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Sewanhaka seeks equity District hires consulting firm to examine educational practices and district officials at the end of the year.

In the fall, Almanzán said, the Students and staff in the Equity Collaborative will work Sewanhaka Central High School with educators and students on District will be asked by repre- “cultural competency” issues, sentatives of the Equity Collab- and discuss how the school disorative about their experiences trict could incorpoin the schools later rate the competenthis month. On cies into its curricFeb. 23, district ulum. officials an“This is about nounced that they how do we align our had partnered work to what stuwith the national dents need,” Alconsulting firm to manzán said. “It examine how the actually becomes district could students teaching improve its educateachers about tional outcomes what they need.” a m o n g a l l s t u- JAMiE AlMANzáN That student dents, regardless Owner of the Equity involvement, Seof race or ethnici- Collaborative wanhaka Superinty. tendent James As part of the Grossane said, is district’s two-year, $46,000 con- what convinced district officials tract with the firm, which will be to partner with the consulting funded by a Title II grant, the group. The district, he said, had Equity Collaborative will listen previously worked with the New to students’ needs and concerns Hyde Park-based Long Island through the end of the school Advocacy Center Inc. to help year, its owner, Jamie Almanzán, families obtain the educational told parents at last week’s Board resources they are entitled to, of Education meeting, and will and LIAC representatives recomcompile their thoughts and sug- mended that the district also gestions about what district offi- work with the Equity Collaboracials can change to address these tive. concerns into a report that it Continued on page 11 will present to the school board

By MEliSSA KoENiG mkoenig@liherald.com

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CHRiSty CAlDERoN, A registered nurse with Northwell Health, distributed Covid-19 vaccines at Elmont Memorial High School last Saturday.

Vaccines pop up in Elmont

Nassau County hosts Covid inoculation event

By MEliSSA KoENiG and PEtER BElFioRE mkoenig@liherald.com

Cynthia Hamilton had been trying to get a Covid-19 vaccine since January, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo first announced that health aides like her were eligible for the shot. But everywhere she looked, she said, all appointment slots were full.

So Hamilton reached out to State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages for help, a n d l a s t S at u rd ay, s h e received her first inoculation at Nassau County’s pop-up

vaccine site at Elmont Memorial High School.

“It was good,” the 64-yearold Elmont woman said of the experience, adding that she could now visit her sister, a home health aide in the Bronx, after not seeing her since the pandemic began last year. “I won’t hug her,” Hamilton said, “but at least I can say hi.”

Hamilton was one of 1,000 residents who were inoculated that day as part of the county’s effort to make more vaccines available in communities of color, which have been dispropor tionately

affected by the pandemic.

In November, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that AfricanAmericans were 1.4 times more likely to contract the virus than white Americans, 3.7 times more likely to be hospitalized and 2.8 times more likely to die from it.

Studies have shown that African-Americans are also more likely to work in essential services. In Elmont, which is 45.5 percent Black, more than 1,500 residents worked in health care support services in 2018, roughly 2,000 Continued on page 3

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Booths were set up in the Elmont Memorial High School gym to provide 1,000 residents with Covid-19 vaccines.

Pop-up vaccine site serves Elmont residents nassau county executive Laura Curran, near left, spoke with Legislator Carrié Solages, who had advocated for more vaccine sites in the community.

continued from front worked in sales and more than 1,200 worked in transportation services, according to the U.S. census.

Data from the New York State Department of Health, however, shows that Black people are being inoculated at lower rates than their white counterparts. As of Feb. 24, white people accounted for 82.2 percent of those who were eligible to receive the vaccine on Long Island, and 83.5 percent of those who had been vaccinated in Nassau and Suffolk counties. African-Americans, meanwhile, accounted for 10.9 percent of Long Island’s eligible population, but had received 4.9 percent of the vaccines.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said, though, that 2.6 percent of Long Islanders who had received at least one dose of the vaccine had declined to list race or ethnicity.

“We want to ensure access to the vaccine for all communities,” Curran said at a news conference at the popup site Saturday, noting that county officials do not “want to leave any population in the county behind.”

The county set up a phone line for Elmont residents to schedule appointments at the pop-up vaccine site, she said, and officials reached out to community leaders to find local people in need of a vaccine.

“Filling these thousand slots was a priority,” said State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who represents part of Elmont. “We were in the community making sure we’re giving access to the most vulnerable,” including those without internet access, to schedule their appointments online.

Joan Robertson, 81, of Floral Park, for example, has only a home phone. Her neighbors, Kiki and Tom Sclafani, had tried to secure Robertson an appointment for weeks, to no avail, and offered to drive Robertson to the city for an appointment, but Robertson wanted the vaccine to be administered by hospital personnel locally.

She considered Jones Beach for an appointment, but changed her mind when she saw photographs of cars lined up at the site. So, when Kiki saw on Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages’s Instagram page that there would be a pop-up event in Elmont, she messaged her and made Robertson an appointment.

“I thought it was great,” Robertson said after receiving her first dose last Saturday. “There was no wait here at all.”

Those who work in the Sewanhaka Central High School District were also eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine that day, including Briana Scognamiglio, a math teacher at Sewanhaka and H. Frank Carey high schools, and Jennifer Williams, a security aide at Elmont Memo-

Jennifer williams, a security aide at Elmont Memorial High School, below, received her vaccine, enabling her to visit her mother in Trinidad. rial High School, who said she decided to get the vaccine so she could visit her 94-year-old mother in Trinidad.

The process, she said, went by like “one, two, three,” and now Williams, who had previously only left her house in Amityville to go to Walmart when it was not crowded, said, “I feel like I have a security fence around me.”

The vaccines were administered by 50 Northwell Health employees, and were from the county’s allotment it receives from the state.

The county was set to host another pop-up event in Glen Cove this week, and Northwell Chief Executive Officer Michael Dowling said the hospital network has six vaccination sites now operating on Wednesday, with 300 employees working on the vaccination effort.

“We’re making progress,” Dowling said, reporting that at the height of the pandemic in New York last April, Northwell’s hospitals had a daily peak of 3,500 Covid-19 patients. After a lull over the summer and fall, the holiday season saw 1,400 patients at Northwell facilities, he said. Now, there are 935 patients, and 17 percent of Nassau residents had received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine as of last Saturday.

“This is progress,” Dowling said at a news conference on Feb. 24, offering hope that despite the potential for more virus variants, with more vaccines in the pipeline for approval, and continued safety precautions, the pan-

demic would end in the near future.

“The vaccine works, it is safe, and it is the best cure we have,” Dowling said. “And I’ve told people, whatever you think about how you might have discomfort after getting the vaccine, if you compare that to being in an ICU on a hospital floor, believe me, the vaccine is worth taking.”

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Franklin Square Civilian Patrol member dies at 73

By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

The Franklin Square Civilian Patrol lost one of their own on Feb. 18, when Antonio “Tony” Storelli died in his sleep at the age of 73.

Storelli was born on Sept. 25, 1947 in Coney Island. He met Nina Regina in 1968, when a mutual friend asked her if he could bring Storelli to her “Sour 17” party.

She did not want to have a Sweet 16 party, Nina explained, then she felt bad, so her parents threw her a larger party for her 17th birthday.

The two were married on July 31, 1971.

“Life was never easy,” Nina recounted of her nearly 50 years married to Antonio, but, she said, they “did the best with what we had” and “there’s really no regrets.”

