. “God bless you all.” Destefano has been setting up the annual Christmas display since 2015, fulfilling a dream he has had since he was a child growing up in the area, where a house across from Valley Stream North High School was always welldecorated and featured Santa Claus greeting passersby on Christmas Eve every year. But Destefano, 42, struggled with obesity, and weighed 528 pounds in his 30s, making it difficult to put up such a display. He eventually got gastric bypass and tummy tuck surgery, and lost 300 pounds in one year. Then, when he saw that his friend, Kevin Lynch, of Whitestone, Queens, win the “Great Christmas Light Fight” on ABC and $500,000 in 2013, Destefano figured it was time to start his own display. By 2016, Destefano started putting out a donation box for St. Jude at his mother’s behest. She told him that since he was doing such a large Christmas display, he should also raise money for children with cancer, he told the Herald in December, “and I loved it.” He has since collected between $2,000 to $6,000 for the organization each year.

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nearly every square inch of Robert Destefano’s house on Harrow Road was covered with Christmas decorations in December. Destefano raised more than $3,640 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital this year.

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Tax grievance period extended Nassau County property owners will have an extra 60 days to file their property-tax grievances because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, County Executive Laura Curran announced last week. The grievance period will extend from March 1 through April 30. “With many residents still struggling from the devastating repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic … this will provide additional breathing room for those who want to fight their property assessment,” Curran said. “I will continue to protect the rights of homeowners and do everything I can to ease tax burdens whenever and wherever possible. I encourage homeowners to consider the possible benefits of the grievance procedure.” Tentative assessed property values for the 2022-23 roll for every property in the county have been finalized and are being mailed out currently. Notices of tentative assessment are also posted online at mynassauproperty.com. Homeowners who believe their assessed values for the 2022-23 assessment roll are inaccurate can file an Application for Correction of Assessment with county’s Assessment Review Commission before the close of the grievance-filing period. Because of the instability of Nassau’s real

estate market caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the continued economic hardships that homeowners and businesses face, Curran said she has paused property valuation updates for the 2022-23 assessment roll. Thus, unless a homeowner has since received a correction of error, an assessment reduction or physically altered an improvement, the notice of tentative assessment should reflect the same property assessment as the previous year’s roll, which, the county executive said, is intended to protect against updates based on the current chaotic real estate market. Homeowners can find the calendar of virtual legislative meetings online at www.nassaucountyny.gov/arc and file their grievances on this site on their own. There is no fee to file an Application for Correction of Assessment with the county. For people without internet access, the application can be obtained in person at the Assessment Review Commission, 240 Old Country Road in Mineola, or by calling the ARC at (516) 571-3214. Property owners are encouraged to check ARC’s website for up-to-date information. –Scott Brinton

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January 31, 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Beginning Sunday, January 31, 2021 and continuing through February 6, 2021, the 35 Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Rockville Centre will participate in the annual national celebration of Catholic education: Catholic Schools Week. The theme for National Catholic Schools Week 2021 is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.” Schools typically observe the week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners, and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides young people and its contributions to our church, our communities, and our nation. This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Catholic Schools Week will look a bit different. In lieu of the traditional open houses our schools have held in the past to meet with prospective families, the schools will be offering virtual open houses and one-to-one meetings with principals that will allow prospective families to ‘visit’ the Catholic school(s) of their choice from the safety and comfort of their homes. This year, in spite of the pandemic, we have made significant progress transforming our schools through the Morning Star Initiative (MSI). Many elements of the Morning Star Initiative are already in place, like key academic improvements in mathematics, reading, and religious studies, which are helping students reach new potential. I am so grateful for the tireless dedication of the MSI team. Working with the MSI team, Long Island’s Catholic elementary school faculty and staff continue to put the needs of the 11,626 students (nursery-8th grade) and their families first. From maintaining the continuity of instruction during remote learning when the Covid-19 pandemic hit back in March, to taking all of the necessary precautions to welcome students back into a safe school environment this fall, I am extremely grateful for the grit and determination demonstrated by our school community to address the academic, spiritual and social needs of our students. Earlier this month, on January 4, 2021, we celebrated the 200th anniversary of the death of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821), one of the great native-born American Evangelizers and champions of Catholic Education. Please join me in praying that Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and Mary, Star of Evangelization continue to intercede for each of us, for our Morning Star and Department of Education teams, and for our principals, teachers, and staff. With prayers and gratitude for your efforts, I am Sincerely yours in Christ,

