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Second petition calls for repairs vard, between Whiteside and Tulip avenues, replace the maintenance building’s eaves and Anyone who enters Averill repair the maintenance parking Boulevard Park at its main lot, where water stagnates, leadentrance in Franklin Square has ing to mosquito infestations. to negotiate a heaving, broken The area has become an eyesidewalk or an sore for neighunevenly paved bors, Randazzo street to get to a said, and Averill depression framBoulevard has ing a manhole not been repaved cover. Then, once for 15 to 20 years. inside the town T he town has park, a visitor done spot repairs can’t help noticing with asphalt seva maintenance eral times, she building that said, but the hasn’t been restreet keeps sinkpaired since it was ing and cracking. built more than 55 “Part of the years ago, its eaves ROsEaNN road surface d r o o p i n g e v e r RaNDazzO looks like somesince Superstorm one just took a Franklin Square Sandy devastated bucket of paving Long Island in m at e r i a l s a n d 2012. dumped them randomly everyThese conditions prompted where on the road,” Randazzo Roseann Randazzo, who lives wrote in the petition, which was across the street on Averill Bou- signed by 16 Averill Boulevard levard, to create a petition in residents last year. “We are askAugust 2019, calling for Town of ing the town [to] prioritize our Hempstead officials to repair the tax dollars to budget for the road park and its surroundings. The and park improvements.” petition asked the town to repave In response, a representative the entirety of Averill BouleContinued on page 7

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MyRiaM MORalEsVEGa, 67, of Uniondale, arrived at the Elmont Memorial Library a few minutes before 9 a.m. last Saturday, and had almost reached the front of the line five hours later. After three hours, she said, her back started to hurt.

Early voting comes to Elmont Many wait several hours to cast their ballots By MElissa KOENiG mkoenig@liherald.com

Hundreds of Nassau County residents stood in a line snaking through the parking lot on the west side of the Elmont Memorial Library for up to five hours last Saturday, waiting for their chance to vote in the 2020 election. “I think it’s a good showing,” Elmont resident Leslie Pierre said of the turnout on the first day of early voting.

“People are taking it as serious as it is.” Some even arrived before the library opened and voting began at 9 a.m., forming the line by the library sign, on Hempstead Turnpike. “It was very well-organized and self-managed,” said Ann Butera, of Elmont, adding that everyone was trying to be respectful of one another, but it would have been helpful if Nassau County police officers had been on-site to manage

the crowds. Members of the library staff had to direct cars coming into the parking lot, according to library Director Jean Simpson, which limited the number who were available to sanitize the facility. The building opened for patrons at 11 a.m., Simpson. But there were only three voting machines for the hundreds of people who wanted to vote, which resulted in the Continued on page 3

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Gina Burnett, left, vice president of the Elmont Memorial Library’s board of trustees, encouraged people to stretch while waiting in line to vote.

Elmont library sees long lines on first day of early voting State Sen. anna Kaplan, far left, County Executive Laura Curran, Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages said they were impressed by the turnout, and encouraged others to vote.

continued from front excruciatingly long line. Simpson said she had asked local officials for more, and State Sen. Anna Kaplan — a Democrat from Great Neck who is running for reelection against Republican challenger Dave Franklin — said she had talked with the Nassau County Board of Elections about getting additional machines, and would request more state funding for them. People should not have to wait five hours to vote,” Kaplan said. The Town of North Hempstead, she noted, did not have any early voting sites last year, when the law allowing early voting in New York state was passed, and she drafted legislation to ensure that every town would have polling places. The bill passed the State Senate, but is stalled in the Assembly. Currently state election law mandates at least one “direct recording electronic voting device” for every 3,000 registered voters, at least one scanning device for every 25,000 registered voters and at least one privacy booth for every 3,600 registered voters in a presidential election year. Any Nassau County resident can cast a ballot at any of the county’s 15 early-voting sites. “We have to work hard to do better, to make this an efficient experience,” said State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who is also running for re-election, against Republican Victoria Johnson. Many of those in line in Elmont found ways to entertain themselves, sitting in beach chairs and reading while they waited. One man decided to see how long he could balance a water bottle on his head while talking on his phone. “I thought it was going to be long,” said Elmont native Mike Todd. “I just didn’t think it would be this long.” At 10 a.m., the staff let those over age 65 into the building. Myriam Moralesve-

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ga, 67, of Uniondale, said that her back was aching after three hours on line. Parishioners from St. John’s United Methodist Church of Elmont, dropped off water bottles, and Gina Burnett, vice president of the library’s board of trustees, encouraged them to stretch while on line. There were no attempts to cut the line or save space for friends or family, and no voter intimidation, reported one participant, Marco Diaz. Instead, said another, Ramona Rovira, “People are in high spirits” — and applauded their fellow residents as they left, displaying “I voted” stickers. “It’s a very nice feeling,” Rovira said, “even if we don’t know the outcome.” Once they finally got inside, Alan Sirlin, of Valley Stream, said, the process went pretty quickly. He voted with the over-65 crowd, but had to wait several more hours for his son to make his way through the line. “Saturday is a better day for voting” than Tuesday, Sirlin said. Residents who vote early verify their voter registration on iPads, which have replaced poll books. Poll inspectors ask

voters to sign their names and confirm their identities with a stylus, and once a signature is approved, a ballot is printed. “No matter where you go, you’re getting your ballot,” said James Scheuerman, the Democratic commissioner of the Board of Elections. He also explained that if residents submit ballots during the early-voting period, that precludes them from voting on Election Day. “The poll pads sync up,” he said, “so after you vote, other poll books around the county, within one minute, will know that you voted to guard against double voting.” Translators are also available at every voting site.

