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Freeport P.D. hosts its first ‘Field Day’ By REiNE BETHANy rbethany@liherald.com
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GATHEREd AT THE Field Day’s ribbon-cutting last Saturday were, from left, Chamber of Commerce Third Vice President Jaques Butler, school board President Maria Jordan-Awalom, Deputy Mayor Ron Ellerbe, Hempstead Town Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Mayor Robert Kennedy, County Legislator Debra Mulé, State Sen. John Brooks, Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, and Trustees Jorge Martinez and Chris Squeri.
All day last Saturday, while Hur ricane Henri whirled threateningly up the East Coast toward Long island, Freeport shrugged off doom and gloom to enjoy the largest police-community event ever staged in the northern part of the village. The Community Affairs Division of the Police Department sponsored the event, but the enthusiasm of attending police, state troopers, elected officials, Chamber of Commerce members, representa-
tives of multiple community and health organizations and a daylong stream of villagers illustrated the town’s community spirit. Shortly after 11 a.m., a Nassau County Police Department helicopter thrummed overhead and landed on the green of the baseball and soccer field, where its operators kept it for several hours, giving brief tours of its interior. Along the main walkway between the baseball field and the tennis courts, a balloon artist attracted visitors to a FidelContinued on page 14
Elected officials, dignitaries rally to support Haiti By REiNE BETHANy rbethany@liherald.com
More than 100 federal, state, county and town lawmakers or their representatives joined local pastors and heads of helping organizations on Monday to raise more aid for Haiti. According to an Aug. 21 report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Haiti, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the southwestern sector of the island nation on Aug. 14 left 2,200 Haitians dead, 344 missing, 12,000 injured, 130,000 homes damaged, and many schools, churches and public buildings in
ruins. Tropical Depression Grace worsened the catastrophe with hours of driving rain on Aug. 17. About 650,000 people need emergency humanitarian assistance, including 119,000 who have no safe water. Medical facilities have erected tents to treat the injured because the ruptured buildings are unsafe. “There has been a lot of suffering,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said at the Aug. 23 rally. “We want people in Haiti to know that we are with them and that we will support them in any way that we can. We have a vibrant and thriving Haitian community right here in
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Nassau County, and I know that the Haitian people are resilient.” The event was co-hosted by State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, of Elmont, and Dr. Frantz Dorsainvil, a professor of applied psychology at
New York University and the founder of the Gift of Writing Foundation, which sends school supplies to Haiti. The Rev. Edy Bichotte, pastor of Bethany French Baptist Church in Elmont, delivered the opening prayer, saying, “All that come here are of one spirit to bring healing to our country Haiti.”
Solages’s brother, County Legislator Carrié Solages, thanked Curran and Legislator Steve Rhoads for their continuing support of the Haitian-American community. “The United States and Haiti — our histories are intertwined,” Solages said, “so I want to remind everyone that we canContinued on page 12
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Henri chose modesty over might rbethany@liherald.com
Hurricane Henri guilelessly selfreduced to a tropical storm and held back from making landfall at Montauk, reserving that honor instead for Rhode Island. In Freeport, the storm brought only ponderous gray skies, denser-thanusual rainfall, and breezes that occasionally gusted to 30 mpjh. “Nothing’s going on,” said Freeport Fire Department Executive Director Raymond Maguire shortly before noon on Sunday. “It’s just raining. No flooded streets.” The situation stayed the same until Henri finally petered out on Monday. The pumping station and backflow valves recently installed under the
streets throughout Freeport’s waterfront community worked well. South Long Beach Avenue and cross-streets showed, at most, fuller-than-usual gutters. Down in Waterfront Park, no cars sat in the lot. Even shorebirds were avoiding the inlet waters to paddle in a puddle near the boardwalk. Viewed from the railing at the end of the boardwalk, the deep-gray water of the inlet looked strangely flat, with wavelets rippling in an unconvincing breeze, calm yet forbidding. Traffic along Woodcleft Avenue was light. The storm brought little drama, but given that its westward rotation made heavy rains circle back into Nassau County from Connecticut late Sunday and on Monday morning, hunkering down at home was still a good idea.
On the nautical Mile around noon on Sunday, a flabby breeze barely stirred the palm trees at Bracco’s while heavy rain poured straight down.
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Town supervisor talks hurricane preparedness By cristina arrOyO rOdriguez carroyo@liherald.com
At 1 p.m. Aug. 22, as Tropical Storm Henri was lashing Nassau County, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin paused for a moment to give an interview on the town’s hurricane preparedness and response effort, PSEG Long Island’s response and how Superstorm Sandy, which battered Long Island in 2012, has influenced the town’s and residents’ perceptions of extreme weather events. Clavin said the town prepared ahead of Henri for its arrival, instilling in residents a sense of confidence that the town could handle this emergency, Clavin said. In the days leading up to the storm, PSEG Long Island officials said ratepayers could expect power outages of seven to 10 days. Clavin called the statement unacceptable. “First,” he said, “you scare people by doing that, and then you’re indicating to them that you don’t think you’re ready to respond. They need to provide the services that they’re paid to do here.” Henri veered east of its projected path, so Nassau County was not hit by the brunt of the stor m, which was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm at 7 a.m. Sunday. Still, Nassau
works. Clavin said of the was hit with heavy rain state gover nment, “They from Henri’s outer bands. have a couple of great pro“We are very, very fortugrams out there—the connate,” Clavin said. “The struction of homes, shorestorm tracked down to the line security, and we are east, which really saved the going to continue to work day in the Town of Hempwith the state and the counstead. It lowered the storm ty to protect our residents.” surge and the winds.” He alluded to how raising He remained wor ried houses should protect resiabout Aug. 23, the day after dents from future stor m the storm, however. “Now, surges. ”After Superstorm the overall rain amount is Sandy, you saw the redesignstill a concern,” he said. “We ing of how they’re building are on standby to have anyhouses,” he said. “You had body who has a concern of a them elevated. You’ve seen tree down, we are going to that throughout the entire get the crews down there.” South Shore, and I think it’s The town has learned its worked out great.” lesson from previous big He added, “If you go to stor ms, especially Superany South Shore community, storm Sandy, Clavin said. you see houses that are With $700 million secured raised, and the residents feel through the NY Rising Commore secure.” munity Reconstruction ProHe remembered how peogram, the town has been ple “piled their entire lives providing rebuilding and dOnald clavin in their front lawns” after resiliency assistance to comHempstead Town Sandy, and he recognizes munities severely damaged that, along with the town, by Tropical Storms Irene supervisor residents learned from the and Lee and Sandy. devastating experience. Some of the initiatives of “You have a lot of residents who live this program have been implemented in Hempstead, while others are now in the on the South Shore take their vehicles
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and move them north. Why? Because they knew what happened in Superstorm Sandy. They learned that lesson, and now they’re better prepared,” Clavin said. Overall, for Henri and other future extreme weather events, Clavin has some simple advice for residents to avoid loss of life and property: “We ask residents to stay off the roads and stay at home.”
