Freeport Herald 07-09-2020

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Their goal is a clean ocean Operation SPLASH continues 30 years of environmental work volunteers are back at work collecting garbage and building a new SPLASH boat after the coroWhen Rob Weltner was grow- navirus pandemic delayed their ing up in Freeport, he loved boat- annual launch day in March. ing and diving along the South The organization was foundShore, but over the ed 30 years ago by years, the now Joanne Grover, a 64-year-old said, the Freeport native who marine environment wanted to clean up has changed dramatlocal waters and ically. restore them to the Gone are the days way they were when of a clean ocean she was growing up floor, as pollution in the village. and garbage have O p e r a t i o n become the norm on SPLASH has about the South Shore, 200 active volunteers greatly affecting the who go out on six marine life that supboats to collect tons ports the local econof garbage every omy and culture in year. They have colFreeport. lected about 2.5 mil“It just became lion pounds of trash covered in trash in the past three RoB WElTNER throughout the decades. decades,” Weltner Operation SPLASH Ja c q u e l i n e L e said. “We need to do Duc, of Freeport, something about it, joined the group two because our economy is tied to years ago, and is helping Weltner fishing and recreation on the build the seventh SPLASH boat. shore.” Le Duc said that all kinds of garAs president of Operation bage can be found in the water, SPLASH (Stop Polluting, Litter- from plastic bags and bottles to ing, and Save Harbors) — a local guns and bullet shells. nonprofit organization that SPLASH headquarters, on the works to clean up the South Shore — Weltner and his fellow Continued on page 4

By RoNNY REYES rreyes@liherald.com

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Courtesy Michele Velasquez

ThE GiBlYN ElEMENTaRY School Birthday Brigade surprised 98 students with birthday parties from April to June.

Celebrating nearly 100 birthdays Giblyn teaching assistants bring smiles to students By RoNNY REYES rreyes@liherald.com

When Marianna Hernandez, a teaching assistant at Giblyn Elementary School, came down with Covid-19 in March, she felt terrible. Not only was she stuck at home fighting the illness, but she was also separated from her Giblyn students, who she figured were having a hard time adapting to distance learning and life amid the pandemic. As soon as Hernandez was

medically cleared to return to work, she threw herself into helping her community, volunteering to distribute food to students who lacked transportation through the district’s “Grab & Go” meal program. When Hernandez learned that one student she was delivering food to had a birthday coming up, she took it a step further, and with fellow teaching assistant Michele Velasquez, founded the Birthday Brigade, a group of Giblyn teaching assistants who

helped celebrate the birthdays of nearly 100 students in Freeport from April to the end of June. “After I recovered, I had all this energy that I needed to put into something,” Hernandez said. “I needed to do this.” Although she had beaten the virus, she recognized how badly it had ravaged her community. Freeport was the third-hardest-hit community in Nassau County, with more Continued on page 3

e need to do something about it, because our economy is tied to fishing and recreation on the shore.

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continued from front page than 20 new cases reported daily at the height of the pandemic. Despite her doctor’s advice to rest and replenish her strength after finally testing negative for Covid-19, Hernandez said she could not fight her drive to help her community during these difficult times. After the success of the initial birthday surprise, Velasquez recognized what the act meant for her students, so she pushed Hernandez to keep it going. With help from fellow teaching assistants and the Giblyn administration, Hernandez and Velasquez put together a calendar of all the students’ birthdays, and the group organized how they would celebrate each one. Marilyn Pignataro, a member of the Birthday Brigade, said the group became skilled at holding the celebrations. They would meet at their cars after their last E-learning class, assemble their supplies and head to the children’s homes on their birthdays. The Birthday Brigade sang “Happy Birthday” in English or Spanish, with Pignataro and Velasquez playing the ukulele and maracas, respectively, to add to the festive mood. “The kids’ and parents’ reactions made it all worth it,” Pignataro said. “Doing it gave us so much joy. I felt like the sunshine coming in and brightening people’s days for a while.” “Every time we went out, we made someone smile,” Velasquez added. “It shows that any act of kindness matters.” Hernandez also let the students wear a special birthday crown during the celebrations as the teaching assistants cheered for the students and often offered balloons, ribbons and cake. Hernadez said it was difficult to juggle volunteering, teaching and organizing the Birthday Brigade, but she felt fulfilled after every birthday. “We just had to do it for them,” she said. “Giblyn has always been my family.”

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The BirThday Brigade was led by teaching assistants from Giblyn Elementary School.

Some giBlyn School students received cake for their birthday, above left, while others were given special birthday crowns. The BirThday Brigade made sure to follow social distancing guidelines when celebrating students’ big days. marilyn PignaTaro, far left, accompanied the birthday songs on her ukulele.

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OPERATION SPLASH vOLuNTEERS hauled a dock from the local marshes in hopes of selling it for the nonprofit.

Worries over fertilizer, balloons in water continued from front page Nautical Mile, is filled to the walls with all sorts of odd items that the organization has recovered, including signs, rafts and small boats. “Anything and everything is out there,” Le Duc said. “But trash almost always starts on land and makes its way to the ocean.” Weltner said that while people assume the trash they throw out will end up in a dumpster or their litter will disappear into the woods, a lot of it ends up in the bays and ocean via storm drains. That garbage goes on to damage the entire South Shore ecosystem. Weltner said SPLASH volunteers head out early in the mornings to clean up the marshes, which are often littered with trash that tangles up breeding wildlife. The garbage and pollution also hurts the marshes, which act not only as nutrient sources and habitats for marine animals, but also as a buffer to protect communities on the shore from storm flooding.

SPLASH 2015-19 Number of boat trips: 2,180 Total volunteer hours: 27,179 Pieces of wood removed: 16,685 Tires: 422 Styrofoam: 11,655 Balloons: 7,489 Plastic bags: 51,013 Plastic bottles: 99,639 Glass bottles: 35,851 Source: Operation SPLASH

SPLASH vOLuNTEERS ROb Weltner, far left, Jim Hackett and Jackie Le Duc are building a new boat to collect trash on the South Shore. Weltner and Le Duc added that people could be unknowingly damaging the marine ecosystem with lawn fertilizer and balloons.

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They said that while homeowners may think fertilizers stay on their lawns and gardens, the chemicals are picked up by rain and delivered to the bays and ocean through the storm drains. They then feed the algae, which blooms exponentially and dies off, floating into deep-water nurseries. The dead algae destroys the oxygen balance and causes the nurseries to die, which disrupts the oxygen even further. Along with the fertilizers, Le Duc said balloons are a significant problem in local waters. She and Weltner said they hoped Nassau County would ban the intentional release of balloons, as Long Beach did last year. “People don’t really understand that when you release the balloons, it seems wonderful, but it has a lasting impact on the environment,” then Long Beach Councilwoman Anissa Moore said last year. “And those balloons return and can be eaten by sea animals — dolphins, sea turtles, you name it — and can cause death.”

