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Residents react to mask mandates ed with the same broad brush as the rest of the state,” he added. Residents and community The announcement came leaders in Franklin Square jus before Long Island recordand Elmont had mixed reac- ed a seven-day average Covidtions to the recent announce- 19 positivity rate of 9.32 perment by Bruce Blakeman, the cent, the highest since JanuNassau County ary. Hospitalizae xe c u t ive - e l e c t , tions on Long that he would not Island also rose enforce the new more than 41 perstate mandate cent between Dec. requiring mask4 a n d D e c. 1 8 , wearing or proof from 406 to 574, of vaccination according to state against the corodata. n av i r u s a t a l l G o v. K a t h y indoor public Hochul, who places. announced the “Come January new mandate on 1st, my adminis- LISA DELLIPIZZI Dec. 10, has said tration will move President, that the state Nassau forward Franklin Square would not force with a common Chamber of Commerce counties to abide sense approach by it, and outgothat acknowledges ing County Executhe facts, science and progress tive Laura Curran, a Demomade by our residents while crat, sai d she would not also protecting businesses and enforce it in her remaining jobs from any further damage weeks in office. County officreated by government man- cials will, however, respond to dates,” Blakeman, a Republi- reported violations of the c a n , s a i d i n a s t at e m e n t mandate. released on Dec. 13, the day the The Blakeman administramask mandate went into effect. tion will not fine businesses “Nassau County is not in crisis, and should not be paintCONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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TERESA IANNIELLO, A teacher at Elmont Memorial High School for 33 years who still coaches volleyball, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in October.

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Exclusive club of athletes, coaches and Spartans teams that have excelled grows to 27 By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com

After 30-plus years of mentoring students and sports team members at Elmont Memorial High School, a former teacher — who remains a coach — now has a permanent place in the school’s athletic history. Teresa Ianniello, who has coached volleyball, basketball and softball for 37 years, was inducted into the 202122 class of the high school’s Hall of Fame, which cur-

rently honors 27 students, coaches and teams that made exceptional contribution to its athletic programs. Ianniello was inducted in October, as part of the second Hall of Fame class. A new class is inducted every other year. A for mer dean of students, and a phys. ed. and health teacher at the high school for 33 years, Ianniello, retired from teaching four years ago. She continues to coach varsity and junior varsity volleyball.

Although she attended East Rockaway High School, Ianniello, who started teaching and coaching at Elmont High in 1986, said she bleeds its school colors, green and white. “My whole life has been at Elmont,” she said. “I’ve spent more time at Elmont than anything else in my life, and I love doing it. It’s euphoric and exciting for me. I have a vested interest in that building and in the community.” Ianniello said the October CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

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Community reacts to mask mandate LISA DELLIPIZZI, PRESIDENT of the Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce, center below, said that Blakeman’s announcement confused many local businesses.

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The state of the pandemic ■ As of Dec. 19, just over 81 percent of Long Islanders had received one dose of a vaccine, while just over 73 perent were fully vaccinated. ■ As of Dec. 13, there had been 6,050 total cases of Covid-19 in Elmont, or just under 168 cases per 1,000 residents. There had been 117 new cases in the previous week. ■ Daily increase in cases, seven-day average: 16.71 ■ Daily increase per 1,000 residents, seven-day average: 0.46 ■ Daily increase, prior seven-day average: 10.43 ■ Nassau County had 906 new cases on Dec. 4, and 2,023 new cases on Dec. 18. During that time, the positivity rate in the county increased from 5.57 to 9 percent. Source: Newsday

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BRUCE BLAKEMAN, WHO will be sworn in as the new Nassau County executive on Jan. 1, announced that he would not enforce the new state mask mandate when he takes office.

CONTINUED FROM FRONT that fail to comply with the order, he said in the statement. The mandate will remain in effect until at least Jan. 15. Local health departments are charged with enforcing it, and violators can potentially face civil and criminal penalties as well as fines of up to $1,000 for each violation. “Nassau County is complying with the newly instated NYS guidance on masks in public places,” county Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein said in a statement after the mandate was announced. “The spirit of this mandate is education and self-protection of residents against contagious COVID-19 variants.” “I wear my mask, but I don’t like that mandate,” said Ginette August, 74, of Elmont. August said she supported Blakeman’s rejection of the mandate because she believes residents have a sense of personal responsibility that will keep them safe, and that the government doesn’t need to enforce maskwearing at this stage of the pandemic. “Most of the people know how to act,” August said. “If you go somewhere, you take precautions. I think if everybody takes care of themselves in the right way, there won’t be much of a problem.” Lisa DelliPizzi, president of the Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce, said that Blakeman’s statement caught her by surprise, and confused members of the chamber and local b u s i n e s s e s. D e l l i P i z z i s a i d s h e informed chamber member businesses as well as the organization’s board of directors about the mandate’s requirements when it was announced, and added that she had leftover personal protective equipment, including masks, that was provided by the Town of Hempstead at the height of the pandemic early last year. She said she held on to the supplies because she feared another surge of Covid-19. “I was hoping to be wrong,” DelliPizzi said, “but I wasn’t.” When she visited members to distribute this equipment, she said, local business owners were confused, telling her they had heard Blakeman say that mask-wearing would not be necessary come Jan. 1. DelliPizzi said she did not agree with those who stopped wearing masks after his announcement. “I would love to hear everything he has to say — when he’s the county executive,” she said. She looked forward to working with Blakeman, she said, but stressed that “he shouldn’t have spoken” before taking office. “Covid is Covid, and that comment did not help,” she said. “I would prefer he follow the governor’s mandate.” She added that many Franklin Square businesses were eager to r e q u i r e m a s k s b e f o r e H o c h u l ’s announcement. “We’ll never get everyone to agree,” DelliPizzi said of the mandate, “but I don’t see how it can hurt.”