early voting dates and times Oct. 28 — 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 29 — 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 30 — 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 — 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 1 — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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A Belmont Park backstretch employee was arraigned on Oct. 22 for allegedly releasing a racehorse in July, causing her to fall and die. “This defendant is accused of releasing a young racehorse named Pasta from her stall, causing the horse to become frightened and run onto blacktop where she fell and died a painful death,” Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said in a statement. “Every animal deserves to be treated with care and compassion, and my Animal Crimes Unit remains committed to prosecuting this and all of our animal crimes cases.” According to Singas, Ramzan Antooa, 38, of Elmont, entered stable number 22 on July 30, and released Pasta, a 2-year-old

mare, from her stall. This spooked Pasta, Singas said, causing her to run around the barn and then outside, onto the blacktop area, where she slipped and fell to the ground. Pasta — who was valued at more than $20,000 — broke her leg, which caused her to bleed profusely and die. Antooa, who allegedly released the racehorse in retaliation for being fired, was arraigned on charges of grand larceny in the second degree, burglary in the third degree, criminal mischief in the fourth degree, aggravated harassment in the second degree, interference with or injury to certain domestic animals and petit larceny. He is due back in court on Nov. 19 and faces five to 15 years in prison.

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TransporTaTion services were canceled in the Elmont Union Free School District on Oct. 21, after a staff member at the Elmont Road School tested positive for Covid-19.

Elmont, Sewanhaka schools closed for Covid cases By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

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Former Elmont athletic director enters the HoF By Mike Conn mconn@liherald.com

Joanna Commander, of Glen Head, who was the Sea Cliff/Glen Head Herald Gazette’s first-ever Person of the Year in 2017, has been inducted into the Nassau County High School Sports Hall of Fame. Commander’s decades of excellence as a teacher, coach and athletic director made her the ideal candidate for its 2020 class, Hall of Fame officials said. “I feel very blessed,” Commander said. “I feel very acknowledged . . . I love what I do, and to be acknowledged by your peers is just a very, very special thing, so I’m very appreciative of the honor.” Commander, 72, who lives in Glen Head with her wife, Rosemarie Cartagine, said she pursued a teaching career in health and phys. ed. because she grew up when girls had few chances to succeed in sports. She loved playing any sports she could growing up, especially basketball, softball and field hockey. She was quite good at them, she said, noting her older brother always chose her first for neighborhood pickup games in their native West Hempstead. She also played basketball at Nassau Community College and Southern Connecticut State University, and these day is focused on her golf game. Her goal as a coach and athletic director, she said, was to give the next generations of female athletes the opportunity to feel a sense of belonging and camaraderie through sports. Dominick Vulpis, assistant executive director of Section VIII Athletics and a member of the Hall of Fame committee, said Commander mentored him when he became the East Rockaway School District athletic director in 1995. At the time, she was director of health, phys. ed. and athletics in the neighboring Lynbrook School District, and he said he admired her dedication to students. “Throughout the years, what you lear ned about Joanna was she’s a woman of convictions,” Vulpis said. “She‘s very even-keeled, she’s very objective in her thinking . . . She was always wanting to give to anybody out there who was willing to take, but the biggest thing was it was always about the kids.” North Shore School District Superintendent Dr. Peter Giarrizzo said Commander’s passion for helping studentathletes was apparent during the three years when he worked with her when she was a North Shore Board of Education trustee. Commander cared as deeply about the physical and emotional well-being of students as she did about athletic success, he said. “Joanna is not just about the athletics side of athletics,” Giarrizzo said. “Joanna always lives and breathes this notion of wellness and the role that athletics plays in that.” One of the most significant aspects of Commander’s storied career was her rise to prominence in a male-dominated field. When Commander became Elmont Memorial High School’s athletic director in 1976, she was one of only four

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Joanna CoMMander aCCepted her first teaching job at age 22, at Elmont Memorial High School, beginning nearly 50 years of service to Nassau County’s student-athletes. female athletic directors in Nassau County. Mira Martincich, the former Roslyn School District director of phys. ed. and athletics and a fellow Hall of Famer, has known Commander for more than 30 years. In that time, she said, Commander has advocated for and mentored many female athletes and administrators. Vulpis said Commander’s success helped pave the way for future female athletic administrators. “Her voice was firm, honest and supported with research and professional knowledge,” Mirantich said. “You could not question her intelligence, passion and fervor. It was backed up by her selfless donation of thousands of hours of service, her deep belief in fairness and her commitment towards doing what was best for kids. When Joanna speaks, people listen.” “She’s living proof that you can rise to the top just through hard work, good intellect, good instincts and putting kids first,” Giarrizzo said. There is more to athletics than winning, Commander said. Sports help children understand relationship building, communication and goal setting in a group. When she attended her Elmont Memorial High School Hall of Fame induction ceremony last year, she reunited with a number of former students, who told her athletics taught them many of their most important life lessons. “I hope that I would have provided some blueprint for them to be successful in their lives,” Commander said, “to know what it means to be successful, to know what it means to be a part of a team and working toward a common goal. I hope that’s what my legacy is.”

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VFW Post 2718 will be holding a contactless Buddy Poppy Drive on Nov. 7 and 8. ■ The maintenance and expansion of the VFW NAtional Home and other facilities devoted to the benefit and welfare of the dependents, widows, and orphans of disabled, needy or deceased veterans or members of the Armed Forces. ■ Necessary expenses in providing entertainment, care and assistance to hospitalized veterans or members of the Armed Forces. ■ Veterans’ rehabilitation, welfare and service work.

■ Perpetuating the memory of deceased veterans and members of the Armed Forces. ■ Comforting survivors. In the past, the VFW Post has hosted disabled veteran luncheons with live entertainment featuring the talented singers of the USO, and has provided Thanksgiving baskets to military families in the community whose loved ones were deployed serving our country.

To get your poppy, customers can drive to the VFW Post for curbside pickup, visit the Post’s self-serve tables, or, Franklin Square residents could fill out and mail an order slip to the VFW Post 2718 or email VFW2718@ yahoo.com, and a member of the VFW or its Auxiliary will deliver the order. For more infor mation, call John McManamy, Past VFW Post 2718 commander, at (516) 354 - 9393, or Christine Hillaris, auxiliary president, at (516) 903 - 0597.