Weltner said he is confident SPLASH will further spur environmentally friendly legislation as it did with the county’s plastic bag and Styrofoam ban last year. “We share all our data with local governments on what we’re seeing out here and how much of it we’re collecting,” Weltner said. “We want to help make policy that improves our bays and our beaches.” “People move out here because they want to see the nice, clean water,” Le Duc said. “That’s why we all have to do our part to make sure it’s just that.” While SPLASH meetings have been canceled since March, the organization hopes to start meeting again in August. SPLASH meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 202 Woodcleft Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Operation SPLASH has local chapters in East Rockaway, Long Beach and Wantagh. To learn about volunteering opportunities or how to donate to SPLASH, visit operationsplash.com.

Town, MSSN to boost hand-sanitizer stations first-of-its-kind coronavirus concierge assistants program was established, which has staff members dedicated to assisting residents at beaches and pools with Covid-19 safety regulations and social-distancing guidelines. The staff members also have masks available by request. The hand sanitizer program is one of several initiatives between the Town of Hempstead and MSSN. In June 2017, the town and the hospital initiated a partnership to provide complimentary sunscreen at all town beaches, pools and golf courses. In

■ Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.

“Maintaining clean hands is one of the key steps to avoiding Covid-19 and staying healthy,” Clavin said. “When traditional hand washing options are not available, especially when you are out and about, hand sanitizer is the best option to keep your hands clean and germ-free.” The hand sanitizer stations will be at Hewlett Point Park, Town Park Point Lookout, Lido Beach, Lido Beach West Town Park, the Merrick Golf Course, Lido Golf Course and at Town of Hempstead pools. Following the guidance issued by state and local health authorities, the Town of Hempstead opened beaches in time for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, and most of the township’s 22 pools in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Under the leadership of Clavin and the Town Board, a

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■ Once the hand sanitizer is applied, cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.

“The dedicated front-line heroes at Mount Sinai South Nassau have been there for us from the beginning of the pandemic and continue to be there to protect the health and safety of our residents,” D’Esposito said. “Keeping your hands clean is so critical to staying healthy and I thank Mount Sinai South Nassau for helping provide hand sanitizer to people who are on the go.”

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May, hospital staff participated in a Facebook Live session hosted by the town entitled, “Coping During Covid,” a question-and-answer session focused on mental health during the pandemic. Through federal funds, the town also made a $1 million contribution to MSSN as part of a grant program to assist local hospitals that responded to the coronavirus patient surge. The grant monies have been used for various needs, including the purchase of ventilators and dialysis machines that were required during the early stages of the pandemic.

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Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital administrators and Town of Hempstead officials announced a partnership aimed at boosting the availability of hand sanitizers at town beaches, pools and golf courses during the summer. MSSN, in Oceanside, is providing 40 hand sanitizer dispensers to be used at 28 locations, including the beaches, pools and golf courses within the Hempstead. The hospital is also providing 20 cases of sanitizer for refills. The town’s Department of Parks and Recreation staff will be at the ready to replace and refill the sanitizer stations throughout the summer. At a news conference on July 2 at Hewlett Point Park in Bay Park, Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito and MSSN Chief Medical Officer Dr. Adhi Sharma announced the partnership. “Even when you are outside, enjoying the best of what the town offers in the summer months, it is of utmost importance to keep your hands clean,” Sharma said. “We are pleased to partner with the Town of Hempstead and support their constant efforts to keep residents safe and to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as well as other dangerous and contagious viruses and infections.” Clavin and Sharma also reinforced important tips for clean hands and hygiene during the pandemic, according to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, including these tips:

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Hofstra moves Jefferson statue amid outcries By VisVajit sriramrajan A statue of Thomas Jefferson, which has stood in front of Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Student Center for more than 20 years, has been relocated to Emily Lowe Hall, an academic building, amid renewed calls for its removal. “Over the past few years, the placement of the Jefferson statue, and the history it represents, has been a reminder and consistent source of pain for many of our black students and allies,” Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz wrote in an email to the school community last month. Rabinowitz’s comments, though, have been met with criticism from students and faculty, who said the statue has been problematic for black students since its installment. Amudalat Ajasa, president of the school’s Black Student Union, said, “While it’s important to acknowledge that he was a founding father, [the Hofstra administration] has to possess a double vision and see that he also ran one of the largest plantations out of Virginia while simultaneously condemning slavery. “On top of that,” Ajasa said, “he engaged in a nonconsensual relationship with an underaged slave. How is that supposed to make black students feel on campus? Like our grievances are heard and considered? Not at all.” Jefferson enslaved more than 600 black people throughout his lifetime, subjecting them to physical and verbal torture. DNA evidence also concluded in 1998 that the nation’s third president fathered children with Sally Hemings, a woman he enslaved. She was the half-sister of Jefferson’s wife, Martha, according to Monticello.org. “When I think about the Thomas Jefferson statue being relocated, it’s not that I’d rather it have stayed where it was,” Ja’Loni Owens, alumna and founder of

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HOfstra UniVErsitY OfficiaLs have moved the Thomas Jefferson statue from its original location in front of the student center to an academic building across the street. the “Jefferson Has Gotta Go!” campaign, explained. “It’s that this moment requires so much more from institutions than I even knew to ask for when I was a student there. And that’s how organizers know that these gestures are performances, and pathetic ones at that.” Owens started a petition to remove the Jefferson statue from campus two years ago, which reached thousands of students and raised awareness of the issue across the Hofstra community. Rabinowitz, however, rejected the call for change, saying instead that the “founding fathers” had an “unprecedented vision of a free and equal world” and

called Jefferson “a defender of freedom in helping to create a new nation.” But in the wake of recent nationwide protests against racism and police brutality, university officials have changed their stance, instead moving the statue across campus. It was donated to the university by real estate developer David S. Mack in 1999. Hofstra’s Student Center is named for Mack, who graduated from Hofstra with a business degree in 1967, and currently chairs the university’s Board of Trustees. Mack could not be reached for comment. Members of the Hofstra community have said that relocation, rather than

