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over the summer. “This letter is basically a heads-up,” Tierney said, adding Elmont and Franklin Square that the water authority is just residents serviced one of more than b y t h e Wa t e r 20 suppliers on Authority of WestLong Island to ern Nassau County have levels higher were surprised last than the new stanweek to receive a dards. letter from the New Under state law, York State Departpublic water sysment of Health tems like the Water stating that potenAuthority of Westtially har mful ern Nassau County chemicals had been cannot have more found in the utilithan 10 parts per ty’s wells at rates trillion of PFOAs higher than the and PFAs in their state’s standards. wells, and 1 part T h e r at e s o f per billion of diox1,4-dioxane, perfluane. The state govorooctanesulfonic ernment adopted acid (PFAs) and these standards — perfluorooctanoic which are some of acid (PFOAs) var- WAtER AUthoRitY the strictest in the ied from well to oF WEstERN country — last well, according to July. water authority NAssAU CoUNtY “While the fedS u p e r i n t e n d e n t WEBsitE eral government Mike Tierney, who continues to leave said that the utility emerging contamitests its water supply for these nants like 1,4-dioxane, PFOAs harmful chemicals each month, and PFAs unregulated,” Gov. and officials were already work- Andrew Cuomo said in a stateing to remove all traces of them ment at the time, “New York is when state officials lowered their maximum allowable levels Continued on page 9

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KRis DoRVAl, oF Elmont, has been filming the Black Lives Matter movement on Long Island since protests began last June.

Capturing ‘The MVMT’ Elmont native documents BLM protests

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Kris Dorval has been on the scene of nearly 50 Black Lives Matter protests across Long Island since activists first took to the streets in June, capturing every one — from the marches to the arguments, and, ultimately, to the arrests — on his Nikon DSLR camera. He has accrued over 1,800 clips of the movement on Long Island, and compiled

video from eight of the protests into a short documentary, “The MVMT,” that he released on YouTube on Feb. 8. “It has been a roller coaster,” the 19-year-old Elmont resident said of his summer of documenting the trials and tribulations of the Long Island Peaceful Protest group. “It was really an eye-opening experience.” Long Island Peaceful Protest was founded by brothers Tiandre and Terrel Tuosto

last June, following the policeinvolved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May. Their first organized protest took place on June 4, when 500 people marched onto the Southern State Parkway in North Merrick and shut it down for about two hours. That night, Terrel previously told the Herald, police worked with the protesters to make sure everyone was safe, but when they took to the streets of East Meadow eight Continued on page 3

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Kris dorval documented protesters with the Long Island Peaceful Protest group, led by Terrel Tuosto, center, with bullhorn, marching down Sunrise Highway in Merrick over the summer, as Black Lives Matter protests took place throughout the country.

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tos’ trust, and followed them to all their planned protests with his camera. days later, “everything was different.” “They’ve been nothing but nice to me,” At the protest in Merrick, Tuosto explained, both sides of the street were Dorval said of the Black Lives Matter cordoned off for the march, but in East activists, and over time, he said, his Meadow, demonstrators were allowed to 37-minute-long film came together. It march on only one side of Hempstead showcases the chants and speeches Terrel Turnpike. And, he said, it was the first gave across Long Island, as well as some time police officers drove alongside them of the issues the group faced over the and rows of officers marched next to course of several months. Several members of the group were them, pushing back those who veered off arrested several times, and were issued course. When an officer stopped short that summonses for a protest they held in Rosafternoon, Terrel bumped into him, and lyn. At several points, local residents can be seen expressing their police pulled him down frustrations with the proand two officers pinned testers marching through him to the pavement and their neighborhoods. One handcuffed him. Tiandre woman in Huntington said had been taken into custothey were interrupting her dy the same way a few dinner, and another, in minutes earlier, and a Kings Park, told them to third man was arrested in “go back to New York City” much the same way short— even though several proly afterward. testers were Kings Park Nassau County Police natives — and claimed that Commissioner Patrick Irish people were actually Ryder and County Executhe first slaves. tive Laura Curran later At one point, Dorval defended the of ficers’ Kris dorval interspersed his own footactions in a joint statement a g e w i t h s o m e f ro m that read, “It became necessary” to make the arrests “for the dem- WNBC-TV, in which Pei-Sze Cheng reportonstrators’ safety.” The three men were ed that an SUV drove into two Black Lives charged with deviating from the route, Matter protesters in Huntington and then drove away. The driver was charged with inhibiting traffic and disorderly conduct. “They got me on a road like this for third-degree assault. “I really wanted to expose Long Island obstructing oncoming traffic,” Terrel recounts at another protest in Roslyn that and showcase Long Island during the is featured at the beginning of Dorval’s time we lived in,” Dorval said, adding that film, “even though there were no cars he had learned a lot about the movement and housing segregation on Long Island coming.” Dorval met the Tuostos the day after while documenting the protests. “For me that incident, he said, at a rally in Ocean- to be able to go out there and film everyside. Unfortunately, he said, his camera thing, I think, is important.” Dorval’s film ends with Long Island battery died and he wasn’t able to get any video. Still, he said, he gained the Tuos- Peaceful Protest’s second demonstration

the protesters held demonstrations outside Nassau County Police Department headquarters in Mineola following several arrests. in Commack, which begins with a young boy leading the group in chants while sitting on another protester’s shoulders. The group is then once again confronted by residents, after which police ask Terrel Tuosto to keep the protesters on the sidewalk, even though, he said, they had to turn farther up the road. Police then started touching Tuosto, and eventually started kicking and tackling the protesters to the ground. The video even shows the police stepping on one woman’s head, and the boy who had led the chants earlier crying, “Black lives matter!” as the police drive away with Tuosto in the back seat. After that, Dorval said, the group stopped protesting for a while. “It really left an impact,” he said, adding that this was the first time he had witnessed

police brutality firsthand. “Even when I was editing the film, I felt those same emotions.” The film took Dorval about five months to edit on DaVinci Resolve Studio, he said. He cut out a lot of material, but kept enough footage so that Long Islanders can be made aware of what has taken place in their towns. “2020 is definitely a year people are going to remember for a long time,” Dorval said. “I wanted other people to see what it is.” Nonetheless, he decided to keep the film in black and white, so it would be reminiscent of footage from the civil rights movement. “We’re still fighting that same fight that we fought in the ‘60s,” he said. “It’s the next chapter.” Dorval’s video can be viewed online at https://bit.ly/3adjJHJ.

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Last Wednesday, alongside local library directors, Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin announced that the town has approved more than $340,000 in grants to support several public libraries within the township (see box). The allocation was made possible by funding through the federal CARES Act, which was secured by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer last year. Each library will receive a more than $20,000 grant to help pay for unbudgeted expenses incurred during the pandemic. Clavin said the funding will also allow these institutions to continue to provide essential programs and services to their communities. “They might have lost some sort of benefit they’d given the community,” he explained. “No one in our town was spared from the impacts of this pandemic and the financial toll it has taken, [and] we are proud to be able to provide this funding to our neighborhood libraries so they can continue serving the residents of Hempstead Town.” Most libraries have continued to offer a full complement of services throughout the pandemic with Covid-19 safety measures in place. These include high-grade Plexiglas shields for circulation and reference desks, personal protective equipment for staff, daily sanitizing procedures, UVlighting to disinfect books and printed materials and reconfiguration of library spaces to maintain social distancing. In Elmont, for example, library staff have had to spend a lot of money on personal protective equipment before it was able to reopen to the public last spring. “There was a lot of cost to mke sure everything was safe,” said Jean Simpson, the library director, adding that the CARES Act money “will be a big help to the community.” The announcement came from outside the Levittown Public Library on Feb. 10. Levittown Library Trustee Steve Dalton commended town officials for their support. “There are two broad purposes for this money,” he said. “It’s one, to make inperson library use safer for our patrons and our staff, and two, to expand digital

without incident. Joshua Mayes, 19, of Freeport was charged with grand larceny in the third degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree, criminal trespass in the third degree, unauthorized use of a vehicle in the third-degree and unlawful possession of marijuana in the first degree. Mia Escobar, 18, of Valley Stream, and a 16-year-old female juvenile, meanwhile, were both charged with third-degree grand larceny, third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, third-degree criminal trespass and third-degree unauthorized use of a vehicle. They were arraigned on Feb. 14, and Escobar was granted a temporary order of protection and was released without bail. Mayes also requested a temporary order of protection, and both cases were adjourned.

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Fifth Precinct to get new vehicles The Fifth Police Precinct in Elmont will soon get eight new auxiliary police cars, which arrived at the Nassau County Police Department’s Public Safety Center in Westbury on Feb. 10. “Nassau County’s auxiliary police department is an indispensable component of the community-driven approach to law enforcement that made Nassau County the safest municipality of its size in the United States,” Legislator Carrié Solages, a Democrat from Lawrence who had secured $250,000 in capital funding to purchase the vehicles, said in a statement. “That’s why it is so important to provide these volunteers with the resources they need so that they continue to excel.”

