Franklin Square/Elmont Herald 12-10-2020

Franklin Square/Elmont

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infections as of Nov. 29 3,020

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Schools brace for Covid testing Districts anticipate yellow zone coronavirus restrictions residents on a seven-day average, under the state’s guidelines, and a rolling positivity rate above 2.5 Officials in the Franklin percent for 10 days will be desigSquare, Elmont and Sewanhaka nated yellow zones; those with a school districts positivity rate are coming up above 3 percent with plans to test will be deemed students and orange zones; staff members and communities for the coronaviwith a positivity rus in case any rate above 4 perof the communicent will be desties are designatignated red ed a yellow zone zones. under the state’s Each designaCluster Action tion comes with Initiative. restrictions to JaRED BlooM The program stop the spread designates areas Franklin Square o f t h e v i r u s. as red, orange or superintendent Schools, for yellow cluster e x a m p l e, w i l l zones based on also be closed for the number of in-person learnCovid-19 cases and the severity ing in red and orange zones, and of its spread. Nassau County schools in yellow zones will have communities that have 10 or to test 20 percent of teachers, more new daily cases per 10,000 Continued on page 3

By MElissa KoENig mkoenig@liherald.com

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ur team is focused on doing everything we can to keep schools open.

Elmont Union Free School District

a trip to the past, virtually Todd Weston, an educator at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook, showed fifth-graders from Elmont’s Alden Terrace Elementary School carriages that are on display at the museum during a recent virtual field trip.

An ‘untenable position’

Mental health groups face funding cuts as cases rise

By MElissa KoENig mkoenig@liherald.com

Nonprofit mental health services in New York are facing a cut in state aid at a time when many people are struggling with anxiety and depression as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, conditions that experts warn could worsen over the holiday season.

The state offices of Mental Health and Addiction Services

notified county officials in June that public funding for community providers would be cut by 20 percent across the board, as the state waited for Congress to pass Covid relief funding that would support core programs, like those that provide basic mental health services and support. The State Budget Division later confirmed that it would cut $8 billion in aid for those services from New York’s budget.

“It makes no sense,” said Dr. Joseph Smith, executive director of Long Island Reach, which has of fices in Long Beach and Franklin Square, noting that the government is supposed to provide residents with support during crises.

“They’re just not making the choices to direct the resources to where they’ re needed,” Smith added, saying that withContinued on page 16

Our COvid-19 traCker With the Covid-19 test positivity rate rising across the country, the Herald is adding a weekly coronavirus tracker to the upper-left corner of our front page to help you gauge what’s happening in your area from week to week. the number is an aggregate of the communities that this newspaper covers. data is obtained from the nassau County Covid-19 dashboard, which provides the total number of cases reported in an area since the start of the pandemic, and is updated regularly.

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The cluster zones ■■ In■Nassau■County,■a■community■with■ 10■ or■ more■ new■ daily■ cases■ per■ 10,000■ residents■ on■ a■ seven-day■ average,■ and■ a■ rolling■ positivity■ rate■ above■4■percent■for■10■days.

■■ Gatherings■are■prohibited.

■■ Houses■ of■ worship■ operate■ at■ 25■ percent■capacity■or■a■maximum■of■10■ people,■whichever■is■less.

■■ Non-essential■ businesses■ are■ closed.

■■ Dining■is■takeout■or■delivery■only.

■■ Schools■ are■ closed■ to■ in-person■ learning.

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elmOnT memORial HigH School■was■closed■on■Monday■and■Tuesday,■after■a■staff■member■tested■positive■for■Covid-19.

Local school districts develop plans for Covid testing cOnTinued fROm fROnT

students and staff each week to continue in-person learning.

So far, no local school districts are in areas that have been designated yellow, orange or red zones, but district officials have already reached out to community members about the possibility of testing.

The Elmont and Sewanhaka superintendents sent letters to parents last week, informing them that they were looking to partner with laboratories to conduct onsite testing if the areas do become yellow zones, with an attached consent form for parents to sign. The parents may opt to have their children tested at their schools, at their doctor’s offices, at clinics or at free testing site and share the results with the district. If parents decline to sign the consent form or revoke their permission, their children may be required to continue their education remotely.

If a child tests positive for the virus at the school, Elmont Superintendent Kenneth Rosner said, district officials will notify the parents “as soon as practicable,” and if a child tests negative but has Covid-19 symptoms — or if parents have concerns about their child’s exposure to the virus — they should call their child’s health care provider.

Schools in yellow zones that do not reach the 20 percent testing benchmark will have to pivot to full-remote instruction until the yellow zone designation is

lifted, according to Sewanhaka Superintendent James Grossane. The district would need to test 140 students and staff members at Elmont Memorial High School, 262 at H. Frank Carey and 166 at Sewanhaka High to meet the requirement.

“We do not have a timeline as to when or if we will be designated as a Yellow, Orange or Red zone,” Grossane wrote in a letter to parents last week, “however, based on the current numbers in our community, it is important to share this information with you as soon as possible.”

As of Dec. 4, 52 students and 11 staff members had tested positive for the virus in the Sewanhaka Central High School District since the school year began, according to data from the State Department of Health, while the Elmont School District had four students and four staff members who tested positive.

Both districts have had to close some schools and quarantine classes over the course of the year, with Elmont Memorial High School remaining closed through Tuesday after a staff member tested positive for the virus, and individuals at the Dutch Broadway and Covert Avenue school in Elmont being put in quarantine along with their classes last week.

In the Franklin Square School District, 11 students and three staff members have tested positive since it reopened in September, and district officials are now

starting discussions about testing in the district, but are awaiting further guidance from state officials, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he would strengthen the microcluster strategy.

At a news conference on Nov. 30, Cuomo said he would create a new “Emergency Stop” microcluster, which would effectively put an area under New York on Pause guidelines, but would also focus his efforts on keeping schools with students in kindergarten through eighth grade and those with special needs open, as long as it could be done safely.

“While the holiday season often brings joy to many, the increase in social activity and mobility will also bring an increase of viral transmission,” Cuomo said at the news conference. “We must adapt to this reality and have a plan in place that specifically addresses the challenges that come with it. We’ve been through the worst, and while we’re not done yet, we are moving forward with the lessons we learned in the spring to come through this together.”

Franklin Square Superintendent Jared Bloom said the district had operated safely since the school year began, with no spread of the virus inside the schools.

“Everything we are doing in school is working,” he said at a school board meeting on Dec. 2., adding, “Our team is focused on doing everything we can to keep schools open.”

■■ A■ community■ with■ 10■ or■more■ new■ daily■cases■per■10,000■residents■on■a■ seven-day■ average,■ and■ a■ rolling■ positivity■ rate■ above■ 3■ percent■ for■ 10■ days.

■■ Indoor■ and■ outdoor■ gatherings■ limited■to■10■people.

■■ Houses■ of■ worship■ operate■ at■ 33■ percent■capacity■or■a■maximum■of■25■ people,■whichever■is■less.

■■ High-risk,■ non-essential■ businesses■ are■closed.

■■ Restaurants■ can■ offer■ outdoor■ dining,■with■a■maximum■of■four■people■ per■table,■and■takeout■or■delivery.■They■ must■close■at■10■p.m.

■■ Schools■ are■ closed■ to■ in-person■ learning.

Yellow Zone ■■ A■ community■ with■ 10■ or■more■ new■ daily■cases■per■10,000■residents■on■a■ seven-day■ average,■ and■ a■ rolling■ positivity■rate■above■2.5■percent■for■10■ days.

■■ Non-residential■ gatherings■ are■ limited■ to■ 25■ people,■ indoors■ or■ outdoors.

■■ Residential■gatherings■are■limited■to■ 10■people,■indoors■or■outdoors.

■■ Houses■ of■ worship■ operate■ at■ 50■ percent■capacity.

■■ Businesses■are■open.

■■ Indoor■ and■ outdoor■ dining■ are■ permitted,■ with■ a■ maximum■ of■ four■ people■per■table.■Bars■and■restaurants■ must■close■at■10■p.m.

■■ Schools■can■remain■open,■but■must■ test■ 20■ percent■ of■ in-person■ students■ and■staff■every■week.

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Herald seeks Person of the Year nominations Know anyone around town who you’d describe as an exceptional do-gooder –– that PTA president, Little League coach or scout leader who goes above and beyond the call of duty; that community volunteer who gives so much of him or herself while asking for nothing in return; that volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who saved a life?