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Casano, Lavin named H. Frank Carey class of 2022 val, sal Youth Advisory Board. “Lavin is known at Carey for her tremendous character and for demonstrating leadership qualities,” the school district said in a statement about class of 2022 salutatorian Emily Lavin. Lavin was named an AP Scholar with Distinction after scoring a 5 on seven out of eight advanced placement exams. She also earned a silver medal for her perfor mance on the AATI National Italian Exam. An active member of the school community, Lavin has served as the vice president of National Honor Society, a cofounder and treasurer of Girls for Girls Club, editor for the school yearbook, staff writer for the Carey Clipper, a player on the varsity lacrosse team, a member of Think Pink and and a member of the Class of 2022 Board. Lavin has also been inducted into departmental honor societies for social studies, science, world language, English and math. Additionally, has been a co-captain for Relay for Life and a cheerleading coach for the Franklin Square Warriors.

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VALEDICTORIAN DEVIN CASANO has been inducted into the English, science, social studies, math, foreign language and National Honor societies. result of the work he has done with the Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department. He was also a participant

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Devin Casano and Emily Lavin have been named the valedictorian and salutatorian of the class of 2022 at H. Frank Carey High School in Franklin Square. “Casano is regarded at Carey as the epitome of a true academic and a role model,” the Sewanhaka Central High School district said about the valedictorian in a statement. Casano has been inducted into the English, science, social studies, math, foreign language and National Honor societies, and Casano’s performance on advanced placement exams earned him the title of “AP Scholar with Distinction.” He is also an active member of the school community, serving as the vice president of the National Honor Society and a member of the Future Business Leaders of America. He also participated on the Sewanhaka Central High School District’s Student Community Conversation Committee. Outside of school, Casano is a fire explorer; in fact, he recently earned the title of lieutenant as a

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THE CLARA H. Carlson in Elmont will remain closed from Dec. 20 to Dec. 22.

Nassau County Firefighters Operation Wounded Warriors brought Christmas to wounded servicemen and women at rehabilitation units at Bethesda, Md., Fort Belvoir, Va. And Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune, both in North Carolina. The firefighters have done this every year since 2004. A contingent of Lynbrook, Malverne and Stewart Manor firefighters brought Christmas to Fort Belvoir on Dec. 3.

More than 200 soldiers and their children were treated to catered lunch and numerous gifts and presents. Firefighters also presented two Schwinn multipurpose exercise bicycles to the recovery unit. The fireighters also presented to Lt. Col. Daniel Keener with an American flag donated by Floral Park Eagle Scouts given to the firefighters to present to the wounded.

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The Clara H. Carlson School, which initially closed between Wednesday, Dec. 15 and Friday, Dec. 17, will remain closed from Monday, Dec. 20 to Wednesday, Dec. 22 due to staffing shortages driven by the coronavirus infections, according to a statement by Superintendent Kenneth Rosner posted to the school’s website during the week of Dec. 13 to Dec. 19. Rosner called the staffing shortages “far greater than normal” in the statement and added that the school district “will continue to work closely with the

Nassau County Department of Health and take all necessary precautions to ensure the health and safety of our school community.” Students at the Clara H. Carlson school will attend classes virtually between Dec. 20 and Dec. 22. “I am confident our approach to addressing the safety of students and staff during the pandemic will continue to serve the entire community well,” Rosner concluded in the statement, urging parents with further questions to contact Clara H. Carlson School Principal Richard Mansfield.

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NASSAU COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS Operation Wounded Warriors brought Christmas to wounded servicemen and women. Making the presentation to Lt. Col. Daniel Keener, the battalion commander of the Soldier Recovery Unit, second from left, was, from left, former Lynbrook Chief Kevin Bien, Santa Claus (Malverne firefighter Antonio Evola), LFD Ladies Auxiliary member Lynne Donnelly and Lynbrook Honorary Chief and NCFF-OWW Vice Chairman Steve Grogan.

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Join Elmont Memorial Library and Joseph Panico at 1 p.m. in meeting room 2 for an in-person tai chi/chi gong class, which consists of breathing and movement exercises that aim to reduce stress as well as increase flexibility. Registration ends one hour before class begins. Contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 x 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org to register.

In Person: Chair Yoga Join the Franklin Square Public Library and Vicky between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the meeting room to learn seated and standing yoga moves.

Sunday, Dec. 26 Film discussion: It’s a Wonderful Life Join the Elmont Memorial Library in meeting room 2 at 2 p.m. to wrap up the holiday season by watching “It’s a Wonderful Life” and joining in a discussion. Registration is required. Masks are required for all in-person programs regardless of vaccination status. To register, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.