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Three arrested in Elmont car theft Three people were arrested for allegedly stealing a car from Elmont on Feb. 12, Nassau County police report. According to detectives, a 37-year-old male was driving eastbound on Hempstead Turnpike near the intersection of Stone Street, when he noticed a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe similar to the one he had previously reported stolen pulling into the Sunoco gas station. The Elmont man then confronted the driver of the vehicle, police said, before the driver and two other occupants fled on foot southbound on Stone Avenue. Police arrived on the scene shortly thereafter, and following an investigation with the help of the Nassau County Police Department Canine and Aviation units, the officers were able to locate the three suspects in the backyard of a house on Jacob Street. All three were taken into custody

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FiFth PRecinct auxiliaRy Officers Junior Rhodes and T’Aisha Henry joined Legislator Carrié Solages to welcome the precinct’s new auxiliary police cars on Feb. 10.

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and virtual access to library materials.” Digital and virtual access includes lending hotspot devices and installing Wi-Fi routers and boosters so patrons can access the library’s Wi-Fi during off hours. Town Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby pointed out that the libraries could also use the funds to keep developing virtual literacy programs, which are increasing children’s skills with computer programs like Zoom and strengthening their adjustment to remote learning. Town Councilman Christopher Carini recalled fond memories of leading civic association meetings at the Seaford Public Library, further proving their importance. Tow n C o u n c i l m a n A n t h o n y D’Esposito regarded the institutions as “a central location for meetings” that have the ability to bring community members together. “No one could have anticipated the impact that Covid-19 would have on libraries and so many other aspects of our daily lives,” he said, “and these relief funds will go a long way to helping them get back on their feet.”

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Lisa Gallo’s pet beagle, Sydney, had been in and out of the animal hospital for months last year until she finally succumbed to her liver and kidney issues in mid-July — just one week after Gallo had to also bury her mother. Devastated by the losses, Gallo, who is originally from Franklin Square but is now living in East Rockaway, decided she needed to focus on something positive, and so she adopted another beagle puppy, whom she named Savannah. Now, Savannah is in the running to be named America’s Favorite Pet. “She is so compassionate and loving,” Gallo wrote on Savannah’s profile, which is sponsored by Dogster and Catster magazines. “She has been my constant companion since my mom passed this year.” Savannah, she explained to the Herald, is very friendly and loves to bring people toys to play with — especially her “Snoopy” chew toy. She is also very well-behaved, Gallo said, even when she has to go to the vet. “She should win because she represents that rescue dogs are amazing, loving and beautiful, and bring so much joy,” said Gallo, who owns three other

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Manhasset-based Long Road Home Rescue, Inc. It was in that role that Gallo found

out about the national competition. She received an email about it, she said, and immediately decided to sign Savannah up for the contest both because she saw it as an opportunity to promote adoption by showcasing Savannah’s unique green eyes and light coloring, and because she was impressed that the proceeds earned from votes purchased go to the Progressive Animal Welfare Society, or PAWS, a non-profit organization that rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife, shelters homeless cats and dogs and educates people about animal welfare. During each round of the competition, individuals with a valid Facebook account can cast a vote for their favorite pet once a day, or purchase additional votes. The winning entrant of each round (the Top 15, Top 10, Top 5, quarter finals, semifinals and finals) will be the one with the most votes at the end of every week. As of Feb. 12, Savannah made it into the Top 10 category, voting for which ends on Feb. 18. The grand-prize winner will be notified by email or telephone at the end of March, and will be announced on the America’s Favorite Pets website. He or she will then be featured in the Dogster and Catster magazines, and will receive $5,000.

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formation are available on the Franklin Square library’s website.

Design your own calendar Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can pick up a kit from the Elmont Memorial Library through Feb. 22 to create their own, personalized 2021 calendars. Teenagers must register in advance to reserve a kit.

Tuesday, Feb. 23 ‘Ansani, Aesop and friends’ Children of all ages can listen to stories about tricksters and clever animals in this Zoom program from the Elmont Memorial Library on Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. The children will enjoy lots of singing, dancing and storytelling as they celebrate African heritage.

Make tissue paper flowers Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can pick up a kit of supplies to make tissue paper flowers from the Elmont Memorial Library through Feb. 23. Teenagers must register in advance to reserve a kit.

Sewanhaka board meeting The Sewanhaka Central High School District will hold its next public meeting virtually on Feb. 23 at 8 p.m.

Sorcery, or Science? Children in kindergarten through sixthgrade can watch as funny magician Madiri Magnificent performs a series of illusions, and try to determine whether they are witnessing sorcery or science in this pre-recorded program on the Franklin Square Public Library’s website.

Thursday, Feb. 18 Rotary Club meeting The Central Nassau County Rotary Club will be meeting virtually on Feb. 18 at 9 a.m. Registration is available online, and guests can also dial into the meeting at (646) 743 - 3122 with the access code 381-747-093.

Learn about breast cancer Angelica Medina, a certified health educator with over 10 years of experience in community outreach and breast health education, will teach guests how to take control of their breast health in a virtual program from the Franklin Square Public Library on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. Registration is required.

Friday, Feb. 19 Unravel DNA Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can watch a video from the Elmont Memorial Library on Feb. 19 to learn

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Is it science or is it magic? Children in kindergarten through sixth-grade can watch as funny magician Madiri Magnificent performs a series of illusions, and try to determine whether they are witnessing sorcery or science in a prerecorded program on the Franklin Square Public Library’s website. about unraveling DNA. Registration is required.

A virtual tour of New Orleans Take a virtual stroll down the streets of New Orleans, with its jazz notes filling the air and aroas flowing from endless bistros, and learn about its haunting legends in an online program from the Elmont Memorial Library on Feb. 19. The tour will be posted on the library’s website under the “Adults” tab.

Saturday, Feb. 20 Learn about the Civil Rights Movement on Long Island Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can learn about the Civil Rights Movement on Long Island in the last installment of the Elmont Memorial Library’s

Black History Month lecture series. Registration is required, and a Zoom link will be emailed to all participants.

Sunday, Feb. 21 Blood drive The Knights of Columbus Twelve Apostels Council No. 5001 will be hosting a blood drive at the St. Catherine of Sienna School Gym, 980 Holzheimer Steet, on Feb. 21 from 8:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Donors must wear a face covering and be at least 14 days symptom free if they are recovering from Covid. People may not donate if they are experiencing Covid symptoms, tested positive for the virus or are under self-quarantine restrictions. Call (516) 478 - 5023 to schedule an appointment.

The Elmont Memorial Library board of trustees will be holding a budget workshop meeting on Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. Residents can join the meeting online, using the link posted on the library’s website, or can call (877) 309 - 2073 and enter access code 333-748-557.

Black History Month performance Celebrate Black history with a virtual performance by Jerome “City” Smith and the City Sounds Music Ensemble on Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. The band will play R&B, Latin, swing, Motown, hip hop, show tunes, Reggae, classic rock and patriotic music, and Jerome City Smith will share anecdotes of the conversations he has had with Black music icons. Registration is required, and a link will be emailed to all participants prior to the program.

Monday, Feb. 22 F.S. library board meeting The Franklin Square library board of trustees will have its next public meeting on Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. The agenda, minutes and participation in-

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Mary Trump leads quiet life in RVC Best-seller on her uncle, the former president, catapulted her into the spotlight By James Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com

Although she is a member of a wealthy and well-known family, Mary Trump, niece of former President Donald Trump, has led a quiet life in Rockville Centre for the past two decades, putting her daughter through local schools, dining at North Village Avenue eateries and riding her bike through local parks. Life was peaceful, she said. Then, last summer, her blockbuster best-selling book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” was published. Instantly, Mary Trump, 55, became a household name, and she star ted appearing regularly on cable TV news programs. Despite her virtually overnight fame, Trump generally shies away from the spotlight. She enjoys spending time at home, including reading the Rockville Centre Herald. “I’m a regular reader,” she said. “It keeps me up to date.” In an interview with the Herald last Friday, Trump said she came to the village in 1998, from Garden City, because she had heard good things about the schools. Amid the Co-vid-19 pandemic, she rarely ventures outside, and “has lots of stuff ordered.” She said she has not publicly encountered hostility from her uncle’s supporters on village streets. But, she said, “I get some of that on Twitter.” When she does leave the house, Trump wears double masks and sunglasses, and thus she is rarely recognized. A clinical psychologist who earned a doctorate from Adelphi University, Trump no longer practices. Instead, she is working on a second book, about the trauma caused by the pandemic and how people might overcome it. “Hopefully, the book will be timely and helpful,” she said, adding that she planned to include the trauma that has resulted from the attack on the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. “When I was wrapping up my first book, George Floyd was killed,” she said. Her first book had to include the killing of the unarmed Black man at the hands of the Minneapolis police last May. The recovery from the pandemic and the Jan. 6 insurrection will be slow, Trump emphasized. “It’s as if this country were at war, and we were all called up at the same time and we all came back at the same time,” she said. “That should be helpful — that we’re all in this together — but we have to mobilize resources” both psychological and social. “And we’ve never been good in [this] country mobilizing psycholo gical resources. “The trouble is in this long pandemic, we’ve forgotten how to be social beings,” she said, and getting back to