The Franklin Square/ Elmont Herald is currently seeking nominations for our annual Person of the Year. All People of the Year are featured in full-length, front-page feature stories that appear in our final issue of the year, which will be published on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31.

If you know of any unsung heroes within the community who deserve recognition for their selfless work on behalf of others, please contact us immediately by email at mkoenig@liherald.com or write to the Franklin Square/Elmont Herald, c/o Melissa Koenig, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530.

Submissions are due by Dec. 17., and the sooner we receive them, the better! Nominations are best sent by email.

Along with your nominations, just give us two or three sentences why your nominee deserves recognition and provide contact information for him or her, if you can. You can nominate more than one person.

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Solages votes ‘no’ on police contract Agreement includes police body cameras

By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

County Legislator Carrié Solages voted against a collective bargaining agreement with the Superior Officers Association, which would require officers to wear body cameras, on Nov. 23, citing the cost to the county. The program is expected to cost $500,000 in 2020, $3 million in 2021 and $1.5 million in 2022, and the county will have to borrow to pay for it.

“Upon its expected conclusion in June 2025, this contract with the Superior Officers Association will cost the county tens of millions of additional dollars at a time of unprecedented fiscal strain,” he said in a statement. “I could not in good faith vote in favor Carrie of this contract because I do not believe it’s fiscally responsible for Nassau County residents.”

Additionally, he said, he did not think the County Legislature should approve a collective bargaining agreement with the police union until it completed its New York State-mandated police reform plan, which the county government must do by April in order to receive state funding.

“While I appreciate the SOA’s commitment to implementing the use of body camera technology,” Solages, a Democrat from Valley Stream, said, “I believe additional improvements will be necessary to meet the community’s desires and ensure we are complying with the spirit of New York State’s police reform mandates.”

But Solages has been advocating for

the police-use of body cameras since 2015, when then-County Executive Ed Mangano and former Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter proposed purchasing the cameras for 31 officers who patrolled predominantly minority communities, like Elmont. Members of the Nassau Police Benevolent Association filed a complaint with the state Employment Relations Labor Board, h owever, sayi n g t h at county officials excluded the police unions from its discussion of the program, and it never moved forward.

Then, over the summer, Solages and Legislator Siela Bynoe, a Democrat from Westbury who also wound up voting against the measure, sent a letter to County Executive Laura Curran saying that any collective barsolages gaining agreement with police unions should include renewed discussions about the program, and the Nassau County Police Superior Officers Association agreed to enroll in the program.

“I’m very happy that we’ve been able to advance police reforms,” Solages told the Herald, noting that most, if not all, of the police unions in Nassau County have agreed to use body cameras. But, he said, “the timing of it is not the best.”

Still, the County Legislator voted in faovr of the collective bargaining agreement 16 – 3, and county officials and the police union finalized the agreement last week, and were scheduled to discuss the body camera program on Monday, as the Herald went to press.

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OBITUARIes Kenrick Aloysious Paul, “Kenny,” died on Nov. 7, surrounded by family, at the age of 58.

Paul was born on Dec. 5, 1961 in St. George’s, Grenada to Leatha Veronica and Arthur Paul. He was very close to his siblings, Cherryl, Claudia, Ann, Nadia and Augustine growing up, and the family moved to Belmont, St. George’s, where Paul attended St. George’s Roman Catholic Boys’ School. He later attended St. John’s Christian Secondary School, also known as Schapers School, and went on to further his education at The Institute for Furthering Education. There, Paul discovered a love of economics and, having an interest in global affairs, he traveled to Russia where he studied economics. Paul made his way to the United States in 1983.

In 1987, he married Sherib Parmal Paul, and together they had four children.

He devoted all the time he had to his family, and enjoyed watching and talking about politics, reading, jogging, bowling, miniature golf and traveling. He made sure that his family had an understanding of different cultures, people and history, and throughout his work life and personal life, he traveled the globe.

Paul pursued his Real Estate License while in the U.S. He then started higher education at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, where he received his associate’s degree in Business Administration, and went on to receive his Bachelors of Arts in Economics at Baruch College. Remaining firm in his belief that knowledge is power, Paul went on to pursue his Masters of Arts in Economics at New York University.

While there, Paul began his career at the United Nations, where he worked for 36 years. He began in the mailroom and computer room in his early 20s, and in 1991, Paul decided to accept an opportunity in Santiago, Chile, where he lived with Sherib and Sharifa for three years. When he returned to New York, he began work-

FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD — December 10, 2020

Kenrick Aloysious Paul

Kenrick Aloysious Paul ing as a peacekeeping finance officer at the U.N. In that position, he experienced the Wonders of the World, landing in areas of Africa, South America, the Caribbean and Europe, leaving an everlasting impression on those he met along the way.

But his sole purpose in life was to live a life like Christ. His faith in Jesus Christ was the center of his life and the foundation he created with his family. He never failed to mention how proud he was that his family had a strong foundation and trust in God. He respected everyone’s views, but remained steadfast in his spirituality.

Paul had an unwavering faith, but was ashamed to admit his doubts. He always said that “doubt is the steel wires in the concrete of faith.”

Paul’s home parish was St. Boniface Church, where he was an active member.

A funeral was held for him there on Nov. 19.

He is survived by his wife, Sherib; his children, Sharifa Sonya Paul, Keisha Shavon Paul and Dexter David Paul; siblings, Cheryl, Claudia, Nadia, Augustine, Audrick, Norma and Joy; his brothersand sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews, grand nieces, friends and colleagues.

Pauline Harrison

Pauline Harrison law, nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

A viewing was held for her on Nov. 20 at the Franklin Funeral Home.

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Pauline Harrison died on Nov. 16 at the age of 67.

She was born Jan. 12, 1953 in Georgetown, British Guiana, to Barbara Persaud and Fred Viera. She attended Foundation AME School and graduated from Guyana Teachers Training College, becoming an art teacher.

Harrison loved family and friends, food, laughter, music dancing and arts and crafts. Her flare, eclectic style, dance moves and gifts brought much joy to those around her.

She has two daughters, who migrated to New York in 1990 and stayed with family until her arrival on Valentine’s Day 1997.

Harrison is survived by her mother, Barbara; daughters, Patrina and Diekola; grandchildren Daniel, Diana and Miani; siblings Colin, DanJuma and Gillian; cousins, aunts, sisters- and brothers-in-

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events and activities

community update Ongoing

and doughnuts to all attendees.

Holiday toy drive

Tuesday, Dec. 15

Sen. Todd Kaminsky is hosting a holiday toy drive to benefit Long Island children now through Dec. 18. Donations of unwrapped gifts will be accepted at the senator’s district office, 55 Front Street in Rockville Centre. For more information, call (516) 766 - 8383.

Make melted snowman cookies Learn how to make melting snowmen out of sugar cookies and assorted candy decorations on Dec. 15 by visiting the Franklin Square Public Library’s website at www.franklinsquarepl.org/ elibrary/online-programming/. The recipe and video for these adorable cookies will be available the whole month of December.

Make woodland creature ornaments Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can pick up a craft kit of materials from the Elmont Memorial Library now through Dec. 15, and watch a video tutorial to learn how to make an adorable woodland animal ornament. Registration is required.

Make red velvet cupcakes Adults can register with their email to receive the recipe for red velvet cupcakes, which will be posted on the Elmont Memorial Library’s Adult Services page at www.elmontlibrary.org on Dec. 15. Registration to receive the recipe ends the day before program.

Make a wooden snowman Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can pick up a craft kit of materials from the Elmont Memorial Library now through Dec. 23 to paint thier own wooden snowman. Registration is required.

Thursday, Dec. 10 Pajama storytime Children can snuggle up with their favorite blanket and stuffed animals, listen to stories and sing songs at the Elmont Memorial Library’s virtual event on Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. Registration is required.

Elmont library board meeting The Elmont Memorial Library will hold its next public board of trustees meeting both in-person and virtually on Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The public can join the meeting at https://global.gotomeeting. com/join/852152437 or by calling 1 (866) 899 - 4679 and using access code 852-152-437.

Friday, Dec. 11 Catch the gingerbread man Children between the ages of 2 and 3 can stop by the Franklin Square Public

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Sewanhaka school board meeting Courtesy PxFuel

Creatures on your Christmas tree Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can pick up a craft kit of materials from the Elmont Memorial Library now through Dec. 15, and watch a video tutorial to learn how to make an adorable woodland animal ornament. Registration is required.

