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LIRR station is on its way Crews install south platform for eastbound trains arena,” Jack Sterne, a spokesman for Empire State Development, a state agency that proWith 11 months to go until its motes development, said in Janscheduled opening, Metropolitan uary. “This will be the first new, Transportation Authority crews full-time commuter LIRR station have completed the first major built in decades, and it will promilestone in the vide a real benefit construction of a for Long Islanders new Elmont Long through an innoIsland Rail Road vative public-priStation, installing vate partnership.” precast platfor m The developsections for eastment of the stabound trains in the tion was included North Lot of Belin the state’s plans mont Park. for the arena, and The station will arena developers serve riders on the agreed to cover 92 Hempstead line, percent of the cost and will be halfway laRRy PENNER of the $105 million between t h e Former Federal project, with the Queens Village and Transportation state providing $8 Bellerose stops. It million in funding.

Administration official will feature a pedesLast September, trian overpass, free the MTA board Wi-Fi, digital screens, elevators, added the project to its 2015-2019 canopies, charging stations and capital plan, with the undershuttle buses for those heading standing that ESD would transto the new UBS Arena. One hun- fer $105 million from its budget dred fifty parking spaces at the to the transportation authority. station will be set aside for ESD will contribute $75 million, Elmont residents. with developers New York Arena “The Elmont LIRR station Partners adding $30 million up will provide a critical public front and reimbursing the state transit link for both neighbor- interest-free over the next 30 hood commuters and fans years, according to former Fedattending the new Belmont Park Continued on page 9

By MElissa KOENig mkoenig@liherald.com

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Courtesy Kevin Thomas

KEViN THOMas WiTH his wife, Princi, and their daughter Layla, 2, declared victory in the 6th Senate District race on Nov. 16, after the absentee ballot count put him ahead of Republican challenger Dennis Dunne Sr.

Kevin Thomas declares victory in 6th Senate District

By BRiaN sTiEgliTz bstieglitz@liherald.com

Kevin Thomas declared victory in the state’s 6th Senate District race on Nov. 16, after the absentee ballot count gave him an insurmountable lead over his Republican challenger, Dennis Dunne Sr. The following afternoon, Thomas, a resident of Levittown, joined fellow Democratic state senators outside Nassau County Democratic Committee headquarters in Gar-

den City, where Chairman Jay Jacobs congratulated him on the win.

“I had a good, solid sense that Kevin Thomas won about a week ago,” Jacobs said, explaining that he makes a decision to call a race only when there is enough of a margin of victory that there is “no possible way opponents could overturn it.”

Thomas was roughly 8,000 votes behind Dunne on election night. According to Jacobs, Thomas was ahead by

at least 1,400 votes after the absentee ballot count — a larger margin of victory than he had in 2018, when he defeated incumbent Sen. Kemp Hannon.

Thomas, an Indian-American, began his victory speech by wishing everyone a happy Diwali, and noted the significance of the Hindu festival as a celebration of new beginnings.

In his new term, he said, he hoped to help the economy Continued on page 9

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FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD — November 26, 2020 Melissa Koenig/Herald

The scene ouTside of the CityMD in Franklin Square after it closed on Sunday. Urgent care centers are already seeing long lines for Covid tests, with some waiting outside of these medical centers for several hours. CityMD offers rapid tests, a regular Covid test that takes three to five days to get results and an antibody test.

Covid cases rise in Franklin Square, Elmont

By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

There seem to be signs that the coronavirus pandemic is worsening throughout Franklin Square and Elmont — from the long lines outside urgent care centers to the constant school closures.

As of Nov. 20, Elmont had a total of 1,696 Covid cases since the pandemic began in March, an increase of 4 percent from the week before, and Franklin Square had a total of 1,102 cases, an increase of 6.8 percent from the week prior, according to statistics from the Nassau County Health Department.

Nassau County, meanwhile, had a 3.3 percent positivity rate, as of Nov. 21, data from the State Department of Health shows, and Long Island had a 3.2 percent sevenday average positivity rate. Statewide, the infection rate was 2.9 percent, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Nov. 23.

“That can change in an instant,” he said at a news conference on Monday, adding, “If we’re not careful, we can go back” to the high rates the state saw in March, when hospital systems were overwhelmed with Covid patients.

Urgent care centers are already seeing long lines for Covid tests, with some waiting outside of these medical centers for several hours. Karen Mollish, of Franklin Square, for example, said she had to wait up to two hours “outside in the cold” for a test. And Renee Nicole Scarlata said she had to go to an urgent care center last weekend for a non-Covid issue and waited for almost two hours outside of a CityMD because she did not have an appointment. CityMD offers rapid tests, a regular Covid test that takes three to five days to get results and an antibody test.

“It was really frustrating,” Scarlata said in response to a Herald social media inquiry. “I can’t imagine how frustrating it must be to have to have a negative test weekly for some jobs.”

But with positive cases rising, schools in Elmont and Franklin Square have had to close and quarantine classes in recent weeks.

At the elementary school level, students at the Stewart Manor school and the Dutch Broadway School were quarantined last week, after someone at the Stewart

Graph by Christina Daly/Herald

Manor School started experiencing “hallmark Covid-19 symptoms” and two staff members at the Dutch Broadway School were considered to be close contacts of people with the virus, Superintendent Kenneth Rosner announced on Nov. 15.

Four days later, another Dutch Broadway class also had to quarantine, Rosner said, because “an individual” at the school was considered to be a close contact of someone who had tested positive for Covid-19. No student or staff member has tested positive for the virus in any of these cases, however, Rosner noted.

And at the high school level, Sewanhaka High School was closed on Nov. 17 and 18, after two staff members there tested positive for the virus, and was closed again on Nov. 23, to give district officials time to thoroughly clean and disinfect the building, after a student tested positive for the coronavirus.

Additionally, H. Frank Carey High School will remain closed until Nov. 30, after two students tested positive for the virus and “were present at many non-school activities taking place beyond our control,” according to

Superintendent James Grossane. As a result, he said, the number of students who were in contact with these infected individuals at H. Frank Carey is “too large to keep school open.”

Students and staff members will work remotely during these closures, Grossane said, and students participating in the district’s Career and Technical Education classes will attend their classes remotely while Sewanhaka was closed. H. Frank Carey students in the program will also attend the classes remotely during the school’s closure.

