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Franklin Square ‘backs the blue’
Residents show their support for police in march By MElissa KoENig mkoenig@liherald.com
Hundreds of Franklin Square residents waved American and “thin blue line” flags as they followed a pickup truck playing patriotic country music from the town parking lot on Sobo Avenue to the Sept. 11 memorial on Naple Avenue last Saturday, in the inaugural Franklin Square Backs the Blue walk. “I didn’t think it would be this big,” said Marilena Cali, who held one end of a “Blue Lives Matter” flag while her
friend Anne Licata held the other. They both said they decided to take part in the march — which was organized by volunteer firefighters Joe Block and Chris Howard — to show their support for family members who are police officers. But the march wasn’t intended to be a protest or rally, the organizers told the Herald. “I would say it’s more on the lines of a spirit booster for them,” Howard said. “Just to let them know we still have their backs.” In January, the organiza-
tion Blue HELP, which focuses on police officers’ mental health, reported that 228 officers across the country died by suicide last year, up from 174 the year before. New York state had the highest share of police suicides, with 27. “Coming together is really important right now,” State Assemblyman Ed Ra told the crowd before the walk, “because we need to show the men and women in law enforcement that they have our support.” Nassau County was recentContinued on page 16
More students and faculty members in the Elmont Union Free School District and the Sewanhaka Central High School District have tested positive for Covid-19 as they enter their second month of in-person and virtual learning. According to data from the New York state Department of Health, the Elmont district reported two positive cases among students and staff as of last Friday, while the Sewanhaka district had a total of 10. The Franklin Square School District, meanwhile, had not reported any cases. On Saturday, however, Elmont Superintendent Ken Rosner announced that two more students at the Clara H. Carlson School had tested positive, bringing the district’s case total to four, and Sewanhaka Superintendent James Grossane informed parents on Sunday that New Hyde Park Memorial High School would be closed on Monday and Tuesday, as the district
Confirmed cases at local districts Sewanhaka: 10 Elmont: 4 Franklin Square: 0
awaited an administrator’s test results. The administrator, Grossane said, had displayed Covidlike symptoms and was advised to quarantine. The building was scheduled to be deep-cleaned on Monday, Grossane wrote in his letter. Once the status of the administrator was confirmed, he said, district officials would decide when to allow New Hyde Park students back into the building — and if the test came back positive, Grossane added, the Nassau County Department of Health would conduct contact tracing. “As always,” Grossane said, “the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff are our Continued on page 4
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election 2020 I am also supportive of Governor Cuomo’s initiative to engage the entire community in a process to reinvent community policing and craft new policies that keep our community safe while supporting residents in every neighborhood. Lastly, it’s so important that we show our support and solidarity with Black communities by showing up for Black lives and attending peaceful rallies and protests. Over these past few months, I was proud to stand with members of our community during several moving, peaceful demonstrations to send a message that systemic racism will not be tolerated in our neighborhoods.
By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com
State Sen. Anna Kaplan, a Democrat from Great Neck, is facing challenger Dave Franklin, a Republican from Port Washington, in her bid for re-election this year. Kaplan has served as the senator for the Seventh New York Senate District — which includes large portions of Elmont and Franklin Square — since she defeated former incumbent Elaine Phillips in 2018. Recently, the Herald asked Kaplan and Franklin questions focusing on issues of importance to local residents. Their answers have been edited for style and clarity.
Anna Kaplan Incumbent
Herald: New York is facing a $14 billion
deficit, and the governor has threatened to cut aid to schools, local governments and hospitals if the state does not receive more federal aid. How would you seek to address this deficit?
Kaplan: It’s frankly unacceptable for the
federal government to be holding aid hostage, especially at a time when New Yorkers need it most. I will continue fighting for New Yorkers and working with our state’s federal representatives to ensure we are not penalized because our government is playing partisan politics. Above all, I will fight for our schools, local governments, and hospitals, as I’ve done throughout my first term as state senator. I will also look into implementing realistic revenue builders in our state, like mobile sports betting, which I passed during my first year in the State Senate. We need to continue looking for ways to increase revenue in our state without putting the burden on Long Island families.
Franklin: We have to check spending and prioritize. We were already $8 billion in debt prior to Covid, and we’re losing an average of 270 New Yorkers per day to more tax-friendly and business-friendly states. That means the tax burden falls harder on the remaining residents, who are mostly middle class. We have to create jobs to reverse that tide and find different ways to generate revenue other than endless taxes. Herald: Businesses have been shut down across New York State for several months under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s New York on Pause order, and some have had to close permanently. What would you propose to revitalize the economy? Kaplan: As the Chair of the Commerce,
Economic Development, and Small Business Committee, I have worked tirelessly to support local businesses, not only throughout the pandemic, but throughout my first term in the State Senate. Through my work, I’ve continued to see the necessity in ensuring our business owners are infor med of opportunities and re-opening procedures. I hosted four webinars to advise local businesses on assistance programs and reopening strategies, helping businesses
Dave Franklin Challenger
Hometown: Great Neck
Hometown: Port Washington
age: 55
age: 63
Party: Democratic
Party: Republican
education: Undergraduate Degree from Yeshiva University Stern College for Women; Law Degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
education: Two years of college, one year of technical school
Professional experience: Former trustee of the Great Neck library board, Former member of the North Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals, Former Town of North Hempstead councilwoman, New York State Senator
in navigating this new economy. I’ve also had numerous discussions with advocates to hear how our state can best provide support during this time. I chaired the first virtual hearing of the NYS Legislature on the federal response to the economic impact of the coronavirus on New York’s small business community, hosted a roundtable on the impact of coronavirus on minority- and women-owned businesses, have visited businesses throughout my district to speak directly with owners, and will be chairing a hearing on access to capital for small businesses during the COVID19 pandemic. To help our economy bounce back, it’s necessary that we also implement state policies that reduce the tax burden on local businesses. That’s why I introduced legislation to reduce the tax rate on manufacturers and create a sales tax exemption for employees to purchase PPE.
Franklin: We have been under a 1 percent infecton rate for close to two months now. It is past the time to fully open businesses, with safety precautions in place so they can try to regain their losses and return their employees to salaried positions. It bothers me that the big box stores — like Costco, Target and Walmart — are open but the local mom-and-pop stores suffer. These owners will probably be more meticulous about keeping their
Professional experience: Police commissioner of the Port Washington Police District from 2011 - 2019, Technician and operations supervisor for HBO from 1983 - 2019
Franklin: What happened to George Floyd
and others at the hands of a few police officers is criminal and unacceptable, and the widespread use of phone cameras has brought this to light. But bear in mind that these incidents are anomalies, and that 99 percent of all police officers are good and decent public servants who look to protect honorably and professionally. Nobody hates a bad cop more than a good cop. I do believe that ongoing training is essential. In my tenure as police commissioner, we took a proactive approach to the job, offering diversity training, deescalation training, and in 2019 we were named the safest town in New York State. That is due to the hard work of some of the finest men and women I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with. As senator, I will look to ensure proper training for all uniformed officers and administration.
places clean and safe because it’s their name on the store. Restaurants in New York City should be allowed to provide indoor dining, and Cuomo needs to relinquish his “emergency powers” that the Democrat-controlled legislature granted to him.