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Every year before Memorial Day, the VFW Pot 2718 in Franklin Square holds a Buddy Poppy Drive to raise money for veterans in need, but was unable to this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, however, the organization is bringing it back for Veterans’ Day. The contactless poppy drive will be held on Nov. 7 and 8 in front of the VFW Post, at 68 Lincoln Rd., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All of the donations collected will be used to help veterans and current members of the United States Armed Forces, as well as their families. The VFW purchases the poppies from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of New York Headquarters, and the poppies are shipped directly to the Franklin Square Post from various Veterans’ Affairs hospitals throughout the country. The cost of the order is used to pay the disabled and needy veterans who assemble the bouquets at the hospitals, and a small portion of the cost of the flowers goes to support the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children in Eaton Rapids, Mich. All of the donations collected from the Post’s drive are then placed in the Post’s Relief Fund for:

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y mother and I were bummed out about the fact that the TOPSoccer spring season was canceled. We started doing our own drive-by parades in March to celebrate our friends’ birthdays. I pitched the idea to my mother of doing the same for our players at TOPSoccer. In May, we were able to organize a drive-by parade at our players’ homes. We had more than a dozen cars full of volunteers who met in the parking lot of St. Thomas the Apostle Church that afternoon. Once we got together, we all drove by 16 players’ homes in West Hempstead, Malverne and Franklin Square, and we held up signs to show support for our players. We shared gift bags with all of the players that included soccer balls and water bottles donated by the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association. Many of the coaches even took the time to write messages of encouragement for each player. We really just wanted to see the kids again. Our goal was to make them happy and try to give back to them what they’ve given us. Just seeing their smiles made it worthwhile. Next year will be my last season with TOPSoccer since I’m attending Catholic University in the fall of 2021. I’ve had so much fun with this program. With everything that’s happening right now, I’m going to try to enjoy this as much as I can.

nthony and I agree that the last seven months have presented a multitude of challenges. Most importantly the impact on our families has been paramount. We both have parents and family members that we are looking after as well as our immediate families. The unusual benefit of the pandemic has been having our adult children return home. In what other time in history would we have had the opportunity to have adult children live with us for a six-month period? As longtime members of the Kiwanis Club of the Five Towns, we both have a broader view of the impact of Covid-19 on the local community. We are proud to have served the oldest community service organization in the Five Towns for nearly 20 years each. Responding to numerous situations of food uncertainty, we provided groceries to several organizations that support the elderly and less fortunate. While we have supported causes for many, many years, we never fully understood the fragility of the economy and how a quick downturn in employment would force so many families into food insecurity. Anthony and I have been honored to show our support for first responders and frontline workers during the pandemic. The Five Towns Kiwanis Club showed expressions of thanks to police and ambulance technicians, hospital workers and postal employees, recognizing that those individuals put the community first and they should be applauded for their diligence and hard work. Five Towns Kiwanis supported local restaurants and businesses to provide to those organizations helping us in the past with our fundraising activities.

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ummertime usually consists of vacation from work, fun-filled family activities, sleeping in or staying up late, night swimming and play dates for my two young sons. Instead, this summer consisted of me working long hours, frequently reminding my sons to remain quiet as I logged on to virtual meetings, hours of literature reviews and research on Covid-19, and creating and revising a District Medical Plan to be implemented in September 2020. My days of summer also consisted of numerous staff and parent virtual meetings that I like to refer to as my “press junkets.” I also had the challenging task of locating a health-screening app and sourcing, in only a few short weeks, the personal protective equipment for each school building while it was in short supply before the school year began. Under normal circumstances, the start of the school year is typically organized chaos for me, since I am performing examinations on students trying out for a sport, determining which students require a particular immunization and providing inperson staff training on various topics. This year, I didn’t perform health examinations for sports, since they are postponed, but I had the additional responsibility of creating training videos on educational topics for staff to watch, and I provided a live-stream presentation on health and safety measures in the school setting during the pandemic. In my personal life, the days of leaving my work behind as I sit on the sideline enjoying my sons’ soccer practices or games are a thing of the past.

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Marie Bernard Edouard, affectionately known as “Ti Chou” died on Oct. 15 at the age of 84. She was born on June 27, 1936 in PortAu-Prince, Haiti to Adrien Edouard and the Vertulie St. Amand. The family relocated to Gonaives, Haiti , where Edouard spent most of her childhood. Her parents soon realized that she was a child with special needs and was challenged with a severe speech disability. Her grandmother took special care of her, and instilled in her the love of God and the Virgin Mary that she kept to the day she died. Many years later, the family was blessed with another daughter, Gracita, and the two sisters grew up sharing a very special bond. They stayed together as their parents immigrated to Africa then to the United States. Eduoard could not talk like and was unstable walking, but when her father, her mother, her grandmother, her sister, her cousins, her nieces and nephews, her friends, her caregivers and everyone else around her looked at her, they rarely saw what she couldn’t do. Instead, they saw what she could do, and who she was — an intelligent and strong-minded person who developed her own vocabulary to be able to communicate with her loved ones. Everyone close to her understood “Ti Chou’s language.” Eduoard was an uncomplicated, mildmannered, fun and friendly person who loved life, loved to dress, loved to dance, loved to eat and would not share her plate

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Marie Bernard edouard, affectionately known as “Ti Chou” died on Oct. 15 at the age of 84. of rice, which was one of her favorite foods. She enjoyed traveling with her parents and her sister, visiting France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, and the Congo. She also returned to Haiti frequently to visit her many friends. She is survived by her sister, Gracita Edouard Andrieux; niece, Melissa Andrieux; nephew, Reginald (Sara) Andrieux; wife Sara and their three children. The family also gave special thanks to Edouard’s caregiver, Maria Rodriguez , for her many years of caring, love and affection.