In the meantime, Grossane said, the buildings would be deep cleaned and Nassau County Health Department officials will continue to conduct contact tracing and reach out to anyone who needs to quarantine.

“While students have done an exemplary job in school maintaining social distance and wearing their masks,” Grossane wrote to parents on Nov. 20, “please be sure to reinforce with your children good hygiene habits, mask wearing and maintaining social distance while not in school.”

Crime watCh Two men arrested in traffic stop in Elmont

Courtesy Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages

COunty anD state officials toured the on and off ramps at Exit 13 of the Southern State Parkway last week.

County, state officials tour Southern State Exit 13 Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages led Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, Legislator Carrié Solages, Deputy Commissioner of Public Works Joe Pecora and New York State Department of Transportation Region 10 Director Richard Causin on a tour of the on and off ramps at Exit 13 of the Southern State Parkway last week.

As part of the tour, the assemblywoman highlighted areas of concern for Valley Stream and Elmont residents, including the lack of pedestrian signals to help people navigate their way through the busy intersection. Much of the foot traffic in the area, Assemblywoman Solages said, is a result of pedestrians traveling to Masjid Hamza on days of worship, as well as students who travel from their homes in North Valley Stream to Elmont Memorial High School.

“We know that this is one of the most well-traversed exits in the State of New York, with hundreds of thousands of vehicles traveling through each year,” she said in a statement, “and we must utilize all of the tools at our disposal to enhance the safety of our roadways for drivers and pedestrians alike.”

Representatives from the Nassau County Department of Public Works attended the tour last week to ascertain how the county and state could work together to improve conditions at Exit 13.

The county has jurisdiction over the maintenance of North Central Avenue, and local traffic mitigation measures, such as traffic lighting, sidewalks and pedestrian signals, but the State Department of Transportation has jurisdiction over the on and off ramps, the signage for the parkway, the overpass bridge and the parkway itself.

In 2018, the State Legislature passed the Southern State Parkway study to coordinate with local governments to examine the configuration of entrance and exit ramps, and signage at entrance ways and exits on the Southern State Parkway.

Assemblywoman Solages expects the New York State Department of Transportation to release the study next week, however, a DOT spokesman previously told the Herald that a report of the study’s findings would not be released to state and local leaders until May 2021.

County Executive Laura Curran said she urges her “colleagues in government to move as quickly as possible to finish this safety study,” and Legislator Carrié Solages said he was “very thankful that Assemblywoman Solages and I were able to get representatives from the Governor’s Office, the county executive and members of her staff to tour the intersection, see the concerns of the community and commit to a plan and solution.”

A Valley Stream and a U n i o n d a l e m a n we r e arrested on Nov. 19, after police conducted a traffic stop on Meacham Avenue in Elmont.

According to Nassau County detectives, Fifth Precinct Officers saw Joshua Mordi, 23, of Valley Stream, making several traffic violations while traveling northbound on Deonte Meacham Avenue, and pulled him over in front of 1349 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont.

While they were conducting an investigation, police said, they discovered that Mordi had a suspended driver’s license and three outstanding warrants.

Also during the investigation, police report, Deonte O’Connor, 23, of Uniondale, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, exited the vehicle and fled the

scene on foot. He then locked himself in the bathroom of Texas Chicken and Burgers. The police then called for assistance, they report, and after a short while, O'Connor exited the bathroom. But when t h e y t r i e d t o s e a rch O’Connor, they said, he became combative, and one officer suffered from facial lacerations and conO’Connor tusions. Finally, after a brief struggle, the officers were able to place O’Connor under arrest.

Mordi is charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and multiple vehicle and traffic law infraction, and O’Connor is charged with second-degree assault, resisting arrest and second-degree obstructing governmental administration. They were scheduled to be arraigned on Nov. 20.

News briefs

Mobile mammography van coming to Elmont A mobile mammography van will be parked outside of Dani’s Strike Zone, at 20 Village Ave. in Elmont, on Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for women 40 or older who have not had a mammogram in the past year, are not pregnant or breastfeeding, have never been diagnosed with breast cancer and do not have any implants or breast issues. Those with health insurance must also get a prescription for the

mammogram.

Appointments are required, and on the day of one’s appointment they should not wear deodorant, perfume, powders, lotions or creams on the breast area.

Women should also bring a photo ID and an insurance card, if they have insurance, and are required to wear a mask.

To schedule an appointment, call (516) 599 - 2972.

VFW Post 2718 gets its 15 mins of fame The VFW Post 2718 in Franklin Square got its 15 minutes of fame on Nov. 20, when it appeared on “How to with John Wilson.” The show centers around Queens resident John Wilson sharing life advice, while also covertly filming the lives of New Yorkers.

In last Friday’s episode, “How to Split a Check,” Wilson attended a New York Soccer Referee Association dinner at the VFW hall last December, figuring referees would know the fairest way to split a

check. But Wilson soon learned that the referees may not be as fair as he expected.

They packed up large quantities of food from the buffet to take home, made claims of fraud when an official won the television from the raffle and someone even stole a gold-plated whistle. “I guess I was wrong in assuming the refs would be less flawed than the rest of us,” he said.

“How to with John Wilson” airs Fridays at 11 p.m., and is also available on HBO Max.

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By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

Last season was a difficult one for Hofstra’s women’s basketball program in terms of wins and losses, but there’s plenty of reasons for second-year head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson to be optimistic about the future.

The Pride was unable to beat any of its Colonial Athletic Association rivals in 201920 and finished 3-27 overall while being outscored by an average of 15.6 points per game.

Its victories came against Hartford, Morgan State and Campbell.

“There were a lot of factors going into my first season and our eyes were set on a bigger picture,” said Santos Atkinson, a former Hofstra assistant who returned to campus last season to become the 12th head coach in program history. “We saw a lot of individual development and laid the foundation,” she added. “This season we’re looking to be much more aggressive at both ends of the floor. We want to play faster on offense and pressure the ball and generate more turnovers on defense.”

The effort to close the gap on the rest of the CAA will be led by two full-time returning starters and one part-time returning starter, all of whom Atkinson is counting on to take their games to another level, along with a talented group of newcomers.

Jaylen Hines started all 30 games in 201920 and led the team in scoring (11.6 ppg), rebounding (8.8 rpg) and steals while shooting nearly 50 percent from the floor (139-for281) to rank third in the conference. A 5-foot10 redshirt junior forward, she poured in a career-high 30 points against Charleston and is a “walking double-double,” Santos Atkinson said.