Tuesday, Dec. 28 Soulful Yoga with Karen Taylor Bass Join the Elmont Memorial Library and Karen Taylor Bass at 7 p.m. for a virtual, one-hour yoga class. Class includes breathing and movement techniques. Registration is required. Registration ends one hour before class begins. Link will be emailed to you before the program begins. Contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 x 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org to register.

A Date with a Bearded Dragon Join the Elmont Memorial Library and Nancy Fields at 2 p.m. for a chance for children up to grade 6 accompanied by an adult to meet and learn about Fields’ bearded dragon named Ozzy. Learn all there is to know about bearded dragons. Registration is required. Masks are required, regardless of vaccination status. To register, contact the children’s department at (516) 354-5280 X 207 or email at childrenservices@elmontlibrary.org

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Follow the yellow brick road to scholarship show Join the Elmont Memorial Library at 11 a.m. in the Elmont Library Theater for a movie musical performance of the Wizard of Oz at which all proceeds will go to scholarship-eligible local high school students. Movie: In The Heights Join the Elmont Memorial Library at 2:30 p.m. for a viewing and discussion of the movie “In the Heights.” Film discussions will be held in meeting room 2 on days that the theatre is not available. Theater programs are free and open to the public. Masks are required for all Iin-person programs, regardless of vaccination status. There is limited seating, which is available on a first-come-first-seated basis. Contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 x 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary. org to register.

Teen time Join the Elmont Memorial Library between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in the teen annex for activities for teens in grades between 7 and 12 only. Play video games (PS4/Xbox One/Switch), board games, and card games. No registration is required. To register, contact teen services at (516) 354-5280 or via email at elmontteens@elmontlibrary.org.

Wednesday, Dec. 29 In Person: Evening Book Café Join the Franklin Square Public Library and Janet between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. in the meeting room for an in-person book discussion on “All Adults Here” by Emma Straub. Please register at the reference desk or at the library’s website, at www.franklinsquarepl.org.

Creative Writing Workshop with Phil Harwood Join the Elmont Memorial Library and Phil Harwood at both 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. in meeting room 1 for a creative writing workshop. Registration is required. Limited seating. Masks are required for all INPERSON programs, regardless of vaccination status. Contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 x 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org to register.

Children’s Movie: Raya the Last Dragon Join the Elmont Memorial Library at 2 p.m. for a viewing of the movie “Raya the Last Dragon” for children up to 6th grade accompanied by an adult. The movie is rated PG and has a running time of 1 hour and 47 minutes. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status. Contact the children’s department at (516) 3545280 X 207 or via email at childrenservices@elmontlibrary.org.

Annual scholarship fundraiser: The Wizard of Oz in the Elmont Library Theater Join the Elmont Memorial Library at 11 a.m. in the Elmont Library Theater for a movie musical performance of the Wizard of Oz. Tickets $8 each. Tickets went on sale at Dec. 9 at the circulation desk; tickets can be bought at the box office on the day of the show. All proceeds will help eligible local high school students. Contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 x

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The John Lewis Childs School Facilities Expansion Project was completed on Dec. 13. The Clara H. Carlson School hosted a fundraiser for Rescuing Families Inc. in November. Delila Paz Hernandez, the singer-songwriter of The Last Internationale, was from Elmont. The Floral Park-Bellerose School Facilities Expansion Project was completed on Dec. 9. The Dec. 13 F.P.-Bellerose board of ed meeting opened with a student musical performance.

Longtime coach inducted into Hall of Fame

induction ceremony, which was attended by Elmont residents as well as current students, was symbolic of the high school’s tight-knit community. “You got a very good representation of the community,” she said. “You get the past, the present and future in that community.” “It was a very special day …,” Ianniello said. “It was the most special thing in my whole career besides teaching and coaching.” Though she added that she didn’t enjoy being in the the spotlight, she lauded the “perfect day” as a way for others to “get a chance to KRU PATEL hear [the] history” of the Athletic director, high school Elmont Memorial H.S. and its outstanding alumni. Athletic Director Kru Patel said that the Hall of Fame serves as a way to honor past students, coaches and teams that embodied athletic achievement and to inspire a new generation of potential future Hall of Famers. “They’ve set the groundwork for our students currently and our students in

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THE HALL OF Fame currently showcases 27 individual athletes and teams that excelled at Elmont High. the future,” Patel, who has worked at the high school for 19 years, coaching football, lacrosse and badminton, teaching phys. ed. and health and serving as a dean, said of the importance of honoring Hall of Fame alumni. “When students see this and say, ‘Look at all these accomplishments that individuals,

along with teams, have won’ — that’s the reason.” Patel, who became athletic director this year, said he frequently hears current students chatting about their chances of making it into the Hall of Fame one day. “They walk by and they look at it,” he said.

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Asked about the reaction that inductees have when they learn they will have a place of honor on the wall near the gym in the high school, Patel said, “The response is amazing. They’re so grateful They tell stories of what Elmont meant to them, and that’s what it’s all about.”