Holding 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities: None. 12 Not applicable. 13. Publication Title: FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD. 14. Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 15. Extent and Nature of Circulation: a. Total No. Copies: Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months, 6400; Actual No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date, 5200 b. Paid Circulation (By Mail and Outside the Mail): (1) Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions stated on Form 3541: Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months, 11; Actual No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date, 7. (2) Mailed InCounty Paid Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541: Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months, 378; Actual No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date, 353. (3) Paid Distribution Outside the Mails including Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, and Counter Sales, and Other Non-USPS Paid Distribution: Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months, 2673; Actual No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date, 2291. (4) Paid Distribution by Other Classes of Mail Through the USPS: Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months, 0;

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE FRANKLIN SQUARE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that the fiscal affairs of the Franklin Square Union Free School District for the period beginning on July 1, 2019 and ending on June 30, 2020 have been examined by an independent public accountant and that the report and management letter prepared in conjunction with the external audit by the independent public accountant has been filed in the Business Office, where it is available as a public record for inspection by all interested persons. Pursuant to Article 35 of the General Municipal Law, the District’s Board of Education may, in its discretion, prepare a written response to the report of external audit and management letter prepared by the independent public accountant and file any such response in my office as a public record for inspection by all interested persons no later than 90 days after presentation to the Board. Catherine Mione, School District Clerk, Franklin Square Union Free School District, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, N.Y. 11010 123600

LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, on the 14th day of October, 2020, subject to permissive referendum as provided for by the General Municipal law. An extract of the resolution is as follows: THE ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT SHALL PURCHASE A NEW TOWER LADDER FIRE APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT AT A COST, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH TRANSACTION, NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED T H O U S A N D ($1,400,000.00) DOLLARS WITH FUNDS FROM THE FIRE APPARATUS CAPITAL RESERVE FUND. This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days, unless in the meanwhile a permissive referendum as provided by the General Municipal Law is required to be held. Dated: October 14, 2020 BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD ATTEST: FRANCES ANDINO Secretary 123601

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids subject to all instructions, terms and conditions herein and pursuant to the specifications, will be received by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Elmont Fire District at the Office of said District located at the Fire District Office, 100 School Road, Elmont, New York 11003, until 7:00 PM on November 11, 2020, where they will be opened publicly and read aloud after 7:00 PM prevailing time, on the said date for the service as specified and the contract awarded as soon thereafter as practical for: C O M M U N I C AT I O N S / DISPATCH ROOM RENOVATION PROJECT Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be obtained at the office of the Fire District located at 100 School Road, Elmont, New York 11003 from October 22, 2020 until November 10, 2020 between the hours of 10:00AM and 4:00PM, Monday through Friday. Each bidder wishing to obtain a copy of the bid documents, plans and specification for the project shall submit a check in the amount one hundred ($100.00) dollars payable to the “Elmont Fire District”, as a deposit to guarantee the safe return of such bid documents, plans and specifications. If thereafter the bidder submits a proposal

together with the required bid security and thereafter returns such copy of the bidding documents, plans and specifications in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the contract, the full amount of such deposit for one copy shall be refunded to the bidder. No refund will be provided for deposits for additional copies of the documents. All bids must be accompanied by bid security in the form of either a) a certified check payable to the “Elmont Fire District.” in the amount of five (5%) percent of the bid price, or b) a bond with sufficient sureties to be approved by the Elmont Fire District in the amount of five (5%) percent of the bid price. If the bid is accepted, the bidder will enter into a contract in accordance with the bid and will furnish a suitable security bond in the sum of the amount of the contract, conditioned for the faithful and prompt completion of the work specified in the contract. If the bidder neglects or refuses to execute the contract and furnish the bonds, the deposit of five (5%) percent of the bid price shall be forfeited and retained by the Elmont Fire District as liquidated damages or, in the case of a bid bond, the Elmont Fire District shall enforce payment of the bond for its benefit.

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Neighbors iN the News Elmont student joins All-State Choir Elmont Memorial High School tenor Shawn Springer has been selected for the New York State School Music Association All-State Vocal Jazz Choir. The NYSSMA All-State festival, which is taking place virtually this year in December, represents the most talented high school musicians across New York State. This is Springer’s second consecutive year being selected to NYSSMA All-State.

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Information to identify the case: Debtor: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York EIN: 11-1837437 United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York Date case filed for chapter 11: 10/01/2020 Case Number: 20 - 12345 Official Form 309F1 (For Corporations or Partnerships) Notice of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case 10/20 For the debtor listed above, a case has been filed under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. An order for relief has been entered. This notice has important information about the case for creditors and debtors, including information about the meeting of creditors and deadlines. Read both pages carefully. The filing of the case imposed an automatic stay against most collection activities. This means that creditors generally may not take action to collect debts from the debtor or the debtor’s property. For example, while the stay is in effect, creditors cannot sue, assert a deficiency, repossess property, or otherwise try to collect from the debtor. Creditors cannot demand repayment from the debtor by mail, phone, or otherwise. Creditors who violate the stay can be required to pay actual and punitive damages and attorney’s fees. Confirmation of a chapter 11 plan may result in a discharge of debt. A creditor who wants to have a particular debt excepted from discharge may be required to file a complaint in the bankruptcy clerk’s office within the deadline specified in this notice. (See line 11 below for more information.) To protect your rights, consult an attorney. All documents filed in the case may be inspected at the bankruptcy clerk’s office at the address listed below or through PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records at https://pacer.uscourts.gov). The staff of the bankruptcy clerk’s office cannot give legal advice. Do not file this notice with any proof of claim or other filing in the case. 1. Debtor’s Full name: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York 2. All other names used in the last 8 years: Diocese of Rockville Centre 3. Address: 50 North Park Avenue, Rockville, NY 11570 4. Debtor’s attorney: Jones Day, Attn: Corinne Ball, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 11570, Phone: (212) 326 – 3939, Email: cball@jonesday.com 5. Bankruptcy clerk’s office: US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004-1408, Hours open: Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM (ET) – 5:00 PM (ET), Contact phone: (212) 668 - 2870. Documents in this case may be filed at this address. You may inspect all records filed in this case at this office or online at https://pacer.uscourts.gov. 6. Meeting of creditors: November 5, 2020 at 12 PM (ET), Location: The meeting of creditors will be conducted by telephone conference. 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Performance, Labor and Material Payment bonds and a Maintenance bond in the forms specified for the full amount of the contract are required and shall be included in the bid price. Exclude from all bids New York State Sales Tax on materials or supplies purchased for this project. Pursuant to §220 of the Labor Law, the contract will contain a provision that every mechanic, laborer and workman employed in or about the work contemplated by the contract shall be paid not less than the prevailing rate of wages