“Jaylen is our most proven player and she’s returned with a lot more confidence,” Santos Atkinson said. “She worked on her game and her body big time during the quarantine. She has great touch around the rim and a positive demeanor that makes her a leader.”

Sophomore Sorelle Ineza started all but two games last season at point guard and chipped in 8 points per game with a teamleading 32 minutes per game and 85 assists.

From Quebec, Canada, Ineza was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team. “We put an awful lot on Sorelle’s shoulders last season,” Santos Atkinson said. “Being a freshman point guard is tough. Her game evolved over the season and now we’ll look to move her off the ball and give her more opportunities to shoot.”

A couple of candidates to run the point are Rosi Nicholson, a junior coming off a strong season for Santa Fe Community College in Florida, and Jaysyni Knight, a junior transfer from the University of Pittsburgh who may not be eligible to play until next season pending a waiver decision on the NCAA’s transfer policy.

Another former Pitt Panther, 6-foot-3 redshirt junior forward Jaala Henry, practiced with the Pride all of last season while sitting

out under the transfer rule. “She knows our system and is ready to contribute major minutes,” Santos Atkinson said. “She’s versatile with good shooting range and rebounding ability.”

Hofstra’s third returnee with starting experience is junior guard JaKayla Brown, who averaged 6 points per game over 24 appearances, including a dozen starts.

“JaKayla’s worked hard during the offseason and is an improved shooter who’ll help us at both ends.”

Santos Atkinson believes the Pride will be a deeper squad than last season — and needs to be. “We want to play faster so we need fresh legs off the bench,” she noted.

The Pride is scheduled to open the campaign with a non-conference game at Siena on Nov. 25. The CAA slate will once again include 18 games, but due to Covid-19 the format has been adjusted to limit travel and help ensure the health and safety of studentathletes, coaches and staff. In lieu of a traditional, home-and-home round robin schedule, teams will play against the same opponent at the same site on consecutive days, primarily weekends.

“On paper, the conference is just as strong as last season,” Santos Atkinson said. “We’re focused on the little things and what’s going to make us competitive every single game.”

The CAA regular season will tip off Friday, Jan. 1, and conclude on Sunday, Feb. 28.

Games impacted by the pandemic could be made up at various alternate dates. Hofstra opens CAA action against William & Mary.

As of now, fans are not expected to be permitted to attend games. “No fans is something we’ll have to get used to,” Santos Atkinson said. “When it’s game time, we just have to get locked in.”

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

Photos courtesy Hofstra Athletic Communications

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

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Applying to college amid the coronavirus pandemic tion process.

“We are in a Covid world right now, nalcindor@liherald.com and students are concerned about if To help reduce Long Island high that is going to affect the list of schools school seniors’ worries while applying that they apply to, or if they need to to college amid the coronavirus pan- think about local schools, even though demic, Herald Inside LI hosted a webi- they might have been planning on going nar on Nov. 19 to guide them through a away for school, and they are also conprocess that is at once similar, but very cerned about how their families should plan financially for the decision-making different than in years past.

Molloy College sponsored the hour- process,” DeMartini said. “SAT and ACT scores are ingrained in our psyche, long Zoom session.

Because many entrance exams were so it’s shocking for many kids that we canceled during the pandemic, a num- no longer have to submit them. Howevber of students have not taken the SAT er, we encourage students to submit or ACT, and certainly have not taken SAT and ACT scores, and if they go test either or both of the tests more than optional, their college essays should be once, as many high school students had exceptional.”

The panelists also agreed that the in the past between their junior to topics students choose for senior years. As a result, the their admission essays play webinar panelists said, a major role in their chances many colleges are making of acceptance to their such exams optional and desired schools. giving greater weight to “We are trying to steer extracurricular activities, kids away from choosing the number of Advanced Covid-19 or pandemic-relatPlacement classes a student ed stories for their college has taken and admissions essays. admissions essays because many people will write sto“At Molloy College, we ries like that,” Muzio said. have a holistic approach when evaluating students “However, if a student’s panfor entry into the college, so demic story demonstrates we always look at more than exceptional strength, then just the academic average we will encourage them to and the test scores that write about it.” appeared on the student’s The owner of Standout transcript and on their file College Prep, Bethany Goldand we dig a little deeper,” szer, said she has noticed a said Marguerite Lane, assisbig difference over the past t a n t v i c e p re s i d e n t fo r year in the college admisenrollment management at sions essays that students Molloy. “We understand that FrANk Muzio have submitted to colleges many high school students because of the stories stuWantagh were thrown into remote dents are telling about curlearning because of the pan- guidance director rent events in the world. demic, and that they might “Kids on Long Island not have the best academic have a habit of being spoiled test scores, so we look at the entire pic- and entitled, but the college admissions ture of a student to see if the student is essays have changed a lot to topics such a good fit for Molloy to help them devel- as sexuality, gender, race issues, Covidop in their academics and career.”

19-related stories and more,” said GoldFrank Muzio, the guidance director szer, who often serves as a liaison for the Wantagh School District, said between parents and high school counthe district has held Common App work- selors and parents and college admisshops with students and is encouraging sions officers. “I think in previous years them to apply both to local colleges and students would have been afraid to disthose farther away. cuss those topics, but now they talk “Students have adapted to this new about it. Kids are braver.” normal in different ways and at differ“I’ve noticed that students have put ent paces, and we want to make sure themselves out there more and have that all students have an application been more vulnerable in their college plan,” he said. “This past year, we really admissions essays — whether it’s about had to do a lot of individual counseling Covid-19 or about social justice,” Lane to meet students and families where agreed. they are and to meet a wide spectrum of Panelists also said they are encouragneeds.” ing students to fill out the Free ApplicaAnthony DeMartini, assistant princi- tion for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). pal of school counseling and wellness at Finally, counselors are encouraging Calhoun High School in North Merrick, students to take a deep breath and relax. said counselors had to pivot last winter “We are trying to encourage kids to and spring because of the pandemic, enjoy school,” DeMartini said. “But, at using Zoom and Google Classroom to the same time, we want them to know keep in touch with students and meet that they can get through the college with parents about the college applica- application process.”

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Questions remain about LIRR station eral Transportation Administration official Larry Penner. The project is now fully funded, MTA officials said.