Herald: Elmont residents continue to suffer from higher cancer rates than their neighbors in other communities, and not much has been done to determine the cause of this discrepancy. What would you do to help address these health concerns?
Herald: Protests against systemic racism have sprung up across the country following George Floyd’s death at the hands of police officers, including right here in Elmont and Franklin Square. What do you think could be done to address these issues?
Kaplan: While we need to continue
Kaplan: Now more than ever, we need to take meaningful steps to develop a durable relationship of trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. The only way we are going to do that is by being open and honest with each other, listening to the needs and concerns of Black communities, and bringing our community together to find solutions to the problems that have impacted our neighborhoods for far too long. This year, I heard from thousands of local residents about the need to pass reforms to provide additional transparency and accountability as a starting point in building trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve, and I supported a package of legislation to do just that.
studying the data to figure out the cause of these trends, one of the most concrete ways to combat cancer is through preventative care. I’ve hosted free prostate cancer screening and free breast c a n c e r s c r e e n i n g eve n t s i n m y community to help improve early detection. We also need to expand health care affordability and accessibility, so more New Yorkers can afford care. I expanded access to telehealth for Medicaid so more New Yorkers can continue to access their health providers safely during this pandemic. Amid budget deficit concerns, I also restored $102 million in Medicaid funding to hospitals, as well as $200 million for other Medicaid programs. Finally, I will continue standing alongside Elmont residents and push for further research into this issue.
Franklin: Environmental and occupational studies must be done in Elmont to determine the cause. The health and safety of our residents is vital, and I’ll work to make sure the situation is investigated.
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F.S. residents help restaurant owner rebuild
the elMont union Free School District reported two cases of Covid19 cases as of Oct. 2, but was later notified that two more students had tested positive.
By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com
Paul Capoziello had been trying to draw more customers to his restaurant since business slowed under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “New York on Pause” order. But on Sept. 27, a fire ripped through his restaurant on Covert Avenue in Floral Park, and completely gutted it. “It’s a hard pill to swallow,” Capoziello, a FrankGoogle Maps lin Square native who has Paul caPoziello has owned Capo Ristorante, seen owned Capo Ristorante here in 2017, since 2009. with his wife, Ingrid, since 2009, told Newsday followdent Michael Scavelli said, and gave the ing the fire. He added that the restaurant members advice on selling food at the conhad delivered food to local hospitals dur- cession stands. “He found a way to suping the coronavirus pandemic, and now, port everyone,” Scavelli said. “I hope he “We’ll have to pick ourselves up, dust our- comes back bigger and better.” selves off and rebuild.” Other residents also expressed their To help with that, Franklin Square res- support for the Capoziello family. Michael ident Michael Faraone created an online Corleone, owner of Kayo Boxing, in West fundraiser for the family on Sept. 27, only Hempstead, said he first decided to try a few hours after Capo Ristorante was Capo’s a few years ago, “and when I completely gutted. In it, he wrote that the walked in, Paul, the owner, treated me Capoziello family is “always the first fam- like a celebrity.” ily to support our programs, our schools He said he then enjoyed the food and and our entire neighborhood with food, service that the restaurant offered, and donations and anything else that is need- could “only imagine what it must be like ed in Franklin Square and neighboring to be a small business owner who has towns. Now is our turn to give back.” everything I have built be destroyed” Paul had donated dinners to the H. through no fault of his own. Frank Carey lacrosse program fundrais“I felt so bad to hear the news,” Corers in years passed, Faraone told the Her- leone said, and shared Faraone’s online ald, and has a son in the Franklin Square fundraiser, which had raised over $37,000 Lacrosse program, which Faraone runs. for the family as of last Friday. The program teaches lacrosse to children In response to this support, Capoziello in first through 12th-grade, and works called Faraone on Sept. 29, and thanked “hand in hand” with the Franklin Square him for setting up the fundraiser. Police Activity League and the high “As a man, I never ask for help, and school, according to Faraone. At times, he never would have,” he wrote in a message said, the members of the Franklin Square to Faraone that morning. “As I sit crying Lacrosse program would hold informal and praying, trying to figure out how ‘i’m meetings at Capo’s. going to navigate through this, I came “I know how hard he worked to build across this fund you started, my friend. I it,” Faraone said of Capoziello, calling suddenly realize how helpful this is going him a “really great guy [who’s] super gen- to be. I can’t express how thankful I am.” erous.” Capoziello also helped out with the To donate to the fundraiser, visit https:// Carey Dads’ Club from time to time, Presi- bit.ly/2S9QP1s.
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More Covid cases reported in schools continued froM front top priority.” Sewanhaka officials had previously announced that, of the 10 cases reported, two were students in H. Frank Carey High School’s hybrid learning program, and two others were Sewanhaka High School students taking part in the district’s remote learning program. It did not need to take any action in the Sewanhaka cases, Grossane wrote in a letter to parents on Sept. 25, in which he also confirmed one positive test at Carey. The announcement of a second case at Carey came four days later. Both Carey students had been in quarantine, Grossane said, and would not be able to return to school until it was completed. There was no exposure to other students, he added, and the building was cleaned and sanitized. In the Elmont elementary school district, meanwhile, district officials announced on Saturday that two students at Clara H. Carlson Elementary had tested positive, after previously reporting that an adult in their household had the virus. The building and classrooms the two children were in “have been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected,” Rosner said, adding, “Out of an abundance of caution, I elected to quarantine both classes attended by the children, together with their teachers.” He also said on Monday that a staff
member at the Gotham Avenue School was considered a “close contact” of a family member who tested positive, and Rosner quarantined the teachers and students “associated with this staff member.” Last week, Rosner reported that an employee at Clara H. Carlson School and a student at the Covert Avenue School had tested positive. The student, he said, had another family member — who was also considered a “close contact” — in the school, and, Rosner added, “Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to quarantine the teachers and those classes as well.” Rosner said he would continue to work with the county Health Department “and take all necessary precautions to ensure the health and safety of our school community.” “I am confident our approach to addressing the safety of students and staff during this pandemic will continue to serve our community well,” he said.
For more information about Covid cases in schools, visit the state’s Covid-19 report card at https://schoolcovidreportcard.health.ny.gov.
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Northwell Health has partnered with the New York Islanders and the UBS Arena to provide more community-based wellness programs and ensure people’s safety and well-being while inside the future live entertainment and sports venue, Northwell and Islanders officials announced on Oct. 6. The 10-year founding sponsorship deal is just the latest extension of Northwell’s 20-year-long relationship with the New York Islanders Hockey Club as the team’s official health care sponsor and title sponsor of its East Meadow practice facility. “We are proud to align ourselves with New York’s newest premiere sports entertainment venue,” Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health, said in a statement. “With 25,000 employees living near UBS Arena alone, this partnership allows us to reinforce our commitment to serving the community, and we look forward to developing future health and wellness programming with UBS Arena and the New York Islanders.” As part of the agreement, Northwell and the Islanders will create community programs focused on health, nutrition and physical activity. Additionally, Dowling said, Northwell — which has dealt with thousands of Covid cases throughout the pandemic — will use its knowledge of the coronavirus to ensure the safety of all patrons. The new arena will feature “top-of-the-line sanitation efforts,” according to Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group and lead developer of the arena project, including a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration system, ultraviolet light systems and disinfecting solutions “that have proven safe and effective in large-scale spaces.” “Our experience with Covid is very instructive here,” Dowling said, calling the partnership a “win for the Islanders, a win for Northwell and a win for the community.”
