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Chamber turns its attention to the north by reiNe betHaNy rbethany@liherald.com

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beHiNd tHe grill, from left, Nassau County Legislator Steven Rhoads, Freeport Chamber of Commerce President Ben Jackson and Jennifer Jerome cooked and served lunch for the Aug. 21 Bridging the Gap Field Day at Bishop Frank O. White Park. The chamber provided the food and the cooking equipment.

With updated programs and imaginative approaches, the Freeport Chamber of Commerce is not only supporting its members through recovery from the pandemic, but also actively promoting connection between Freeport’s northern and southern regions. Businesses in the northern sector, especially above Sunrise Highway, tend not to interact with businesses to the south. Wider streets in the south allow readier business interconnec-

tion. “The chamber becomes mostly south Freeport,” said Ben Jackson, proprietor for 40 years of Ben’s General Contracting Corporation, and the chamber’s current president. “So we try to get businesses — and we have been getting businesses — from north Freeport to join us, and make us a more diverse chamber.” Jackson himself visits neighborhoods that may be two or three miles removed from his own location, at 19 Suffolk St., in order to encourage busiContinued on page 4

Confident words from De La Salle students by reiNe betHaNy rbethany@liherald.com

When Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle founded the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 1680, he might not have foreseen that, 341 years later, young men would write about the benefits of his teaching methodology. The French educator established charity schools and reformatories for boys, believing that education was key to forging a productive and law-abiding life. The same concept prevails at 87 Pine St. in Freeport, where for 20 years the De La Salle School has proved the validity of the LaSallian tradition. This year, to pro-

vide a review of the 2020-21 school season, the administrators decided to let graduates do the talking in a series of essays. The essays provide honest snapshots of young people’s school journeys. Remote learning during the pandemic closures posed a major challenge for many of the students. “I got really lazy online and was slacking off,” Nasir Wilkerson said. “Even in the face of that, every teacher along with Mrs. Becker never gave up on me. . . . I improved and was very satisfied with how it turned out.” Jose Munguia achieved a place on the High Honor Roll in his second quarter of seventh

ou give somebody a glimmer of hope, you give them a reason to think positive and move forward.

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grade, “but then,” he wrote, “this new, deadly virus called Covid-19 struck the world. . . . I did not do

any work and was too lazy to do anything. All I would do is play video games, eat and sleep. That school year ended terribly, and I was waiting for eighth grade.” The return to in-class instruction helped, and Munguia graduated well. Jean Marie Becker is principal of the school, which serves boys in grades five through

eight. Her name was referenced repeatedly in the essays written by the 18 graduates, along with the De La Salle teachers. “Every lesson has been on how to live as a disciple of Jesus, which I carry for the rest of my life,” Steven Zavala wrote. “Along with other subjects, all teachers are great with their units and Continued on page 14

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Hispanic Heritage Month honors Freeport achievers By Reine Bethany rbethany@liherald.com

The term “Hispanic” refers to a group that constitutes 18% of the U.S. population. In Freeport, where Hispanics make up 43% of the village head count, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month is especially important. Two village trustees are Hispanic -- Evette Sanchez and Jorge Martinez, both of Cuban heritage -- and the celebration of the special month at the Freeport Recreation Center on Oct. 12 revealed how much Hispanics have contributed to the village. The evening’s ceremony was h o s t e d by t h e chairperson of the Human Relations Commission, Conor Kirwan. Trustee Sanche z delivJoRge ered the welcomMaRtinez ing address and said that the theme of this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month is esperanza -- hope. Mayor Robert Kennedy detailed the history of the month since former U.S. President Ronald Reagan officially declared it on Aug. 17, 1988. “September 15 is chosen as the point of celebration because it is the anniversary of the independence of five Latino countries,” Kennedy said, “Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. They all declared independence in 1821. In addition, Mexico, Chile and Belize celebrate their independence on September 16, 18, and 21 respectively.” Trustee Martinez reflected on the determined hope that kept Hispanics on the path to achievement in the face of prejudice, whether immigrants or born in the United States. “I love being told no,” said Martinez -“no, you can’t get through high school, no, you can’t go to college, no, you can’t run for office, no, you can’t sell your own business. The more you tell us no, the more we do.” Many of the attendees joined in on that final phrase. “In this country,” continued Martine z, “I don’t care whether you’re Cubans, Dominicans, Ricans, Salvadorans -- we’re all one, and the more we stick together, the more we work together, the greater we’re going to make this country.” When the Freeport Fire Department Color Guard processed to the front of the room to lead the Pledge of Allegiance, the flag-bearers were all Hispanic: Hose 2 Ex-Captain Omar de la Cruz; Hose 5 Second Lieutenant David Garcia; Hose 2 Chief Albeiro Gonzalez; Hose 2 Firefighter Diego Pinzón; and Hose 2 Second Lieutenant Randy Aguirre. After Tori Marie’s lovely rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and a blessing by Fire Department Chaplain Rev.

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elected officials flanked the evening’s honorees for a group picture. From left, Mayor Robert Kennedy, Legis. Debra Mulé, José Hernandez, Sandra Manfrellotti, Carmen Ramos, Ana Garcia, Trustee Jorge Martinez, and Trustee Evette Sanchez. Robert Dawley, the honorees for the evening were each called up to receive a plaque citing their contributions to life in Freeport and the surrounding areas. The honorees are listed below with a brief representation of their accomplishments. Ana Garcia has owned Que Rico Bakery for 18 years. She specializes in Dominican cakes and donated the evening’s celebratory cake. Carmen Ramos is the Court Clerk for the Village of Freeport. She graduated from Freeport High School, married another FHS alumnus, helped raise her siblings when her mother died, and then raised her own children in the village. She is a member of the Nassau/Suffolk Magistrates Court Clerks Association. Sanda Manfrellotti was born and raised in Freeport by strong-spirited immigrant parents who spoke little English. She graduated summa cum laude from Molloy College and rose in her nursing career to become an ICU nurse at North Shore University Hospital – the first intensive care unit to accept COVID patients who required an ICU setting. José Hernandez has been in health care since 1985. He is currently Vice President for Nursing & Patient Care Services and Vice President for Perioperative Services at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. He has participated in 33 volunteer surgical missions throughout Central America as well as the Caribbean, Canada, Italy, and Romania. After each honoree had received a well-deserved plaque to commemorate their work, it was time for a delicious supper of Central American and Caribbean Hispanic recipes, which families and friends relaxed and enjoyed as evening faded toward night outside the windows of the Recreation Center meeting room.

Malinda WaRd of the mayor’s office, with other volunteers, served food donated by Freeport Hispanic restaurants and bakeries. the evening’s hispanic Heritage cake was provided by Que Rico Bakery, owned by Ana Garcia. It says in Spanish, “Happy Hispanic Heritage Month,” and in the corner, “Dominican Republic has it all.”

