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9/11 ceremony: ‘Never forget,’ 20 years on By REINE BETHANy rbethany@liherald.com

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THE FREEPoRT FIRE Department color guard stood at attention as Kathleen Monestere read out the names of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, with ceremony leader Alma Rocha beside her.

“It was a beautiful day, just like this.” These words, and similar ones, passed among village residents last Saturday as they streamed toward the Firefighter Richard T. Muldowney Jr. Memorial Lighthouse for the annual 9/11 ceremony. In the softening evening light, residents clustered at a respectful distance from the monument in the traffic circle where South Bayview Avenue meets Ray Street and Branch

Avenue. Greetings were muffled, and movement within the crowd was muted. The ceremony, hosted for the 17th year by Columbia School Principal Alma Rocha, opened with remarks by Kathleen Monestere, one of the Freeport residents who helped maintain a wooden community 9/11 shelter in the traffic circle before construction of the Memorial Lighthouse in 2011. “On Sept. 18, 2001, Phyllis Held placed a flier in the mailboxes of our neighborhood,” Monestere said. “She was askContinued on page 12

The story of how a Freeport Sept. 11 memorial came to be By REINE BETHANy rbethany@liherald.com

This following is a compilation of first-person remembrance by Kathleen Monestere at the annual 9/11 ceremony and in a later interview. On Sept. 18, 2001, Phyllis Held placed a flier in the mailboxes of our neighborhood. She wanted us to gather at the traffic circle at Bayview Avenue and Ray Street. We came. There was nothing really planned. It was only a week after 9/11, so there was lots of confusion.

We held hands and sang patriotic songs. We prayed for the families and friends of those whom we heard had lost their lives. An off-duty Freeport police officer brought a recording of Whitney Houston singing “The Star-Spangled Banner’’ and blasted it from his car. We lit candles. The next evening, some of us returned to light the candles. And so it began, the 9/11 neighborhood memorial. Children left toys and stuffed animals. Families left pictures and mementos. Fire engine companies in Freeport sent donations, and I went to Ikea and bought the enclosed lanterns to put the candles in.

t restored comfort to a host of families who put their names on our memorials. Everybody got a lantern. KATHlEEN MoNESTERE Former Freeporter

Neighbors would stop by and share a story and leave a box of candles or a donation. Some families brought news articles to the memorial, but we had no place to display them. So, in November 2001, two

firefighters from Bayview Avenue Hose 3 built us a very rough shelter. It was at least a place to display what families brought — stuffed animals, a picture of Richie Muldowney, of Tim Higgins (who both died in the towers). I put the articles and the pictures in Ziploc bags and changed the bags from time to time.

During the winter, my neighbors and I got up there at about 5 or 6 p.m., and the candles might stay lit until 10 at night. Often, people who were not even from Freeport would stop by and tell stories of family members or friends who died on 9/11. It restored comfort to a host of families who put their Continued on page 12

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FRom leFt, emcee John Cools watched while Domenick Pastore helped his son Ryan launch his boat, Grandpa Ed Phalen got a head start, and Jay “Cowboy Bob” McGinley waded out to set the World’s Smallest Boat in motion.

Three boats and the race is on By Reine Bethany rbethany@liherald.com

It wasn’t the busiest Cardboard Boat Race ever, but it was surely the most unusual. The race has occurred annually at the Baldwin/Freeport Boat Ramp on the first Sunday after Labor Day for 25 years, with the exception of Sept. 13, 2020, which was canceled by the coronavirus pandemic. Baldwin’s Ed Phalen started it, ran it for 13 years, and then handed the baton to John Cools, chairman of the Baldwin Sanitation Department. “We do this event to get more kids interested in the water, living on the coast, doing some learning,” said Cools. The rules are simple: The boats are made of corrugated box cardboard and held together with duct tape and twine. The double-ended paddles must be handmade, not bought at a store. The racers launch from the shore, paddle around a buoy about 100 feet away, and return. In the past, the boats have ranged from simple crafts, like the two vessels coated with blue wall paint that Ed Phalen and his grandson Ryan Pastore brought to Sunday’s race, to a Tiki boat with a thatched roof and a pirate boat complete with mast and skull-and-bones pennant. “I used to do the whole event,” said Phalen. “I made the trophies. Everybody got an award. I signed people up. I went out in the safety boat. Then I quit. Now they’ve got the fire department into it, and John Cools took it over.” Domenick Pastore, Ryan’s father and Ed’s son-in-law, said his entire family had been involved with the race for at least a decade. “Ed’s very talented,” said Pastore, “very art-craftsy and he used to make all the trophies. He’d make a sailing ship out of keys and wire and stuff like that. He built me a scuba diver out of wire and little eyes and washers.” At 90, after 50 years in Baldwin, Phalen is about to move to Myrtle Beach. But he

wanted to round out his Cardboard Boat career with one last race. In contrast to past years, when cars and trucks with 10 children’s boats and 20 adult boats typically pulled into the parking lot of the boat ramp, at start time, only Phalen’s and Ryan’s boats sat ready on the blacktop. “The fire department’s coming with a boat,” said Cools. “The guys are actually at the firehouse right now building it.” Shortly after, Jay “Cowboy Bob” McGinley, captain of Baldwin Fire Company, Hose 3, arrived. He wore a ten-gallon hat, an orange life vest over his tee shirt, and a cape and shorts decorated like a stylized American flag. In his arms was the World’s Smallest Boat -- about 24 by 36 inches. Asked if he really thought his creation would float, McGinley said, “You gotta believe.” And the race was on. Phalen and his grandson soon pulled away from Cowboy Bob, who thrashed valiantly with his paddle while sinking rapidly. By the time the three had reached the buoy, watched over by B. A. Schoen in the safety boat, Ryan had a slight lead over Phalen and only Cowboy Bob’s head was visible. Phalen beat Ryan by a prow. Cowboy

FRom leFt, ed Phalen, John Cools, Ryan Pastore, Jay “Cowboy Bob” McGinley, and B. A. Schoen celebrated the historic race. “cowBoy BoB” couRageously paddled while Ryan and Phalen passed the buoy. Bob finally arrived onshore, clutching the soggy remains of his boat between his knees. “You finished your race!” shouted a viewer from the crowd of about 200 that stood cheering on the docks. “No, he didn’t,” said Schoen, beaching the safety boat. He got out, slapped two drenched squares of cardboard onto the sand, and said, “Now he’s finished his race.” Cools delivered the awards while the crowd roared their applause.

“It’s a good family thing,” said Baldwin resident Bob Spatara, a longtime fan. “You get a grandkid and say, hey, let’s build a little boat out of cardboard and take it to the park. People used to throw water balloons at each other during the race, and take squirt guns on board. Some of the boats held 5 people.” “We usually get a lot of laughs, and you see all the Baldwin people,” said Spatara’s friend, John Werthelman. “It’s a Baldwin thing.”

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this close-up of the invasive spotted lanternfly shows its distinctive spotted wings. It also has a striped yellow and black underbelly.

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A new invasive insect species, the spotted lanternfly (SLF), has made its way to New York City. In a recent press release, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM) urged residents to take preventative action to stop infestation throughout the city. Although the spotted lanternfly has not reached Freeport yet, residents should be concerned about how an infestation could affect the local agricultural industry. Since the lanternfly was discovered in Pennsylvania in 2014, the AGM and other organizations have attempted to control a larger outbreak. By 2017 the scientists had surveyed multiple at-risk areas, inspected nurseries, and educated the public in reporting the spotted lanternfly. The insect has been found in New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and Virginia. The spotted lanternfly originated in Asia. Scientists believe that it was brought to the United States by trading of stone from Korea rather than changing migration patterns. It feeds on the tree-of-heaven and over 70 other plant species. Defining characteristics include a yellow abdomen with black horizontal stripes and wings with bright, distinctive spots. Pennsylvania has tried to slow the infestation by quarantining certain sites affected by the lanternfly. However, as of 2020, insect has been found in New York, and has infested parts of Staten Island. The AGM is concerned about potential infestation in the rest of New York City. The spotted lanternfly weakens plant structure and secretes a honeydew substance that attracts fungus and other insects. It is already destroying crops native to New York’s agricultural industry such as grapes, apples and hops. The AGM estimates that in New York State, potential lanternfly damage reaches $300 million per year, particularly affecting the grape and wine industry. The AGM press release urged residents to follow guidelines in dealing with the spotted lanternfly. The guidelines include information on reporting sightings of the insect and trapping it. Access to free webinars and literature is posted on the AGM website. The next webinar will be held on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.