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Helping Haiti: Letter from the Rotary president By Reine Bethany rbethany@liherald.com
The Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club was already pondering how to use its budgeted funds and its network of connections to help Haiti through the crisis of President Moïse Jovenel’s assassination on July 7. When the August 14 earthquake slammed Haiti’s southwestern portion, the Rotary responded once again. A letter written by club president Marc Rigueur eloquently expresses the pain of seeing his homeland in difficulties, and the practical determination that the Freeport-Merrick Rotary applies to the need for help. Greetings, I very much appreciate your taking the time to hear about our efforts for Haiti. The 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on the 14th of August has left a lot of devastation. Unlike 2010 which affected a more populated area, the earthquake hit a more rural area. Regardless, the ground opening up, landslides and rolling boulders from mountainous areas have caused untold damage and death to many towns near the epicenter of this earthquake. Homes, schools and business were destroyed within seconds. I was born and raised in a small town call Ducis, near Les Cayes. I am greatly affected by the description of the damage told to me by friends and family members living in Haiti. As a child, I attended some of the schools and churches. I ran around and played within the streets near the houses and communities that have now been destroyed. The full extent of casualties and damages has still not been determined. Our board members met to see what immediate actions we can take to help. We got in contact with the Rotary District 7020, who were already on the ground in Haiti. We obtained information from the Earthquake Response Chairperson of
a still FRom a hazy video transmitted directly from the earthquake-torn sector shows a ruined schoolhouse in Ducis. their immediate needs:
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FoRmeR PResident FloRence March-Charles and current President Marc Rigueur both have roots in Haiti.
■ First aid kits ■ Tents and tarps ■ Blankets
Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club c/o CYBS 294 West Merrick Road, Ste 12 Freeport, NY 11520
donate. Funds are needed to get the necessary aid and supplies that the people in these affected areas need. Donations can be made by:
■ Hygiene kits ■ Medical materials ■ Food and drinking water We sent out emails throughout our Rotary club district requesting assistance through donations. We communicated with various Rotary clubs and set in motion a collaboration of efforts. We are continuing to connect with individuals, churches and other organizations who are within the towns and communities that were heavily affected by this earthquake. This way we can have direct confirmation that the funds and supplies being sent are helping the people and communities in need. We urgently need everyone’s help and currently the best way to help is to
■ going to our website at www.freeportmerrickrotary.org/page/help-haiti
I again very much appreciate your time.
■ Zelle Funds Transfer by using email address “fmrotarycontribution@gmail. com”
Regards, Marc Rigueur President Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club
■ checks made payable to “Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club “ and mailed to:
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Diogenes “Dodge” R.Cepeda, Jr., of Freeport, died on August 11. He was the beloved husband of Kaori, the loving father of Monika, Thor, Tatika, Ryo Watanabe, and Adelita Shinohara, and the dear brother of Adela, Juan Carlos, Helga, and Patricia Cepeda Smith. The religious service occurred on August 15, with cremation private.
Swainson Brown (Kevin) of Shelter Island, passed away suddenly on August 13, 2021, at the age of 40. He was a chef for the Pridwin Hotel on Shelter Island. He was the beloved son of Vincent and Beverly, the loving brother of Devonte Brown, Vincent Brown, and Shannon Dunn. The family received friends on August 24 at Hungerford and Clark Funeral Home, with interment in Hillanday Memorial Gardens, Lithonia, Georgia.
Eva N. Molese of Hillsboro Beach, Florida, died on August 12. She was the devoted wife to the late Eugene and the beloved mother of Michael (Marie), Robin, and Kristen (Patrick) Connolly. She was the dear grandmother of Paige, Haley, Savana Connolly, and Liam Connolly. The funeral mass took place on Tuesday, August 17, at St. Kevin’s RC Church in Queens, with interment at Mt. St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Andres C. Sanchez Andres C. Sanchez of Freeport died on August 13. He was the beloved husband of Elia, the loving brother of Jose and Candida, and is survived by many nieces and nephews. The religious service was held on August 17, with cremation private.
Her funeral mass occurred on Friday, August 20, 9:30 a.m., at Our Holy Redeemer RC Church, with interment at Calverton National Cemetery.
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A service called Merit Pages News has notified the Herald that 23 students from Freeport have earned honors or graduated from six colleges. The six colleges are the New York Institute of Technology, Hofstra University, University of Hartford, SUNY Delhi, University of Rhode Island, and Purchase College. A more detailed story will appear in a subsequent issue.
William J. Alford II, of Roosevelt, died on August 16, age 89. He was the beloved husband of the late Georgina, the loving father of William J. Alford III and the late Jackie Alford, and the cherished grandfather of Jazmin and William Alford IV. He is also survived by many loving relatives and friends. William was an usher at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary R.C. Church in Roosevelt, where he was known and loved by all. The family received friends on Aug. 25 at Hungerford and Clark Funeral Home, followed by a funeral Mass at 12 pm at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary R.C. Church and interment in Pinelawn Memorial Park.
Margaret A. Michelfelder Margaret Michelfelder (Peggy), a longtime Freeport Resident, passed away due to complications with pneumonia on August 15, age 90. She is joining her parents, her beloved husband Robert, her sisters Noreen and Winifred, and her brother Hugh, her son-in-law Bob Wernersbach, her nephew Hughie, and her children, Keith and Patricia Lee. She will always be in the hearts of those she is leaving behind: her children, Debra Wernersbach, Robert Michelfelder, Joanne Koutsogiannis, and Timothy Michelfelder, as well as her many grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, nieces and nephews, and too many loving friends to mention. Peggy was a happy, fun-loving person with a quick wit and an infectious smile.
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Theresa B. Magliulo Theresa (Terry) Magliulo of Freeport died on August 19. She was the wife of the late Joseph R. Magliulo, the mother of Ralph (Tricia) Magliulo, the grandmother of Joseph (Danielle) and Jennifer, and the great-grandmother of Joseph Paul Jr. A brief gathering was held on Monday, August 23, at Hungerford and Clark Funeral Home. Entombment followed at Pinelawn Memorial Park.
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A concert-goer put her hands in the air as former “The Voice” contestant Wé McDonald performed a redition of “Rise Up” by Andra Day at the Never Forget Concert at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on Saturday.