Freeport chamber explores, expands Continued from front page ness owners there to consider Chamber of Commerce membership. In recent months, he has seen Asian-owned MegaWash on Broadway join the organization, as well as Hispanic-owned Midway Deli 1 on West Merrick Road. “It’s very, very refreshing,” Jackson said. For membership applicants or for existing members who call the chamber on the telephone, the first voice they hear will likely be that of Monica Bennett, the chamber secretary, who not only provides information about resources and contacts, but also continually articulates the chamber’s purpose. “It’s all about being of service,” Bennett said. “We really emphasize community involvement. Right now, more than ever, with Covid, it’s about collaboration to enhance the business environment of which we are part. We can be of service to you, and you can be of service to the community.” One example of service was the Chamber of Commerce’s participation in the Bridging the Gap event that was sponsored by the Community Affairs Division of the Freeport Police Department on Aug. 21. The “gap” that was being addressed was firstly about misunderstanding between police and community. The chamber, however, added the dimension of outreach from south Freeport to north Freeport. “We all joined in the Bridging the Gap event,” Jackson said. “We helped coordinate it, supplied all the food [aside from food that could be bought from a few vendors with tents], cooked the hot dogs and hamburgers — it was a lot of work, but it went very well.” The chamber has turned its attention toward youth, too. “It was Jennifer’s idea,” said Jackson, referring to his wife, Jennifer Jerome, who is one of the chamber’s directors. “We’re bringing in youth from Freeport to meet with chamber members. We want to familiarize them with local business owners, with the idea of them becoming entrepreneurial and starting a business one day.” Groups of seasoned Freeport business owners take young people to luncheons. The young men and women can ask ques-

tions and learn about how a business is run — “the thoughts and the issues we h ave, ” s a i d J a c k s o n , “things that they may not usually see.” The chamber has decided also to take non-business owners into their fold by devising an associate membership. Associates join for a discounted fee. They cannot vote in chamber elections or on chamber decisions, but they can meet local business owners and take advantage of the luncheons. “We host luncheons which often have local dignitaries, local politicians,” Jackson said, “like our last luncheon was with a good friend of mine, David Montgomery, who spoke about what to do when you retire, how to collect your Reine Bethany/Herald Social Security to the best Hempstead town CounCilman Chris Carini, left, and Ben Jackson, right, presented a Certificate of advantage and so on.” At Recognition to Bibi and Egbert Bethune to celebrate the August grand opening of their Nautical Mile resthese events, associate taurant, Caribbean Island Restaurant and Bar. membership holders receive information about deals in Freeport and which businesses occur three to four times yearly. A busi- pandemic. Our doors are always open.” Working together on projects like ness must be a chamber member in good near them can fulfill their needs. Bridging the Gap and the Hispanic Heristanding for a year to achieve director staThe advantages offered by chamber tus, which confers the privilege of voting tage celebration on Oct. 12 at the Freeport membership are many. “We have a great on financial decisions and whether or not Recreation Center not only can serve the connection with all the local officials,” to accept a new member. community , but also, with the luncheons, Jackson said. “They inform us, and we New members must prove their legitiadd more fibers to a solid network. The put it out to our membership about any funding available, any assistance avail- macy as a business, but Bennett has seen networking, Bennett said, connects busionly one business ever turned down nesses that “make a good mix,” like a chilable in many different forms, a lot of stuff people wouldn’t necessarily find on because its credentials did not check out. dren’s after-school program that needed The organization goes to great lengths to help promoting its presence that met up their own.” with a marketing business owner. Bennett explained how she facilitates offer assistance and support. “Within the last several years, especial“They get to know each other and connections among the chamber memly with Covid,” Bennett said, “the chambuild trust,” Bennett said. “Trust is a bers. “We use Constant Contact, an email ber has been a great resource to help huge, huge, huge element, always, and marketing service,” Bennett said. “I always send out anything that’s going on members discover funding, find PCR kits helping business owners establish trust is in the organization immediately. If mem- and just navigate the difficulties of the truly vital.” bers want to promote something, I send it out. Through the website, I send out a newsletter once a month, and I update the website.” Bennett makes sure director-level members are apprised of monthly luncheons, and general members have the Community update dates for the all-member meetings, which

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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. Contact the ASK Department, (516) 379-3274 or ask@freeportlibrary.info.

Author talk and book signing The Freeport author Barbara Spinelli will be at the library in person, 2:303:30 p.m., to sign copies of her book, as the library career counselor for Freeport Memorial Library. Spinelli will discuss her book, “The Letter,” and sign copies. Please preregister at (516) 379-3274 or contact Marilyn Pignatrao

Collect the Creepy From 9 a.m-9 p.m. at the Freeport Memorial Library, come tell the librarians about something spooky that happened to you. Fill out a creepy card with your creepy story and place it in the creepy card collection box in either the Children’s Inn B-Tween, or TRAC room anytime during library hours between Oct. 4 and 22. The librarians will read them all, pick the creepiest ones, and maybe publish some of them in the next library newsletter! For grades 3-12. Contact Youth Services at (516) 379-3274 or youthservices@ freeportlibrary.info.

Pumpkin Painting at the library From 6-6:45 p.m., join us in person at the library for a pumpkin painting party. We will provide the pumpkins and paints. Wear old clothes. For grades pre-K to 6. Preregistration is required.

Anime Netflix Party at the library Do you like anime? Or maybe you’ve never watched it and would like to start? Then join us as from 6-6:45 p.m as we watch anime and chat over Netflix. We will send you the link 15 minutes prior to the start of the program. For grades 5 to 12. Please contact the Youth Services Department, youth@freeportlibrary.info, or call (516) 379-3274.

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Saturday, Oct. 16 Take a tour of Southern Italy! Available 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. on the library website throughout October, enjoy a virtual trip to Southern Italy. Explore the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea, Naples, Sorrento, the Amalfi coast, and the Island of Capri. Then travel farther south to Sicily. For the link to access the program contact Maryellen Cantanno, mcantanno@freeportlibrary. info or (516) 379-3274.

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Co-Dependents Anonymous CODA meets 7-8:30 p.m. to offer information and support. Contact Marilyn Pignataro, (516) 379-3274, ext f226, or mpignataro@freeportlibrary.info.

clothes to paint a pumpkin, with both pumpkins and paints provided by the library staff. Preregistration is required. Contact the Youth Services Department.

Chi, the ancient Chinese exercise form. Have water with you and wear comfortable clothing and sneakers.Join at https://global.gotomeeting.com/ join/509229173. Contact Maryellen Cantanno, (516) 379-3274, or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.

Community Health Day at Nazarene Church The Freeport Community Church of the Nazarene at 301 Atlantic Avenue will have a health drive, in concert with Nazarene churches in Wyandanch and Brentwood. Please call Mala Sadeo at (516) 574-4799 for information.

