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Calvin Andrew: profile of a Vietnam veteran By REINE BEthANy rbethany@liherald.com
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CAlVIN ANdREw, tREASuRER of William Clinton Story American Legion Post 342, in front of the veterans monument outside the Freeport Memorial Library.
Ve t e r a n s D ay, u n l i k e Memorial Day, commemorates not only veterans who were killed in battle, or those whosurvived war and died later, but also those who are still living. Free por t’s American Legion Post 342 was set to hold its yearly observance on Thursday, after press time, at the monument in front of the Freeport Memorial Library. In a conversation with the Herald, Calvin Andrew, the post’s treasurer, recounted his own journey after returning
from the Vietnam War. “I enlisted in 1964 at age 18,” said Andrew, who is now 75. “I was in Vietnam for 11 months and 29 days, 1966 to ’67, on convoy duty.” Andrew was stationed near Saigon, close to Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base. He saw soldiers die in combat, though he saw no direct action himself because the convoys generally weren’t bothered on the road. For a 20-year-old AfricanAmerican, the months spent amid a distant and different culture brought some unexpected revelations. Continued on page 14
High distinction for young Freeport screenwriter By REINE BEthANy rbethany@liherald.com
In early October, Purchase College, part of the State Univers i t y o f N e w Yo r k s y s tem, announced that Laila Willson, a senior playwriting and screenwriting major, had been named to the inaugural class of the Peter Roth Internship Program at Manhattan’s Paley Center for Media. Wilson, 21, of Freeport, is one of only 20 students in the country selected for the program, the only dramatic writing major and the only SUNY student. Before earning the Peter Roth Internship, Wilson had racked up
numerous major awards and an-descent mother and Africaninternships, such as the SUNY American father, Wilson grew up Association of Council Members at the border of Freeport and and College Trustees Baldwin. She attendExcellence and Stued Baldwin’s public dent Initiative Scholschools. Fine art was arship. actually the starting Wilson was also point of her creative selected as one of just work. 20 recipients nation“In high school, I ally for the NAACP was in [Advanced Empowering ImagiPlacement] art classnation Scholarship, es,” Wilson said. “I powered by Kering. was accepted to the The NAACP awards [New York State Sumlaila wilson the $5,000 scholarship mer School for the to distinguished colArts] in 2016 and lege students majoring in cre- spent that summer at SUNY ative fields. Fredonia studying painting and The daughter of a Panamani- drawing.”
Wilson also attended Hofstra University’s Science & Technology Entry Program, and participated in Energeia for Teens, a community studies program that met at Molloy College. “We tried to keep Laila and her brother Niles busy and exposed to different things,” said Wilson’s mother, Nicole. “They fenced at the Freeport Recreation
Center, and went to Europe in the People to People travel program as young U.S. ambassadors in 2015. Laila also played travel and varsity volleyball at Baldwin High School.” The broadening effect of these programs took a new direction when Wilson was accepted to Pratt’s pre-college program on a Continued on page 12
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Bayview avenue School third-grade students were introduced to members of the Freeport Fire during the school’s 16th annual Hooked on Firefighters assembly.
Learning the importance of fire safety It was an exciting time for third-grade students attending Bayview Avenue School in the Freeport School District during the school’s 16th annual Hooked on Firefighters assembly and fire safety instruction event. Bayview Avenue Principal Mary Garguilo welcomed the members of the Freeport Fire Department and spoke with the students about their dedication and commitment to the safety of the residents of Freeport. “Whether it is a major fire or something small, we can always count on our Freeport firefighters to be our heroes,” said Mrs. Garguilo. “Thank you for all you do to keep Freeport safe.” Former Fire Chief Mark Stuparich spoke with the students about the importance of learning and sharing valuable
fire safety tips with family members and shared how excited the firefighters were to be part of the school’s Hooked on Firefighters annual mentor program. Bayview Avenue School social worker Cindy Misrock also thanked the firefighters for their service and told the students about the numerous recognitions the Freeport firefighters have achieved. In addition to the introductory event, where students learned firsthand about the various types of fire trucks and apparatus used by the firefighters, each thirdgrade class will receive four visits throughout the year from a firefighter who will serve as a mentor for the class and will discuss valuable fire prevention and fire safety tips.