Brian Eshenaur, the Sr. Extension Associate at Cornell University’s NYS Integrated Pest Management Program, is concerned that within the next growing season, the spotted lanternfly could be more present on Long Island. Eshenaur explained that since the Staten Island outbreak, many isolated populations have appeared within the five boroughs. Though there are no established spotted lanternfly populations on Long Island, Eshenaur believes that the island’s long growing season could support the fly’s life cycle. He also believes that it is important for locals in the agricultural industry to be aware of the destructive impact the insect has on produce. According to Eshenaur, the insect has a specific way of weakening the plants it infects. “It is . . . an insect that doesn’t chew the leaves; it actually taps into the pipe work of the tree, the vascular tissue, and sucks the pieces out to remove the sap,” he said. “In doing that, it weakens the vines and sometimes the vines in the weakened state would not survive the winter.” Specialists who work with Cornell University tracking the spotted lanternfly have already alerted the vineyard industry. Locally, some florists are unaware of the invasive insect. One florist, John Meyer, has heard about the lanternfly, but customers have not come in with samples of the fly or asked about it. In the AGM press release, State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball said, “The Department has been working diligently to mitigate the impacts of this destructive pest.” New Yorkers who observe the spotted lanternfly can report the sightings online at the AGM website using the form titled “Spotted Lanternfly Public Report.” New York State residents can also find information at the AGM website about managing the pests, such as destroying the adult fly and its eggs. Guidelines also include inspecting places where the SLF can lay eggs such as vehicles, bags, and clothing. Signs of a spotted lanternfly infestation include open tears and sap coming from tree trunks, large egg deposits, as well as quantities of honeydew buildup under leaves. The spotted lanternfly is not poisonous to humans, nor does it bite or sting, so approaching the insect is not a safety concern.

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An estimAted 2,000 people turned out for the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony, held Saturday in Lido Beach.

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Hempstead Town salutes 9/11 heroes By JAmes Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com

Sept. 11, 2021, dawned as a stunningly beautiful late summer morning, the sky an azure blue and the sunshine a bright yellow — just as it was on the same day 20 years ago. At the Hempstead Town Park at Lido Beach, there was a standing-room only crowd that gathered before a makeshift stage on the sand and also filled a wooden walkway leading from the parking lot. The crowd, estimated by officials at about 2,000, had come to observe a milestone anniversary — the 20th year since two commercial jetliners were hijacked by terrorists, who used them as missiles to slam into each of the mAriAnee twin towers of the World Trade tABorsky Center, killing almost 3,000 peoMerrick ple. The mood on the beach was somber. “It was the day America lost its innocence,” said Marianee Taborsky, of Merrick, who came with her husband, Kevin. They embraced before taking seats set up on the beach. She had heard reports of the attack that morning and turned on her TV. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “This doesn’t happen to us. This was America.” Speakers, including New York state’s new lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, a former state senator from Harlem, spoke not only about the terror of that day, but also of the sacrifice of 9/ll responders. Others, including New York City police officers and Long Island legislators, talked of losing fathers, nephews and other relatives. “I plan on being here every year that I am lieutenant governor,” Benjamin said. His predecessor, Kathy Hochul, now governor, had spoken at the Lido Beach ceremony last year. Some of the loudest applause of the day came for New York Police Department Detective Vincent DeMarino, whose father, also Vincent DeMarino, of Valley Stream, a deputy chief in the city police department, died of can-

t was the day America lost its innocence.

memBers of the Rockville Centre Fire Department served as the color guard at the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa. cer after working at the ruins of the World Trade Center. Detective DeMarino was 9 on Sept. 11, 2001. He sat in class while other students were pulled out by their parents after the attacks. When he got home, he said, his mother explained to him that two planes had hit the trade center. She told him his father was “fine.” “But she didn’t know that until he came home after 2 in the morning,” on Sept. 12, he said. He said he father had been “the Energizer bunny, always busy” and chatty. “But after that day, he just sat down,” DeMarino said. In 2018, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor “directly linked to his work at ground zero,” he said. His father died 13 months later. “He took his work at ground zero head on,” DeMarino said. “This was my dad. Share your story too.” The

crowd rose to its feet. Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin noted that last year the observance was held in the Lido Beach parking lot, and the crowd was limited because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, he said, the event could safely be held on the beach. The 9/11 terrorist attacks “took a toll on the country,” Clavin said, but they also brought “unity and bravery.” Many of the first-responders sat quietly. Among them was Pat Antonacci, of Levittown, an NYPD detective who said he worked at ground zero for a few months. “It was horrific,” he said. His wife, Maryann, said, “It took a toll on him. He Continued on neXt page

Hempstead Town holds 9/11 ceremony didn’t talk about it. He didn’t even smile for months.” Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman spoke of losing his nephew, Sgt. Tommy Jergens, a New York state court officer from Valley Stream. He died when the towers collapsed. “Some people dread this day,” Blakeman said. “We know we are going to have to relive the pain and the horror of that day.” He said his nephew joined the Boy Scouts, the U.S. Army and the state court system because “the kid always liked

amoNg tHe atteNdees was Todd Gleason, 61, of Island Park, a crane operator who removed the last piece of World Trade Center steel from ground zero.

to wear uniforms.” “We never got to say goodbye,” Blakeman said. Only his shield was found. At the end of the ceremony, a number of people tossed white carnations into the choppy surf of the Atlantic Ocean. One of them was Cara Donaldson, of Plainview, a psychologist. “Throwing flowers means casting my prayers to Mother Nature and God,” she said. The pain of 9/11, she said, “never ends, even 20 years later.”

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New York Police Department Detective Vincent DeMarino spoke of his father, also Vincent, of Valley Stream, who died in December 2019 of a brain tumor directly linked by his doctors to his work as a first responder at ground zero in the months after the 9/11 attacks. HemPstead towN suPervisor Don Clavin led the ceremony.

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events and activities

Friday, Sept. 17

facts about Long Island’s contribution to the war effort, like the fact that more fighter planes were manufactured on Long Island than anywhere else in the nation. Contact Maryellen Cantanno, (516) 379-3274, or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.

Hispanic Heritage Cooking with Chef Rob Come back to the Freeport Memorial Library, 12-1:30 p.m., and enjoy one of our favorite recipes from Chef Rob Scott as he demonstrates how to create a chicken-fajita penne-pasta skillet dish. He will provide the recipe for you to take home and enjoy. A nonrefundable fee of $5 is payable when you register at the ASK Desk. Contact Maryellen Cantanno (516) 379-3274 or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.

Wednesday, Sept. 22 Art talk: Frida Kahlo’s life From 1-2 p.m., Louise Cella Carusa presents a virtual talk on the fascinating Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo, as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. Contact Tanisha Mitchell, tmitchell@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.

Co-Dependents Anonymous CODA meets 7-8:30 p.m. to offer information and support. Contact Marilyn Pignataro, (516) 379-3274, ext 226, or mpignataro@freeportlibrary.info.

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Saturday, Sept. 18

Freeport Antique Gun and Militaria Show

Freeport Historical Society yard sale History buffs and antique lovers can augment their collections, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Freeport Historical Society yard sale. Vintage glassware, hardware, household items, and more will be available. The sale takes place at 207 Pennsylvania Avenue. Contact Lorraine Avitabile at tinkyma@optonline.net.

Registration at the Freeport Recreation Center Freeport residents may register 8-11 a.m., in person, for fall activities at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Rd. For further information, call (516) 377-2314.

Senior Property-Tax Reduction From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Joseph Mazza will help applicants with an annual income of less than $40,000 to complete initial applications and annual renewal forms for both the Village of Freeport and Town of Hempstead. Bring your renewal form and last year’s tax return. Call Maryellen Cantanno at the ASK Desk to schedule a one-hour appointment (516) 379-3274, or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.