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The partnership, he explained, will help Northwell expand its outreach efforts and learn more about the community’s needs. “When you have good people do good things,” Dowling said, “that makes all the difference.” The UBS Arena is expected to open in time for the 2021-22 hockey season, and will feature a 17,000-seat arena for the Islanders hockey team. For more information, visit, www.UBSArena.com. The project is expected to create 10,000 construction jobs and 3,000 permanent jobs, generating approximately $25 billion in economic activity over the term of the lease. The roof was being installed on July 22, and officials expected it to be fully-enclosed by the end of the year. “New York is our home,” said Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group, and leader of the arena project. “We wanted to put New York back on its feet.” The $1.5 billion private investment into the arena and
Nassau’s positivity rate still hovering at 1 percent While New York City saw coronavirus cases spike last week — with an overall Covid-19 positivity rate of 3 percent and clusters where it exceeded 6 percent — Nassau County’s infection rate remained at 1 percent as of Oct. 4, according to County Executive Laura Curran. As of Sunday, 79 residents we r e p o s i t ive out of 7,752 tested. “Despite minor ebbs and flows”, Curran said, “Nassau’s laUra CUrran Covid positivity County executive rate remains low — a testament to the resolve of our residents. This is a serious virus, and we’ll continue to take it seriously.” Nassau hospitals re por ted 47 Covid-19 patients on Sunday, with 12
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the overall surrounding campus will provide a significant boost to the regional economy at a time when economic activity has slowed due to the pandemic. The project will also inject much needed stimulus into the New York economy and the local community, with the goal of filling 30 percent of UBS Arena’s permanent jobs with workers who live in the surrounding area. Additionally, 30 percent of contracting dollars for construction will also be earmarked for state-certified minority and female-owned businesses, and 6 percent will be earmarked for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. An additional $100 million investment in transit and infrastructure enhancements, including the first, newly constructed Long Island Rail Road station in almost 50 years, will benefit local residents and visitors for decades to come. Tony Bellissimo contributed to this story.
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Diocese of RVC declares bankruptcy By Scott Brinton and Jill noSSa sbrinton@liherald.com; jnossa@liherald.com
The Diocese of Rockville Centre filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday because of the financial strain of lawsuits by sexual abuse victims under New York’s Child Victims Act, which took effect last year. The CVA allows victims to sue for decades-old cases, whereas before a state statute of limitations on sexual abuse claims often prevented them from doing so (see sidebar). In an 11-minute video on the Catholic Faith Network, Bishop John Barres, spiritual leader of the diocese, which encompasses Nassau and Suffolk counties, announced the bankruptcy filing, which was made in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Rockville Centre is among the nation’s 10 largest dioceses, and is home to 1.4 million Catholics. It is among a growing number of dioceses that are filing bankruptcy because they must defend sexual abuse lawsuits. It is the largest diocese to file to date. Barres spoke directly to Long Island parishioners. “Our goal is to make sure that all clergy sexual abuse survivors are afforded just and equitable compensation,” he said. “It is our hope that this offers survivors the possibility of some measure of healing from these horrific abuses.” The bishop said the diocese had no choice but to file for Chapter 11 reorganization. “This decision was not made lightly,” Barres said. “However, in the year since the passing of the Child’s Victim Act, more than 200 lawsuits alleging abuse have been filed against the Diocese of Rockville Centre.” Barres said the diocese would be able to continue its charitable and educational missions under the Chapter 11 filing because all the lawsuits will be centralized into one litigation pool, saving the diocese in attorney’s fees. Otherwise, he said, the “increasingly heavy burden” of litigation could have begun to affect the work of the diocese, which to date has spent about $3.7 million defending 94 lawsuits filed under the CVA. A settlement, Barres said, will be determined based on the diocese’s assets. The diocese began cutting expenses last October to help cover the cost of the lawsuits, saving $3.5 million annually. Then, the coronavirus pandemic struck, and its weekly offerings by congregants at Masses dropped “precipitously,” according to a diocese news release. Roughly 40 percent of the diocese’s income comes from weekly offerings. In August, the diocese cut 10 percent of its staff at its pastoral center in Rockville Centre, saving $5 million a year. According to Barres, the process of Chapter 11 is the only way to offer a “fair and equitable outcome for everyone involved.” That was also the goal, he said, of the Independent Reconciliation Compensation Program, which was started in 2017 and has paid more than $62 million to roughly 350 survivors, according to the diocese release. The IRCP, a voluntary program, ended with the bankruptcy filing, the release said. Barres said he expects regular operations and ministries to continue during the restructuring process, and that employees and vendors will continue to be paid. Additionally, he said, since parishes and Catholic schools operate as separate legal entities, they are not included in the filing. However, he noted that the filing would affect the diocese’s ability to provide financial support to parishes and schools. “We will work diligently with all survivors, creditors and ministries to maintain open communication while we work toward our goal of completing a settlement and finalizing a restructuring plan that includes a comprehensive and final resolution for suffering survivors,” Barres said. Attorney Jeff Anderson, of Jeff Anderson & Associates in Manhattan, whose firm represents more than 70
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BiShop John BarreS announced and explained the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s Chapter 11 filing in an 11-minute video on the Catholic Faith Network.