About nine years ago, the Storellis joined the Franklin Square Civilian Patrol and would travel around the town “being the eyes and ears” of the community, and looking for “anything that didn’t look kosher,” Nina said, adding that Antonio was a hard worker as an auto mechanic, who loved to race cars, as well as their two sons.

He was cremated on Feb. 23.

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a forMer elMont Memorial Library employee was sentenced to one to three years in prison for embezzling more than $260,000 from the library over the course of six years.

Former library employee sentenced to prison Courtesy Nina Storelli

antonio “tony” storelli, right, died in his sleep on Feb. 18 at the age of 73. He and his wife, Nina, left, were members of the Franklin Square Civilian Patrol.

CRIme wATCh Thefts

Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont.

■ A victim reports that on Feb. 19, an unknown male suspect stole six cases of Heineken from the Shell Gas Station and Bolla Market on Linden Boulevard in Elmont.

■ A victim reports that on Feb. 22 at 3 p.m., an unknown male suspect stole a delivered package from the Target on

■ A victim reports that on Feb. 22 at 10 p.m., an unknown suspect stole sunglasses from her unlocked vehicle on Crystal Street in Elmont.

■ A victim reports that on Feb. 23 at 5 p.m., an unknown male suspect stole a delivered package from her doorstep on Jacob Street in Elmont.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

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Sheila Seward, a for mer Elmont Memorial Library employee, was sentenced to serve one to three years in prison and pay more than $236,000 in restitution on Feb. 24, after pleading guilty in September to grand larceny charges, and admitting that she stole more than $260,000 from the library over the course of six years.

Seward, a 59-year-old from West Babylon, was working as an administrative assistant at the time, and therefore had access to the library’s finances, according to District Attorney Madeline Singas. In August 2012, Singas said, Seward began adding excess payments, labeled “other compensation,” to her paychecks. The amounts she added ranged from $39 to $6,900, and increased over time. In total, Singas reported, Seward added money to her paychecks more than 100 times, and used the funds for medical bills and college tuition.

Seward resigned from her position at the library in August 2018.

About one month later, Elmont Library officials caught on to her scheme, when they conducted a review of the library’s

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financial statements. They then reported it to the District Attorney’s Office.

“We were obviously shocked to learn all the alleged illegal activities taking place within our library system,” Livingstone Young, president of the library board said in November 2019, when Sewardd was charged with grand larceny in the second degree, falsifying business records in the second degree and official misconduct.

The library has since taken measures to protect itself from further thefts. In a news release following Seward’s arrest, library officials wrote that they had hired a library director and a personnel clerk, changed insurance carriers and increased coverage for employee theft.

Additionally, they said, the library has since automated its payroll system, and is now receiving payroll warrants directly from the payroll company.

“I thank the Elmont Memorial Library for their cooperation in this investigation,” Singas said in a statement, “and I’m glad that the stolen money will be returned to this community fixture.”

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The 2021 Jovia Long Island Marathon will return to Eisenhower Park in East Meadow this Sept. 17 and 18.

L.I. Marathon to be held in person in September

By BRiaN STieGLiTZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Long Island’s most anticipated running event will return this year with a new course — again.

The 2021 Jovia Long Island Marathon and all its accompanying racing events will return to Eisenhower Park in East Meadow this Sept. 17 and 18. While the event is typically held in May, Nassau County officials decided to host it five months later to allow more time to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

“As we continue to make significant progress in the fight against Covid-19, we’ve been able to allow some smaller races — with up to 300 participants — to come to our parks through the fall and winter,” said County Executive Laura Curran at a Feb. 25 news conference, at which she made the announcement.

Curran explained that the county has been able to host races by following safety and social-distancing protocols like introducing staggered start times and contactless check-ins, checking athletes’ temperatures and limiting the number of spectators.

Because the Long Island Marathon draws a much bigger crowd than the typical 5K and 10K races, attracting 5,000 people in 2019, county officials decided to hold the event in September “because we expect to have more vaccines . . . and that will mean more immunity in our community so we could get more participation,” Curran said.

For the second year, the race will be directed by Baldwin-based company Race Awesome, which is run by Corey Roberts and his wife, Stacey.

“At the end of the day, the realization is that it’s not just about producing a race,” Roberts said at the news conference. “There are so many services that Nassau County provides to the race to make it happen, especially from our health department.”

Past events have had roughly 12 medical tents along the route, all of which the county health department provided.

“The health department right now really needs to focus on vaccinations,” Roberts noted. “With that, we really took the time to think about how we can do this and do it safely with Nassau County.”

When Race Awesome took the reins to direct the 2019 marathon, it unveiled a new course that shut down parts of Merrick Avenue and Wantagh Parkway.

With the event in September, Roberts said he was reluctant to follow the same route and risk impacting the

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NaSSau CouNTy exeCuTive Laura Curran announced the changes to the marathon during a Feb. 25 news conference, at which she was joined by Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and Health Commissioner Larry Eisenstein. crowds heading to and from Jones Beach for their last beach trips of the summer.

The 47th marathon will feature a two-lap course that keeps runners in Eisenhower Park for more of the event and then send them through Mitchell Field, Museum Row and along the some of the pedestrian and bike lanes that the county installed in 2020.

“It will have less an impact on communities and downtown areas than previous years, while delivering athletes a full-distance marathon with a two-lap course,” Curran said.

Roberts added that having a more condensed course could allow runners more opportunities to compete alongside one another and give spectators a better chance to see runners.

The marathon will remain a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon. Everyone who registered for the 2020 event, which was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be automatically registered again for the 2021 event in September. Those who haven’t registered yet will be able to do so starting March 15 at www.runlongislandmarathon.com.

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Black leaders talk future at Inside LI webinar

By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

In celebration of Black History Month, Black leaders on Long Island gathered for the latest webinar of Herald Inside LI on Feb. 25.

Speakers included Phil Andrews, the president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce Inc.; Regina Armstrong, superintendent of Hempstead Union Free School District; Frederick Brewington, the owner and principal of Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington; Margo Cargill, the CEO of Titanium Linx Consulting Inc. and vice president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce; and Daniel Lloyd, founder and president of Minority Millennials Inc. Skye Ostreicher, of Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLive, comoderated the discussion alongside DuWayne Gregory, senior vice president and director of diversity, equity and inclusion training for McBride Consulting and Business Development Group.

Lloyd, the youngest member of and only millennial on the panel, emphasized the importance that his and younger generations will play in advancing social justice in United States “The millennial and generation Z demographics are the largest, most educated and most diverse in the nation,”

Lloyd said. “What we’re seeing is that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “We know that the failure of America millennials and gen Z are understanding what justice is — the idea of a quali- — and Long Island in itself — is not allowing the full story to be told,” Brewty life and fairness.”

“As a superintendent of a school dis- ington said. “The importance of being trict, we see how people can look at us there not only as a role model but also as a resource, so that the as a school district when wonderful education that is we’re failing, they’re quick being taken on by millennito talk about it and advertise als and gen X is not wasted it,” Armstrong said, “but in regard to getting caught when we are experiencing in the same mistakes and successes, no one wants to the same history that has share it or they begin to critpulled people down.” icize the prog ress being “One of the big lacks is made and say, ‘That can’t be that we don’t have enough possible.’” mentorship opportunities,” “That hard work that Cargill said. “We can give they’re putting in is not them that guidance and that being recognized by people direction so they can avoid on the outside,” Armstrong those pitfalls.” continued. “It makes them PhIl ANDREWs As the vice president of feel as though they are less African American t h e Nassau Council of than.”