Library on Dec. 11 for gingerbread man crafts. Registration is required.

Saturday, Dec. 12 Holiday trivia Adults can compete in holiday trivia remotely on Dec. 11. All questions will be holiday-related and will be emailed to participants on Dec. 12, and they will have until 11:50 p.m. to play. Everyone who plays will be eligible to win a $25 Amazon gift card, regardless of score.

To register, email Theresa Maritato at theresaowens8@gmail.com on Dec. 11 with the subject line “ELMONT/ HOLIDAY.”

Mammography van 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. Appointments are required, and women should bring a photo ID and an insurance card, if they have insurance, Masks are required. To schedule an appointment, call (516) 599 - 2972.

Make cookies Children of all ages and an adult can learn how to bake cocoa outmeal cookies, chocolate walnut raisin cookies and bakery-style sugar cookies in a live demonstration from the Elmont Memorial Library on Dec. 12 at 12 p.m.

Registration is required, and an email will be sent to all participants with the recipes and a link to the live class.

Saturday, Dec. 12 Sunday, Dec. 13 Keep Christ in Christmas sale The Knights of Columbus Twelve Apostles Council 5001 will be holding its annual Keep Christ in Christmas sale after all masses on Dec. 12 and 13 at the St. Catherine of Sienna Roman Catholic Church, 990 Holzheimer St. in Franklin Square.

Sunday, Dec. 13 Menorah lighting The Elmont Jewish Center will hold its annual menorah lighting on Dec. 13 at 4:30 p.m. There will be no indoor Hanukkah party this year, but the Jewish Center will distribute menorahs

The Sewanhaka Central High School District will be holding its next Board of Education meeting remotely on Dec. 15 at 8 p.m.

Having an EvEnt? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest.

All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to mkoenig@liherald.com

The fire commissioners election was on Dec. 8. Results will be in next week’s Herald.

Hanukkah starts on Dec. 10.

Rescuing Families is collecting unwrapped gifts, hats and gloves for families in need.

The Elmont Family Health Center is offering Covid testing on Saturdays only, by appointment The CityMD in Franklin Square is also offering Covid and antibody tests.

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Courtesy Sewanhaka Central High School District

Sewanhaka high School’S Class of 2021 valedictorian Hiba Agha, right, and salutatorian Rahul Maharjan.

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Franklin Square Beekeeper John Sperduto is selling his homemade honey this year.

Franklin Square beekeeper sells homemade honey

By MeliSSa koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

When John Sperduto bought some honey for Christmas four years ago, he became interested in how the sugary, sweet substance is made, and started to watch YouTube videos about the process every day and night.

“I became obsessed,” Sperduto, 42, recounted.

He joined the Long Island Beekeepers Club shortly thereafter, bought all of the equipment he would need to start beekeeping at his Franklin Square home, and picked up his first colony in May 2018. Now, he has four colonies that he collects honey from, and is selling bottles of it for the holiday season.

“It tastes so different from what you get in the store,” Sperduto said of his product. “It’s so unique in flavor, but best of all, it can’t get more local than the bees gathering nectar and pollen in your backyard.”

Sperduto collects the honey throughout the summer by taking the honey keeper frames from the hives, cutting the wax capping off with the help of his wife, Wendy, and putting the Sperduto Showed how he makes the honey in frames in a centrifuge spinner an Instagram video. to extract the honey. Once all of the honey is collected from the with some customers reorder the honey frames, Sperduto empties the honey from two or three times. the centrifuge into some bottles, while the “Franklin Square folks,” he said, “are wax is filtered out for Sperduto to make loving the honey.” into candles, skin cream and lip balm.

Sperduto’s eight-ounce honey bottles He sold the lip balm in little gift bags are $9 and the 16-ounce bottles are $16, with chocolate from Sea-Cliff based with free local delivery. To make a purCOCO Confections and Coffee last year, chase, customers can contact him on but this is the first year Sperduto is just Facebook or at @Johnnys14Honey on Insselling bottles of his Johnny’s 24 Honey. tagram.

Local sales have been going well, he said,

Sewanhaka names val and sal Sewanhaka High School has named Hiba Agha and Rahul Maharjan as the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for the Class of 2021.

Agha has a weighted grade point average of 102.62. She is a member of the Art, English, Math, Science, World Language and National honor societies, and has dedicated her time as a member of the Chess Club, Reading Club, Yearbook Club and Class Board. She has also been recognized by St. John’s University for her role in the Women in Science Club. Additionally, as a participant in the school’s Key Club, she has been involved in several acts of community service.

Maharjan, meanwhile, has a weighted GPA of 102.356, and was recognized for

his high scores on the Advanced Placement exams this year with a National AP Scholar Award. He is the vice president of the Science Honor Society, a member of Model United Nations and Mathletes, and a member of the Math and World Language honor societies. Maharjan is also the reigning champion of the Math Department’s Pi Day competition, and has interned with the coordinator of radiology at Lenox Hill Hospital.

Outside of the classroom, he serves as the captain of the varsity cross country team, and has received All County recognition for cross country as well as All Conference recognition for winter and spring track. Maharjan would like to major in astrophysics in college.

H. Frank Carey seniors commit to college sports programs Six student-athletes from H. Frank Carey High School recently committed to college athletic programs.

They include Nicholas Cowen, who will play lacrosse at the University of Delaware; Michael Faraone, who will play lacrosse at Pennsylvania State University;

Destiny Nardello, who will play softball at Iona College; James O’Connell, who will play lacrosse at Boston University; Branden Tello, who will play lacrosse at Pace University; and Joseph Todaro, who will play lacrosse at Johns Hopkins University.

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Frank carey high School seniors Branden Tello, James O’Connell, Michael Faraone, Destiny Nardello, Nicholas Cowen and Joseph Todaro recently committed to college athletic programs.

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Council Members DOROTHY L. GOOSBY BRUCE A. BLAKEMAN ANTHONY D’ESPOSITO DENNIS DUNNE, SR. THOMAS E. MUSCARELLA CHRISTOPHER CARINI

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JEANINE C. DRISCOLL Receiver of Taxes

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Herald sports Molloy comes off 22-win campaign

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

Molloy College women’s basketball enjoyed one of the best seasons in program history in 2019-2020, going 22-9 overall and reaching the East Coast Conference title game.

“Twenty-two is just a number,” coach Joe Pellicane said. “It’s how you get your wins. What makes that 22 so special is the quality opponents we beat along the way.

We beat Stonehill, the Northeast-10 champions,, early in the season, and that set the tone.”

Molloy ranked No. 12 in the country in strength of schedule and in the top 5 in points allowed and defensive field goal percentage. “We’ve always taken great pride in defense,” Pellicane said. “Those accomplishments are something to hang our hat on.”

Turning the page on a new season with what appears to be many obstacles on and off the court, the Lions return one fulltime starter, senior guard/forward Gabrielle Aspuru, and will look to resume practice sometime in December to prepare for the Jan. 9 opener at Robert Wesleyan.

“We started individual workouts in October and hope to be back on the court soon,” Pellicane said. “Nothing is guaranteed this season. I’m hoping for the best.

I’m blessed to be teaching and coaching an exceptional group of young ladies.”

Barring any changes, the 18-game ECC schedule and postseason tournament will be played without fans. The Lions won’t participate in any non-conference games.

In addition to Robert Wesleyan, they’ll also face defending champ Daemen, D’Youville, District of Columbia, Staten Island, Queens, Bridgeport, Mercy and St. Thomas Aquinas twice each.

Pellicane described Aspuru as one of the best players in the conference. She was an All-ECC selection last season after starting all 31 games and averaging 12.6 points and 5.9 rebounds, ranking second on the team in both categories. She also blocked 35 shots. “Gabrielle is multidimensional on both ends and can defend anyone,” Pellicane said. “She’s a big-time winner and a captain on and off the court. She has a great motor and attitude and we’re fortunate to have her on our side.”

Point guard Giolibeth Perez was limited to 18 games (all starts) last season due to injury and will miss all of 2020-21. Her 7.2 points per game and ability to get teammates involved (74 assists.). Perez’s absence leaves Aspuru as the only top seven scorer back in the fold.

Junior Katie Marquardt, who averaged 16 minutes per game last season in a reserve role, is expected to assume a larger role and could handle the point. Pellicane said she brings a tremendous basketball IQ and leadership ability. “We trust Katie with the ball,” he said.