Work on the station began in July, and crews are now in the process of installing underground utilities, moving existing utilities, and building a structure to support a pedestrian bridge over the Cross Island Parkway, according to MTA officials.

But, Penner said, there is still a lot for MTA officials to figure out before the south platform, which will serve eastbound trains, opens next October. The north platform, for westbound trains, is scheduled to open by the end of 2022.

“Just installing the platform on the southbound side is the tip of the iceberg,” Penner said. “It’s the first chapter of a long book.”

There have been no announcements about who will purchase, operate and maintain a fleet of shuttle buses that will serve 3,000 to 5,000 riders, he pointed out, and the bus manufacturers already have a backlog of up to two years for orders for other transit agencies.

Without the buses, Penner said, train riders would have to walk 10 minutes from the station to the new arena for Islanders games, concerts and other events. “Several thousand fans traveling by the LIRR will not be happy if they have

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SectionS of the south platform of the new Elmont LIRR station have recently been installed. to walk up to 10 minutes from the station to the arena,” he said, “especially in the rain, cold, snow or heat.”

Additionally, Penner noted, these riders will also have to pay higher prices for LIRR tickets. Rates were already set to increase under the MTA’s 2020-24 Five Year Capital Plan, which was approved

last year, he explained, but may increase up to 4 percent more if the federal government fails to allocate the $12 billion agency officials say they need to continue operations. The MTA is also considering cutting service on New York City buses and subways and the Staten Island Railway by 40 percent, Chairman Pat Foye

announced on Nov. 18, and service on the LIRR and Metro North by 50 percent.

And to get to the Elmont train station, Penner said, many commuters will have to change trains — something commuters don’t like to do, he said, when they pay high ticket prices.

Babylon, Speonk, West Hempstead, Long Beach and Far Rockaway branch riders will always have to transfer at Jamaica, he said, and riders on the Port Jefferson, Huntington, Oyster Bay and Ronkonkoma lines will have to do the same until the westbound platform and the pedestrian bridge are completed in 2022. Riders on the Port Washington branch will also have to transfer at Woodside.

Given all of these obstacles, Penner estimated that 95 percent of those who attend Islanders games, concerts and other events will elect to drive or take a car service rather than ride the LIRR to the new station.

“Completion of construction of the eastbound platform . . . is a great early interim milestone,” Penner said, but added, “Let’s see what occurs over the next two years, between construction of the westbound New York City platform, overpass, elevators, actual station waiting room, shuttle bus service area, frequency of service and fare structure, to see if it was worth the investment.”

Absentee ballots put Thomas over the top continued from front recover, small businesses grow and families prosper. He thanked his constituents, and said, “No matter our differences, we all have the same values.”

Jacobs said that Thomas faced harsh attacks and fear-mongering on the campaign trail, but overcame them.

“He’s a true public servant who wakes up every day and thinks about how he could make New York a better place,” said Sen. Todd Kaminsky, who was re-elected to his 9th Senate District seat.

“This was an election unlike anything this district or this state has ever seen before,” Thomas said. “We had a record turnout for early voting and on Election Day as well as record-breaking absentee ballots that were being sent to the local Board of Elections.”

Jacobs explained that the results of some races on Election Day appeared to favor Republican candidates, but he was confident that over 146,000 absentee ballots would turn that around. “We knew the red mirage would turn into a blue ocean,” he said.

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The life of Tim Denton

The Heralds’ senior editor was musical, inquisitive, spiritual

By J.D. FREDA jfreda@liherald.com

Last week, the Herald reported the death of friend and colleague Timothy John Denton on Nov. 14, at age 67, in Manhasset. Co-workers from Herald Community Newspapers and Richner Communications offered words of remembrance of their friend Tim. Many noted his wisdom and quick wit. But Denton, a California transplant, was known among those closest to him as an animated, keenly talented and highly spiritual man.

He was born on July 9, 1953, in Los Angeles, the third of Earl and Vita Denton’s four children. He and his brothers, William and Ross, and their sister, Laurel, spent their formative years in Whittier, 20 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

In 1958, when Tim was 5, according to Laurel, the family moved to Arroyo Grande, a small town in central Califor nia. Earl Denton was a school district superintendent, born and raised in Los Angeles and a “city guy,” Laurel said. Vita was an English teacher.

Their parents’ backgrounds in academia influenced her brother’s interest in learning, she said. “He was a reader from the time he’d just learned how,” Laurel recalled. “He started reading before anyone else, and he quickly began reading a lot of books — and talking about music.”

Timothy Coupled with Tim’s early craving for knowledge was an insatiable appetite for music — listening to, discussing and eventually learning how to play.

“He was attracted to classical music, even as a child,” Laurel said. “That was the music that we had in the house, yes, but he was attracted to it on his own.”

By the time he attended Arroyo Grande High School, she said, he had become a dedicated musician, as well as an unofficial follower of the hippie movement, which was at its height in California as Tim grew up. “He had long hair and wore his sandals to school,” his sister recounted. “These things were frowned upon at the time. Our father was very strait-laced, so you could say there was a rebellious side to Tim.” Throughout high school, Tim honed his musical talents, playing violin — his first instrumental love, followed later by the cello and piano — in the school orchestra, and attending summer music camps. He also sang in the school choir.

Laurel said that his emotional connection to music was a microcosm of his life. “He experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows in music,” she said. “He would get extremely ecstatic to extremely frustrated quickly.”

After he graduated from high school, Tim studied music at Whittier College, near his early childhood home. There Laurel remembers him living in a house

just off campus with 10 other musicians.

She recalls visiting frequently for cotillions and celebrations, and Tim mingling enthusiastically with fellow lovers of music and culture.

After college, he became a studio musician in Los Angeles and a member of the Roger Wagner Master Chorale. Then, in the late 1970s, he had an opportunity to travel to Vienna to study music. “He was so excited,” Laurel said.

Tim remained in Vienna for roughly six years, she said, joining an ensemble, studying conducting and expanding his cultural interests. When he returned to the U.S., he settled in New York City. At that point, a friend had persuaded him to become an English teacher for non-English speakers. But, his sister said, “He was a writer, more so,” she said.

As the turn of the century neared, Tim was ffered a job at Standard & Poor’s, tasked with reporting on any and all market advancements of titanium dioxide, a naturally occurring oxide that can be used to create white coloring in common products such as paints, dyes and food colorings.