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Even an impending tropical storm can’t halt America’s pride. Despite rain caused by the approach of Henri, the Never Forget Concert at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater – a music festival to honor the nation’s military, first responders and 9/11 victims — went off as planned Saturday night. All proceeds from the concert went to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a nonprofit created in 2001 that works to provide mortgage-free houses and other benefits to injured veterans, Gold Star families and first responders. Around 7 p.m., the show kicked off with the bagpipe groups Emerald Society and NYPD Pipes and Drums, made up of active and retired New York City Police Department members. Two American flags on the stage waved in the wind as the national anthem was performed by “The Voice” contestant Wé McDonald. The CEO and founder of Tunnels for Towers, Frank Siller, then took the stage. “We can never forget what happened 20 years ago,” Siller said. “The foundation makes sure we never forget by honoring the sacrifice, and we honor the sacrifice by doing good. Let us do good for the greatest of all Americans: those who are willing to die for you and I.” Siller founded the nonprofit to honor his brother, Stephen, a New York City firefighter who strapped 60 pounds of gear to his back and ran two miles through the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel to the twin towers, where he died in the effort to save others. Sporting an FDNY T-shirt, “American Idol” contestant Jax performed “My Hero” by the Foo Fighters. It was followed by a performance by Danny Rodriguez, a former New York City police officer who said he was two blocks from the World Trade Center when it collapsed. He devoted his cover of “Into the Fire” by Bruce Springsteen to those who lost their lives
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during the attacks. Rapper Flo Rida later hit the stage with his track “My House.” During a brief technical issue, the audio for “Wild Ones” cut out. Flo Rida invited Jax back to the stage to help him finish the 2011 tune. As the rain began to intensify, Flo Rida encouraged the crowd to keep dancing. “To see you all out here smiling for something so purposeful – my hat goes off to you guys. This is a moment to cry tears of joy, so DJ hit it,” he said, leading into his “I Cry.” After he motivated the crowd to shout “Tunnels to Towers” several times in unison, he ended with his chart-topper “Low.” Additional performances by Journey, The Chainsmokers, Wyclef Jean, the Steve Miller Band, Gavin DeGraw, John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ann Wilson of Heart and Lee Greenwood rounded out the night.
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The 49th Nassau County Ancient Order of Hibernians Feis and Irish Festival is set for Sunday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Nickerson Beach in Lido Beach, and this year’s honoree will be John O’Connell, the former executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers, who retired in 2016. “It’s such a high honor to have been chosen as the honoree of this year’s Nassau County Ancient Order of Hibern i a n s Fe i s a n d I r i s h Fe s t iv a l , ” O’Connell said. “Having participated in the Nassau AOH Feis for many years, and knowing all the wonderful, hardworking Hibernian volunteers who give of themselves each year to promote and sustain the best of Irish heritage and culture that this feis and festival represents, I am truly blessed and humbled to be selected by those Hibernians as the 2021 honoree.” At the feis and festival, there will be Irish step dancing and live music by Bangers and Mash. There will also be Irish vendors, bagpipers, children’s games, Irish language demonstrations, an art competition and a raffle. Catholic Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. The entrance fee is $10 per person.
Children under 16 will be free. All local, state and federal Covid-19 safety precautions will be adhered to. For more information, go to www.NassauAOHFeis. com, or email MikeNYAOHsports@ gmail.com. Nickerson Beach is at 880 Lido Blvd in Lido.
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the 49th naSSau County Ancient Order of Hibernians Feis and Irish Festival will be held Sept. 19 in Lido Beach, at which John O’Connell, left, the Heralds’ former executive editor, will be honored.
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through the River of Grass in search of the key before the library vanishes forever! Contact the Freeport LIbrary Youth Services Department, (516) 379-3274 or youthservices@freeportlibrary.info.
Sunny Story Time Fun Come to the Freeport Memorial Library, 11-11:30 p.m., and enjoy the pleasant weather sitting outside on the library’s front lawn. Listen to some great stories and sing some songs. Please wear a mask. Limited seating; call (516) 379-3274 to find out whether registration is still available.
Mindfulness for adults Join Tracy Jolly, Community Wellness Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, 10:30-11:15 a.m. This online program will introduce you to a variety of accessible meditation techniques. Find the link in the Calendar of Events at freeportlibrary. info, or contact Maryellen Cantanno, (516) 379-3274 or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.
Teen Trivia Night Online Grades 7-12 can test their knowledge in a different subject from 6-6:30 p.m, including music, movies and more! Join Global Go-to-Meeting. Call the Freeport Library Youth Services Department, (516) 379-3274 or email youthservices@freeportlibrary.info.
Summer sand art fun Come to the Freeport Memorial Library, 2:30 - 3:00 pm, and create a cool art craft using colorful sand. Please remember to wear a mask. For grades 1 to 6. Limited registration is necessary. Please call us at (516) 3793274 or come into the Children’s Room to register.
Saturday, August 28 Letterboxing: Seek Long Island’s hidden secrets! Letterboxing continues through the Freeport Memorial Library. View the segment anytime 9 am - 9 pm. Letterboxing is a bit like a treasure hunt for people who like to enjoy the great outdoors. All around Long Island parks and preserves, boxes are tucked away waiting to be found. This week’s segment is a tutorial about letterboxing and a guide to some of the great local sites. For the link, visit freeportlibrary. info and click on the Calendar of Events link at the left, or contact the ASK Department at ASK@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.
Tai Chi for adults This virtual program is canceled for Aug. 28 and Sept. 4. It will resume Sept. 11.
Sunday, August 29 Boy Scouts of America Scout Fair The Boy Scouts of America, Iroquois District, will be hosting a Scout Fair on Sunday, Aug. 29, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Bay Park Playground, located at 198 1st Avenue in East Rockaway. At this event, leader and scout rep-
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BSA Iroquois District fair 8/29 The Boy Scouts of America, Iroquois District, will be hosting a Scout Fair on Sunday, Aug. 29, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Bay Park Playground, 198 1st Avenue in East Rockaway. resentatives from Nassau County will showcase the Scouting program. Joinup is open to children who live in any of the following areas: Alden Terrace, Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Cedarhurst, East Rockaway, Elmont, Franklin Square, Freeport, Hempstead, Hewlett, Inwood, Island Park, Lakeview, Lawrence, Lido Beach, Lynbrook, Malverne, North Woodmere, Oceanside, Rockville Centre, Roosevelt, Valley Stream, West Hempstead or Woodmere. For questions, call If you have any questions, please contact Boy Scouts of America
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Monday, August 30 Page Turners: Everglades adventure Panthers, and alligators, and manatees … oh, my! Available 9 am - 9 pm Page Turner’s nemesis, Pilfer Plotz, has stolen the key to the Ghost Light Library and hidden it somewhere deep in the everglades. Kenny and Page must travel
Craft day: Tube Snakes. Available 9 am - 9 pm. Not to be confused with tube steaks, these critters are made from paper towel tubes. Contact the library’s Youth Services Department, (516) 379-3274 or youthservices@ freeportlibrary.info
Yoga for adults Join this beneficial program online, 12:30-1:30 pm. Fully hydrate with water, and eat lightly no less than 30 minutes before class. Contact Maryellen Cantanno, (516) 379-3274 or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.
Meditation for adults Join online 7-8 pm. Explore the benefits of daily meditation and mindfulness practices. Find the link in the Calendar of Events at freeportlibrary. info, or contact Maryellen Cantanno, (516) 379-3274 or mcantanno@
Wednesday, Sept. 1 Page Turners: Illustrator day Available 9 am - 9 pm online. Christina Soontornvat is an award-winning author, engineer, and STEM educator. Her award-winning book “All Thirteen” is fantastic book and the name of the rescued soccer team is the Wild Boars. Contact the lYouth Services Department, (516) 379-3274 or youthservices@freeportlibrary.info.