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Jean King, the adult reference librarian at the West Hempstead Public Library, collects genealogy research as a hobby, and with her blog, “All About Relatives: Focusing on genealogy research with emphasis on New York State,” she helps others uncover their family history. King “is our genealogy treasure,” said Barbara Dreher, the library’s assistant director. “She’s had an interest in it for many years — a serious avocation.” King has delved into her own family history, researching her relatives and ancestors from Germany, France, Scotland, Ireland, Finland and Turkey for at least 20 years. She first became interested when the passenger lists of everyone who passed through Ellis Island were posted online in 2001. “I found a lot of relatives through that website,” she said, “then it got me starting to poke around in all different places to find out more about my family.” Before creating her blog, King belonged to the Computer Genealogy Society of Long Island, where she wrote a monthly newsletter. When that group disbanded in 2013, she asked the West Hempstead library, where she has worked since 2005, about starting the blog. “I really liked finding the information and putting

it out there for people to learn about,” she said. The blog was a slog for its first two years, with only 1,280 hits in 2014, the first full year, King recalled. In comparison, there have been 5,246 hits in the past 11 months, and more than 27,000 in the past eight years. It’s a hobby with an educational bent: King has introduced library patrons to genealogy websites and kept them informed about meetings and events in the state. She posts genealogy information weekly, sharing free-trial opportunities offered by subscription websites and sharing free webinars on research topics such as census, military and land records, organizational methods, specific ethnic groups, historic newspapers, passenger lists and cemetery records. The blog has links to a number of historical societies in the state, the West Hempstead Obituary Index and a plethora of Nassau County library history. King is a board member of the Genealogy Federation of Long Island, which consists of 11 different regional-based genealogy organizations, so she often posts local genealogy club meetings on the blog. In 2005, she began teaching basic genealogy classes at the library, focusing on introductory methods of research. “Jean is always attending genealogy webinars, and incorporates the information learned

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WEST HEMPSTEAD PUBLIC Library reference librarian and blog author Jean King is the resident genealogy expert. into the classes and workshops she teaches,” said Elana Gensler, the West Hempstead library’s reference librarian. “She is well prepared, answers questions and has

wonderful handouts.” King’s upcoming virtual class on Jan. 19 is an overview of FamilySearch.org. “I chose an introduction to FamilySearch. org because it is one of the top four major genealogy websites that is used by genealogists and it is free,” she explained in an email. “I always like to promote free websites because genealogy can become an expensive hobby once you start ordering records or paying for a subscription website for a specific ethnic group.” King works closely with the West Hempstead Historical Society, which collects and preserves the community’s historical archives, including photos and maps, to post on the New York Heritage website, which collects history statewide. “We work together to promote local history,” King said. If you want to dig into your family history, the West Hempstead library might be the place to start. King has “sat with patrons for hours trying to locate their relatives in census records, obituaries, old newspaper articles, naturalization papers” and more, Gensler said. “I’ve been researching my own family tree for almost 15 years,” she added. “Jean has been a tremendous help and inspiration. She knows my family almost as well as I do. She always knows where to look, and lets me know when new records are digitized.”

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Residents reelected Dennis Lyons by vote of 427-369 By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com

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LYONS SAID HIS goals for the future as fire commissioner are to obtain quality equipment and provide advanced training to aid firefighters in the Franklin Square fire district. “clean.” Taranto, a 34-year member of the Elmont Volunteer Fire Department who has served for 10 years as Fire District Manager of the Elmont Fire District and has lived in the Franklin Square-Elmont community for a decade, did not respond to a request for comment. “I’m very excited, and I appreciate all of the people who came out to support me,” Lyons said. “My plans for the future are to get everyone together and be happy,” he added.

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THE TELEPHONE IS a “fine example of the technology available to local people in the early twentieth century” in Franklin Square, said Dr. Paul Van Wie, president of the Franklin Square Historical Society.

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Franklin Square Historical Society member William Beach donated a telephone in 2004 to the historical society that Beach claimed was the first telephone brought to Franklin Square. According to both local tradition and reported by journalist John J. O’Neill, the telephone was located in the Kalb Hotel. It dates to the early twentieth century and is the first telephone ever used in Franklin Square, according to Beach. “This telephone would have been installed at some point in the beginning of the twentieth century,” said Dr. Paul Van Wie, president of the Franklin Square Historical Society, in a statement. The telephone was allegedly given to Beach’s mother when he and his family lived on Harrison Avenue, and his family kept the phone for decades because of its historical significance. The telephone is a Western Electric model, encased in an oak cabinet. It has

been preserved at the Franklin Square Museum “in excellent condition,” Van Wie said in the statement. While some of the interior wiring of the phone has been removed, the phone features a hand crank, which, when operated, rings out a pair of bells. There is also a hand receiver on a wire, and an adjustable speaking mechanism fitted with brass hardware. The telephone measures twenty inches high, nine inches wide, and five and one half inches deep. “It is a fine example of the technology available to local people in the early twentieth century,” Van Wie said. The Franklin Square Historical Society invites all residents of Franklin Square to join the society and receive its monthly newsletter. Check the society’s website, https://www.fshistoricalsociety. org, for updates on the opening of its museum to the public, and email society trustee Bill Youngfert at BYoungfert@aol. com to schedule a tour of the museum.