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According to an update posted to the Freeport Public Schools website by Superintendent Dr. Kishore Kuncham, the school district is encouraging parents to seek COVID vaccination for their children who are ages 5 to 11. The district’s position accords with the recent federal approval of the PfizerBioNTech pediatric vaccine, which was given emergency approval by the Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 29 and received the signature of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle P. Walensky on Nov. 2. Parents and legal guardians must give consent for their children to be vaccinated. Information about the safety and bene-
fits of the vaccine can be found on the New York State vaccine hub at https:// covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/. “I urge you to consider having your 5 11 year old children vaccinated,” Dr. Kuncham said. “If you or your children ages 12 and up have not been vaccinated yet, I encourage you to do so now.” The Mt. Sinai Vaxmobile is scheduled to come Nov. 30 to the Freeport district, and parents can sign their children up. To vaccinate sooner, appointments can be made at https://www.northwell.edu/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine/pediatric. A child who is a patient at Cohen Children’s can contact the physician directly to schedule an appointment.
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LIACF 41st Photography Show by reine beThany rbethany@liherald.com
Among the many a n n u a l a c t iv i t i e s accomplished yearround by the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport (LIACF), the Annual Juried Photography Show is one of the most enduring, and is highly respected throughout Long Island and the New York City metropolitan area. The 2021 photos, including the winning entries, can be viewed during operating hours at the Freeport Memorial Library until November 29. The images, which number about 30, have been framed and hung in gallery form on the walls of the library lobby. This year marks the 41st contest since the LIACF was established in 1974. The juror was Jeff Harris, a Brooklyn commercial photographer and filmmaker (JeffHarrisPhoto.com). Requirements of the competition were that images be sent digitally and that competitors be at least 20 years old; no other qualifications are needed. An entry fee was assessed depending on how many images a contestant submitted. The total of the cash prizes earned by the winners was more than $1,100. Each photo on the library wall draws the viewer into a separate world. A barefoot young woman wearing a full black skirt walks toward a Gothic castle in the distance, while in the next picture, a small red-hooded figure hurries along a treelined, snowy path toward a mysterious stairway. As the viewer drifts past one photo after another, a little girl capers toward a spray of droplets from a fountain made brilliant by sunlight, firefighters immortalized in bas-relief rush toward their fate on 9/11, a slender white horse in full motion stares directly into the onlooker’s eyes, a child dances on air above the heads of a city crowd, and a group of incomprehensible shadows tread a stark desert landscape. The winning photos were:
Photos courtesy Long Island Arts Council at Freeport
Third Place: MarTin Hochberg, “Queens House” honorable MenTion: Trudy Runyon, “Treasured” Second Place: ScoTT Dere, “Weathering the Storm”
■ Best in Show: Joan Weiss, “Looking Ahead”
larry adler MeMorial Award: Howard Pohl, “Boarded Window”
■ Second Place: Scott Dere, “Weathering the Storm” ■ Third Place: Martin Hochberg, “Queens House” ■ Honorable Mention: Trudy Runyon, “Treasured” ■ Larry Adler Memorial Award: Howard Pohl, “Boarded Window” This year’s exhibition culminates on Thursday, November 18 with a special awards reception at 7:30 p.m. at the Free-
port Memorial Library. All are invited. For further information about the current and upcoming activities and events of the LIACF, please visit LIACF Freeport. org, send an email to infoliacf@gmail.com, or call (516) 223-2522.
beST in Show: Joan Weiss, “Looking Ahead”
DONAtIONs tO thE Freeport-Merrick Rotary food drive can easily be dropped in the lobby of the Freeport Medical Center at 294 West Merrick Road.
Healthcare workers picket for better contracts By REINE BEthANy rbethany@liherald.com
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Rotary partners with local food pantries Freeport-Merrick Rotary President Marc Rigueur wrote a message to the public regarding the Rotary’s two-month campaign (Oct. 1-Nov. 26) to collect food for needy Long Islanders: Thank you for your interest in knowing more about our community food drive endeavor. Every year the Freeport Merrick Rotary Club donates to food pantries within the Freeport and Merrick community with funds raised directly from members of our club. This year we are taking it a step further by organizing a food collection drive to further assist our community. Due to the pandemic, the need for food is greater now than it has ever been in any recent disaster. Local food pantries like the Community CupBoard and the Salvation Army are being pushed to the
limit to keep up with providing food for struggling families. The Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club is trying to do their part in partnering up with and assisting these local food pantries. Currently, we have one drop-off location at 294 West Merrick Road in Freeport. A donation bin is available weekly between 9am and 6pm for anyone looking to donate nonperishable food towards this food collection endeavor. The FreeportMerrick Rotary Club is also collecting donations towards this endeavor with more information provided on our website at www.freeportmerrickrotary.org. Regards, Marc Rigueur, President Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club
Healthcare workers at two Freeport facilities picketed for stronger contracts on Monday. The picketers are members of 1199SEIU, United Healthcare Workers East, which has 450,000 members throughout Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Florida, and Washington, DC. It is the nation’s largest healthcare union. Holding signs outside South Shore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at 275 Merrick Road were Arlene Veira, a Certified Nursing Assistant who is employed full-time at the facility, and Alexandra Ryan from the union’s political office. “We’re in negotiations for a contract,” said Ryan, “and we’re trying to get a couple of different things, most important of which is we would like our members to be paid better because most of our members who work in nursing homes are working two jobs just to make ends meet. And they [employers] don’t want to give them a full benefit package either.” Veira does not work another job besides the one at South Shore, but feels that her before-taxes wage of $19.97 per hour is no longer fair. “The cost of living is so high on Long Island,” Veira said. “I went to the grocery a couple of days ago and I got three bags -- I used to get, like, 7 bags -$135.00.” Confirming Veira’s statement was a National Public Radio article on Nov. 10, which said that consumer prices were 6.2% higher in October 2021 than October 2020, the steepest rise since
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Stress less, enjoy more Holidays and kids with special needs By Anita Gurian, Ph.D.