the child Victims act The Child Victims Act, signed by Governor Cuomo in 2019, temporarily increased the state’s statute of limitations in child sexual abuse cases. Previously, cases had to be filed by the time a victim was 23 years old, and victims, at that young age, often did not know they could file or were embarrassed to do so. By the time they did, it was often too late. The Child Victims Act extended the period for a victim to file a case from age 23 to 28 in the case of criminal charges and to age 55 in civil cases. The legislation was to last one year, but in August, Cuomo signed a measure extending the filing period by another year, to Aug. 14, 2021, because of the coronavirus pandemic. “The Child Victims Act,” the governor said this August, “brought a long-needed pathway to justice for people who were abused, and helps right wrongs that went unacknowledged and unpunished for far too long.” sexual abuse survivors, said the decision is “disappointing, yet unsurprising. “Like their recent attacks on the Child Victims Act and their efforts to intimidate survivors from coming forward,” Anderson said, “we see the diocese’s decision to declare bankruptcy as strategic, cowardly and wholly self-serving. “Bishop Barres often states publicly that the diocese is trying to atone for its tremendous sins in its long history of failing to protect children,” he continued, “but in the courtroom, the diocese’s representatives are filing unfounded motions, baseless appeals and resorting to intimidation tactics to keep survivors from coming forward.” Anderson explained that the bankruptcy filing presents an obstacle for survivors as they try to seek justice. “Bankruptcy can limit survivors’ ability to unearth names and information regarding predator priests, expose top officials who covered up for the sexually abusive clergy,” he said, “and bring to light what these officials knew and when they knew it.” He said the filing does not mean the diocese is bank-
rupt and said the diocese is using the bankruptcy code for reorganization as a way to slow the reconciliation process. “It’s not because they can’t pay,” Anderson said. “They want to stop us and the survivors from revealing publicly…the real histories of the practices employed by the Catholic bishops.” He noted that in court documents, the diocese’s liabilities and assets are both listed. “They have underreported their assets,” Anderson said, “and they have insurance to cover these liabilities. In all these cases, they have massive amounts of insurance.” What is not listed, he said, are the “true assets” of the real estate and investment funds under the bishop’s control. “This lack of transparency is a real threat to child safety,” Trusha Goffe, an attorney with Jeff Anderson & Associates, said. “But survivors will still have the power to come forward and seek justice and healing.” Mitchell Garabedian, a Boston-based attorney who represents 23 sexual abuse victims who have filed civil complaints against the Diocese of Rockville Centre, said the Chapter 11 filing would not prevent his clients from moving forward with their lawsuits. “Clergy sexual victims will now seek justice and validation through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court,” Garabedian said. “Legal discovery of secret files, names of perpetrator priests and negligent supervisors and the identity of assets will be sought through the bankruptcy court. Transparency will continue to be pursued in the bankruptcy court so that victims can try to heal.” St. Agnes Cathedral parishioner Ruthanne McCormack, of Rockville Centre, whose children attended St. Agnes Cathedral School and continued on to Catholic high schools, expressed sympathy with the victims and said she hopes the filing would not affect survivors’ reparations. “No amount of money can take away their pain,” she said, adding, “Faith is strength.” She said that since the sexual abuse allegations came to light several years ago, the church has opened discussions within the parish community, and she believes priests have a greater awareness of the impact of abuse. As project coordinator for the Rockville Centre Coalition for Youth, she sees how childhood sexual abuse can lead to substance abuse. “I feel my children are better off for the Catholic education they had,” McCormack said, “and I think the church will be better off from this. Hopefully people will heal, and hopefully they don’t look to other ways to do so.”
Elmont superintendent updates parents on return to school mkoenig@liherald.com
One week after announcing that students in the Elmont Union Free School District’s hybrid lear ning program would return to school for five days a week, Superintendent Kenneth Rosner discussed the change with parents in two Zoom meetings on Sept. 29. “I’m proud that we’re able to take the next step,” Rosner said in the earlier meeting, noting that he had promised parents over the summer that he and other district officials would reevaluate the district’s hybrid learning plan as the school year progressed. The district originally proposed the hybrid model for the 2020 - 21 school year to comply with social distancing mandates. In July, Rosner told parents that the average classroom would be able to accommodate only 13 students with those guidelines in place, so district officials decided to divide each regular class — which could exceed 20 students in years passed — into two cohorts, with classroom teachers and special-area teachers alter nating between the two groups. Students in kindergarten through third grade had been attending school in person Mondays through Wednesdays under this model since the school year began on Sept. 10, while fourththrough sixth-graders had attended school in person on Thursdays and Fri-
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The disTricT released a sample schedule for in-person learning. days. On days they were not in school, the students worked at home and met with teachers virtually. Under the new plan, which Rosner said had been vetted by the district’s safety team, however, students in the hybrid learning program will attend school in person for five days a week. They would continue to have lunches delivered to their classrooms, and the classes will remain divided, with one cohort learning core curriculum from the classroom teacher before lunch and receiving specialized instruction in the classroom in the afternoon, while the other group does the opposite. To accommodate for the increase in
students inside the school buildings, Rosner said, classes comprising only five or six students were collapsed, and each classroom would be cleaned and disinfected more frequently. Still, he said, classes will remain small, and desks will be placed six feet apart. Any parent who does not feel comfortable having their child return to school full time, however, can enroll their child in the district’s virtual learning program, which Clara H. Carlson Principal Stacia Walfall said, has been enhanced with 80 more teachers. The district is also planning to add more specialized instruction to the program, Rosner said, adding that district
officials had met with a physical education teacher prior to last week’s meeting to discuss creating a virtual physical education program. “We’ve got your backs on this,” Rosner told parents. But some continued to express concerns about the change to in-person learning. One parent asked how the district would accommodate students who are participating in the virtual program, but would like to return to school in-person after the first semester ends. The district is still finalizing the plans for January, Rosner said in re s p o n s e, a n d w i l l ke e p p a re n t s informed about the plan in future Zoom meetings. Another parent also questioned why district officials decided to send students back to school full time when Covid cases are increasing. Nassau County reported a 1.4 percent positivity rate at the end of September, according to data from the State Department of Health, and the district had already reported four positive Covid cases. “We are doing everything we can to keep everyone safe,” Rosner told the parents, noting that he is monitoring the infection rate every day, and will take action if the infection rate in Elmont starts to increase. “I will not think twice about shutting down our schools,” he said, and asked every parent to keep their child home if he or she is feeling ill.
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Kaminsky faces Johnson in the 9th senate district The Herald asked Kaminsky and Johnson questions focusing on issues of importance to local residents. Their answers have been edited for style and clarity.
bail refor m law. We added 25 new offenses to the law. But we have to remember public safety is the most important priority. But overall, we want law enforcement to be as part of the solution. Mental health issues are a major problem and we need ways to deal with that too.
Herald: The President has just tested pos-
Johnson: In regard to bail reform, I
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itive for Covid. Is the state doing enough to protect its citizens?
Kaminsky: Covid-19 has created an unprecedented health and financial crisis that requires strong leadership and decisive action - and that challenge will continue for some time as we work to keep the virus at bay while we rebuild our economy. I have been inspired by our community, which has come together in remarkable ways. I am proud of the work my office has done so far to meet these crises head on to protect Long Island, including delivering meals to the hungry and seniors, distributing PPE, connecting the unemployed to benefits, and doing all we can to support essential workers. But I have also made clear that Albany has to step up. That is why I pushed through mortgage relief for struggling homeowners, protections for tenants, and spending that is responsibly targeted at ending the health crisis. Johnson: I think we’re doing a lot but a
lot more needs to be done. We need better communication between Albany and the local communities. Take catering halls and restaurants. Catering halls can have 50 percent capacity but restaurants can only serve 25 people. What’s the difference? Nassau County coordinated with the towns to help restaurants. This is a novel virus and things change very quickly. We need better communication.
Herald: Much of the district is environmentally fragile. How would you deal with this?
Kaminsky: My biggest accomplishment
Todd Kaminsky Incumbent
Victoria Johnson Challenger
Party: Democrat
Party: Republican
age: 42
age: 60
Hometown: Long Beach
Hometown: Rockville Centre
Professional experience: Assistant district attorney in the Queens DA’s office before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District. State Senator since 2014. Chairman of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee.
Professional experience: Chief of Staff and office assistant to Assembly representatives on Long Island
education: University of Michigan undergraduate school; New York University Law School this ter m was passing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) -- a law I authored that is the nation’s strongest state-led effort to address climate change, protect us against extreme weather, and create new green jobs. This bill will have profound positive impacts on New York’s future, especially for Long Islanders, by protecting our precious air and water from permanent damage and by spurring an entire new economic sector that will generate billions of dollars for workers and businesses in our area.
education: Bachelor’s degree, SUNY Potsdam Johnson: I know the Park Avenue area
of Long Beach has issues with flooding. Whatever has to be done there should be done right away. People are also concerned about the super block and the environmental issues there. The project is going to put additional strain on the environment. My opponent was in favor of the super block. The boardwalk is already showing signs of wear and tear. He should be doing something about that.