Senior Mackenzie Burke and redshirt

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sophomore Maryanne Ba gonis, a Mepham High School graduate, bring experience to the backcourt. One of the program’s newcomers is sophomore guard Trinity Hudson, a former standout at Glen Cove High School. “Trinity is very athletic and I’m looking forward to being able to work with her,” Pellicane said.

At forward, senior Morgan Staab, a Lynbrook resident and Kellenberg High School grad, appeared in 18 games last season and will have an opportunity for a more defined role, Pellicane noted. “She shoots, rebounds and defends well,” he said.

Graduate student Mikaiya Moore could make an impact in the frontcourt along with freshman 6-foot-2 center Danielle Hippner, who starred at East Meadow High School.

“We haven’t been able to define much without much practice,” Pellicane said.

“We’re taking it one day at a time.”

JuNIOr guard KaTIE Marquardt, top, appeared in 29 games last season, including three starts, and could assume a larger role. gaBrIELa aSpuru wILL be counted on to produce offense and leadership for the Lions after starting all 31 games last winter.

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A Hanukkah filled with ‘light and love’ When the Malverne Jewish Center held its Passover seder via Zoom this year, I could not imagine that we would be holding High Holiday services online, much less our Hanukkah celebrations.

Yet, here we are, eight months later; more than a quarter of a million Americans have died of the coronavirus, and just about everyone has been impacted one way or another, many in multiple ways.

Hanukkah is a holiday that celebrates many miracles, as I was taught, “too many to count.” In addition to the oil lasting for eight days is the victory of the small Maccabee army over the larger, more powerful Syrian-Greek army. Now, it is humans against the novel coronavirus, and I see some similarities.

We have waged a war — worldwide — on a deadly virus, and we are winning.

Yes, we have had a second wave and numbers are up, and I expect a third wave after the winter holidays. But victory isn’t

measured just in numbers, and we are lead services on Zoom.

I have become more resilfighting many battles on ient and more patient. I have many fronts. developed a new appreciaI learned quite a bit durtion of the challenges of isoing these past several lation that many faced months. I have learned quite before Covid-19, and of the a lot. I learned to not only heroic efforts of medical proaccept help, such as an offer fessionals, first responders for grocery shopping, but to and essential workers who be willing ask if there was kept things going. I learned something I needed. I how to feed and use sourlearned what it meant to dough starter, and then I truly be afraid of losing realized I’m not a huge fan someone incredibly preof sourdough bread. cious, and the wave of relief The war that resulted in and gratitude when the the rededication of the Holy worst did not happen. I found abbi Temple in Israel was more out that even though I was uSan lkodSi than just a rebellion against annoyed at not being able to a foreign power, it was also a go where I wanted to and civil war between Jews who when, there really weren’t so many places I absolutely needed to go. I were assimilating and embracing Hellelearned new skills, and not just how to nism and those who wanted to maintain

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Political divisions within the community are nothing new.

Since becoming the rabbi of the Malverne Jewish Center in 2015, I have been impressed with and very appreciative of the Malverne and West Hempstead communities. Since the pandemic began, I have watched us come together to support each other in ways that might not have otherwise happened. It does not negate the difficulties or tragedies, but it has been a blessing.

There’s still a dark, gray cloud surrounding the silver lining, but like the small candles in our menorah, the light is there. As we light each candle, may we be one step closer to bringing light and love to the world.

I wish you and your loved ones a happy and safe (from Covid-19 and fire) Hanukkah filled with light and love.

How I will have a happy solo Hanukkah It’s hard to believe we’re rounding the bend on a year of holidays since Covid-19 transformed our lives.

Spending Passover by myself was a novelty. Back then, I thought the pandemic would pass quickly, and I’d just have to make do for this one holiday. How naïve we all were! Then it was Shavuot, and I was faced with my second holiday alone, but it’s hard to feel depressed when surrounded by cheesecake, lasagna and ice cream. Next came the High Holidays. I knew I’d have to work at making these holidays meaningful and enjoyable, and with some planning and a good attitude, they were.

And now, here we are at Hanukkah.

Novelty has given way to boredom, excitement to anxiety. It’s become the staycation that never ends. How can I feel joy during this Festival of Lights when I’m home alone again?

Well, for one thing, unlike the other holidays, this time we can use the phone, the computer and the car. I may be alone in my apartment, but through technology I can visit with anyone, anywhere, anytime (except Shabbat, of course). A big part of Hanukkah this year will be spent connecting with my friends and family on Zoom, Facetime, and other platforms.

But for the times I’m home alone, here’s my plan: ■ Avoid shortcuts — This Hanukkah, I’ll set the table with my nice dishes, open the wine I’ve been saving for company and polish the menorah. I’ll get the kitchen messy making latkes from scratch instead of buying frozen ones. I’ll wear my favorite shirt, even though I have to iron it. My enjoyment of the holiday — and every day — is in direct proportion to the effort I make.

■ Make light — Although you can only say the blessings over one menorah, you can light as many as you want after that.

I’ll use a different one each night for saying the blessings, and I’ll get extra sets of candles so I can put other ones in other windows. The candles will multiply each night, becoming brighter and brighter, until the darkness is banished entirely. If you need a menorah please contact me at rabbi.ejc@gmail.com and I will be glad to give you one.

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I’ll spin like a dreidel and dance the hora, and be a complete klutz doing it, because I’m as graceful and light on my feet as a threelegged elephant. And I’ll sing along with the music, loud and off-key as usual.

■ Food and more food — Hanukkah, the holiday of oil, is not the right time to start a diet. Between the latkes and the sufganiyot, this holiday helps you bulk abbi up before the first polar haim laChman vortex hits. So, bring out ■ Turn up the music and be the frying pan and enjoy silly — Nothing resets my every greasy minute of mood like music. From “Maoz Tzur” to these eight days. the more modern compositions, I’ll rotate ■ Presents — I’ll get myself a little gift to through old and new Hanukkah classics. open each day. There’s nothing like setting aside something you like and anticipating when you will enjoy it. Knowing it’s there and looking forward to it is half the fun. With the end of the pandemic not yet in sight, and day after day of waiting and hoping, give yourself eight days when all you have to do is wait until sundown for a little satisfaction.

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I’ll miss the party I always attend, the people I always see, and all the social activities I look forward to each year. But when I’m feeling anxious about the future, depressed about the present, or nostalgic for the past, I don’t bury those feelings, or worse, let myself believe that I’ve failed somehow. These emotions are real, and I acknowledge them, but I choose not to make them permanent. It’s Hanukkah, a time of miracles, a time to celebrate our history of overcoming challenges far worse than we face now.

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Rabbi blaChman lit the menorah outside the Elmont Jewish Center on the first night on Hanukkah in 2019

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It’s a wrap for Herald holiday contest The results are in for Herald Community Newspapers first Holiday Wrapping Paper Contest!

In the spirit of giving, and to spread holiday cheer throughout our communities, the Herald invited students in grades kindergarten to 12 to create original giftwrap designs. We are pleased to share their creative designs with our readers in this edition of your newspaper.

The Herald was thrilled with the enthusiastic response to the contest.

Teachers in schools throughout our communities used the contest as a class assignment. To our delight, we received hundreds of submissions. As you can imagine, our panel of judges found it too difficult to select just one winner per paper. Our solution was to create a patchwork quilt effect to display all the wonderful and creative artwork.