mary trump, niece of former President Donald Trump, has lived in Rockville Centre for the past two decades. normal “will depend on how dedicated we are and how the current administration responds to the crises.” She worries that once many people receive their Covid-19 vaccinations, they will believe everything is back to normal, and it really won’t be. When her book was published, Trump said, her own life would have changed more had it not been for the sheltering that the coronavirus forced on her. “Everything’s at home now,” she said. Asked if she regretted not having written the book sooner, to alert the public about her uncle’s behavior, she said, “If I had written it before, it wouldn’t have made a difference. Donald was getting away with everything.” She acknowledged that it’s impossible to know whether her book played a role in his loss in November’s election. “I hope it did,” she said. Trump said that she and her uncle got along when she was growing up, but “I can’t say we were close.” He hired her to work on his second book, “The Art of the Comeback,” but neglected to inform his publisher, who had another writer in mind, ending her involvement in the project. Donald Trump has insisted he won the election in a “landslide.” Does she believe he really believes that? “It’s not that he believes it,” Mary Trump said. “But it’s that he can’t believe he lost. That’s not acceptable in my family. It’s hard to underestimate the [influence] my grandfather has had on Donald.” In her book, she writes that Fred Trump Sr., ruled the family with an iron fist, and was extremely harsh to his oldest son — her father, Fred Trump Jr., whom the senior Trump had pegged to take over the family real estate busi-

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mary trump’s Best-seller, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” brought her widespread acclaim — and some derision on Twitter. ness. But as Fred Jr. drifted away from the business, becoming an airline pilot, his father turned to Donald, his second son. It wasn’t a happy choice, Mary Trump wrote: “When things turned south in the late 1980s” for the family business, “Fred could no longer separate himself from [Donald]’s brutal ineptitude,” but “had no choice but to stay invested.” Fred Jr. died of a heart attack in 1981, at age 43. Her uncle, she said, is “psychologically disordered” and became “more unhinged” after his election loss. She described feeling “miserable” about the impeachment trial last week,

because many Republican senators did not appear to be listening, and some even consulted with the former president’s lawyers on the case. Jan. 6, Trump said, “was not a joke. People died. A police officer was murdered.” She believes her uncle must be held accountable for his role in riling up the mob before the riot. Work on her second book, she said, will take up much of her time. And now that her daughter is away at college, she is thinking of moving back to Manhattan, where she attended Columbia University, to earn a master’s in English literature.

Water Authority plans to remove chemicals leading the way by setting new national standards that help ensure drinking water quality and safeguard New Yorkers health from these chemicals.” The standards are set “well below levels known or estimated to cause health effects,” according to the Health Department, and consuming drinking water with PFOAs, PFAs or dioxane “at or above” the maximum levels “does not pose a significant health risk.” The available information on the health effects associated with PFOAs and PFAs — which have caused liver and immune system issues, and impaired fetal growth and development in animals — comes from studies on high-level exposure, the letter residents received says, and the Environmental Protection Agency considers dioxane a likely carcinogen based on studies of animals exposed to high levels of the chemical over the course of their lifetimes. Nonetheless, the EPA estimates that the risk of contracting cancer from drinking two liters of water with a dioxane level of .35 parts per billion every day for 70 years is about one in a million. “There was no standard for these chemicals” before Cuomo signed the new standards into law over the summer, Tierney said, and now all of the

site. The authority has already completed a pilot study for its wells in New Hyde Park, the website notes, and will install advanced oxidation process systems to effectively remove the dioxane. “Right now we are doing everything we can to ensure that treatment systems are developed, approved, tested and implemented as quickly as practicable,” the Frequently Asked Questions section of the site says. These treatment systems could cost millions of dollars, however, because the water authority would have to cover the upfront capital costs for the new treatments and technology; infrastructure and property costs; monitoring and testing; and operations, maintenance and periodic costs. As a result, the water authority estimates that advanced oxidation process systems would cost an estimated $17 million to $20 million per well over the next few decades, which would have to be passed on to ratepayers. To help mitigate those costs, the water authority is involved in a lawsuit against various Long Islandbased manufacturers that “knew or should have known” that their solvents could pollute the groundwater, intended to make them pay for the treatment and removal costs. The suit is currently making its way through the state court system.

water suppliers in New York are struggling to remove them. PFOAs have historically been used to make nonstick, stain-repellent and water-repellent products, and PFAs have been used in fire-fighting foam. Dioxane was used as a stabilizer for industrial solvents in the 1950s and 1960s. It has also been used in small concentrations in inks, adhesives and pharmaceuticals, and the EPA has stated that trace amounts of the chemical can be found in some foods. Now, officials at the water authority have two years to install equipment to remove these chemicals before they face fines from the State Health Department. The utility is required to update the state and county health departments each quarter on the status of its projects, and if it does not meet the agreed-on deadlines for these mitigation efforts, the state department can resume enforcement. But the water authority has already remedied five of its 24 wells, and hopes to have two more sites, containing three wells each, up and running by the summer. It is working closely with the Health Department, engineers and equipment manufacturers “to ensure that the treatment process and equipment needed to meet those standards are available as quickly and safely as practicable,” according to the utility’s web-

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Action the utility is taking At Well 20 — The authority is installing emergency granular activated carbon filters to remove PFOAs, which are expected to arrive in March, and are planning to start construction on permanent filters in June. At Well 28 —The authority has installed the carbon filters, and the water quality is in compliance with current standards. At well 35 — The authority is currently installing advanced oxidation process systems and the carbon filters, and is expected to complete construction in May. The systems would go live in the summer. At Well 44 — The authority has installed the carbon filters, and the water quality is now in compliance with current standards. At Well 57 — Construction is under way on permanent treatment buildings and equipment. It is scheduled to be completed in October.

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y squad members and I have handled a number of Covid-19 calls where we’ve had to follow the guidelines we’ve been given as far as PPE protocols. This is unlike anything that I’ve experienced in my 50 years as an EMT. When we get a Covid-19 call, we know that we’re dealing with a potentially dangerous situation for ourselves. We take the necessary precautions, but you never know. There’s always some concern that you might bring something back to your family, but we volunteer to help people out, and we don’t pick and choose what that emergency is. We’re going to be there to help them no matter what. It’s had an emotional toll on all of us. What’s tough is that the families have to be left behind. On normal sick calls, a family member will come with us in the ambulance,

and they can stay with them in the emergency room. That was probably the toughest thing to deal with, because it may or may not be the last time they get to see their family members. In those situations, we try to be as compassionate as possible. I had one daughter-in-law who had Covid-19, but thankfully she recovered from it. I got the Moderna vaccine shot a while back. I had reservations at first because of how quickly it was developed, but after doing my own research, I decided that the risks were well worth it versus not getting it. My hope is that we have enough people to be inoculated so that we can at least knock this virus down. Hopefully in about a year or so, the economy gets going again so that we can get things back on track.

n the middle of March 2020, the call volume for Covid patients started increasing drastically, and the Nassau County/New York State Regional EMS Councils were giving us daily updates on protocols to follow when responding to treat patients. Then, as time went on, the county became overwhelmed, and the Elmont Emergency Medical Service squad was asked to help alleviate some of the calls going to the Nassau County EMS. The patients we were transporting were very sick. We would transport them to the hospital, get 'toned' out for another call while we were still there and have to get to the next patient. The one we'd just brought in wouldn't always make it. I am very empathetic and sympathetic, but at the same time, I try to keep my emotions

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The coronavirus pandemic has, like never before, demonstrated to families that they must prepare now, not later, for any eventuality. Herald Inside LI recently held a webinar, “2021 Estate and Medicaid Planning,” to provide guidance to Long Islanders on how to do just that. The event, sponsored by Family Care Connections LLC and by D’Angelo Law Associates, included guests Frank D’Angelo, of Family Care Connections, and his daughter, Stephanie D’Angelo, of D’Angelo Law Associates. Stephanie, who has been a trust and estates attorney for 10 years, spent the first 30 minutes speaking on the importance of having a will. “Everyone should have a will, and if you have a bank account, it makes you able to distribute your finances,” she said. “If you don’t have a will, you will have to go through a process called administration—which means the law dictates where your money goes. With a will, you can distribute the assets in the way you want to.” Be sure, she said, to store a will in a fireproof box when keeping it at home, and keep it in good condition, without staples or tears. “We look to see if the will is in good

condition, and this impacts how we view the person’s intent, and just because you wrote something out does not make it a will,” she said. “People should create a will with an attorney that focuses and specializes in this area of law.” D’Angelo advises married couples with children to meet with a trustworthy attorney to review their estate and draft a will. D’Angelo added that adult children with disabilities would require special treatment in a will. “Look for a power of attorney for that person with disabilities, and you may have to get guardianship over that child if they can’t vouch for themselves by signing documents,” she said. “People can get a special-needs trust for their children to protect their child’s finances.” D’Angelo said that despite the difficulty of talking about death, it’s vital for people to hold conversations about their wills with loved ones. “We all know that at some point our parents will be gone, and if your family doesn’t normally talk about things like this, go to an attorney and then reach out to your elderly loved ones,” she said. After, Frank shared about his work at Family Care Connections helping people qualify for Medicaid, which provides medical insurance for low-income people. Eligible populations include chil-

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The Power of Play: How to Make the Most of Your Children’s Playtime

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You may have heard that “play is the work of children” (famously touted by one of the first child development experts, Jean Piaget). Not only do we trust our kids to have fun while playing, but we also know that through play, they learn countless skills. But did you know that playing with your children is also one of the best ways to communicate? We’re breaking down the why, how, and what of creating growth and connection through play.