Herald: One of the biggest issues dur-
ing the last legislative session was bail reform, which Senator Kaminsky sponsored. What are your views on bail reform now?
Kaminsky: We did make changes in the
think some changes have to be made to the system. But we have to give judges back their discretion. Todd Kaminsky did admit to speaking to law enforcement and that they did not like as lot about bail reform, His campaign has ties to left-wing legislators in New York City. He is not endorsed by a single police organization.
Herald: Why do you believe voters should elect you?
Kaminsky: Long Islanders deserve a
fighter who delivers. As Senator, I have delivered real results for our community by putting Long Island families ahead of Albany politics. I strengthened anti-corruption laws, stood up for women’s access to health care, held utilities accountable, fought for the families of differently able children, secured benefits for 9/11 first responders, authored a nation-leading law to fight climate change, and brought home millions of dollars for local schools, roads, the LIRR and infrastructure–all while voting hundreds of times to block tax increases and cap property taxes. Now I am helping lead us through the coronavirus pandemic. Since the crisis began, I secured protective equipment, funded food drives, cracked down on businesses that ignored safety guidelines, and won mortgage relief to protect Long Islanders’ homes.
Johnson: Life! My household budget is
completely balanced. I’m a mother. I see what’s going on outside. I care. I don’t have any aspirations to go any higher than the state senate.
News brief Kindergarten, preschool registration to begin in the Franklin Square school district Registration for students entering preschool and kindergarten in the 2021 - 22 school year will begin on Oct. 19 in the Franklin Square School District. All children living in the Franklin Square School District attendance area who will be 4 years old on or before Dec. 1, 2021 are eligible for the district’s preschool program, and all children liv-
ing in the Franklin Square School District who will be 5 years old on or before Dec. 1, 2021 are eligible for the district’s kindergarten program. If your child is already enrolled in the district’s preschool program, you are not required to re-register him or her for kindergarten. Registration packets are available on
the district’s website under the “District Information/District Offices” tab, and can be picked up at the district offices. Please have all the forms completed when you ar rive for your appointment, but please also note that the first step in the registration process is to complete the online registration form, which can be found on the dis-
trict’s website. All registrations will be completed by appointment. If you have any questions, or if you recently moved into the district and have a child entering preschool or kindergarten next fall, please call the registration office at (516) 481 - 4100 ext. 3311.
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ElEcTion 2020 Kevin Thomas, a Democrat from Levittown, is up against Dennis Dunne Sr., a Republican from Levittown, in the race to see who will represent the constituents of the New York State Senate’s Sixth District. Thomas first won the seat in 2018, when he unseated 15-year incumbent Kemp Hannon. The Herald asked the candidates a series of questions on the issues facing the residents of District 6, editing their responses for style and clarity. Jonathon Gunther, a Libertarian from Levittown, is also running for the seat, but repeated attempts from the Herald to contact him have gone unanswered.
Herald: The coronavirus pandemic has devastated our local economy, shutting down businesses and causing steep losses in revenue. What can you do to help the economy recover and get the funding to the people who need it the most? Thomas: From the start of the crisis, I have
been working with state, county and local officials to make sure our healthcare and essential workers and senior living facilities got as much PPE as possible. I worked with state and private groups on getting as many testing sites to the district as possible. I secured funds and resources for several food and PPE distributions throughout the district. My staff has been working tirelessly helping constituents and small businesses with any and all issues ranging from unemployment, mortgage relief and grant applications to every aspect of reopening. I’ve been doing virtual town halls, webinars on personal and small business finances, mortgage relief, domestic abuse workshops and even several story times with second graders. We are now working on getting everyone back to work and school as safely and quickly as possible. I’ve been working with our school districts to make sure they have the guidance and resources they need to protect our children and faculty. I’ve been working with our chambers of commerce and business community on planning to reopen safely and providing them with sanitizer and PPE for their businesses. I have lobbied for increased federal relief to my partners in congress and I made sure our education funding will remain at the same record levels I secured for our schools in 2019.
Dunne: Helping business owners, as well as the economy, recover from the devastating impacts of the Coronavirus is a major challenge. I have some experience on this matter in my role as a Town of Hempstead Councilman. In fact, I worked with Supervisor Don Clavin in developing the township’s Covid-19 response. Among the important measures that we implemented were zoning provisions and “express building permits” for outdoor restaurant dining. Indeed, Hempstead Town was the first town on Long Island to provide for restaurant dining in parking areas and public sidewalks to help food establishments recover. What’s more, we are working collaboratively with Nassau County to dis-
ple. Finally, I would like to see New York State incentivize affordable set asides in the development of multi-family developments in our region.
Herald: If elected, what are some of the issues you hope to address in the upcoming term? Thomas: In my first term, I secured record
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tribute PPE kits to businesses throughout the area. This has mitigated costs for business owners and has eased access to supplies that they need to continue operating during this difficult time. Furthermore, Hempstead Town is poised to embark on a major advertising campaign that will encourage residents and visitors to return to local business districts for safe and socially distanced shopping and dining. At the state level, I think that our representatives need to advocate aggressively for more federal funds and allocate state resources directly to our local communities and our region’s businesses. What’s more, our state officials must push the governor for more consistent policies as they relate to local business re-openings. For instance, restaurants and other eateries have to restrict the number of customers to a percentage of their ordinary capacity while catering houses have been capped at 50 people, irrespective of the capacity of their facilities. Finally, New York State needs to partner with local governments, just as the Town of Hempstead has partnered with Nassau County, to benefit area businesses. Otherwise, recovery efforts may lack maximum coordination and effectiveness.
Herald: Housing affordability is one of the most pressing issues for residents, particularly millennials and seniors. What can you do to help bring economic relief to those struggling to afford to live on Long Island? Thomas: The lack of affordable housing and skyrocketing costs are driving out seniors who have lived here their wholes lives and preventing young people from
Family: Single with two children and five grandchildren moving in and starting their families here. In my first term, I permanently capped property taxes at two percent and continued the middle-class tax cuts. I have voted against tax hikes over forty times, while delivering Nassau its fair share of state resources. I believe in smart affordable transit based housing development and secured $225,000 for a housing study for the Town of Hempstead. I have also worked to provide infrastructure improvements necessary to attract new affordable housing development.