From 12 noon to 12:45 p.m., learn about the life stories of eminent women scientists Elizabeth Blackburn, Jennifer Doudna, and Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkins. at the library with Life, Hope and Science: Three Journeys in Research. Susan Hockford, President Emerita of MIT, will moderate the discussion. To register, please contact ask@freeportlibrary.info or call the ASK Department at (516) 379-3274.

Tuesday, Oct. 19 Daring dragon tales at the library Enjoy an exciting story time with Miss Rose -- all about dragons. For ages 2-4, from 10-10:30 a.m., in person at the library. Registration is required. Contact youthservices@freeportlibrary. info or call Youth Services, (516) 3793274.

Yoga for adults 12:30-1:30 p.m. through the library, this virtual program will enhance your health, flexibility, and confidence. For the link, contact Maryellen Cantanno, mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.

Pumpkin painting From 6-6:45 p.m. at the library, grades pre-K to 6 can come in their old

From 1-2 p.m., discuss the famous director’s mastery of suspense. Contact Marilyn Pignataro, mpignataro@ freeportlibrary.info or (516) 3793274.

Zumba for adults (online) 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! To get the Zoom link, go to freeportlibrary.info and click on Calendar of Events, or contact Maryellen Cantanno, (516) 379-3274 or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.

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The low white building with a spire that sits at 301 Atlantic Avenue has been a source of hope in Jesus Christ for longer than a passerby might imagine. “We’ve been in the community on that corner for 80 years,” said Mala Sadeo, a committed member of Freeport Community Church of the Nazarene, “doing outreach, embracing the community and being with the community.” For the church’s 80th anniversary celebration on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 3, its members celebrated by inviting the community to a worship service and a banquet. Reverend Robert Dawley, the Freeport Fire Department chaplain, who had pastored the church for 30 years before retiring, was a guest, as was a respectable crowd of local Nazarene church dignitaries. The sanctuary, with its red carpet, white pews trimmed in dark brown wood, and changing background colors, communicated peace, yet also spiritual aliveness. The building once stood at 403 Atlantic Avenue, where CVS is now, but was moved decades ago to its corner post at 301 Atlantic. Shaded by trees, its serene appearance belies its activity as part of a worldwide denomination whose headquarters are in far-away Kansas. It has sister churches in Wyandanch and Brentwood. “We do Easter together,” Sadeo said, “and participate in each other’s church events.” On Oct. 16, the Freeport church will host a community health day, where vendors for cancer care, children’s care, and so forth will be available to deliver information and screenings. Members of Freeport Community Church of the Nazarene come mostly from Freeport itself, but some worshipers travel from Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens. Every service has opening prayers, scripture readings, worship music led by a professionally trained drummer, keyboard player, and singers, delivery of a word from a pastor, and on the first Sunday of each month, communion. “In the summer, we move the services

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lion from the supervisor’s staff budget on my first day, and I eliminated “takehome cars” for top managers. I don’t drive a town car; I drive my personal car with over 200,000 miles on it. Our town’s fiscal strength under my administration has been recognized with credit rating upgrades from two top Wall Street credit agencies – Moody’s and Standard & Poors. I will continue to work hard to demonstrate the highest regard for taxpayers, while providing top-notch services, enhancing roadways and facility upgrades.

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Jason Abelove is challenging Don Clavin for Town of Hempstead supervisor. Clavin was the town’s receiver of taxes for nearly two decades before defeating Laura Gillen to become supervisor in 2019. Abelove, an attorney, is running for office for the first time. Ahead of Election Day on Nov. 2, the Herald asked the candidates questions about their goals and issues facing the community.

Abelove: The town has a $400 million

Herald: What would some of your top priorities be if elected? Clavin: Tax relief is at the top of my priorities. I worked alongside a bipartisan Town Board to freeze taxes for 202, and I have proposed a tax cut for 2022. On my first day in office, I slashed the supervisor’s staff spending by half, saving taxpayers $1 million annually. Keeping my word on improving roadways and facilities, I am dedicating $75 million to road repaving and infrastructure upgrades. In addition, I am spending $10 million on parks improvements, and look forward to implementing an array of enhancements to community parks across America’s largest township. I am committed to providing tax relief, while providing top-notch services and doing more for residents. I will also continue to work with my colleagues on the board to lead our township during the pandemic. Using millions of dollars in federal CARES funds, we provided over 7,000 free Covid-19 vaccines, thousands of no-cost Covid-19 tests, personal protective equipment kits for businesses, millions of meals to residents in need, aid to front line entities, air filters for seniors and more. Modernizing town government continues to be a priority, as we took a step by creating an online portal for Building Department services, streamlining the application process. Abelove: My top priorities are to lower

taxes and bring equity to the delivery of town services. For too long, the town has wasted money on high salary patronage jobs, bloated budgets, expensive mailers and inflated no bid contracts to Republican donors. It’s time we relocated our budget away from sweetheart contracts for campaign contributors to critical services and road repair. When I eliminate wasteful spending, we will improve our downtowns while investing in our local infrastructure.

Herald: Many local businesses took a financial hit during the coronavirus pandemic and have suffered from staffing shortages. What more can be done to help local businesses? Clavin: From the beginning of the pandemic, we worked to help business own-

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ers struggling to cope with the health and financial impacts of it. For example, I worked with the board to establish our region’s first outdoor dining initiative in the spring of 2020, which waived all permit fees and expedited the process for restaurant owners to establish or expand outdoor dining options. This initiative potentially saved restaurant owners thousands of dollars in permit fees and provided them with the opportunity to offer additional dining options for customers as they returned to restaurants following the Covid-19 shutdowns. Hundreds of restaurants are participating in the program, which we are extending through the fall of 2022. We also assisted small businesses as they sought to reopen safely and successfully — through millions of dollars allocated in CARES funds, we distributed thousands of PPE kits to small businesses. I instituted an Economic Advisory Council, comprising a group of leaders in business, industries, higher education and community organizations to work on strategies to navigate businesses, residents and the local economy during the pandemic. In addition, through a partnership with Northwell Health, we provided free Covid-19 testing for essential workers, an effort to support the dedicated employees who were working throughout the heights of the pandemic to provide essential services to residents. We recognize the importance of our downtowns for the success of local businesses and the economy. Through Operation Clean Sweep, we have crews making their way through downtowns across Hempstead to keep these areas clean and pristine. In addition, we are revital-

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izing downtowns with brick-paved walkways, Victorian streetlights and more. Finally, I have worked in support of mixed-used development and other smart growth priorities, and will continue to work to support initiatives, projects and programs that spur our local economy and support local businesses as they recover from the pandemic.

