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Freeport schools march for peace

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NYCLU sues Freeport police Claims department has illegally withheld disciplinary records By RoNNy REyEs rreyes@liherald.com

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Coming together in prayer Congregants from all over Freeport gathered at Village Hall to celebrate their faith and send messages of hope on National Prayer Day, May 6. Story, Page 5.

The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the Freeport Police Department May 6 for allegedly denying the NYCLU’s requests for the full slate of records related to police misconduct in the department. According to the lawsuit, filed in Nassau County Supreme Court, the NYCLU submitted a Freedom of Information request last year seeking public records from the Police Department after the repeal in June of Section 50-a of the state’s Civil Rights Law, a statute that had previously shielded police departments’ dis-

ciplinary records from scrutiny by the public. The NYCLU sought to review records of police misconduct complaints that resulted in either an officer’s discipline or no disciplinary action being taken. The NYCLU said the FPD denied requests for records in cases where there was no disciplinary action taken against an officer. “Freeport PD’s argument that it can shield unsubstantiated misconduct complaints from public scrutiny has been rejected by multiple courts that have considered it, because courts recogContinued on page 7

Retrofest51 concert to benefit local no-kill shelter By RoNNy REyEs rreyes@liherald.com

Bobbi and the Strays, an animal rescue shelter that operates in Freeport and Glendale, has one mission — to protect and take care of cats and dogs on Long Island and in New York City. But that mission became more difficult when the coronavirus pandemic shut down the no-kill nonprofit’s fundraisers and shrank its volunteer force. Elyse Jordan, who runs the Free por t shelter on Rider Place, estimated that it lost $100,000 in donations last year. As Bobbi and the Strays

focuses on recovering this year, one of its volunteers, Allan Spielman, of Woodmere, is helping raise money with a retro benefit concert. Spielman said that his band, Retro69, would play alongside 10 other groups on May 23 outside the Philips Shopping Center, in Lynbrook, as part of a charity concert to raise funds for the shelter. “This will be the 51st Retrofest we do, and it’s for a great cause,” Spielman said. Retrofest is an ongoing concer t series that recreates famous festivals of the late 1960s and early ’70s. This year’s Retrofest 51 will emulate the

e’re so thankful to all the bands who are coming out to play. ElysE JoRDaN Shelter manager

Bath Blues and Progressive Music Festival and feature the music of Santana, Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, the Moody Blues and others. Spielman explained that the idea for turning Retrofest 51 into a benefit concert came through a partnership with the

Ground Central Coffee Company, across the street from the P h i l i p s S h o p p i n g C e n t e r. Retro69 has played five concerts at the coffee shop, so together they decided to hold a larger concert to benefit a local charity, choosing Bobbi and the Strays because of Spielman’s connection to them. “Alan is wonderful for put-

ting this together,” Jordan said. “We’re so thankful to all the bands who are coming out to play. Jordan said the fundraiser would allow their volunteers to better serve the more than 100 cats and dogs at the shelter. She explained that the shelter takes in animals that have a harder Continued on page 11

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Freeporters kicked oFF the annual Peace March on May 1.

Wishing peace to all of Freeport The Freeport School District held its 12th annual Freepor t Cares Peace March on May 1. The peace march is an event that brings together Freeporters to celebrate their community and advocate for unity among neighbors. Residents could also participate in the march virtually. Local elected officials joined Superintendent Kishore Kuncham and Board of Education members to kick of f the Peace March at F ree por t High School. “During this challenging time of Covid19, it is especially important for us to focus on both inner peace and peace in our communities,” Kuncham. “Our peace march activities this year are in honor of our frontline heroes who have given so much of themselves for us.”

the march kicked off at the Freeport High School, above, and allowed people to join in virtually. Freeport high school Navy JROTC members, left, carried the flags during the march.

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Crime watCh Arrests

Disputes

■ A suspect was arrested on May 4 on an open warrant. Freeport plain-clothes officers found the suspect committing multiple Vehicle and Traffic Law violations and discovered they had an open warrant for their arrest. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.

■ Freeport officers reported a family dispute on May 5. Police said members of a family entered a disagreement and pushed and shoved each other. There were no injuries reported and no arrests were requested.

■ A suspect was arrested on May 6 for drug possession. Freeport officers found the suspect in possession of a controlled substance during a traffic stop for a traffic violation. The suspect also had an open warrant for their arrest. The suspect complied with police and was taken into custody without incident.

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Police arrested a Freeport teen who attacked two officers on May 5.

Freeport teen charged with attempted murder of cops A 15-year-old from Freeport was charged with the attempted murder of two Nassau County Police Officers when he lunged at them with a knife on May 5. County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said the incident happened in the backyard of a home on Eddy Road, in Roosevelt. Police were at the scene after

a local couple called 911 about teen throwing a brick at their house and car. Police said the teen attacked one of the officers, and as they grappled on the ground, the second officer attempted to disarm the teen, who used the knife to cut the officer’s middle finger. The officers used a taser to finally subdue him.

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Trespassing ■ Freeport police reported a case of trespassing on May 4. A complainant told police that a known person was trespassing at a 24-hour business in Freeport. The subject left without incident and no arrest was requested.

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Police arrest Freeport duo for attempted robbery The Nassau County Police Department’s First Squad arrested two Freeport men for attempted robbery on May 9. Detectives said a male victim, 38, was walking by the intersection of N. Main Street and Leonard Avenue at 2:16 a.m. when two men approached him from behind. One of the suspects held a machete over his head while the other one told the victim to hand over his money. Frightened, the victim punched the man with the machete in the face and fled. Both suspects also fled the scene

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■ A suspect was arrested on May 7 for criminal contempt. Freeport officers spotted the suspect committing multiple Vehicle and Traffic Law violations when they learned that the suspect was also wanted for being in violation of the terms of an order of protection on a prior date. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.

■ Freeport officers reported a landlordtenant dispute on May 6. The tenant told police that the landlord had thrown out their furniture. The tenant asked police to document the dispute and requested no further action.

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northbound on N. Main Street. The victim followed the suspects and called 911. Freeport officers were able to locate both suspects, who were identified as Johel Castro and Nelson Castro-Guerra. Both suspects were taken into custody without further incident. Castro was charged with two counts of robbery, menacing and possession of a dangerous weapon. Castro-Guerra was charged with two counts of robbery. They were arraigned on May 10, in Mineola.

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State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin honored 17 high school students during her third annual Student Standout Awards at the Rockville Centre Center for Science Teaching and Learning on May 2. Among those honored was Freeport’s own Ashley Hernandez. Griffin cited Her nande z’s academic excellence throughout high school, as well as her

various extracurricular activities and volunteer work. “Ashley has taken full advantage of all Freeport has to offer while acquiring the skills that are necessary to be successful at the college level,” Griffin said. “Her strong work ethic and determination to succeed will ensure her success wherever she lands.”

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Spiritual leaderS from all over Freeport gathered at Village Hall to celebrate National Prayer Day on May 6.

A day to pray together in Freeport The Village of Freeport celebrated National Prayer Day at Village Hall with local leaders of faith on May 6. Freeport’s spiritual leaders gathered to pray and send a message of hope throughout the community. Among those who attended the event were Pastor Phil Prestamo of Cornerstone Church, Pastor Liz of Freeport Bible Center, Deputy Mayor of the Village of F ree por t Ronald Ellerbe,

Giovanny Guerrero from the Freeport Salvation Army, Pastor Stephen Lewis of Bethel AME Church, Pastor Marva Usherkerr of Freeport United Methodist Church, Mattie Flowers from Freeport Church of Christ, Pastor Carlos Sorto from Renacer Reborn Christian Center, Principal of Freeport Christian Academy Denise Panucci, and Rev. Natasha Volcy.