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an issue of special clothes if your child feels comfortable in jeans. Don't set up behavioral rules in advance, such as "be sure you shake hands with Uncle ..." Bring activities Bring along some of your child's favorite things - a book, a game - to provide her with a sense of familiarity and allow her to retreat if things become overly stimulating. Plan carefully Avoid attending too many festivities, and allow some cool-down time between events. Organize your schedule with your child's individual temperament in mind; each child's tolerance for stimulation and ability to adapt vary. Give the child a warning before the end of an activity, which gives her a chance to readjust at her own pace.
Set time limits If you're planning to be at a party or gathering or restaurant, set a reasonable time limit and stick to it.
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Pick your battles Don't add to the stress level by expecting your child to look perfect or to behave perfectly. For example: Don't make
Stay calm Your kids will echo your mood. Praise your child. And remember to reward good behavior. ■
Courtesy of NYU Child Study Center. Above photo: To fully enjoy the festive season, we can all benefit by being flexible with our definition of what a holiday should look like. Our childhood traditions and rituals may not work for everyone — and every child. Let’s create new memories and newly define what holidays look like for our own families.
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Friday, Nov. 12
Sea Light,” by Edwidge Danticat. It’s about an enchanting child born into love and tragedy in Ville Rose, Haiti. For the link or to register, contact George Lutz, (516) 379-3274 or glutz@ freeportlibrary.info.
Medicare updates and options From 6:30-7:15 p.m., John Bednarik leads a powerful workshop on using meditation to reduce stress, help with depression, ease anxiety and pain, and improve concentration. Presented by Nassau Libraries Health Share Health and Wellness. For the link, contact the ASK Department, (516) 379-3274 or ask@freeportlibrary.info.
Thursday, Nov. 18 Parker caregiver-ambassador program
The Big Apple goes to war From 7-8 p.m., come to the library to hear about New York City, which was a center of activity and contributed disproportionately to the final victory of World War II. To register, contact Maryellen Cantanno, mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.
Saturday, Nov. 13 Defensive driving en español This on-site, instructor-led workshop, 9:15 a.m. - 33:15 p.m., will be conducted in Spanish. $30 per person includes all classroom materials, student workbooks, DMV transmittal to record completion on each student’s driving record, and a tamper proof certificate mailed to each student for their insurance reduction. Students who complete this 6-hour course are eligible for a 10% discount on all vehicle liabillity, PIP, and collision insurance premiums for 3 years.
Sunday, Nov. 14 Further, faster, financially at Freeport! Are you looking to enhance cash flow, eliminate debt, reduce income taxes, save for college, plan for retirement, invest more prudently? This class, 1:15 - 4:30 p.m. at the library, will address these concerns. Please register ahead of time. Contact Maryellen Cantanno, (516) 379-3274 or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.
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LIACF juried photo show on display
LIACF Awards ceremony
Through Nov. 29, the photos entered into the 41st Annual Juried Photography Show will be on display in the lobby of the Freeport Memorial Library. The show is one of the oldest and most prestigious of its kind. More than $1,000 in awards are given out. Check the library website for hours of operation. A public awards ceremony will take place at the library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18.
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10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s
Dinosaur story time at the library
From 2-3 p.m. at the library, learn the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, hear from people who have the disease, and find out how to recognize the signs in yourself and others.. To register, contact Maryellen Cantanno, mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.
Join Miss Rose, 10-10:30 a.m., for exciting stories and songs all about dinosaurs. For children ages 2-4. Contact youthservices@freeportlibrary. info.