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We couldn’t have our Christmas pageant at Bethany Congregational Church this year because too many of our Sunday school children were quarantining. We had been gradually opening up again, gathering folks we hadn’t seen for awhile and with the vaccines and the boosters and all the other precautions, we hoped and prayed that we would be fully open with all the “smells and bells” to welcome the coming of our savior and our deliverance from this plague as well. But that isn’t going to happen, and it looks like our plans for a grand celebration of Christmas are going to have to wait until another year. It looks like Christmas will be a smaller, simpler affair this year and maybe that’s okay. Maybe, without all the distractions, we will be able to pay a little more attention to the signs in the sky, and listen for angel voices the way the shepherds did, not with ears exhausted from shopping and all the doing around the holidays, but with awe and wonder of the incredible gift that was coming into the world, the creator of all that is, born not in a cathedral to the sounds of a Christmas symphony, but in a stable, straining to be heard above the cries of Mary’s labor. Maybe, as we continue to try and hang on to our hope, our faith and our love during this difficult time, we will begin to realize that is not the gifts that we bring, but the gifts that we were made to be, that matter. Maybe we can look around at the people we try to ignore the rest of the year and remember that God brought his gift of salvation from among poor and working people, from among those unknown and uncounted in the corridors of power. God burst into history, not as a conqueror, but as an infant dependent on the

The Rev. Mark Lukens kindness of strangers in a word that was hurting, cynical and violent, not to condemn us for our sins, but so that we could lift each other up in his name, learn to love and honor each other and transform this hurting world into the kin-dom of God it was created to be. Christmas isn’t about supply chains or about the trappings, it’s about a God whose love cannot be controlled or deterred, a God whose will for us is to love with our whole being, a God who gave us himself as a gift so that we could do the same for one another. As it says in the Gospel of John, “The light came into the darkness and the darkness could not overcome it.” That is the God we celebrate on Christmas, a God whose love shines as a beacon of hope to his struggling, suffering children. When we make Christmas about the gospel of Jesus Christ, about feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, healing the sick and coming together, (even if we have to do it with masks or over Zoom), in love. The love is the thing and as long as it is, we will celebrate! Merry Christmas! Lukens is a reverend at Bethany Congregational Church in East Rockaway.

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The importance of the Christmas nativity scene By BISHOP JOHN BARRES On Dec. 1, 2019, our holy father Pope Francis issued “Admirabile Signum,” an Apostolic letter on the meaning and importance of the nativity scene. It is a beautiful reflection that I draw on at Christmas, and one which I urge you to read and pray. In it, the holy father reminds us that the simple act of arranging our nativity set links us to the past, opens questions for the present and orients the future. It is an act that has an existential impact. Pope Francis said, “Setting up the Christmas creche in our homes helps us to relive the history of what took place in Bethlehem. Naturally, the Gospels remain our source for understanding and reflecting on the event. At the same time, its portrayal in the creche helps us to imagine the scene. It touches our hearts and makes us enter into salvation history as contemporaries of an event that is living and real in a broad gamut of historical and cultural contexts.” The beautiful scene of parents and grandparents setting up creches together with children and grandchildren is a powerful multi-dimensional experience of catechesis — the teaching and passing on of our Catholic faith and our belief in the Incarnation of Jesus Christ to the next generation. Parents and grandparents have that wisdom of teaching children and grandchildren how to assemble and situate the creche, but at the same time, they also have the catechetical and relational sensitivity to let children and grandchildren make choices about where the shepherds, the sheep, the three kings are to be placed. Children are encouraged to place the holy family — Mary, Joseph and the prince of peace — with their own hands into the center of the creche. How often children then enjoy, sometimes on their own and sometimes with brothers and sisters and family members, moving and interacting with the figurines. How often their biblical imaginations and souls are set on fire with God’s love as they play with their family nativity sets. Pope Frances continued: “I would like now to reflect on the various elements of the nativity scene in order to appreciate their deeper meaning. First, there is the background of a starry sky wrapped in the darkness and silence of night. We represent this not only out of fidelity to the gospel accounts, but also for its symbolic value. We can think of all those times in our lives when we have experienced the darkness of night. Yet even then, God does not abandon us, but is there to answer our crucial questions about the meaning of life. Who am I? Where do I come from? Why was I born at this time in history? Why do I love? Why do I suffer? Why will I die? It was to answer these questions that God became man. His

Bishop John Barres closeness brings light where there is darkness and shows the way to those dwelling in the shadow of suffering (cf. Luke 1:79).” We can drift through life dodging and repressing these critical existential questions of life. We can live blindly and superficially. Our Catholic belief in the unity of the nativity and the crucifixion, the creche and the cross, Bethlehem and Golgotha, keeps our lives centered and focused on the things that really count in our short time on earth — the last things (death, judgment, heaven and hell) and a belief in the eternal joy of heaven, our true home. Frances continues to press the existential questions: “The presence of the poor and the lowly in the nativity scene remind us that God became man for the sake of those who feel most in need of his love and who ask him to draw near to them. Jesus, ‘gentle and humble in heart’ (Matthew 11:29), was born in poverty and led a simple life in order to teach us to recognize what is essential and to act accordingly. The nativity scene clearly teaches that we cannot let ourselves be fooled by wealth and fleeting promises of happiness. “We see Herod’s palace in the background, closed and deaf to the tidings of joy. By being born in a manger, God himself launches the only true revolution that can give hope and dignity to the disinherited and the outcast: the revolution of love, the revolution of tenderness. From the manger, Jesus proclaims, in a meek yet powerful way, the need for sharing with the poor as the path to a more human and fraternal world in which no one is excluded or marginalized.” May our prayer, silent contemplation and creative family catechesis of the nativity scene help us to be instruments of a gospel revolution of humility, charity, mercy, tenderness and solidarity with the sick, the poor and the suffering. May our commitment to “holiness and mission” bless our contemplative synodal listening and our eucharistic revival and evangelization. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your families!