Most Reverend John O. Barres Bishop of Rockville Centre

Catholic Schools Week Focusing on the value of a Catholic education Catholic Schools Week is set aside to celebrate the unique nature of the Catholic schools in each community. As communities of faith, Catholic schools instill in students their destiny to become saints. Academic excellence is the hallmark of Catholic education intentionally directed to the growth of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. Service is fundamental to Catholic education and the core of Catholic discipleship. Service is intended to help form people who are not only witnesses to Catholic social teaching, but also active participants through social learning. What Families Need To Know How will the Covid virus affect Catholic Schools Week? Like the changes we’ve seen in most everything else, the pandemic will reshape Catholic Schools Week somewhat as it pertains to Open Houses and large gatherings. Most schools will offer 45-minute virtual open houses and one-on-one opportunities to schedule an individual meeting with the principal. You are advised to check your school’s website for details of their events. Find a school by visiting https://licatholicelementaryschools. org/find-a-school. As a current school family, how do I participate? Catholic Schools Week is a celebration of all that is great about Catholic school. A combination of internal and external activities, Catholic Schools Week celebrates the parish, the community, the students, the nation, vocations and teachers and staff. Externally, the schools also offer opportunities for new families to visit and learn about the advantages each Catholic community offers. Out of an abundance of caution, most live events in 2021 will be celebrated exclusively by students and staff to minimize the students’ and the building’s exposure to outsiders. Most external events will be offered virtually. As a family considering a Catholic education, how do I learn more? Your local Catholic school will host predominately online events where parents and students can virtually visit the school(s) they think they might be interested in to view the facility, be introduced to the teachers, and learn about the academic, spiritual, social and physical development programs. How have the Catholic Elementary Schools addressed the pandemic? Catholic elementary schools have been remarkably successful in their implementation of mitigation techniques to limit each student’s exposure and risk.The schools have maintained a Covid infection rate of less than two percent, quarantining students and staff when necessary, but main-

taining the continuity of student instruction and the daily structure and normalcy in student’s lives: √ Each school has safely returned all students for full, five-day-a-week learning. √ Remote learning was a success in the spring, and is offered to students who choose to continue their classes online. √ Each school has embraced extensive mitigation policies and procedures that digitally scan each student each day for fever, create spaces where social distancing is observed, require mandatory mask wearing, keep students in cohorts to limit exposure and pay special attention to ventilation and frequent sterilization of high-touch surfaces. As a prospective family, do I have an ‘assigned school’? One of the first differences you will notice about Catholic school is that you get to select the school that you believe your children will be most successful in.There is no direct ‘assignment’ based on where you live and most school districts provide busing to the school of your choice within a 15 mile radius. What are the tuition rates and Is there a difference in tuition to attend a different school? Long Island’s Catholic elementary schools set their own tuitions, so they vary slightly, but average is around $5,500 per year with multiple child discounts that lower that cost for most. If your parish has a school we encourage you to become a member of that community, but there is no penalty for choosing a school outside of your parish or town. The system of schools is an asset here on Long Island for all of the families of the Diocese and for all of the families of Long Island. Are non-Catholics welcome in the school s? The schools are welcoming places to everyone without regard to race, religion or national origin. A religion class is a requirement, students participate in Liturgies, and faith is an integrated part of daily activities, but many schools have a significant population of non-Catholic students who attend because of the quality of the education. When parents select Catholic elementary school, what are the most frequently cited reasons? The reasons that are most frequently mentioned are; academic excellence, the reinforcement of the values lived at home, learning of the Catholic faith, attending school in a safe, nurturing environment and the individualized attention that each student’s learning needs receive. Above photo: In this unique community environment, children are surrounded by other children, families and a parish which serve to reinforce moral values and beliefs.