Why Should Children (and Parents!) Play?

Play isn’t a broad category for anything that’s “not learning;” on the contrary, play allows children to practice what they’ve learned and experiment with new skills and ideas. You may have noticed your children playing games that reflect other aspects of their life - your 6-yearold uses Legos to build a summer camp (he’s missing his camp friends), or your 8-year-old is always on a superhero mission (her new friends at school love Marvel). Watching your kids play can be like a window into their world. Better yet? Playing with your children will give you a foot-inthe-door; you’ll suddenly be an active participant in their most important work, and this role will give you credibility and insight when you need it to work through future situations.

You can see why play is central to a child’s development and that your role in play is crucial for building connection and communication, but what if you don’t like to play? You’re not alone. Many parents find that playing pretend or collecting your 100th Pokémon isn’t an enjoyable way to spend time – and that’s okay. You don’t have to love playing these games, and you’re not a “bad” parent if you’d rather do something else. Just keep three things in mind: 1. Negotiating is one of the skills that your child learns through experience, so feel free to collaboratively decide what’s on the agenda. 2. You don’t necessarily have to play for a long time for it to be meaningful, so opt for short 10-minute sessions of your least favorite games. 3. You get to choose what games and tools are in the house, so make the most of this power by choosing wisely!

How Play Builds Skills

Giving your children space to play not only introduces some fun but also allows them to explore feelings, thoughts, and questions that may be too complex for words. It’s often easier to see what a toddler learns from play

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Play can happen spontaneously or at a planned time, with toys or without, alone or in groups – its versatility means that there are almost infinite tools available that market themselves as “the best.” Because play provides so much of your child’s foundational experience and creates a way to build connection and communication, it’s important to spend time thinking about the tools that you provide for playing. Consider a few questions when building your home’s play toolbox: 1. Are there tools and opportunities for outside play? 2. Is this toy open-ended or is it limited in scope? 3. Do we have toys and tools that address various aspects of learning (social, emotional, physical, etc.)? 4. What are my child’s interests, and do we have ways for them to explore these? 5. Feel like you’re “supposed to” shy away from digital tools/games? Don’t! Often, online games provide an approach that can help fill in the gaps. When choosing digital options, look for things that are created by child development experts. A great example of a digital tool is Mightier. A research-backed video game platform that helps kids to practice navigating emotions through play. Along with teaching emotional regulation skills, it can help to enrich play and communication between kids and parents in a way that’s often hard to target through traditional toys. If the work of children is to play, then it’s up to parents to provide the best tools for the job. By actively participating in our children’s play and offering games and opportunities for exploring a whole range of skills, we can ensure that they are well-equipped to continue their most important work of growing up! To learn more about Mightier, go to our website at www.mightier.com/newyear Sponsored Content

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– fine motor skills, colors, object permanence. What’s more challenging is seeing the value that comes from an older child’s playtime: when kids play low-stakes games, they can freely practice high-importance skills. When play is self-directed without an adult agenda, children are more likely to persist when confronted with challenges. Practicing patience, persistence, and resilience ultimately lead to success and confidence-building. Similarly, risk-taking during games can help kids learn what it feels like to forge ahead even when scared and seek out resources during difficult situations. Playing with others is a prime space for navigating social roles and developing empathy.And when kids play with their parents? They learn that adults can have fun and make mistakes, and that communicating with their parents is not always adversarial.

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Engaging in playtime with your kids can be more powerful than you think! By seeing play for the skill-building practice that it is, getting involved with your kids when they do it, and expertly crafting your toy toolbox, you can unlock the power of play for your family!

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Town hosts socially distanct ceremonies By Bridget downes bdownes@liherald.com

“I found Larry over a death certificate,” Michelle Foder said of her husband. She’s a funeral director at Franklin Funeral Home in Franklin Square. “So we found something happy over something sad.” Larry, who works in the Town of Hempstead clerk’s office, met Foder when she visited Town Hall to file documents. They married 12 years ago and have two children together. The Foders, of Malverne, were among the couples who were invited by Hempstead Town to renew their wedding vows at a socially distanced reception at the Coral House in Baldwin last Friday to celebrate Valentine’s Day. “We were happy that they extended an event like this at this time,” Larry said. “My wife, being a first responder — she’s a funeral director — she had a rough year, emotionally, physically. It was tolling, so being able to do something like this, a little sense of normalcy, is a nice gesture.” Although the coronavirus pandemic forced cancelation of all types of celebrations, town officials partnered with the Coral House to host wedding vow renewal Photos Courtesy Town of Hempstead ceremonies and complimentary dessert Matthew and stephanie Schmidt renewed their vows at the Coral House last Friday. receptions for first responder couples and those who have been working on the front lines in the battle against Covid-19. Franklin Square, Elmont, West HempA sectioned-off part of the ballroom stead, Garden City South, Malverne Park, was turned into a wedding chapel that South Floral Park, North Valley Stream was adorned with red, pink and white bal- and Lakeview, celebrated 25 years of marloons, festive lighting, flowers and heart- riage. The pair live in Massapequa. shaped decorations. The ceremonies featured wedding Another couple, Robert and Lisa Dex- music, champagne toasts and miniature ter, of Island Park, have been married for tiered wedding cakes, cookies and other almost 32 years. They met treats, as well as red roses for while performing in the each bride, courtesy of FlowSacred Hear t Church ers by Mike in Oceanside. marching band. Professional wedding por“And then we re-met,” traits were also taken and Lisa said, “because I went mailed to each couple. away to college, and then Masks were worn, social at the San Gennaro feast — distancing was observed, and it was raining on a Sunday none of the food or drinks — and he had to bring his were shared between couples grandmother there, and to practice safety protocols. then we were like, ‘Hey.’” The exchanges of vows The rest is history. Robwere officiated by Murray ert is a former chief and and Councilman Anthony 35-year member of the D’Esposito behind plexiglass. Island Park Fire Depart“During this pandemic, ment, and their two sons, there’s been a strain on so Maxwell and Logan, are much,” D’Esposito said. “It’s Michelle and larry Foder, of Malverne, renewed their wedding vows at the Coral also department members. been a strain on first respondHouse last Friday alongside Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray and Councilman Anthony Matthew and Stephanie Kate Murray ers and our front-line workD’Esposito. Schmidt also renewed Hempstead Town clerk ers, our health-care workers, their vows. They were our grocers, our sanitation, Murray said, and it was their way of Yamali said, and has been consistently married by Town Clerk funeral directors, but it’s also Kate Murray in 2007 just before Mat- been a strain on local business, especially thanking them for what they have done open throughout that time. But last year, the catering hall nearly closed. thew’s deployment as a U.S. Army ser- restaurants and catering halls, so this is for everyone in the last year. “We have a funeral director,” Murray “It was sad to see a big building like geant. He’s a former Hempstead Town nice.” continued, “and she said to us that she this close — no events, no parties, nothpublic safety officer and former city and “We still wanted to celebrate love, to county officer. Stephanie is a registered celebrate what people are doing and what was so pleased because she feels like ing,” he said. “So to see people back in the funeral directors sort of have gotten lost building today and to see some of my dietician, and they have three children. they mean to each other — we just had to Matt Graci, an Island Park firefighter, do it with Covid restrictions and guide- in the mix of who is a first responder — staff walking around and filling up glassand his wife, Yvonne, also tied the knot lines and everything else,” Murray said. who’s an essential, front-line worker — es with water and champagne and setting again. They met at On the Rocks in the “And we thought, well, what better than to and boy oh boy, they are . . . If we could things up, it’s great. We’re back in action village, and have been married for 33 invite first responders to renew their just give them a little bit of a celebratory again.” spirit for a little while amongst their very He said he hopes it’s the start of a new years. They have four children and two vows.” busy lives, we’re very happy to do it.” beginning, when no one will feel afraid to grandchildren. Town officials invited a broad specThe Coral House has been in business leave their homes and can walk around Dawn and Zac Posporelis, a Sanitation trum of essential workers, “real heroes,” for more than 100 years, owner Butch safely. District No. 6 employee, which serves

f we could just give them a little bit of a celebratory spirit for a little while amongst their very busy lives, we’re very happy to do it.