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e’re about to lose one of the most significant advances in health care made over the past decade unless Congress takes immediate action. That’s why I’m calling on Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Tom Suozzi to step up and protect lifesaving health coverage subsidies for New Yorkers. These expanded subsidies help families afford the cost of health coverage. By driving down costs, this relief ensures that Americans across LISA the country don’t lose their access TYSON to care. While this program has been an essential component of our response to the coronavirus pandemic, the impact of these benefits has been far greater. If made permanent, marketplace health insurance subsidies could cut the number of uninsured by 12 million nationwide next year, according to the Urban Institute. In New York alone, it

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would ensure that 163,000 people would have access to the benefits of health coverage who otherwise would not be covered. This could cut the number of uninsured by nearly 15 percent across the state. These expanded tax credits must be made permanent in this year’s final budget reconciliation package. As we continue to confront the worst public health crisis in over a century, these subsidies ensure that every community in our state can access basic care and take part in our ongoing recovery. Despite the impact of this relief, these subsidies will disappear if Congress doesn’t act soon. If they expire, the effects on working- and middle-class families could be devastating. A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that premiums could double for the millions of Americans who buy their coverage on the marketplace. Another study by the Department of Health and Human Services found that premiums could rise by as much as $600.

As we’ve fought to recover from Covid-19 and its deadly mutations, marketplace subsidies have become an essential lifeline for thousands of New Yorkers. And while it’s hard to imagine a worse time to lose health coverage than in the middle of a global pandemic, these expanded benefits are currently set to expire by the end of next year. That’s why it’s so critical that leaders like Schumer and Suozzi work with their colleagues to protect these essential benefits for every American still struggling to afford health coverage. As director of the Long Island Progressive Coalition, I’ve seen our community go through decades of debate over how best to expand access to health care. While this conversation must continue, we cannot afford to lose a program that is providing coverage to so many right now. New York has long been at the forefront of efforts to protect the health and well-being of working families. From Teddy Roosevelt making the first national call to protect against “the haz-

amilies shouldn’t have to choose between paying bills and paying for health care.

ards of sickness” to his cousin Franklin Roosevelt creating the Social Security program, our state’s leaders have long fought to ensure that working people can live and age with dignity. In more recent times, our leaders in Congress fought to pass, and then defend, the Affordable Care Act. All of these efforts have improved the lives of countless families across our state and around the country. Now we have the chance to build on that legacy by protecting these lifesaving subsidies before they expire. This will not only ensure that thousands of New Yorkers can keep their health coverage, but also move us closer to the day when every American will have access to affordable, quality health care. No family should ever be forced to choose between paying the bills and paying for health coverage. These expanded marketplace subsidies must be made permanent now, because they ensure that millions of Americans don’t have to make that choice. It’s time for our leaders in Washington to act. Lisa Tyson, of North Bellmore, is the director of the Massapequa-based Long Island Progressive Coalition.

Kidney donor tells story of the gift she gave

ear Ms. Kreiss: “I read your article in the Herald about your friends’ son who needs a kidney (“Hoping for the gift of life in this season of giving” Dec. 9-15). I suspect people who read the column or see pleas like this in general don’t believe they can help because organ donation is so serious. It made me think that, as a kidney organ donor, it would help if I told my story. “I met ‘Jane,’ another parent, at my daughter’s RANDI school. I came to KREISS know her through her devotion to various class projects and activities. When I realized I hadn’t seen her in a while, I asked a mutual friend, who told me Jane’s husband was dying of kidney failure. “I called Jane to offer support, and she told me her husband’s best chance to survive was with a live kidney donation. I immediately felt the sense of urgency and thought, ‘I’ll get tested,’ not realizing I actually said it out loud. She

guided me to the program that was testing his potential donors. Turns out I was a match, and a very good one. “Now it was up to me to decide if I could really do this. All the bravado I had shown in getting tested started to wane a little bit now that it was a reality. What was I thinking? I had three kids of my own who needed me. I was in my late 40s, and while I was in decent physical condition and had no ailments, I was more than a little overweight. “And I didn’t even know this guy. “But somehow, I knew I was supposed to do this. I was given a lot of information and data about organ donation, and the more I read about it, the less I feared it. The clincher for me: Without a donor kidney, this man would die too young after spending the rest of his days tied to dialysis. “I went through many tests, and my results were all good. Then I was told that his brother was most likely going to be the donor, so for about nine months I was on the reserves list. Then, suddenly, his brother and sister were eliminated as donors for medical reasons. I was

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once again at bat. After almost a year of uncertainty, it was now a go. “At every stage of this process, my medical team (you have your own medical team that is separate from the recipient’s medical team) reminded me I could pull out at any time. But I was ready. All the delays just made me feel that if it was meant to be, it would happen. “When I woke up after the surgery, it was evening, and my dear brother was standing over me, holding a can of kidney beans (in case I needed a spare). I didn’t feel any pain but was tired. I was told the operation was a success, and that my recipient was doing well. “They always say the best way to get things working again after surgery is to get up and walk. So walk I did, every day, at least once an hour. I felt minimal pain. “The recipient’s new kidney began functioning beautifully right away. Each day he got stronger and stronger. We both healed well, and though he has other physical challenges unrelated to the transplant, his kidney is functioning

y recipient is healthy, and I’m healthier than I’ve been in years.’