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State aSSemblywoman Judy Griffin, right, celebrated the accomplishments of Freeport High School student Ashley Hernandez.

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community update Saturday, May 1

Wednesday, May 19

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Art talk

Enjoy a Saturday morning Tai Chi session with the Freeport Memorial Library on April 24, at 10 a.m. The exercises focus on improving health and calm meditation. Have water and comfortable clothing on. The event will be helded on Go To meeting at https://global. gotomeeting.com/join/509229173. The access code is 509-229-173. For more information, contact Maryellen Cantanno at (516) 379-3274.

Join Mary Vahey as she discusses the art of French painter Paul Gauguin with the Freeport Memorial Library on May 19, at 1 p.m.. Gauguin was a talented post-impressionist painter inspired by his stay in Tahiti. The event will be held on Zoom at https://zoom. us/j/95896295434?pwd=MEY1UD NHRDFRK2FSQ2Z1c2NNRzRaZz09. The Meeting ID is 958 9629 5434. The passcode is 090324. For more information, contact Tanisha Mitchell at (516) 379-3274.

Friday, May 14

BRIC workshop

Lunch & Travel Enjoy a virtual tour of Singapore with the Freeport Memorial Library as part of their Lunch & Travel program on May 14 at noon. Singapore has become one of the most prosperous nations after gaining its independence from Britain in the 1990s. The event will be held on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/9444418 8752?pwd=QnNlQlZZR05hTTEzTk5nW WJnL1I4dz09. The Meeting ID is 944 4418 8752. The passcode is 048204. For more information, contact Maryellen Cantanno at (516) 379-3274.

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Tour Singapore with the library

Learn how to sell and market your products online with the Freeport Memorial Library on May 19, at 6:30 p.m. Participants will understand how to use Facebook, Etsy, Amazon and other popular sites to create accounts, price products and navigate them safely for local sales. Registration is required. For more information, contact Barbara Spinelli at (516) 379-3274.

Enjoy a virtual tour of Singapore through the Freeport Memorial Library’s Lunch & Travel program on May 14, at noon. The event will feature all the famours sites and history of Singapore. It will be held on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/94444188752?pwd=QnNlQlZZR05hTTEzTk5nWWJnL1I4dz09.

Chess workshop Kids in grades one through five can learn the basics of chess with the Freeport Memorial Library on May 14, at 7 p.m. The workshops instills the rules of chess into kids and allows them to play with each other through online games. Registration is necessary for each workshop. The event will be held on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/997383 47156?pwd=WmpsVlN5cUMxSmFsQUF kM2orL0lTdz09. The Meeting ID is 997 3834 7156. The passcode is 784205. For more information, contact Kevin Denson at (516) 379-3274.

Saturday, May 15 Tai Chi Enjoy a Saturday morning Tai Chi session with the Freeport Memorial Library on May 15, at 10 a.m. The exercises

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focus on improving health and calm meditation. Have water and comfortable clothing on. The event will be helded on Go To meeting at https://global. gotomeeting.com/join/509229173. The access code is 509-229-173. For more information, contact Maryellen Cantanno at (516) 379-3274.

Monday, May 17 Story walk Enjoy a story and a walk outside the front of the Freeport Memorial Library starting on May 17. Follow the set path, and when you’re done, let the library staff know to have your picture taken for the library’s social media page. For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at (516) 379-3274.

Tweens vs. Teens Kids in grades five through 12 can test their pop-culture knowledge at the Freeport Memorial Library’s Tween vs. Teen Jeopardy competition on May 14, at 5 p.m. The event will be held virtually on Go To Meetings at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/949550117. The access code is 949-550-117. For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at (516) 379-3274.

Tuesday, May 18 Yoga for adults Enjoy an afternoon of yoga, virtually, with the Freeport Memorial Library on May 18, at 12:30 p.m. Remember to hydrate and eat lightly no less than 30 minutes before the class. The event will be held on Go To Meetings

at https://global.gotomeeting.com/ join/596979125. The access code is 596-979-125. For more information, contact Maryellen Cantanno at (516) 379-3274.

Flower pot painting Children in grades pre-K through two can paint their own flower pot at the Freeport Memorial Library on May 18, at 4:15 p.m. Participants can pick up materials ahead of time at the Children’s Room. The event will be held on Go To Meetings at https://global. gotomeeting.com/join/263908397. The access code is 263-908-397. For more Registration is required. For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at (516) 379-3274.

HAvIng An evenT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to rreyes@liherald.com

Residents can pick up free masks at Freeport Village Hall and the Freeport Recreation Center. Village Mayor Robert Kennedy holds open office hours on Tuesdays to speak with residents. The Freeport School District budget and trustee election will be held on May 18. Covid-19 testing is available at the South Ocean Health Center at 101 S. Bergen Pl. The library opens froms 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays, but opens at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays.

Village calls NYCLU lawsuit ‘frivolous’

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“Milbank is proud to partner with the NYCLU to ensure that New Yorkers benefit from the repeal of 50-a by seeking court intervention to prevent Freeport from continuing to hide its misconduct records from public scrutiny,” said Errol Taylor, consulting partner at Milbank LLP, who helped file the suit. State Justice R. Bruce Cozzens will review the case, with an appearance date set for June 1.

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HERALD Covid-19 FOOD INDUSTRY RENE ESPINAL

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have worked in the food business for seven years, and the last four at the Key Food in Long Beach., where I have been promoted to the position of assistant manager. Early on in the Covid-19 pandemic, I lost my brother and sister, but not to Covid. They had other health issues. During that same time, I developed a throat infection, but I did not have Covid. But I worked every single day of the pandemic. I did not miss a day. You’ve got to be here.Our store was very calm during the worst of the pandemic. People wore masks, and they stayed six feet apart. There were no major problems, but we were very busy. People wanted to make sure they had supplies at home. We had plenty of what people needed, even toilet paper and the other paper products.

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The things we did run out of were Clorox and Lysol. Those went off the shelves very fast, and we had to race to keep up with the demand. But we always had our full staff, and we had plenty of cashiers, so we didn’t have any big long lines. Everyone was always very calm. It helps that I know the customers by name, and they know me. For me, the worst part of the pandemic was losing two siblings, and not being able to visit them at the hospital. What I like most about my job is dealing with people. That’s my strong point. If you don’t enjoy dealing with people, you don’t belong here. If you have any difficult part with this job, you shouldn’t be doing it.

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he pandemic has changed a lot about my job. I had to get used to wearing a mask. We also have to make sure that customers are wearing masks in the store at all times. We try to be as polite as possible when reminding people about the mask rule. Our supermarket also has masks for free that we offer customers if they forget to wear a mask. We have been trying to make sure everyone is comfortable when in our store. Throughout the pandemic, customers have been more anxious in general, and our staff has had to be more open with customers to reassure them that it is safe to come to our store. It has been positive to interact with customers more by checking in with them to see how they are doing. I enjoy working to manage keeping everyone comfortable

as they shop, however, due to the pandemic, a ton of challenges have arisen. We have to make sure that we keep people six feet apart, they are wearing masks, and we have to form lines outside to keep the store from being too populated all at once. It was a challenging past year. The pandemic has not changed the amount of hours that I work, but it has intensified the job. There is a lot more to worry about. I miss the normal everyday life that we used to have before the pandemic. I miss not having to worry about wearing a mask every day. When the pandemic first hit, it shocked the entire world. Now I just think we need to move on with our lives . . . My family motivates me to keep working, and I know we will get through this entire time. We have to get through it.