Chamber of Chamber of Commerce, CarThe Hempstead School gill understands the perDistrict makes it a goal to Commerce spectives and practices of show students a wide variety of career opportunities so they other communities. By relaying this understand what is possible — whether information to her own community, peoit’s a store worker or the owner of the ple there can adopt beneficial practices, too. business.

“It’s about information and sharing Brewington said he often invites young local people to his practice to that information, and being a mentor,” show them career possibilities. His Cargill said. “It’s about being part of an office commemorates several historical ecosystem that’s larger than just the Black figures, including Malcolm X and majority-minority communities.”

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“We didn’t want young people sitting outside on an opportunity like this,” Andrews said. “We have to be at the table; we have to be involved. When we have a seat at the table, we can bring something away. We can’t sit back on these things. . . We have to be examples.”

“You can’t buy wisdom,” Lloyd said, referring to the need for mentorship on Long Island. Minority Millennials helps invigorate young members’ business dreams by allowing them to share the personal stories behind their business ideas.

“We, as a people, need to understand where that information is flowing and not just confine ourselves to what we like or what’s comfortable for us,” Cargill said. “Step outside the box and stay curious, because as you stay curious, that’s where you’ll find your niche and your next big idea.”

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Sunday, March 14

Show some library love

Women’s History Month concert

Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can earn two hours of community service by filling out a short survey about why they love the Elmont Memorial Library and showing a Young Adult librarian their confirmation at any time through March 31.

Brandy Hart will perform a selection of songs recorded by some of the greatest female vocalists of all time in a virtual performance from the Elmont Memorial Library on March 14 at 2 p.m. This show covers all genres of music and is sure to please audiences of all ages.

Registration is required, and a link will be emailed to all participants before the program begins.

Girls who code Girls in grades six through 12 can learn basic coding skills every Saturday from 12 to 1:30 p.m. until April 17. Please visit the Elmont Memorial Library website to sign up. Registration is required.

Tuesday, March 16 Make Irish soda bread Register with your email to receive the recipe for Irish soda bread, which will be posted on the Elmont Memorial Library’s Adult Services page on March 16. Registration to receive the recipe ends the day before program.

Friday, March 5 Intro to health and wellness Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can learn about health and wellness by watching an introductory video posted on the Elmont Memorial Library website on March 5. Registration is required.

Saturday, March 6 Microsoft Excel for home use Learn how to use Microsoft Excel at home in this program from the Franklin Square Public Library on March 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. A tablet or computer will be required to participate in the program. Registration is required.

The Women of New York lecture Learn about the women who made New York history in an online lecture from the Elmont Memorial Library on March 6 at 2 p.m. Registration is required, and a link will be emailed to all participants prior to the program.

Tuesday, March 9 Virtual Reiki class Adults can participate in a virtual Reiki class from the Franklin Square Public Library on March 9 at 11 a.m. to help with relaxation, stress management and pain relief. Registration is required, and

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Keep your health in check The St. Francis Hospital Outreach Bus will be at the Elmont Memorial Library parking lot on March 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to provide adults with a brief cardiac hitory, a blood pressure test, free flu shots and a simple blood test for cholesterol and diabetes. No appointments are required. a link will be emailed to all participants prior to the program.

Make shamrock cookies Adults can register with their email to receive a recipe for shamrock cookies, which will be available on the Elmont Memorial Library’s website on March 9.

Registration to receive the recipe ends the day before the program.

Wednesday, March 10 Financial planning workshop Representatives from the New York Life Insurance Company will be at the Franklin Square Public Library on March 10 at 2 p.m. to discuss financial planning. Registration is required.

Franklin Square BoE meeting The Franklin Square Board of Education will hold its next meeting virtually on March 10 at 8 p.m.

Friday, March 12 Learn about nutrition Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can watch a video on the Elmont Memorial Library’s website on March 12 to learn about nutrition. Reigstration is required.

St. Francis Outreach Bus The St. Francis Hospital Outreach Bus will be at the Elmont Memorial Library’s parking lot on March 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to provide adults 18 and older with a brief cardiac history, blood pressure test and a simple blood test

for cholesterol and diabetes. Free flu shots will also be available, and no registration or appointment is required.

Saturday, March 13 St. Patrick’s Day trivia Compete against other Elmont residents in a St. Patrick’s Day trivia match on March 13. Register by emailing Theresa from the Elmont Memorial Library at theresaowens8@gmail.com on March 12 with the subject line “ELMONT/ ST. PATTY’S DAY.” All questions will be holiday related and will be emailed to all participants on March 13, who will have until 11:50 p.m. to submit their answers. Everyone who plays will be eligible to win a $25 Amazon gift card, regardless of score.

Irish song celebration Francine Evans and Joel Slenik will perform your Irish favorites in a lively and engaging virtual performance from the Elmont Memorial Library on March 16 at 12:30 p.m. Registration is required, and a link will be sent to all participants prior to the show.

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Daylight savings time begins on March 14.

The start times for Elmont UFSD schools will be adjusted on March 8.

The Franklin Square School District will offer Covid tests to students and parents on March 7.

John Street School students donated 290 lbs. of food to the Harry Chapin Food Bank.

Assemblyman Ed Ra is calling on Democrats to rescind the governor’s emergency powers.

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Firm to study equity issues at Sewanhaka continued from front When district officials met with the firm’s staff to discuss its work in other districts, Grossane said, “we were particularly interested in how much they involve students in the evaluation and implementation process.”

“We believe that student voice is incredibly important in work such as this,” he told the Herald, “and believe students’ involvement will help the district’s efforts in building greater understanding of and between our diverse student population.”

In the 2018-19 school year, the district’s student body was 24 percent Black or African-American, 23 percent Asian or Native Hawaiian, 20 percent Hispanic or Latino and 33 percent white, with 1 percent identifying as multiracial, according to the New York State Education Department website.

According to state data, 95.4 percent of the district’s Asian-American and Pacific Islander students, 94.4 percent of Black students, 88.1 percent of Hispanic or Latino students and 97.1 percent of white students graduated after four years in 2019-20.

But state test results varied between the racial and ethnic groups. In 2019, 64 percent of Asian and Pacific Islander and 60 percent of white students in the Sewanhaka Central High School District scored a three or higher — meaning they scored proficient — on the state English Language Arts exam. Meanwhile, 47 percent of Black and 38 percent of Hispanic or Latino students earned proficient scores that year.

On the state math exam that year, 60 percent of Asian or Pacific Islanders scored proficient, as did 63 percent of white students, 32 percent of Hispanic or Latino students and 31 percent of Black students.

“We really want to think of eliminating predictability of who succeeds and who does not,” said Bettina Umstead, an associate at the Equity Collaborative, explaining that there are historic barriers that make it more challenging for minority students to succeed — starting in 1779, when Thomas Jefferson proposed a twotrack education system, with different tracks for “the laboring and the learned,” and extending through the Jim Crow laws that segregated schools to two 2007 Supreme Court decisions that ruled race could not factor into assigning students to high schools.

The Equity Collaborative, Umstead said, seeks to “interrupt these inequitable practices” and challenge people’s biases about who can succeed by making the teachers more culturally aware.

“We believe that culture drives performance,” the firm’s website reads, “and that taking on the difficult challenges of addressing inequality requires a significant cultural transformation for any organization that is not yet openly discussing the intersections of systemic oppression and community political realities.”