Abelove: The town received $133 million

in federal CARES money, three-quarters of which was used for raises and promotions to political insiders, and renovating the supervisor’s bathroom in Town Hall. The town also promoted a $40 million stimulus plan, but did not fund the plan. We will use the CARES money to provide direct support to small businesses. We will streamline permitting, promote job fairs and lower taxes to make business thrive in the town. Small businesses are the cornerstone of our community, and we must do everything we can to ensure the success of our small businesses throughout our Covid19 recovery. As a small business owner myself, I know the stress of making payroll every week. Under my administration, Hempstead will distribute the federal relief money following the Boost Nassau model.

Herald: What more can be done to provide tax relief to Town of Hempstead residents? Clavin: Tax relief is my top priority as I froze town taxes for 2021, and I have proposed a tax cut for 2022. Slashing unnecessary spending has been my commitment since I entered office. I cut $1 mil-

budget and is not responsible for police or other first responder services. With this bloated budget, I truly believe that we can provide more services for less money. Taxes are high because of the number of political appointees making six-figure salaries, no bid contracts and waste such as $5 million in needless mailings and placing elected officials’ names on every town sign. Having the political will to end the waste, putting taxpayer’s priorities over the politicians and running the town with an eye toward service rather than re-election will save our residents millions of dollars.

Herald: Given the number of infrastructure issues within the town, how can necessary projects be completed while still keeping taxes low and keeping the work within the proposed budget? Clavin: We have significantly increased

our investment in capital improvements for roadways over the previous administration. Working with a bipartisan board, we are dedicating $75 million in capital funds for roadway and infrastructure improvements. In addition, I recently introduced the “pothole patrol,” an effort to expedite roadway repairs using state-of-the-art pothole repair vehicles and promoting a hotline for residents to report potholes in their neighborhood. Our efforts to improve town infrastructure is critical for the safety and quality of life of our residents, while still freezing town taxes for 2021 and cutting town taxes in 2022.

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bility is local infrastructure, and as everyone can see, the current administration is failing. Our roads are crumbling before our eyes and the town is not being adequately cared for. The top priority should be infrastructure in every corner of the town, not just Republican strongholds. We will place our resources on infrastructure based upon need and place our focus on infrastructure issues over mailings, signage and photo opportunities. There is more than enough budgeted for the needed repairs. All we need is a change in leadership. When elected, I plan to trim the town’s bloated budget, while allocating additional resources to road paving.

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Caroline G atkinson intermediate School students strummed ukuleles while playing Jack Johnson’s “With My Own Two Hands.” members of the Freeport High School Jazz N’ Experience played Herbie Hancock’s “Watermelon Man.”

School district hosts outdoor peace concert in the world. The inspiration that makes us care for each other.” Director of Arts and Community Relations and the host of the Peace Concert Ruth Breidenbach spoke about the students’ dedication. “I am thrilled to introduce all the wonderful children and their teachers who worked so hard rehearsing and presenting tonight’s performance,” she said. Throughout the concert, the audience was thoroughly entertained and inspired by the messages of peace presented by the students through their musical performances. Performances included the J. W. Dodd Middle School Select Chorus, kindergarten and fourth grade students from Columbus Avenue School and Bayview Avenue School, fourth graders from the Archer Street School, New Visions School, Leo F. Giblyn School, and the Jazz N’ Experience from Freeport High School. It was a memorable evening for all in attendance and the messages of spreading peace within the community and beyond were an inspiration to all.

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On Oct. 5, Freeport Public Schools held the district’s annual Peace Concert commemorating International Peace Day and International Day of Nonviolence. Members of the board of education, administrators, staff, students, parents and community residents joined together for a wonderful outdoor concert experience on the Freeport High School football field to celebrate and spread the message of peace. The path to the concert was lit by luminaria bags artistically decorated by Freeport students. “Peace has been an essential theme of our schools and our community, particularly in the school community,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kishore Kuncham. “I am a big proponent of spreading peace.” Dr. Kuncham’s message of spreading peace within the community was accompanied by a bright outlook for the school district and the community. “We are seeing the COVID-19 numbers go down, we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, so the peace concert tonight is about the inspiration of what’s happening

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Boys Soccer: North Shore at Lawrence .................4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer: Garden City at MacArthur.................4:45 p.m. Girls Soccer: Hewlett at Clarke..............................4:45 p.m. Football: West Hempstead at Locust Valley ................ 5 p.m. Girls Volleyball: Kennedy at Long Beach .................... 5 p.m. Girls Soccer: Manhasset at South Side ..................... 5 p.m. Football: Bethpage at Hewlett .................................... 6 p.m. Football: Glen Cove at Long Beach ............................ 7 p.m. Football: Elmont at MacArthur ................................... 7 p.m. Football: Carle Place at Malverne .............................. 7 p.m.

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Football: Oceanside at Syosset ................................. 2 p.m. Football: Freeport at Uniondale ...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Port Washington at East Meadow..................... 2 p.m. Football: Roslyn at Sewanhaka ................................. 2 p.m. Football: Garden City at Mepham................................... 2 p.m. Football: Baldwin at Calhoun.......................................... 2 p.m. Football: New Hyde Park at Carey................................... 2 p.m. Football: V.S. Central at Herricks ..................................... 2 p.m. Football: Kennedy at Lynbrook ....................................... 2 p.m. Football: Mineola at V.S. North .................................. 2 p.m. Football: Manhasset at Wantagh............................... 2 p.m. Football: Floral Park at South Side .............................. 2 p.m. Football: Island Trees at East Rockaway ....................3:30 p.m.

The underdog-beats-the-odds narrative had started to take a dark turn. Though its boys’ soccer season began with an unprecedented run of success, Freeport’s September breakout was somehow sliding towards an October breakdown. Fresh off its first loss Sept. 28, which came on the heels of two ties, a frustrated Freeport – 4-1-2 at the time – permitted Plainview to tie the score late as the Red Devils reeled towards disappointment. Enter guardrail Josue Villeda. The AllCounty senior striker took control, shutting the door with two tallies in the closing minutes to lift Freeport past Plainview 4-2 at home. The storybook authors wrote on. At 8-2-2 in Conference AA, Freeport – which went a combined 8-10-5 in its past two campaigns – sits a half-game behind co-league leaders Oceanside (8-1-3) and Baldwin (8-1-4). Little more than a month ago, coach Craig Klasson, undertaking his third season, had never helmed a winning Red Devils squad – a condition which has now, with two games remaining at Herald press time, permanently ceased. “It takes time to build a program, but with good support we’re now trending in the right direction,” said Klasson. “After our first loss we really needed a good rebound. The guys were able to squeeze out that win [over Plainview]. And we hoped that would set the tone for our remaining games.” Villeda’s career-high nine goals make the Long Island Newsday Top 100 boys’ soccer player co-leader in AA alongside teammate Tyree Baskin, who set the team’s season high with four goals in an 8-2 win at Massapequa Oct. 4, and whose 18 points (nine goals, nine assists) are tops in AA, while All-Conference Red Devils midfielder Cesar Castro is second in league in both goals and assists, with eight and seven, respectively. “The guys have great chemistry with the ball and are able to connect with one another and make us an offensive threat,” Klasson said. “That was our strategy going into the season, and it continues to be.” A very possible point of failure starting the season has failed to materialize for Freeport. Playing his first year of high school soccer, senior goalkeeper Gilbert