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he biggest challenge has been getting supplies, because obviously there has been a shortage of just about everything from toilet paper to meat in the last year and a half. So during the height of the pandemic, we would be unloading trucks 24 hours a day, seven days a week so we could provide a service for the people in Rockville Centre and the surrounding areas. We have a cleaning crew that comes in just about every night, and we trained all our employees on how to disinfect everything. We bought some special chemicals for that. We are on it, and we disinfect everything every night. We mandated that you have to wear a mask, try to keep people six feet apart, and we put on extra staff to open more registers so we would not have people piling up. Especially in

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the deli, we put on extra staff members. We are short-staffed, so we are limited, and we are having a difficult time getting new staff. So we are very limited, and we are having a very difficult time staying staffed. If you look at our window in the front, we have all letters that we blew up from customers thanking us for providing our service during such tough times. And for the mayor’s golf outing, we donated as one of the gold sponsors. We figured that was good to give back to the community, especially during these trying times. My grandfather owned this; we have been here since the '60s, so we are all in this together, and I think we are doing a good job.

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had just purchased Broadway Tavern in December 2019. We renovated the interior, and we even expanded the bar with an outdoor section. We had to completely renovate inside the bar, too, because it was old and looked dirty. At 8:00 on March 16, 2020, we were forced to shut down everything. I tried to give my bartenders a few dollars to keep them going, because obviously they were struggling. When we were allowed to reopen two months later, we had a live band playing, and the place was filled to capacity on the first night. During the summer we did really well, because no one wanted to be inside. In the fall, as it got cooler, business dwindled a bit, and I had to cut back on our staff. We’ve basically done whatever we could

to stay alive during the winter months. This has been a tough time for us, but I’m feeling confident about the future. The best thing we did was spend the money to put this outdoor venue together. People want to be outside, anyway, because it’s a little more comfortable now. The town has been very cooperative in giving us whatever we need. The mayor of Malverne has been more than accommodating, and the village board has really tried their best to support us in any way possible.

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‘Hello Neighbor’ project comes to Baldwin ents together,” Camhi said. “This is not a project that has been done before, and I enjoyed seeing the project come to fruiBaldwin High School Advanced Place- tion. It’s the beginning of an inspirational ment Photography students recently took living museum.” portraits of younger students as part of With the goal of inspiring local chilthe district’s first “Hello Neighbor” art dren and the surrounding community, the project. posters were created Inspired by the using water proof Washington-based material, in the hope “Hello Neighbor” that they remain project by photojourintact for months to nalist and artist Julie come — all for the Keefe, the district purpose of promotbrought the same ing healing and opticoncept to Long mism about the Island but with its future amid the panown students, featurdemic through posiing Brookside Eletive affirmations and mentary School secgoals written on the ond-graders. photographs. The photos were Keefe’s original blown up into 2-footproject idea was conby-3-foot posters, with c e ive d a f t e r s h e each Brookside stuobserved how gentrident’s hopes and fication was leaving d r e a m s w r i t t e n BAldwiN high school senior Elijah many of her neighacross the top. The Schneider said it was inspiring to see borhood’s children posters were then the second-graders’ hopes and feeling estranged. As hung up along the dreams memorialized. some of their friends tennis courts behind moved away, strangthe high school, with ers moved in. Her the goal of expanding the initiative to the project invited the new neighbors to interbroader community in the future. view one another and learn about the peoThe project unveiling took place on the ple living in the area. morning of May 4 at the high school, and “This is what our 7-year-olds look forwas attended by Brookside second-grad- ward to for their future, and when you lisers and their parents and guardians, A.P. ten to their hopes and dreams, it inspires Photography students from the high what we do every day,” Camhi said. “All I school, teachers involved in the project, can say is the thoughts of our students Superintendent Dr. Shari Camhi and are the thoughts that we all have. We all school board trustees. hope for the end of Covid, to be happy and “We are very big on integrated curric- for our world to be a better place.” ulum, and this project involved art, literaThree second-grade classes took part cy as well as social emotional learning, in the Baldwin project, and students from and it brought students together and par- the high school’s Photo 3 and 4 classes

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ANother Brookside secoNd-grAder showed off her project. took the pictures. “I love taking pictures, and I think taking pictures of kids is wonderful, and it’s inspiring to see the kids’ hopes and dreams memorialized, especially during a hard time like this,” said Baldwin High senior Elijah Schneider, 18, one of the honors photography students who helped with the project. “I think that being in front of a camera and talking about hopes and dreams is something we should all do. Having people look at you and see you for what your dreams are is important.” Patricia Drexler, the Photo 3 and 4 Advanced Photography class teacher at the high school, said the project helped

her students explore what they can do with photography. “My students got to see that photography is not something that they can just keep on their computers or phones, but photography can change lives and change people’s perspectives because it can really impact people,” Drexler said. “My students got to see that there’s so much they can do with their talent, and this was an esteem-building assignment for them. It’s very nice to help my students be noticed, and it’s great, as their teacher, to see them get the recognition they truly deserve. The project was an overall positive experience for everyone involved.”

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11 RobeRta “bobbi” GioRdano, near left, founded Bobbi and the Strays as a no-kill shelter operating in Glendale and Freeport.

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Airpower Museum to host Memorial Day shows In observance of Memorial Day Weekend, the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale will once again join in the Jones Beach Air Show, flying its “Arsenal of Democracy” warbirds over Jones Beach on Saturday and Sunday, May 29 and 30.. AAM’s fleet of restored military aircraft will include a B-25 Mitchell Bomber, Douglas C-47 Skytrain troop transporter, Grumman TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber, Curtiss P-40 Flying Tiger, P-51D Mustang Fighter, AT-6 Texan Warbird and AT28D5 Nomad Vietnam Era Fighter. On May 29 and 30, Hangar 3 will open at 10 a.m. Arrive early, park your car, sign in and enjoy the exhibits. During the morning, visitors will be called outside to watch as pilots start their engines, taxi and lift off, performing fly-bys with Republic Air Traffic Control permission, before leaving to join the Jones Beach Air Show. Have lunch and later on watch as the aircraft return from Jones Beach in the afternoon, touch down and taxi back to Hangar 3. Flight experiences will also be available each day on AAM’s AT-6 Texan and Waco Biplane. AAM will also welcome three visiting U.S. Navy EF/A-18 Super Hornets from May 27 to 30. The Hornets are supersonic combat jets, designed as both fighters and attack aircraft. Exclusive to AAM, Hornets are not in the Jones Beach Air Show and will be on AAM’s ramp all four days. Be there early in the morning as the Hornets touch down at Republic on Thursday, May 27. Hornets are scheduled to depart on May 31 or June 1. AAM’s World War II aircraft will also hold practice flybys Thursday and Friday in the morning and afternoon. According to AAM founder Jeff Clyman, the goal for this four-day salute is two-fold: “To honor the men and women of the ‘Greatest Generation’ who built, maintained and piloted the iconic warbirds of yesteryear in a bold defense of freedom during World War II, as well as active duty military, national guard and reservists who continue this mission and command the skies in