Finance and its political repercussions were also areas that interested him.

But around the same time, he renewed his interest in spiritual development. He had grown up in the Episcopalian church, and as a boy was tasked with doing a comparative study of other religions to prepare for his J. Denton confirmation. As an adult in New York in the mid-1990s, he became a Buddhist.

“When I met Tim, he was in the process of diving deeper into his study of Buddhism,” said Susan Salem, a longtime close friend.

He eventually became a Buddhist priest — while working as a financial reporter in Downtown Manhattan during the business day. Salem said he gradually became more focused on his spirituality, and after working at Standard & Poor’s, he moved to Long Island and got involved in the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in East Meadow.

“He was always trying to learn more, and he wanted so desperately to share his spiritual gifts, both in Buddhism and in the Orthodox Church,” Salem said. And music remained important to him. He joined in the church’s choir, which plays an integral role in its prayer service. He even contributed to a recorded holiday album from the choir, according to Salem.

As his faith and spirituality grew, so too did his relationship with Salem’s son, Jesse, who became his godson. The pair spent a lot of time together, going to carnivals, car dealerships, movies, bowling alleys, the mall. They formed a close bond, and Tim often spoke about his love for Jesse.

“Tim became a like a second father to me, especially this past year,” said Jesse,

Photos courtesy Laurel Denton

ThE DEnTon chilDREn and their father. From left, Ross, Earl, Laurel, Tim and William.

DEnTon in his Whittier, Calif., home as a child.

DEnTon in his 30s, playing the piano.

EvER cRAving knowlEDgE, Denton kept a library of books throughout his life.

who’s now 18. “All throughout my life, I really began to realize how much he treated me like his own.”

Tim never had children of his own, but Jesse said he felt as if Tim considered him one. Tim is also survived by four nieces, Sarah Denton, Julie Fiumara, Wendy Heard and Elizabeth Denton, and nephew Andy Denton.

In 2017, the Herald Community Newspapers hired Tim as an assistant editor, and was promoted just weeks later. At the time of his death, he was the senior editor of the Wantagh and Seaford Herald-Citizens. His in-depth reporting and sharp intellect made him a highly respected local journalist.

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I had to read it twice. First because someone was recognizing community newspapers and second it made realize the vitality of the work my Herald colleagues and I have been doing since March.

The first two months were a whirlwind of news, updating news, more news and getting our bearings as the Herald editorial team translated their skills from only producing a weekly newspaper to becoming an online daily that produces a paper.

Watching the daily briefings from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and County Executive Laura Curran and either writing or updating stories based on the information presented became routine. Waiting for the phases of reopening, writing stories on residents doing their part to help from feeding essential workers to making homemade facemasks also became part of our story landscape.

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I could see the fear in our patients when they arrived at the hospital doors and in their loved ones who dropped them off. When I returned home from work to my family, I was just as fearful that they might catch it from me; obviously, that was the last thing I wanted. While I knew that the hospital’s infectious disease and quality and safety teams had implemented the protocols and measures that would keep me and my colleagues safe while at work, I always had this nagging thought of "what if.” I often good-naturedly reminded my wife that my years of working in a school reinforced the habit of sanitizing my hands.

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We held our first walk-a-thon in 2018, and we had Post 44 veterans walking side by side with children on Franklin Avenue. Our slogan for the walk was, ‘They march for us, we walk for them.’ We ended up collecting $800 in donations that year. As for this year’s walk-a-thon, the [New York State] Department of State advised Post 44 that people interested in donating to veterans that are hospitalized, living in state homes, awaiting placements or need of shelter, can send checks to the American Legion at P.O. Box 44, Malverne, N.Y. 11565.

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For almost 20 years, Garden City South residents have been asking Nassau County and Town of Hempstead officials to make Nassau Boulevard safer for pedestrians trying to shop at local businesses, and last year, they finally got a crosswalk installed. Now, the Nassau County Department of Public Works is also studying the traffic flow on the two-way road.

There are no traffic signals between Cambridge and Terrace Avenues, she explained, and as a result, a driver who is able to pass through one green light could pass through the other. As a result, Marge Kelly, president of the Community League of Garden City South, said, when pedestrians try to cross the street from the parking lots on the northbound side to the businesses on the southbound side, “it’s like a game of Frogger.”

To make the situation Andrew Monteleone/Facebook worse, she added, young THe Town of Hempstead installed flashing lights at the children often have to cross crosswalk on Nassau Boulevard in April. that street to get to the Garden City Dance Studio.

“It needed something,” Schaefer, a She pointed these issues out to Republican from Westbury who comAssemblyman Ed Ra, Town of Hempmissioned the study in 2018, told the stead Councilman Tom Muscarella, a Herald in April. “It’s a well-traveled representative from County Legislator road.”

Laura Schaefer’s office and town HighFinally, Community League members way Department officials on what she noticed on Nov. 19 that DPW crews have describes as the hottest day of July installed devices between Cambridge 2019, when she led them down Nassau Avenue and 7th Street to monitor the Boulevard from Terrace Avenue to volume and speed of traffic on the bouPrinceton Road. levard. “We were really happy,” she said On the tour, Ra said he noticed a lot of the sight, noting that the DPW will of people were crossing the street, and analyze the traffic flow data to deterproceeded to work with Shaefer to mine whether it would be better to secure funding for a crosswalk on the install additional crosswalks or traffic boulevard. It was installed back in Janulights to make the road safer for pedesary, with flashing lights to alert drivers trians. It will take a few months to comof passing pedestrians installed in plete.

April, as officials and residents alike “There just needs to be something waited for the Department of Public else for safety,” she said.

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obituaries Robert Trick drinks over conversations at the PlattduRobert Trick, a longtime resident of Franklin Square and formally of Rich- etsche Park Restaruant, and had an honmond Hill, Queens, died on orary reserved seat inside Nov. 6 at the age of 92. the bar. He had a gift for He was born on Sept. 25, story telling, and loved to 1928, and was a proud forlaugh and reminisce about mer member of the Merthe “good old days.” chant Marines and a He was predeceased by retired New York Police his wife, Anita, and is Department detective. He remembered by his chilwent on to become the dren; Kathleen Kucich director of security for (John), Linda F leury Loeb, Rhoads and Compa(Thomas), Mary DiBitonto ny, and then Donaldson, (John), Robert W. Trick Lufkin and Jenrette in (Jean Marie); his granddowntown New York City. children, Brian Fleury, Additionally, Trick was an Caitlin Fleury, Charlotte Robert Trick honorary member of the Trick and Audrey Trick; Sons of Italy and the and his beloved cat; Tiger.