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Herald: How can the clerk’s office be further modernized? Murray: I have been focused on present-

ing cost-effective and efficient operations in the town clerk’s office, launching a paperless [Long Island Rail Road] parking pass program. It’s reducing printing costs and conserving natural resources. I have also increased the number of online services in my office, making it more convenient for the public to do business with the clerk’s office. I served the public throughout the Covid pandemic and kept all services open during the pandemic. I initiated innovations such as curbside wedding licenses, Zoom wed-

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Nicks: The clerk’s office can be modernized by creating a FOIL queue system that monitors when requests come in, deadline to answer and whether the request has been responded to. The office also needs an agenda and meeting management system such as board docs that digitizes board meetings and agendas. We need to remove the typewriters, move to scanning all records and having applications electronically. Herald: Do you support outreach to nonEnglish speakers? How can the office be more inclusive? Murray: I value all residents who come to my office and work to ensure that they

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are served — no matter what language they speak. The staff in my office is multilingual. Every day we serve residents of many different nationalities, and we are able to assist them in their own language. Earlier this year I even performed a FaceTime wedding with a sign language interpreter. In addition, we have several applications, application instructions and signs in our office in Spanish, the most common non-English language spoken in my office. I have also advocated to have translation services included on the town’s new website.

Nicks: Currently the office can be intimi-

dating to those who are non-English speaking. Truly, it is intimidating to those who speak English. My plan is to ensure that we get around to each community and educate them on the services we offer. Instead of leaving our residents

in the dark, outreach is a number one priority. I want to make sure we have the staff who can support individuals whose English may not be their first language and ensure we have applications in multiple languages. The clerk’s office can also work with an online translation program that will allow a resident to select their desired language when viewing the Town website.

Herald: How would you improve the clerk’s office, aside from further modernization? Murray: Providing tax relief is a key pri-

ority for me — assisting Supervisor [Donald] Clavin in crafting a tax freeze budget for 2021 and a tax cut budget for 2022. I am also controlling costs by implementing online and paperless services in the Clerk’s Office.

Nicks: I would look to streamline servic-

es as best as possible. Develop a 311 system for our residents who may prefer to speak with someone over the phone and are not as technologically savvy. We can improve the clerk’s office by hosting online meetings that review and explain services and resources when they come up. Ensuring we are at community events and communicating with residents will be the best way to service residents and improve their experience.

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the sense of new hope they felt when they classes. They make it creative whether by once again walked through the school making the students act in plays, do proj- doors. But the greatest emphases in the ects or group activities — there is always essays were the companionship of peers, the training in character and some entertainment going comportment that enabled on.” them to face professional situThe school’s 72 students, ations confidently, and the satsaid Director of Development isfaction of academic success. Don Holden, come from families who desire a Catholic eduKelvin Lopez wrote that he cation, but cannot afford it. had “learned how to be a De Families pay $80 per month as La Salle gentleman. This their share of tuition. The school has taught me a lot rest of the expenses are covabout God and my relationered by donations. The school ship with God. . . . I came from has managed Covi-19 protoa public school, and my cols with close attention to grades were not good. This nasir Wilkerson federal Centers for Disease school taught me how to work Control and Prevention guidehard and to study.” Lopez’s lines. academic work rocketed him “We opened the Wednesto the Principal’s List. day after Labor Day,” Holden For Frank Hernandez, acasaid. “We have fifth- and demic work presented less difsixth-graders who are not old ficulty than relating socially. enough to be vaccinated yet. “In the beginning,” he wrote, We wear masks. We practice “I was super shy. I wouldn’t social distancing, and we’ve talk to anyone and avoid been very fortunate. . . . We’re them. Now, while I’m still a doing the work that our mislittle shy . . . I’ve grown closer steven Zavala sion dictates, which is to proto my friends, and I feel more vide an education for those comfortable talking to my who are underserved in many teachers.” of our communities.” William Gault, in his seventh year as color version CDC protocols notwithstanding, a under executive director of De La Salle School, number of the graduates’ essays describe said the teaching, discipline and the Mon-

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST, V. CLIFFORD BLACKWELL, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE RUTH CHASE FISHER; ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 31, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST. is the Plaintiff and CLIFFORD BLACKWELL, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE RUTH CHASE FISHER; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, North Side Steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive Mineola NY 11501, on November 8, 2021 at 2:30PM, premises known as 231 ELMWOOD AVENUE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575: Section 55, Block 471, Lot 358: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT ROOSEVELT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK, Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 002450/2017. Roger H. Hausch, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 127785

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF MEETING TO HEAR COMPLAINTS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, pursuant to Section 1406 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, the Assessor of the Village of Freeport, NY has filed on Monday, November 1, 2021, the Tentative Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year beginning March 1, 2022 with the Village Clerk of said Village at 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, NY. Where it may be seen and examined by any person during the business hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday excluding holidays from Monday, November 1st until the third Tuesday of November (November 16, 2021).

On the third Tuesday of November (November 16, 2021) at said Municipal Building between the hours of 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, the Board of Review and the Assessor will meet for the purpose of completing such Assessment Roll and of hearing and determining complaints in relation thereto. Persons complaining of assessments will be required to file a statement under oath specifying the respect in which the assessment complained is incorrect as provided by law. The prescribed form for the filing of grievances in connection with the Tentative Assessment Roll may be obtained from the Office of the Assessor between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Robert T. Kennedy, Mayor Ronald J. Ellerbe, Deputy Mayor Jorge A. Martinez, Trustee Christopher L Squeri, Trustee Evette B. Sanchez, Trustee Vilma I. Lancaster, Assessor 127902

LEGAL NOTICE REVISED - NOTICE TO BIDDERS SUNRISE HIGHWAY STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Department of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for “SUNRISE HIGHWAY STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS” until 11:00 A.M. on MONDAY, October 18, 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 seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, or by visiting the Village’s Website at w w w. f r e e p o r t n y. g o v. Bids will be available from 9:00 A.M. from Friday, October 8, 2021, until 4:00 P.M. Friday, October 15, 2021. There is no charge for the bid documents. 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 - October 14, 2021 Freeport Leader 127901

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS GUY LOMBARDO AVENUE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR 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 “GUY LOMBARDO AVENUE SOUTH WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 2, 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 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 Monday, October 18, 2021 until 4:00 P.M. Friday, October 29, 2021. There is no fee for a set of bid 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 a acceptable contract. The work consists of replacing approximately 4,500 linear feet of c.l.d.i. water main and the temporary restoration of the disturbed pavement. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, and Labor and Material Bond in the statutory form. 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. Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport

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On Sept. 9, the Town of Hempstead Board voted unanimously to approve the Civil Service Employees Association Local 1000 union contract, as well as extend its benefits to elected officials, fulltime non-union employees, and appointed members of the Zoning Board of Appeals, negotiating team and advisory council. Town Supervisor Don Clavin said offering benefits to elected officials and full-time nonunion employees is not new. It’s been done in the past. Town spokesman Greg Blower said the negotiating team and advisory council members “were working groups comprised of current town employees that had specific knowledge of the contract, as in staff in the comptroller’s and donald human resources departments,” adding, “There are no additional benefits being provided by the town” to them. He also noted that the Town Board did not appoint the members of either body. The last CSEA agreement, which was hammered out in 2017 and is set to expire this December, included benefits for nonunion employees. Clavin’s predecessor, Laura Gillen, a Democrat, attempted to block the CSEA contract when she assumed office in January 2018, but she was overridden by the town board. Gillen’s objections to the contract included the no-layoffs clause, as well as a provision that moved 192 employees to new positions, effectively

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Preliminary Budget for the Town of Hempstead for the fiscal year beginning January l, 2022, has been adopted by the Town Board and filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, at Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, where it may be inspected by any interested person during Town office hours, 9:00am to 4:45pm, Monday through Friday. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town Board shall hold public hearings on the Preliminary Budget, showing such changes, alterations and revisions as may have been made therein by the Town Board pursuant to Subdivision 3 of Section l06 of the Town Law of the State of New York, in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, l Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on October 20th, 2021, at 2:30 p. m. of that day, and October 20th, 2021, at 7:00 p. m. of that day. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section l08 of the Town Law that the proposed salaries of the following chief officers of this Town are specified as follows: Supervisor- $160,000.00 Town Councilmembers $426,000.00 (Six at $71,000.00) Town Clerk $106,500.00 Receiver of Taxes $130,000.00 Dated: Hempstead, New York October , 2021. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 127857

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prohibiting her from removing them from the town’s payroll. The board’s move came shortly after Town Supervisor Anthony Santino lost his re-election bid to Gillen in November 2017. Ultimately, the courts threw out the nolayoffs clause, and Clavin pointed out that it was not included in the current contract. At the September Town Board meeting, members of the public expressed concern that union benefits would be extended to nonunion employees. “You don’t identify the individuals” to whom the benefits would be extended, “and the taxpayer should know the answer to that,” said Bonnie Garone, 68, of Rockville Centre. That information should be made public under the Open Meetings Law, she noted. Diane Madden, 61, who Clavin ran on the Libertarian line in 2019 for town supervisor, and who says on her Facebook page that she’s running again for the post this year, asked about what the contract agreement meant for part-time employees. Joseph Nocella, chief of staff to the supervisor and an attorney, said “the part-timers do not receive medical or dental benefits.” Zoning Board of Appeals members meet two days a month to decide cases, though they expected to spend additional time reviewing documents, making site visits to homes and businesses where variances are sought, and attending New York state-mandated trainings. They are paid $38,000 a year, and the chairman receives $41,000.

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LEGAL NOTICE SITE PLAN REVIEW BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 26, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Site Plan Review Board on Tuesday, October 26, 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-3504 - 197 N. Main Street, Section 55/Block261/Lot 39. Service Business. Jerkman Inc. Replace existing storefront and new window. 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 9/28/2021 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 9/28/2021 BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD Pamela Walsh Boening, Village Clerk 127900

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ong Island recently lost its last Sears, that once ubiquitous powerhouse retailer that sold a range of goods, from sturdy jeans to solidly built power tools and refrigerators. Started in 1893 as a mail-order catalog to peddle watches to farmers, Sears built a favorable reputation through much of the 20th century as a mainstay of America’s burgeoning middle class. By the time I was born in 1967, Sears was the world’s largest retailer, serving as an anchor tenant at malls across the land. Construction on Sears Tower in SCoTT Chicago — which became the world’s BRINToN tallest skyscraper, at 1,450 feet — began in 1969 and was completed four years later. Called Willis Tower these days, it’s now the world’s 12th tallest building. Sears once boasted locations throughout Long Island, including in Valley Stream, New Hyde Park, Garden City and Hicksville. The final holdout was at the Sunrise Mall in Massapequa, where about a third of the storefronts are vacant, Newsday recently reported. My childhood is inextricably linked to Sears. Every year in August, my parents, both teachers, brought my brother and me to

Sears at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, in Suffolk County, to buy school clothes. I knew then that summer’s carefree days were fading, and classes would soon begin. It was always a big deal to make the trip from our home in then rural Yaphank to the mall, which, growing up in farm country, seemed to me like the epitome of modernity. At Sears, clothes were always purchased first. Then my mom and dad would spend time in the tools section. They were also artists with a two-story stone studio behind our house, where they kept all their carving instruments, always bought from Sears. After Sears, it was on to next-door Friendly’s for lunch or dinner. I ordered the same meal every time — the fried clams platter, followed by mint chocolate chip ice cream. Then we’d stop at the camping goods store to buy scouting equipment, the bookstore for art and children’s books, and the pet store for dog’s toys and treats. We followed nearly the same routine every trip to the mall. It was a family outing. More than that, it was a cultural experience shared by so many millions of middle-class Americans. To a kid growing up surrounded by forest and field, the mall — Sears in particular — represented the height of civilization. It seems strange to write this all these

years later, as we watch the slow death of the once mighty Sears. At its peak in the early 1970s, the company employed 350,000 people. When Kmart purchased Sears in 2004, Wall Street hedge fund manager Edward Lampert was appointed CEO of the new Sears Holdings Corporation. Over the next decade, the company’s revenue dropped precipitously, and 175,000 workers lost their jobs. Fewer than 50 Sears stores remain today. Sears gave us a number of iconic American brands, including Kenmore Appliances, Craftsman Tools, Allstate Insurance and the Discover Card. From 1908 to 1940, Sears even sold kits enabling people to construct their own homes. Today some 70,000 to 75,000 of these houses, most in the Northeast and Midwest, dot the land, according to a 2016 Popular Mechanics article. Kits started at $450. Today many of these homes sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. In so many ways, through so many decades, Sears was an innovator, a paragon of American capitalism that helped define the American landscape, even the American psyche. Sears was the go-to store for our everaspirational middle class. What the heck happened? Apparently, Walmart happened, then Amazon. Sam Walton founded Wal-Mart Stores in 1962 as a discount chain. By 1990 it had become the world’s largest retailer.

hat the heck happened to the legendary retailer? Walmart and Amazon.