removal, is a temporary solution that does not address the deep-seated racism in American institutions. Martine Hackett, an associate professor at the School of Health Professions and Human Services, who serves on the university’s recently reconvened Committee on Representation in Public Spaces, stressed that addressing the truth about Jefferson is a prerequisite to progressing toward a more just society. “An appropriate historical and contemporary context for the actions that one of our ‘founding fathers’ engaged in public and private life needs to be communicated to students and the general public,” she said, “so they are able to make past injustices visible,” and “once we know we can do better, we can do better.” Additionally, Ajasa said, as a majority white institution, the university should go out of its way to ensure black students feel safe and included. “I think Hofstra moving the statue instead of getting rid of it, like governors and mayors throughout America have been pressured to do, is pathetic and insulting,” she said. “We ask the administration to remove a symbol of black oppression, and their response is to move it.” The change comes as the Black Lives Matter movement has renewed calls for racial justice nationwide. “Over the last few weeks, whether you were in the streets or not, you’ve felt the difference in the air,” Owens said, “and it’s disappointing that what this moment has inspired is empty gestures from institutions that organizers have come right out and said are the problem.” “What’s most insulting about performative activism is that they think there is still hope for black people’s placation,” Owens said. “If I were a student at Hofstra right now, I would not accept what’s coming out of communications.”

Legislature helps restore NCC autism programs By tOnY BELLissimO tbellissimo@liherald.com

The Achilles and ASPIRES programs at Nassau Community College, designed to assist students with autism thrive in and out of the classroom, will be restored for the 2020-21 academic year after the Nassau County Legislature voted unanimously June 29 to approve the college’s budget. Citing finances as the primary reason, NCC sent a letter April 20 to the coordinators of both programs, Valerie Lagakis and Frances Viscovich, informing them the platforms for students with autism would not be offered this coming school year. As reported in the Heralds’ June 4-10 edition, the decision was met with a wave of concern, and members of the Legislature’s majority Republican caucus vowed not to pass the NCC budget until the pro-

grams were restored. The programs serve 35 to 40 students per semester. Legislators worked closely with educators, community members and college leadership to keep them going. Following the approval of the budget, Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello said, “I am very happy to see the Achilles and ASPIRES program restored at Nassau Community College. Nassau County prides itself on being a place that is welcoming and provides opportunity for everyone to excel, and these programs do exactly that. “I’m thankful for the professors and parents who raised awareness about the programs,” he added. “Their tireless advocacy led to the restoration. I would also like to thank NCC President [Dr. Jermaine] Williams for his personal efforts to find a path to continue the programs. We are proud that in these difficult times Nassau Community College continues to

be an invaluable resource for our residents.” Jeff Spiller, of Bellmore, said his son Jason, a 2018 Mepham High School graduate, benefits from the ASPIRES program, especially when it comes to assistance with organizational skills. “It’s a huge relief. I’m so happy the program is back,” Jason said. “I never got an ‘A’ in any high school class, but I’ve had three so far at Nassau.” The Achilles program has been around for nearly two decades and is for twice exceptional students — those who are gifted but learning challenged. Lagakis, an English and reading professor at NCC, has overseen the program since 2010. “Students are specifically attending our school because of the Achilles program,” Lagakis said. “The program didn’t exist for a few months, so this is great progress. I’m very grateful to the legislators.”

The ASPIRES program provides comprehensive support to students with ASD in weekly counseling sessions as well as programming designed to address executive-functioning and social-skill deficits. “The program started with one student six years ago,” noted Viscovich, who teaches environmental science. “Now we have a waiting list. The college can be a leading force in supporting this student population, and I’m beyond excited to see these programs restored.” State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, encouraged the college to reconsider its original decision to remove the programs and met with Williams in mid-May. “Our differently abled students have thrived under the ASPIRES and Achilles programs,” Kaminsky said. “Restoring their funding, and ensuring that it remains a source of support for future students was essential.”

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Nonprofit, county providing food aid By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

On Thursday, Island Harvest, in partnership with Nassau County, kicked off the largest food distribution event in the county’s history, with hundreds eagerly lining up on foot and in cars outside Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Thousands of boxes filled with 100,000 pounds of fresh produce, meat and nonperishable food items were distributed by hundreds of volunteers in the beating summer sun. Roughly 20,000 families — many struggling after the Covid-19 pandemic’s economic downturn — went home with a week’s worth of supplies. “We’re here today because of this pandemic that has forced so many people to question whether they can put food on the table for their families,” said Island Harvest President and CEO Randi Shubin Dresner. “There are tens of thousands of people across Long Island that we’ve met the past couple of months — volunteers of ours, contributors of ours, supporters of so many different causes — and the floor has been pulled out from underneath them. Now they find themselves on the other side of the food line.” “We’ve reached every corner of the county with our food distribution events, and we’re not done yet,” County Executive Laura Curran said. “We will continue putting food on the table for families in need throughout this summer with distributions large and small.” In an organized fashion, recipients on foot stood in line to have their bags and carts filled, while those in vehicles slowly drove up to one of dozens of distribution points. Green-vested volunteers ran every table, lugging supplies back and forth. The event is thanks to Nassau County’s $1 million investment into local food banks as part of the new Community Food Distribution initiative. Since late April, the county has held two dozen small and large distributions and will continue to partner with Island Harvest in the future. The need to provide food for residents is evidenced by the increased number of applications to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. In April, the number of Nassau County residents seeking this assistance tripled, going from 1,095 in April 2019 to 3,786 in April this year. The number of SNAP applications increased 125 percent in May 2020 compared to May 2019, according to county records. In June this year, SNAP applications declined 35 percent from May, but that is still a 41 percent increase from June 2019. “And it’s not just Nassau County that’s seeing this food insecurity,” Curran said. “Nationwide, 40 percent of people who are utilizing food banks are new to utilizing food banks.” Nassau has set aside $1 million in federal Community Development Block Grants for food banks to collect, distribute and purchase food, while also working with school districts and community stakeholders to identify families in need.

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CouNty ExECutIvE LAuRA Curran kicked off the event, which was a partnership with the non-profit Island Harvest.

BRIttANy BAEz, IN green, of Rockville Centre, filled up a car with Jackalyn Gonzalez, of Amityville. MAj. WARREN WEIss manned a distribution point along with roughly 50 other Civil Air Patrol volunteers. HuNDREDs LINED up on foot for the largest free food distribution in New York state history, overtaking Nassau Coliseum’s parking lot.

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the Freeport MeMoriAl Library has begun its summer reading program for kids and adults and plans to hosts several other activities this summer.