Hempstead-Freeport Toastmasters Club From 7-7:45 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is public speaking and leadership education. Contact: Marilyn DorePignataro, 516-379-3274 ext 226, or mpignataro@freeportlibrary.info
Memoir writing at the library From 2-4 p.m., come join us at this monthly gathering, remembering our past through a unique writing prompt. To register, contact the ASK Department, ask@freeportlibrary.info, or (516) 379-3274.
Spanish Book Club/Club de lectura 7:30 p.m., lidera Rose Luna discute “Los cuatro acuerdos.” En Los cuatro acuerdos, Don Miguel Ruiz revela la
From 1-3 p.m., as part of Parker Jewish Institute’s Willing Hearts Helpful Hands Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Support Initiative, the trained Caregiver Ambassador will meet one-on-one with caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia. She will offer tips on how to speak with your doctor about memory problems; and speak with caregivers on the importance of taking a break. To register, contact Marilyn Pignataro, 516-3793274, ext. 226, or mpignataro@freeportlibrary.info.
fuente de todas las creencias que nos ponen límites y nos privan de alegría, creando sufrimiento inútil. Los cuatro acuerdos nos ofrecen un poderoso código de conducta que puede transformar inmediatamente nuestra vida en una nueva experiencia de libertad, dicha absoluta, y amor. El programa será por medio de Zoom. Para recibir la información para conectar, favor de contactara Rose Luna por correo electrónico: rluna@freeportlibrary.info.
Wednesday, Nov. 17 Soul with heart book club From 7-8:25 p.m.,with Salamah Adjoua-Mullen, at the library and also on Zoom, join a discussion of “Claire of the
A 7-8:30 p.m. ceremony to present the awards for the 41st annual Juried Photography Show of the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport will take place at the Freeport Memorial Library. All are invited. Masks will be required. For further details, contact the LIACF at infoliacf@gmail.com or (516) 223-2522.
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Issues of the Freeport-based Nassau Daily Review-Star can be found at FultonHistory.com. The Freeport Memorial Library website lists 223 Freeport authors. Black-owned Value Precision Inc. was featured on Economic Forum, WTHE-AM 1520, in 1992. Led by Chief Joe Shapira, Freeport has New York State’s largest all-volunteer fire department. Freeport residents drink naturally purified water drawn from Freeport’s own fresh-water aquifer.
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Four persons arrested for Sept. 10 homicide A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the Sept. 10 murder of James T. Diamond, 28, which occurred near South Bay Avenue in Freeport. The fourth person is Anyibel Madera, 23, of Freeport, who was arrested Thursday afternoon, Nov. 4, and charged with conspiracy and criminal facilitation. Three men had been arrested the day before in connection with the case. At 3:29 p.m. on Sept. 10, Freeport police officers responded to a report of a person injured on South Bay Avenue. When the officers arrived, they found Diamond outside his car with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead by a hospital physician. On Nov. 3, Nassau County Homicide Squad detectives arrested Corey Grier, 27, of Guy Lombardo Ave., Freeport; Eric R. Baldwin, 25, of Guy Lombardo Avenue, Freeport; and Todd Brant, 20, of Pinewood Crescent, Middle Island, in connection with the murder. Both Grier and Baldwin were charged with second-degree murder, first-degree
■ On Nov. 3, NCPD Homicide detectives arrested four subjects in connection with robbery and murder that occurred in the Village of Freeport on September 10.
robbery and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Brant was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery. All three men were arraigned on Nov. 4 in Nassau County First District Court in Hempstead. As of Friday afternoon of Nov. 5, Madera had not been assigned an attorney. The attorneys for Baldwin and Brant (Jeffrey Baldwin and Jason Russo, respectively) could not be reached for comment. Justin Feinman , attorney for Corey Grier, statedm “At this time, I am still waiting to see information regarding the matter. I can tell you that Mr. Grier maintains his innocence and that he has indicated to me that he is innocent of the charges against him, but I really have to review the evidence against my client before I’m in a position to make a determination of what direction this case is going to go. I understand and I was told by the district attorney that there is some video, that there is other evidence -- testimony - that I have to review in order to assess the situation accurately.”
Teens arrested for robbery The Third Squad of the Nassau County Police arrested three male teen for robbery on Nov. 5 in East Garden City. According to detectives, two young men, ages 17 and 16, approached five individuals, four of whom were age 17 and one age 19. They were exiting a blue BMW 330i in a Roosevelt Field Mall parking lot located at 620 Old Country Road. One of the two young men demanded the possessions of the five victims at gunpoint. The victime complied. The two youths then got into the BMW 330i and fled. A short time later, while traveling southbound on the Meadowbrook State Parkway, the two teens were involved in
■ On Nov. 2, Freeport detectives located a suspect who, after colliding with the victim’s auto, left the scene of the accident without exchanging information. The suspect was arrested and the detectives issued an appearance ticket, returnable to Freeport Village Court.
an auto accident with a Hyundai sedan. Police responded and both teens were placed under arrest. The driver of the Hyundai sedan, a 50-year-old male, was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries for assessment and treatment. Subsequently, detectives discovered that one of the initial five victims, a 17-year-old male, had orchestrated the robbery with the two defendants. He was also placed under arrest. The three teens were charged with counts of robbery and criminal possession. They were arraigned Nov. 6 in Nassau County First District Court.