The Sewanhaka district has already taken steps to better serve its diverse community. “We always strive to meet the needs of our students,” Grossane said, “and this is another facet of the work the district has already begun.”

District officials do not account for race when hiring teachers, he said, but they do take part in diversity and job fairs at historically Black colleges and universities.

Still, Grossane noted at the Board of Education meeting, “There’s always room for improvement.”

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he Covid pandemic has had a huge impact on the lives of millions of people across the globe as well as businesses, especially small businesses such as mine. Insurance agents like me rely on face-to-face communication, providing a personal connection to our customers.

During the pandemic, we find ourselves restricted, given the concern of getting or giving this dreaded virus. We have been forced to come up with creative ways to engage with our clients and with our co-workers.

Surprisingly, we have found constructive and positive ways to advance with all aspects of our work, including our personal lives. I now realize that much of what we do can be done from home, thanks to technology.

While we still miss that personal contact,

we know that the priority right now is safety.

This time has also made us more mindful of time spent with family. Being forced to stay home, we realize that we really can create that work/life balance that we have all been seeking and the importance of it.

I have been blessed with amazing neighbors who, through the support that we share with one another, give us the opportunity to focus on our families, our friendships, our work and our community.

While this year has taken a toll on all of us for many different reasons, the one most significant value it has taught me is the strength of connections and helping those who we can, as we are all in this together.

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Anything urgent, we began doing over video chat, and we created a no-contact drop-off and pickup service for anyone who needed anything addressed, cleaned or repaired.

We started sending out a weekly email to update our customers, and since those with hearing loss have issues talking over the phone, we gave them tips on how to keep in contact with their friends and families. We also sent our customers complimentary kits with cleaning supplies, batteries and other items.

In mid-May we reopened, but maintained some of the things we started doing at the height of the pandemic, including video chats. We also made sure everyone in our office was fully equipped with personal protective equipment.

People with hearing loss rely on visual cues like reading people’s lips; however, with everyone wearing masks, it creates an issue for them because they lose that capability. We’ve had to make changes to assist that problem.

Hearing is essential. It's a medical need, and it affects people socially, emotionally and physically, especially during a time when a pandemic makes people feel isolated. If people do notice they are having hearing loss, they should take it seriously and know that we offer a safe environment and are taking every precaution.

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FRANKLIN SQUARE President, Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce

MALVERNE Owner, Nassau HVAC Inc., Lynbrook

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t first, the pandemic affected us a lot.

Technically, we were considered essential, so we were allowed to open, but I had my family to take care of, so I had to think about them first. I had to make a very hard decision, and I closed my business for two and a half months last year.

I spent that time focusing on my book series for children, K.C. & Kayla’s Science Corner, which I started back in 2018. I’ve published four books so far, and they're all aimed at firstand second-graders. I really did believe in it, and I thought that it was something that kids would love. I think the part that I enjoyed the most was when I would go to the schools or the libraries and I would read to the kids.

It’s different when you’re in the room physically with them, because you can move

around and kind of feel the energy, and I like that. When you’re on a computer, you don’t really feel that. Just to see the look on their faces . . . that really gave me the motivation to keep going.

When I reopened my business during the summer, I took up all the new safety measures.

The way I do my business is very different from the big HVAC stores. I’m very big on community and customer experience, and that’s what sets us apart from every other business out there.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a phone call, an email or a text. It’s very important for us to respond to everyone in a timely manner. It’s about building relationships and not treating everyone like a number.

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he coronavirus pandemic represents a completely unprecedented circumstance. No event in recent history has affected us as profoundly and pervasively. Professionally, I have been affected as the president of the Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce as well as in my own real estate company, Lisa DP Real Estate Inc., in several ways.

In the beginning of 2020, members didn't want to have meetings in our local food establishments, as was customary. Soon thereafter, the board participated in a few Zoom meetings, but I knew that something else was needed so that we could safely network in person. When I received a PPE kit for my business and one for the chamber, our event Networking in the Park was born.

I then had well-attended meetings in Rath

Park in July, August, September, October and November, and this year I started holding our meetings at our local VFW hall. We now have 176 members, and everyone is so happy to see each other.

As for my real estate company, I follow all CDC protocols at all of my showings and open houses. It’s been very busy. Prices are high, and there are bidding and selling wars.

Nothing has defeated my spirit to survive and thrive. The true test of leadership is how well you function in a crisis, because anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. I am so grateful for everything that I have.

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he coronavirus changed everything, because people don’t come in as much as before. I guess I take it a little at a time, because I own this, and because I have to work out there to make money to survive. To keep this store going, I have to work elsewhere.

It’s really hard, but I don’t want to close the store, so I try — I try hard. I run this place by myself as of right now. Basically it’s not really busy, so it’s not really a toll on me. Once in a while somebody comes in and I do it. People understand, like the landlord, because they used to come before. They knew I had people back then, but now they know how things are.

I talk to people, I talk to them, you know the landlord, he understands I’m behind on the rent. He’s waiting because he sees there’s nothing going on anyway, because he sees.

And then the lights, I don’t know. It’s just unlike before. Like way before, if I didn’t pay they’d shut me off. Now they don’t. I guess they’re giving me breaks, but I still have to pay.

In the future, I hope that everybody will be coming in, and walking out there, and not be afraid of anything, and, you know, coming in and out, and to spend time and spend money, and then we’ll get back to normal, because right now, nobody’s coming in.

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When longtime Elmont Chamber of Commerce President Paul Sapienza died suddenly of a brain aneurysm in November, the board decided to turn to first vice president Julie Marchesella to take over the club’s reins.

She had been a member of the chamber for 25 years, joining shortly after she purchased property in the area, and was officially elected to serve as the chamber’s president in January.

“The board as a whole couldn’t be happier that Julie agreed to take over,” said Pat Boyle, the executive director for Gateway Youth Outreach who serves on the chamber’s board. “She’s perfect for the position.”

Marchesella, of West Islip, has previously served as president of the Merrick Chamber of Commerce, and is the immediate past president and legislative liaison of the Nassau Council Chambers of Commerce, which she has been a member of for 24 years. As such, Boyle said, Marchesella has been vital in bringing the Elmont chamber information about Nassau County programs for small businesses.

“She’s up on everything we need to know about chambers,” said Ralph Esposito, who serves on the chamber board, with Pat Boyle adding, “she’ had her hand in everything that goes on.”

During her time with the Elmont chamber, Marchesella has worked with Sapienza to lobby own officials to rezone and redevelop Hempstead Turnpike with standardized façades and the possibility of adding apartments above some of the businesses.

She has also been involved in discussions about the potential benefits of the UBS Arena at Belmont Park on the Elmont business community, and has helped run the Belmont/Elmont Parade and the chamber’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony.

Marchesella is now working to bring these events back and hold meetings in person once it is aain safe to do so, and hopes to continue in Paul Sapienza’s legacy. In fact, Boyle said, the Elmont chamber has recently voted to rename the annual Belmont/Elmont parade and Christmas tree lighting ceremony for Sapienza.

“His name will be emblazoned on Elmont forever,” Boyle said, “which as a friend of his makes me very, very happy.”

Sapienza had taken “such a big role” in the chamber during his 12 years as president, Tania Lawes, another board member, explained. But, she said, “Julie’s doing a great job of handling it all.”