Officials outline summer activities in Freeport By AlexAndrA WhitBeck State Senator John Brooks held the ‘Summer School & Activities’ webinar on July 2 to inform the community about programs available this summer after Long Island entered Phase 3 of reopening. Guest speakers were welcomed from the Freeport School District, Wyandanch School District and the Freeport Memorial Library to introduce their summer activities and current operations. Multiple language options for the webinar were provided. “I hope you’ll find this information very informative and maybe come up with a couple of ideas of things you and your family would like to do over the summer,” Brooks said. The Freeport School District is offering summer learning programs for Kindergarten through seventh grade and a middle school to high school algebra transition program. The Special Education Extended School Year Program for students in the district’s Individualized Education Program is available through an in-person, 30-day program for four hours a day. Grab and go meals will also be provided for the rest of the summer months, as well as SCOPE childcare programs. Glori Engel, district director of English Language Arts K-12 and Dr. Helen Kanellopoulos, director of Special Education and Pupil Personnel Services represented the Freeport School District at Brooks’ webinar and said teachers planned to keep their students on their toes throughout July. “Everyday, from July 6 through the 30th, we will be posting math and ELA

library programs Along with a plethora of activities and for kids and young adults, the Freeport Memorial Library has several other programs and resources available for all village residents. The library has its drop-off tax assistance program, where residents can pick up and drop off their tax forms from the public service desk on Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The library will also be hosting

lessons that are grade specific from our Freeport teachers,” Engel said. For more information about Freeport Public Schools summer programs visit freeportschools.org, or email Glori Engel at gloengel@freeportschools.org regarding the ELA programs and Dr. Helen Kanellopoulos for concerns about special education programs at hkanellopoulos@ freeportschools.org. While local school districts all have programs available for students, the Freeport Memorial Library is offering a variety of activities and events open to the community. Cindy Soto, Head of Youth Services Department at the Freeport Library spoke about upcoming online library programs for adults and children of all ages. “Now that we are back in the building, we are going to start doing more programs,” Soto said.

career counseling sessions over the phone. Those interested in the program can make an appointing by calling the library’s Career Center at (516)-3793274 ext. 504. The library offers curbside pick-up services from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays. Weekly deliveries are available for homebound residents through the Homebound Delivery Services program at (516)-379-3274 ext. 505.

Storytime events for all ages are available at freeportlibrary.info/ with no registration needed, but registration is required for craft related programs. Craft kits can be picked up prior to the program at the library. STEM and trivia programs are provided for kids ages seven through 12. “One of our biggest programs of the year is our Summer Reading Club,” Soto said. “Obviously this year it’s going to be a little different. We used to do everything where the children come in and they report the books to us, but now this year it’s online.” Soto encouraged parents to participate in the adult summer reading program when registering their children. For more information about summer programs and library hours or operations visit https://freeportlibrary.info/. At the Roosevelt Union Free District

summer school is offered to all students who need to meet graduation requirements. SCOPE services are available as well at https://www.scopeonline.us for children of emergency workers in the Roosevelt Union Free District. In the Baldwin School District, virtual secondary summer school is offering credit bearing courses to high school students, a program for middle school students focusing on English language arts and math is also available, and elementary students have reading assignments and math practice to prevent any loss of learning because of the coronavirus pandemic. Melody Yanza, the external relations associate for Brooks’s office, explained that parks, preserves, golf courses, driving ranges and tennis, paddleball, handball and bocce ball courts are all open in Nassau County. Playgrounds, dog parks and rifle ranges are also open. At Nickerson Beach in Lido Beach, RV campgrounds and cabanas are open while following overarching state guidelines limiting 25 people or less. Yanza detailed that leisure passes and picnic passes are available at administration buildings located in parks, which are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with lifeguards on duty. There is a $15 parking fee, and seasonal permits are available. In Nassau County, RV campgrounds at Battle Row in Old Bethpage, Summer Recreation programs in Wantagh and Cantiague, pools in Cantiague, Christopher Morley Park, Nickerson Beach and Wantagh Park are all open but only to Nassau County residents. For more updates about Nassau County parks visit https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/1767/ Parks-Recreation-Museums.

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reeport Police Detective Patrick Franzone, founder of Toys for Freeport Tots, teamed up with the Freeport PBA to donate 21 Chromebooks to the Freeport School District in June. In a post on the Toys for Freeport Tots Facebook page, Franzone said he had been attending an online session for the Freeport Police Department’s Adopta-Cop program in April when he noticed that many of the students in the program were missing. When Franzone asked about them, he learned that while the district was able to issue Chromebooks to students in grades five through 12, there were not enough of the laptops to give out to all fourth-graders. Franzone decided to step up and help fill the gap. With the help of the Freeport Police Benevolent Association, which provided half the funds needed for the purchase, Franzone bought 21 Chromebooks, along with Google licensing and sleeve protectors. Franzone and members of the Freeport PBA delivered the Chromebooks to the district on June 5. Grateful students who were able to take part in the district’s e-learning program greeted them and thanked them for their gift. Toys for Freeport Tots is operated by Franzone and volunteer members from the Freeport PBA.

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While still awaiting guidance and direction from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Education Department on how schools could operate this fall, the state Public High School Athletic Association Covid-19 Task Force held two meetings in June to discuss multiple scenarios for sports. At its June 30 meeting, the 24-member NYSPHSAA Task Force reviewed six potential return-to-school proposals, including a full return, a combination of in-person and virtual learning, a full distance learning model and a regional differences model. A full return to athletic participation, potential adjustments of seasons and/or the condensing of seasons are all on the table. “Right now, so much is contingent upon guidance from the governor’s office and the state education department,” NYSPHSAA Executive Director Robert Zayas said in a phone interview July 2. “We are trying to take a proactive approach while we wait and see what the guidance is going to be. We hope to know by mid-July how schools are going to be able to open and how athletics will fit in.” The Board of Regents is scheduled to meet July 13 and could offer some level of guidance. Zayas urges everyone not to move on rumors and rely only on information from the NYSPHSAA or his own social media platforms. Zayas estimated schools would need at least six weeks to prepare for the 2020-21 academic year. “First and foremost is the safety of students,” he said. “We’re working as diligently as we can now so we’ll be ready to move forward with a plan for athletics once we know more.”