Zumba for adults From 6:30-7:30 p.m., participate in this fun fitness routine that will have you moving and burning calories while mixing the dance moves! For the link, contact Maryellen Cantanno, (516) 379-3274 or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.
Thursday, Sept. 2 Zumba Gold for adults From 9:30-10:30 am, via Global GotoMeeting, enjoy a lower-intensity workout while increasing energy levels. Contact Maryellen Cantanno, (516) 379-3274 or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.
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Issues of the Freeport-based Nassau Daily Review-Star can be found at FultonHistory.com. The Freeport Memorial Library website lists 223 Freeport authors. Black-owned Value Precision Inc. was featured on Economic Forum, WTHE-AM 1520, in 1992. Led by Chief Joe Shapira, Freeport has New York State’s largest all-volunteer fire department. Freeport residents drink naturally purified water drawn from Freeport’s own fresh-water aquifer.
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Among the dignitAries who attended the Aug. 23 rally for Haiti were State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and her brother, County Legislator Carrié Solages, sixth and seventh from left in front row, County Executive Laura Curran, eighth from left, the Rev. Edy Bichotte, ninth from left, and Executive Director of Minority Affairs Lionel Chitty, 10th from left. Behind Curran were George Siberón of the Hempstead Hispanic Civic Association and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky. Top row, from left, were Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, of Queens, Jonathan Prevost, who represented County Legislator Debra Mulé, and Legislator Steve Rhoads.
Aug. 14 earthquake left more than 2,200 dead Continued from pAge 1 not just leave Haiti behind . . . Never give up on Haiti . . . Never give up on each other’s humanity. And that’s why over the past week we’ve been galvanizing and helping different nonprofits.” Marthe Desdunes, chairwoman of the Freeport-based Haitian American Family of Long Island, said, “One component of
HAFALI is Haiti Outreach Mission Experience. Prior to the pandemic, members of HAFALI traveled annually to various parts of Haiti with medical staff from South Nassau Hospital. . . . HAFALI has partnered with Nassau County Legislator Debra Mule’s office and the Elmont Cultural Center to provide supplies to those impacted by the earthquake on Aug. 14.
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We are working with our partners here on Long Island and in Haiti to bring supplies requested to four specific areas in Haiti: Aquin, Camp-Perrin, Aux Cayes and Jeremie. One hundred percent of the cash proceeds will be used to purchase items needed in those areas.” The word “requested” in Desdunes’s speech was key. Local organizations serving the Haitian diaspora have the information needed to target relief efforts for greatest efficiency. Elmont Cultural Center President Mimi Pierre Johnson thanked legislators, but also said, “We have the resources, we have the experiences within our community — please allow us to tell you what to do for us and don’t think that you know what we need.” The need for thoughtful application of help was also reflected in the words of Assemblywoman Taylor Darling, who said that her office at 33 Front St. in Hempstead is a drop-off point for supply
donations. “I know I’m in an audience of people who have gone down and done mission trips,” Darling said, “and offered their services to make sure that schools were available and health care was available, but I really want us to think about how we can take our surplus over here and … truly support Haiti where it can sustain itself.” As the rally was ending, famed Haitian poet and singer Alan Cavé and his father, poet Syto Cavé, spoke and sang a haunting piece in Kreyol. Then the speakers came down the steps from the platform in front of the Roosevelt Building and turned to watch with the crowd as the building was lit from its pillars to its dome, half red and half blue. Speakers and those attending remained chatting and looking upward at the dome until well after dark.
At 8:45 p.m., red and blue lights lit the dome of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building. The flag of Haiti is half blue and half red.
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Bridging the Gap encourages unity CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 is Care tent. At one end of the walkway, a medical van brought by Community Care of Molloy College was stationed next to a Fidelis Care van, administering wellness screenings and informing the public of services available for self-care, emotional health, speech/language pathology and music therapy. Nearer to the mobile stage, deep-purple T-shirts worn by members of Hold On Be Strong drew the attention of passers-by. “We’re an organization for training the police and the community to understand each other through workshops at police stations and community centers,” said Calvin Bryant, executive vice president of community membership. “Eric Crumbley is the leader, a retired NYPD officer who is now looking to help police officers make changes.” On the other side of the mobile stage, a volunteer named Mary Ngernnak handed out free books donated by the Freeport Public Schools. Lois Howes and Larry Dresner of the Long Island Council for the Arts at Freeport helped children create a poster made of fingerpaint palm prints, which would later decorate the wall of Freeport police headquarters. Nearer to the basketball courts, Mr. and Mrs. Buck Shai passed out fliers for their organization, the Freeport Disciples, which runs basketball teams for children ages 7 through 16. The Disciples practice at Bishop Frank O. White Park. The Shais also provide mentorship and homework help. At intervals along the path, Freeport police officers clustered, chatting with passers-by. Wearing deep-blue polo shirts and khaki slacks, the officers of the Freeport Police Community Affairs Division roved, talking to villagers. This division is just over a year old. Its lead officers are Samantha Sepulveda, Donnetta Comberbatch and Sgt. Bobby Ford. Their mission is to build understanding between police and community.
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OFFICERS DONETTA CUMBERBATCH, left, and Samantha Sepulveda, of the Freeport Police Community Affairs Division, received an award from Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s office. “The annual Nautical Mile event this year was the first event we organized,” Sepulveda said. “This Field Day is the second.” As noon drew near, dignitaries gathered on the mobile stage. They cheered when Mayor Robert Kennedy
snipped a broad red ribbon with the huge Chamber of Commerce scissors, launching the new Bridging the Gap Field Day as an annual event. Kennedy then named the many officials present. “Hold your applause to the end,” he said, “because there are a lot of people here.” The long list of names symbolized the deep interest that Freeport holds for the wider Nassau community. As applause for the officials faded, radio and TV personality Bernardino Rosario stepped forward to emcee. He announced the ball games and other activities throughout the park, and directed the public to the picnic area near Parsons Avenue, where Chamber of Commerce President Ben Jackson stood grilling burgers with other chamber members, and Chick-fil-A employees handed out free sandwiches. A high point of the day was Rah-Quel Bryant’s “Making a Difference” award (see “Rocky kicks it,” this issue). As Rosario explained it, the 15-year-old girl, whom everyone calls “Rocky,” had provided the spark that developed into the Bridging the Gap event. In a conversation with Community Affairs officers during the Black Lives Matter protests in June 2020, Rocky suggested that the Freeport Police Department organize a unifying barbecue and basketball game. “She’s now a junior firefighter and a cookie entrepreneur, who looks at the police without fear and with a changed perspective,” Rosario said. “On behalf of our community and the police department, I ask for a big round of applause for this amazing young lady.” After Rocky received her plaque, officials gave out other community service awards. The event proceeded with games of basketball and kickball, sack races and a lacrosse clinic, culminating at day’s end with a hilarious tug-of-war.