Walmart has never been about the shopping experience, about shared cultural identity, the way Sears and other such retailers once were. It has always been about selling goods at the lowest prices. With middle-class wages starting to stagnate in the early 1970s, shopping was no longer a pleasure-seeking experience for many, but an existential crisis. From 1973 to 2013, the typical American worker’s productivity rose 74.4 percent, but that same worker’s hourly compensation increased a paltry 9.2 percent, or a quarter percent per year — hardly enough to keep pace with inflation, which was out of control in the 1970s and early ’80s, peaking at 12 to 13 percent per year before starting to decline in the mid-1980s and averaging 2 to 3 percent per year since 1993. If you’re wondering why Americans abandoned Sears and other mall mainstays in favor of Walmart and, later, Amazon, it can all be summed up in a single word — price. No doubt, Sears executives made their blunders. At some point, the retailer stopped innovating. The Sears that I first strolled through as a child was pretty much the same Sears that my wife and I shopped in for appliances when we bought our Merrick home in 2002. Economic forces beyond the company’s control, though, were largely to blame. 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.

Into the abyss, and discovering a new world

ome octopuses probably could score better than I did on an SAT. It’s hard to figure, though, since they can’t hold a pen or read the questions, but that’s just me being humancentric. Scientists have discovered that cephalopods, octopuses in particular, are super smart and seemingly capable of what we humans call feelings. If you saw the Netflix documentary “My Octopus Friend,” you get it. A diver forms a relationship with an octopus that swims to him whenever he scuba dives and RANDI actually cuddles her KREISS body against him. It is a powerful account of crossspecies attachment. In one memorable study, hidden cameras in a marine lab caught an octopus climbing out of his tank at night to crawl into a neighboring tank where he could dine on starfish. The big brains couldn’t figure out why the starfish were disappearing until they checked out the lab’s videotape. Today is World Octopus Day, which coincided with me turning the last page on a love-

ly read, “The Brilliant Abyss,” by Helen Scales. (And yes, her last name is also a happy coincidence.) She studies life in the vast deep oceans around the world, focusing on creatures that live 3,000 to 7,000 feet below, in the freezing, murky darkness that has been a mystery up until recent years. Her book and World Octopus Day remind us of yet another natural resource we are about to squander. Scales mentions the deep-sea fish known as orange roughy, which has become quite popular in recent years. The real name of the fish is slimehead, which was a no-go. So the name was changed, and the fish, which live at extreme depths, are now being caught by the mega-tons with new technology. Scales agrees that orange roughy is delicious, but she points out that the fish live to some 200 years. They have thrived in the black world 5,000 feet below unharmed until now. The entree on your dinner plate could have hatched 50 years before the Civil War. According to Scales, the trawlers have nets and weights that crash into the underwater mountain ranges that are loaded with coral and destroy the outcroppings in the process. Some of those corals have been alive for millennia. She says that submersibles

have collected samples from the deepest parts of the oceans that reveal new life forms, even new bacteria, which may hold revolutionary cancer-fighting properties. We need to find out before it’s gone. Swimming through the abyss are giant octopi, some growing to 20 feet across. They have been found as deep as 5,000 feet. At the same depths, whale carcasses have been found, covered in blankets of red, furry worms. The oddities and miraculous discoveries abound. Naturally, human beings are about to sink the ship. Scales talks about the emergence of underwater mining. Technology has permitted mining for metals at ever-greater depths. Giant ocean-going machines have begun to dig up the bottom of our seabeds, disturbing animals and coral and minerals that have lain there for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years. Only now are environmental groups beginning to take action against these mining operations. The first day that the first human dropped a line into the ocean was a bad day for marine wildlife. Nearly every species is under pressure from overfishing, even as fishing technology is improving, making it possible to kill tons of fish at a time. Giant

espite our degradation of its home, an octopus cuddles with a familiar scuba diver.

net fishing creates collateral damage for tons of innocent victims, the turtles and dolphins and other species that are caught up in the nets. In the 1900s, humans killed more than twice the number of sperm whales that remain alive today. We used up what was within reach and now we are digging at increasing depths. Swimming below, a mile under the surface, are creatures like zombie worms and vampire squid, nine-foot tube worms, phosphorescent jellyfish, and awesome red feather worms without guts of any kind that carry their own harem of dwarf males waiting to fertilize their eggs. Some of the deepsea gossamer jellies disintegrate as soon as they hit the air; they have only been seen through the tiny viewing windows of submersibles. These precious life forms swim among singular geological formations like hydrothermal vents in the bottom of the oceans. We’ve gone a long way toward fouling up outer space with junk, and we are equally irresponsible in the trashing of our oceans. One of the groups that are trying to preserve the seas around us is oceanconservancy.org. The deep deep is still somewhat pristine, but the giant mining rigs are on their way. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Recalling Long Island’s Indigenous peoples

olumbus Day has been celebrated in the United States since 1971, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation proclaiming it a federal holiday. For years, the holiday has been controversial. It is a source of pride for many ItalianAmericans who commemorate the global reach of Italy’s most celebrated explorer. At the same time, for many others, particularly Native Americans, Columbus’s arrival in the New World in 1492 represents the beginning of centuries of enslavement and war. On Oct. 8, President Biden became the first U.S. president to also proclaim Columbus Day, on Oct. 11 this year, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which began in 1992 as a celebration of native cultures — and a counter-narrative to Columbus’s legendary exploits. For years, American schoolchildren have been taught the Christopher Columbus poem, which begins: In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He had three ships and left from Spain; He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain.

crew of about 90 enslaved six natives of the island, according to history.com. They went on to enslave many others, and to force untold numbers of natives to convert to Christianity through extreme cruelty. The Columbus poem mentions none of this, leaving schoolchildren with only a partial image of the explorer. Long Island was no different than the rest of what became the United States. Native Americans had inhabited the Island for millennia, whaling and fishing for subsistence and sharing a common Algonquian language. Once there were 13 Algonquin tribes spread across the 118-mile-long island, according to the Matinecock Tribal Nation of Long Island. From west to east, they were the: ■ Canarsies ■ Rockaways ■ Matinecocks ■ Merricks ■ Nissequogues ■ Massapeques ■ Secatogues ■ Setaukets ■ Unkechaugs

He sailed by night; he sailed by day; He used the stars to find his way.

■ Corchaugs

A compass also helped him know How to find the way to go.

■ Manhasetts (which were actually on the very east end of the North Fork, not on Nassau County’s North Shore)

Columbus, as is widely taught, had originally sailed west from Spain, thinking he could arrive in India to trade in spices. He could have, except North America was in the way. He first landed on an unknown island in the Caribbean. The Columbus poem states: Indians, Indians!” Columbus cried; His heart was filled with joyful pride.”