Brooklyn Schuetzen Corps A funeral service was in Franklin Square. held for him on Nov. 9 at the Krauss Trick loved spending time in his later Funeral Home in Franklin Square, and he years enjoying a good meal and a few was buried at Pinelawn Memorial Park.

Angelina Harrison Angelina (Angie) Harrison died on Nov. 4 in Huntington at the age of 87, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

She was born on Aug. 29, 1933 in Brooklyn to Mary and Vincenzo Bitetto, and married the love of her life, Sheldon Harrison, on June 14, 1958.

Harrison loved to laugh and make others laugh. She always had a new joke, oftentimes inappropriate, to make anyone in her obit laugh out loud. She also loved children and could not resist playing with them, and loved to sing in the car with the radio on.

She had a thing for leopard print, even unveiling a questionable leopard print bathing suit one vacation, earning her the temporary moniker, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle.

Additionally, Harrison had af fection for two forms of exercise — bowling and pulling the handle on a slot machine. The latter she perfected on many Angelina trips to Vegas and Atlantic City, which were just two of the places she frequented during a lifetime of travel. Her favorite trips were always the ones where the whole family came along, especially the family trip to her father’s birthplace in Bari, Italy on a bus with 21 family members.

She was also adept at word games, like Boggle and Scrabble, but really showed off her grammatical prowess doing the New York Times crossword puzzle every morning. When crossword puzzles became too challenging, her grandchildren taught her “dirty-word hangman.”

Her kindness and generosity knew no bounds, but were especially on display at Christmastime every year, when she would shop for months buying presents

for everyone she knew, and frequently for people she didn’t. Anyone who encountered Angie in the month of December, would receive a gift.

Early in her life, Harrison was a legal secretary at Sullivan & Cromwell and also worked at The Bank of New York, where she met Sheldon. When her children were young, she forewent a career, so she could dote on them. For a while, though, she was a part-time school nurse at the grammar school her children attended in Rosedale, New York, notwithstanding the fact that she didn’t have an ounce of medical training. Later, she played a key part in the family entertainment business, where she was also a second-mother to a bevy of jugglers, clowns, magicians, break dancers, drag queens and more than a few Michael Jackson lookalikes.

More than anything, though, Harrison was all about her family. Her greatest pleasure was the Harrison pride she took in her husband, children and grandchildren, singing their praises to anyone that would listen, no matter how embarrassed it might make them, and showering them with love and gifts at every opportunity.

Harrison is survived by her husband, Shelly; her three children and their partners, Susanne D’Ariano (Paul), Steven Terra (Wendy) and John Clarke (Dane); her sister Gerry Gentile (Jack); five grandchildren, Matthew, Thomas, Lauren, Jaclyn and Greg; and eight nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at St. Catherine of Sienna on Nov. 9 at 10:30 a.m. Donations to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in her name are welcome.

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It’s possible that owners don’t understand the consequences of their narrowed thinking. Your dilemma is financial and logistical, and worst of all, you’re being set up to fail at your job, one for which you could end up being blamed for work you didn’t even do. There’s the liability problem with whose workmanship caused damages, whose employee may get hurt because of cross-over work that created a dangerous condition, and whose insurance will be used to cover the scope of the job.

The owner, it seems, wants to be the contractor, treating two competing companies as subcontractors. Maybe the owner has figured out a way to save money on every item while watching workers scrounge for morsels of tasks to try to make payroll that week. This is a bait-and-switch operation where you believe you’ll be doing the work, as a professional, setting up the dates to deploy which employee or subcontractor, arranging for tools and delivered materials, only to get a call the day before informing you that the parallel party will be stepping in. You may regret being set up. Good luck!

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Giving thanks in 2020

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n a year when so much has gone awry — so many lives lost, businesses battered, jobs vanished — it strains the imagination to think what we might be thankful for, particularly as the nation enters its second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The coming months will likely be, as President-elect Joseph Biden has said, a “dark winter.”

Thanksgiving is, however, all about the audacious nature of hope.

The holiday, first celebrated in the fall of 1621, commemorates the struggle that the original Pilgrims faced and, against all odds, overcame in the New World — and the kinship they felt with the Native Americans who rescued them, helping to provide sustenance to a relatively small band of people who otherwise might have starved. The roughly 50 colonists at the original harvest celebration in Plymouth, Mass., were outnumbered by Native Americans two to one, according to History.com.

The 100 Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower had seen much death between 1620 and 1621: Some 78 percent of the women died during the first winter. Yet they persevered, and survived.

So shall the American people today — thanks in no small measure to our heroes

— the doctors, nurses, EMTS, firefighters, police officers, teachers, teachers’ aides, sanitation workers, railroad workers, subway and bus drivers, custodians, cooks, waiters and waitresses, supermarket employees and so many others — who have kept us safe, our education system up and running, and our economy moving. When many others were able to work from home, they put their lives on the line to do their jobs.

As a society, we should take a moment and reflect on their sacrifices over the past nine months.

We can also be thankful for our family and friends. We may not be able to shower them with hugs and kisses as we might want, but we can keep them in our thoughts and close to our hearts.

And we can be thankful for the miracles of modern science. Only 100 years ago, the 1918 pandemic ran wild for two years, killing 50 million worldwide, including 675,000 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Thanks to technology that allows many of us to work remotely and socially distance, to date we have seen a tenth of the 500 million cases that the world did in

1918-19, and because of modern medical technology, the death toll thus far is onefiftieth what it was then.

So, while the number of infections and deaths today is unacceptably high, it is not close to the level of suffering experienced a hundred years ago — and let us hope and pray that it remains that way.

Likely, it will. On Saturday, the innovative New York company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals received emergency-use authorization for its experimental antibody treatment for the coronavirus. President Trump received the treatment, and by all accounts it was highly effective. The drug is designed to prevent patients from becoming severely ill by imitating the body’s natural defense system. We can only say, wow!

If all goes well, the Regeneron treatment should prevent many deaths, enabling health officials to safely roll out at least one of the vaccines now in the pipeline without undue political pressure. By April, we could indeed round the corner on this terrible pandemic, says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Yes, there has been much despair this year, but there is much hope as well.