■ On Nov. 7, Freeport detectives arrested a suspect involved in a domestic incident. The suspect turned herself in at Freeport Police Headquarters, where she was arrested and charged with fourthdegree criminal mischief.
Second-degree harassment ■ On Nov. 3, Freeport police officers responded to a harassment report between two building tenants. The complainant reported that a tenant in his building kicked his leg during a verbal dispute. The
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Identity theft ■ On Nov. 5, a Freeport police officer secured a walk-in report of identity theft. The victim reported that he received a statement from a collections agency stating that there was an unpaid balance owed from an account that was opened in 2016. The victim was advised to contact the major credit bureaus for further investigation. No arrest was requested at this time.
Unsecure premise ■ On Nov. 7, Freeport police officers responded to a residence for a report of an unsecure premise. The officers discovered an unsecured side door, so they conducted an interior search of the home, but found nothing out of order. The officers could not re-secure the home and had to contact the Building Department. Cipco Boarding Co. re-secured the home.
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OBitUarieS Curtis R. Kanhai Curtis R. Kanhai (1973-2021), of Freeport, died on November 5. He was the beloved husband of Rachael, the devoted father of Michael, Myjah, and Mason, the loving son of Lenny and Avenelle, and the dear brother of Jenelle Harrison and the late Allan. A religious service was held on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 6:30 p.m., with interment Nov. 10 at Cypress Hills Cemetery.
Elsie Brown Elsie Brown (1939-2021) died on Nov. 7 at the age of 82. She was the beloved wife of the late George, devoted mother of Donna Leccese (Michael), Linda Jennings, Thomas Jennings (Laurie), Michael Jennings (Robin), and James Jennings (Lisa), the beloved grandmother of 10 grandchildren, and the adored greatgrandmother of 6. A memorial service
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suspect stated that she did not kick the complainant, but simply brushed by him too closely. The case report was taken for documentation purposes.
was held on Nov. 11. Cremation was private, as was the interment of ashes at Calverton National Cemetery.
Jeanette Johnson Jeanette Johnson(1933-2021), of Freeport, died on Nov. 8. She was a retired cashier for Fortunoff ’s in Westbury. She was the beloved wife of the late Leonard, and the loving mother of Jane McCarson and Joan Macri. She was also the dear stepmother of Melody June Casagni, the fond grandmother of 8, and great-grandmother of 5. Cremation services were private. A memorial Mass took place on Nov. 17 at Our Holy Redeemer RC Church. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to the Veterans Assistance Foundation, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, Building Q, East Meadow, N.Y. 11554, in memory of Jeanette Johnson.
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The fully virTual 2020-21 POV Festival at SUNY Purchase was Wilson’s brainchild. months with animations.” She commissioned student animators, raised funds so she could send student actors to Brooklyn Actors Self-Tape to separately record their parts and chose an editor who put the footage together. The enormous project was entirely volunteer on Wilson’s part. She created internships in videography and marketing for two other students while spending 40 hours a week of her unpaid time, across two semesters, to make the festival happen. “It could feel very overwhelming at times,” Wilson said, “but because I saw it through and was passionate about bringing other students’ work to life, I was able to get this done and was really proud of what I accomplished in the end.” “It was a privilege,” said Nicole Wilson, “watching her create this whole new [virtual] version of POV because it wasn’t done virtually before. She basically built a
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whole system from the ground up . . . Her hope was not only to create this great event that the school community and beyond was able to enjoy, but that she would lay a foundation so the students that followed her would be able to make another great event with the same kind of template.” Wilson streamed the two-day festival on Vimeo. She showcased theater plays the first day, and on the second day, films and screenplays (featuring three animations). The festival generated tremendous excitement across the pandemic-weary campus. Her own family was awed. “I’m super proud of Laila for pursuing her talents and making her dreams come to life through discipline and hard work,” said Larry Wilson, Laila’s father. “Some of the feedback she got was incredible,” Nicole Wilson said. “Her old professor at NYU — the screenwriting professor — said that he thought that her
work was on par with some of the professional festivals that he’s witnessed.” The massive project spawned more projects. The collaboration of student animators with screenwriters inspired Wilson to look into a nonprofit group called Women in Animation. She initiated a WIA club at Purchase. “With the aligned majors offered at my college,” Wilson said, “I thought it would be great to provide resources and opportunities to my peers through an established organization that supports diversity.” Her biggest project was applying for the Peter Roth Internship, a lengthy and rigorous process. Asked during the interviews to describe one undertaking that she was most proud of, Wilson chose the POV festival, which she felt helped her get selected. “This project reflected my leadership abilities better than any other initiative so far,” said Wilson. Wilson envisions a fascinating career that builds on all of her experiences. Currently, she serves as a Film/TV Development Intern at the National Association of Latino Independent Producers virtually. “Applying all I have learned,” she said, “I hope to become a showrunner someday.” But she is not only thinking about her own career. “My experience contributing to the education and interests of students seeking opportunities moves me to teach the youth about media when I have an established career,” Wilson said. “I intend to give back.”