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Freeport Historical Society Yard Sale Antique items similar to those on display in the Freeport Historical Museum will be available at the museum’s yard sale on Saturday, September 18, at 207 Pennsylvania Avenue, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19

Monday, Sept. 20

Tuesday, Sept. 21

Non-Resident Registration at the Freeport Recreation Center

Creepy Crawly Story Time

Town Of Hempstead Job Fair

At the library, in-person, 4:15-4:45 p.m., we will read stories about all sorts of bugs, from bees and butterflies to ladybugs and more. For grades K to 5. Preregistration is required. Contact youthservices@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3270.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Road, Town Supervisor Don Clavin invites the public to the Township Sponsored Job Fair. To attend, register online at www.hempsteadworks.com/jobfairregistration. Bring several copies of your resume. Employers at the Job Fair include AHRC Nassau; Allied Universal; Amazon; Empower Solar; Garden City Hotel; Old Navy; Richner Communications; Winston Staffing; and many more. For more information, call (516) 4855000, ext. 1181, or visit www.HempsteadWorks.com.

Freeport non-residents may register 8-11 a.m., in person, for fall activities at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Rd. For further information, call (516) 377-2314.

Applause for Paws All week, 9 am - 8:45 pm, help Freeport Memorial Library celebrate the Great Give-Back by taking part in supporting local animal shelters. Donations: Drop off gently used towels and pet supplies in the boxes in the lobby. For further details, contact the ASK Department, (516) 379-3274 or ask@ freeportlibrary.info.

Introduction to QuickBooks From 6:30 - 8 p.m. at the library, Sharper Training Solutions will demonstrate how to set up and customize QuickBooks for your business, creating and editing the Chart of Accounts, working with centers, understanding items, creating estimates, invoicing, and more. Must be computer literate. Preregistration is required. Contact ask@freeportlibrary.info or call (516) 379-3274.

World War II on Long Island From 7-8 p.m. at the library, author Christopher Verga presents little-known

From 10 .m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, the Lon Island Antique Historical Arms Society will present the Freeport Antique Gun and Militaria Show at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Rd. Contact (631) 722-3248 or hppt://liahas.

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

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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Girls Volleyball: Lynbrook at South Side ................4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer: Uniondale at Baldwin.......................4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer: Elmont at Calhoun...........................4:45 p.m. Boys Soccer: Hewlett at South Side......................4:45 p.m. Girls Volleyball: Carey at Long Beach ......................... 5 p.m. Football: Farmingdale at Oceanside .......................... 6 p.m. Football: Hicksville at Freeport ................................... 6 p.m.

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Girls Soccer: Mepham at South Side........................ 9 a.m. Girls Volleyball: Clarke at West Hempstead .............10 a.m. Girls Soccer: Seaford at V.S. South .........................10 a.m. Girls Soccer: Long Beach at Lynbrook ....................10 a.m. Football: Glen Cove at Baldwin ................................. 2 p.m. Football: Sewanhaka at Elmont...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Carey at Calhoun ............................................. 2 p.m. Football: MacArthur at V.S. Central ................................. 2 p.m. Football: South Side at V.S. South .................................. 2 p.m. Football: Wantagh at Bethpage....................................... 2 p.m. Football: V.S. North at Hewlett ........................................ 2 p.m. Football: West Hempstead at Seaford ............................ 2 p.m. Football: Malverne at Clarke ........................................... 2 p.m. Football: Carle Place at East Rockaway .......................... 2 p.m. Football: Westbury at East Meadow................................ 2 p.m. Boys Soccer: Farmingdale at Oceanside ....................... 5 p.m.

Can Ancksu Dixon be saving her best season for last? The star senior matched a career high with five goals to lead Freeport to a 5-0 win at Conference AA2 foe Westbury in the girls’ soccer opener last Friday. Dixon scored twice in the first half and three times in the second. Dixon, who also scored five times against Hempstead on Sept. 23, 2019, is already halfway towards her entire goal total from the abbreviated spring season, when she potted 10 in nine games. The captain’s final goal of the day, which she chipped over the goalkeeper, was the 50th of her high school career. Most of the first four goals came after winning possession battles with the Green Dragon players and overcoming defensive pressure by shooting from outside the 18-yard line. “She just knows what she’s doing,” Freeport coach Helen Saballos said the day before Dixon’s explosion. “She’s very unselfish, that’s what I love about her. She’s a team player and she leads. She’s like, ‘You know what, I’m going to carry my team with me and we’re going to do the best. I’m going to do what I can to help us get there.’” The win also moved the Red Devils to within one of their entire total from last season (2-6-1), which ended with three straight losses by a combined score of 17-5. Saballos was straightforward in trying to get her players to communicate more on the field and use last season as a tool to further enhance their skills. “We were very straight with them,” Saballos said. “We’re like, ‘Listen, we want you girls to have fun, but we also want to change the program a little. If you want to get better as a team and as an individual, you’re going to want to show up to practices and you want to give it your all. I can give them the materials, but it’s up to them to do what they want with the materials.” Sophomore Alisson Caceres had an assist in the opener and is the only other returning player to score a goal in the spring. Saballos hopes to get secondary scoring from her as well as speedy junior Daniela Canales and sophomore midfield-

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senioR anCKsu dixon exploded for five goals in the opener to lead the Red Devils to victory over Westbury. er Cassie Smith. Saballos has high expectations for Amber Marquez after the junior continued to shine on defense after her callup from the junior varsity squad last season. She will be joined in the back with Arianna Martinez, whose junior season was marred by injury. Martinez can also play midfield with Vanessa Mendoza and the two have shown a strong rapport on the field with their playmaking abilities.

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“They know each other like the back of their hands,” Saballos said. “When I combine them, they play very well.” Junior goalkeeper Cintia RodriguezBerganza had two saves in the win after collecting 48 last season, including double-digit efforts in three of the games. “She’s very confident and I think she’s going to do very well this season,” Saballos said.

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The Rev. RobeRT Dawson read a prayerful remembrance poem.

A heartfelt anniversary of 9/11, 20 years later continued from front page ing that we gather at the traffic circle at Bayview Avenue and Ray Street. Many neighbors brought flags or candles. We held hands and sang patriotic songs and shared our sorrows. We prayed for the families and friends of those who lost their lives on Sept. 11.” Monestere recounted the progression from grieving neighbors holding candles to the permanent monument that now stands (see “The story of how a Freeport 9/11 memorial came to be”). She wept as she finished her talk, saying, “So it seems to be so fitting that the permanent 9/11 neighborhood memorial should be a lighthouse, a beacon of light leading our heroes home.” Then the flag-bearing color guard of the Freeport Fire Department marched past FamiLies cLusTeRed aRound the Memorial their blue-uniformed com- Lighthouse after the ceremony. rades, who stood at attention monument went up — “Including,” she in long lines reaching from Bayview Hose 3 nearly to the monument. said, weeping, “two firefighters who have A line of Boy Scouts followed. The sight succumbed to World Trade Center-related of the firefighters as they faced the crowd illnesses: Keith Jones and my son-in-law, in front of the monument evoked Ronald Stortz.” As each name was spoken, a solemn thoughts of those who should have stood tone was struck on a silver bell. with them, but had fallen on 9/11. Rocha invited the listeners to speak The somber mood lightened when Rocha invited all the children present to aloud the names of others whom they come to the microphone and lead the wished to remember, followed by a time Pledge of Allegiance. About 20 children of silence. Marlin Terrell Flores and of various ages ran forward to stand at Anthony Luna played taps, and a moving the edge of the circle. They spoke the rendition of “America the Beautiful” pledge, and then darted back to their par- came through the sound system. Alma Rocha then provided a graceful ents while Karla Martinez sang the “StarSpangled Banner” in her full, round voice. litany of thanks to the many residents of The Rev. Robert Dawley next read a the Freeport community who had conprayerful poem, which said in part, “In tributed to the ceremony. “As we see the manifestation of natuthe blueness of the skies in the warmth of summer, we remember them … As long ral disasters around the world, and someas we live, they too will live, for they are times acts of violence,” she said, “we also now a part of us as we remember them. see the strength, the compassion and the helping hand, with the communities Amen.” Monestere then read the names together, supporting each other. We are inscribed on the monument, and added stronger together. We are strong already. names of those who have died since the We are Freeport strong.”