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Get back to your routine sanely and safely

hile some folks kept up with their fitness routines through zoom sessions and other forms of virtual workouts, even getting outside at times to work out, for many the pandemic meant too much sitting, TV binging and accumulating those dreaded pandemic pounds. Now, with vaccinations happening, and life seemingly on the rebound, the warm weather is an enticement to restart or even finally begin a consistent exercise program for the first time. On one hand: Hooray! It’ll be great to be back in the groove, take a class and see trainers/coaches and classmates I haven’t seen in forever! On the other hand: Yikes! What if I can’t keep up? What if I’ve lost everything I worked so hard to attain? First, know that hope is far from lost. But also realize that unless you’ve diligently kept up your training — perhaps with at-home workouts — you probably will have lost some effects, particularly cardiovascularly. Manage your expectations “Fitness takes longer to gain than it does to lose,” says Laurie P. Whitsel, vice president of policy research and translation for the American Heart Association. But try not to despair, she says. Life has been crazy lately, so you just have to forgive yourself and move forward. “If you’ve taken a break during Covid-19, that’s fine,” Dr. Whitsel says. “This is a stressful time. Maybe we’ve devoted more time to our families, or we’re adjusting to working a different way. So take time off; that’s OK. Then jump back in and do those wonderful things for your heart. You don’t want to give that up.” When workouts do get sporadic or cease completely, that starts the body into what’s known as the detraining effect — “an interesting area of research,” says exercise physiologist Fabio Comana. Some people, studies have shown, may lose training effects in a few days; for others, it may take a month or more. Just how quickly depends on factors like age, general health, the presence of underlying issues such as diabetes, and VO2 max (a measure of how much oxygen the body utilizes during intense workouts). “Let’s say you trained and had an amazing VO2 max in the 60s,” Comana says. “Then you stop. It may drop 10 percent, so you’re down to 54. That’s still high, and in dayto-day living you won’t be winded. But if you’re an older adult with a 25 VO2 max and have a 10 percent drop, it will compromise your activities of daily living.”

What you’ve lost you can get back Cardiovascular fitness tends to be lost more quickly than muscle strength, Comana says. Here’s why: “Muscle adaptations are architectural changes; that is, you’re building bigger muscles,” Comana explains. “But cardiovascular fitness is a mechanism for becoming more efficient, rather than a structure.” Added to that physical mix is what’s going on in our brains. “Any time we’re confronted with a decision” — whether to exercise or not, maybe — “our brains are doing a sort of analysis, weighing the benefits of the decision with the potential costs,” says neuroscientist Shannon Odell. “After falling out of the habit of exercising or of taking time to focus on fitness, that cost may feel extra high,” says Dr. Odell, who admits to slipping out of her own exercise routine. “And research suggests that our brains are wired to follow the path of least resistance, or to make choices that require the least amount of effort.” So, since not doing anything is easier than doing something, no wonder we may be kind of in limbo about how, when and — hearing how quickly we’ve lost fitness — why to start back. That said, please don’t make a U-turn from the door of your recently reopened gym/fitness studio and head back to your car. Ditto for refraining from plopping back down on your favorite sofa with a bag of chips and your favorite beverage. Because while getting back to your pre-pandemic level may seem like a looming mountaintop, you can do it. And once you reach the summit, you’ll see that breathtaking view and feel that sense of accomplishment all over again. Plus, your workout buddies are counting on you — to do it, and to motivate them to do it, too. “We tend to focus on weight,” Dr. Whitsel says, “but we really need to emphasize overall the benefits of physical activity, the mental health and well-being, the positive effect on the cardiovascular system, on your muscles; you’ll feel stronger, have better balance and flexibility, and reduce the risk of falls.” It’s all a matter of feeling safe, of getting started, of planning ahead, of not being hard on yourself if you’re out of breath long before you used to be.

Above photo: Before beginning a fitness routine after a long break from physical activity, experts say it’s best to set realistic expectations and ease into exercise to avoid injuries.

Ease back in

Get (re)started and achieve results without frustration Exercise is a wonder drug, but you can’t feel the effects until you fill your own prescription. “In this time of Covid and stress, exercise can be a great relief for your body and your mind,” Dr. Laurie P. Whitsel says. “It’s more important than ever.” If you’ve been away from exercise, or just lax in consistency, Fabio Comana says the first thing to consider goes beyond physiology. “A lot of times when we’ve detrained, it may not be our choice; it may be circumstances,” he says. “Say you had no ability to work out for a month or two. You’ve not just detrained; you’ve changed your behavior.” Start to re-engage those behaviors that got you in shape; get back to exercising consistently, he says. Surprisingly, motivation doesn’t work as well as believing in yourself to accomplish something. “Where are you most likely to be successful?” he says. “The human brain doesn’t like uncertainty, but that’s what Covid has presented to us — uncertainty. The best way to overcome it is to develop structure.” Try a behavior once and evaluate it, he says. “If it’s something enjoyable and you could do it again, move it to two times and then to three. It’s building tiny habits and creating an automatic process.” Studies show the best way to stay motivated is by setting “small, difficult but still achievable goals,” Dr. Odell says. “So don’t expect yourself to hit that personal best the first week. Remember: Slow and steady.” The silver lining of all this? “We’ll probably recondition faster the second time than the first,” Comana says. Reaching your goal requires mak-

ing your comeback as successful as possible. Plan ahead: When you’ve scheduled a class and put it on your calendar, you’re more likely than not to show up. It’s a matter of holding yourself accountable. You wouldn’t schedule a haircut or a dental appointment and just not show up, would you? Lighten up on yourself: OK, you’ve been doing some neighborhood walking, maybe some crunches and push-ups, maybe some at-home workouts. Now you are ready to really push forward. f you don’t see results from your new workout routine right away, it can get frustrating, and you may be tempted to give up. But remember, it will only get easier with time. Listen to your body: If it’s telling you to slow down or take an option suggested by your instructor, go for it. “You’re feeling appropriate for where you are,” Dr. Whitsel says. “Don’t feel guilty; it’s all part of ramping back up.” Encourage each other: “It’s human nature to be competitive,” Comana says, “but the coach can change the mindshift from competitive to supportive. Pick up your neighbor; it’s fortunate for them and fortunate for you.” Additionally, he says, “Diminish the urge to peek over and see how the person next to you is doing.” And since social distancing keeps us from hugging or high-fiving each other at the end of class, it’s especially important to acknowledge classmates with a two-word call-out: “Great job!” Above photo: The key to returning to exercise safely after a long break is to take small steps and frequently change up your routine, according to fitness experts.

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s many as 50 million Americans have chronic pain. It interferes with their work, their activities of daily living, and almost every facet of their lives. Brian J. Snyder, M.D., is a partner and attending neurosurgeon with Neurological Surgery, P.C. (NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery), Rockville Centre, and a fellowship-trained, board certified expert in using neurostimulation to treat chronic pain, surgery for epilepsy, movement disorders, and refractory pain.

What options exist when nothing else works? Neuromodulation, or neurostimulation, is a group of procedures that involve placement of electrodes temporarily (an if successful), permanently in the nervous system. These treatment procedures What causes chronic pain? interfere with the message for pain being sent to Chronic pain can have many causes. It can be the brain. caused by prior injury, medical disease, or prior These procedures include: spinal cord stimulation surgery. Some patients may have chronic pain with Brian J Snyder, M.D. (SCS), dorsal roots ganglion stimulation (DRG), no apparent cause. peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS), occipital nerve stimulation (ONS), motor cortex stimulation (MCS), and deep brain What are some of the types of chronic pain? stimulation (DBS). • Low back pain (caused by arthritis, injury, etc.) – Some patients with chronic low back pain may have had prior surgery and persist with If a patient had an unsuccessful trial or implant for that pain. neurostimulation in the past, or has a device implanted that • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS – formerly known as RSD) – doesn’t work very well, are they a candidate for one of these Caused by nerve or tissue damage, sometimes very benign in nature procedures? resulting in a severe pain syndrome. Yes. The technology has advanced substantially in the last several • Migraine and other headache/occipital neuralgia. years and there are new devices and new procedures that are allowing • Shingles (post-herpetic neuropathy).