very well and normally. “A question I am often asked is, ‘What if your kids or someone in your family needs a kidney? Now you can’t help them.’ To which I answer, ‘I am so confident that this is a safe process that I know someone else in my family would step up and donate. We’ll be OK.’ “My donation has only affected me for the good. It increased my faith. It gave me more confidence in myself, and it made me finally act on my desire to live healthfully. I have struggled with my weight since I stopped playing competitive sports in my 20s. I have since lost all my excess weight. I am now 56, but physically I feel like I’m 30. “My recipient is healthy, and I’m healthier than I’ve been in years. I feel so grateful for the opportunity to have done this. It changed my life forever, and for the better.” The donor has asked to remain anonymous to protect the privacy of the recipient. To find out more about donating a kidney to Scott Englander of Woodmere, whom I wrote about two weeks ago, email scottneedsakidney@ gmail.com. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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We must act now to stem the opioid crisis

Merrick pain doctor, Michael Belfiore, 58, was sentenced on Dec. 16 to 23 years in prison after he was convicted of selling opioid prescriptions to patients, many of whom were desperately addicted to opioids and often writhing in pain from a variety of injuries. Belfiore might have begun his career as a respected doctor, but he ended it ignominiously, as a common drug dealer. We were pleased that Belfiore was given a tough sentence, after he arrogantly fought the charges against him in 2014 and 2016, despite overwhelming evidence against him. His case should serve as a stiff warning for any doctor thinking of selling scripts for cash: The law will eventually catch up with you, and you will eventually be sent to prison for a long time. It’s about time the law caught up with the medical practitioners who, in part, at least, have fueled the opioid crisis that the nation, including Long Island, now faces. Belfiore’s case is especially egregious. According to federal officials, he wrote 5,000 prescriptions for 600,000 pain pills between January 2010 and March 2013. His case is, however, anything but unique. There are many like him. On top of that, too many doctors have overprescribed opioids for patients without giving proper thought to the possible long-term consequences of their actions. To be clear: This is not every doctor. Most physicians follow the rules. The doctors who have cavalierly prescribed opioids as

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LETTERS Questions Blakeman’s stance on mask mandate To the Editor: Our newly elected county executive, Bruce Blakeman, in one of his first acts, has rejected the recent New York state mask mandate. The announcement came at a time when Long Island’s positivity rate was increasing rapidly — it stood at more than 9 percent at press time — and was the highest in New York state. Here is what Blakeman, a Republican, recently told The New York Post: “Come Jan. 1, my administration will move Nassau forward with a common-sense approach that acknowledges the facts, science and progress made by our residents while also protecting businesses and jobs from any further damage created by government mandates. Nassau County is not in crisis and should not be painted with the same broad brush as the rest of the state. Ninety-seven percent of adults in Nassau County have received at least their first dose of the vaccine, and Nassau hospitals have adequate capacity to handle existing demand.”

their default practice, however, are partly to blame for the addiction pandemic that we find ourselves in now. The coronavirus pandemic has only worsened the opioid addiction crisis. In the first year of the pandemic, between April 2020 and April of this year, the U.S. recorded 100,000 opioid overdose deaths — 100,000! That meant an American died every five minutes of an overdose. President Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better legislation — which Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, effectively killed last weekend by refusing to vote for it — included $11 billion to fight the opioid crisis, which is now increasingly driven by fentanyl, a powerful opioid. There remains a chance that the legislation could eventually pass. If it does not, though, there will be any number of consequences for the nation, not the least of which will be reduced resources to cope with the opioid crisis. Shame on Senator Manchin. Earlier this year, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran directed $15.3 million to addiction prevention and treatment services from a $230 million settlement that New York state reached with the pharmaceutical manufacturer Johnson & Johnson for its part in causing the opioid crisis, which has plagued the U.S. since the late 1990s. With the settlement, Johnson & Johnson avoided a trial. Last summer, state Attorney General Letitia James filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of the state against pharmaceu-

tical giants Teva Pharmaceuticals, Amerisource Bergen, McKesson Corp, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Allergan Finance and Cardinal Health. The outcome of that suit remains to be seen. We must also remember this: The opioid crisis gave rise 10 years ago to a heroin crisis. This is how we described it in an April 2010 story, “From painkillers to heroin addiction”: “Nassau County police say that prescription painkillers have flooded the local illegal drug market in the past decade, which is driving the recent spike in heroin use … “With the drugs readily accessible, painkiller and heroin addicts are getting younger and younger, according to the experts … In the past, the average age of the heroin addicts … was 24. Now, most are 18 to 23. Many begin using prescription painkillers at parties as young as 14 and 15. When the painkillers become too expensive — they sell for $80 per pill on the street — the teens graduate to heroin, which goes for as little as $5 a bag.” Not much has changed over the past decade — except the drugs have become more powerfully addictive and potentially deadly, and the crisis has only gotten worse, not better, as we had hoped. A two-pronged approach that mobilizes both police and therapists is needed to address the crisis. That requires money. Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman will take office in a week. We urge him to prioritize funding for drug enforcement and addiction treatment.