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LoRRaine aviTabiLe, pResidenT of the Freeport Historical Society, pointed out the white wooden Tree of Life that ws placed in the 9/11 Memorial Shelter before it was moved to the grounds of the Freeport Historical Museum.

Neighborhood shelter for 9/11 mementos preserved continued from front page names on our memorials. Everybody got a lantern. The teenagers would be coming home from school, especially right after the attacks, and would talk about it. We had wo n d e r f u l c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h 14-through-18-year-old kids, standing there with men and women their grandparents’ age, and out of something horrible came some meaningful times. The memorial was never defaced at all — ever. There was a baseball left by the Garcia family because David Garcia, one of our fallen firefighters, had been a Little League coach. The baseball was never stolen. That memorial has always been respected by everybody. I moved to North Carolina in 2004. From 2004 to 2010, a whole group of people kept lighting the candles in all seasons and all weather. The first wooden structure was put together very quickly of scrap wood. It was not a pretty structure, but it served its purpose and we appreciated it. Later, the village built one that was more sturdy, which was still there when we dedicated the Lighthouse, like passing the torch. Now the shelter is at the Freeport Historical Museum. To the candle lighters, I was proud to have been one of you, lighting candles in all kinds of weather. Each of us had our own special way of lighting the candle, possibly saying the loved ones’ names and a prayer. So it seems fitting that the permanent 9/11 neighborhood memorial should be a lighthouse, a beacon of light leading our heroes home. It was my honor to serve them. This memorial will always be in my heart.

alma Rocha, in her own words Alma Rocha reflected on her leadership of the annual Sept. 11 observance. I am a Freeport resident since 1990, and I work in the public schools as an administrator. When Ms. [Kathleen] Monestere moved away from Freeport in 2004, I took over what she had started in 2001. There is not an organization; we are a community who suffered the loss of residents, and we get together every year to support one another and never forget It is an incredible honor to be able to speak in front of my neighbors. Having the responses from the Freeport Fire Department is the greatest gift of all. They lost brothers, and they are always there to support the families of the ones we lost. We kept the candles after Ms. Monestere moved, but it was not only me. We were several families who kept the candles lit every night. After the shelter was built, we continued lighting the candles until prior to the 10th anniversary when we, as a community, supported the project of the Lighthouse with the paramount support of a couple of organizations that donated time and money to build it.

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pet food, any kind of beef jerky, handheld can openers, school supplies, pots and pans, cleaning supplies, card and board games, coloring books and crayons, socks and underwear, backpacks, plastic utensils, personal care products such as toothpaste, toothbrush, soap and body wash, shampoo and conditioner, hand sanitizer, mouthwash, liquid laundry detergent, mosquito spray (particularly in Louisiana), sunscreen, baby wipes, and toilet paper. The items can be dropped off at several locations: ■ Merrick Fire Department Empire Hose Company (2300 Merrick Ave, Merrick) Weekends 9-5 ■ Freeport Engine Company #2 (15 Broadway, Freeport) - Weekends 9-5

■ Ben’s General Contracting (19 Suffolk St, Freeport) Weekdays 7-4 ■ Salvation Army of Freeport (66 Church St, Freeport) Monday-Saturday 9-5 ■ Village Hall in Freeport (46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport) Weekdays 9-5 ■ County Legislature Building in Mineola (1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola) Weekdays 9-5 “This is what America is about -- communities getting together and trying to help each other,” said Bill Byrne. “No matter what people are doing in their life, they do stop and come together and think about others,” said Schaefer. “That’s what I love about Nassau County “

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On Thursday, Sept. 9, Nassau County Legislators Steve Rhoads (L.D. 18) and Laura Schaefer (L.D. 14) announced a donation drive for victims of Hurricane Ida, not only in Louisiana, but also in Pennsylvania and the tri-state area. The two legislators made the announcement with Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy at a news conference convened in the Freeport Firehouse at 15 Broadway, which houses Emergency Company No. 9, Engine Company No. 1, and Hose Company No. 2. Present at the conference were Bill Byrne of Rolling Thunder Chapter 6, Ben Jackson, owner of Ben’s General Contracting Corp. in Freeport, and representatives of the Salvation Army of Freeport. “Just 9 years ago,” said Kennedy. “Freeport was on the receiving end of accepting donations and truckloads of nonperishable food, blankets, and hygienic products to pass out to our residents. This was caused by Superstorm Sandy.” He encouraged Freeport residents to give back to those impacted by Hurricane Ida. “In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy,” said Rhoads, “people from across the country were there to support us in our time of need and we want to make sure we’re there to support [the victims of Ida] in theirs.” The conference included brief statements from Congressman Garrett Graves, who represents District 6 in Baton Rouge, and Minister Charmain Baker Fox from the Israelite Baptist Church of Baton Rouge. Both described the plight of citizens who had no clean water and whose homes and possessions had been ruined by the hurricane. Rhoads listed items needed: bottled water, nonperishable items, baby formula, baby foods, children’s snacks,

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OBitUarieS Anthony L. Bolden

Gloria■ A.■ Justice,■ of ■ Freeport,■ died■ on■Sept.■3.■She■was■the■beloved■sister■of ■ Stephanie■ (Tom)■ Penofsky,■ and■ Richard■ (Regina)■ Justice,■ and■ the■ loving■ aunt■ to■ many■nieces,■nephews,■and■great-nieces.■ The■ funeral■ Mass■ took■ place■ Sept.■ 6■ at■ St.■ Pius■ V■ Chapel■ in■ Oyster■ Bay,■■ with■ interment■ at■ St.■ Charles■ Cemetery■ in■ Farmingdale.

Anthony■ LeShawn■ Bolden■ died■ on■ Sept.■ 7,■ age■ 40.■ He■ is■ survived■ by■ his■ mother,■Cynthia■Bolden,■his■son,■Anthony■Eric■Bolden,■his■son’s■mother,■Cristina■ Medina,■ his■ siblings,■ Natasha,■ Michael■ and■ Eric,■ his■ aunt■ and■ uncle,■ Peggy■ and■ John■ Osei-Tutu,■ his■ aunt■ Glenda■ Gillespie,■ his■ cousins,■ Tisha■ Minor-Sunog,■ John■ Kofi■ Osei-Tutu,■ and■

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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

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 000396, 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. 127483 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 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Freeport Housing Authority will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 5:30 PM. The meeting will be held at 100 North Main Street, Community Center, Freeport, NY 11520 with limited guest seating for the first fifteen (15) individuals. 127482 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE SITE PLAN REVIEW BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Site Plan Review Board on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at 7:00 P.M., in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Main Conference Room, 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, on Site Plan applications as they appear on the calendar; public comment invited. The Board will meet at 6:00 P.M. in the Trustees Conference Room to discuss cases not requiring a public hearing; open to the public, no public comment.

INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS and other persons should appear at the above time and place to have questions answered and to voice opinions. SP-3501 - 73 Hanse Avenue, Section 62/Block 043/Lots 7 & 8. Industrial B. 73 Hanse, LLC. Installation of concrete storage bins. SP-3500 - 862 S. Long Beach Avenue, Section 62/Block 156/Lot 343. Residence A. Island Beach, Inc. Construct a new 3-story elevated 3,074 sq. ft. Fema compliant home with 290 sq. ft. rear deck. SP-3467 - 104 Wallace Street, Section 55/Block 269/Lot 2. Residence AA. Jose M Castro. Construct a new 575 sq. ft. detached garage and maintain a 144 sq. ft. shed and new cellar entrance. Adjourned 5/25/21 SP-3453 96 N. Columbus Avenue, Section 55/Block226/Lot 401. Residence Apartment, NRAC Corp. Construct new 2Ω story 2,368 sq. ft. single family dwelling with finished basement. Adjourned 7/27/2021 SP-3452 98 N. Columbus Avenue, Section 55/Block226/Lot 400. Residence Apartment, NRAC Corp. Construct new 2Ω story 2,368 sq. ft. single family dwelling with finished basement. Adjourned 7/27/2021 SP-3491 - 208 Evans Avenue, Section 55/Block 101/Lot 250. Residence AA. El Balcon Properties Corp. Construct a new 2,362.5 sq. ft. 2-story single-family dwelling. Adjourned 8/17/2021 SP-3490 - 206 Evans Avenue, Section 55/Block 101/Lot 251. Residence AA. El Balcon Properties Corp. Construct a new 2,581.2 sq. ft. 2-story single-family dwelling. Adjourned 8/17/2021 BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD Pamela Walsh Boening, Village Clerk 127481

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many■other■cousins■who■loved■him■dearly.■ Anthony■ was■ an■ educator■ and■ assistant■varsity■coach■at■Baldwin■High.■The■ funeral■ Mass■ was■ on■ Sept.■ 17■ at■ Queen■ of ■the■Most■Holy■Rosary,■with■interment■ in■Greenfield■Cemetery.■■

John Thomas Evans John■ Thomas■ Evans■ of ■ Bayshore■ (born■ in■ Freeport)■ died■ on■ Sept.■ 8.■ He■ was■ the■ dear■ father■ of ■ Damara■ Asitimbay,■ the■ beloved■ son■ of ■ the■ late■ Alwin■ and■Alice,■and■the■loving■grandfather■of ■ Julianna,■ Christian,■ and■ Zion.■■ He■ was■ the■ beloved■ brother■ of ■ Robert,■ Donna■ Evans■ Bacchus,■ Theresa■ Evans■ Johnson,■and■Diana■Evans■Vargas,■the■brother-in-law■ of ■ Barbara,■ Joseph,■ Carvante,■ and■ Juan,■ and■ the■ significant■ other■ to■ the■ late■ Marianne■ Walsh.■ He■ was■ also■ the■ fond■ godfather■ of ■ Christopher■ Bacchus,■ and■ the■ uncle■ of ■ Alyssa,■ Aniya,■ Evalise,■ Jayden,■ and■ Ezekiel.■ The■ cremation■ was■ private,■ and■ a■ celebrationof-life■service■will■be■held■subsequently.■

Kate O. Robinson Kate■O.■Robinson■of ■North■Bellmore■ died■on■Sept.■8■in■her■98th■year.■She■was■ the■ beloved■ mother■ of ■ Clarence■ (Jose-

phine)■ Robinson,■ Felicia■ (John)■ Robinson-Fiorillo,■ Dolores■ Marshall,■ James■ Branch,■ Earl■ Marshall,■ and■ Rebecca■ Branch-Griffin.■ She■ was■ the■ loving■ grandmother■ of ■ 5.■ Her■ interment■ took■ place■ in■ Wilkerson■ Cemetery,■ Petersburg,■VA.

Rudolph J. Diana Rudolph■ J.■ Diana,■ of ■ Ridge,died■ on■ Sept.■ 9,■ 2021.■ He■ was■ the■ husband■ of ■ Michelle,■ the■ loving■ brother■ of ■ Douglas■ (Stacy)■Diana,■the■dear■uncle■of ■Meagen■ Yacobino■ and■ Lindsey■ Vecchione,■ and■ the.fond■great-uncle■of ■Elizabeth,■Annabelle,■and■Penelope.■The■funeral■service■ took■place■on■Sept.■13,■followed■by■a■private■cremation.■

Marianela J. Garcia Marianela■J.■Garcia■of ■Freeport■died■ on■ September■ 13,■ 2021.■ She■ was■ the■ loving■ wife■ of ■ Ramon,■ the■ beloved■ mother■ of ■Wellinthon,■Raquel■Freeman,■Carlos,■ Wilson,■ Freddy,■ and■ Belkis;■ the■ dear■ grandmother■ of ■ 9,■ and■ the■ great■ grandmother■ of ■ 1.■ The■ funeral■ service■ took■ place■on■Wednesday■evening,■with■interment■ on■ Thursday,■ Sept.■ 16,■ at■ Greenfield■Cemetery.

Crime watCh Arrests ■■ A■suspect■who■was■wanted■for■an■outstanding■warrant■for■fourth■degree■grand■ larceny■ was■ recognized■ and■ arrested■ by■ Freeport■ police■ officers■ on■ Sept.■ 7.■ The■ suspect■was■transported■to■Suffolk■County■First■■Precinct■for■arrest■processing. ■■ A■ suspect■ who■ attempted■ to■ rob■ a■ female■of ■her■gold■necklace■was■arrested■ on■ September■ 9■ by■ Freeport■ police■ officers■ after■ a■ Good■ Samaritan■ intervened■ during■ the■ struggle■ between■ the■ subject■ and■the■victim,■detaining■the■subject■until■ police■ arrival.■ The■ suspect■ was■ placed■ under■ arrest■ without■ incident■ and■ transported■ to■ Freeport■ police■ headquarters■ for■arrest■processing. ■■ A■ suspect■ was■ arrested■ on■ Sept.■ 13■ when■ Freeport■ police■ officers■ responded■ to■ a■ domestic■ incident■ between■ mother■ and■son.■■The■mother■stated■that■her■son■ had■ damaged■ two■ interior■ house■ doors■ during■ a■ manic■ attack.■■ The■ suspect■ was■ arrested■ and■ charged■ with■ fourth■ degree■ criminal■mischief.

Homicide ■■ The■ Nassau■ County■ Police■ Department,■ Homicide■ Squad,■ is■ investigating■ an■incident■that■occurred■on■Friday,■Sept.■ 10,■at■3:29■in■Freeport.■According■to■detectives,■ Freeport■ police■ officers■ responded■ to■ a■ 911■ call■ on■ South■ Bay■ Avenue.■ Upon■

arrival,■ officers■ discovered■ a■ 28-year-old■ male■ with■ a■ gunshot■ wound.■ The■ male,■ who■ has■ been■ identified■ as■ James■ T.■ Diamond■of ■Long■Beach,■was■transported■to■ a■ local■ hospital■ where■ he■ was■ later■ pronounced■ dead■ by■ a■ hospital■ physician.■ The■ investigation■ is■ ongoing.■ Detectives■ request■ anyone■ with■ information■ regarding■the■above■incident■to■contact■the■Nassau■ County■ Crime■ Stoppers■ at■ 1-800-244TIPS■ (8477)■ or■ call■ 911.■ All■ callers■ will■ remain■anonymous.■

Fire ■■ On■ Sept.■ 8,■ 2021,■ Freeport■ police■ officers■responded■to■a■residence■for■a■report■ of ■ a■ house■ fire.■■ The■ Freeport■ Fire■ Department■ was■ on■ the■ scene■ and■ extinguished■ the■ external■ fire■ on■ the■ side■ of ■ the■ home.■■ The■ Nassau■ County■ fire■ marshall■determined■that■the■fire■was■started■ by■ incompletely■ extinguished■ pit■ ashes■ near■the■siding■of ■the■home.■■No■injuries■ were■reported.

Unsecure premise ■■ On■ Sept.■ 10,■ Freeport■ police■ officers■ responded■ to■ a■ home■ for■ a■ panic■ alarm.■■ Officers■ conducted■ a■ perimeter■ check■ and■observed■an■unsecure■rear■basement■ door.■■ The■ officers■ searched■ the■ interior,■ with■negative■results,■and■the■home■was■ re-secured.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

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MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST P/T, Leading To F/T. Previous Experience With Patient Check In Collecting Copays, Verifying Insurance, Filing, EMR and Appointment Scheduling Knowledge Required. Good Phone and Computer Skills. Located in Island Park. Call Jim, Mgr. 516-670-8800 or Fax Resume to 516-670-8809. email: wolfie65@verizon.net.