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Don’t let sunburn derail your fun

Many people find it impossible to think about summer without conjuring visions of spending endless hours outdoors from morning until evening, whether beachside, on the open water or even floating in a backyard pool. Especially now, as we begin to emerge from the pandemic, outside — making up for 2020’s “lost summer” — is where we want to be. Although a certain measure of sun exposure is required for some natural functions of the body, it’s well documented that too much time in the sun can be hazardous to one’s health. That’s why summer frolickers need to exercise considerable caution each time they step outside. Each year more than three and a half million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States. So whether you’re planning a trip to the beach, hitting the golf course, or enjoying a backyard cookout, remember to protect yourself from the sun. Banish The Burn Taking sunburn for granted can be a big mistake. Many people wouldn’t risk burns from a hot stove or open fire, but they won’t think twice about being unprotected under the very hot rays of the sun. Depending on the intensity of the sun and the amount of time spent outside, sunburn can be a first- or second-degree burn. In first-degree burns, damage affects the topmost layer of skin. However, sunburn can even affect deeper layers and cause blistering in addition to redness and pain.

Sunburn also can cause some irreparable damage that goes unseen. Medical experts stress that ultraviolet light from the sun can alter DNA, prematurely aging skin or even contributing to skin cancers. It can take years before symptoms become noticeable. Therefore, exercise caution when spending time in the sun — at every age. Always Protect Yourself Sunburn is one of the most easily prevented summertime ailments. It’s also important to note that sunburns are not just limited to the hot weather or when it is sunny outside. Ultraviolet damage can occur at any time of the year, and also from artificial UV sources, such as tanning beds. Preventing sunburn — preventing serious risk to your health — is simple. Seek the shade. The sun’s rays are usually strongest between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. If you are outside, find shade from a structure, a leafy tree, or a sun umbrella for protection. Also, try to arrange your schedule so that you can take advantage of the early morning and late afternoon for your outdoor activities. Otherwise, limit exposure to the sun and take frequent breaks in the shade. Cover up. Wear protective clothing that covers the arms and legs. Some outdoor gear is designed to offer sun protection. Tightly woven fabrics tend to help the most. Your clothes can be an effective form of protection from the sun’s harmful rays. Some

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outdoor clothing now carries an Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) rating. The UPF rating lets you know how well the fabric shields your skin from ultraviolet (UV) rays. All fabrics block UV rays to some degree, but the most effective have a UPF rating from 15 (good) to more than 50 (excellent). For example, a white cotton t-shirt has a UPF of five. Blue jeans have a UPF of 1,700. In other words, densely woven and bright or dark colored fabrics offer the best defense from the sun’s rays. Light-weight, loose-fitting long sleeves and pants also help. Don’t forget a hat and sunglasses to protect your head and eyes and put sunscreen on exposed skin. Apply — and reapply — sunscreen. Apply sunscreen generously and reapply it regularly. The Sun Protection Factor (SPF) measures how long unprotected skin can be theoretically exposed to the sun’s harmful UV rays before causing damage. UVA rays can prematurely age your skin, causing wrinkles and age spots. UVB rays can burn your skin. Too much exposure to

either can cause skin cancer. Look for products that offer an SPF of 15 or greater. The American Academy of Dermatology actually recommends an SPF of 30 or greater. Make sure the product is broad-spectrum, meaning it protects against UVA and UVB rays. Apply sunscreen thoroughly, paying attention to the tops of feet, hands and other places that tend to go untreated. Reapply every two hours or more frequently, if necessary. Keep in mind that sunscreen is often not applied thoroughly or evenly, and it might wash off while you swim or sweat. That means sunscreen might be less effective than the SPF number might lead you to believe. Dermatologists suggest that along with the sunscreen’s SPF, you should choose a “broad spectrum” sunscreen that offers protection from UVA and UVB rays. It is important to reapply sunscreen frequently. Above photo: Have your time in the sun while sparing your skin from damage and harm to your health.

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Prevent injuries as you return to exercise, sports this summer

s gyms reopen and summer sports and outdoor activities ramp up following the easing of coronavirus restrictions, Mount Sinai South Nassau experts advise caution before jump-starting a new workout regimen. “It’s important to warm up first followed by stretching before starting exercise, especially if you have been on the couch for months due to the pandemic,” said Stelios Koutsoumbelis, MD, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Mount Sinai South Nassau. “We are concerned that people may rush back out without proper preparation, which could lead to a rash of stress fractures, muscle strains, overuse tendon injuries, and soft tissue tears in the knees, shoulders, elbows, hips, and ankles.” To prevent such injuries, Dr. Koutsoumbelis recommends taking these simple steps before exercising: √ Follow a schedule that sticks to the “10 percent rule” of increasing the intensity, volume, distance, and duration of workouts. Make time for rest and recovery after strenuous exercise. √ Warm-up first followed by stretching before practice or training. √ Diversify training by combining or alternating activities like walking, jogging, biking, or weightlifting. Improving your core strength, lower extremity balance, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance can enhance your fitness. √ Listen to your body; if you feel pain, soreness, or tightness, stop! Early intervention with targeted conditioning and stretching exercises, or even physical therapy, is key to avoiding further injury. √ Eat healthy. Be sure to include fruits and vegetables and adequate portions of protein in your daily diet. If you or your child suffers an injury, don’t live by the rule “no pain, no gain.”

Dr. Koutsoumbelis, left, and orthopedic surgeons at Mount Sinai South Nassau use minimally invasive and arthroscopic surgical techniques that reduce post-operative pain and result in less scarring. Mount Sinai South Nassau’s sports medicine professionals are ready to help by applying their experience and expertise to develop a tailored plan that will lead to a faster recovery and prevent reinjury. If surgery is needed, the hospital’s orthopedic surgeons use minimally invasive arthroscopic and image-guided surgery to repair common and complex orthopedic sports injuries. “The benefits of minimally invasive and arthroscopic surgery include reduced post-operative pain, less scarring, a quicker recovery, and a faster return to normal activities,” said Dr. Koutsoumbelis. “Many of these surgeries can be performed on an outpatient basis.”

Minimally invasive procedures such as the Birmingham Hip resurfacing may eliminate the need for traditional hip replacement surgery, just as the Uni-Knee partial knee replacement and ImageGuided knee replacement procedures may help you avoid open surgery. Knee and shoulder injuries repaired at Mount Sinai South Nassau include torn cartilage and anterior cruciate, posterior cruciate, and medial collateral ligaments in the knee as well as instability, impingement, rotator cuff, or labrum tears and recurrent dislocations in the shoulder. Mount Sinai South Nassau’s orthopedic spine surgeons also use minimally invasive surgical approaches that provide short- and longterm relief from painful back problems, such as herniated discs and stenosis. To ensure you maximize the benefits of the treatment plans prescribed to you, Mount Sinai South Nassau Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’s multi-disciplinary team of an experienced physiatrist and staff of physical and occupational therapists provides top-notch physical therapy and rehabilitation programs. Get a leg up on recovery and return to action sooner by calling Mount Sinai South Nassau Orthopedics at (866) 32-ORTHO or (866) 326-7846. For more information on orthopedics, go to www.southnassau.org/orthopedics.