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ebruary is about far more than conversation hearts and romantic rendezvouses: the month of love also marks American Heart Month, which calls major attention to heart health. And for good reason: as the fifth largest and most important organ in your body, your heart beats a hundred thousand times a day, pumping blood to all of your organs and enabling you to perform everything from driving a car to performing downward facing dog. In other words, when your heart is in jeopardy — of the physical sort, mind you — so is your life. Indeed, heart disease — which affects more than 43 million American women per year —is the number one killer in both men and women, rendering it a greater hazard than breast and prostate cancer. While genetics may play a role in your predisposition to heart disease, a quarter of deaths from cardiovascular failure are preventable. Lifestyle changes can reduce your risk of heart disease by a whopping 80 percent. What’s more? Key tweaks to your daily activities allow for a richer, more fulfilling existence. Here are some leading changes you can implement today to keep your ticker safe tomorrow. Skip the pasta Italian might be more your thing, but the point is this: eating more fish — specifically low-mercury fish—can be a boon for your heart, thanks to its healthy doses of omega-3 fats. Take it from the American Heart Association: “Omega-3 fatty acids fatty acids benefit the heart of healthy people, and those at high risk of—or who have —c ardiovascular disease. Research demonstrates that omega-3 fatty acids decreases the risk of arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeats), which can lead to sudden death.” Further, upping your consumption of fish supports normal blood pressure. Low-mercury is critical here, however. Mercury — a heavy metal found naturally in the environment and absorbed by fish — can irritate the lining of your blood vessels and serve as a potential cause of atherosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries that may render you more susceptible to stroke. Salmon, freshwater trout, herring, tilapia and tuna are all excellent choices, while high-mercury choices like ahi and tuna, King mackerel and swordfish should be minimized. Floss your teeth Studies have shown that periodontitis raises your risk of heart disease, in part because of inflammation and the increased thickness of blood vessels in the neck. While further research remains to be done, oral health — accomplished by brushing after meals and flossing once a day, preventative care and cleanings — is often indicative of how well a person takes care of themselves in general. Forgo the salt Let’s get one thing out of the way: salt is critical for life. It’s an essential mineral for every cell in the body — it helps regulate your heartbeat, blood pressure, nerve transmission, muscle contraction, stomach acid and pH balance. The problem, however, rests in the average American’s consumption of salt, which exceeds the daily recommendation of 1,100 to 3,300 mg of sodium each day for adults. (To picture this, one teaspoon of salt gives you 2,300 mg of sodium.) And, as you probably know, high amounts of salt in the

diet have been associated with high blood pressure, which can cause ischemic heart disease. The solution lies not in removing salt from your diet completely but in finding the right balance of sodium to potassium — two components that work together in a unique way to regulate your water balance, which, in turn regulates your blood pressure. Indeed, studies demonstrate that when sodium is decreased and potassium is increased, blood pressure can drop. In short, aim to increase the potassium in your diet by eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, which are rich in potassium and low in sodium. At the same time, be mindful of the type of salt you consume. Commercial salt goes through a dramatic metamorphosis before it reaches your dinner table — it’s heated, bleached, stripped of its minerals and oftentimes treated with anticaking agents that contain aluminum. Reach for unrefined salt that comes from the sea instead, and use it sparingly. Dine early A wholesome diet is crucial for maintaining (or improving) heart health. But recent research suggests that it isn’t just what you eat but also when you eat that matters. According to the American Heart Association, eating more calories earlier in the day and fewer calories at night may decrease your chances of stroke, heart attack or other heart and blood vessel diseases. Take it from Marie Pierre St. Onge, a nutrition researcher at Columbia University. “We may not process sugars as well at night as we do during the day, and studies of shift workers have linked this schedule with a greater risk of obesity and heart disease than a typical day job,” she says, going on to cite that 30 percent of Americans skip breakfast. Which is a shame, given that eating breakfast is associated with lower weight, a healthier diet overall and a lower risk of heart disease. Join the healthier side of the statistic by making your morning meal a priority. Aim to eat protein, fruits and/or veggies, and some heart-healthy omega-3s. One dish that hits all three? A slice of chia-seed or whole wheat toast topped with nut butter and a sliced banana. Schedule in some ‘me time’ The link between chronic stress and heart disease cannot be underemphasized. Such negative stress has a profound impact on your body, from higher levels of stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol, to changes in the way your blood clots. What’s more, chronic stress — whether derived from a grueling work schedule or troubles at home — tends to spur lifestyle changes that may further increase your risk for heart disease, including over-eating, under-exercising, smoking and over-imbibing. To mitigate the stress in your life, it’s imperative that you carve out time for you —and you alone. “Me time,” however that may be defined, allows you to catch your breath, decompress, assess where you are (physically, spiritually and emotionally) and enjoy life’s riches. Above photo: Caring for your heart through a healthy diet and regular physical activity is the secret weapon. While many may assume that popping a few pills that your healthcare provider prescribed is enough to quell symptoms or prevent a heart attack, the real preventative power lies with real changes to your lifestyle,

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Exercise, along with heart healthy eating, is essential if you want to keep your ticker at its best. To get heart-healthy benefits, you need to get your heart rate up. There are dozens of activities you can do to help your heart. Whether it is a structured exercise program or just part of your daily routine, all physical activity adds up. Consider these tips from personal trainers to get the most out of your exercise program. Pick up your pace Aerobic exercises done 30 minutes a day is excellent for increasing your heart rate. Climbing the stairs, a brisk walk, cross trainer exercise machine or treadmill, anything to get your heart rate up. Any moderate-intensity exercise like swimming, jogging, zumba and yoga is good. Exercising your heart muscle means exercising your body. You don’t need a gym, just a bit of motivation and a good pair of walking shoes. Tone up Strength training is a great complement to aerobic training and helps to prevent age-related bone and muscle-mass losses. Keep in mind that strength training doesn’t increase heart rate but does increase stamina. Use it to target areas where muscletone is needed and don’t forget the other muscle groups. If you already do a vigorous aerobic routine or enrolled in an exercise class, then three days a week for 20 minutes a day is good.

For adults that are 65 and older or anyone with chronic conditions or limited mobility, you need the same amount of exercise as younger people — the activity can be less intense. Use good judgment and follow your doctor’s advice. Stick to a schedule If you “don’t have time” then fit shorter but more frequent periods of time, like 5-10 minutes several times a day throughout your day. Take the stairs, park your car further away from the door, and definitely count in those house chores such as mowing the lawn, vacuuming, or a short brisk walk around the block at lunch or for a break. With any plan, start strength training slowly and build up to heavier weights and repetitions especially if you are new or out of shape. The old adage “no pain, no gain” is more often inappropriate and can be dangerous. Stretching exercises done twice a week helps keep flexibility, which is very important. Consider 10 minutes of stretching twice a week to improve your flexibility With any exercise program, it’s good to start slowly by warming up, then increasing the pace. A good cooling down afterwards is also equally important. Above photo: It’s easier than you might think to improve your health with exercise. You don’t have to jog for an hour a day. In fact, some studies have shown greater health benefits from light to moderate exercise simply because people are more likely to stick with it.

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It’s pretty safe to say that many people fell off the healthy eating wagon during 2020 — stress from the pandemic to remote learning at home for the kids to actual quarantining left lots of us reaching for the chips and cookies. Regularly scheduled meal times also fell by the wayside as Zoom meetings and Google Classrooms took over the house. As we settle in to 2021, let it be a reset for all kinds of things, including nutrition. Jessica Crandall, registered dietician, says this is a great time to get back to the basics of healthy eating. And, she adds, if you’ve gained weight during the past year for whatever reason, it’s important not to be tempted by fad dieting. “Trendy things to avoid include keto, fasting and cleanses,” she said. “There is no quick fix! And there is little data to support longterm benefits for any of these trendy diets. A high-fat diet (like keto) is not recommended for anyone with cardiac issues. And the keto diet is often low in fiber, which has long studied and proven health benefits! “Fasting can have a negative effect on your metabolism, making it harder to lose weight in the long term,” said Crandall. “It can make it difficult to get your nutritional needs met as well. And there is no scientific research to support the benefit of most cleanses. The best way to detoxify your system is to eat a balanced diet with as little processed foods as possible! We all know that improving our diet can drastically improve overall health. Maintaining a healthy, balanced diet can reduce your risk for heart disease, reduce your risk for many types of cancer, and can help you experience a better quality of life and even live a longer life. Unfortunately, when many people think of improving their diet, they think of “going on a diet.” They imagine something similar to a New Year’s resolution where they cut back on everything and make sweeping changes to their lifestyle. And while it is definitely a good idea to want to change your lifestyle and eating habits, most of us realize that “going on a diet,” as we tend to think about it, is really difficult and can even make us feel worse about