Rocky Bryant makes a difference every day By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com
Rah-Quel “Rocky” Bryant avoids the limelight. But it follows her around. Rocky, age 15, isn’t in showbiz, sports, or politics. The Baldwin High sophomore bakes and sells cookies, feeds the homeless with her profits, and confers monthly with officers of the Freeport Police Community Affairs Division. She also helped organize a June 2020 protest against racism on the Nautical Mile and inspired Freeport’s first-ever Bridging the Gap Field Day on August 21. “A lot of kids look up to her,” said Rocky’s mother, Latanya Bryant, in a phone interview, “and she says, Mommy, I’m just being me, I’m just being nice. And I tell her, I wasn’t like you at 15.” Rocky makes a difference because, if she sees a societal problem, she thoughtfully identifies what she personally can do to help solve it. Then she puts her ideas into action. “She doesn’t like to get awards and stuff,” said Latanya. “She just wants to do it. She got a Rising Star award for Black History Month, and she said, ‘Why am I getting’ this?’ I said, ‘Because you did the cleanup in Hempstead, you cleaned the graffiti, we feed the homeless, and whenever someone asks you to volunteer you never say no … you just GO.’ And she said, ‘But aren’t people supposed to do that?’
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RAH-QUEL “ROCKY” BRYANT received a “Making a Difference” award from the Freeport Police Community Affairs Division. From left were Community Affairs Officer Samantha Sepulveda, Latanya and Rocky Bryant and Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé. And I said, ‘Yeah, but they don’t.’” Rocky’s monthly encounters with the police did not start because she did something wrong, but because she did something right. Supported by her family -- Latanya, father Roy Bryant, brother RahShaun Bryant, and other relatives -- she protested racist comments posted on social media by a former owner of Bracco’s Clam and Oyster Bar on the Nautical Mile. Rocky, then 14 years old, did not merely march and shout slogans. When co-owners
Robbie and Mike Bracco came out of their establishment to talk to the protestors, Rocky listened and responded. Her parents were with her, and they and the Bracco brothers agreed to a private meeting so they could exchange viewpoints undistracted. “My husband and I were floored by the things Rocky was saying to them,” said Latanya. “She was so on point and so respectful.” Robbie Bracco asked what Bracco’s
could do to help Rocky’s cause. At her suggestion, Bracco’s displayed flags for Black Lives Matter and Gay Lives Matter, alongisde a flag with the Freeport Police logo and the American flag. The brothers also instituted diversity inclusion training for their staff. Since then, “We talk with Robbie and Mike all the time,” Latanya said. “And they always say, ‘Anything Rocky needs, let us know. Anything we can do to help with change, let us know.’ They come to her cookie events. They donated the burgers and buns and water for the Field Day.” Meanwhile, the protest brought the Bryant family into conversation with the Community Affairs Division of the Freeport Police. Not only did Rocky inspire the Field Day, but she and several other teens have met monthly with Community Affairs for the past year. “That really changed both of our perspectives,” Latanya said,. Meanwhile, apart from police issues, Rocky regularly uses the money she earns through her business, Rocky’s Kicking Treats, to feed the homeless. Her father, a DJ known as Black Roy, and her mother drive her every other Friday to locations in Hempstead, Baldwin, and Freeport where they know they will find homeless people, to hand out sandwiches and water. Rocky has also become a junior firefighter. As her mother put it, “She just wants to do her thing, help people, and keep going.”’
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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME EQUITY ASSET TRUST 2005-3, HOME EQUITY PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-3, Plaintiff against SIMBIA A. WILLIAMS, et al., Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on April 5, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y., on the 14th day of September, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. premises described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as and by part of Lot No. 11 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Oakhurst, situate at Freeport, Queens County, New York, surveyed and laid out by Carman Cornelius, Surveyor, Freeport, Long Island, 1888 Property of A. Pettit, Esq.” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on December 19, 1988 as Map No. 366 and subsequently filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau as Map No. 116, which said part of lots is bounded and described as follows; BEGINNING at a point on the Northerly side of Harris Avenue (East Lincoln Place) (Lincoln Place), distant 100 feet Easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of Harris Avenue with the easterly side of Jay Street (Garfield Place); RUNNING THENCE Northerly and at right angles to Harris Avenue, 140 feet; THENCE Easterly parallel with Harris Avenue, 50 feet;
THENCE Southerly and at right angles to Harris Avenue, 140 feet to the Northerly sided of Harris Avenue; THENCE Westerly along the northerly side of Harris Avenue, 50 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises known as 55 Harris Avenue, Freeport, N.Y. 11520. (Section: 55, Block: 255, Lot: 14). Approximate amount of lien $ 710,688.39 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 4119-08. David Lieser, Esq., Referee. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 10 Bank Street - Suite 700 White Plains, NY 10606 (914) 949-2574 During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. 127073 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff AGAINST HERBERT LEWIS, JR., CEDRIC WHITT, ERIC WHITT, IF LIVING OR IF EITHER OR ALL BE DEAD, THEIR WIVES, HUSBANDS, HEIRS-AT-LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING UNDER, BY OR THROUGH SAID ERIC WHITT BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, OF ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, AND THE RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES, WIDOW, OR WIDOWERS OF THEM, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOSE NAMES ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of
Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 05, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on September 27, 2021 at 2:30PM, premises known as 16 Abbott Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, and State of New York, SECTION 55, BLOCK 419, LOT 81 and SECTION 55, BLOCK 419, LOT 82. Approximate amount of judgment $329,149.57 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 2324/2012. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Lisa A. Goodwin, Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 69439 127167
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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court,Nassau County, on the 2nd day of August,2021,bearing Index Number 000458-21, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York grants me the right to assume the name ALLEXY RODRIGUEZ.The city and state of my present address are FREEPORT, NY the month and year of my birth are April 2007;the place of my birth is QUEENS,NY; my present name is ALLEXY CHARLES RODRIGUEZ. 127184 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232
LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 2nd day of July 2021 bearing index Number 21.000369, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, NY grants me the right to assume the name of Tiffany Marie Rodriquez. The city and state of my present address are Freeport, NY: the month and year of my birth are November 1982; the place of my birth is Flushing, New York; my present name is Tiffany Maire PEndola AKA Tiffany Marie D’Alessio. 127182
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SURPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF WHARFSIDE CONDOMINIUM, Pltf. vs. JOHN K. CONLIN, et al, Defts. Index #609108/2018. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Sept. 16, 2019, I will sell at public auction on Sept. 28, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. at the north side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY prem. k/a 725 Miller Avenue, Unit 224, Freeport, NY a/k/a Section 62, Block 103, Lot 245U and CA113 and Section 62, Block 183, Lot 410 a/k/a Tax Unit No. 224 together with a .9066% undivided interest in the common elements of the condominium hereinafter described as the same defined in the Declaration of Condominium hereinafter referred to. The real property above described is a Unit shown on the plans of a Condominium prepared and certified by Baldwin and Cornelius, P.C. and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on the 12th day of December, 1985 as Map No. CA 113 defined in the Declaration of Condominium entitled, Wharfside Condominium made by Freeport Nautical Development Company, under Article 9-B of the New York Real Property Law dated May 14, 1985 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on the 12th day of December, 1985 in Liber 9689 of Conveyances at page 313 covering the property therein described. Approx. amt. of judgment is $71,864.81 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. JEFFREY W. HALBREICH, Referee. JAY L. YACKOW, Atty. For Pltf., 355 Post Ave., Ste. 201, Westbury, NY. #98833 126636
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2021 ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for “2021 ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT” until 11:00 A.M. on September 14, 2021 in the Main
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■■ A■ suspect■ was■ arrested■ by■ Freeport■ detectives■ on■ August■ 19■ for■ menacing■ in■ the■2nd■degree.■The■suspect■was■involved■ in■a■road■rage■incident■and■menaced■the■ victim■ with■ a■ knife■ before■ driving■ away.■ Freeport■ detectives■ located■ the■ suspect,■ who■ was■ arrested■ without■ incident■ and■ transported■ to■ Freeport■ Police■ Headquarters■for■arrest■processing.