Fall sports are scheduled to begin Aug. 24. However, if there is any level of virtual learning in place, and based on the severity of social distancing restrictions, there is a chance higher risk sports, such as football, soccer and wrestling could be played in the spring of 2021. “Season Adjustment ‘A,’ as we’re calling it, has three traditional seasons with low-risk sports taking place in the fall, moderate risk sports in the winter and then end the school year with high-risk sports,” Zayas said. Under that scenario, the fall season would tentatively run from Aug. 24 through Dec. 5 and include baseball, softball, girls lacrosse, girls tennis, track and field, swimming and golf. The winter season would tentatively run from Nov. 16 through March 20 and feature basketball and volleyball, while spring sports would be conducted March 15 through June 12 with football, wrestling, soccer, boys lacrosse, boys tennis, field hockey and cross-country. “The definition of worst-case scenario has been redefined,” Zayas said. “We don’t want to move sports around unless we have to, but that’s certainly better than telling someone their season is cancelled.” Season Adjustment “B” has sports being played in five compressed seasons. In this outline, none of the major sports (football, basketball, wrestling, soccer, baseball, softball and lacrosse) would happen in the fall. Other items on the radar of the task force include fan attendance, practice requirements, procedures if a student-athlete or coach becomes sick, screening for athletes and coaches, invitational tournaments and extending the spring season into July.

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ThErE’S a chaNcE high-risk sports such as football will be played in the spring of 2021 instead of this fall.

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Young athletes were busy at Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, on Monday for the start of Express Lacrosse’s youth training clinic. During their practice, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced the reopening of county batting cages and 60 athletic fields and the resumption of moderate-risk sports like baseball, softball and non-contact lacrosse. Starting Monday, the county’s parks department prepared 10 baseball fields, 37 softball fields and 13 multipurpose fields. Leagues of all ages were permitted to resume play and sports summer camps were also authorized to reopen. “It’s so important for young people . . . learning how to lose is a great thing [and] learning how to win graciously is a good thing,” Curran said. “These are all taught on the sports field. It’s not just for kids; it’s also really important for our adults and for our seniors.” According to the county’s reopening website, moderate-risk sports are described as having a “limited ability to maintain physical distance and/or be done individually” and require that athletes avoid sharing equipment or disinfect equipment between uses. Sports under this category also include field hockey, gymnastics, water polo, doubles tennis, relay swimming, racket games, crew, rafting, paintball and soccer. Leagues have also established their own rules to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Jack Moran, one of the directors of Express Lacrosse, explained that practices would not entail competitive play and only include drills that allow for social distancing. Joe Ditaranto and Bernie Rosen, both representing the New York Senior Softball Association, were also at Curran’s news conference and announced that their

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season will begin on July 27. Ditaranto said that NYSSA created a list of 12 safety measures to protect their athletes, the oldest of whom is 93. Players must bring their own bats, wear a mask while not playing and refrain from high-fiving or hugging each other, among other measures. Curran also announced that, over the holiday weekend, the county received 1,281 calls alerting them of fireworks. Nassau’s fire service responded to 616 calls, police made seven arrests and there was one accident, in which a 20-year old Levittown man was hospitalized after a firework went off in his hand. Regarding social-distancing violations, the county received 68 complaints over the holiday weekend,

issued 16 warnings and gave three appearance tickets. Curran also gave an update on the coronavirus pandemic in Nassau, announcing that there were 42,031 total positive cases, 2,186 total deaths, 49 hospitalizations, four patients in intensive care and one patient on a ventilator. On Monday, there were no new patients on ventilators and seven patients had been discharged. Curran said that the statistics “tell us that when we’re smart, we could reopen.” “They tell us that this is the key to an intelligent and safe reopening,” she added. “They also tell us that, by and large, people are doing the right thing and continue to do the right thing in Nassau County.”

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L.I. preps for Phase Four reopening Wednesday By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

Long Island was set to begin Phase Four reopening of the economy on July 8, including universities and colleges. As of press time Monday, however, Governor Cuomo said there was no word yet whether the state’s 700 public school districts could return to in-person classes. The governor said all school districts have been directed to develop reopening plans, but he is taking a wait-and-see approach whether students will head back to their school buildings in September. In addition to higher education, industries that will be able to open Wednesday include: ■ Film and music production. ■ Low-risk indoor arts and entertainment. ■ Low-risk outdoor arts and entertainment. ■ Professional sports without fans. Low-risk indoor enter tainment includes museums, historical sites and aquariums. Examples of low-risk outdoor entertainment are zoos, botanical

gardens and nature parks. The governor praised New Yorkers for their vigilance and resilience throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. He said, though, that he worried people might become apathetic and arrogant, believing they had beaten the virus. He noted that the infection rate remains just below 1 percent statewide — down from nearly 17 percent on Long Island and more than 20 percent in New York City at the height of the pandemic in April. More than 54,000 New Yorkers were tested for the coronavirus on Sunday, and 518 of them were positive for the disease. “The numbers have actually declined since we started reopening” seven weeks ago, Cuomo said. He also said there were fewer than 10 deaths statewide overnight from July 5 to 6. But he said, the virus is still out there, so people must continue to wear masks and maintain social distancing in public spaces, according to state law. He implored local police departments to enforce the law. New York City began Phase Three reopening on Monday, without indoor dining.

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Double amputee Patricia Lewis acted quickly when a fire started in her basement on April 10. She put on her artificial legs and got out of her Rockville Centre home before the Lakeview Fire Department arrived to put out the fire. Lewis, a registered nurse, thanked the Fire Department and Lynbrook Restorative Therapy for their efforts at a news conference on June 17. “It’s great that she recognized us, because we don’t often interact with the victims after the emergency,” said Lakeview F.D. Chief James Galia. “We come, we mitigate the emergency and they go on to deal with the after-effects, and we’re on to the next emergency. I think it does a lot to boost morale.” Galia said that when firefighters arrived at Lewis’s home, the fire had begun spreading to the first floor. His crew, led by Assistant Chief Michael Joyce and Fred Senti III, both ex-chiefs, deployed two hand lines, one to the basement and another to the first floor. Fire Commissioner Heather McNeill said that Lewis’s quick thinking — and the physical therapy she had received at Lynbrook Restorative Therapy — saved her life. “It’s very humbling that Ms. Lewis sought us out in order to thank us,” McNeill said. “… It’s very heartfelt and heartwarming that she took the time out to acknowledge what we were able to do for her.” In 2019, Lewis, a Mercy Medical Center oncology nurse, suffered a stroke, and was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. She eventually had both legs amputated below the knee in two surgeries just months apart, and rehabilitated at the Lynbrook facility. While there, she lear ned how to quickly put her artificial legs on, which, she said, helped her on the night of the fire. “If I hadn’t been able to put on my legs quickly, or had instead had to use my wheelchair,” Lewis said, “who knows what would have happened?” Nurse Lisa Penziner, special projects manager for Paragon Management,