Dunne: Housing affordability has been a
serious issue in all of the suburbs that surround New York City. It is a matter that I take seriously. Hempstead Town is the first town on Long Island to create an affordable component in its building zone ordinance. I am an advocate of requiring all multi-family residential developments to have a set aside for next generation or workforce homes. I have also supported the development of transit-oriented housing in our township. Transit-oriented development is a building zone provision that allows greater building density for developments that are in close proximity to mass transit, such as train stations. Of course, these projects encourage the use of mass transit, but they also attract younger workers who want the convenience of being located near transportation to New York City. At the same time, the greater density facilitates greater affordability. The Town of Hempstead has also provided for senior citizen accessory apartments. This allows senior citizens who own single-family homes to construct accessory apartments. This provision helps seniors who are on a fixed income and it increases the affordable housing stock for young peo-
school aid for Nassau County, and over $500 million to clean up the Grumman Plume while making the property tax cap permanent, which will save taxpayers $189.9 billion over the next decade. All of this, in addition to new funding for our infrastructure, groundbreaking protections for our environment, relief for our student loan borrowers and common sense gun violence prevention made it one of the most productive sessions in New York state history. I will continue to fight to protect our taxpayers, bring the school and infrastructure funding our district deserves. We have a plan for a real clean up the Grumman Plume and the state funds to start the decades long process, I will ensure we have safe, affordable drinking water for our children and grandchildren. I worked hard to make sure Route 109 in Farmingdale will be repaved next year, and fought for repairs and safety improvements along Route 24, where much more needs to be done. Saving Nassau University Medical Center is also a top priority for my next term. It is an essential medical facility in the heart of Nassau and I will not let it fail.
Dunne: My major priorities in the State Sen-
ate include community safety, as well as controlling taxes and spending. Violent mobs are destroying our cities, looting stores, vandalizing private property and assaulting law-abiding citizens and the police. The reckless actions of the majority political parties in the legislature have had a corrosive effect on the harmony of our society. At the same time, the out-of-control spending of our state government placed the Empire State in fiscal chaos long before the Covid-19 pandemic hit our country. These are dangerous times, and I stand with the police to keep our neighborhoods safe. Extreme bail reform has resulted in 90 percent of inmates being set free from jails to wreak havoc again. Judges are powerless to detain dangerous gang members and drug dealers while they await trial. My opponent supported the bail reform law, which has dumped thousands of criminals back onto our streets. And, his “discovery reform” law has forced prosecutors to turn over the names, addresses and phone numbers of victims and witnesses to accused criminals. This legislation has terrorized victims and is having a chilling effect on people who are witnesses to crimes. What’s more, I stand with good neighbors and law enforcement in fighting all efforts to defund the police. I will fight to repeal my opponent’s bail reform and discovery reform laws in a quest to make our neighborhoods and our state safe again. New York State has fallen prey to fiscal mismanagement and gluttonous spending.
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Hundreds march for police in Franklin Square Continued froM front ly named the safest suburban community in America by U.S. News & World Report, Ra said, “thanks to the men and women of the Nassau County Police Department.” He noted that many Long Islanders work as police officers in New York City, where, Blue HELP reported, there were 10 police suicides last year. Dave Franklin, a Republican from Port Washington who is seeking to unseat Anna Kaplan in the State Senate’s 7th District, said that police “need our help more than ever” after the Legislature passed laws in June to reform police departments — including a controversial bailreform law and the repeal of Section 50-a of the State’s Civil Rights Law, which allowed law enforcement officers to refuse to disclose “personnel records used to evaluate performance” — and as some Americans are calling for police departments to be defunded. “This is organized to take down America,” Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman said, and asked the crowd what his son in the Marine Corps is “fighting for, if we’re not supporting our cops?” Many of those in attendance said that it is important for them to show their support for law enforcement, as anti-police rhetoric is on the rise. Gabi Stolz said that police officers “lay out their lives for us every day,” adding, “If they don’t support our neighborhoods, no one will.” John Hunter, who joined the walk when he saw other residents gathering for it on his way home from work, said we should “honor the people who take care of us.” As a Vietnam veteran, Hunter added, he understands how difficult it can be for people to do their jobs when public sentiment is against them. But Dennis McDonald, another Franklin Square resident who took part in the walk to show his support for his son-inlaw, a corrections officer in New York City, said he thought it was “very unfortunate that the defunding movement is so misunderstood.” McDonald said he supported the idea of allocating more resources to services that help the homeless and mentally ill, so police would be unburdened by those calls. “I know how hard it is for my son-inlaw,” during these times, he said, adding
that, while the criminal justice system needs to be made more “even and fair for all,” people should not be disrespectful to police officers who are just trying to do their jobs. Ron Licciardi, who served in the New York City Police Department for 20 years and now runs a YouTube channel with over 19,500 subscribers on which he discusses policing issues, said he was “all for bringing bad cops to justice,” and that it was important for people to show their support of police officers to “give them encouragement to do the right thing.” “It’s a hard job to do,” Licciardi said, recounting how, after the “Dirty Thirty” scandal in the early 1990s — in which 33 police officers were arrested on charges of robbery, extortion, civil rights violations, assault, narcotics distribution, grand larceny, tax evasion and perjury — some of his colleagues “took to alcohol.” So, he said, he thought it was a “beautiful thing” that people from all corners of Franklin Square gathered to show their support for police, no matter what side of the political spectrum they were on. “This is a wholesome reminder that there are good people,” Licciardi said of the march, which ended with the gathering singing “God Bless America” in front of the Sept. 11 memorial.
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Marilena Cali, above left, and Anne Licata said they were marching for family members who are police officers. Chris howard helped organize the march, and led participants to the Sept. 11 memorial at Rath Park in the back of a pickup truck.
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A. Insulation, of all building materials, has the highest return on investment when you consider the installation and material cost compared with the savings over the rest of the life of the building. Every second of every day, your building or home is losing temperature to the outside environment, heating up in the summer and cooling down in the winter, at constant expense, so onte eeper resisting that loss of temperature and money should be a high priority in the design and selection of materials. Choose the best material and have it installed correctly. The best choice is closed-cell foam, which has the highest return on investment and the highest initial cost but is worth every penny. Closed-cell foam is a complete cavity-filling barrier with the highest resistance to temperature changes. But it also does what other insulators cannot: It is a vapor retarder and resister. The two biggest problems buildings face are water and movement, and closed-cell foam is an excellent choice to resist both, because it adds rigidity to the walls and roof while slowing or stopping moisture. Open-cell foam is less costly, but can collect and hold moisture like a sponge does. Fiberglass not only does not expand to completely fill the floor, wall and roof cavities, it also collapses when wet. The only place I would use fiberglass, given a financial choice not to, would be in buildings that need to be stripped due to regular flooding, since foam would be hard to remove in a repair or remediation. With fiberglass insulation you must leave an air space to the outside of the insulation so that air can freely flow to carry moisture away, a sure sign that the cavities continuously have humidity, just like the outside air. From a cost perspective, you can look at the issue two different ways. Do you want to save money in one day and pay more the rest of the building’s life, or do you want to make the investment to save the money on rising utility costs for the rest of your life in the building? I reduced the insulation in an energy analysis for a home in the spring, when the client got a quote of $16,000 for closed-cell foam. We are now required to do formal energy analysis on each project, so working the numbers and using some creative changes with more resistive window and door ratings, which adds some cost, we were able to use closed-cell foam and save the owner around $8,000. In 10 to 12 years, all those savings will begin to reverse themselves as utility prices rise and continuous temperature is lost. Good luck!