■■ A■ suspect■ was■ arrested■ on■ August■ 23■ by■Freeport■police■officers■for■intentionally■ damaging■ her■ ex-boyfriend’s■ front■ car■bumper■with■a■sharp■object.■She■was■ charged■ with■ criminal■ mischief ■ in■ the■ 2nd■degree.
■■ A■ suspect■ was■ arrested■ on■ August■ 20■ by■ Freeport■ police■ officers■ for■ operating■ a■vehicle■while■intoxicated.■Officers■were■ notified■of ■an■overturned■vehicle■within■ Freeport■and■discovered■the■suspect■with■ automobile,■ from■ which■ beer■ cans■ were■ spilling■ onto■ the■ street.■ The■ suspect’s■ glassy,■ bloodshot■ eyes,■ slurred■ speech,■ and■ smell■ of ■ alcohol■ on■ the■ breath■ prompted■ further■ investigation■ and■ the■ arrest■of ■the■suspect,■who■was■transported■ to■ the■ Nassau■ County■ Police■ Central■ Testing■Unit.
■■ On■August■18,■a■Freeport■police■officer■ responded■ to■ a■ graffiti■ assignment■ and■ observed■ a■ U.S.■ Postal■ Service■ mailbox■ that■had■been■spray-painted■without■permission.■ The■ Freeport■ Department■ of ■ Public■Works■was■notified.
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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 website at www.freeportny.gov or at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, from 9:00 A.M. on August 30, 2021 until 4:00 P.M. September 10, 2021. There is no fee for a set of contract documents. Each bid must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond in the amount of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid insuring to the benefit of the Village of Freeport, or a certified check of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid, made payable to the Village of Freeport, to assure the entering of the successful bidder into an acceptable contract. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder. Bids which in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced, shall be rejected. In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - August 26, 2021 127240
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2021 NASSAU AVENUE GRADE RAISE PROJECT RE-BID THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for “2021 NASSAU AVENUE GRADE RAISE PROJECT RE-BID” until 11:00 A.M. on on September 14, 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 website at www.freeportny.gov or at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, from 9:00 A.M. on August 30, 2021 until 4:00 P.M. September 10, 2021. There is no fee for a set of contract documents. Each bid must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond in the amount of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid insuring to the benefit of the Village of Freeport, or a certified check of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid, made payable to the Village of Freeport, to assure the entering of the successful bidder into an acceptable contract. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals received and subject to these
reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder. Bids which in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced, shall be rejected. In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - August 26, 2021 127237
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS SUFFOLK STREET SEWER LIFT STATION AND BUFFALO AVENUE SEWER PUMP STATION RENOVATIONS THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for “SUFFOLK STREET SEWER LIFT STATION AND BUFFALO AVENUE SEWER PUMP STATION RENOVATIONS” until 11:00 A.M. on September 14, 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 website at www.freeportny.gov or at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, from 9:00 A.M. on August 30, 2021 until 4:00 P.M. September 10, 2021. There is no fee for a set of contract documents. Each bid must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond in the amount of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid insuring to the benefit of the Village of Freeport, or a certified check of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid, made payable to the Village of Freeport, to assure the entering of the successful bidder into an acceptable contract. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder. Bids which in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced, shall be rejected. In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - August 26, 2021 127238
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Q. I am so frustrated about my construction. I am acting as contractor, and the guy framing my house, whom I trust completely, is saying my plans are ridiculously over-designed, and the beams are much too big and don’t even have columns in the plans. Can I switch architects in the middle of construction, and what would it take to do that?
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A. Picture if you will a group of people sitting in a courtroom. One is your framer, another is your architect and the judge is hearing the case in which you spent way too much on beams, or even worse, your lawyer is going over the damages of cracking and sagging ceilings and walls. Who do you imagine will be the onte eeper responsible party in the eyes of the law? Your framer? No, your architect. Why? The state grants a license, upon proof of a rigorous education followed by an internship and one of the longest exams given to show competence, not to your framer, but to the architect. Your County Office of Consumer Affairs, which licenses contractors, not framers, can confirm what the qualifications are: no formal educational background, no particular experience, not even an exam. Your framer gets elevated to the status of a licensed professional by you and you alone. He may be smart, even experienced, but the call isn’t for him to make, any more than a couch potato making the calls for a professional football team. There are no consequences for framers whether they’re right or wrong. If they choose not to put in beams prescribed on the sealed, permitted plans, just to make a point, and the house seems sturdy on the sunny day when they drive away, they may pat themselves on the back — that is, until the wind blows like it did recently in one of many heavy storms, or until the first heavy snowfall, when the roof begins to creak and sheetrock cracks. At that point, the amateurs you trusted are long gone. Framers can say anything, and they often do, confusing homeowners into believing their bold, unsubstantiated claims and calling into doubt the designated professional’s judgment or competence. “Rule of thumb” has no place in construction, but homeowners regularly and naively believe nonsense claims. The claim of no columns to support the beams makes no sense, since all beams require support. It sounds more like your framer is flexing his ego to you instead of speaking to the architect. If your plans carry the professional’s seal and received a permit, to change the situation requires a lot of backtracking. The owner and new architect, if they have any ethics, should notify the current architectof-record of the change in status. New, redrawn plans and new paperwork carrying the new architect’s seal, with an explanation letter, must be submitted to your building department; all this because you granted an amateur the level of responsibility they have no legal standing to hold over a licensed professional. Good luck!