which oversees 10 rehabilitation facilities, including Lynbrook Restorative Therapy, descried Lewis as a positive person who remained optimistic throughout her rehab. She added that Lewis was able to spring into action quickly because of her commitment to rehab. “When we heard about the fire, we were of course saddened,” Penziner said. “But one of the things that really made me proud and made Lynbrook proud was the fact that she was able to get those legs on so fast and get out of the building.” In addition to in-person rehab, the Lynbrook facility also offers outpatient therapy, and has an amputee support group to help patients deal with the mental rigors of adjusting to their lives after losing limbs. The group is open to anyone, and usually meets at the Lynbrook facility on the second Wednesday of each month at noon, but during the coronavirus pandemic it has been holding sessions on Zoom. To join, call Penziner at (516) 457-5585. Galia said that responding to emergencies under new safety protocols during the pandemic has been challenging. Over the past three months, the Fire Department has limited the number of personnel who respond to emergency calls to reduce their chances of catching the virus. Volunteers have also been equipped with personal protective equipment such as N95 masks, gloves, medical gowns, eye shields and surgical bonnets. “I have to say that our guys have done it with the utmost professionalism, and they continue to do it even as things start to open up,” Galia said, “but we’re hoping to get back to normal sometime down the road.” McNeill said she hoped that Lewis’s recognition of Lakeview’s firefighters would encourage more residents to volunteer. “Just because of the pandemic and everything else that’s going on,” McNeill said, “we want people to know that we’re still here, and we’re serving the community. We’re more than happy to have them come down, and we’ll show them the ropes so that they can be equipped to rescue somebody.”

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grew up on Long Island, and like so many local kids, I made the pilgrimage to Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt’s stately Cove Neck mansion, full of Americana and animal heads and skins. As a child, I thought, Wow, an actual American president lived here. I was in awe. In high school, I learned about Roosevelt’s exploits as a Rough Rider in Cuba in 1898 and his Big Stick diplomacy during his presidency, from 1901 to 1909. As president, he oversaw construction of the Panama Canal. He was the sCoTT “conservationist BRInTon president” who founded 150 national forests and created the U.S. Forest Service. He received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in negotiating a treaty in the RussoJapanese War of 1904-05. He helped found the Boy Scouts of America. For goodness’ sake, the teddy bear was named for him. Locally, the community of Roosevelt bears his name. So do BSA’s Theodore Roosevelt Council 386 and the Nassau County Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola. Roosevelt was, no doubt, a monumental

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figure — literally, carved in stone on South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore. He was, and is, a hero to many, many Americans. Our 26th president was also an unabashed racist. I learned this while recently reading “Theodore Roosevelt’s History of the United States” (Harper, 2010). Daniel Ruddy selected short takes from Roosevelt’s voluminous writings — 35 books and a multitude of essays and speeches — and compiled them into a historical timeline of the U.S. according to Roosevelt. I happened to be reading the book before the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day, and before the American Museum of Natural History asked permission of New York City in June to remove the bronze statue of Roosevelt that had stood on the museum’s steps since 1940. The statue depicts Roosevelt looking glorious atop a massive horse, with a Native American man and an African-American man standing, in positions of subjugation, to his right and left. The statue was originally intended, museum officials said, to celebrate Roosevelt “as a devoted naturalist.” Seen through a 2020 lens, however, it appears to portray him as a conqueror. And so it will come down, like so many statues of late.

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I have visited the AMNH many times, and passed by that statue on numerous occasions, never seeing it for what it was — racist. As a teenager, I studied Roosevelt’s life without seeing him for who he was — a deeply conflicted figure who was at once progressive (he was the first president to invite a black man, Booker T. Washington, to dine at the White House) and yet racist. Roosevelt spoke of Native Americans as “squalid savages” and justified the taking of their lands by force as a means to spread white European civilization. He decried the evils of slavery but did not believe, nearly half a century after it ended, that black people were ready to vote. Racism is our national psychosis, and to overcome it, we must examine our collective psyche to root out the causes of this terrible affliction. That means looking honestly at our history, including at our revered national figures. To see how unapologetically racist many of them were is to understand how thoroughly ingrained racism was in our nation, and why it’s so damn difficult to rid our country of this scourge. So, I give you Teddy Roosevelt in his own words: Writing about war with Native Americans: “The most righteous of all wars is a war with savages, though it is apt to be also

’ve passed by one statue of him many times, never seeing it for what it was — racist.

the most terrible and inhuman . . . A sad and evil feature of such warfare is that whites, the representatives of civilization, speedily sink almost to the level of their barbarous foes.” On the annexation of Texas in 1845: “It was of course ultimately to the great advantage of civilization that the Anglo-American should supplant the Indo-Spaniard.” On slavery: “I know what a good side there was to slavery, but I know also what a hideous side there was to it, and this was the important side.” On African-Americans: “I do not believe that the average Negro in the United States is as yet in any way fit to take care of himself and others as the average white man, for if he were there would be no Negro problem.” On English colonialism: “I am a believer in the fact that it is for the good of the world that the English-speaking race in all its branches should hold as much of the world’s surface as possible. The spread of the little kingdom of Wessex into more than a country, more than an empire, into a race which has conquered half the earth and holds a quarter of it is perhaps the greatest fact in all of history.” Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

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e are blessed with the curse of living in interesting times, and our duty is to bear witness. Like the Greatest Generation, we are in the midst of a fight for our lives, and we don’t know yet how it will end. We are still Londoners in the dark days of the Blitz. For our wartime parents and grandparents, the battles were furious and deadly, but the good guys won and democracy prevailed. Americans sacrificed together, mourned together and danced together on VJ Day. Those of us RandI born after the two kReIss world wars know about them because others told the story. In a strange and wonderful coincidence, the movie “Hamilton” began streaming online on July Fourth (of course). One line from it is, “Who lives, who dies, who tells the story?” The creator of the show, Lin Manuel Miranda, speaks to being part of history, and at the same time observing the moment. We know about World War II

because of writers like Stephen Ambrose, and we know about the founding of our country because Washington and Jefferson and Madison and Franklin and Hamilton took pen to paper. We experience the Holocaust on a visceral level when we read Elie Wiesel’s account of being a 7-year-old in Auschwitz in “Night.” We know their stories because they were willing to bear witness to the history they were living. Perhaps they were compelled. Bearing witness is both a gift to the future and a psychological release. We talk about our trauma and the burden is shared. Here, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and the catastrophe of the Trump years, we must tell our stories. To use another famous line from “Hamilton,” we are all, every one of us, in the room where it happened. We have lived the Trump years day to day, and suffered the assault on our American values, the evisceration of the governmental agencies that have kept us safe and the disregard for the very earth that sustains us. Whatever your talent or ability, keep chronicling these days so that others can know what happened during the pandemic.