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Rotary Club gives masks to community groups The Central Nassau County Rotary Club was able to get a large supply of free facemasks that the club was able to deliver to several local nonprofit organizations. The club delivered masks to libraries in West Hempstead, Franklin Square and Elmont, the Franklin Square & Munson Fire Dept., The INN in Hempstead, Rescuing Families in Franklin Square, the Franklin Square School District and the B.E.S.T. Clinic at the Belmont Racetrack. The Rotary Club meets online every Thursday morning at 9 a.m. and welcomes new people to come to the group’s meetings and hear what they are planning for future projects. For those interested in joining the club’s next meeting, go to https://centralnassaucountyrotary.club. Courtesy Central Nassau Rotary Club; compiled by Nakeem Grant

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The CenTral nassau County Rotary Club delivered N95 masks to Patty McColley for the Backstretch Employee Service Team Clinic at Belmont Racetrack affiliated with Northwell Health.

a Thousand Children’s masks were delivered to the Franklin Square Schools Superintendent Dr. Jared Bloom on Jan. 21 to use in three elementary schools in the district. The Club also delivered five boxes of masks to Franklin Square & Munson Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Joe Gerrato. roTary Club Co-PresidenT Bill Youngfert brought masks to Elmont Library Director Jean Simpson.

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very life has its inflection points, moments that can steer you in one direction or another, and that direction, as poet Robert Frost would say, makes all the difference. That is especially true for former President Barack Obama, as he makes clear in “A Promised Land,” his introspective account of his personal and political life, released by Crown in November. Impression one of this 701-page tome: Obama is an excellent writer. Impression two: His political idealism is heady and SCOTT infectious — inspiring — and BRINTON because he is so solidly grounded in his family and his ever-evolving faith, he is utterly relatable as a person. He’s one of us, born into the middle class, with all its attendant daily struggles and perpetual yearning for a better life — for the American dream. Early in the book, Obama ponders a fascinating question: What if he had never left Chicago, where he was a community organizer from 1985 to 1988, and struck out for Harvard Law School? What if he had stayed, fighting, and winning, seemingly small battles to improve people’s lives, helping to repair a park or housing project or starting an after-school program?

What if he had never run for president? “Like many local heroes I’ve met over the years, I might have managed to build up an institution that could reshape a neighborhood or portion of the city,” he writes. “Anchored deep in a community, I might have steered money and imagination to change not the world, but just that one place or that one set of kids, doing work that touched the lives of neighbors and friends in some measurable and useful way.” He left, however. After earning his law degree, he ran for the Illinois State Senate, and won. He ran for Congress, and lost. And he ran for U.S. Senate, and won, before seeking the presidency in 2007-08, sealing his destiny, and his place among the pantheon of truly historic American presidents, the first AfricanAmerican to lead the country. His first run for president was an audacious undertaking, begun just about 14 years ago, on Feb. 10, 2007, on the steps of Illinois’s Old State Capitol, where Abraham Lincoln had delivered his “House Divided” speech 149 years earlier, noting, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Thrust onto the national stage, Obama was seemingly a natural candidate, intelligent, clear-headed, collected, indefatigable — at once esoteric yet utterly down-toearth. What we see in “A Promised Land”

is his very human side, beyond the glare of the media spotlight. We see his occasional annoyance and anger, his wrenching self-doubt and guilt — he desperately wanted to be the excellent father that he never had as a child, but his constant campaigning pulled him away from his wife and two young daughters. We see former first lady Michelle Obama, ever the reluctant but supportive political wife — and a magnetic draw on the campaign trail, humanizing the Obama brand while delivering arcane policy proposals in emotional terms easily understood by the electorate. No doubt, Barack and Michelle Obama make one hell of a power couple. I could see myself in the details of “A Promised Land,” which I suspect would be the case for many people. Like Obama, I studied at Columbia University, only six years after he graduated from the school. As was the case for Obama, my time there was spent in quiet contemplation. He lived a life of seclusion and self-improvement, without any close friends, making to-do lists, running along the Central Park Reservoir or the East River, eating cheap meals on the fly. That was pretty much my life at Columbia, only I ran along the Hudson. While reading, Obama habitually circles words he has never seen before. It was

n which the author ponders the question, what if he’d never left Chicago?