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ith all the hullabaloo about the Supreme Court vacancy, the election and President Trump’s contracting Covid19, the national media has largely overlooked a pressing matter before Congress that needs immediate attention. Whether the coronavirus epidemic surges or wanes, its ongoing economic and social effects are unquestionable. The U.S. bought precious time with earlier actions by Congress, the president and the Federal Reserve to provide considerable stimulus for alfonse our economy. d’amaTo In the first half of this year, those emergency spending measures — over $3 trillion in all — basically replaced most of the nation’s economic output lost to the epidemic. But even as Covid-19 continues to ravage the economy, negotiations in Congress to provide more economic aid to families and businesses are stalled. Some observers fear that this political impasse could continue beyond next month’s election, possibly even until a new Congress takes office in January. Economists of nearly all political stripes — who rarely see eye to eye on anything
— generally agree that the deadlock threatens the nation’s fragile economic recovery. Millions of Americans who were able to make rent payments and buy essentials like food and medicine with the extra money Washington sent through state unemployment systems are especially vulnerable. They’ve seen their supplemental federal benefit drop from $600 per week to $300, and even that funding has ended. With this stream of money dried up, more people will be unable to pay rent, buy enough food, or afford their families’ medical bills. Many will have to resort to welfare programs, food stamps and Medicaid. In a vicious circle, they’ll become dependent on other federal and state programs to make ends meet without the help they received under the emergency federal stimulus program. Likewise, many hundreds of thousands of small businesses that have been hanging on for dear life now face the distinct possibility of closing for good. With their demise would go millions of decent jobs held primarily by hardworking middle-class people who live just a paycheck or two away from financial disaster. The Payroll Protection Program, passed as part of the earlier compromise
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between Congress and the administration, gave these businesses a lifeline. Now they’ll drown with the dead weight of an economy still in severe distress. And more workers who were kept on payrolls under the PPP will sink into unemployment. Unfortunately, political leaders in Washington have resorted to the usual foot-stomping and name-calling rather than action on this critical issue. First, the Democratic leadership in the House passed a massive $3.4 trillion bill that some Republicans likened to a Christmas wish list, loaded up with expensive presents for the Democrats’ special-interest friends. Then Republicans in the Senate dithered while they negotiated with themselves over the size of another federal stimulus bill, or whether to pass one at all. This impasse should have been broken weeks ago. The Senate finally did pass a $500 billion emergency bill that would have pumped a considerable amount of money into the economy. When a bipartisan group of House members took the politically risky step of breaking with their leaders to urge passage of the compromise bill, they were beaten back by the leadership. Instead, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made the magnanimous (to her) offer
n Washington there’s footstomping and name-calling rather than action.
of a $2.2 trillion bill. In response, the Trump administration has signaled support for a $1.5 trillion bill, which meets Pelosi’s proposal more than halfway. Clearly, there’s room to reach an agreement. Since Congress is thankfully still a bicameral body, with a Senate and not just a House, the deadlock can be broken by serious good-faith negotiations. Trump has said he’ll sign whatever compromise legislation Congress sends to him. And compromise is the key word here. If Congressional leaders have calculated that they can gain more short-term political advantage by fighting rather than settling this dispute, they will have committed gross misfeasance. There was a time not too long ago when $500 billion proposed by the Senate would have been considered huge, and when $3 trillion proposed by the House would have been considered fiscally reckless. But these aren’t ordinary times. The nation is at war with an invisible enemy. There is a number, between restraint and excess, that must be found. If it isn’t, and soon, the number that should be cut is the number of years members of Congress can serve. Maybe it’s time to pass term limits. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.
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hen the coronavirus jumped from bats to humans in a wet market in Wuhan, China, last year, a unique and deadly bug went viral. Viruses are respected and feared by epidemiologists for their ability to spread quickly and mindlessly through unprotected populations. As if to prove how vulnerable every single one of us is, President Trump and his wife tested positive last week. On every level, Randi the pandemic is a kReiss national tragedy, but the greatest heartbreak is that it never had to be this bad. We need and want our president to be healthy and robust. He might have remained so if he had followed the guidelines from his medical experts. They urged him to be more self-protective and more protective of the people around him. Week after week, month after month, epidemiologists and other scientists have been warning us and cajoling us and sometimes begging us to take basic precautions against Covid-19, which got a foothold in America in Janu-
ary and never quit. The doctors told us, and they told the president, that easy, protective measures could be taken to mitigate the fierce death toll that was predicted. Trump chose to play down the warnings, to defy medical advice, to challenge common sense and common knowledge. All this time, leading up to his infection, he refused to wear a mask and keep a social distance from others. He insisted on bringing thousands of people together for political rallies, without requiring them to mask up. He held events at the White House, including his nomination for a second term, with no rules about wearing masks or staying six feet apart. The week before last, at the Rose Garden nominating ceremony for the president’s choice for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, the Trumps mingled with guests and White House staff, with the president leading the mask-free contingent. There was hugging and back-slapping. Within days, Senators Mike Lee and Thom Tillis; the Rev. John Jenkins, president of Notre Dame University; former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and several other attendees announced that they
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had tested positive for Covid-19. We will never know whether it was bravado or fear or defiance that motivated his choices, but Trump’s insistence on encouraging others to throw away their masks with their common sense has resulted in more deaths and more pain than we can bear. He so easily could have saved lives. He could have led the country by example, bringing Americans together in a united effort to wear protective gear and respect social distancing. Every day on the campaign trail, he exposed his staff and the people at his rallies to the rampaging virus. By deriding those who wore masks, he contributed mightily to the problem. We are now beyond 200,000 deaths in the U.S. Psychologists tell us the number is difficult to conceptualize. Human beings can understand one death, in its sad and intimate details. But 200,000? It short-circuits our imagination. The Washington Post ran a story to help readers visualize and appreciate the immensity of the human loss we have suffered. You click on a website and put in your Zip code, and you see a map with your location as ground zero for the dis-
he president so easily could have saved lives if he had just led by example.