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Baldwin $495,000 Laurel Avenue. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/ family room and home office. First floor master bedroom. Taxes: $10,227.37

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Bellmore $640,000 Hewlett Lane. Split Level. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Updated eat-in kitchen with maple cabinets and granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den with sliders to deck. Cathedral/vaulted ceiling. Many updates. Near Newbridge Road pool and park. Taxes: $13,060

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Eldercare Needed HOME HEALTH AIDE Needed- Rockville Centre. Monday -Saturday, 1pm-7pm, Assist Senior, Including Cooking Dinner. CNA and HHA Required. Call Hyacinth 516-476-8954.

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Open Houses EAST ROCKAWAY BA 54 Rose Lane, NEW! PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT! 3 BR, 2.5 Bth Split on Over 1/2 Acre Parklike Property in Waverly Park Area.Updtd EIK, Den/Fpl/Vaulted Ceiling, FDR & Mstr Ste/Updtd Bth & Sitting Rm. 2 Car Gar. SD#20...$899,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 EAST ROCKAWAY BA, 33 Murdock Rd, NEW EXCLUSIVE! 5 BR,3.5 Bth Col on Beautiful St in SD#20. Large Gran/Wood EIK,LR/Fpl ,FDR/Fpl ,Den & Sun Rm .Mstr Ste w/ Vaulted Ceiling, New Bth, WIC & Terr. Bsmt....$999,000 Ronnie Gerber, Dougals elliman 516-238-4299 HEWLETT 9-19, BA 11610 Hilary Ct, REDUCED! Beautifully Gut Renovated 4600 Sq Ft Colonial in Cul de Sac. 5 BR,3.5 Bth with Full Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20. Tax Grivance Filed.....$1,225,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 VALLEY STREAM 9/19, 12-2, 74 Gibson 1B, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! Lovely 1 Bedroom Coop on First Floor. LR, DR, Kitchen & Bath. HW Flrs. Convenient to LIRR & Shops. SD#24...$199,000 Ronnie Gerber 516-238-4299 WO O D M E R E BA 4 C L U B S I D E D r, Renovated 3 BR,3.5 Bth Townhouse in Cedar Glen. Updtd Gran/Wood EIK & Bths. HW Flrs. Fin Lower Level. Att Gar.Commun i t y P o o l & Te n n i s . N e a r A l l . SD#14...$685,000, Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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Franklin Square $672,500 Fendale Street. Expanded Cape. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. New kitchen and bathrooms. First floor master bedroom. 2 car garage. Taxes: $13,262.06

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East Meadow $935,000 Hilda Street. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with custom cabinets, granite countertops, stainless stel appliances and center island. Spacious living room. Formal dining room. Family room with fireplace. Oversized master suite with walk-in closet, master bath with Jacuzzi and his/her sinks. 2 bedrooms on first floor. Fenced backyard with patio and gazebo. Security system and central air conditioning. Close to all. Taxes: $16,006

Hewlett Bay Park $1,800,000 Veeder Drive. Colonial. 7 bedrooms, 4.55 bathroms. Gourmet eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, butler’s pantry and breakfast room with fireplace. Formal dining room. Den/family room with wet bar and home office. All large rooms with high ceilings. Sweeping staircase and 6 fireplaces. 1.1 acres of park-like property. Security system. Convenient to shopping and LIRR. Taxes: $39,072 Lido Beach $915,000 Regent Drive. Hi Ranch. 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms. New eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Open layout with living room with gas fireplace. Den/family room and home office. 3 season room overlooks inground heated pool with slide and patio. Near beach and close to all. Taxes: $11,500 Merrick $634,000 Lincoln Boulevard. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. New open-concept eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Wraparound balcony staircase overlooks living room with granite fireplace. Formal dinig room. Spacious den with French sliders to deck and lush yard. Home office and many updates including newly finished parquet/herringbone floors. Master bedroom with walk-in custom closet. Security system. Close to all. Taxes: $11,489.38 Source: The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island Inc,, a computerized network of real estate offices serving Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn.

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40 Heron Dr,BA, 10,000 Sq Ft Waterfront Property on an Acre of Parklike Grounds Tucked away in Cul de Sac. 5 BR, 5.5 Bth Contemporary. Soaring Ceilings. IG Pool, Hot Tub. 285' Vinyl Bulkhead Raised & Redone Dock. 3 Car Garage...REDUCED! $3,699,000

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33 Murdock Rd, BA, NEW EXCLUSIVE! 5 BR, 3.5 Bth Col on Beautiful St in SD#20. Large Gran/Wood EIK, LR/Fpl, FDR/Fpl, Den & Sun Rm.Mstr Ste w/ Vaulted Ceiling, New Bth, WIC & Terr. Bsmt ................................................................................. $999,000 54 Rose Lane, BA, PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT!3 BR, 2.5 Bth Split on Over 1/2 Acre Parklike Property in Waverly Park Area. Updtd EIK, Den/Fpl/Vaulted Ceiling, FDR & Mstr Ste/Updtd Bth & Sitting Rm. 2 Car Gar. SD#20 .................... REDUCED! $899,000

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395 Serena Rd, BA, 5 BR, 2 Bth Col on O/S Property. Updtd EIKs. 3 BR Main Level, 2 Upstairs with OSE. SD#14.Possible M/D with Proper Permits. Near All ........$799,000 1610 Hilary Ct, BA, Beautifully Gut Renovated 4600 Sq Ft Colonial in Cul de Sac. 5 BR, 3.5 Bth with Full Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20. Tax Grievance Filed .. REDUCED! $1,225,000 1390 Broadway #102, BA, 2 BR, 2 Bth Coop in Luxurious Hewlett Townhouse. LR/ DR, Updtd Kit & Office/Den. Elevator, 24 Hr Drman, Valet Pkg, Pool. Priv Storage Area. Great Location Near Shops & Trans ............................................... REDUCED! $349,000 1534 Broadway #103, BA, NEW! Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bth Condo in Luxurious Jonathan Hall. LR/DR, Large EIK, Laundry Rm, & Pantry. Terrace Facing into Courtyard. Doorman Bldg with Elevator. Indoor Garage Pkg & Storage ............................. $599,000

Q. Our central air conditioning unit sits next to the rear corner of our house, and even though it’s 25 feet from our patio, where we entertain, it still makes a lot of noise when it runs. During a recent barbecue with friends, it became the topic of conversation, and my friend recommended either building a “sound wall” around it or moving it to the side of the house, just around the corner, which makes me wonder why they didn’t just put the unit there in the first place. It doesn’t make sense, and really would have solved the problem. What do you think? A. I think you’re lucky to be inquisitive and not take the first advice you got, because your friend’s advice may have caused you a lot of needless aggravation. For a few decades, the rules in most local communities have not only restricted where a central air conditioning condenser unit can be placed, but also require a building permit onte eeper and a zoning hearing process if the unit is intended to stay where someone who should have known better installed it. In the process of starting a large design project with new residential clients, we architects are stuck with having to check for extraneous issues that will hinder a smooth permit process, and those units become a sticking point. Unless there will be 5 to 8 feet of clearance to a side property line, depending on the community, you may want to avoid the extra couple of thousand dollars and wasted time detouring through a zoning variance process just because a friend or uncaring air conditioning company recommended putting the unit where it has been clearly discouraged from being placed for the last 30 years. I see this problem nearly every day, and realize that the installers either know about the problem or must have recently emerged from living under a rock, because there’s almost no way not to know if you do this for a living. The sound wall can work, but be sure to check with a manufacturer about air clearances, because the unit needs air flow to properly dissipate heat. Walls also require foundations, and can be expensive if the wall will be built to last. Also, the wall or fence requires a permit at the same time as the A.C. unit, no matter where you place both. Even fences around A.C. units require permits. The reason for keeping side yards clear is the noise echo between houses. Neighbors must have once brought this to the attention of their local government, because this wasn’t always an issue. Units hinder emergency workers who need access to side yards with fire hoses to prevent flames from spreading. You could also research and replace old equipment with a new, quieter model for a lot less money than a wall or permit — or just turn up the music and talk louder to mask the sound, for no cost at all. Enjoy your barbecues!