She has already used her authority as president to negotiate a contract with Oceanside-based Jillian’s Circus, an internet marketing service, to help with the chamber’s social media. The company contracts local business owners whenever there is a holiday coming up that relates to their services, Marchesella previously told the Herald, and profiles do-gooders in the community.

“Julie has a way of being very creative,” Lawes, the manager of external affairs and community engagement for the New York Islanders, said, and takes “whatever the situation may be and pivoting it so it all works out successfully.”

“The sky’s the limit if you have the heart and time to get it done,” Lawes added, “and Julie does.”

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Bringing local sports home every week

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

With only eight games, no playoffs, the recommended wearing of masks on the court and socially distances chairs on the bench, Nassau County basketball conducted a season like no other.

One thing didn’t change — the exceptional play of Elmont’s boys’ team. The Spartans, who won the Nassau Class A title last winter but were unable to test their talents against Amityville since the pandemic forced the cancellation of the Long Island championships, capped a perfect 8-0 campaign last Saturday with a 57-47 victory at Kennedy.

Elmont interim head coach Ryan Straub, who has led the JV program while also serving as an assistant to varsity head coach George Holub, said the Spartans took on a game-by-game mentality and were just happy to have the opportunity to play at all.

“For the longest time, all the kids wanted to do was play,” Straub said.

“They did a great job focusing on following all the safety protocols and got behind each other.”

The senior backcourt trio of Jonathan Maldonado, Sharaim Best and Jayden Rayford steered Elmont’s ship.

All three scored in double figures along with sophomore Chike Ndefo in a 63-42 victory over Carey on Feb. 25 in a battle of unbeatens at the time. Both teams won their first six games.

Maldonado, who had 15 of his teamleading 20 points against the Seahawks in the first half, averaged 18 points per game and served as a lockdown defender. Best, who transferred back to Elmont after a stint at St. Mary’s, had his perimeter shooting touch on display and

JONaThaN MaLdONadO hELpEd Elmont to an undefeated 8-0 season.

scored 15 of his 17 points from behind the arc. Rayford, who added 12 points, features an accurate mid-range game but also brings the ability to get to the rim.

Ndefo is no stranger to the rim, either. He averaged 12 points per game, most coming from the paint, and led the Spartans in blocked shots. “He’s our true anchor in help defense,” Straub noted. Another sophomore, point guard Jayden Watkins, chipped in 7 points per game while serving as one of the offense’s creative sources.

Senior-led Carey goes 7-1

Behind the ef forts of its seven seniors, Carey put together a six-game winning streak out of the gate and finished 7-1. The Seahawks were led by AllCounty guard Chris Toscano, who averaged 20 points per game, and All-Conference 6-foot-6 center James Cosgrove, who averaged double figures in points and rebounds.

“This team was excited to be playing and mentally tough,” head coach Steve Savino said. “We took a tournament-like approach and treated every game like it could be the last one.”

Toscano and Cosgrove helped the Seahawks rally from 23 down against Elmont in the third quarter to get within 9 early in the fourth. Toscano poured in a game-high 25.

Carey’s wins came against Calhoun (twice), Kennedy, Sewanhaka, Garden City, Great Neck North and Jericho.

Other key contributors were Alex Pinto, who handled most of the point-guard responsibilities, Michael O’Connell, Joey Orlandino and Cameron Denner.

“It was an unselfish group that communicated well,” Savino said.

Photos by Tony Bellissimo/Herald

RETuRNINg aLL-COuNTY guaRd Chris Toscano led Carey in scoring.

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Public Notices

March 4, 2021 — FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD

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LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Section 103 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the Elmont Union Free School District will accept sealed offers at the Elmont Road School, Business Office, 2nd floor, 135 Elmont Road, Elmont, New York 11003 until March 22, 2021 at 11:00A.M., at which time they will be opened. Due to these unprecedented times, bidders may not be present at opening. Results will be mailed to bidders.

FACILITIES BIDS BID # OPENING DATE OPENING TIME 2-21/22-Custodal Supplies 3/22/21 11:00AM 3-21/22-Paint & Paint Supplies 3/22/21 11:00AM 4-21/22-Electrical Supplies 3/22/21 11:00AM 5-21/22-Plumbing Supplies 3/22/21 11:00AM 6-21/22-Carpentry Supplie 3/22/21 11:00AM Bid specifications may be secured at the Elmont UFSD Business Office between the hours of 8:45am and 3:45pm on weekdays beginning Friday, March 5, 2021.

Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope. The outside of the envelope must be clearly marked with the Bid # and Description.

If you should require additional information, please contact Ms. Diane Tool at (516) 326-5500 extension 42013.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all offerings in part or whole and to waive any informality and to accept the offering which is in the best interest of the Elmont Union Free District.

By Order of the Board of Education Dated: March 4, 2021 Diana Delahanty District Clerk 124826 LEGAL NOTICE Hempstead, New York R E S O L U T I O N Notice is hereby given OF THE TOWN OF ESTABLISHING AND that an order granted by HEMPSTEAD SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN the Supreme Court, DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. PARKING SPACES FOR Nassau county, on the Supervisor MOTOR VEHICLES FOR 26th day of January , KATE MURRAY THE SOLE USE OF 2021. Bearing index Town Clerk HOLDERS OF SPECIAL number 31-21, a copy of 124811 PARKING PERMITS which may be examined ISSUED BY THE COUNTY LEGAL NOTICE at the office of the clerk, OF NASSAU TO NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF located at 240 old P H Y S I C A L L Y TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD country road, mineola, NY HANDICAPPED PERSONS LOCAL LAW NO. 16-2021 grants me the right to AND THE REPEAL OF PLEASE TAKE NOTICE assume the name Tai CERTAIN OTHER that, pursuant to Article 9 Henriquez. The city and LOCATIONS, WHICH of the New York State state of my present WERE PREVIOUSLY, SET Constitution, the address are Elmont, NY; ASIDE AS PARKING provisions of the Town the month and year of my SPACES FOR PHYSICALLY Law and the Municipal birth are May, 1987; the HANDICAPPED PERSONS. Home Rule Law of the place of my birth is WHEREAS, pursuant to State of New York, both Queens, New York; my Resolution No. 229-2021, as amended, a public adopted February 2, present name is Taisha c. hearing was duly called Henriquez.

2021, a public hearing and held February 23, 124832 was duly held on the 23rd 2021, by the Town Board day of February, 2021, at LEGAL NOTICE of the Town of the Town Meeting NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF Hempstead on the Pavilion, Hempstead TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD proposed adoption of Town Hall, 1 Washington LOCAL LAW NO. 15-2021 Town of Hempstead Local Street, Hempstead, New PLEASE TAKE NOTICE Law No. 16-2021, and York, on the proposed that, pursuant to Article 9 following the close of the establishment and setting of the New York State hearing the Town Board aside of certain parking Constitution, the duly adopted Town of spaces for motor vehicles provisions of the Town Hempstead Local Law No. for the sole use of holders Law and the Municipal 16-2021, amending of special parking permits Home Rule Law of the Section 202-1 of the Code issued by the County of of the Town of State of New York, both Nassau to physically as amended, a public Hempstead, to include handicapped persons, in hearing was duly called “PARKING OR STANDING accordance with Section and held February 23, PROHIBITIONS” at 202-48 of the Code of the various locations.