and provided with not less than the prevailing supplement which are set forth in the Bidding Documents. The Elmont Fire District reserves the right to waive any informalities in, to accept or reject any or all bids, to award the contract to other than the lowest bidder or to advertise anew if in the judgment of the Elmont Fire District it is in their best interests to do so. No bidder shall withdraw his bid within 45 days after the formal opening thereof. Dated:Elmont, New York October 14, 2020

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE FOR FORMATION of a limited liability company (LLC). The name of the limited liability company is SGS 126 LLC. The date of filing of the articles of organization with the Department of State was September 17, 2020. The County in New York in which the office of the

company is located is Nassau. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him or her to 221 Grange Street, Franklin Square, NY 11010. The business purpose of the company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the laws of the State of New York. 123324

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In 7th S.D., our choice is Anna Kaplan

n just her first term in the State Senate, Anna Kaplan has drafted and sponsored more than 30 bills that have been signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. One requires part-time state residents to submit to background checks before acquiring gun licenses here, prevents the arming of teachers in schools and enables family members and local officials to seek court orders directing potentially dangerous individuals to relinquish their firearms. Kaplan has also introduced recent bills requiring real estate agents to undergo at least two hours of implicit bias training as part of their license-renewal process every two years, after Newsday exposed how agents’ actions keep Long Island segregated, and to exempt restaurants from paying taxes on equipment they need for outdoor dining dur-

Thomas is addressing the issue ter, and we believe he has the drive of housing discrimination — one and capability to do it. that has plagued Long Island for Thomas’s Republican challenger, decades — by holding public hearHempstead Town Councilman Denings aimed at increasing accountnis Dunne Sr., of Levittown, has ability among real estate agents. few ideas of his own and too often He authored legislation appointing defaults to his party’s talking a school monitor to the Hempstead points. While he has said he would School District, a needed improvebe willing to work with those ment to enhance student perforacross the aisle, he has not said mance and graduation rates by how he would achieve bipartisanship. We believe he has been a valuproviding state oversight of the able asset to the town, and encourdistrict’s fiscal and educational Kevin Thomas age him to continue his work there. policies. The New York Privacy Act Libertarian candidate Jonathan that he sponsored also gives resiGunther has a keen understanding dents more control over their data of the issues, and fresh ideas on how to tackle and privacy. them. He should stay involved in politics, but One of his main priorities moving forward the Herald’s enthusiastic choice in the 6th Disis to alleviate the decades-long financial chaltrict is Thomas. lenges facing Nassau University Medical Cen-

ing the coronavirus pandemic. For these reasons, and for everything she has done for the Franklin Square and Elmont communities, we believe that Kaplan, a Democrat from Great Neck, should be reelected to the Senate. She has been active in Elmont since she took office two years anna Kaplan ago, and took part in various food distribution events while the community was on lockdown this spring and summer. She has consulted with small business owners about their

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needs, and has sponsored a number of webinars to inform community members about financial assistance available to them during the pandemic. To make up the state’s budget deficit, Kaplan is considering ways to increase revenue, including with mobile sports betting and by lobbying the federal government for more state aid, which is sorely needed. Her opponent, Republican Dave Franklin, of Port Washington, had some compelling arguments about overturning the state’s controversial bail reform law, saying that it eliminates judicial discretion, and has said that police reform should be based on community needs. But we feel that Kaplan better understands the larger impact of her decisions, and we encourage voters to return her to Albany to continue making them.

Re-elect Todd Kaminsky in 9th S.D.

Kaminsky is chairman of the Senhe 9th State Senate Disate’s Environmental Conservation trict includes a wide Committee, and was the author of a swath of southwestern measure of key importance to the Nassau County, from South Shore: the New York Climate Long Beach to Rockville Centre, Leadership and Community Protecas well as parts of Valley tion Act. It is an aggressive program Stream, Elmont and the Five whose intent is to lead the transition Towns. It is not only wide, but to a green-energy economy and carincreasingly diverse, with growbon neutrality. ing Black and Hispanic populaKaminsky was also a key sponsor tions. The district requires a representative in the State Senof the state’s new bail reform law, which took a major step toward freeate who has a broad perspective Todd Kaminsky ing defendants awaiting trial who on a number of key issues, could not afford bail by limiting the including the environment, edunumber of crimes for which judges cation, taxes and bail reform. That representative is the incumbent, Demo- could set bail — mostly felonies. Kaminsky has since made adjustments to the law, adding sevcrat Todd Kaminsky, who won a special eleceral more crimes for which judges can set bail. tion in 2016 and has served with distinction A former prosecutor in the Queens district ever since.

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attorney’s office and the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York, Kaminsky sponsored legislation to take pensions away from officials who are proven to be corrupt, toughened anti-bribery laws and increased oversight for government contracting. The 42-year-old senator, who lives in Long Beach, is a regular at local civic events, and has lent his support to the city’s struggling Martin Luther King Center. His opponent, Victoria Johnson, who has worked for Long Island Republican state legislators, is likable and plain-spoken. But she focuses mostly on one issue — her opposition to the bail reform bill. That is not enough to elect her to the Senate. Kaminsky has shown himself to be reliable, responsible and thoroughly familiar with the 9th District and its issues. We enthusiastically support his re-election.