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Write the stories, paint the pictures, take out your phone and start snapping photos. Build new furniture for this time or create new recipes that helped you cope. Begin a diary. I am imploring my own grandkids to keep a journal of these days. Their experience is unique because this is the only childhood they know, and it is trapped in the constraints of pandemic protocols. They are observing how the grownups in the room are coping, and they are learning how to behave during a protracted emergency. Someday, we hope, their children and grandchildren will want to know how they survived this moment. Whatever our skill set, we must bear witness, not just to the disease and how it shoved us, body and soul, so far off course. We must remember, and record for the future, the offenses of Donald Trump and his supporters. We saw the run-up to the 2016 election. Enough of us Americans were willing to elect Trump to the presidency, despite his lack of leadership skills, despite his toxic attitudes toward women and minorities, despite his disregard for old alliances and

n the midst of a pandemic and a disastrous presidency, we must all tell our stories.

friends abroad and despite his lack of basic decency. We did it for our “pocketbooks” or for a “shakeup” in Washington or because we heard the veiled racism and xenophobia in his speeches and it appealed to us. We were all in the room when he got elected, and we have been languishing in that room these past three years. But while we have been stuck in a bad place, we have been recording events of the day and turning them into memories, and we can share these with generations to come so that our history will not repeat itself. Next time a charlatan comes to town selling snake oil, perhaps the public will be savvy and principled enough to send him or her packing. When we wonder aloud “What could go wrong?,” when we think about electing another dangerous fool, perhaps we will be scared straight by an account of the pandemic of 2020 and the story of a president whose incompetence and indifference led to thousands and thousands of unnecessary deaths. Who lives, who dies, who tells your story? Bearing witness is an edge on immortality. We may be gone someday, but we won’t be forgotten if someone reads our book or sees our play or listens to our music. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ith all the news of the coronavirus crisis, it would be easy to forget that we are more than a month into the Atlantic hurricane season — and now is the time to prepare for the possibility of a major storm. Thinking back on Superstorm Sandy, in 2012, reminds us of the destructive power of a hurricane — and the need to remain at the ready, even during times like this, when we’re distracted by other challenges. The American Red Cross annually publishes a hurricane-preparedness checklist. We present it here.

Before a storm ■ Listen to a NOAA Weather Radio for critical information from the National Weather Service. ■ Make sure you have a three-day supply of water — at least one gallon per day per person. ■ Be sure to have a three-day supply of food on hand. ■ Bring in anything from your yard that can be picked up by the wind, such as bicycles and lawn furniture. ■ Have a flashlight with extra batteries and a battery-powered or hand-crank radio. ■ Close windows, doors and hurricane shutters. If you don’t have shutters, board up windows and doors with plywood. ■ Check your first aid kit to ensure that it’s well supplied. ■ Turn the refrigerator and freezer to the coldest setting and keep them closed as much as possible so food will last longer if the power goes out. ■ Have a seven-day supply of medications and medical items (hearing aids with extra batteries, glasses, contact lenses, syringes, cane). ■ Turn off propane tanks and unplug small appliances. ■ Fill your vehicle’s gas tank. ■ Gather copies of personal documents (medication lists and pertinent medical information, proof of address, deed/lease to your home, passports, birth certificates, insurance policies). ■ Talk with members of your household and create an evacuation plan. Planning, and practicing the plan, will minimize confusion and fear during the storm. ■ Have cellphones and chargers on hand. ■ Create a family and emergency contact list. ■ Learn about your community’s hurri-

Vital items In your hurricane go bag, you should have: ■ A multi-purpose tool ■ Extra cash ■ Emergency blanket ■ Map(s) of the area ■ Tools and supplies for securing your home ■ An extra set of car and house keys ■ Extra clothing, hat and sturdy shoes ■ Rain gear ■ Insect repellent and sunscreen ■ Camera for photos of damage

after a storm ■ Continue listening to NOAA Weather Radio or the local news for the latest updates. ■ Stay alert for extended rainfall and subsequent flooding, even after the storm has passed. ■ If you evacuated, return home only when officials say it is safe. ■ Drive only if necessary, and again, avoid flooded roads and washed-out bridges. ■ Stay away from loose or dangling electric lines and report them to the power company. ■ Stay out of any building that has water around it. ■ Inspect your home for damage. Take pictures of any damage, both of the building and its contents, for insurance purposes. ■ Use flashlights, not candles, in the dark.

cane response plan. Plan routes to local shelters, register family members with special medical needs as required and make plans for your pets to be cared for. ■ Evacuate if advised by authorities. Be careful to avoid flooded roads and washedout bridges.

■ Avoid drinking or preparing food with tap water until you are sure it’s not contaminated. ■ Check refrigerated food for spoilage. If in doubt, throw it out. ■ Wear protective clothing, and be cautious when cleaning up to avoid injury.

■ Be certain to have baby supplies (bottles, formula, baby food, diapers).

■ Watch animals closely, and keep them under your direct control.

■ Check pet supplies (collar, leash, ID, food, carrier, bowl).

■ Use the telephone only for emergency calls.

■ Because standard homeowners insurance does not cover flooding, you should have a flood insurance plan. For more information on flood insurance, visit the National Flood Insurance Program website, www.FloodSmart.gov.

If your community has experienced a hurricane, or any disaster, register on the American Red Cross Safe and Well website, RedCross.org/SafeandWell to let your family and friends know about your welfare.

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t is an understatement to say that the coronavirus pandemic has had profoundly negative impacts on the health and well-being of Americans, as well as the job market, personal finances and the economy. The devastation has been particularly painful for the metropolitan area, including Long Island. The Town of Hempstead’s proactive approach to dealing with the crisis has helped us to secure resources to do so. What’s more, our partnership with neighbors across our communities has enabled us to DonaLD expend those CLaVIn resources in a thoughtful and meaningful manner, providing needed assistance to individuals and business owners who have been hard-hit by the deadly virus. To be certain, we have accomplished much, but there is more that we can do together on the road to recovery from the pandemic. Hempstead Town’s Road to Recovery initiative is a comprehensive approach to safeguarding municipal employees, protecting the public and assisting business owners. It has also been acutely

focused on maintaining essential governmental services, restoring many welcome amenities that neighbors enjoy during these troubling times as well as providing life-sustaining food to neighbors. The town has even supplied funding to hospitals, which is being used to battle Covid19. Much of the work we have done has been made possible by $134 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES, grant funding, which U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer helped to secure. The challenges confronting the town have been significant, given the fact that our population is greater than that of several states. Indeed, the population density of our communities has apparently made us more vulnerable to the impacts of the virus than many other regions of New York and the country. In recognition of that, my administration created a Coronavirus Task Force, which was led by the town’s medical director, Dr. David Neubert, a certified Emergency Department doctor. As the only town in our region with a dedicated medical director, we were able to quickly and safely establish protocols that helped us maintain and resume services with minimal interruption. From