■ Shinnecocks

■ Montauketts Dutch and British colonialists settled on Long Island in the 17th and 18th centuries, chasing most of the Native American tribes from the lands they believed they would peacefully share with the Europeans. Many of the natives were brutalized

If only that were true. On his very first day in the New World, Columbus and his

letters Remembering our fallen heroes To the Editor: On the 20th anniversary of troops first being deployed to Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency and local veterans gathered to break ground on a new war memorial to commemorate the members of the military who bravely served our country in Afghanistan and Iraq. The new monument will be located at Veterans Memorial Park in Eisenhower Park, and will be the first on Long Island, and one of the first in New York state, dedicated to these wars, honoring the 7,000 service members who perished in those

and placed in indentured servitude, spending the rest of their lives enslaved. By 1670, most area Native Americans were gone, according to Newsday’s history project, Long Island Our Story. Today Native Americans remain here in small numbers, primarily concentrated on the Shinnecock Indian Nation reservation, in the Town of Southampton, and the Posspatuck reservation, in the Town of Brookhaven. The Posspatuck reservation has yet to receive federal recognition. The Shinnecock Nation didn’t receive that recognition until 2010, after a 32-year battle to obtain it. Federal recognition allows the nation to operate independently from state and local governments and to build a casino on its reservation. In February this year, it proposed doing just that. About 600 Native Americans live on the 1,200-acre Shinnecock reservation, while another roughly 600 tribal members live off it, and 200 call the 55-acre Posspatuck reservation home. When the Dutch arrived here, there were several thousand Native Americans in the Island’s 13 tribes. Before Europeans’ arrival on Long Island, Native Americans had inhabited it for 11,000 years — more than 550 generations — primarily living in peace. It was a largely unspoiled wilderness; the native peoples had long lived lightly on the land. This is the history that has so rarely been taught in Long Island schools. The decimation of Indigenous peoples has so often been thought of in terms of westward expansion of the United States — the battles for lands across the Midwest and West. How easily we forget that Native Americans were exploited here as early as two centuries before territorial expansion under manifest destiny in the 19th century. This, however, is the history that should be taught, so we might, as Long Islanders, understand why we must fully support the Native Americans who remain here today.

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he race to the progressive left is under way in New York state, with word that New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is forming an “exploratory committee” and may launch a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul. No serious politician launches an exploratory committee to ponder whether to run. Williams is running. In case you’ve lost track of his political pedigree, he is a founding member of the Progressive CoalironALD J. tion. One revealsnapshot of rosenBerG ing his ideology dates from last year, when he told NY1 that he would seek to block the city’s budget because it didn’t go far enough to defund the New York City Police Department. As a progressive, Williams practices what he preaches. His decision to run a primary against Hochul has enormous implications. It not only means he is making a move on

the governor’s mansion, but it also triggers a series of decisions and events that could crater New York’s future. Hochul will feel the need to move even further left, Attorney General Letitia James will now consider whether she will enter the primary contest, and moderate New Yorkers are going to look far more closely at what the Republican Party has to offer. While James is keeping her own counsel regarding a primary move on Hochul, she has dropped hints at public speaking opportunities in Manhattan that she is seriously considering the race. More insightful, however, is her sudden uptick in appearances on Long Island, a voter-rich target, where she has recently been a keynoter at the Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage and County Executive Laura Curran’s gunbuyback news conference. If James were to become governor, even more New York City progressives would emerge in Albany’s version of musical chairs, as former gubernatorial primary candidate Zephyr Teachout has now signaled her intent to run for attor-

oters may end up looking far more closely at what Republicans have to offer.

LeTTers conflicts. Over the past two decades, 2.5 million men and women have volunteered to serve our great nation and protect our freedoms — many of whom did not make it home. All those Americans deserve our deepest gratitude and recognition for their service to our country, and with this memorial, we finally honor the next generation of Americans who have chosen to serve. Thank you to the Nassau County Council Veterans of Foreign Wars, Heroes Among Us and other organizations for partnering with the county to make this monument a reality. The monument will honor those who served and those who perished in battle, but it will also be a tribute to the 30,000 post-9/11 veterans who have died by suicide. The Council Veterans of Foreign Wars will raise funds for the monument, design it and install it. A rendering of the monument was created by 23-year-old Maia Fernandez, of Franklin Square. LAURA CURRAN Nassau County executive

Re-elevaluating our transit needs To the Editor: David defeated Goliath when Gov. Kathy Hochul recently put on hold the

ney general if a vacancy were to open. To put things in context, the Progressive Change Committee proclaims Teachout as “one of us” on its website, and back in 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Teachout’s failed run for attorney general. In a state where the population north of the Harlem River is relatively small and New York City teeters on de facto de Blasio socialism, no candidate can take Long Island’s massive voting bloc for granted, which could very well make the difference in whether Hochul, Williams or James is able to defeat the Republican gubernatorial candidate. For the moment, that GOP standard bearer is Long Island’s own Lee Zeldin. Yet much could happen to the current frontrunner between now and his party’s nominating convention. His recent announcement that he is currently in remission from leukemia is a dramatic reminder that life can intrude on candidacies. This much is clear: The state’s business community, which depends on a stable, safe and rational environment in

which to employ tens of millions of people, would develop the dry heaves if a progressive candidate were to become New York’s next governor. Progressives’ unequivocal anti-business manifesto, which ran Amazon’s proposed headquarters out of Queens, was a clear message to every CEO, entrepreneur and employer. It is no longer a question of Republican or Democrat. Williams’s potential decision to run for governor defines a very clear ideological abyss that will have moderates, and the business community as a whole, contemplating their future as New Yorkers. One can hope that there is truth to the axiom that American politics has always been about pendulum swings, but with a statewide political party that made the closing of Rikers Island and defunding the police stated policy, it might be time for Long Island to consider that aspirational dream of becoming the 51st state. 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 founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.

FrAmework by Christina Daly

LaGuardia Air Train project, to the dismay of all the pay-to-play special interests, such as construction contractors and unions, that made political contributions in recent years to then Gov. Andrew Cuomo, hoping for a piece of the $2 billion initiative. Since Cuomo failed to deliver, will they now ask him for refunds from the $18 million campaign re-election fund that he no longer needs? In our new Covid-19 world, the Port Authority, New York City Transit subway and bus, and Long Island and Metro North Rail Roads all have had to re-evaluate anticipated future ridership growth projections. Who has seen the updated anticipated ridership figures for the Air Train? Were there really going to be 9,000 daily riders? Is there an independent cost-benefit analysis to justify the cost of this project? Who would go to an LIRR Station, wait for a train, change at Jamaica, then Woodside for a Port Washington train to Mets Willets Point to reach the Air Train? Most would drive, take a car service, Uber or taxi, which would be faster and more convenient. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

Egrets in Oak Neck Break — Bayville

CorreCTion Due to an editing error, Jerry Kremer’s column in the Sept. 23-29 issue, “What’s next for two sharp, young county executives?” mistakenly stated that the combined population of Nassau and Suffolk

counties is larger than that of 37 states. The two counties’ combined population of just over 2.83 million is larger than that of only 15 states, according to census.gov.

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