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e are pleased that Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is once again promoting small businesses ahead of the holiday season — which is vital this pandemic year.

Last Friday, Curran and county Industrial Development Agency Chairman Richard Kessel came to Rockville Centre to promote an innovative contest, aptly titled the Shop Safe, Shop Local Scavenger Hunt, and we are encouraging readers to take part in it.

The contest, which will be held for one week starting Saturday, will work like this: Complete four of eight tasks in your community, like buying breakfast at a local eat-

ery or making a purchase at a local shop, and take a photo of yourself — masked — at each location, along with the product you purchased and your receipt. Then email it to scavengerhunt@nassaucountyny.gov or share it on Facebook.

The first person who finishes all four tasks and registers them on each day of the contest will receive a $100 gift card.

All purchases must be made at small businesses in a single community on the day of the contest. Online and delivery orders are eligible. The complete set of

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

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

instructions can be found at www.nassaucountygov/shoplocal.

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

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he coronavirus pandemic has created a variety of hardships that have left families and children in distress. Social isolation. A mounting death toll. An estimated 8 million Americans falling into poverty. We have entered uncharted territory, and uncertainty continues as cases continue to rise across the U.S. Grief is a normal reaction — grieving not just the loss of life, but also the loss of normalcy and freedom when a disaster occurs. So what happens when we add even more stress to families sharon and their children, skariah particularly when schools close?

The trickledown effect of all this misfortune can dramatically weigh on kids, especially if they don’t have access to mental health resources at home. Typically, mental health symptoms are identified at school, by their teachers and peers, social workers and guidance counselors.

Children need a routine and consistency. Remote learning and social isolation will continue to uproot them. Children

with autism also face challenges with irritability, anxiety and behavioral disturbances. And the erratic nature of schools’ opening and closing (albeit temporarily) can have a lasting effect.

A recent study in JAMA Pediatrics showed that more than 22 percent of students in the Hubei province of China reported symptoms of depression, and more than 18 percent had anxiety symptoms, when schools closed for over a month. A second study, in the Journal of Pediatrics, determined that younger children (ages 3 to 6) were more inclined to show fear or clinginess, where older kids (6 to 18) were more likely to show inattention and persistent inquiry.

Clinging, inattention and irritability were the severe psychological conditions demonstrated by children in all age groups.

School closures — short or long — are unfortunately bound to happen until a safe and effective vaccine is available.

Prepare to take care of your child now.

First, children need outlets. In early childhood, play is important for development in the physical, verbal and emotional domains. Build that imaginary fort,

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

LeTTers of the virus. The time for these selfish and greedy individuals to be reasoned with has long passed.

These people should be penalized for their actions, which continue to put the rest of us at even greater risk of acquiring the disease, and severe penalties should also be meted out to participants in these gatherings, not just their greed-bound organizers.

If anything, these miscreants should consider the 17th-century English poet John Donne’s poem, telling us not to ask “for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” They might also be reminded that, indeed, “no man is an island,” as Donne wrote. It appears, though, that they do not realize or accept this concept, even though we are all in this fight — together.

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

encourage storytelling, toast s’mores in your backyard. For adolescents, it’s important that they develop their own sense of identity but also explore peer relationships. Encourage this — in a socially distanced, safe way.

Second, seek normalcy. The goal is to foster continued development, even if your children can’t attend school in person. They want to feel safe — an important tool for parents to use during the crisis. Make sure you provide protection and consistency in an otherwise uncertain time. Talk to them about their feelings. Ensure their safety by creating an atmosphere of stability.

Third, adapt to the environment. Summer may be gone, but you can still enjoy the outdoors safely during the fall, and even on some nice winter days. When the extreme cold sets in, continue building on the elements of safety and fun you have already introduced. Have family game nights. Schedule a movie night. Cook and bake together as a family. Designate a reading hour.

Although it may be colder, it’s important to get exercise, so go for a walk or a hike or a brisk bike ride. There are also online exercises for kids, like yoga and others.

Fourth — and most important — pay attention. Younger children can’t always express their distress, anxiety or fear.

Their behavior may regress. Look for the signs, which include an increase in crying or neediness, more temper tantrums or somatic symptoms (headaches, stomach aches) than normal. Older children may also show increased anger and irritability.

If you think your children or adolescents may need a mental health professional, don’t hesitate. They are acting that way because they need help. So watch out for them to verbalize any suicidal thoughts, ongoing sleep disturbances, a decline in overall functioning (hygiene, grooming), aggression or worsening substance use. If you see these signs, seek treatment.

Following these steps may help keep children mentally fit during one of our harshest times. Nothing can replace life as we knew it pre-Covid, but you can manage this new normal and keep your kids safe, too.

Sharon Skariah, M.D., is the director of child and adolescent psychiatry for Zucker Hillside Hospital. She is also an assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell.

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the United States, and amid big treatment strides, the disease continues to ravage African-American and other minority communities with a particular vengeance.

Black, Asian, Native American and Hispanic patients still die far more frequently than white patients, even as death rates have plummeted for all races and age groups.”

As Covid-19 continues to spread aggressively nationwide, it is crucial that government officials at all levels — federal, state and local — address the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on people of color. Immediate attention should be paid to issues such as the availability of testing facilities in communities of color, access to health care, inequitable treatment once access is provided and priorities for providing vaccines once they are available. The evidence is clear: Government owes it to all Americans to ensure fair and equal access to health care, regardless of race, in this pandemic — and always.

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opinions

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

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esides the sad deaths of a quartermillion Americans, the pandemic claimed another victim this month: the re-election of President Trump.

Had the election been held in February, Trump would have won against any Democrat. Unemployment was historically low, there were more jobs than job seekers, incomes were up, 401(k)s were high, manufacturing was robust, deregulation liberated small business, he engineered a more assertive U.S. trade policy, no new wars were waged, hostilities were being JoHn abroad, o’ConneLL reduced Middle East peace deals were coming and consumer spending was strong.

Trump’s February re-election wouldn’t have been unanimous. Millions who prioritize the environment and climate change would have voted for a Democrat. People who disagreed with Trump’s right-to-life stand would have opposed him. Citizens who find him repulsive wouldn’t have voted for him. His obnoxious narcissism didn’t help, though Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s and former President Barack Obama’s obvious vanity is overlooked by a worshipful media.