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MOUNT SINAI SOUTH NASSAU NAMED TOP 10 PERCENT IN NATION FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY. Mount Sinai South Nassau is among the top 10 percent in the nation for Orthopedic Surgery for the seventh year in a row (2015-2021), as well as a Five-Star Recipient for Total Knee Replacement for four years in a row (2018-2021), and Five-Star Recipient for Hip Fracture Treatment for eight years in a row (2014-2021). Our orthopedic specialists bring the latest advances in care of the bones, muscles, and joints. Our team is experienced in innovative techniques and highly specialized treatments, and works closely with experts in pain management and rehabilitation so you can get back to the activities you want to do.

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Creative ways to incorporate family fitness into your lifestyle We all know how important an active lifestyle is for long-term health and well-being. And now that the warm weather has arrived, there’s no reason not get outdoors and get moving. While eating a diet that is low in fat and high in whole-grain fiber, vegetables and lean proteins is important to our overall health, exercise remains one of the key factors in maintaining a healthy weight. However, many adults and children simply do not get enough exercise during the day. An active lifestyle is often hampered by the prevalence of digital devices or sedentary jobs that encourage more screen time than fitness time. But there are ways for the entire family to get fit. Exercising together is not just a great way for families to get healthy, but also a great opportunity to spend time together. The following are a handful of ways families can work together to incorporate more exercise into their daily lives. Tackle chores. Yes, tasks around the house can count as exercise. Working together not only gets you moving but also cuts down on the time it takes to tackle tasks around the house. Mowing the lawn, vacuuming the rugs, sweeping the floor -- all of these activities can get the heart pumping. Make it fun by setting chores to music or competing against one another to see who gets their task done first or the best. Compete in the pool. Swimming is a low-impact activity that works many muscles in the body. Taking a dip in the pool can be both relaxing and beneficial to your health. Compete with family members to make the most of the time spent in the water. Host relay swimming races, see how long each member of the family can tread water or create any other competitions that keep everyone in the pool moving. Create an outdoor obstacle course. Set up a series of obstacles in your yard and host your own triathlon. You can jump through tires, climb through tubes and scale trees. Make it fun by having adults try to ride tricycles or pair up an adult with a child for sack races. The opportunities for fun are only hampered by your imagination. Go for family bicycle rides. Traverse your neighborhood or

blaze new trails by riding bikes together. Young children can be strapped into trailers that are pulled behind the bike or ride in seats attached to the bike itself. This gives everyone a chance to enjoy the great outdoors and hone their cycling skills. Go hiking. Hiking is another fun family activity that also happens to make for great exercise. Choose a trail that may not be level and push everyone’s endurance to the test. Stroll the beach. We’re lucky enough to live close to the

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS FURNISH AND INSTALL A COMPLETE MICROGRID DIESEL FUEL STORAGE AND TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK CONTRACT NO. 21-06ELEC-566 Sealed Bids for Contract

No. 21-06-ELEC-566 for Furnish and Install a Complete Microgrid Diesel Fuel Storage and Transfer System will be received by the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport (Municipality/OWNER), New York, until 11:00 A.M. (Local Time), on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud. Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be obtained by visiting the Village’s Website at w w w. f r e e p o r t n y. g o v. Bidders will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement to receive specifications. Bids will be available for download from 9:00 A.M. on Monday, May 17, 2021, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, June 11, 2021. No later than forty-five (45) days after the bid opening, the Municipality shall accept bids or reject all bids. After the bid opening, a bid may not be withdrawn prior to the date that is forty-five (45) days after such bid opening. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and advertise for new bids, if in its opinion the best interest of the Municipality will hereby be promoted. The Municipality seeks to replace the current diesel fuel storage and transfer system located at Power Plant 1. This project is being financed with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (“CDBG-DR”) funds administered by the NYS Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (“GOSR”). Attention of bidders is particularly called to Section 3 requirements, M/WBE goals, Federal labor standards, Federal and State prevailing wage rates, online reporting requirements using Elation System, Inc. and other requirements included in the GOSR Supplementary Conditions for Contracts. See Instructions to Bidders for additional information. The following municipal staff has been designated as the contact for this contract: Mr. Al Livingston, Jr. (516) 377-2220 Please note that contacting any other agency staff regarding this Contract may be a violation of state or municipal law, rule or regulation, resulting in a determination of contractor nonresponsibility. Each Bid must be

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Freeport police said there was an alleged bomb threat directed at the Freeport School District on May 6. No threat was found after a sweep of the buildings.

Freeport schools bomb threat suspect in custody The Freeport and Nassau County Police Departments said a suspect was under arrest for the alleged bomb threat directed at the Freeport School District on May 6. Students were dismissed from the district yesterday after the Freeport Police Department received the threat. The two police departments combed the interiors and exteriors of all schools in the district.

“The safety and security of our students and staff is our highest priority,” said Superintendent of Schools Kishore Kuncham. “At this time, the district is continuing to cooperate with police, as the investigation is ongoing.” As of the time of press on May 12, no other details surrounding the suspect or investigation over the bomb threat have been released

Lynbrook historical odds and ends Editors note: Lynbrook historical odds and ends is a column that takes a look back at some interesting facts and events in the village from over the years.

Miniature golf conflict in 1930 solved by a ‘King solomon’

Hats were important in 1930

According to the Nassau Daily Review of October 4, 1930, “a spectacular fire attracted hundreds of spectators to the heart of Lynbrook’s business area.” At one point, it appeared as if the Five Corners Building would be consumed. The disaster took a humorous aspect when customers of the burned-out George’s Hat Cleaning and Shoe Repair began to “fire questions to the proprietor regarding the outcome of their hats.”

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of July 22, 1930, the Nassau Daily Review reported that a “miniature golf course problem has vexed the village board since the new fad invaded Lynbrook.” It was finally solved by a clever man, Mayor Howard Wilson.” The residents near Huntington and Shipherd avert n u e s w a n t e d t h e To m Thumb golf course to close at 10 p.m., and the owners wanted 11 p.m. Wilson gave the owners what they wanted, an 11 p.m. closing time, but the owners did not realize until it was too late that Wilson had cleverly worded the ordinance to state a closing time of 11 p.m. eastern standard time. This would be 10 p.m. daylight savings time, which gave the residents what they wanted for more than six months months, including the summer months, which was when the course was mostly used.

rip to a golf course architect

A famous golf course architect, Peter Lees, a Scotsman, lived in Lynbrook for nine years, from 1914 to 1923. During that time he designed several courses including those at Lido Beach and Garden City.

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–Obituary in the New Era, May 16, 1923. Mattson is the official Lynbrook village historian and a director of the Historical Society of East Rockaway and Lynbrook. Additionally, he is the author of “The History of Lynbrook,” which is available on Amazon.com and at local libraries.