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Vote for Ed Ra in 19th Assembly District

n the race for the seat in the State Assembly’s 19th District, the Herald endorses incumbent Ed Ra, of Franklin Square. With a decade of experience in the Legislature — having been elected to represent the 21st Assembly District in 2010, and then re-elected to the seat in the redrawn 19th District in 2012 — Ra, a Republican, has proven over the years that he understands the challenges his constituents face — among them, combating jet noise and addressing the opioid epidemic through the work of task forces

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— and has detailed plans for handling them. A lifelong resident of the area, Ra has long been a strong proponent of supporting local businesses, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, during which he has proposed legislation that would allow local business groups and nonprofits access to funds that have previously been appropriated to state programs such as STARTUP New York. In addition, he has helped organize rent-relief measures to support both commercial tenants and landlords, many of

Solages deserves another term in the 22nd A.D.

uring her four terms in program could have a big impact the State Assembly, repreon local businesses. It’s a project senting the 22nd District, we encourage Solages to see Democrat Michaelle through to completion. Solages, of Elmont, has been a tireShe has shown her support for less advocate for working families. new mothers by pushing for MedicShe has not only been a constant aid expansion in the state to propresence in her district, but is also vide greater access to donated aware of big-picture issues, and breast milk, and crafting a bill to has pushed for policies that, in the have dedicated breast-feeding long term, would benefit disadvanaccommodations in public buildtaged communities and boost local ings. These efforts demonstrate economies. how important voices such as Solages’s efforts to establish a Solages’s are in addressing issues Michaelle Solages universal pre-kindergarten prothat a traditionally male-dominatgram on Long Island are particued Legislature might overlook. larly laudable. If successful, this would be a On issues closer to home, Solages fought to game-changer for lower-income, working parhave local voices at the table in talks on the ents. Because it would give them greater freeBelmont Arena project. dom to work and more money to spend, the Her Republican challenger, Nicholas Zac-

whom are small businesses themselves. We liked Ra’s challenger, Democrat Gary Port, of West Hempstead. An attorney who served in the U.S. Army for almost 30 years, Port’s devotion to his community stood out to us. Having lived in West Hempstead for 26 years, Port has also shown a strong understanding of the issues that are uppermost in district residents’ minds. This is his fourth run for State Assembly, and he has proved to be a worthy candidate. But Ra has established himself in Albany as a respected representative of the district, and we believe that his work will continue to benefit his constituents. We encourage voters to reelect Ra next Tuesday.

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chea, of Floral Park, has decades of expertise as an economic adviser to Congress and to governments around the world. He knows budgets, and the ways in which waste and corruption manifest themselves. He would be a useful asset in Albany, particularly for high-tax areas such as Nassau County that suffer from an inefficient patchwork of governments and school districts. At times, however, Zacchea hews too closely to the reflexive Republican orthodoxy of law and order and smaller government. His proposal to offer local businesses pandemic aid in the form of low-interest, long-term loans, which would only deepen their debt, gave us pause. He also paradoxically expressed opposition to New York’s bail reform law while acknowledging the inequities that led to it. The Herald endorses Solages, and encourages voters to re-elect her next Tuesday.

Once again, 5th C.D. has only one candidate

.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, a advocate for his district. And Democrat who represents though a majority of the district is southwest Queens, in Queens, part of it is in Nassau Elmont, Inwood and County, and we would like to see north and south Valley Steam, is, him here more often. barring an unforeseen write-in The real issue, however, is the campaign, guaranteed election. lack of choice. Meeks could be For the second straight election, doing a good job, and we believe he Meeks defeated Democratic chalis, but our political system thrives lengers in the June primary and when there is an opposing viewfaces no opposition in the general point. election. Whether Meeks deserves anothMeeks has been in office since er term should be up to the electorGregory Meeks ate. Because the Republican Party 1998, and since being cleared of ethics charges in 2013 involving has not offered up a candidate, financial disclosure statements though, it has once again denied voters a choice and deprived them of the from 2007, 2008 and 2009, he has been a model

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chance to hear divergent ideas. According to voter registration numbers, the 5th Congressional District clearly favors a Democratic candidate, and because Meeks has won re-election for the past 20 years, Republicans, we assume, want to invest their precious resources in races in which they stand a better chance of winning. There is something lost, though, when political parties abdicate their responsibility to endorse a candidate and offer an opposing viewpoint. The more this happens, the weaker our democracy becomes. We endorse Meeks to continue his work in Congress and urge the Republican Party to offer up a 5th Congressional District candidate in 2022.

Re-elect Kathleen Rice in the 4th C.D.

money to aid small businesses and the unemor 15 years, Kathleen Rice has worked ployed. hard to serve the public, first as the Rice, who is passionate about social justice, Nassau County District attorney and said greater police transparency and then as a member of Conimproved community-police relagress, and she deserves another tions are vital to maintaining strong term representing the 4th Concommunities. In Congress, she has gressional District. Though her advocated for the proposed George opponent, Gregory Tuman, Floyd Justice and Policing Act, showed a commendable desire to which, if passed, would address a serve in Congress, Rice is the wide range of police practices and more well-rounded, experienced law enforcement accountability candidate. issues. It also calls for enhanced If re-elected, Rice said her top police transparency and misconduct priority would be to help local data collection and seeks to elimibusinesses, hospitals and schools nate discriminatory police practicrecover from the coronavirus panes. demic. During her tenure, she has Rice said banning chokeholds and already assisted in helping pass Kathleen rice improving police training would programs to help all of the above also be priorities of hers. She is not financially, and she said she plans a proponent of defunding the police, to continue to fight for them in but she said programs also need to be created Congress in her next term. to foster better community-officer relations in Rice is right when she says the virus should Nassau County. She also said she believed not be a political issue — and should not be Nassau County Police Department personnel treated like one. She has vowed to secure more

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should reflect the diverse community that they serve. Rice said she understands the potential for wind energy to help meet the nation’s power needs, and she would work to pass stricter gun control laws, create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, that would secure borders while offering a chance at freedom, and enact 12-year term limits for members of Congress. Tuman said he was motivated to run to change the perception of the Republican Party and to be an accessible and transparent representative, all of which is admirable. He also presented a data-driven idea on how to distribute Covid-19 recovery funds. Though Tuman’s passion and willingness to jump into the political rings are commendable, he did not offer full-fledged plans to solve many of the major problems facing the 4th Congressional District, and he has no political experience. For all that Rice has done in the past and all that she can accomplish in the future, we urge voters to return her to Congress.