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full scholarship from the Black Alumni of Pratt for the summer of 2017. “Directly after that,” Wilson said, “in my senior year, I was accepted to a writingfor-television program at New York University. That was the program that inspired me to major in playwriting and screenwriting at Purchase. In her first semester of college, Wilson placed in the YoungArts national competition with her 10-page crime-and-drama screenplay, “Green Edge Park.” Her one-act play, “Just a Ballad,” was the only one selected to be produced onstage at the annual student-run Point-ofView Festival during her second year of college. The thrill of seeing her play in rehearsals during the first quarter of 2020 came to an upsetting end: it was canceled by Covid two weeks before opehing. Wilson didn’t mope. She turned her disappointment into the project of a lifetime. “I decided that I could helm the next year’s festival,” she said, “which would be completely remote because of Covid.” Supported by her department, Wilson poured her skills of writing, art and leadership into the festival. She set up a venue for students to submit their work to her on a platform called Film Freeway and selected 11 stage plays, films and screenplays. “My job was to take the written work and bring them to life in some way,” Wilson said. “My idea for three of the screenplays was to bring them to life in two
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Freeporter offers glimpse of a veteran’s life continued from front page “It opened my eyes to understand what the world was about in terms of understanding my own culture, my own experience of America,” Andrew said. “I mean, when you have a Vietnamese tell you, ‘You should go home and fight your own war. Why are you fighting us?’ -- that guy didn’t feel like we African-American soldiers should be in Vietnam when we were still fighting for our [civil] rights [back in the U.S.], and there were times when we were ready to bring our rifles home, feeling like we were fighting two wars.” Andrew was raised in Harlem and Brooklyn. His family moved to Hempstead when he was in his teens, and he graduated from Hempstead High School. He enlisted in the military because he could not afford college and he knew that the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, more commonly known as the G.I. Bill, would fund his education if he finished his obligatory six years. Upon completing his period of service, he returned home to an unwelcoming America. “Vietnam vets got a lot of rejection,” Andrew said. “I didn’t go anywhere in my uniform or identify myself as a veteran.” Even getting a date proved hard. He didn’t develop a serious relationship until he met his future wife, Eleanor, whose brother was also a Vietnam veteran. Despite funding from the G.I. Bill, Andrew’s journey to a master’s degree in student personnel services and counseling involved not only the hard work of studying for courses, but also a nimble aptitude for recognizing when to leave an unsatisfactory situation and grasp opportunities. “At first, I worked at Grumman putting heat shields in airplanes,” Andrew said. “I worked on F-11 jets. I talked to a guy who said that every time Grumman got a new contract, they’d fire everybody and then rehire them at less pay. And I decided that wasn’t me. I decided to go to college full time in January [1969].” Andrew took a six-month course at New York University called Veterans in Public Service. “We took nine credits at a time and worked in the public schools in Harlem,” he said, “in the classroom when teachers couldn’t handle things. The goal was to have us go on to be teachers.” Commuting to NYU from Hempstead became wearying. Andrew went to the office of a Hempstead activist and educator, Alverta B. Gray Schultz. “Ms. Schultz was the one who said to me, ‘Calvin, there’s a scholarship at Hofstra,’” Andrew said. He and a good friend both entered Hofstra, from
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The monumenT To veterans in front of Freeport Memorial Library has stood for nearly a century. which Andrew emerged four years later with a four-year degree in anthropology and a minor in speech pathology. Meanwhile, he said, “I was a youth worker for Hempstead and Roosevelt, in a student organization for leadership called [the] Organization of Black Collegiates at Hofstra.” Having learned tae kwon do from Koreans that he met while in Vietnam, Andrew also taught martial arts to children at Hempstead’s Kennedy Park and at the Percy Jackson Center on Greenwich Street. After earning his bachelor’s degree, Andrew was accepted into the master’s degree program for student personnel services and counseling at SUNY Albany. After graduating, he was hired into the administration of Nassau Community College, where he specialized in helping veterans on campus. He retired 42 years later, in 2015, with the title of professor emeritus. Andrew has never stopped reaching out to veterans. He helps soldiers who have been given a dishonorable discharge by guiding them through their issues and upgrading the discharge to honorable, enabling them to find employment. He mediates with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
“Back in my day,” he said, “the [then Veterans Administration] was not that nice to us. I avoided going to the VA for over 20-something years. . . . But now the VA’s been reaching out. We have a VA representative on [the Nassau Community College] campus who comes in once a week.” Andrew and the members of Post 342 never stop seeking out veterans to help them access education and claim their rightful benefits. The post has expanded its electronic footprint with Zoom meetings that attract veterans from surrounding states and overseas. Post 342’s recently acquired building, at 525 Ocean Ave., at the foot of the Nautical Mile, has increased the meeting capacity for the post, which can rent the building out for weddings and community events. Andrew spoke with appreciation of State Sen. John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, a veteran himself whose efforts on behalf of veterans are far-reaching. “He’s helped us out a lot,” Andrew said. “He’s given us a donation to keep our building going. I have great respect for him.”