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y wife called soon after 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, her voice measured but tense. I was halfawake, preparing myself for the day, while our then 1½-year-old daughter slept in the next room of our Long Beach apartment. “Turn on the TV,” Katerina said. There were the twin towers ablaze in fireballs, black smoke pouring from the structures. Like so many of us, I could only stare, mouth agape, in stunned disbelief. My wife was at SCoTT Lawrence Middle School, where she BRINToN teaches to this day. The teachers didn’t have a TV to know precisely what was happening, so she called me to find out. She was sitting with a colleague whose husband worked at the World Trade Center. I stuttered as I relayed what I was seeing. I can’t recall which station I was watching, but I remember the frantic, frightened voice of a telecaster in a helicopter that whirred from a distance above the twin towers. Then, suddenly, the unexpected happened at 9:59 a.m.: The south tower col-

lapsed. The image of its shiny metal exterior cascading down, and then a massive gray ash plume spiraling back up hundreds of feet into the air, was seared into my mind. It haunts my thoughts to this day. I gasped. Then I had to explain to my wife what had just happened, and she had to tell her colleague, who was overcome by fear and sorrow. As I write this 20 years later, a chill radiates up my spine into my brain. At 10:28 a.m., the north tower fell. We, as a nation, had just witnessed the mass murder of 2,606 people in the twin towers live on TV. I’ve been covering the aftermath of the attacks since that day. Last Saturday I photographed the Town of Hempstead’s moving 9/11 ceremony, held, as it always is, at Lido Beach Park, where people gathered by the Atlantic Ocean on the day of the attacks to catch a glimpse of the smoke plumes from the towers. NYPD Detective Vincent DeMarino, whose father, also Vincent, of Valley Stream, an NYPD officer who died in 2019 of brain cancer because of his time spent at ground zero, encouraged attendees to tell their stories of that terrible day. In doing so, we keep the collective memory of the attacks alive so we “never forget.”

And so, I tell my story here. After collecting myself, I readied my daughter and headed to my wife. As I drove on West Park Avenue through Long Beach on the way to Lawrence, I spotted the smoke plumes through a break in the houses, just as I was entering the city’s West End. The plumes were like giant ribbons stretching to the heavens. “My God!” I said to myself, realizing that nothing would ever be the same. My wife was released from her duties after the children were sent home, and we met up on a side street in Lawrence. I could see the fear and horror in her eyes. We realized we had no cell service, but I told her that everything would be OK. I wondered whether that was true. My wife drove our daughter back to our apartment, and I went to work just down the street at the Heralds’ office at the time, in Lawrence. From there I took dictation from reporters who had been dispatched to train stations along the Babylon and Far Rockaway branches of the Long Island Rail Road. They were interviewing survivors who had hurried out of Manhattan, white ash and sweat coating their dark business suits. They poured out of the trains like frightened war victims. I worked until 3 a.m. the next day to

’ve been covering the aftermath of the attacks since that awful September day.

produce a paper. I remember stepping out of the office onto the empty sidewalk on Central Avenue around midnight and staring into the black sky. I heard F-16 fighter jets streaking overhead. They flew low, but I couldn’t see them. I felt drained and hollow. I was unprepared for the sense of sorrow that I — and the nation — would feel in the coming years. I reported on 13 funerals and memorial services in the months after Sept. 11, training my camera’s zoom lens on the grieving family members and friends of the victims. I hated shooting photos of those in such deep mourning. Now, though, my sense is that those pictures are an important part of history. They are documents that tell us about the price of terrorism. They show us, in no uncertain terms, why we must, as a nation, work toward world peace. I have reported on those annual ceremonies ever since. At last Saturday’s, I could hear the anger and sorrow of the family members and friends of 9/11 victims as they spoke. There is no peace that can come from such an attack, only acceptance. Never, ever forget. 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.

Season of fire and flood slips into September

t has been a season of extremes, but after the floods and the fires and the winds and the Covid surges and the ICUs getting slammed and the little ones getting sick, and the heat waves searing the country, north, south, east and west, one drumbeat persists: Get the vaccine. Wear a mask. Take a booster. It’s easy and necessary. I can’t offer wiser words than these. If everyone who could have gotten the Covid-19 vaccine had done so, thousands of lives would have been saved. FamiRANDI lies would have KREISS avoided devastating illness and loss and broken businesses. But there being no percentage in looking back, there is still opportunity for people who have been reluctant to step up now and make themselves and their families safer from the virus. As autumn spins into view, we are clearly in the crosshairs of various unprecedented forces, meteorological, medical, political and cultural. I don’t know anyone who isn’t feeling anxious. Please, if you are among the sanguine and

secure, let me know your secret. The meteorological stressors seem an apt metaphor for the general distress of observing our country in the clutches of destructive forces: a defeated president who won’t go away, a clutch of sycophants who will sell their souls for another year in office and, unbelievably, millions of folks who feel so angry and disenfranchised that they would rather risk a tussle with Covid — or possibly a fatal encounter with Covid — than get an inoculation that will keep them safe. The difference is that, unlike the random violence of tornadoes and floods that have plagued us this summer, the political disturbances in the field have intentionality. The past administration targeted climate change initiatives and women’s rights and diversity. For four years we suffered a vacuum of moral leadership; the center frayed, and we haven’t yet repaired the damage that was inflicted on our departments of justice and state and housing and health. President Biden, love him, hate him or ignore him, is pushing against a tide of irrational vitriol that would overturn a legal election and let chaos reign. In the

name of “freedom,” people are rejecting a vaccine that can save the lives of the children they love. Somehow this all intertwines with the catastrophic weather we have endured this summer. When nature goes wild, some part of us knows to hunker down and ride it out, because when the storm passes, the sun will shine again. Order will be restored. But on the political front, there is no such guarantee. We are not done with hurricanes this season. As The Weather Channel warns: “We may still expect storms bringing exceptionally high waves … The sea may be white with driving spray; visibility very seriously affected…” It goes on to say that even large vessels may disappear for long periods of time in the deep troughs between the heaving seas. A fearsome description. But such storms can be survived. More frightening is our current political and pandemic cyclone. Our ship of state is also disappearing into deep troughs, and who knows if it can rise again? We must not take our eyes off this prize. Everything, including the actual weather, is conspiring to distract us from monitor-

lease, if you’re among the sanguine and secure, let me know your secret.

ing the attacks on voting rights and women’s rights. We need energy and focus to stay vigilant. We cannot do any of the important work that needs to be done unless we get the vaccine available throughout the country. Our hospitals and medical teams need relief, and we can help return to some normalcy if we get inoculated. If we get our kids inoculated. On the weather front, how many 500year storms do we need to survive before the anti-science refuseniks realize it is still within our power to curb the emissions and toxins that affect our climate? The storms, the pandemic and the politics seem pulled into a tightening vortex, playing out here and now. My sense is that our time, this particular time and place, autumn 2021, will stand out in history. It will be important, someday, to have the story of these troubling days set in print. What we can’t know, or even surmise, is how this unsettling season will evolve. The hurricanes will eventually blow out to sea. We will pick up the pieces. But after this season of political madness, who will remain standing? Each of us can do something: get the vaccine, wear a mask and, when it’s time, vote as if our democracy depended on it. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ore than 80 percent of Nassau County adults have received at least their first dose of a Covid19 vaccine. That’s excellent. Overall, about 68 percent of Nassau residents who are eligible for the vaccine — that is, anyone over age 12 — are now fully vaccinated. That’s good, but not great. Not great because that leaves 30 percent — a sizable number — who are yet to complete their vaccination regimens. And here’s the thing: Not all communities are equal in the race to vaccinate as many people as humanly possible. The vaccination rate is just above 50 percent in Cedarhurst, Elmont, Freeport, Inwood, Lawrence, Mill Neck, Old Westbury and Uniondale. In other communities, it actually falls below 50 percent. In the 11549 ZIP code of Hempstead, it’s 26

percent; Greenvale, 35 percent; and Roosevelt, 48 percent. In any number of other communities, the rate hovers in the 60 percent range. Compare that with the rate in the 11020 ZIP code of Great Neck, where it’s 80 percent; Jericho, 78 percent; Plainview, 78 percent; the 11040 ZIP code of New Hyde Park, 75 percent; Mineola, 74 percent; Port Washington, 74 percent; Williston Park, 74 percent; Merrick, 73 percent; and Syosset, 73 percent. It becomes clear, based on these statistics, compiled by the federal and state governments, that there is a wide disparity in vaccination rates between many of the county’s more affluent communities and its low-income neighborhoods. County health officials must ask why people in working-class areas have fallen so far

behind in being vaccinated. Do they not have the time to get their shots because they are working three jobs? Do they lack access to health-care facilities? Is transportation a problem? Is English a barrier? In certain communities, Cedarhurst and Lawrence in particular, religious conviction may play a role, and Jewish spiritual leaders from throughout the Five Towns recently released a video, which is at times serious and others humorous, encouraging their congregants to get vaccinated. We applaud that effort. Such targeted campaigns are clearly needed in any number of neighborhoods throughout the county. The race to achieve herd immunity — when 75 to 80 percent of all county residents have been vaccinated — will be won one community at a time.