2021, by the Town Board Town of Hempstead, all Dated: February 23, 2021 of the Town of as set forth in said

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN Hempstead on the resolution; and proposed adoption of BOARD WHEREAS, after due Town of Hempstead Local Hempstead, New York consideration, this Town OF THE TOWN OF Law No. 15-2021, and Board finds it to be in the HEMPSTEAD following the close of the public interest to DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. hearing the Town Board establish and set aside duly adopted Town of Supervisor certain parking spaces for KATE MURRAY Hempstead Local Law No. motor vehicles for the Town Clerk 15-2021, amending sole use of holders of 124812 Chapter 202 of the Code special parking permits of the Town of issued by the County of LEGAL NOTICE Hempstead, to include Nassau to physically CASE NO. 21527 “REGULATIONS & handicapped persons; RESOLUTION NO. RESTRICTIONS” to limit NOW, THEREFORE BE IT 234-2021 parking at various RESOLVED, that in Adopted: February 23, locations. accordance with Section 2021 Dated: Febru202-48 of the Code of the Councilman D’Esposito ary 23, 2021 Town of Hempstead, the offered the following

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN following parking spaces resolution and moved its BOARD be and the same hereby is adoption:

set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons: BELLEROSE TERRACE 241st STREET - west side, starting at a point 144 feet north of the north curbline of Ontario Road, north for a distance of 14 feet.

(TH-409/20) BALDWIN FOX ROAD - east side, starting at a point 90 feet south of the south curbline of Thomas Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-8/21) ELMONT SEWANEE AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 370 feet north of the north curbline of Atherton Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-361/20) FRANKLIN SQUARE RINTIN STREET - east side, starting at a point 250 feet south of the south curbline of Fenworth Boulevard, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-339/20) UNIONDALE VAN BUREN STREET north side, starting at a point 797 feet west of the curbline of Nassau Road, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-356/20) WANTAGH CHARLES ROAD - south side, starting at a point 88 feet east of the east curbline of Brent Drive, east for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-401/20) ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting.

The foregoing resolution was seconded by Senior Councilwoman Goosby and adopted upon roll call as follows: AYES: SEVEN (7) NOES: NONE (0) 124814

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Sewanhaka officials propose $215 million 2021- 22 spending plan

By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

Programming costs would account for the majority of the Sewanhaka Central High School District’s 2021 -22 school year budget under a proposal Kevin O’Brien, the district’s assistant superintendent for finance and operations presented to the public at a virtual Board of Education meeting on Feb. 23.

Programming costs — which include funds for instruction, school libraries, pupil personnel services, health services, extracurricular activities and transportation —would account for about 75 percent of the district’s $215.5 million proposal, with administrative costs (including personnel salaries, insurance prices and curriculum development expenses) and capital expenses (including those to pay for security, pay off the district’s debts and for building improvements) both accounting for 12 percent of the budget.

Together, these expenses would contribute to a $6.2 million, or a 2.99 percent, increase in expenditures over the current budget.

But Capital expenditures related to building improvements would actually decrease by about $408,000 — or 1.57 percent — under the budget proposal, when compared to the current budget.

Sewanhaka district officials invested $1.8 million from its budget this year in security enhancements, including the installation of security vestibules — which prevent guests from entering a building without proper identification — and enhanced lock systems that require faculty members to swipe a key card for access to classrooms and offices.

Next year, O’Brien said, district officials will continue to make building improvements at all five schools, but the costs will not be as high. He expects that the district would spend just $1.5 million from the proposed budget for the: ■ Addition of two boilers at Elmont Memorial High School.

■ Replacement of some sports lockers at H. Frank Carey.

■ Replacement of the gym wall padding at H. Frank Carey.

■ Replacement of six exterior doors at H. Frank Carey.

■ Addition of storage under the bleachers at H. Frank Carey.

■ Renovation of the small, upstairs gymnasium at Sewanhaka High School.

■ Reparation of the masonry at Sewanhaka High School.

These expenses would be funded in part by a $153.9 million tax levy — an increase of 1.11 percent over the current levy.

The Sewanhaka Central High School District is also expected to receive $43.9 million in state aid, including $2.36 million in coronavirus aid, under the executive budget Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed in January. These figures, however,

The proposed budget, at a glance expendiTures Administrative — $27,588,722 Programming — $162,384,600 Capital — $25,539,480 revenue State Aid — $43,987,929 PILOTs —$3,213,275 Tax levy — $153,912,958 Money from reserves — $274,972 Money leftover from current budget — $9,120,668 Money that will be transferred from capital — $500,000 Miscellaneous other revenue sources — $2,053,000 are subject to change as the district’s budget process progresses over the next few months.

Coronavirus aid would come from the federal government as part of its stimulus program, and would be allocated to local governments to avoid cuts to education spending, tax hikes and layoffs.

Additionally, O’Brien said at the meeting, district officials would use money left over from the current budget to help fund next year’s increase, and are expected to receive $3.2 million in payment-inlieu-of-taxes, or PILOT, payments.

Under a PILOT agreement, a business is pulled off of tax rolls and pays local tax authorities a negotiated amount instead. As a result, a school district’s tax base usually decreases. In a centralized high school district, where the elementary school districts collect taxes for the high school district, the tax burden for the high school district shifts onto the elementary school districts.

The Sewanhaka Board of Education will be holding another budget presentation on March 28 at 8 p.m., and will hold its annual hearing on the budget proposal on May 4. It will be up for a vote on May 18.

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A. With enough money spent, all things are possible. Hopefully you chose for the location, school district, taxes and all the long-term reasons instead of just because the house has “good bones,” an expression most often used by people who have no idea what that really means but like the sense of substantial structure it suggests. onte eeper You can open all the walls, as long as it’s done correctly, having the work planned by a licensed professional who uses proper engineering to check the loads, load paths, predicted behavior of wind, snow, fire and floods to design the changes. All too often I’m escorted into the main area of a house where the owner bounces their heels on the floor to show me how the floor shakes, or points to the cracks in the ceiling or the easily noticeable sag in the main beam running above their kitchen, dining room or living room.

I always ask if they know who planned the work, and generally they say either that it was done by the contractor or the people before them. Either way, they want it corrected as part of the work. But I have to inform them that this time the beam will be calculated, not guessed at, and the reason for the sag was because of the fear of spending money to hire a trained professional instead, assuming that anyone can do this.

The other extreme that amateurs take when designing a beam is over-design, which just costs more, although sometimes the beam is actually so heavy that it sags from its own weight. That’s where equilibrium comes into play. Only you can decide the cutoff point where the dollars are too much. The technology part is really the simplest, since many functions are becoming wireless, and items like foam insulation (which also acts as a vapor and air barrier), heat pumps, reflective surfaces for passive energy allowance, energy recovery, radiant systems with sensors, water-conserving plumbing fixtures, backflow devices for water safety, rooftop solar with back-up batteries and microgrid software are more advanced and have more functions than you may fully appreciate.

“Smart” technology adjusts itself, accumulating data use to activate for greater efficiency and cost savings. So stay where you are and enjoy the upgrades, well planned and correctly integrated.

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any people seem to confuse democracy and capitalism.

Some seem to think that capitalism defines our system of government. However, our governance is based on democratic principles, including the importance of voting. Capitalism is about economics, not governing.

Two central characteristics of capitalism are competition in the marketplace and the availability of information. Competition supports choice, and freely available information supports ROBERT informed choice.

Wander supermarSCOTT kets aisles and look at the shelves.

There are abundant choices of toothpaste, laundry soaps and paper products, with descriptions of ingredients and safety labels. Nevertheless, we as consumers must be aware; we must determine the truth in advertising.