ourselves if we fail. Instead, those drastic, sweeping changes should be thought of as an end-goal of a healthy nutrition plan, and instead of changing everything about your diet all at once, it’s much more manageable to make small improvements along the way to help reach that end goal of a healthier diet. Consider these some important tips to get back on track and focused on a heart-healthy lifestyle. Drink more water. Water helps as an aid in digestion, and helps to flush bacteria from the bladder, normalizes blood pressure, stabilizes heartbeat, as well as maintaining hydration. Eat more fiber. Don’t fear carbs! A highfiber diet helps you feel full, lowers cholesterol, helps control blood sugar levels and maintains bowel health/regularity. Good sources of fiber include whole fruits, vegetables, potatoes (especially the skin), beans/legumes, whole grains (such as brown or wild rice, quinoa, barley, farro and whole grain pasta). Eat more plants. Purchase whole fruits and vegetables in their natural state and prepare as desired (raw, roasted or sautéed). Include bean/legumes and nuts. Try to include at least one fruit or vegetable with each meal. Eat enough for breakfast. Think of it as fueling your day! Having a good (as in balanced, with some fiber and protein) breakfast will help control your appetite throughout the rest of the day. Eat fewer processed foods. Processed meats are high in sodium and usually high in saturated fat. Processed plant-based meats are also high in sodium and often high fat also. Snack foods, sugary cereals and candy are nutritionally void and do not satisfy your hunger. Prepared foods — such as boxed, flavored rice mixes, instant potatoes and canned soups — have added sodium. Above photo: Every choice you make to improve your nutrition matters. You don’t have to be perfect and you don’t have to completely eliminate foods you enjoy to have a healthy diet. The long term goal is to feel good, have more energy, and reduce the risk of heart disease, among other health risks.

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Thoroughbred racing at Belmont Park will resume on April 22. The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced the stakes schedule for the 48-day Belmont Park spring/summer meet, which will feature 59 total stakes races worth nearly $17 million in total purses. The meet will conclude on July 11. On Feb. 10, New York Gover nor Andrew M. Cuomo announced live sports and entertainment venues will be permitted to re-open to a limited number of spectators beginning Feb. 23. In order for qualifying venues to re-open, those sites must gain New York State Department of Health approval and limit the number of spectators to 10 percent of seated capacity. All attendees must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of the event and adhere to health and safety requirements, including mandatory facial coverings and social distancing. NYRA is reviewing the newly announced guidelines to determine how they apply to Aqueduct Racetrack, where the first floor is currently the site of a New York State COVID-19 vaccination center, and to Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course. The Belmont spring/summer meet will offer 11 Grade 1 contests and seven races with purses of $700,000 or higher, with four of those contests coming during the three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival from June 3-5. The festival will encompass 17 total stakes, including eight Grade 1s on Belmont Stakes Day, capped by the $1.5 million “Test of the Champion” for 3-year-olds in the 1 ½-mile final leg of the Triple Crown.

Tickets for the 2021 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival are not yet on sale to the public. Additional information and the timing of the general on-sale will be released in the coming weeks. In addition to the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes on Sat., June 5, that day’s card will include three Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” qualifiers: the onemile Grade 1, $1 million Metropolitan for 4-year-olds and up; the Grade 1, $500,000 Ogden Phipps for older fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles on the main track [Distaff]; and the Grade 1, $400,000 Jaipur for 3-year-olds and up going six furlongs on turf. The blockbuster Belmont Stakes Day card will also feature the Grade 1, $750,000 Manhattan for 4-year-olds and up going 1 ¼ miles on turf; the Grade 1, $500,000 Acorn for 3-year-old fillies going one mile; the Grade 1, $500,000 Longines Just a Game for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up at one mile on the turf; the Grade 1, $400,000 Woody Stephens in a seven-furlong sprint over Big Sandy for 3-year-olds; and the Grade 2, $400,000 Brooklyn, a 1 ½-mile test for 4-year-olds and up. The Stars and Stripes Racing Festival returns July 10 and features a trio of graded stakes headlined by the opening legs of NYRA’s Turf Triple Series. Launched in 2019, the Turf Triple returns with a pair of races earning Grade 1 status, featuring the $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational for sophomores going 1 ¼ miles and the $700,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational for 3-year-old fillies over the same distance. Closing Day on July 11 will drop the curtain down on the meet with the $150,000 River Memories before the racing action moves to Saratoga for its 40-day meet beginning July 15.

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Walter Kobbe lost his battle with cancer on Jan. 9, just six months after his initial diagnosis of Stage IV esophageal adenocarcinoma. He was 74. Kobbe, a g raduate of Franklin K. Lane High School in Woodhaven, Queens, owned and operated Walter Kobbe Painting, with residential and commercial customers in Queens and western Nassau County. He and his wife of 37 years, Marianne, were fans of thoroughbred racing, and attendWalter ed the races at Belmont regularly, along with annual pilgrimages to Saratoga in August. Walter was also an avid and enthusiastic golfer, and notably played 77 rounds of golf in 2019, the year he retired.

But most people knew Kobbe as an accomplished photographer specializing in thoroughbred horse racing. His photos, taken at Belmont and Saratoga as well as at morning workouts, featured not only the horses, but also the trainers, jockeys, exercise riders and backstretch workers who make the sport possible. His photography was exhibited at the Bryant Library in Roslyn and at the Malverne Public Library, and can be viewed on Flickr. Kobbe A private internment was held at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury, and in lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to the American Cancer Society in Walter’s name.

Georges Philippe Etienne allowed, he remained strong He was born in Gonaives, and steadfast in his Catholic Haiti on June 16, 1962, as the firstborn son of Mariette and faith and well-read knowledge Pierre Faidherbe Etienne. on the state of global affairs. After completing his initial Etienne is predeceased by schooling in Haiti, Etienne’s his father, Pierre Faidherbe interest in medicine led him Etienne. He is survived by his to continue his education in mother, Mariette Benoit EtiCordoba, Argentina. While enne; wife, Maria Veronica there, he met Veronica, whom Lesa-Etienne; son, Ezekiel; he would later marry, through and brothers, Jean Richard, Georges Philippe a mutual friend. They were Jacques Edouard, and Albert married on Feb. 19, 2000. Patrick. Despite his many health A funeral mass was held challenges, Etienne was able to receive for him at the St. Boniface Roman Cathohis medical degree on Oct. 11, 2007. In the lic Church in Elmont on Jan. 19. face of the debilitation that his illnesses

Leslie A. Allen

Leslie Allen, M.D., died on Jan. 9 at the In addition to his passion for neonatolage of 65. ogy, Allen was an active church member He was born on June 15, 1955, in Basse- and an avid soccer fan who fostered youth terre, St. Kitts, to James and soccer on Long Island by Eliza Allen, and moved to the coaching and refereeing. He United States at age 17. loved traveling with his famiAllen went on to receive a ly, going for walks, and, in the bachelor’s degree in political past year, enjoyed watching science from Columbia UniHallmark movies with his versity in 1980 and a medical wife. degree from UCE in the He is survived by his wife Dominican Republic in 1984. of 31 years, Elizabeth; his He then completed a pediatric mother, Eliza; his four chilresidency at Interfaith Medidren, Nathan, Benjamin, cal Center and a Neonatology Diana, William; his two brothLeslie A. Allen Fellowship at SUNY-Downers, Ronald, Franklyn; his sisstate, and began his attending ter, Gwendolyn; and many career at North Shore University Hospital nieces and nephews. in 1992, serving as chief of Neonatology A funeral service was held for him at at Glen Cove and Plainview Hospitals. He the Crossbridge Church in Westbury on also worked at Forest Hills and Hunting- Jan. 20, and he was interred at the Greenton Hospitals. field Cemetery in Uniondale. Allen later became one of the main Since he dedicated his entire adult life neonatologists at South Shore University to helping and caring for children, the Hospital. Although he officially retired in family has created a gift fund under Dr. July 2020, he continued to assist the hospi- Allen’s name at St. Jude Children’s tals with coverage. Research Hospital.

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Elmont $650,000 Theodora Street. Colonial. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room. First floor master bedroom. Taxes: $10,902 Merrick $699,000 Ellen Drive. Splanch. 5 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room and skylight. Custom garage doors. Taxes: $16,025.44 Long Beach $590,000 W. Olive Street. Ranch. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room. First floor master bedroom. Taxes: $12,271.45

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Bellmore $838,000 Judith Drive. Hi Ranch. 5, bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. Taxes: $17,059.45 East Meadow $700,000 Gates Avenue. Colonial. 5 bedrooms 4 bathrooms. Finished basement with accessory apartment with separate entrance. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room and skylight. Taxes: $13,567.35 East Rockaway $650,000 Waverly Avenue. Colonial. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Eatin kitchen. Formal dining room. Spacious great room with fireplace. New central air conditioning. Taxes: $15,062.50

Oceanside $750,000 Murdock Avenue. Hi Ranch. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. Skylight. On deep water canal with large yard. Taxes: $21,403.64 Valley Stream $508,000 Marlow Road. Cape. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. L-shaped dining room. First floor master bedroom. Taxes: $12,294.54 Rockville Centre $729,000 Tarence Street. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. Taxes: $22,590.04 Woodmere $765,000 Ocean Avenue. Farmhouse. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room. Taxes: $14,606.78 Source: The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island Inc,, a computerized network of real estate offices serving Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn.