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But the ante-pandemic Trump would have won. Even in November he garnered 4 million more votes than Obama did in 2008, eight million more million more than Obama did in 2012, 8 million more than Hillary Clinton in 2016. Trump 2020 even beat Trump 2016 by nearly 11 million votes.

Yet still, to the cheers of nearly 80 million Biden voters, Trump is likely to have lost his re-election bid after his legal challenges conclude.

The virus exposed his myopic focus on the economy and jobs and his minimizing of other critical concerns. Trump all along has preached a gospel of nationalistic capitalism. John F. Kennedy’s brilliant speechwriter, Ted Sorenson, once used the now famous aphorism, “A rising tide lifts all boats,” in a presidential address. Trump not only believed in that theory, he achieved such an uplifted economy. Unemployment was at 3.5 percent in February, the lowest since 1969. Americans were working, getting paid more, saving more, spending more. The increased demand encouraged more trade under better trade deals, such as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Retirement savings plans were doing well, helping limited-income seniors feel more secure about paying their bills. Most people were living better. A pre-election poll —

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that received little press attention — revealed that most people felt they were better off than they were four years ago.

Then the pandemic struck. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the president and the nation in January that Covid-19 wasn’t a major threat. That’s all the rationale the country’s CEO needed to continue prioritizing economic growth. He knew that a pandemic had the potential to reverse all of his economic accomplishments and cut America’s flourishing growth off at the knees. While he took actions, like stopping incoming travel from China, ordering vaccine research and eventual distribution to commence at warp speed, sending hospital ships to California and New York, and ramping up ventilator production, he eschewed leading a national, coordinated effort. Nor did he inspire an America-wide “Let’s fight together” effort of mutual protection.

This lack of a federal-level, all-out war on the virus gave voters the impression that Trump saw the pandemic as an annoying distraction, eclipsing the sun from shining on his accomplishments. The virus wasn’t a problem he could build, deal or fire his way out of. He ran for president to be the manager in chief, and he was good at it, but when the pandemic came,

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

we needed an empathizer and inspirer, a credible leader who could take — and eloquently explain — tough actions, and he wasn’t that.

Covid-19 delivered the fatal wound. And when Trump caught the virus at the height of the campaign — probably by setting a poor example by not wearing a mask and ignoring social distancing — the spotlight narrowed onto his failure to lead, and all his achievements went dark.

He had fended off many cuts before.

Long knives had been out even before Inauguration Day 2017: An indisputably far-left press in cahoots with social media moguls to censor MAGA speech; an infuriatingly condescending socialist elite; millionaire athletes and other entertainers; anarchists, arsonists and rioters disturbing the domestic tranquility and opposition-party conspiracies each drew blood. With little help, he prevailed against them all.

President-elect Joseph Biden’s supporters can celebrate their victory this Thanksgiving weekend. Trump’s fans should also be thankful, because the national pride they’ve relished for the last four years will prevail. Trump ignited it, but it was ours before him and will be ours after him. Reasonable patriots on both political sides make America great. We can all be thankful for that.

John O’Connell is a former executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers.

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

he following is not a how-to for anyone else. It’s just my story. We all have to maneuver our way through the grinding deprivations of the coronavirus as best we can.

We hadn’t seen the kids or grandkids for nine months, since we were lucky enough to gather for an anniversary holiday in the Dominican Republic last February.

Before we left for the D.R., we were worried about the mysterious and random deaths of Randi tourists on the kReiss island over the year before. We didn’t realize that the far more deadly Covid-19 was already lying in wait there, and gaining ground in the U.S. We went, and everyone came home healthy, but toward the end of our stay we started hearing news about this novel coronavirus thing.

Having survived the D.R., we fully expected to go back to our lives and begin planning the next time we could see our children and grandchildren. We were on that imaginary road we all have in our

heads that rolls along into the future until we hit a wall.

Suddenly all of us got knocked sideways

by Covid-19, and we began making adjustments and accepting life compromises we never could have imagined. Over the summer, we didn’t visit our kids out West as we always do. We didn’t visit the Florida kids, either, because Florida seems to be ground zero for foolishness when it comes to the virus.

We felt increasingly shocked and depressed by the stories of people toiling at risky jobs because they couldn’t afford to stay home, at the same time caring for sick relatives and watching loved ones die. If you have a heart and a conscience, they keep hammering you to do something when there really was nothing to do except try to stay healthy and safe.

We stayed in touch with the family as the kids’ schools closed down, and they appeared increasingly detached and sleepy and bored when we connected on Zoom or Facetime. We leaned in and asked questions and they answered, and their slightly distant politeness seemed to exacerbate the pain of separation and real communica-

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tion.

A few weeks ago, my daughter in California said she wanted to visit and bring the kids. She really wanted to visit; I think she was worried that we might not be around forever. I suppose we’re all feeling our mortality. And she was worried that Covid was getting worse and flying might become impossible.

As I wrote last week, we all decided that Thanksgiving was out of the question because of all the people who would be traveling over the holiday despite the warnings.

We wanted to maximize safety.

My daughter flew three weeks ago. Two flights to get here: empty planes. Everyone in the airports and on board was masked.

When they got here, they stayed in a rental rather than with us, and we lent them a car so we wouldn’t drive anyplace together.

They ate meals in their own place, although that’s usually our best family activity.

It didn’t feel good at all to pay for a rental when I have plenty of room for them. It felt worse to wear masks when we were together, to keep six feet of social distance, and not hug. After a nine-month separation, we didn’t hug the people we love most in the

e invented the interlockingelbow hug and the expressiveeyes love beam.

world.

The Florida kids came for 24 hours and stayed at a nearby hotel, just so the cousins could see one another before another year goes by.

We were together outside whenever possible, and when the weather was uncooperative we sat inside, apart, near open doors and windows. The kids spent a big part of each day going to school online at their rental space.

We invented the interlocking-elbow hug and the expressive-eyes love beam, and we went to parks when we could and walked around, taking in the fresh air and one another. I never noticed on Facetime how much they have grown this year, and how they carry themselves differently, and how one has become a bit more diffident as another displays a new boldness in the world.

We did it as best we could. I would say we never forgot the danger lurking among us. Our regimen was disciplined but not perfect. They flew back home a few days ago, having obtained proof of life and proof of love all around. It was a visit unlike any others: We all knew we were seizing a moment with no promise of when we could meet again.

Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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