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characteristic. We can choose which political party to support, which candidate to back and which policy proposals meet our criteria. However, we must seek the truth and become informed with facts.

Given such choices, why do so many fail to vote?

The 2020 presidential election campaigns spent almost $14 billion, and turnout, as a percentage of the voting-age public, was higher than any other in 120 years — yet one-third of eligible voters stayed away.

Some lacked access or were afraid of the unofficial “marshals” monitoring voting sites, and others were dissuaded from voting by disinformation spread through social media.

We need to do more to control disinformation efforts, reduce limitations to voting, help voters learn the truth and ensure the integrity of elections. We can choose to do more to ensure informed choices at the ballot box. But not choosing to do so is itself a choice, one that can lead to the demise of democracy.

The historian Robert Artigiani wrote

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that we should “choose to act so the act of choosing remains possible.” By failing to exercise our right to vote and failing to ensure the integrity of information promoted by campaigns, we have not only lost our chance to choose, but also have chosen to act in a way that can lead to losing our right to choose.

That’s what happens in authoritarian regimes, even though they may not start that way. Hitler was chosen democratically in 1932 before consolidating power.

Putin was first elected by popular vote in 2000, and instituted constitutional changes in 2018 that allowed him to remain in power. In both cases, the people made choices that resulted in the loss of future choices because they didn’t stay informed or act on their concerns in time to avoid the consequences.

The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was the result of a disinformation campaign of falsehoods that persists to this day. For democracy to survive, for there to be “a more perfect union,” we need an informed citizenry that under-

ven in November’s momentous election, onethird of eligible voters sat out.

stands and appreciates critical thinking, information literacy and the instruments of democracy. We need objective journalism as the source of news.

We also need more flexibility in voting to meet the needs of our modern world.

Voting by mail and early voting are steps forward, but not the only steps that we can take. Why is general-election voting limited to the first Tuesday in November?

Wouldn’t it make sense to allow voting over several days, as in some other countries? What about holding elections on weekends, when fewer people would have to take time off from work in order to vote? In some countries, voting is mandatory, and fines can be imposed on those who do not vote.

Our vote is our voice. Voting is an act of choice and the exercise of our voice in expressing our values and priorities. We should make it easier to learn about candidates and issues, and vote. After all, our choice of leaders and policies is much more important than our brand of toothpaste.

Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and the author of “How University Boards Work.”

Fighting the other epidemic: QAnon (Part 1)

ddly, the most offensive remark made by a politician lately (and there are a lot to choose from) came from Marjorie Taylor Greene last month, as she was desperately trying to hold on to her seat in the House of Representatives. Standing before a microphone on Feb. 4, Greene was backpedaling as fast as she could to put distance between herself and QAnon, the conspiracy group she supported. She had been elected to the House in Georgia’s 14th District on a wave of racist RANDI and anti-Semitic KREISS vitriol and innuendo.

In numerous speeches and tweets over the course of her campaign, Greene had allied herself with QAnon and its conspiracy tropes targeting numerous people in public life. By Feb. 4, she had been stripped of her committee assignments in the House because of her public remarks, and she feared being booted out of office altogether. So she stood before a microphone and announced to the world, “9-11 definitely happened.”

Thank you, Marjorie.

She proclaimed, “School shootings

happened.”

In what fractured reality, I wondered, do we find someone like her validating the epic public tragedies we have witnessed with our own eyes? We heard the cries of children with our own ears. We saw the bodies falling from the high floors of the towers.

Look around and take note: We are in a surreal place now, where the liars like Greene assume the roles of validating self-evident public truths.

In her Feb. 4 appearance, she tried to distance herself from QAnon, but it was a transparent, self-serving show. She kept her seat.

This is a woman who promoted violence against Q’s perceived enemies, at one point signaling support for the assassination of Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Greene was duly elected by 74 percent of the voters in her district. That raises the questions, how and why.

My initial reaction was not to write about QAnon, to avoid shining a light on its dark activities and let it die a slow death. But it isn’t dying. A better tactic, I think, is to let in the air and light until the issues that gave rise to such a disturbing belief system are addressed.

Briefly, QAnon is an internet-based

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group of people who believe that there exists in public life a secret society of devil worshipers who kidnap and cannibalize children and engage in pedophilia.

Preposterous? The ideology metastasized across the web, pulling people into an alternative world where they followed hidden “clues” and “codes” signaling belief that former President Trump would create a “storm” on inauguration day, ushering himself back into power and bringing down President Biden. And of course, destroying Black Lives Matter and Jewish influencers and basically nonwhites of any variety.

How does a belief system like QAnon take hold? The problem isn’t politics, which just offers a stage. People are susceptible to theories that claim to explain the inexplicable uncertainties in all our lives.

According to a story by Kevin Roose in The New York Times on Feb. 4, QAnon operates in a different way, and on a different scale, than anything we’ve seen before. For starters, it is uniquely participatory. Followers congregate online to decode the latest QAnon posts and to discuss their theories about the news of the day, creating a communal bond with their fellow believers. Apparently, hundreds of thousands of people think, with complete

t satifies needs we all have to feel significant and part of something big.

sincerity, that the leaders of the Democratic Party may be killing innocent children. Combine those fantasies with a willingness to commit violent crimes in the name of the group, and there is a real threat.

Although there is plenty of ignorance to go around among Q followers, Roose wrote that they can’t be dismissed as stupid. The group satisfies needs we all have to feel significant and part of something big. When you don’t get that in other aspects of your life, the group becomes that much more important. Social media adds accelerant.

We have to address the psychological triggers and motivations if we want to mitigate the influence and potential dangers of this kind of thinking. Conspiracy theories will always thrive when people feel like they’re not in control of their lives and when political, religious and social groups offer shelter. According to NPR, although QAnon has been kicked off Twitter and Facebook, it thrives on various fringe platforms.

I don’t think anyone has a solution for eradicating groups like QAnon. But a good step forward is to better educate our children, creating a generation of more critical thinkers.

I’ll address that in Part 2 next week.

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t’s been over 27 years since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. Six were killed, including Dennis McCarthy, of Mineola, and 19 were wounded. Dennis’s son, Kevin, then 26 and a broker with Prudential Securities in New York City, took a bullet to the head, but survived. His left arm remains partially paralyzed.

That attack propelled Carolyn McCarthy, Dennis’s wife and Kevin’s mother, to run for Congress. McCarthy, then a nurse, was assailed as a political neophyte and a single-issue candidate, with her laser focus on gun control. Despite the odds against her, she won, and served in the House of Representatives from 1997 to 2015, retiring because of a cancer diagnosis.

Throughout her time in Congress, McCarthy ably represented her district, becoming a respected member of the House and a strong-willed politician. She was frustrated often by the lack of movement on common-sense gun-control legislation, such as an assault weapons ban, because of big-money special-interest groups like the National Rifle Association.

Still, she endured.

It boggles the mind, but in the 243-year history of this nation, only two women have represented Long Island in the House of Representatives. McCarthy, who was elected in the 4th Congressional District, on Nassau’s South Shore, was the first, according to the Congressional Archives.

The second is her successor, Kathleen Rice, who was previously the Nassau County district attorney, and whom

McCarthy strongly endorsed in the 2014 election against Republican Bruce Blakeman, the County Legislature’s former presiding officer and a current Town of Hempstead councilman.

There has never been a woman from Long Island elected to the U.S. Senate. In fact, only two New York women — Hillary Clinton and Kirsten Gillibrand — have ever served in the Senate since the election of the state’s first two senators, Philip Schuyler and Rufus King, in 1789.