The winning designs are printed on newsprint wrapping in this week’s editions as an insert. The larger center designs are the first-place winners from each town. Runner-up selections, from an array of towns, form the border. Brighten up a holiday season unlike any other by using this wrapping paper for your gifts to loved ones. For those who would like additional wrapping paper sheets, they can be purchased at the Herald office at 2 Endo Blvd. in Garden City.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Baldwin

First Place Baldwin – Datrell Williams Baldwin - Genao Runners-up Freeport – Tyler Acquavella North Bellmore – Briana Sayoc Oceanside – Anna Sokoli Oceanside – Brody Lucas Oceanside – Hailey Bischoff Oceanside – Hannah Weininger Oceanside – Makayla Sheriff Rockville Centre – Benjamin Yin Rockville Centre – Caroline Dunham Rockville Centre – Clare McKenna Rockville Centre – Finley Sarva Rockville Centre – Isabelle Fuentes Rockville Centre – Madeline McKenna Rockville Centre – Nicholas Amato Rockville Centre – Patrick McKenna Rosedale – Avalyn Peters

Valley Stream

First Place Rockville Centre – Benjamin Yin Valley Stream – Gianna Moran Valley Stream – Joseph DiMaio Valley Stream – Lairabelle Snyder Feintuch Runners-up East Rockaway – Juliana Becker Elmont – Isabella Reichbach Franklin Square – Lillian Wilde Hewlett – Natalie Villatoro Lawrence – Heather McHale Lynbrook – Grace Dillard Lynbrook – Madison Moore Lynbrook – Veer Goel Malverne – Lorelai Thrasher Merrick – Ben Ferraro Merrick – Matheo Esquivel North Bellmore – Kayla DiMaio North Bellmore – Olivia Lettieri Rockville Centre – Clare McKenna Valley Stream – Kayla Diaz Wantagh – Megan Martone

Oceanside - Anna Oceanside - Makayla Long Beach - Georgia Bellmore - Jessica Rockville Centre - Clare Wantagh - Megan East Meadow - Andrea

Merrick

Winners Merrick – Ben Ferraro Merrick – Jenna Gorelik Merrick – Sophia Atela Merrick - Lindsay Nashtick

THiS winninG wRappinG paper was produced by Datrell Williams, of Baldwin.

Oceanside

First Place Long Beach – Georgia Rector Oceanside – Anna Sokoli Oceanside – Brody Lucas Oceanside – Makayla Sheriff Runners-up Oceanside – Aiden Eltabib Oceanside – Andrea Ocasio Oceanside – Ava Cardiello Oceanside – Chloe Zapata Oceanside – Cole Ocera Oceanside – Gabriella Streshinskaya Oceanside – Gianna Maley Oceanside – Hazel Odayan Oceanside – Jacklyn Kirichenko Oceanside – Jonathan Kirichenko Oceanside – Liana Horan Oceanside – Logan Miller Oceanside – Madison Serino Oceanside – Nikos Athanasopoulos Oceanside – Reid Levine Oceanside – Samantha Madden

East Meadow

First Place East Meadow – Andrea Faye Dungca Merrick – Matheo Esquivel North Bellmore – Kayla DIaz Wantagh – Megan Martone Runners-up Bellmore – Garifalia Vatougios Bellmore – Michaela Dietrich Bellmore – Penny Graff Bellmore – Rex Dietrich Merrick – Ben Ferraro Merrick – Grace Gallo Merrick – Jenna Gorelik Merrick – John Costalas Merrick – Leighton Gauldie Merrick – Lindsay Nashatik Merrick – Shivonne Barry Merrick – Sophia Atela Merrick – Valentina Alferi North Bellmore – Alison Niedfeld North Bellmore – Bella Lanzello North Bellmore – Briana Sayoc

Lynbrook

First Place Lynbrook – Charli Celentano Lynbrook – Grace Dillard Lynbrook – Madison Moore Lynbrook – Veer Goel Runners-up East Rockaway – Alyssa Villatoro

East Rockaway – Christopher Buccino East Rockaway – Frankie Zangari East Rockaway – Isabella DiChiara East Rockaway – Jayden Vacchio East Rockaway – Juliana Becker East Rockaway – Violet Buccino Hewlett – Natalie Villatoro Lawrence – Heather McHale Lynbrook – Alexandra Turman Lynbrook – Ava Sionov Lynbrook – Fiona Barcellino Lynbrook – Giovanna Malverne – Lorelai Thrasher Valley Stream – Gianna Moran Valley Stream – Lairabelle Snyder Feintuch

Sea Cliff/Glen Head

First Place Glen Head – Arianna Amato Glen Head – Lienna Riess Glen Head – Mikaela Riess Sea Cliff – Scarlett Bader Runners-up Baldwin - Genao Bellmore – Jessica Kane East Meadow – Andrea Faye Dungca East Norwich – Lauren Cunningham East Rockaway – Charlie Celentano Glen Cove – Jennifer Racanelli Glen Head – Anthony Amato Glen Head – Samara Riess, Long Beach – Georgia Rector Merrick – Jenna Gorelik North Bellmore - Kayla Diaz Oceanside – Anna Sokoli Oceanside – Makayla Sheriff Rockville Centre – Benjamin Yin Rockville Centre – Clare McKenna Wantagh – Megan Martone

Glen Cove

Winners Glen Head - Arianna Glen Head - Lienna Glen Head - Mikaela Sea Cliff - Scarlett Runners-up Glen Cove - Jennifer Baldwin - Genao East Rockaway - Charli Merrick – Jenna Gorelik Glen Head - Samara North Bellmore - Kayla Rockville Centre - Benjamin East Norwich - Lauren Glen Head - Anthony

Runners-up Bellmore – Brendan Radicone Bellmore – Rex Dietrich Merrick – Caleb Shogan Merrick – Grace Gallo Merrick – John Costalas Merrick – Lacey Behrens Merrick – Leighton Gauldie Merrick – Luke Julian Kaplan Merrick – Shivonne Barry Merrick – Zoey Stiegelbauer North Bellmore - Kayla North Bellmore - Matthew North Bellmore - Olivia North Bellmore - Daniela North Bellmore - Briana North Bellmore - Bella

Bellmore

First Place Bellmore - Rex North Bellmore - Briana North Bellmore - Kayla North Bellmore - Olivia Runners-up Bellmore – Jessica Kane Bellmore – Michaela Dietrich Bellmore – Penny Graff Merrick – Caleb Shogan Merrick – Grace Gallo Merrick – John Costalas Merrick – Leighton Gauldie Merrick – Luke Julian Kaplan Merrick – Shivonne Barry North Bellmore – Alison Niedfeld North Bellmore – Bella Lanzello North Bellmore: Daniela Sicignano North Bellmore – Emily Radicone North Bellmore – Emma Showerer North Bellmore – Matthew Fugieri North Bellmore – Paige Harvey

Rockville Centre

First Place Rockville Centre – Benjamin Yin Rockville Centre – Clare McKenna Rockville Centre – Gabriella Amato Rockville Centre – Siena Macaluso Runners-up Baldwin – Datrell Williams Baldwin - Genao Hewlett – Natalie Villatoro Lawrence – Heather McHale Long Beach – Georgia Rector Malverne – Lorelai Thrasher Merrick – Charles Alessi Oceanside – Makayla Sheriff Rockville Centre – Caroline Dunham Rockville Centre - Finley Sarva Rockville Centre – Guiliana Gervino Rockville Centre – Isabelle Fuentes Rockville Centre – Madeline McKenna Rockville Centre – Nicholas Amato Rockville Centre – Patrick McKenna Rosedale – Avalyn Peters

L.I. businesses left in limbo by pandemic Long Island business owners, particularly its restaurateurs, are feeling anxious and confused once again after a fourmonth period of relative calm following last spring’s deadly local outbreak of the coronavirus, which forced shops and eateries to shutter before slowly opening back up over the summer and into the fall.

The big question now is, will businesses face tighter restrictions again because of a second infection wave that has surged across the country, including in New York, in recent weeks?

“Is there going to be a shutdown? Is there not going to be a shutdown?” asked Harry Malhotra, director of the South Asian Chamber of Commerce, during an online hour-long panel discussion, “Main Street Business Survival,” on Dec. 3 at the Long Island Smart Growth Summit, hosted by the nonprofit Vision Long Island.

Such questions weigh heavily on small-business owners these days, Malhotra said. The answers will depend, in part, on the degree to which the Covid-19 virus spreads, and whether it can be controlled, according to government officials.

Starting in mid-November, Gov. Andrew Cuomo imposed a 10 p.m. closing time for bars, restaurants, gyms and any

Malhotra noted the crippling effect of establishments that serve alcohol, including bowling alleys. The measure, said Cuomo’s November order, restricting residential gatherings to 10 or fewer people, Frank Camarano, first vice president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Com- on a number of restaurants and catering merce, has been “catastrophic for restau- halls. The order means no or few catered parties in homes, a critical rants.” source of income for many Restaurants can serve restaurateurs. “All parties curbside pickup and delivery canceled again,” he said. orders after 10 p.m., but not “Everything is gone again.” liquor to go.