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t’s hard to believe that the Cuomo dynasty has come to an end, but New York now has a new governor, Kathy Hochul. I use “hard to believe” because for nearly 11 years, Andrew Cuomo had such a dominant role in the daily life of all New Yorkers. To the best of my recollection, no governor in my lifetime was in your face as much as Cuomo was. As I look back over the past 55 years, there have been eight governors occupying the Albany mansion. At least five JERRY of them served four or more KREMER years. But none of them was as powerful a figure as Cuomo. During the height of last year’s coronavirus crises, New Yorkers — and people around the world — looked forward to his daily briefings on how New York was coping with the pandemic. For that brief period, Cuomo was a 24/7 presence. If you think back on past governors,
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whether Nelson Rockefeller or Mario Cuomo, you realize that none of them was as front-and-center as Andrew Cuomo. If it wasn’t an update about Covid-19, the news would carry a story about the almost daily feud between Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. No matter what media you followed, there was a daily story about some Cuomo initiative. It seemed for some time that the only place the governor didn’t inhabit was your bedroom. But the days of a Cuomo in the news are over, at least for now, and many in the political arena consider this a blessing. Hochul may be surprised to find out how many people are ready to welcome her with open arms. As much as Cuomo accomplished — and he did do a lot — the state was ready for a respite with a new face on the Albany scene. It’s a historical fact that New York governors and New York City mayors have a hard time getting along. They view the political stage as having only one spotlight, and they will do anything
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to grab it. Of all the feuds that I recall, none was as nasty as the Cuomo-de Blasio wrestling match. If de Blasio announced that he was lifting some Covid restriction, Cuomo would immediately step in and say not so fast. In the run-up to her swearing in, Hochul met privately with de Blasio, and they exchanged pleasantries. In addition, she spoke extensively with de Blasio’s likely successor, Eric Adams. Don’t be surprised if, in the coming weeks and months, the new governor takes the extra time to make nice with any politician who had been scorned by Cuomo. At the top of his hit list were the two leaders of the State Legislature, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins. No one has ever written a love story about a New York governor and an Albany legislative leader, but Cuomo’s relationship with the current legislative leaders was especially hostile. Both would sit down with him and hammer out state budgets, but the level of dis-
ut Hochul will have only a short window of time to attack a host of issues.
trust was always high. Every legislative leader has a pretty strong ego, but none could eclipse Cuomo’s. In the weeks ahead, Hochul will no doubt go out of her way to establish a close working relationship with both state leaders, and they, in turn, will shower her with compliments and pledges of harmony and good things to come. That is a welcome change of atmosphere, because the new governor has a lot on her plate, and she’ll only have a short window of time to attack a host of issues. At the same time that she’ll be wrestling with new challenges, there will be a handful of politicians plotting to challenge her next year in a primary contest. For now, though, New Yorkers can look forward to their state government functioning normally, with no sign yet that former Governor Cuomo is planning a return to power. 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.
Heading west, into smoke and wildfire hell
confess, the headline is hyperbolic, but for a Long Island woman on her first cross-country road trip, the wildfires and smoke demand purple prose. We arrived in an area of California that is designated “purple” because conditions are “extremely unhealthy,” according to the weather service. It rained ash. We sea-level dwellers are accustomed to clean air and no elevation issues. Right now I am at 6,700 feet and I can’t see the mountains in front of me. We RANDI knew the West KREISS was in a wildfire and air-quality crisis, but we needed to move, to change the scenery and mostly to see our kids and grandkids who live out here. We started planning this trip last year during the lockdown, and the planning itself was liberating. Driving cross-country has been my dream. My husband has always put it off, dreading the endless driving days through the middle. But that’s what I wanted, to experience the unchanging open prairie and the nothingness. How can you really know it’s all out there if
you don’t drive through it? Like most dreams, I got just a piece of it, but these days that counts. Early last week we flew to Denver, picked up a rental car and drove to Cheyenne, Wyo., then Park City, Utah, then Elko, Nev., before we arrived in California. The experience has been both better and worse than expected. The flight was great and the car was waiting for us. This sounds matter-of-fact, but as an obsessive planner, I had spent dozens of hours scrolling through hotel and car websites, trying to find the best — and the most cancelable — plans. We heard all the horror stories of people being stranded at airports with no cars available. The day we landed, Denver had the worst smoke and air quality of any place in North America. We headed out, stopped at a Walmart to buy a cooler, a small bed for Lillybee the dog and enough water for a Sahara crossing, and then we drove to Cheyenne. In the months since we first planned this adventure, the Delta variant has overwhelmed the hotel experience. Everything that can be is online. Breakfast buffets are masked affairs with no real buffet, just grab and go. No house-
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cleaning services unless requested. Cheyenne itself is hot, dry and seemingly the center of the American military complex. Streets are named for generals. We drove by a life-sized missile on display in the park. The only surprise in Cheyenne was Mort’s Bagels in the center of town. The drive to Park City made me think of the movie “North by Northwest,” in which Cary Grant gets strafed by a crop-duster out in the middle of nowhere. We drove through featureless high plains studded with occasional red rocks. The openness can feel disorienting. We stayed in Park City for two nights. I’ve wanted to visit ever since Robert Redford brought the Sundance Film Festival to the area. As it turns out, we should have gone 25 years ago. Today, Park City is emblematic of all the overdeveloped mountain towns overrun by rich folks who want seasonal mega-mansions on the slopes. Two days into the trip, the Delta surge necessitated that we wear masks indoors everywhere and eat only at restaurants with outdoor tables. On a personal level, we were doing well. Lillybee turns out to be a roadie. Eight hours in the car is doable. She isn’t picky about
he day we landed, Denver had the worst air quality of any place in North America.
sleeping arrangements. We felt good just being let loose, but there were new constraints, and we knew we were losing ground to the virus. Our luggage comprised two huge bags, one carry-on and Lillybee’s bed. We were quite well organized, and only lost one Kindle along the way, although we thought we’d lost the car keys and our phones too many times to count. News of the world popped up along the way on the phones and in headlines splashed across newspapers. It was all disturbing: masking meltdowns, Governor DeSantis of Florida on the ascendancy, Cuomo self-destructing and then, suddenly, Biden hitting a wall in Afghanistan. Fortunately, the TVs in our hotel rooms didn’t work and we wouldn’t let a repairman in, so no TV. Our last night on the road was in Elko, and it must have been forgettable because it was just three nights ago and I forgot the highlights. The big takeaway so far is the smoke and the intense heat around the country. Driving along the Great Salt Lake felt like traversing Mars. Nothing but shimmering heat as far as we could see, the salt flats stretching in all directions like a prophecy. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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New York must require masks in school
ew York’s new governor, Kathy Hochul, made it clear in the days leading up to her ascension to the state’s highest office that she would like to see a statewide mask mandate for schoolchildren and their teachers. Thank you, Governor. We need you to work toward, and enact, such a mandate, by way of the State Department of Health, in order to end the partisan bickering that we have seen at Board of Education meetings of late. Anti-maskers, extolling the virtues of personal freedom, clash with parents who are concerned that their children may be next to fall victim to the coronavirus, and often older teachers who are worried that they might get sick and perhaps die. On June 15, then Gov. Andrew Cuomo, believing the vaccines had tamed the viral invader, lifted all Covid-19 restrictions. For the schools, that was a mis-
take. Children under 12 are now most vulnerable to the disease because they cannot, as yet, receive the Covid-19 vaccines. Their only forms of protection are vigilance and masks. Kids tend not be vigilant, so, really, masks are it for them. Infection rates — and even hospitalizations — are soaring across the country among children. We have a sacred obligation to protect them. That is the primary reason the state should require students to wear masks at all times in school. Otherwise, what we will get is a hodgepodge of rules. The Massapequa School District came out last week to say it would not require masks, but rather recommend them. Recommend them? Who are officials there kidding? Meanwhile, the Baldwin, Roosevelt, Jericho and Riverhead school districts have all said they would continue to
require masks. Good for them. That’s the right thing to do. No single Board of Education should have to make this decision, however. That’s why the state must step in. In June, we thought we had beaten back Covid-19. Then along came its close cousin, the so-called Delta variant, which is significantly more infectious and potentially more deadly for the unvaccinated than the original strain of the disease. The variant had been with us for months, but it hadn’t really taken hold in New York until recently. Let’s face it: We have a ways to go before we eradicate this disease. No one is suggesting that we return to the restrictions that we saw in the early days of the pandemic. We should, however, take every reasonable precaution to limit the spread of the virus. That begins with requiring masks for all students.