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Supporting small businesses boosts the county

he coronavirus pandemic forced the world to hit the pause button. It brought our local and regional economies to a screeching halt, and resulted in a sharp rise in unemployment. Businesses that were hit hard during the shutdown were forced to rethink their operations at a time when resources were scarce. I am proud of the role the Nassau County Industrial riCHArD DevelopKesseL ment Agency has played — and continues to play — in our county’s recovery. The IDA’s mission is to promote the economic welfare and prosperity of Nassau County. We do this by assisting existing businesses so they can stay in the county, and by working to attract new businesses. In both cases, our objective is to increase the county’s tax base and create job opportunities for our residents. Every transaction the IDA completes is carefully thought out, and is made to ensure that we create chances for our economy to develop. Contrary to opposing beliefs,

the IDA does not reduce businesses’ taxes. Let me explain. When you invest in a property, its value goes up and, therefore, so do its taxes. The IDA restructures tax payments for businesses looking to invest in our economy in what are called payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs. A drastic increase in property taxes due to an initial investment could make an investor walk away. What the IDA does is take away the immediate shock of increased taxes caused by the investment by gradually increasing taxes over the course of the PILOT term. At no point are less taxes collected than what was previously being paid on the property. Take the recently approved Superblock project in Long Beach as an example. The property — which will soon be home to more than 400 units of much-needed housing, and will create jobs and stimulate local business activity — has sat vacant for more than 40 years. If it were to stay vacant for the next 25 years, it would generate $7.4 million in taxes. The developer received a 25-year PILOT to make a $360 million investment, which will end up

generating more than $23 million in taxes over the course of the agreement. This doesn’t include the positive economic impact that will be generated by those who move into the new housing units as they spend money in the community. Everything the IDA does is in the name of economic development — growing the tax base and generating jobs. A new set of needs emerged during the pandemic, as businesses were now required to spend money retrofitting operations and purchasing supplies they’d never needed before. The IDA stepped up to aid local businesses and downtowns, and thus the Boost Nassau program was born. Early in the pandemic, we launched an ad campaign with our sister organization, the Local Economic Assistance Corporation, to promote shopping local and the importance of doing it safely. We also partnered with County Executive Laura Curran and Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin to deliver thousands of personal protective equipment kits to small businesses to ensure that employees and their customers could work and shop safely.

he county’s Industrial Developent Agency has helped out at a crucial time.

Providing the PPE kits gave our struggling small businesses the physical resources they needed to remain open, while removing the financial burden of having to pay for those supplies. Assisting small retailers and local downtowns is new to us, for the simple reason that, up until recently, state law prohibited us from doing so. Curran and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky worked tirelessly to get legislation passed that gave IDAs the temporary authority to issue grants and loans to small businesses. Through the New York Forward Loan Fund program, in partnership with the Nassau County Office of Community Development, more than $520,000 has been lent to small businesses in sectors that include construction, electric, painting, health, beauty supply and gas. These loans have helped businesses retain 18 jobs and led to the creation of six more. And we’re just getting started. While our day-to-day lives look different these days, one thing has stayed the same: The Nassau IDA has worked, and continues to work, to ensure that businesses and our economy are supported through this pandemic and come out strong once it is over. Richard Kessel is chairman of the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency.

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Please, Governor Cuomo, reopen comedy clubs To the Editor: I re c e n t ly w ro t e t o G ov. Andrew Cuomo in the hope that he would consider allowing Long Island comedy clubs to reopen. I had read that he believes live entertainment could be a cause of Covid-19 spread. For seven weeks over the summer, however, the Nassau County fire marshal, fire inspector and Health Department allowed Governors Comedy Clubs to open after touring our facilities and reviewing our safety procedures, which far exceed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Not one case of the virus was traced back to our three venues in those seven weeks. Our clubs have operated in our communities for more than

30 years. We have known our comedians since they were starting out (some are very famous now), our families work in the clubs, and the same customers come back night after night. We are part and parcel of the Long Island landscape. I am asking Governor Cuomo to trust in our ability to continue to run the same great and safe establishments that we always have, while implementing Covid-19 safety measures. I have sent our safety protocols to the governor’s office, and I was told that his office received not only our protocols, but also a ringing endorsement from Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, who toured our facilities. The governor has stated that an entertainer can spew respiratory droplets from the stage. We, however, have encased all our stages, including our outdoor stage on our patio, in floor-to-ceiling Plexiglas, and our closest table is nine feet from the per-

former. If a comedian were to come out onto one of our stages with a running hose and point it at our customers, no one would get wet. The governor has also objected to “funneling,” in which everyone in an establishment leaves together. In the weeks when we operated, though, we tapped the tables that could leave, one at a time, and announced that protocol before the show to avoid a crowd of patrons leaving at once. Our clubs are closed now. We have no source of income to offset our rent, property taxes and utilities. I would settle for breaking even, because at 50 percent

capacity, you can only break even, at best, but that would at least keep our doors open and people working, and we would stay relevant in our community. We used to hold fundraisers for severely ill children, those suffering from chronic diseases, public servants, first responders and front-line workers, which cannot we do at the moment. Comedy clubs, I believe, are needed now more than ever. JAmES DOLCE Owner and operator, Governors Comedy Clubs Levittown

CorreCTion An editorial in the Oct 15-21 issue of the Herald, “Breast screening still a must, despite pandemic,” listed an incorrect web address for the Adelphi NY

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s I watch the final days of the election campaign, I keep thinking about the words of writerphilosopher George Santayana, who said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The aphorism can be applied to four presidents, including Donald J. Trump. Lyndon Johnson was by any measure a president who had a major impact on American history, with the passage of the Civil Rights Act and other significant laws. But Johnson ignored the swirl of negativity that the pubJeRRY lic felt about the kReMeR Vietnam War. By the time he faced re-election, our country had lost over 250,000 soldiers, and the war ended his political career. George H.W. Bush was a patriot and a statesman when he was elected president. He paid great attention to foreign policy, and successfully ousted Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces from Kuwait. He also removed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega from power.