Elizabeth Wellington, depCuomo’s order came at a uty director of the Long time when Covid-19 cases Island African American began to tick back up. In Chamber of Commerce, said early October, the percentage the public “must support of tests for the virus that downtown businesses.” came back positive hovered Neil Seiden, president of around 1 percent, according the financial advisory firm to New York state’s coronaviAsset Enhancement Solurus dashboard. By mid- Harry tions, in Uniondale, noted November, it was above 3 perMalHotra that the federal Paycheck cent. As of Dec. 1, it was close Protection Program, which to 6 percent, with a seven-day Director, South provided Small Business rolling average of 4.9 percent. Asian Chamber Administration loans that By comparison, in April, of Commerce would be forgiven if a compathe percentage of positive ny kept all of its employees tests was above 20 percent at on, ended Aug. 8. “Hopefully,” Seiden times, before declining.

For business owners, “It’s very diffi- said, “Congress can agree” on another cult … It’s like a tsunami coming down, round of economic stimulus — which, at and they don’t know where to go,” said press time, seemed increasingly likely. So, Luis Vasquez, president and CEO of the he said, business owners must be preLong Island Hispanic Chamber of Com- pared to apply for aid if and when the merce, adding, “It’s very confusing. next stimulus package is approved.

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Camarano said he believes government restrictions are putting businesses “in a position that they need help.” Closing restaurants at 10 p.m., he said, is “not solving the problem.

“Let them do their work,” he said of area businesses. “Let them earn their money.”

Malhotra said that business owners must work hard to promote themselves on social media, and, he added, “Local newspapers, they’re helping us a lot.” He also suggested that patrons might write online reviews of their favorite restaurants to help build buzz around them.

Vasquez reminded the 75 discussion attendees to shop locally, as did Wellington. Of small-business owners, Vasquez said, “I think we should be there for them.”

He also said that business owners should “stay connected” with their local chambers of commerce. Camarano added that one need not be a chamber member to reach out — chambers are there to help all local businesses, regardless of whether they are dues-paying members.

In the end, Vasquez concluded, “Don’t give up hope.”

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According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an average of 36.6 percent of New Yorkers surveyed from April 23 to July 21 reported having symptoms of anxiety or depression, and nationally, more than one in three adults reported having those symptoms. Only about one in 10 Americans reported having anxiety or depression symptoms between January and July 2019.

Additionally, 13.3 percent of respond e n t s r e p o r t e d h av i n g “ n e w o r increased substance use as a way to manage stress” due to the pandemic, and 10.7 percent of adults reported having suicidal thoughts over the previous 30 days.

Smith attributes the rise in cases to an increase in the number of people feeling lonely and lacking a sense of belonging during the pandemic. Many people have been laid off from their jobs in recent months, and parents have struggled with supervising their children’s remote learning. Children, meanwhile, Smith said, are dealing with the uncertainty of whether schools will remain open.

As a result, he said, many relationships have become volatile, and many people are becoming lethargic. “This [pandemic] doesn’t have an end in sight,” Smith said. The uncertainty can deepens people’s desperation and fear, which may only worsen during the holiday season, when many people usually

Dr. Joseph Smith gather with friends and family members.

“We all look forward to getting together with families and friends,” Smith said, adding, “it’s a wonderful thing, coming together,” and not being able to socialize with people “is antithetical to human nature.”

So, he said, it is important to keep in contact with loved ones this holiday season and ask people how they are doing, which, Smith said, “goes a long way because it shows that someone is listening, and gives them a chance to speak to someone.”

He added that if a friend or family member is withdrawing from their activities, becoming irritable or edgy or having trouble eating or sleeping, “these are all indicators that something’s going on,” and that friend or family member should get some help.

Anyone who is having mental health issues can call Long Island Reach at (516) 899-2332.

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Experts: Expand 5G to increase connectivity Internet use has rapidly increased across the country as meetings and events have switched to virtual platforms.

As a result, many devices have slowed.

Most Americans have relied in recent years on 4G broadband cellular networks to connect to the internet on their devices. Starting last year, however, a select number of areas across the country have upgraded to 5G — the fifth generation of broadband connectivity.

On Dec. 3, Herald Inside LI held a webinar, sponsored

by Crown Castle and New Yorkers for 5G, to educate Long Islanders about 5G. In the Zoom meeting, experts said America will likely see more areas adopt the new network in the near future.

“5G is a platform for innovation because it will improve internet service by making it faster, and with 5G, people will be able to download more on the internet,” said Karmen Rajamani, director of Crown Castle East Area, which works with governments and private companies to build out communications infrastructure. “With this pandemic, we are losing so many businesses; however, when we have technological advancements through 5G, new small and medium-sized businesses will come into fruition, and with that, more people will need to hire new people for those local businesses. Also, 5G will help new medium-sized businesses grow into larger ones.”

Caitlin Brookner, spokeswoman for New Yorkers for 5G, a statewide coalition of chambers of commerce, health care providers, real estate groups and development organizations, said the country is facing a technology crisis because of increased internet use. Communities of color in cities and underserved areas with weaker internet connections have been most affected during the pandemic.

“Many people lack access to high-speed internet, and this affects their ability to do online schooling and maybe

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oN dec. 3, Herald Inside LI held a webinar to educate Long Islanders about 5G. even prevents them from socializing during this pandemic. 5G is the next generation of connectivity,” Brookner said. “The digital divide is not color blind. High-speed internet can serve as a social justice catalyst to allow for minorities to have better internet access when trying to speak with professors, etc. We need to make sure that minority communities aren’t left behind in the next wave of 5G.” “This internet crisis is a social justice issue, and 5G will help break this divide,” agreed Matt Cohen, vice president of government affairs and communications for the Long Island Association. “5G will hopefully help minority communities to not have to go to a hot spot on the side of

the road to connect to teachers or to get a doctor’s appointment.”

According to Jim Misewich, associate laboratory director of energy and photon sciences at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, in Suffolk County, having 5G in more communities could also lead to new scientific findings and breakthroughs.

Under a 4G network, Misewich said, “We cannot study the full structure of the nucleus using a classical computer, but we will be able to understand all this better if we have 5G. We will be able to model things on computers that we currently can’t model now using 5G, which can lead to new discoveries in science.”

Both Brookner and Rajamani said expanding 5G coverage to more communities across the nation will help doctors to perform surgeries remotely, and it will provide better connectivity when people reach out to first responders for help.

“Eighty percent of 911 calls are made from a cellular device, and 5G will deliver better and faster responses and better access to first responders,” Brookner said. “People and first responders might even be able to send pictures in real time of their situations, which would be an advantage.”

For more information on 5G, specifically how it will affect health care workers and first responders, tune in to part two of the Herald Inside LI Webinar about 5G at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10.

Expected guest panelists will include Dr. Purna Prasad, chief technology officer for Northwell Health; Ana Rua, government affairs manager for New York Crown Castle; and Fan Ye, associate professor of the electrical and computer engineering department at Stony Brook University.

To sign up for part two of the Power of 5G series, go to www.LIHerald.com/5G2. To view a recording of part one of this webinar and to register for future ones, visit liherald.com/insideli.

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The 200-plus-horsepower car replaced the 200 horsemen that protected the king or queen as they headed toward the castle. They lived a luxurious life, with high ceilings, real windows, diverted water from a stream — but they also smelled the stagnant sewage water from the moat, shivered in their beds and hunted to fill their bellies, turning it into a sport, with plenty of subjects to hunt for them. When you think about it, your life is royally better than they ever had it, yet we always want more.

You flip a switch, or even better, utter the word “Alexa,” “Siri” or whoever, and tell her to turn the lights on for you. Your thermal comfort can be controlled from the wall or your cellphone, from across the room or across the planet. Nobody has to shiver in the middle of the night to add more logs to the fire. You can lie in bed and choose to watch a movie or read a book.

This is the season when it should be most apparent how thankful we should be that we live relatively luxurious lives we take for granted. The mindset of the next generation of homebuyers isn’t the luxury we have right now, but the next newest thing we “need” to have. Based on that mindset, the technology you add to your home is really to be more focused on what will sell, and judging by the conversations I’ve with new homeowners, the latest technology is an enticement that helped the buyer to decide over purchasing another home. The most import thing is to evaluate what is faddish and what will last. Wireless technology over wired changed everything, and will keep evolving. Good luck!