Q. A few homes in my neighborhood are much taller. What are the rules for how tall a house can be — like how many floors, and what’s legal? I mostly see only two stories, but the new ones are at least three stories. Is this a new thing that you can build taller? Was it just traditional to only build two stories until now?

A. Recently, influences have changed the thinking on allowed height. Hurricane Sandy’s flooding caused New York to promote house lifting in flood zones. Influence also came from the Federal Emergency Management agency, which, in essence, is a publicly funded insurance company, covering people in areas where regular onte eeper home insurance companies avoid the risk of insuring. to lift or build higher is to avoid huge flood insurance cost increases by building above flood levels, with the lowest level only allowed to be for a garage and storage, not living space. By making the first livable floor higher, above the flood level, insurance rates are kept lower. People have shown me that their rates went from $500 to $5,000 a year, increasing annually since Sandy in 2012. Some homes are much higher than codes and incentives intended, due to misinterpretation of reasons to build higher and misrepresentation in the review process. For example, a home’s first floor is no longer a first floor if it’s higher than 6 feet above the ground. Over 6 feet high, the floor level automatically becomes a second floor, meaning the next floor above is a third floor, which requires zoning board approval, interior sprinklers, escape terraces and wind strengthening. I’ve seen home plans misrepresented as being two stories by not correctly showing the floor level heights or describing a second floor as a first floor, the next floor as a second floor that is really a third floor and even where a fourth floor is shown as a mezzanine or roof level balcony. There’s a small country town in Tuscany, in central Italy, San Gimignano, that is famous for its skyline of towers that people built on their homes during medieval times. As the story goes, one prominent homeowner built a tall tower to watch for potential attackers. His neighbor jealously built a tower a little higher, and, not to be outdone, several adjacent homeowners began building towers higher and higher than one another. History repeats itself. Thirty feet from the ground or the center of the road is your maximum roof height. The safety code intends to protect people from perishing in fires. The first code chapter addresses wind resistance, since the taller you build, the more turbulence from adjacent buildings and wind destruction, not just to your building but also to adjacent buildings. With the 75-mph gusts of wind we’ve been known to have, wind, like flooding, is a real concern. Manhattan towers aren’t wood and nails for a reason. Decisions to build higher have to take community safety and appearance into account, and until recently, they did.

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e lost our sense of normalcy in recent years, didn’t we? Nearly every morning of his presidency, Donald J. Trump treated us to one outlandish tweet after another, one more extreme, more incendiary, than the next, until finally that routine became our new normal. We were conditioned, as if in a Pavlovian experiment, to jeer or cheer, depending on party affiliation, when his tweets appeared in big, bold letters on the TV news, usually first thing in SCOTT the morning. So we began each day BRINTON feeling angry and despondent, or elated and victorious, depending on whether we disagreed or agreed with the president’s rhetoric. I, like so many others, felt fear in my heart when the U.S. appeared on the brink of nuclear war with North Korea. I felt helpless rage when babies, many the children of narco-violence refugees, were ripped from their parents’ arms and separated and caged in sterile detention facilities. I felt numb last summer when the president sent federal forces to disperse peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters near the White House with tear gas and rubber bullets so he could stage a photo op, holding up a Bible, then simply walk-

ing away. And I felt mournful and depressed — and, again, helpless — as I watched him mock basic hygiene measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, and convene mass rallies to boost his already hyper-inflated ego, while hundreds of thousands of Americans died and the economy tanked. Since he first announced his candidacy for president in June 2015, it has been all Trump all the time. The circus should have ended Nov. 3, the day Joe Biden was elected our 46th president with the largest popular vote in the nation’s history — more than 81 million ballots cast for him. It didn’t, however. Trump sought, by any means necessary, to overturn an election that, by all official accounts except his, was an efficient and lawful exercise in democracy. Many had predicted that violence would erupt. When you condition a dog to maul, it will when called on to do so. On Jan. 6, the mob of Trump supporters, conditioned by the president’s continual tweeting and provoked by his now infamous “fight like hell” speech, attacked, unleashing collective fury on a Congress that had gathered to count the Electoral College votes and once and for all certify the results of the election. And so, last week, when we should have been focused on Covid-19 vaccine distribu-

tion and economic stimulus, Trump was once again front and center in the national consciousness. None of us were happy about it. His detractors felt deep loathing. His supporters, I imagine, were riled up, angrier than ever to see him tried in the Senate for the second time. For those who oppose Trump, the impeachment trial was a necessary exercise in futility, knowing there likely wouldn’t be 17 Republican senators courageous enough to vote to convict him, but believing he should at least be shamed publicly for his role in the Capitol insurrection. For those who love Trump, meanwhile, the trial was yet another occasion to revel in his seeming invulnerability, no matter what he might have done. The question is, how do we recover from the past five years of uninterrupted political turmoil, and now very real death and destruction? How do we find peace again? I, for one, desperately want to feel normal again. I hate feeling angry and depressed. I need to start enjoying my life once more, without a sense of impending doom. I want to wake up feeling free — free of Trump and the angry mob of Jan. 6. We must end the coronavirus pandemic for any of us to feel entirely free again, but resolving our political differences would go a long way toward restoring our sense of normalcy.

ow do we recover from the past five years of uninterrupted political turmoil?

Personally, I want what we had in America long ago, before House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Fox News declared war on our political establishment in the 1990s, leading us down a slippery slope that, over time, sent us hurtling into the Trump presidency, which ended, predictably, with Capitol rioting. I want what I had as a teenager and young 20-something back in the 1980s and early ’90s — the ability to debate critical issues — abortion, environmental regulation, monetary policy — with friends and acquaintances, of all political stripes, and then hang out over pizza and a game of basketball. Politics played an important role in people’s lives back then, but it wasn’t the center of our universe. Trump, as the nation’s first shock-jock president, forced his firebrand politics into the very core of our being. His presidency became our national psychosis. Setting politics aside, what I love about Biden thus far is this: He doesn’t need to be the center of our collective attention at all times. Day by day, he is quietly leading, offering straight talk, and perhaps — perhaps — that is how we recover from the recent years of fear and rage: four years of honesty and compassion. Let the healing begin. 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.

Grab your ladle: The soup’s on the table

This column is back by popular demand. Well, in truth, only one reader, shivering through the freezing weather, remembered that I once wrote about winter soups, and asked me to do another one. My pleasure. I cook every night, and over the years, I’ve gathered a collection of recipes, tweaked to a healthier way of eating. Mind you, we aren’t fanatics, but I’m happy to avoid any soup made with cream or excessive amounts of butter. Also, there’s no meat in these prepRANDI arations. KREISS These days, weeks and months through the pandemic, I have been making big, and I mean big, pots of soup, and then, before my husband can see how much is there, I siphon off a quart or more and hide it in the freezer. This neutralizes his portion-control issues and addresses my what-if fears, like if we both get sick at the same time, how will we eat?

But let’s not go down that dark path. Let me share a few faves:

Manhattan clam chowder ■ 2 tablespoons olive oil ■ 1 large onion, chopped ■ 1 clove garlic, minced ■ 1 red or green pepper, diced ■ 2 celery stalks with leaves, diced ■ 2 small cans chopped clams, including juice ■ 2 bottles clam juice ■ 1 16-ounce can crushed tomatoes ■ 1 bay leaf ■ ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves ■ ¼ teaspoon dried marjoram leaves ■ 1/8 teaspoon black pepper In large pot, heat garlic, add onion, celery, peppers and sauté. Drain clams and set aside. Add all other ingredients and simmer 30 minutes. Add clams and adjust seasoning. Serve with wedges of toasted homemade sourdough bread, which is another whole story.

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2 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup chopped onion 3 cloves garlic, minced 8 cups chicken broth 1 large can chopped tomatoes 1 teaspoon cumin 1 can fat-free refried beans 1 can mild green chilies 1 tablespoon lime juice ¾ cup diced avocado ½ cup chopped cilantro ½ teaspoon pepper ¼ teaspoon salt Parmesan cheese

Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil. Add all the other ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips broken into the soup. Add more spices and cheese to taste.