But while Bush claimed numerous successes abroad, he failed to focus on the American economy, which was in rapid decline. His most fatal declaration was, “Read my lips: No new taxes.” In the middle of his term, the Congress passed a tax increase, which Bush signed into law, and he lost his bid for re-election. President George W. Bush had many accomplishments during his tenure. He pushed through a $1.3 trillion tax cut and was responsible for the No Child Left Behind Act. He delivered the Partial Birth Abortion Act for the conservative wing of the Republican Party. We remember his “war on terror” after the Sept. 11 attacks. But history is not always kind, and a few significant mistakes blemished Bush’s record and stuck in the minds of the public. His invasion of Iraq in 2003, based on the claim that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction, turned out to be an unforgivable political mistake, and Bush botched the response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 as well. It is now voters’ turn to decide wheth-

er they will give President Trump four more years. He can point to the economy before the coronavirus pandemic began, and his success in getting many conservative judges appointed to the federal courts. These claims are politically appealing to different wings of the Republican Party. But Trump can’t escape his bungled handling of the Covid-19 virus. Just like George H.W. Bush was forced to eat his promise of “no new taxes,” Trump will likely regret repeatedly saying that the virus will disappear, “like magic.” As of this week, the death toll in the U.S. has passed 225,000, and there has been no comprehensive federal response. The president continues to insist that his travel ban on visitors from China was somehow a turning point in the battle against the coronavirus, but he can’t escape his own words in interviews with Bob Woodward, when he acknowledged knowing how serious the virus was but publicly downplaying it. Each day, it seems, more stories emerge about Trump’s attempts to muzzle public health experts. His wild sug-

hile more people are dying each day, Trump tells us we’re ‘rouding the corner.’

gestions about the use of disinfectants and hydroxychloroquine to “cure” the virus have undermined his public standing. His insistence on holding large rallies with largely maskless crowds has alarmed many of his own supporters, who are going to great lengths to avoid the virus. While political polls are never a perfect barometer of the public’s feelings, an incumbent politician who ignores voters’ concerns about something as serious as Covid-19 does so at his peril. While more people are dying each day, Trump is telling the nation that “we’re rounding the corner” on the virus. He claims that the majority of the country likes his tweets and his handling of the government, but the pandemic is the No. 1 concern of the nation, and there is no way to escape its potential impact on his Election Day fortunes. If he loses, Covid-19 will be in the first sentence of his political obituary. 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.

Vote your mind, your heart and your soul

hen I was in third grade, Mrs. Heller told me I needed to grow an “elephant” skin because I cried when someone said something mean to me. So it was ironic to be an opinion writer in the time of Trump. I’m thinking of the reader who took the time to write to say that I was ugly and probably had no friends. She got all that from my political views. What can I say? It’s been an interRAndi esting four years. kReiss This is my last column before the election, and I don’t imagine I’ll change any minds this week, one way or the other, but I keep hoping I might. I spend my 750 words to offer one person’s considered views on this, the most critical election of our lifetime. An opinion column doesn’t have to present both sides of an issue. For example, if we’re discussing separating babies from their parents at our southern borders, a straight news report might include details about the great

numbers of migrants moving north and the difficulties faced by border agents. But as an opinion writer, my mind leaps to historical metaphors, to other crimes against children and families perpetrated by other governments wielding clubs rather than compassion in the face of human suffering. I recall that we Americans have a troubled past of separating Native American children from their families, and if the arc of justice bends toward enlightenment, then we must shudder at the images of infants and babies in cages in facilities run by the United States of America. The news last week that some 545 children have never been reunited with their parents puts a pin in it for me. In his lingo, Donald J. Trump has sullied the American “brand.” From his first day in office, he shamed himself and our country in the eyes of the world. An easy and epic liar, he said what worked in the moment, truth be damned. At times he has seemed out of control, snapping and biting not only at his perceived enemies, but at the country’s own loyal and diligent public servants in the FBI and the CIA and the

CDC and all the other agencies that have kept us safe through the years. There are two tracks to follow: what Trump says and what he does. They are often not the same, which has contributed to the chaos within his administration and frankly, within us. He promised to clean up politics in Washington, and proceeded to empower compromised and sometimes corrupt deputies and lackeys. He said he loved clean water and air, and proceeded to disembowel the Environmental Protection Agency and deregulate the industries that contribute to pollution. He said that no one since Lincoln had been better for American Blacks than he has. But he turned his back on every single initiative to empower them, increase minority voting and acknowledge the injustices of decades of racism in this country. We know the list goes on of the discordance between what he says and what he does. The catastrophic exception has been Covid-19. Early on, he said it was no big deal, and he followed through. He. Did. Nothing. There was no plan, no organizing of resources, no testing when we

ow ironic it is for a once thinskinned thirdgrader to be an opinion writer.

first needed it, and most important, no honest discussion with the American people about the deadly challenge ahead. What he said about the coronavirus in January and February was that it would go away. Last week, as Joe Biden and the president stood at their respective lecterns for the last debate of the campaign, this nation was mourning the loss of more than 220,000 Americans who had died of the virus. Never in the history of this country has one president been so directly implicated in the massive death and suffering of our people. He has been inept in the face of pandemic, willfully misleading and woefully ignorant. If Biden wins, he will get to work and do the job, and I trust he will bring together teams of our best and brightest to restore decency and competency to government. We need relief from this ongoing travesty. We need to reboot the great natural and political and personal resources that abide in this country. We need to lick our wounds and move on, with new leadership. Vote early. Don’t give up on this country. Don’t give up on democracy. Let the best man win. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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