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ith all the highly necessary talk about the Covid-19 vaccine, it would be easy to overlook the flu shot, which each of us should get every year, but only about half of us do. With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, it’s more important than ever to get a flu shot this year. Then, if you do get sick, you can rule out the flu. Even if you do get the flu after receiving the shot, it’s likely to be a mild to moderate case, not the type that can knock you off your feet and send you to the hospital. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 12,000 to 60,000 people died of the flu in the U.S. each year between 2010 and 2020. That doesn’t come close to the more than

650,000 deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic since March 2020, but it is still a heavy death toll. Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu shot every season, with rare exceptions, according to the CDC. People with underlying health complications should be particularly vigilant about getting the vaccine. Throughout the pandemic, we have seen how those with medical conditions are far more likely to succumb to a virus. September and October are the best time to be vaccinated against the flu, the CDC says. Ideally, everyone should be vaccinated by the end of October. Flu vaccines are offered in many doctors’ offices and clinics, as well as at many pharmacies and urgent-care cen-

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Honoring those we lost on Sept. 11, which ‘seems like yesterday’ To the Editor: Many of us have our own stories that carry the memory of one or more of the 2,977 family members, friends or neighbors taken from us in an inexplicable act of hatred 20 years ago. Those of us old enough to remember Sept. 11, 2001, know that evil exists because we saw and felt it, and many continue to live and suffer with its effects. As President George W. Bush said in his address to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 20, 2001, we were “a nation awakened to danger and called to defend freedom.” Sept. 11 seems like yesterday, yet the calendar tells us that the memories and the scars are now 20 years old. It’s stunning to think that there is a generation of Americans who have no memory of that day other than what they have seen on video or learned

ters. You need a flu vaccine every year for two reasons. First, your immunity protection from vaccination declines over time, so an annual inoculation is needed for optimal protection, according to the CDC. Second, flu viruses are constantly changing. The composition of flu vaccines is reviewed annually by CDC officials, and is updated to protect against the viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming flu season. It takes about two weeks after your shot for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against influenza virus infection. That’s why it’s best to get vaccinated before flu viruses start to spread in your community.

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ears ago, my wife and I walked onto a Martha Vineyard’s beach with my Cornell University advisee and his parents, only to be confronted by a white man asking where we thought we were going. My advisee’s father, a professor at a prestigious medical school, who was African-American, replied, “I could ask you the same. I own this beach.” That wasn’t my first experience with racism, but it highlighted how education, expertise and wealth can be denied by the color of one’s roBert skin. My first memosCott ry of how race can distort reality is of when a friend and I were wrestling on the sidewalk on Third Avenue in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on the way home from school. We were having fun, but a passerby told us to stop. “Blacks and whites shouldn’t fight,” she said, instead of just saying that kids shouldn’t fight. My neighbor and I were simply playing, and unlike that lady, we could see each other merely as friends. I’m not colorblind. I see color and shades of color, but I try to see people for who they are as individuals. This is called

respect. When I was at camp as a 9-yearold, I remember small signs that lined the paths. Each said, “Others,” meaning think of others, welcome others, respect others. We put similar signs around the Adelphi University campus when I was president. Respect is a two-way exchange. Racism denies respect. Racism rejects the humanity of another person or group. We should understand that demands for respect and dignity are not demands for privilege and standing. We should teach in our schools and houses of worship, and certainly in our homes, that others should be respected even when they look different from us. Respect is different from tolerance. Tolerance is passive acceptance. Respect is an active engagement with another person as an equal. Respect requires action, while tolerance requires no commitment. In our society, many people grow up in communities lacking diversity because of decades of laws and regulations that, even when overturned, had set a foundation for segregated housing and divided communities. Yet the children who grow up in these towns and villages will most likely one day supervise, or be supervised by, or be a neighbor of, someone of a different

s a Black friend and I wrestled on a sidewalk long ago, a woman admonished us.

Letters in school. One of the enduring lessons of that day was that we must never be afraid to recognize evil for what it is, call it by name and be willing to fight together as one against it. It is that lesson that makes the events unfolding in Afghanistan so alar ming and disheartening to watch, as some of the very organizations responsible for the horrors of that day celebrate our haphazard withdrawal. What have our leaders forgotten? But those of us old enough to remember Sept. 11 also remember that goodness exists. That must be recognized, too. We remember the heroes who rushed toward danger to save thousands of lives, giving their own lives in the process or now suffering from 9/11-related illnesses. We see that goodness today in our first responders, health care workers and so many others these past 18 months, in ways large and small, as we have tried to help one another through this unprecedented fight against Covid-19. Patriot Day, 9/11, is important as our opportunity to “never forget” the evil inflicted on so many, and at the same time, embrace our capacity for good. It is our opportu-

ethnic or racial background. If they don’t learn the value of respect for others in their homes or schools, where will they? In 1944, the Carnegie Corporation funded research by Swedish Nobel Laureate Gunnar Myrdal to study race relations in the United States. In his report, entitled “An American Dilemma,” he noted the contradictions of American democracy. The “dilemma” refers to a nation torn between allegiance to its highest ideals and awareness of the cruel realities of racial discrimination. The U. S. military was still segregated in the 1940s. Myrdal was quoted as saying that Americans “of all national origins, regions, creeds, and colors” hold in common “the ideals of the essential dignity and equality of all human beings, of inalienable rights to freedom, justice, and opportunity.” And yet, he said, these ideals were compromised by the pervasive violations of the dignity of Black Americans by public policy and private privations. The legacy of slavery and restrictive covenants robbed Black people of wealth and opportunity. They were denied G.I. Bill benefits given to white veterans, which created much of the white middle class and ensured home ownership, the bedrock of American economic wealth.

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nity to honor those we lost through service to people, but just as important, to take the time to make sure that our children and grandchildren understand what happened that day and why it is important that we must respect one another and be vigilant and united in defense of our values and way of life. God bless the lost and the families left behind. May God bless those we continue to lose and those suffering from 9/11-related illnesses. May God bless our military, police and first responders who keep us safe and protect our freedom. And may God continue to bless the United States of America. STEVE RHOADS Nassau County legislator

CorreCtion The author of last week’s column “In celebration of teachers” was misidentified. The column was written by Robert A. Scott, not Alan Singer.

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Schools were segregated. There was a systematic denial of respect, opportunity and equal access before the law. A modern-day Myrdal would find many of these same dilemmas today. Housing and school segregation persist, restrictions on voting are flourishing, systemic racism is common, and respect as people and as citizens is refused to Black Americans. The history of racial discrimination is being denied even as it continues by those who deny it. Mutual respect is essential to social cohesion and civil discourse. To deny the humanity of millions of our neighbors is to limit our nation’s capacity to fulfill its ideals. These are difficult times. My hope is that, even in times like these, families, clergy and teachers will prepare children with the basic values of civility, sincerity and respect for others. We should each know that we are the “other” to some, and that others deserve the respect that we believe is due to us. Our national values — freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, democracy itself — will wither without mutual respect. Dr. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University and author of “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Awardee, 2019).

FREEPORT HERALD — September 16, 2021

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