Mushroom barley soup ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

14 cups chicken stock or broth 1¼ cups pearl barley 3 tablespoons olive oil 3 cups chopped onions 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced 4 cloves garlic, minced

■ 1/3 cup chopped dried shiitake mushrooms ■ 1 carrot, peeled and thinly sliced ■ 1 parsnip, peeled and thinly sliced ■ 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced ■ Salt and pepper to taste Sauté garlic and onion in olive oil. Add fresh mushrooms and sauté 5 minutes. Add sautéed mix with all other ingredients to large pot of chicken stock. Rinse barley before adding. Simmer for 1 hour. Adjust spices.

Spinach egg drop soup (can be doubled) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

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Sauté minced garlic. Add all ingredients except egg to broth and simmer 5 or 6 minutes. Just before serving, pour egg into simmering soup, forming the egg drop threads. Serve immediately. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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he rollout of New York state’s Covid-19 vaccine distribution has been, at times, disorganized, even chaotic, but in fairness, the state has received a mere 300,000 doses per week, while the need is significantly greater than that — there are nearly 19.5 million people living in the state, and more than 7 million of them are currently eligible to receive the vaccine. Three hundred thousand represents 1.5 percent of the state’s population. The actual percentage of people receiving the vaccine, however, is less than 1 percent per week, as each person must receive two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine to achieve 95 percent immunity to the coronavirus. So, at the current rate of vaccination, we would need more than 100 weeks — about two years — to vaccinate everyone in the state, and at least 60 weeks, or a little more than a year, to achieve “herd immunity.” As is the case with all other states, New York’s weekly allocation is determined by the federal government. Last week, President Biden announced that his administration had finalized deals to buy 200 million more vaccine doses from Pfizer and Moderna by this summer, so it appears increasingly likely that he will be able to make good on a promise to ensure that all Americans who choose to be vaccinated can be. These are frustrating months. Life-saving vaccines started streaming into the public in early December, but slowly. That is behind us, though. Now we must focus on the future. We urge people to be patient as more vaccine is manufactured and sent out to the states. Your turn will come — soon. In the meantime, keep following the critical

Who’s next for an inoculation? New York state began the second part of Phase 2b of its Covid-19 inoculation distribution plan on Monday. Those in the phase include women who are pregnant and people with: ■ Cancer, current or in remission, including 9/11-related cancers ■ Chronic kidney disease ■ Pulmonary disease ■ Intellectual and developmental disabilities, including Down syndrome ■ Heart conditions, including high blood pressure ■ Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) ■ Severe obesity (body mass index of 40 safety protocols that we have heard repeated again and again over the past year — stay home as much as possible, keep at least six feet of distance between you and others, wear a mask (or two) when in public (KN95 masks are five-layered and tight-fitting), wash your hands often and use hand sanitizer when you cannot. And even after you receive the vaccine, be sure to continue these measures. We were surprised to see that food bank workers were not included in New York’s staged vaccine distribution plan. Those who work at food banks, many of them volunteers, are doing God’s work, feeding the hungry and the poor. If they don’t show up to work, people don’t eat, lowering their immune systems, making them

leTTers The truth on abortion To the Editor: For many years I have enjoyed reading Randi Kreiss’s column. Although we differ on many of her opinions, Kreiss is clearly well read, knows how to use the English language effectively and can be very funny to boot. In her recent column “2020: What did you do while you waited?” Kreiss observed all the ways we’ve had to “wait” during the coronavirus pandemic. What struck me most was her comment, “For women, the iconic wait of our lives is pregnancy, the time we go inward and focus attention on the seed of life growing inside.” I know she’s a supporter of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision and the right to terminate a pregnancy, but I think her description of a “seed of life growing inside” inadvertently speaks the truth of the abortion issue: that the seed growing inside a pregnant woman is a life. I know this issue has been enthusiastically debated on

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here are many benefits to getting older, although I often wish that I were a lot younger. When it comes to Long Island politics, I have pretty good recall going back to the mid-1950s. As a fledging reporter for a weekly newspaper, I met County Executive A. Holly Patterson, and in later years had some battles with his successors Ralph Caso and Fran Purcell. I served in the Assembly with the late Tom Gulotta, another former county executive, and of course know U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, JerrY who also occupied the executive’s kremer office. While all of those characters had different personalities, by and large they were good county executives who performed their jobs responsibly. They made sure the streets were plowed after snowstorms and the potholes on county highways were filled. They all had their challenges, and like all human beings, they made their share of mistakes. All of this leads me to some observations about current County Executive Laura Curran.

Nassau County, like all suburban counties, isn’t an easy place to govern. It has a major police force, a large workforce and facilities all over the place. There are county parks and numerous recreation facilities. We are blessed with beautiful beaches and waterfront facilities, which require maintenance and supervision. But if I had to pick the toughest part of Curran’s job, it is managing the county’s finances, and that includes tax collections. On the few occasions that I dealt with the county’s tax assessment system, I usually met with some department employee who worked with old yellow assessment cards that looked like they’d been used since the Civil War. The agency has never been easy to run, and its assessment of homes has been a source of anxiety for Curran, as it was for her predecessors. There is no way to make any aggrieved homeowner happy, and Curran has done the best she could to keep the system from imploding. Long before she came to the job, the county was in deep financial trouble. For years and years, it ran up major deficits, and for political reasons kept deferring any increase in real estate taxes. Executive after executive tried to paper over the

f she doesn’t know the answers, she promises to get them, and keeps her word.

LeTTers both sides, but I think Kreiss’s comment actually acknowledges the truth. Please, watch the Rev. Frank Pavone on www.youtube.com, illustrating an abortion procedure with a model and quoting an abortionist who speaks about what actually happens in a dismemberment abortion. You cannot watch a fetus being dismembered or sucked out through a vacuum without facing the truth. This isn’t just about religion. Pavone says, “If we’re going to talk about abortion in this country, let’s make sure we know what we’re talking about.” Once acknowledging what abortion is, America cannot continue this infanticide. It’s like the little boy exclaiming, “But mama, the emperor has no clothes on!” while the crowd blindly cheers. Please check the www.priestsforlife.org website for much more enlightening information. Science has proven the facts. If a plant is growing and no one pulls it out, it will continue growing because it is a living thing. Wake up, America, please. THERESA DAUBE Franklin Square

Kreiss column was ‘preposterous’ To the Editor: Randi Kreiss’s column “When it comes to Trump, newspapers go BIG” (Jan.

growing deficits, but eventually the chickens came home to roost. In 2000, the county was near bankruptcy. In order to save it from itself, the State Legislature created the Nassau Interim Finance Authority to monitor Nassau’s finances and serve as the equivalent of a control board. NIFA is similar to boards that have been created for New York City, Yonkers and Buffalo. It keeps a close eye on the county’s operations, and a mere threat from NIFA can give the county executive and the Legislature a major migraine. NIFA isn’t a paper tiger. It has the ability to force dramatic changes in the county budget and operations. The past two years have been especially tough for Nassau and Suffolk counties. Sales tax collections have been declining at the same time that mandated expenses have been ballooning. Expenses have increased dramatically during the pandemic, which no one could have anticipated. The county’s share of Medicaid expenses is dictated by the federal and state governments, and there’s no source of funds to counterbalance them. Just keeping the county afloat is enough to keep Curran busy.

14-20) was preposterous. Kreiss asserted that former President Trump incited his supporters to violence, yet she brought no examples and no proof. I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt, because maybe she didn’t see his speech. But even so, she wrote, “I sure hope we do more as a society than take away his freaking Twitter account.” So Kreiss wants us, as a society, to do more than censor someone’s opinion on a private app? That idea would be fascist. Kreiss also brought up the man at the Capitol who wore a ocratic politicians support such behavior. In addition, the man wearing the Nazi T-shirt wasn’t in a position of power. But Louis Farrakhan has met with Democratic elected leaders, some of whom have potential ties to the Nation of Islam leader. Kreiss’s description of the riots was full of misinformation and lacked context. There were tens of thousands of people there, perhaps as many as 100,000, but only hundreds were not peaceful. Furthermore, FBI investigations show that the violence was planned weeks in advance. The rioters’ behavior was unacceptable. However, was it acceptable that stores and businesses were looted and people were killed during the BLM protests, which were encouraged by then Sen. Kamala Harris? Kreiss called the election “fully legitimate.” Yet in 2005, a bipartisan commis-

The other criteria I use in judging any public official’s performance is their public personality. Curran is bright, outgoing and genuinely pleasant. She is out in the community frequently, and when she faces the press, she is confident and factual. If she doesn’t know the answers, she promises to get them, and keeps her word. I’ve seen her speak outside Long Island, and she gets high marks from total strangers who think she comes across as very professional. I’m aware of one other facet of Curran’s performance in office. She speaks her mind, and on occasion has tangled with Gov. Andrew Cuomo over county issues. It’s hard to govern a county of over one million people and not have differences with the people in Albany or Washington. I have no dealings with the Nassau County government, so I’m not seeking any special favors. After four years of President Donald Trump and a lot of Washington ineptitude, it’s nice to focus on local competence for a change, and Curran is a good example of that. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

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