ease, and then 200,000 dots, representing Covid-19 victims, on the map surrounding your home. When I did it, my entire hometown of Woodmere was wiped out, along with villages and towns north, south, east and west. Looking at that map with no living souls within miles made the loss very real. It looked as if a nuclear weapon had detonated, with my home as the target. It is sad to contemplate the enormity of our national tragedy, especially now with our president at risk. The coronavirus has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, in part because leadership chose not to listen to advice from experts who train all their lives to combat rogue epidemics. The president’s choices have been costly, to himself and his family, but mostly to the people of the United States. Now that he is sick, he is getting state-of-the-art care and treatment that should be, but isn’t, available to every American who gets sick with the virus. The Secret Service spends millions of our tax dollars to keep the president and his family safe. Yet he has put himself, his wife and countless others in mortal danger by refusing to wear a cheap mask. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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To the Editor: In a time of great uncertainty and grief, we must come together, regardless of party, and help our community. There is much animosity and hate on both side of the aisle — that is not productive or helpful for our nation as we turn our focus toward recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the past six months, I have spent hours procuring masks, face shields, hand sanitizers and gloves for our first responders. I worked closely with State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and his office to make sure this PPE reached those who needed it most. It did not matter about political allegiance — it was about caring for community. Now I look forward to voting for him for re-election, even though I am a registered Republican. I am a proud Rockville Centre resident and Navy veteran. Right now, our country needs strong leaders who put the good of the
ers for 10 days, and should be fever-free for at least 24 hours without medication before venturing out. This is the period during which the patient can spread the disease. It is clear that the president’s behavior, which many have described as reckless, has sown confusion across the nation, leaving people wondering how, exactly, to protect themselves. So we thought it would be useful to pause a moment and lay out what precisely the CDC says. The CDC, and not the president, should be your guide. First, it’s important to understand the difference between quarantine and isolation. Those were two terms thrown around a lot last week, and they were often confused. The CDC states that people who suspect they may have been in “close contact” with someone who was infected with the coronavirus should self-quarantine for 14 days. Close contact is defined as exposure for 15 minutes or more within six feet of someone. You also might have shared eating utensils, or hugged or shook hands. Or that person might have sneezed or coughed on you or in your direction. When you quarantine, you remove yourself from the world, even though you may not have tested positive for the coronavirus, to ensure that you do not infect others if, in fact, you have contracted it. It is possible to show no signs of the illness and yet carry it and spread it to others, so the only way to be sure you don’t is to
keep to yourself. Even if you feel healthy, you should stay home for two weeks, the CDC states. That’s because you may not show any symptoms or test positive for two to 14 days after contact. Isolation, as noted, is required for patients who have tested positive, and it is a must for at least 10 days, according to the CDC. Disease prevention should be at the forefront of everyone’s minds, though, and that begins with social distancing — staying at least six feet from others — and mask wearing. The CDC states that masks should fit tightly, but should also allow you to breathe easily. You should avoid wearing your mask on you forehead or chin, and you should not touch your mask, only its straps. Finally, you should be sure it fits over your mouth and nose. By order of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, masks are required in public spaces everywhere in New York state. We believe there should be a national mask mandate, but thus far the president has not called for one. Perhaps his illness might change his mind. We urge readers to visit CDC.gov to read for themselves the coronavirus guidelines the agency has laid out. More than 200,000 people have died of Covid-19 across the United States. That grim statistic is only projected to continue climbing. The question is, how fast will it rise? By following CDC protocols, we can slow the advance of the disease until a vaccine is at last ready for widespread use.
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ave you ever had anything stolen from you? A car? Hubcaps? A laptop? A baseball glove? A bike? Those are minuscule compared to the things that President Trump is trying to steal from you behind your back. Let’s start with the census. Every 10 years, by law, every state is required to conduct a survey of the number of people living there for purposes of determining how many representatives they will have in Congress. In addition, census figures are used to determine JerrY how many federal kremer dollars will flow to the states for health, mass transit and public-safety programs. No one in our nation’s history has ever tried to sabotage the census until this year. The fixed date for the census to be completed is Oct. 31. But Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross tried to end the census count earlier. This was his fifth attempt to disrupt the effort. Was it because the census workers were
exhausted? No, it was to stop the count for pure political reasons. When the count is ended early, it means that those states that have a high rate of response will receive a greater share of federal funds. Some of those states are Idaho, Mississippi, Montana and North and South Dakota. What they have in common is that they favor the Republican Party. More populous, Democratic-leaning states like New York have a lower response rate because we have many more people to count, and an earlier census halt would cost us billions of dollars in aid. Another piece of the census puzzle is exactly how many members of Congress New York will get. At this point, it’s estimated that we will lose two representatives. If there’s an undercount in the census, the state could lose even more, and seats would go to places like Florida and North and South Carolina, where the population is rising. There are multiple other ways that the president is taking dollars out of your pockets. The Affordable Care Act provides health insurance for over 20 million people. Approximately 6.3 million New
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Yorkers benefit from Obamacare. Many of them are your friends and neighbors who can’t get employer coverage. At this moment, Trump is asking the Supreme Court to throw out the ACA. What happens if the act is invalidated? Those 6.3 million New Yorkers will lose their coverage, and you will be asked to pay for it. Will the anti-New York Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, rush to save us? Don’t hold your breath. And with Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, about to be confirmed by the Senate, it’s a good bet that Obamacare will be scrapped. That will likely mean no coverage for pre-existing conditions and the loss of many other current benefits. The country is waiting with great anxiety for the Food and Drug Administration to approve a vaccine for Covid-19. Numerous pharmaceutical companies are competing to be the first to have a vaccine approved. Congress promised to help us get free testing, and that was a failure. The president has assured us that the vaccine will be affordable, and has given companies billions of dollars to
f the Supreme Court tosses the Affordable Care Act, millions of New Yorkers will suffer.
Letters community over petty politics. We must come together as a nation to defeat this pandemic. BRIAN RATHjEN Rockville Centre
New York needs a ‘millionaires tax’ To the Editor: New York is facing an economic apocalypse as the result of the coronavirus pandemic. That shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. The necessity of shutting down the state means shutting down economic activity. Today the state Covid-19 infection rate is hovering around 1 percent. This has allowed many businesses to reopen and economic activity to restart. We have a long way to go, however, before we’re safe. just as the fire marshal warns that the fire may be out, but lingering embers can restart the blaze, so, too, a lack of vigilance can restart New York’s nightmare. That would result in yet another shutdown. Even now, there are communities that are refusing to comport themselves responsibly. Beyond the human loss, which all New Yorkers are deeply aware of and touched by, the economic devastation will continue, and perhaps worsen, if we allow Covid-19 to reestablish a foothold. Moving forward, we must develop a comprehensive recovery plan. We can’t wait for the federal government. We have a president who, after spending months downplaying the pandemic and telling states that
speed up their research. But you can expect to pay a hefty premium for your Covid shot. The biggest presidential theft of all is Trump’s continuous efforts to keep you from voting on Nov. 3. Day after day, he has told voters that mail ballots are part of some fraudulent scheme. He has promoted lawsuits around the nation to stop voting by mail, despite the fact that there is no proof of any fraud in the system. In his latest scam, he asked his supporters to go to the polling places to “police” the voting process. In Vladimir Putin’s Russia and in Venezuela, Poland, Hungary and Syria, dictators have for countless years successfully poisoned the voting system to suit their political needs. Trump’s assault on the process is designed to steal your most priceless possession, the right to vote. And I haven’t even touched on the plan to blow up the U.S. Postal Service, which you also pay for. Petty theft? No. Grand larceny by the White House. 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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they were on their own, is now infected with the virus. Clearly, Gov. Andrew Cuomo had to initially focus on containment. Based on President Trump’s abject failures, Cuomo had to step up and be our national voice. He rose to the occasion. But now we must move forward with a post-Covid plan. The press has reported that billionaires have increased their wealth by almost $845 billion. Last month in New jersey, people started to agitate for a “millionaires tax.” In New York, there is a movement to tax the New York Stock Exchange. The easy political solution, for both political parties, would be to implement a structured new tax system for the wealthy. New York passed a temporary millionaires tax during the 2008-09 recession. It was extended once, and if I am elected to the State Assembly, I would support extending it again. We need consumers to buy and businesses to sell. There has to be a real national plan to balance the ledgers, but I am not confident that will happen. At the federal level, I’m afraid that a sense of unreality pervades. But Cuomo, as well as the governors of New jersey and Connecticut, demonstrated during the pandemic that regional cooperation can work effectively. Perhaps he can again show us the way by working, both informally and formally, with other governors on an economic recovery plan. This must include a uniform approach to taxes. GARY PORT West Hempstead Port is a candidate for the State Assembly in the 21st District.
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