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hen I first came to the Herald in January to cover Long Beach, I took in what most others see — the fine beaches, the beautiful boardwalk, the tony restaurants on Park Avenue and the cool, funky bars on the West End. But the coronavirus peeled back the layers fast, and what emerged was a portrait not normally associated with Long Beach, a place with a high median household income, fine homes, razor-cut lawns and a busy downtown. What came as a surprise to me was the sigJaMes number BeRnsTein nificant of people living below the poverty level, and the long lines for food whenever it’s given out by the city, the Martin Luther King Center or one of the religious organizations.

Some 6.9 percent of Long Beach’s 33,000 residents live below the federal poverty level of about $24,250 for a family of four. This seems high in a city where, according to the most recent U.S. Census figures, the median household income is $93,722 and the median property value is $478,800.

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These surprising poverty figures aren’t unique to Long Beach. The larger picture is worse: Long Island has for some time been turning into a tale of two societies, one well-to-do and the other struggling.

Our vast middle class, for which we were long known around the country, is vanishing.

Our once thrumming manufacturing base, made up of major national aircraft companies such as the old Grumman Corp., in Bethpage, and Fairchild Republic Co., in Farmingdale, is gone.

Those companies provided good-paying jobs that supported solid middleclass families, and boasted of generations of employees from the same families — greatgrandfathers, grandfathers and fathers (and mothers). But those companies, and the workforces they spawned, have never been replaced.

As a long-simmering result, Long Island’s poverty level has grown to an eye-popping 6.6 percent, according to the census — the highest since President Dwight Eisenhower’s last year in the White House, 1959.

In once solid middle-class towns such as Levittown (the nation’s first post-

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World-War II suburb), Baldwin and East Meadow, there are too many struggles to make ends meet, a crisis that was taking shape even before the onset of the coronavirus, as thousands of good-paying careers were replaced by mostly lowerpaying service positions. Now, even those jobs are disappearing in the pandemic.

According to Long Island Cares, a leading philanthropic organization, 10 percent of Long Islanders must make use of a food pantry every week. And in some Long Island school districts, some 80 percent of students are eligible for free breakfasts or lunches at school.

Of course, poverty and food insecurity have tragically been the norm in a number of Long Island communities since Nassau and Suffolk mostly abandoned potato farming in the middle of the 20th century. The issue is, these dreadful realities are spreading rapidly, sinking more and more people into food insecurity.

I’ve asked myself many times why this should be so in a well-educated, largely compassionate place like Long Island.

Why, in Long Beach, are we building so many multi-million-dollar oceanfront condos when there is a crying need for

n our once solid middleclass towns, there are too many struggles to make ends meet.

more affordable housing? We can, after all, accommodate both. Why, at local government meetings, do we not hear more about what municipalities are doing about food insecurity and poverty? Why should there be long food lines at all outside the MLK Center or other agencies?

All is not lost, however, and Long Islanders, hearty, giving and caring, have survived hard times before. We made it through the horrors of 9/11, after losing so many brave first responders and other citizens in the World Trade Center towers. We made it through the ravages of Superstorm Sandy, and rebuilt our communities and our lives. We were able to do these things because we reached out to others, either to offer life’s necessities like food, clothing and shelter, or just a friendly hand. What seemed like small steps proved life-saving to many.

And we can do it all again. Once more, our efforts may seem small, but they can be life-saving. We can donate to some awfully important organizations: Island Harvest (IslandHarvest.org), Long Island Cares (info@licares.org), the Harry Chapin Foundation (harrychapinfoundation@ aol.com) or the Long Island Community Foundation (info@licf.org.)

Over the years, what seemed like small steps have taken us where we needed to be. Maybe they weren’t so small after all.

James Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald.

Saying goodbye to a force of nature on four paws

want to tell you the end of the story, since I’ve already shared the beginning and the middle in other columns.

In our family, we love our dogs wildly and too well. When my daughter adopted Grandma the dog as a little pup from her local Humane Society, she felt good about taking in a rescue and also about the family getting a beauty of a dog for nothing. But nothing is for nothing.

You’ve heard Randi about Grandma. kReiss Many people west of the Mississippi have heard about Grandma, but east of the Mississippi, only readers of this column know about her. She was the extraordinary black lab mix my daughter found at a shelter near the mountain town where she lives.

Grandma was one of 11, and she and all her siblings regularly ran the trails around their town, exercising themselves and their humans. Once a year, on their birthday, the town hosts a barbecue down by the lake, marked by lots of splashing and tossing and fetching.

Grandma had been touched by both

grace and abundant luck, both good and bad. She was strong, carried her own food on her back on overnight hikes, protected her humans and wasn’t afraid to challenge the occasional buck she encountered on the trail.

When she was just 6 months old, Grandma nosed her way into the ski shack on the mountain and ate a dish of rat poison. As she started to seize, my daughter grabbed an emergency medical kit, poured an emetic down her throat and kept her alive until they could get to the emergency veterinarian. She ran six miles the next week, with no signs of any ill effects.

Two years ago, she ripped open her chest jumping over a barbed wire on a camping trip. No one noticed until she almost bled out in the car. She healed well.

Last year she found a porcupine in the brush and nudged it with her nose. It nudged back with 14 sharp quills into her snout. She needed general anesthesia to have them removed.

These were all chapters in Grandma’s glorious adventure in the world, until 10 months ago, when my daughter called to say that the dog had a swelling in her abdomen, and the veterinarian said it was

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likely a malignant tumor. They were on their way to a surgeon. We spoke of how much treatment to do. The thought of this sweet girl dying before her time seemed a dark possibility. Grandma went into surgery with the family thinking that it would be better not to wake her up if there were obvious widespread cancer metastases. But the tumor was removed, and Grandma recovered from surgery; she was out on the trail in a week.

It would not be a long remission, however. The cancer surged back after a few months. Eventually, Grandma wouldn’t lie down and couldn’t sleep. Two weeks ago, the family decided to help her die.

There are veterinarians who will come to your house to euthanize your dog in the calm space of your home. But not during a pandemic. So they wrapped Grandma in some sheets that smelled like home and they brought her to the town vet. But the veterinarian could not allow more than one person inside her hospital. The family, including my grandkids, begged the doctor to bring the medication outside where they could hold the dog for this one last journey. The kindness of strangers.

The doctor agreed, and administered the

ometimes a solitary loss — in this case, a dog — takes on the weight of the world.

dose as Grandma, only 5 years old, passed away in the arms of the people who love her.

My kids buried her themselves, in the woods where she loved to roam.

How could we grieve over one dog in the midst of a pandemic when there is so much human suffering? Sometimes, I think, a solitary loss takes on the weight of the world. Love is love.

I couldn’t find the words, so I offered my children the words of Mary Oliver, from her poem “Her Grave.” … She roved ahead of me through the fields, yet would come back, or wait for me, or be somewhere.

Now she is buried under the pines.

Nor will I argue it, or pray for anything but modesty, and not to be angry.

Through the trees is the sound of the wind, palavering The smell of the pine needles, what is it but a taste of the infallible energies?

How strong was her dark body!

How apt is her grave place.

How beautiful is her unshakable sleep.

Finally, the slick mountains of love break over us.

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

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t is a frightening statistic: Pedestrian deaths shot up by nearly 56 percent nationally between 2009 and 2018, from roughly 4,000 lives lost to cars and trucks to 6,227. That followed a long period of steady decline, from a high of 6,500 in 1990.

Long Island has its share of pedestrian deaths, averaging about 60 per year.

Frank Wefering, director of sustainability for the Babylon-based Greenman-Pedersen Inc., an engineering and construction firm, presented the statistics during an hour-long panel discussion, “Walking, Biking and Complete Streets,” that was part of the three-day Long Island Smart Growth Summit hosted last week by the nonprofit Vision Long Island.

If you think about it, every sixth day on the Island, a pedestrian or cyclist is killed on the roads. Does it have to be this way?

“No” was the resounding answer during the talk, given by four panelists, including officials from both the Nassau and Suffolk County governments.

The thing is, reducing pedestrian deaths requires planning and a sustained financial commitment, as well as greater vigilance by motorists, the panelists said.

We agree.

We have reported all too often on pedestrians or cyclists struck down and severely injured or killed by careless drivers, many times drunk or glued to a cellphone. This has to stop.

It’s not this way in many parts of Europe, where the pedestrian fatality rate is a fraction of what it is here, noted Wefering, who is from Germany. He cited

several reasons for the disparity. In addition to intoxication and cellphone use while driving, motorists in the U.S. are driving heavier vehicles, often SUVs and pickups, which, Wefering said, “are killing people at a much larger rate.”