a habit I picked up as a teen that I have never shed. I could especially relate to his description of his disorganized nature. Referring to his 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe, Obama writes, “Whereas I could be absentminded, indifferent to small details, incapable of maintaining an orderly filing system, constantly misplacing memos, pens and cell phones that had just been handed to me, Plouffe turned out to be a managerial genius.” Like Obama — and like so many people — staying organized, on task, on point, is a constant struggle for me. I have to work at it, day after day. No manner of computerized calendar helps. I have to write it all down, and remind myself, again and again, do this, do that. Self-deprecating to a fault, Obama gives us permission to admit our foibles. The wonderful part of “A Promised Land” isn’t the after-action report on the life and times of Barack Obama, but rather the humanizing of his political persona, which was shaped by hard times that gave him the empathy he needed to craft policy — think the Affordable Care Act of 2010 — that helped determine the individual destinies of millions of Americans. It’s a good thing he opted for Harvard Law. 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.

Post-inauguration: So, how are we doing?

allelujah. That says it for me. Great relief, writ small. How do we feel safe again after the anxiety of the last four years? The inauguration of Joe Biden and the restoration of a functioning government feel right, but it will take a little time to feel good. Especially while we negotiate our way through the 12th month of a savage pandemic. I witnessed the turn from darkness to light, from crazy to sane, from chaos to civility. Like you, I RANDI watched on TV as KREISS the president took the oath, as Lady Gaga sang and as poet Amanda Gorman sealed the deal. Still, this doesn’t feel like jubilation to me. If feels like I just stopped banging my head against the wall. The agony is ebbing, but there’s a dull pain that will take some time to resolve. Right now, the feeling that eclipses all others is relief. Since Jan. 20, I haven’t gone to sleep watching the news or wor-

ried my way through a fitful night. Briefly, I tuned in to the news around 9 p.m. on Inauguration Day. Biden was still president. Nine hours had passed since the swearing-in, and no one had stormed the Capitol. The day went according to plans. One wonders what the news outlets will rant about now. How will they be relevant without the sugar high of the former president? The press lives by “if it bleeds, it leads,” and we had plenty of bleeding, from the stolen migrant children at our borders to the hundreds of thousands of friends and neighbors dying of Covid19. How do we cover a regular presidency, which makes the usual kinds of mistakes and actually functions as an administrative body? Will there be an audience for proposed infrastructure legislation and state dinners for visiting dignitaries? The media is challenged to get past the low-hanging fruit like Kellyanne Conway weaving her awful webs, Michael Cohen spilling his secrets, Ivanka, Jared, Giuliani and Melania the Silent. Trump’s goon squad gathered all the available light. The mean-spirited tweets and corrupt actions of so many people around

the former president provided grist for the media every minute of every day of the past four years. How do we and the news industry get accustomed to calm and quiet at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.? Admittedly, something is lost, like sensationalism and melodrama; the grinding of the wheels of respectable government may not make for bold headlines. I hope the journalists who helped save this country with their relentless pursuit of the truth will rise to the moment and continue to expose the bad guys who always rise to the moment, and point to success where they find it. This column, over the past four years, has strayed from usual weekly territory, which is hyper-local. To me, Trump and Covid are as local as stories can get, changing the DNA of our lives. To finesse the constraint of writing once a week, I sometimes post something especially timely on Facebook. On the night of the inauguration, I wrote this: “So, what’s the trick here? A sane, accomplished rock-solid man elected President. A Black woman with Indian

ight now, the feeling that eclipses all others isn’t so much jubilation, but relief.

parentage elected Vice President. A heartfelt inauguration speech promising to keep us safe and true to democratic values. A blast of first-day executive orders undoing some of the malicious initiatives of the former administration. A press conference at the end of the day, a real press conference in the White House briefing room by someone who says she will tell us the truth. When can we believe this is all true? It’s so much goodness, all at once. It will take some time to accommodate to the change.” Think of the ground shifting under our feet as Trump & Co. were swept into office, primed for action, taking axes and shovels to our country, fracturing our democracy and burying the ideals that had grounded us for 240 years. For four years, many of us have lived with serious anxiety and stress. Our president did not help us or protect us or work at his job to keep this country and its people safe. It changed last Wednesday, but we need a moment to gather ourselves together for the serious recovery work ahead. It’s still midwinter. But, every day, there is more light. Looking forward to hallelujah, writ large. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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pandemic of 1918-19, long after the outbreak had waned. That is telling us that the effects of the coronavirus pandemic may be with us for years to come. Most long-haul Covid patients are women, according to The Times. Longhaulers, it’s believed, may suffer from an extreme overreaction of the body’s immune system to the coronavirus. Testosterone acts as a mild immunosuppressant; thus, men, while they may be more likely to die of Covid-19, appear less susceptible to long-term effects. What’s clear is this: As a society, we must prepare ourselves now to cope with Covid-19 and its after-effects long beyond the point that we have reached herd immunity against it, defined as 60 to 70 percent of the population with immunity. There will be an ongoing psycho-social