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s someone who has been active his entire life, I consider “retirement” a dirty word. But sooner or later, all of us retire, or are retired by fate. I take note of the impending retirement of Dr. Stuart Rabinowitz, the president of Hofstra University. Having been a trustee of the university for almost 30 years, I have come to understand how significant Hofstra has become in this region and this state, and the role Rabinowitz has played. Hofstra is Long Island’s largest JERRY private college. It educates 12,000 KREMER students and has nearly 3,700 employees. It occupies 244 acres in the heart of Nassau County, adjacent to the Nassau Coliseum. Its campus is a model of greenery and a comforting atmosphere. Rabinowitz has been president for over 20 years, which makes him the longest-serving privatecollege president in the state. When I became a board member in 1991, Hofstra was a modestly sized institution with all of the typical college courses that were being offered at the time. Its

president, Dr. James Shuart, was a hardworking, affable guy, a good administrator and a competent leader. I like to describe the time after Shuart’s retirement as the Rabinowitz era. In the early 2000s, the private-college scene changed drastically. The economy suffered numerous ups and downs, and college presidents couldn’t afford to sit idly by. Hofstra was known as a commuter school, and hadn’t attracted much attention beyond Long Island. At the outset, Rabinowitz recognized that something more dramatic had to be done to make Hofstra a destination for students outside the bi-county area. Any college that wants to attract new students must be ranked by the various college publications. Course offerings and campus environment are a very big deal to any prospective student, and it was important for Hofstra to expand its offerings and make the campus atmosphere attractive and safe. Rabinowitz embraced the challenge with vigor. Today, Hofstra is one of only three schools in the downstate area that offer degrees in engineering, medicine and law. If you tour the campus today, you’ll find six new schools: the Donald and Bar-

bara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell; the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies; the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science; the Peter Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs; the Lawrence Herbert School of Communications and the newest of the campus buildings, the state-of-the-art Frank G. Zarb School of Business. Thanks to Rabinowitz’s dedication, the university is now known by rival schools around the country. One of his crowning achievements was Hofstra’s being the only college in the country to host three presidential debates. Few people know what a headache these debates are for any college that is chosen to stage one. Media from around the world descend on the campus, and the human and organizational demands of hosting such an event discourage most institutions from applying. Rabinowitz has not been content just to be the leader of a growing and successful institution. On numerous occasions he has been called on by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to head up state commissions, and he currently co-chairs the Long Island Regional Development Council, which has helped

hanks to Dr. Stuart Rabinowitz, the university is now known around the country.

deliver $727 million for over 900 projects. Some people would consider serving on these bodies a full time job, but Rabinowitz has managed those responsibilities without being distracted from the rigorous job of running a university. If you ask him what his greatest challenge has been in his years at Hofstra, he would probably say running a college in the middle of an ongoing pandemic. Providing an education for thousands of students — inside and outside the classroom — while keeping them safe is a herculean task for any college president, but Rabinowitz successfully steered the college through this monumental year-plus-long headache, often acting as if it were just another day on the job. Long Island has been blessed with many fine college presidents over the years. Rabinowitz would be the first to ask why he should be singled out for recognition, because that’s the Stu Rabinowitz many have come to know and respect. He will step down in August, leaving a lasting imprint not only on Hofstra, but on the entire Long Island community. 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.

Gotta get up, get out and do something bold

s poet Mary Oliver asks, “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” In our (almost) post-pandemic lives, the question presses us for an answer. What will we do now that we faced the fact that our days are finite and fleeting? The remedy for a year of loss is a new season of action, and even daring. “Daring” is a relative concept. My ancestors never went west of the Hudson River. My dream is to go west, traveling across the country in the steps of the RANDI pioneers of the KREISS 1800s who headed for free land, independence and a new life in the wide-open spaces. I know I’m romanticizing the harrowing journey that could take up to a year and suck the life out of the voyagers. They raced west at 2 miles per hour, covering 20 miles a day — if they didn’t encounter an impassable river or hostiles hoping to raid their party. Some 250 years ago, a covered wagon was the cheapest way to move a household west, and there was strength in the num-

bers of wagons trundling across the prairies. For our Boomer trip, we plan to fly to Denver (skipping the flat parts) and then drive to California, about 16 hours. A wagon train is out of the question, so we booked an airplane and a rental car and will dine on fast food instead of jerky. In the old days, many of the westward travelers brought their cows and pigs along to keep them fed along the way. We will bring Lillybee the dog, who requires a reverse process in which we must feed her to keep her going. We have been to Komodo Island in Indonesia, the Arctic Circle in Norway and Table Mountain in South Africa, but this year, driving even partly across our own country feels thrilling. In some ways we are old school, or possibly just old. We bought an oversized road atlas that bumps the font up to something that is readable for us. My husband spends hours poring over the primary, secondary and scenic byways that could get us from Point A to Point B. I know we can use MapQuest and several other digital trip planners and maps, but this is way more fun. And anyway, on my computer the

AAA maps keep zooming in and out of control. One minute I’m looking at the road from Denver to Laramie and the next minute I’m in a hill town outside Bangkok. Along the way, we may not face Sitting Bull, who rightfully suspected that the emigrating hordes would kill his people and trash his world, but I expect we will be edified by the culture and politics of the places between the coasts. Read “edified” any way you like. Our first real challenge was booking plane tickets. Apparently, everyone is on the road. No exaggeration, the wait time to talk to a Delta agent was 3½ hours. Next, we needed a rental car. Very quickly we discovered that a reasonable car would cost way more than our flights. The pioneers didn’t even ride in their wagons because the terrain was a nightmare of ditches and holes and broken wheels. And while the western voyagers pushed ahead fearlessly, we piled on the insurance. Wagon train journeys cost as much as $1,000 for a family of four. Today, some rental car companies are charging that per day for large SUVs.

f you’re flying and driving these days, the rental car can cost as much as the airfare.

Then we booked a rental house up in a mountain town where wildfires are a constant threat over the summer and autumn. It may seem knuckle-headed to choose a fire zone for vacation, but it seems to run in the family. Our kids live there. At least we won’t face the pioneers’ hardships of limited diet and the threats of cholera, flu, dysentery, measles, mumps, tuberculosis and typhoid fever. Not that bouncing from McDonald’s to Burger King is a healthy regimen. We trust that our recent Covid-19 vaccines will still be effective in the coming months as we drive through areas where some folks don’t believe in either the disease or the inoculation. Our drive will take us from Denver through Wyoming and Nevada, into California. Part of me thinks we need not just a plan but also a plan B and a plan C. What if we get to Denver and we can’t get a rental car? What if we get to California but don’t feel like making the drive back to Denver for our flight home? What if we need to evacuate our rental house in the middle of the night? But the better part of me says westward ho. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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espite the challenges caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Freeport school district has developed a thorough plan for the $195 million budget proposed for the 2021-22 school year. With $10.8 million of additional state aid, the budget allows the district to maintain all its current programs and staff while also bringing in new assets to help students succeed. Thus, the Herald endorses the proposed spending plan, and encourages voters to show their support by voting “yes.” The budget includes a modest 0.1 percent decrease in the tax levy. If it passes, it

would be the sixth time in seven years that the district has reduced taxes and saved residents money, this time during a very tough fiscal year. The budget would add 16 new positions to help the schools overcome the learning loss caused by the pandemic, especially for students in the special needs and English as a Second Language programs. The district also plans to expand its summer school program for students in kindergarten to eighth grade. While the program has served 300 to 500 students in previous years, it would now be able to take in as many as 1,000 in the upgraded program, which would include academic,

athletic, arts, language, literacy, STEM and special elective activities. Along with the budget, the Herald also encourages residents to vote “yes” on the $2.5 million Capital Reserves Proposition, which would allow the district to spend secured capital reserve funds on several renovation projects throughout its buildings. With voting being done by absentee ballot this year, the Herald urges everyone to mail in their ballots and make their voices heard.