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Get a Covid-19 booster when it’s offered
fficials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week that those who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will likely need a booster shot after eight months — meaning that those who were first in line to be vaccinated in January are already coming due for their boosters. CDC officials said that the Food and Drug Administration is now reviewing the efficacy and safety of booster shots, but they will probably become available this fall. We say this: Be prepared to get a booster if and when it is offered. All of us must do all that we can to eliminate this terrible scourge and restore normalcy to this country. Vaccines, masks and social-distancing requirements are our only real defenses against the coronavirus, for which there is no known cure. The Covid-19 vaccines are extraordinarily effective in keeping people out of the hospital and preventing death. We are, however, seeing an increasing number of “breakthrough” cases, in which vaccinated people are testing positive for the coronavirus and even getting sick. But their symptoms are most often mild to moderate, officials say. The overwhelming majority of people who are on ventilators (97 percent) and who are dying (99 percent) are unvaccinated. As of last Friday, the seven-day Covid-
19 infection rate for Long Island had crept up to nearly 4 percent — that is, the Island is now seeing four times as many cases as it did at the start of the summer. Officials attribute the spike to the Delta variant, which has spread across the country like wildfire, particularly in states like Florida and Texas, where peo-
ple tend to eschew basic safety precautions like masks and social distancing, and the vaccination rate is significantly lower than in the Northeast. Bottom line: If you haven’t been vaccinated, now is the time. If you have been, be ready for a booster.
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ndrew is out and Kathy is in — a stunning political tale that seems to have taken everyone by surprise. Unless you have a long memory, that is, and have lived in Nassau County for a generation or more. Remember Karen Burstein? She’s still alive and well, and as far back as 1970, when she was 28, she ran as a Democrat for Congress opposed to the Vietnam War. She lost that contest. In 1972 she was elected to the State Senate from the Five Towns, and ended up serving three ronALD J. terms. The long comrosenBerG mute to Albany must have given her plenty of time to think — and seethe. Burstein has since revealed that she found herself immersed in a misogynistic world where male chauvinism was just a prelude to sexual harassment, and where high skirts and low blouses were often the requirements for staff advancement. In an era when demands for equal pay for equal work
were met with smirks, and staying after office hours wasn’t about reviewing legislation, Burstein has said she found it a toxic, demeaning and corrupting environment. She confronted it publicly, condemning it for what it was. The result was indifference. Albany’s sexist culture crossed partisan divides, Senate districts and generations of politicians. As late as the 1990s, political consultant Dick Morris told the Village Voice, “Our image of the Empire State is as a bastion of liberalism, feminism and good will to women who seek higher office. In fact, it is one of the most sexist political environments in the nation.” And now here we are, solidly in the 21st century, when we have made enormous progress in creating genuine equality in the workplace — unless you review the predatory actions of one Andrew Cuomo. Let legions of therapists try to analyze his tortured person. This was a man who, at the same time he was signing legislation empowering women to speak out against sexual harassment in the workplace, was
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Cuomo wasn’t that great
Enjoyed Brinton’s column on his yard
To the Editor: In August 2018, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, “America was never that great.” He forgot about the millions of immigrants who have come here to seek a better life and live the American dream. During his administration, scandals included sexual harassment, several thousand nursing home deaths from the coronavirus, and the alleged use of state employees on the taxpayers’ dime and time assisting in ghost-writing his book, for which he was paid $5 million. With ever-increasing taxes and long-term debt, job losses, a failed public education system and declining public transportation, it is the Empire State that was never that great, as it declined under Cuomo’s watch. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Governor.
To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “Restoring a lost habitat in our backyard” (Aug. 19-25): I was smiling throughout the whole thing. I also have certified my yard as a wildlife habitat with the National Wildlife Federation. However, my property is 30 by 50, which includes my little bungalow, so I’ve had to squish a lot of plants in here, which I have done. After Superstorm Sandy in 2012, most of my neighbors went to grass with a couple of flowerpots, and one neighbor took out the entire yard and put in cement, much to my horror. At my age, it’s getting a little more difficult to rein everything in, especially since I’m so close to other people here in East Rockaway, but I do my best to keep everyt h i n g s o m e wh a t c o n t a i n e d (although my neighbors would beg to differ, I’m sure). I’m so glad Brinton wrote this column. Great to see like-minded people.
LARRY PENNER Great Neck
engaging in inappropriate, unwanted behavior that would have fathers of daughters lying in wait outside the governor’s mansion to pop him in the nose. Now, New York’s first woman governor has taken over the office. Kathy Hochul has an urgent agenda that ranges from ever-changing coronavirus issues to public works to a progressive State Legislature that is pushing jobs, investments and entrepreneurs out of state. Oh, and she also has to raise tens of millions of dollars to run what may be a primary followed by a general election. She also needs to clean house of Cuomo staff loyalists who would like nothing more than for her to fail. It still remains a rocky road for women in New York state politics. Geraldine Ferraro ran for U.S. senator twice and never got past the primaries. Elizabeth Holtzman was another Senate race loser. Burstein ran and lost the race for state attorney general. Kathleen Rice didn’t survive the primary for that job. There are other names as well, like Mary Ann Krupsak, who are known only
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to students of arcane state politics, but their experiences reflect the difficult life of women in an Albany distilled by Cuomo’s most recent actions. There is an axiom in politics that says if you aim for the king, your shot better be fatal. In the case of Cuomo, a punitive, vindictive, abusive politician who has fallen from grace is far from mortem. Consider his interview with New York Magazine. “I feel like I did the right thing,” he said. “I did the right thing for the state. … I’m not gonna drag the state through the mud, through a three-month, four-month impeachment, and then win, and have made the State Legislature and the state government look like a ship of fools, when everything I’ve done all my life was for the exact opposite. I’m not doing that. I feel good. I’m not a martyr.” This is surely not the voice of a penitent man. Karen Burstein would probably ask us, “And just what were you expecting?” Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He is currently with the law firm he founded in 1999, Rosenberg Calica & Birney, in Garden City.
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