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overnor Cuomo recently announced his 2021 agenda — aptly titled “Reimagine, Rebuild, Renew” — and included in it is an ambitious $26 billion green-energy plan to continue the restructuring of the state’s power grid by building in evergreater amounts of renewable energy, particularly wind. The E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park, an aging, rusting hulk of a power plant, will serve as a connection point for an undersea electric cable that will extend from a large-scale wind farm 20 miles south of Jones Beach. The wind farm will not be visible from shore. It is one of two such projects proposed off

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toll, as well as an economic one. Many people may struggle for years to regain a sense of normalcy and return to work. There will be untold medical costs. We must prepare ourselves now to support not only our family members and friends, but also strangers. We must accept that we are all in this together. Precisely a year has passed since Wuhan, China, locked down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Some 2.1 million people around the globe have died of it, including more than 400,000 in the U.S. We must remain vigilant and committed to fighting this terrible illness by maintaining social distance, wearing masks, working from home when possible, limiting gatherings and getting vaccinated as soon as we are allowed and able.

letterS Expand telehealth in New York To the Editor: While New York state has been on the cutting edge of promoting telehealth for its residents, the adoption of telehealth by both patients and providers has been slow. Covid-19 has changed not only the way we live, but also the way health care providers support their patients, especially with regard to mental health. New Yorkers adapted throughout 2020, but it’s time to push telehealth to the next level in New York and fully integrate it into our health care system. I propose comprehensive reforms to permanently adopt Covid-19-era innovations to expand access to physical health, mental health and substance-usedisorder services, including unlocking the benefits of telehealth through policy modernization. My proposal includes the following regulatory and statutory changes to allow for greater flexibility in where and when patients can use telehealth, while maintaining

wind farms will boost the economy, at the same time that they will help reduce carbon emissions to stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis, including sealevel rise and stronger hurricanes. In fact, offshore and land-based wind projects will reduce carbon emissions by 16 million metric tons per year, while creating some 17,000 jobs. Talk about a win-win. Offshore wind has been a long time coming in the U.S. — there is only one small, five-turbine offshore wind farm in the country, off the coast of Rhode Island. Let us hope Long Island’s offshore wind farms are finally brought to fruition in the near future. That will require all of our support.

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he events at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 and the exhortations by some elected officials leading up to them got me to thinking about civic responsibility and our nation’s future. It also reminded me of a conversation I had with someone I had met while in the Navy years ago. In an exchange about the Constitution, he asked, “Which Constitution do you believe in? At first, I didn’t understand what he meant. Then I remembered the confirmation hearing of Supreme roBerT a. Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and sCoTT her testimony on the meaning of “originalism.” So, I concluded, this is what he asked: Did I believe in the Constitution of 1787, that followed the American Revolution, or was I one of those who believe in the Constitution that followed Reconstruction and gave previously denied rights to all people? Those who cling to the original wording of 1787 maintain that the text is authoritative and unchangeable. They seem to ignore that the Constitution was written and adopted with provision for

evolution in thinking and amendment. Without the amendments, Barrett wouldn’t have the right to vote or serve as a judge. I began thinking about this question, which Constitution, while pondering the events of the past few months and the rampage that took place in the halls of Congress. Why don’t we know more about our history and our form of government? Why do some people react angrily when historians offer research demonstrating that some long-held truth turns out to be incorrect? Ours is called an exceptional country, but it isn’t exceptional in the ways some espouse. They claim a moral superiority when the claim is really different. What has become the United States is not a nation based on tribal affinity, a common land or region, or blood relations, as are some others. Instead, it is a nation unlike most because it was founded on ideas and ideals that became the founding principles of freedom, civic engagement and responsibility, and schooling for citizenship. These principles, and others, still obtain, even if they aren’t fully realized. That’s why we refer to the nation as an “experiment,” and why we strive to “create a more perfect