Additionally, he said, driver education and traffic enforcement are weaker here, and we simply don’t have the same infrastructure to protect pedestrians, including walking and biking paths, as there is in much of Europe — in particular the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom.

It’s long past the point where Long Island should adopt transportation alternatives that would allow people to move around without their cars. The Island was, in many ways, shaped by the “car culture” of the mid- to late 20th century. The sprawling parkway system created by legendary developer Robert Moses determined the location of entire communities and was, in large part, responsible for the development of Long Island as America’s first suburb.

We need not, however, remain mired in the old ways. We can develop new infrastructure to encourage walking and biking — both healthy alternatives to driving, for our bodies and as well as the planet. The less driving we do, the less carbon dioxide is emitted into the atmosphere, and the slower the Earth warms.

We can be thankful that both the Nassau and Suffolk County governments have awakened to this new reality and are steadily working to build the necessary infrastructure. We may need a while to

letters She remains a Trump fan To the Editor: Jerry Kremer (“Will Trump come to Biden’s inauguration? I don’t care,” Nov. 19-25) may not miss President Trump, but I, along with about 74 million other Americans, will! I admit that he is often abrasive, and I wish he would tone down his rhetoric, notwithstanding almost four years of abuse from the Democrats, but he loves this country and has accomplished more than the Obama-Biden administration did in eight years.

I think Kremer needs a fact-checker, because his column follows the party line and hauls out the same tired lies that have been hurled at the president over and over again.

How can anyone say that Trump is doing nothing about Covid-19? At the beginning, blocking travelers from China was very important. He got manufacturers to stop making their own products in order to produce badly needed personal protective equipment, ventilators, etc. The “warp speed” that is bringing vaccines in record time — is that nothing?

Trump converted the Javits Center into a makeshift

match the Europeans, with their myriad transportation alternatives, but with commitment on all of our parts, we can someday soon get there.

Suffolk has long been ahead of Nassau in constructing bicycle paths, which now connect whole swaths of that county.

There are hundreds of miles of bike paths to the east, while, we’re sorry to say, Nassau still measures its paths in the tens of miles. We have yet to develop the interconnected network of paths that Suffolk has, and that was evident in the two presentations that county officials made at the Smart Growth Summit. Nassau is “stitching together” mile-long segments of paths to eventually link its existing ones, while Suffolk is long past that point.

There are promising projects here, though: Nassau County is developing plans to create a network of bike paths that will run the length of the Long Beach barrier island, from Atlantic Beach to Point Lookout, in the coming years, which will connect with both the Atlantic Beach and Long Beach boardwalks.

New York state also plans to extend the 3.6-mile-long Ocean Parkway bike path, which begins at Jones Beach and ends at Tobay Beach, another 10 miles east to the Robert Moses Causeway, at a cost of $16.2 million. That project is scheduled for completion in 2021.

And there are about a dozen miles of bike paths around Eisenhower Park and the Nassau Hub. But right now, that’s about it for Nassau. Bringing more bike paths to our county will require continuous public pressure.

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y parents, Charles and Dorothy Kremer, immigrated to this country in 1922 from Romania, anxious to enjoy the American dream. They worked hard, raised a family, and every day of their life they metaphorically kissed the ground they walked on, celebrating the freedom they were enjoying. Our national holidays were meaningful events, and of all the benefits bestowed on them, the biggest one was the right to vote.

If they were alive today, they would be distraught at the JerrY attacks being kreMer waged on the voting system by President Trump.

Many weeks after the Nov. 3 election, Trump continues his daily harangues challenging the voting tallies in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona, all states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Trump has singled out the results in cities that are inhabited mostly by Black citizens.

He attacks Republican governors and election officials with venom, even

though they are loyal members of his party who acknowledge voting for him.

Republicans have called on him to give up his denials. The National Review, the voice of many conservatives, called Trump’s attacks on voting “a petulant refusal of one man to accept the verdict of the American people.”

The weeks between now and Jan. 20 will go by swiftly, and the holidays hopefully will blur the memory of a man who was fired by an overwhelming number of the voters. As eager as many in this country are to see him go back to Mar-aLago, there are many others whose exit from Washington should be loudly applauded by a nation in need of healing. At the risk of forgetting a few, the ones who immediately come to my mind are Betsy DeVos, William Barr, Steven Miller, Wilbur Ross and Ben Carson.

No one has done more damage to public schools than DeVos, the secretary of education. She has redistributed Covid-19 funding from them to her pet private schools. She came into the job four years ago after having been a huge donor to Republican politicians who supported redirecting money from public to for-prof-

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it private schools. And worst of all, she has hurt students who have defaulted on their student loans by blocking their appeals processes.

There are not enough unkind words to fill the pages when you write about Steven Miller, President Trump’s immigration guru. He has worked to separate children from their parents at the Mexican border — even to deport nonnative medical professionals from this country (whose services were desperately needed) — and has battled any relief for those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. He is the one of the few people I’ve ever heard of in public office whose relatives have publicly denounced him.

Wilbur Ross, a long-time New Yorker, has done little for the reputation of the Department of Commerce. The census is an important vehicle to deliver more dollars to state and local governments. Census figures determine how many members of Congress that a state is apportioned. Ross has gone out of his way to prematurely close down the census so that states like New York are financially hamstrung. Ross knows Long Island well,

o one has done more damage to public schools than one of his all-stars, Betsy DeVos.

Letters hospital and brought a hospital ship to New York. Both were under-used.

Regarding children at the border: That program involving “cages” was the work of the Obama-Biden administration. There were inspectors sent down who have reported that the children were well cared for.

To Charlottesville and the so-called famous words “very fine people on both sides”: How disgusting to twist the president’s intentions.

Even Jake Tapper of CNN — no friend of the president — said that Trump wasn’t referring to neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, and that he condemned neo-Nazis and white supremacists.

So now it seems that Joe Biden will become president, although I haven’t given up hope.

There are those who have suggested that Biden may not serve out his term, and then we’ll have President Kamala Harris, the senator who is more to the left than Bernie Sanders. I have a feeling that Trump will be missed.

Mark Twain reportedly said, It is easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled. May God bless America.

FAY SLADOWSKY Lawrence

Can’t understand conservatives To the Editor: Re John O’Connell’s column, “Give thanks the election is over, and put the knives away”

(Nov. 26-Dec. 2): I’ll bet O’Connell calls himself a conservative. What kind of morals and values do conservatives have that allow them to support a liar like Donald Trump?

How can they watch as Trump attacks the democratic institutions and norms that have been the bedrock of our society since the inception of our country? What do they say as Trump uses the Department of Justice to do his bidding? How do they respect him as he signals pardons for those who cover up for him, and offers military aid to countries in exchange for digging up dirt on his political opponents?

What do conservatives think when a man who lies with impunity challenges the results of an election that was deemed secure by the Department of Homeland Security? How do they stand by silently while he explodes both the deficit and the national debt?

I will tell you how conservatives abide this, and it goes beyond hypocrisy. They abide it because once they realized that democracy could lead to a Black man being elected president, they abandoned democracy. They set Trump loose to destroy it. Hopefully, he won’t succeed (though he is still trying in the weeks he has left), and we can elect true patriots who can pass laws and policies to make sure that this never happens again.

And these true patriots will be able to ensure that we have fairer representation, and that conservatives have a more limited role in governing, reflective of their more limited role in the population.

VICKI LEWIN Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

but his actions have only harmed our vibrant community.

Ben Carson has been one of the least effective heads of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He has failed to implement any serious programs to upgrade public housing, which desperately needs help across the country. He took over the HUD secretary’s job almost four years ago and all but disappeared from public view. He had a great opportunity, but wasted it.

Last but by far not least is Attorney General William Barr. The person who holds that position is supposed to be the “people’s lawyer,” but Barr has devoted himself to being the president’s lawyer.

He has verbally attacked Trump’s enemies and has injected politics into the Justice Department, to the dismay of its professionals. Many qualified government lawyers have left the agency in protest of Barr’s policies.

It will be especially gratifying to see this gang head out the door, no longer denigrating our democratic government.

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.

FraMework by Christina Daly

Coming home after a day of duck hunting — East Rockaway

CorreCtion The writer of last week’s letter “Reminded what Thanksgiving is

all about” was Marge Elias, not Marge Ellis. We regret the error.

FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD — December 10, 2020

Next month, it’s goodbye to Trump’s rogues’ gallery

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