Yes, only two. All other New York senators have been white men. That is a sad statement, given that women comprise more than half of our population, and that New York is a racially diverse state.

In March, Women’s History Month, we should take a moment to reflect on these facts — and understand that we really could use more women representing us in Washington, and at all levels of government.

There is no doubt that women often see the world differently than men. They understand, with far greater depth, the travails that they have faced in this country because of their gender — the implicit bias and outright discrimination.

Most often, women are the primary caretakers of our children, so they better understand the lack of government resources available to young mothers with babies and school-age children. They can see how frayed our social safety net is, particularly when compared with Western European nations and Canada.

Women elected leaders more often focus on domestic social issues — education, the environment, social equity — compared with their male counterparts in

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letters LIRR procurement at a ‘snail’s pace’ To the Editor: Reports of more delays associated with the Long Island Rail Road’s $734 million procurement of 202 new M9 electric replacement cars in 2013 is nothing new. MTA LIRR, Metro North or NYC Transit Federal Transit Administration or locally funded commuter rail or subway car procurement is seldom completed on time, within budget and without contract change orders. There are clearly even more problems with this purchase.

The MTA’s own independent engineering consultant forecasts an October 2022 completion date.

There is no guarantee that this date will hold.

Eight years later, completion of the delivery of all new M9 and M9A cars is several years behind schedule. The oldest M3 cars will have to stay around longer than planned before all new cars arrive and are ready for commuters to board.

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Congress, many of whom are often more concerned with international monetary policy and U.S. military intervention than funding school lunch programs and drugtreatment centers.

In fact, in the long history of the House of Representatives, only one woman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, has chaired the Foreign Affairs Committee, and for only two years, from 2011 to 2013, according to the Congressional Archives. The Foreign Affairs Committee is considered among the premier assignments in the House, a center of international power and prestige.

Yes, we need our representatives to keep a watchful eye on global affairs — and a number of women in Congress do.

Of the 48 current members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, 12 are women — eight Democrats and four Republicans.

None are from New York.

At the same time, we need to balance international and domestic affairs, and women elected leaders play a key role in ensuring that we do. A record 144 women now hold seats in the House and Senate — but Congress remains a male-dominated institution, with men holding 73 percent of the seats.

That statistic needs to change, on both of the Democratic and Republican sides of the aisle. We need greater balance in order to work toward a more perfect union, one in which our daughters, and their daughters, are given the respect they deserve.

This month, though, we can reflect on pioneering women elected leaders like Carolyn McCarthy, Kathleen Rice, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, and now Vice President Kamala Harris.

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he coronavirus pandemic has tipped over the world as we know it, harming most New Yorkers in profound ways while laying bare societal inequities that have plagued New Yorkers for generations, like the disparities in access to child care. It has also strained government budgets to the breaking point, at a time when we rely on the government for help.

But there is light at the end of the tunnel, and we are inching our way to recovery.

On our way there, we can — and ToDD should — focus on issues kaminsky specific that Covid-19 magnified. That’s why I’m pushing to pass two major initiatives over the next few months.

My first initiative for Long Islanders is Universal Pre-K. UPK would provide 4-year-old children throughout Nassau County with free public preschool education. This would be a game-changer. New York City already has a robust universal

pre-K program. It’s about time Long Island children — and parents — received the same support. The science is clear: Investing in children before they start kindergarten has profound effects on their pre-literacy and pre-math skills.

Children in Tennessee’s state-funded pre-K program, for example, saw a 75 percent improvement in letter-word identification, a 152 percent improvement in oral comprehension, a 176 percent improvement in picture vocabulary and a 63 percent improvement in quantitative concepts, compared to children who were not in pre-K. Simply put, pre-K sets children up to succeed.

Universal pre-K would also be critical for parents and the economy. The pandemic highlighted how challenging — and stressful — full-time parenting with full-time work can be for families. UPK would speed up New York’s recovery by letting parents get back to work.

I am pushing hard for UPK to be done in this year’s budget, which is due April 1.

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ocusing on universal pre-K, and on making big companies fund recycling.

LeTTers remain for post Covid-19, East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal and increased reverse-peak service starting in December 2022. This assumes that the current project recovery schedule is met.

When it comes to purchasing new rail cars, the line of the “Dashing Dan” moves at a snail’s pace.

LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

Brinton needs to move on To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “Finding peace, post-Trump” (Feb. 18-24): Brinton can’t get Trump off his mind. The 45th president captivates him even though is no longer the POTUS. We were never on the brink of nuclear war with North Korea. This is pure speculation. Many children were sent to the Mexican border alone or with non-relatives to be admitted and later request that their parents be admitted. Brinton is ignorant about the chicanery pulled by desperate people wanting to come to the United States to escape the misery of their Central and South American countries. Immigration detention centers were built under President Obama.

we deal with our trash.

We have a waste problem in America.

Trash is literally piling up; and it will drown our kids. According to a recent study, the U.S. produced more plastic waste than any other country in the world in 2016, about 92.6 billion pounds. If we don’t act soon, we will run out of places to put it. That’s why I have introduced legislation that would shift the responsibility, and the cost, of recycling from taxpayers to big companies.

Extended Producer Responsibility (also known as EPR) would boost recycling, curb waste and save tax dollars by shifting the end-of-life responsibility for packaging and paper products from local governments and taxpayers to corporate brand owners and producers. Right now, many products you put in the recycling bin aren’t actually recycled; there’s no market for them. This costs our municipalities millions of dollars, and keeps them on an unsustainable course. Under EPR, producers, like big companies, would cover the cost of recycling paper products and packages. This would moti-

vate them to produce fewer and more eco-friendly materials, all while funding our municipal governments.

So what would happen to the packaging from all those deliveries you’ve ordered while you’ve been stuck at home? My bill would require companies to pay our cities for their recycling while also incentivizing them to use less packaging.

And the best part? EPR would create thousands of new jobs on Long Island while saving taxpayers money. As we head toward recovery, it is crucial that we provide economic relief for local governments while generating good, wellpaying jobs. The bill, if passed, would be a win-win.

We are on the cusp of recovery from the pandemic. More of us are getting vaccinated every day. Now is the time for lawmakers to look beyond Covid-19, learn from what we have gone through, be bold and enact policies that not only help Long Islanders get back to work, but also secure a better future for our children. Why just get back to normal when we can get back to better?

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, of Long Beach, represents the 9th District.

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Trump did not wear a mask initially, and catered to mass rallies that may have increased Covid-19 infections. He should have listened to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many of his tweets were factually incorrect and insulting. He has a potty mouth.

Witnesses were not per mitted at Trump’s second impeachment trial in the Senate, only the lawyers. It was a rushed trial. Witnesses should have been allowed. The chief justice of the Supreme Court did not preside over the trial, because, in my opinion, he saw it as a farce.

Brinton may never feel normal again because Trump exposed a raw nerve in the body politic and the “deep state,” which consists of federal employees and civil servants who believe they know best about which policies benefit the United States, rather than the president.

Most of Trump’s tweets were stupid and incorrect. The media’s job was to identify them and show precisely why they were ill-informed or stupid.

Trump did accomplish a lot through legislation and executive orders, but Brinton cannot bear to read about his accomplishments on the internet, so he is fixated on Trump. Why doesn’t Brinton address the real problems facing President Biden going forward, instead of looking backward?

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