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he war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections. This year, 66 gag-order bills to prevent teaching about race and racism were introduced in 26 states, and at least 12 became law. Among the measures was Assembly Bill 8253, introduced in New York by Republican Assemblyman Colin Schmitt of upstate New Windsor, which, if passed, would ban ALAN students and teachers in SINGER K-through-12 schools from learning about The New York Times’s 1619 Project, which examined the nation’s beginnings through the lens of slavery. According to a report by the nonprofit PEN America, many of the bills mirror legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate by Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, and former President Donald Trump’s 2020 executive order “combating race and sex stereotyping.” Most include a provision prohibiting “divisive concepts.”

One frightening development is a shift in strategy by groups like the Proud Boys, whose members were involved in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The Proud Boys are now picketing school board meetings in protests against mask and vaccine mandates, and school curricula and reading assignments that they don’t like. This fall there were Proud Boy rallies on Long Island in Rockville Centre, Bay Shore and Patchogue. In New York, school board elections are scheduled for next May 17, six months before November’s congressional election. Filing petitions are due in most school districts on April 18. The New York State School Boards Association provides a booklet for people considering becoming school board candidates. On Long Island, insurgent candidates challenging coronavirus mask mandates and a fictionalized version of critical race theory won three seats on the Smithtown Board of Education last May. Now a Republican consulting firm is organizing classes to further polarize and politicize school board races. Among those offering the classes are a former Trump activist, a former contractor with the Nassau Coun-

he debate over mask mandates and history courses may continue next spring.

LETTERS So, Blakeman seems to say, don’t worry if you get the Covid virus as a result of his no-mask-mandate policy. Nassau is ready with your very own ICU bed. Blakeman also touts the 97 percent onedose adult vaccine rate. One dose has little effect on the new variant, and what about the children who are now contracting the virus in higher numbers? Yes, acknowledge the facts. Don’t make up your own. DR. ALLAN SIMON Lawrence

America’s ‘awakening’ To the Editor: Re Dr. Alan Singer’s column “Democrats’ election perils have little to do with ‘wokeness’” (Dec. 9-15): Singer is right: The Democrats’ dismal election showing in November had little to do with “wokeness,” but it had a lot to do with “awakening.” People are showing disgust over the deceit of progressive attempts to redefine American values and traditions. The failure of House Republicans to hold Rep. Paul Gosar in contempt for his thoughtless tweets about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was unfortunate. But why was no contempt shown for Rep. Maxine Waters, who in April called on her followers to “stay on the street” and “get more

ty government when it was under Republican control and a Republican Suffolk County legislator. The latest Long Island school district to erupt with a critical race theory controversy is Great Neck. Some residents accuse a Great Neck North High School 11th-grade English teacher of presenting in class that whites are racists and students need to understand white fragility and reject privilege. The local parents appear to be working with a national organization, Parents Defending Education, which claims it wants to ensure that American schools do not promote “harmful agendas.” The group’s website has slides that were supposedly shown in the English class. What is missing from their attack on teachings is any attempt to learn what actually took place in the classroom. Students read the book “Between the World and Me,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, which won a National Book Award. The slides were part of a lesson introducing students to the issues raised in the book, and by other authors who question or challenge what they perceive of as racism and white supremacy in the U.S. Students were asked to pledge to think about the issues raised in the book, not to agree with a par-

confrontational” if Derek Chauvin hadn’t been found guilty of murdering George Floyd? This could be interpreted as inciting others to riot, which is not protected speech, but there she was, on video, saying as much, similar to when she called on her supporters to harass Trump officials when they were having dinner at restaurants with their families. Waters was never sanctioned or censured over that, either, emboldening her to even more such calls for abuse. In August 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse naively and stupidly brought his AR-15-style rifle with him to the Kenosha, Wis., riots, where he said he intended to offer only medical aid. He was walking with a fire extinguisher to put out a fire set by the arsonists, within their view — not very smart — when he was attacked. He didn’t assault or threaten anyone, but they overreacted violently toward him, provoking his justifiable self-defense. Members of the “Republican rank and file” have not challenged local school boards over critical race theory, but rather parents of children being subjected to it. To espouse the belief that this country is essentially racist is a fraud, and is itself racist. No wonder parents object to this divisive propaganda of hate. The greatest contributor to climate change is China, not the United States, but the 2016 Paris Agreement would have given China a longer time frame to clean

ticular author. According to state Board of Regents Chancellor Lester Young, “The New York State Board of Regents policy on diversity, equity and inclusion is not an attempt to, in fact, teach critical race theory. Critical race theory is not our theory of action. Our theory of action is cultural responsiveness.” The official position of the state educational governing body, and the reality of what gets taught in the classroom, have not stopped conservative Republicans from mobilizing white families to stop CRT. Jay Worona, deputy executive director and general counsel for the New York State School Boards Association, has called the political assault on school boards a “false narrative.” Worona responded to the assault, “There are many people who are proclaiming that the curriculum is being designed to indoctrinate students to think in a particular way, as opposed to what we’ve done for eons, which is to teach critical thinking skills.” Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on Twitter, @AlanJSinger1.

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up its carbon pollution than the U.S. Former President Donald Trump wasn’t against such initiatives, but only wanted them to be implemented fairly and equitably, consistent with his belief that America stop being made the scapegoat for the world’s evils. As more Americans see the truth, the Democratic Party will continue to decline. ROBERT RUBALSKY East Rockaway

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