union.” We recognize it is not yet perfect, but continue to strive for it to be — for all people. Those old enough will remember junior high and high school courses in civics, including formal instruction in U.S. government, history and democracy. For the fortunate students, civics instruction wasn’t just textbooks in the classroom, but also involved activities such as writing letters to the editor of the local newspaper, attending and writing about school board meetings, and formulating proposed legislative bills and debating the merits of the ideas behind them. While all 50 states require some form of instruction in civics and government, theory-based classroom instruction isn’t sufficiently supported by experience-based learning. One consequence is that only 25 percent of American students achieve the “proficient” standard on the National Assessment of Educational Progress Civics Assessment. According to the National Education Association, until the 1960s it was common for high school students in the U.S. to take three different classes in civics and government. Unfortunately, these courses were slashed in the early 2000s, when the federal initiative called “No Child Left

here used to be wideranging junior high and high school courses in civics.

LeTTers oversight to ensure that high-quality care is delivered: ■ Eliminating obsolete location requirements by requiring Medicaid to offer telehealth reimbursement for services rendered to patients regardless of where the patient or provider is located in a non-facility setting. ■ Developing interstate licensing reciprocity with states in the Northeast for specialties with historical access shortages to ensure there is sufficient access to medical and behavioral health professionals. ■ Continuing Covid-19-era flexibilities for mental health and substance-use disorder services by allowing certain unlicensed staff, such as credentialed alcoholism and substance-abuse counselor trainees or peer specialists, to deliver substance-use-disorder and mental health services. This also includes eliminating the remaining in-person evaluation requirements before telehealth services can be delivered, expanding the types of staff who can deliver remote services, developing a regulatory structure for a predominantly virtual outpatient substance-use-disorder treatment program and exploring the expansion of existing initiatives that extend behavioral health services into nursing facilities. This will include reimbursement of all mental health and substance-abuse provider types, including certified recovery

Behind” gave priority to “core subjects” like math and English, and to job preparation and standardized testing. In addition, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, only small proportions of teachers surveyed thought that school districts and parents would support teaching about politics in a course on government or civics. The toxic nature of politics reflects the decline in education in civic responsibility, and promotes partisanship over patriotism. How can we fulfill our obligations to pursue the common good if we give priority to conflict over compromise? How can we discover the virtues of resolution over revolution if we don’t know the building blocks of our democracy? In pursuit of a more perfect union, we should celebrate the four freedoms drawn from the Bill of Rights and articulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. We should use them as templates when discussing national purpose, priorities and progress. These principles, together with schooling in civics and critical thinking, can help guide fulfillment of the promises contained in the Constitution to which our elected and appointed officials swear loyalty. Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University.

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peer advocates, so patients and providers can choose the care setting that best suits their needs. GOv. ANDREW CUOMO

So, just write off student loan debt? To the Editor: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wanting the federal government to forgive the first $50,000 of outstanding college loans sounds great. Who doesn’t want free stuff from Washington? But what about the millions of American parents who saved and sacrificed to put their children through college? What about the students who worked at part-time jobs to attend college? Millions benefited from being able to attend college on student loans. This has given them access to the middle class. Sadly, too many students then stuck the federal government with the bill. Despite being successfully employed for years at good-paying jobs, there are a number of former students with ample income who refuse to pay off their student loans. Taxpayers are left with the uncollected debts. Now Schumer wants Washington to write off hundreds of billions in outstanding student loan debt. Many larger private colleges have endowment funds ranging from millions to billions. Why don’t they

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contribute to reducing their own graduating students’ debts instead of taxpayers? Collecting some of these outstanding debts from those who can easily afford to pay would only be fair. Given that we are now burdened with a national debt of more than $27.7 trillion, attention must be paid to this scandal.

Why not start by denying federal and state tax refunds to those deadbeats who look for a free ride at our expense? When will the White House and Congress speak up on this issue and introduce legislation to assist in collecting the outstanding debts? LARRy PENNER Great Neck

FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD — January 28, 2021

What happened to civic responsibility?

January 28, 2021 — FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD

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