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Letters Column captures pandemic’s challenges To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Marriage in the time of Covid-19” in last week’s Herald: I am so amazed at how often Randi’s written words match my sentiments. Just this morning I remarked to my best friend that having my wife at home all day, every day since March is beginning to wear thin. We also, by unspoken agreement, spend several hours in separate areas, but somehow I’m getting less tolerant of those times when she just appears in my space for a little chat or to rant about some disturbing news she’s just heard or read. Anyway, thanks, Randi, for your writing, and happy anniversary after 52 years of wedded bliss and adjustment! PATRICIA FULTON Baldwin

New York needs voting poll workers To the Editor: State Assemblywoman Nily Rozic and I unveiled legislation on Monday to improve Election Day for millions of New

continuing our sanitation and recycling services with minimal interruption to offering clean and sanitary drinking water to residents, we took our mission seriously. Our government officials adapted to the pandemic, revising methods of collecting taxes, processing marriage licenses and handling building permits. We continue to modify procedures to make our government accessible to neighbors while ensuring the safety of employees and the public. We have also taken steps to help members of the town’s family who are in need. We have spent millions of dollars to create “pop-up” food pantries to meet people’s nutritional needs. Free lunch programs are in place, and a new partnership with Island Harvest will provide for a $2 million food-delivery program for the at-risk population. Now that summer is here, we have worked hard to restore a sense of normalcy to the season for residents. From presenting drive-in movies and concerts to opening beaches, parks and pools with added safety protocols, the qualityof-life experience is being restored in the town. Businesses have been slammed by the pandemic and the restrictions placed on

Yorkers by addressing a lack of available poll workers across the state. The new bill would, if passed, allow college students to work at poll sites where they are not registered to vote, freeing up thousands of potential volunteers. In New York’s primary last month, an estimated one-third of trained poll workers stayed home because they worried they might contract Covid-19. Additionally, traditional polling places such as schools, libraries and firehouses refused to open because of the virus. Of 698 polling locations on Long Island, 344 were closed on Primary Day, June 23. This put tremendous pressure on the poll workers at the open locations, and reflected the need to expand the pool of potential volunteers. With so many uncertainties facing our election operations this fall, it is critical that polling locations have enough staff to ensure that the voting process happens as safely and smoothly as possible. Under current state law, poll workers are required to live in the election district where they work, which limits the potential new-volunteer pool and puts a strain on polling locations with increased demand. But many students attend college outside their normal election district, and so are ineligible to be poll workers near their schools. In 2018, nearly 60 percent of poll workers were over age 61, with more than 25

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With pandemic abating, town’s on the road to recovery

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their operations by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. gr ma The town actively helped restaurants to reopen, establishing Long Island’s first sta outdoor seating program, which provides expedited permits for outdoor din- Americ As a ing at no cost to restaurant owners. The town has partnered with Nassau County Americ to secure $2 million worth of personal awe. In h protective equipment for business owners free of charge. As Hempstead moves forward, we continue to receive and evaluate proposals from various community groups for the effective and efficient use of CARES funding, which will benefit everyone in the town’s large, diverse family. We are consulting with other governments, such as local villages, to explore additional opportunities to help people. And we are poised to begin $40 million in roadway-improvement projects to put many workers back on the job. Lastly, we will be announcing several new community-assistance programs and the elimination of many touch surfaces at town ed the U facilities for the well-being of the public. He r Together, we will continue to push for work in the responsible reopening of our society. Japane We have made great progress, but there the Boy sake, th is more to do in the battle to recover Loca from the health impacts and economic bears h damage wrought by the pandemic. evelt C Donald Clavin is the Town of Hempstead Execut eola. supervisor. Roo

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Don Clavin The Hempstead Town Board

Road to Recovery

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2020 FREE SUMMER DRIVE-IN CONCERTS July

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All concerts start at 8 p.m., at Town Park, Point Lookout Town residents only. First-come, first-serve basis.

It is “Urgent” for you to see Double Vision - The Foreigner Experience. Decadia performs the soundtrack of your life with all the greatest hits from the ‘80’s, ‘90’s & today. “One Way or Another” you will love Sunday Girl – A Blondie Tribute Experience. There will be “Something in the Air” as PseudoSsudio performs the hits of Phil Collins. You’ll hear the sounds of “Sweet Home Alabama” as FREEBIRD plays the hits of LYNYRD SKYNYRD. Take a “Holiday” with Material Girl featuring Amber Ferrari in a tribute to Madonna & Lady Gaga. You will “Feel the Love Tonight” as Sir Elton plays the hits of Elton John. It will be a magical night when Hokis Pokis takes the stage. “That’s Amore” with Jenna Esposito…Featuring Italian favorites song by such artists as Connie Francis, Jerry Vale, Rosemary Clooney and more. There will be “Nowhere to Run” when the Ladies of Motown hit the stage. You will be “Dancing in the Dark” with Badlands – A Bruce Springsteen Tribute. You will want to “Take It Easy” as Desert Highway plays the hits of the Eagles. “You’ve Got a Friend” as Hour Glass plays the hits of James Taylor.

2020 FREE SUMMER DRIVE-IN MOVIE SERIES Movies will begin at sunset, and attendees are urged to arrive early. Town residents only. First-come, first-serve basis.

Daddy’s Home

Sonic the Hedgehog

Tuesday, July 14 at Rath Park 849 Fenworth Blvd., Franklin Square

Thursday, July 23 at Western Beef, Town Parking Lot R-1 322 Nassau Blvd., Roosevelt

Mamma Mia

Footloose

Thursday, July 16 at Hewlett Point Park 130 Hewlett Point Ave., Bay Park

Tuesday, July 28 at Oceanside Park 3800 Mahlon Brower Drive, Oceanside

The Lion King (2019)

Grease

Tuesday, July 21 at Veterans Memorial Park 1700 Prospect Ave., East Meadow

Thursday, July 30 at Niest Field 298-304 Jerusalem Ave., Levittown

For a complete list of concerts and movies, including August dates, please visit hempsteadtownny.gov

Donald X. Clavin, Jr. Supervisor

Frank Zangla Commissioner, Parks & Recreation

Council Members Dorothy L. Goosby Bruce A. Blakeman Anthony D’Esposito Dennis Dunne, Sr. Thomas E. Muscarella Christopher Carini

Kate Murray Town Clerk

Jeanine C. Driscoll Receiver of Taxes

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