Support Sunday Coward for school board

f the three candidates vying for the sole contested trustee seat on the Freeport Board of Education, left behind by the late Ernest Kight Jr., Sunday Coward is the Herald’s choice. While Coward and fellow challenger Anthony Miller have both previously served on the board, Coward is the only seasoned educator running who has extensive experience in administering budgets, developing academic support and running mentoring programs through her

35-year career in higher education. As Freeport recovers from the pandemic, Coward has promised to use her expertise to work with the current board to devise plans to help students overcome learning loss and develop a budget that makes the most of the state aid increase coming to the district over the next three years. Coward is also a strong advocate of student equity, and would help identify and find solutions to the problems that plague majority-minority districts like Freeport.

Whether it’s working to improve the district’s meal program or diversifying the district’s teaching and administrative workforce, Coward has said she is committed to making lasting changes for the betterment of the students. She served the district from 2000 to 2006, but Coward has said she is more than willing to return to help the schools through these tumultuous times, so the Herald asks our readers to show their support for her.

Floyd case is a step forward, but gun culture remains a real barrier to advancement, to my mind, in American society. In Vietnam, I never fired my M-16 in anger or defense. When will we grow up as a nation? Thanks to Brinton for his piece.

‘Change the street, change the world’

letters When will America grow up on guns? To the Editor: I just read Scott Brinton’s column “The story that haunts me all these years later” (May 6-12). In 1970, on my last day of a 415-day tour of duty in Vietnam, I learned of the killing of Jeffrey Miller. Awaiting the flight home, listening to the Knicks game (the “Willis Reed game”) on Armed Forces Radio, and reading the Army’s Stars & Stripes, I had survived my tour of duty. Meanwhile, Jeff, the younger brother of my great friend Russell Miller, was one of the four students killed by the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University during a protest against the U.S. invasion of Cambodia. I had survived a more than year-long combat zone tour, and Jeff had lost his life while on a college campus. The irony is still palpable. Russ is a friend still. We have memories of our Bronx neighborhood, Cub Scouts and stickball. Jeff was 20 years old when he died. Justice was not served in 1970. Perhaps the George

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ews sources are filled with reports of claims about “woke” universities and corporations (awake to racial injustice), complaints about critical race theory (that race is an invented category used to oppress people of color), and anti-racism training sessions (often designed to help white people experience being a member of a minority group). In addition, organizations and institutions are making plans to ensure DEI: diversity of membership, equity for all roBert a. people and inclusive practices to sCott ensure that Black and Brown people are not excluded. The partisan divide already evident in our society is being deepened by those who complain that this focus on race is motivated by “hatred” of America. For others, “woke” initiatives are urgent calls for a national reckoning of public policies and private prejudices that explain the vast differences in wealth and opportunity between whites and Blacks. Our history is replete with discrimination against Native American and Asian citizens as well. Unlike our own, the German government has supported reparations and museums to acknowledge public and private complicity in anti-Semitism, the

Holocaust and other war crimes. In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission did something similar. Here in the U.S., the National Museum for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala., and other memorials were inspired by the Holocaust Museum in Berlin and the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, but are supported privately. The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington received $270 million from the federal government — the cost of one corporate Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The balance of the funding was raised privately. In America we have no federal acknowledgement of racism and slavery, and standard school curricula ignore this history while they celebrate such “achievements” as western expansion. Meanwhile, police officers use federally provided military equipment and weapons against Black motorists and pedestrians. In response, large crowds protest and called for change. Some have called for “defunding” the police, because armed forces on the streets belie a commitment to community protection. There is no denying the force of institutional racism in our country. The question is how to acknowledge and fix it. We need the courage to listen to the pleas and engage the truths. We need to foster an honest respect for history and differences. We need to take affirmative action to

t is not enough, Lyndon Johnson said, just to open the gates of opportunity.

Letters addressing three major environmental problems on Long Island. It rightly hailed remedial actions to clean up the Northrop Grumman toxic plume in Bethpage, an outfall pipe that spews fish-killing effluent into Reynolds Channel off Long Beach and the huge amounts of nitrogen fertilizer spread on golf courses and home lawns. The editorial did not, however, call for targeting a far greater source of pollution that threatens public health across Long Island, New York state, the U.S. and the planet. The environmental damage highlighted by the Herald is vastly exceeded by the toll taken by everincreasing volumes of automobile traffic, and this destruction takes more forms than just the climate instability caused by burning fossil fuels. Cars pose immediate, daily threats to human life. Reckless driving resulted in 284 deaths in Nassau County in 2019 alone. Vehicle operators and passengers accounted for most of those fatalities, but crashes also killed several pedestrians and cyclists, including young children. Has this carnage become so commonplace that we have come to pay it no mind or view it as an inevitable byprod-

compensate for past injustices and promote fair opportunities, based not on skin color but on the consequences of state, federal and private sanctions. President Lyndon Johnson introduced his idea of affirmative action 56 years ago by arguing that “Freedom is not enough. You do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying: Now you are free to go where you want, and do as you desire, and choose the leaders you please. You do not take a person who, for years, has been hobbled by chains and liberate him, bring him up to the starting line of a race and then say, ‘you are free to compete with all the others,’ and still justly believe that you have been completely fair.” It is not enough, Johnson said, just to open the gates of opportunity. Those who have suffered discrimination must have the resources necessary to walk through the gates and take advantage of the opportunity. These resources include housing, nutrition, adequate schooling, safe neighborhoods and protection, not persecution, by the police. Arguments about white privilege and advocacy of anti-racist training can be instructive, but they are not sufficient. They do not make up for government policies that denied access to housing, education and business development, as occurred with the post-World War II G.I. Bill. They do not compensate for the private prejudices that continue to limit

uct of convenient transportation? Cars not only steal lives; they also squander the precious time we are given on this earth. The average Long Islander spends 81 hours a year — the equivalent of more than three full days — sitting in traffic, according to an April 8 report in Newsday. Then there is the ugliness of much of Long Island’s commercial landscape, the result of our car-dependent way of life. One road in Nassau looks a lot like most other roads across the county: a series of shopping centers, strip malls and parking lots. Long Island once abounded in natural beauty; now it’s buried beneath endless pavement and honky-tonk signage meant to attract car travelers. It’s easy to say that nothing can be done and it’s too late to repair the wreckage. Maybe that’s so. But do we not owe our children and grandchildren at least an attempt to achieve alternatives to wasteful and deadly over-reliance on private automobiles? Suburban jurisdictions and individuals do have the power to fashion a more livable, sustainable future. We can promote and expand Long Island’s bus and train networks, develop hundreds of

opportunities in education and employment. They do not bring reparations to compensate for 400 years of discrimination. Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson, a Democrat, is the lead sponsor of H.R. 40, which would establish a commission to study reparations for slavery. She has said that bringing the bill to a vote in the House would be “cleansing” for the country, and asked her Republican colleagues not to “cancel” debate on the issue. The 13-member commission, Jackson explained, would “study the effects of slavery and racial discrimination, hold hearings … recommend appropriate remedies … and consider what form a national apology could take for the harm caused by slavery.” Those in favor of reparations argue that “today’s descendants of enslaved people and those who look like them continue to suffer from the lingering legacy of slavery and persistent racial inequities.” So, instead of accusations of white privilege and woke universities, let’s have a serious discussion of the past, how to acknowledge it and what to do about it. We need more history and less histrionics. Germans and South Africans were not afraid to confront their past. Surely we can do the same with honest listening and civil discourse. The truth shall, indeed, set us free. Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and the author of “How University Boards Work,” Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.

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miles of protected bike paths and reconfigure residential areas to allow easy pedestrian access to shops and businesses. It was then New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s visionary transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-

Khan, who memorably encapsulated all this by observing, “If you change the street, you change the world.” KEVIN J. KELLEY Atlantic Beach

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