Remembering village’s Civil War veterans By AThenA DAwson rbethany@liherald.com
On Veterans Day, we take the time to remember those we lost in wars of the past and celebrate veterans who are still here to tell their stories. For many Freeport residents, there is a long history of young people going to war, dating back to the American Civil War. According to Freeport Memorial Library archives, about 40 men from Freeport served during the Civil War. After the war ended, residents celebrated near Main Street and Merrick Road, where a bonfire was lit and party goers could hear the sounds of a cannon being fired in procession. Over a thousand men from the tristate area of the time, including areas such as Hempstead, Freeport, and Jamaica, lost their lives in Civil War Era Battles. Registered accounts in the Freeport
Memorial Library archives detail the names of some of these soldiers, their rankings and their final resting place:
■ Benjamin Franklin Losse, 1843-1864, enlisted at 19 years old as a member of the Union Infantry.
Infantry Private, Company A, 139th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corp, Army of the James.
■ Tredwell Bedell, 1843-1864. Union infantry Private, Company H, 119th Regiment, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland.
■ William R. Mead, 1841-1864, enlisted in the Union Artillery, Company H, 4th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery.
■ William H. Seaman, 1842-1864, Union Infantry Corporal, Company H, 119th Regiment, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland.
■ John Combs 1822-1863, Union Infantry Private Company H, 119th Regiment, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland. ■ William T. Golder, 1829-1863, who enlisted in the Union as a private in the Union Artillery, Company H, 4th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery. ■ John Hutchinson,1853-N/A, who was ranked as a private and enlisted in the Union Infantry, Company C, 158th Regiment, 1st Empire Brigade, New York Infantry.
■ Dandridge Beverly Pitts Mott, 18471864, enlisted in the Union Infantry, Company H, 119th Regiment, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland. ■ Joseph Mott, 1845-1864, enlisted in the Union Artillery as a Corporal, Company H, 4th Regiment, Heavy Artillery, New York Volunteers. ■ Enoch E. Mulliner, 1826-1867, Union Navy Captain Company H, 119th Regiment, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland. ■ Elijah K. Raynor, 1843-1864, Union
■ Cornell L. Simonson, 1843-1862, Union Infantry Private, Company A, 139th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division,18th Army Corp, Army of the James. ■ Asa Smith, 1839-1862, Union Artillery Private, Company A, 139th Regiment, Heavy Artillery, New York Volunteers. ■ Vanderveer Smith, 1843-1864, Union Infantry Corporal, Company A, 139th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corp, Army of the James
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT INVENTORY & VALUATION DATA INFORMATION AVAILABILITY The Assessor of the Incorporated Village of Freeport pursuant to Section 501 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York wishes to advise that the assessment inventory and valuation data information is available for review by the property taxpayer from November 1st to November 16, 2021 at the Assessor’s Office located at 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, NY, 11520 between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm by appointment Monday through Friday. Incorporated Village of Freeport Vilma I. Lancaster Village Assessor 128393
LEGAL NOTICE Mesivta and Yeshiva Gedolah of Manhattan Beach is seeking bids for demolition and construction (including final approval on plans from NYC DOB) on a federally funded FEMA school reconstruction project at 59 West End Avenue Brooklyn NY. All federal laws and requirements must be adhered to. For specifications and to submit a sealed bid, please email mesivtamb@msn.com or fax to (718)368-1969 or call (718)368-1333 128267 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST JENNIFER ALVAREZ if she be living and if she be dead, the respective hersat-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or though said defendant(s) who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the Complaint, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated September 16, 2019 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 December 15, 2021 at 2:30PM, premises known as 11 Overton Street, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New
York, SECTION 62, BLOCK 98, LOT 453. Approximate amount of judgment $343,984.96 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 007404/2016. 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. Ronald S. Zimmer, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 69987 128172 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an catering establishment/on premises license [serial number pending] has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, cider, liquor and/or wine in a catering establishment under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 533 Guy Lombardo Avenue, Nassau County, Freeport, NY for on premises consumption. Off Mile Catering Inc. dab OMC at Freeport Yacht Club 128401
LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 4th day of October, 2021, bearing Index Number 000641-21, 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 Aiko Jhene Acosta. The city and state of my present address are Freeport, NY; the month and year of my birth are May, 2003; the place of my birth is Bronx, New York; my present name is Abel Acosta. 128327 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 19th day of October, 2021, bearing Index Number 696-21, a cop of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 240 Old County Road, Mineola, NY grants me the right to assume the name of Mandy Heema Devi Ragnauth. The city and state of my present address are Freeport NY; the month and year of by birth are February, 1996; the place of my birth is Skeldon, Guyana; my present name is Heema Devi Ragnauth. 128385 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com
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LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on October 4, 2021, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED OCTOBER 4, 2021, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF VARIOUS VEHICLES, STATING THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST THEREOF IS $ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 , APPROPRIATING $80,500 IN ADDITION TO THE $319,500 HERETOFORE APPROPRIATED FOR SUCH PURPOSE; AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $80,500, IN ADDITION TO THE $319,500 BONDS H E R E T O F O R E AUTHORIZED FOR SUCH PROJECTS, TO FINANCE SAID ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION The object(s) or purpose(s) for which the bonds are authorized is the acquisition of various vehicles, at the estimated maximum cost of $400,000. The period of usefulness is fifteen (15) years. The amount of obligations to be issued is not to exceed $80,500, in addition to the $319,500 heretofore authorized for the project. A complete copy of the bond resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, at the Village Hall, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York. Dated: October 4, 2021 Freeport, New York 128395
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF TENTATIVE ROLL COMPLETION 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 2022/2023 Tentative Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year beginning March 1, 2022. The roll is 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 1 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 128394
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LEGAL NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING - November 18, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a Public Hearing with the Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled for Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 6:00P.M. in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Main Conference Room, 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York on the appeals and applications of cases as they appear on the calendar; residential applications that do not extend their prior nonconforming status may be called first; public comment invited. It is anticipated that the Board will adjourn the legislative session and enter into Executive Session until 6:30P.M.
Know anyone around town who you’d describe as a true do-gooder –– that PTA president, Little League coach or scout leader who goes above and beyond the call of duty; that community volunteer who gives so much of him or herself while asking for nothing in return; that volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who saved a life? The Freeport Herald is currently seeking nominations for our annual Person of the Year. All People of the Year are featured in fulllength, front-page feature stories that appear in our final issue of the year, which will be published on Dec. 27.
If you know of any unsung heroes within the community who deserve recognition for their selfless work on behalf of others, please contact us immediately by email at rbethany@ liherald.com or write to the Freeport Herald, c/o Reine Bethany, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530. Submissions are due by Dec. 14., and the sooner we receive them, the better! Nominations are best sent by email. Along with your nominations, just give us two or three sentences why your nominee deserves recognition and provide contact infor mation for him or her, if you can. You can nominate more than one person.
News brief Festive village evening upcoming on Dec. 4 It’s not too early to put Saturday, Dec. 4 into your calendar. Our annual holiday tree lighting and boat festival will illuminate Freeport village and the Nautical Mile. Santa will travel on a Freeport Fire Department Fire Truck and assist Mayor Robert Kennedy with the lighting of each of the 3 VOF Christmas Trees: 5:30 p.m. in the Village Triangle at Sunrise Highway and Church Street; 6 p.m. at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Rd., on the front lawn of the center;
and 6:30 p.m. at the Esplanade on the Nautical Mile, next to the Riverhouse Grille (195 Woodcleft Avenue). Hot chocolate will be served at the Esplanade. At 7 p.m., the National Marine Manufacturers Association is sponsoring the annual Freeport Boat Parade. Festive decorated boats will promenade down the Woodcleft Avenue Canal, and participating restaurants and businesses will offer evening specials. Contact the Freeport Chamber of Commerce (516-2238840) for additional information.
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INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS and other persons should appear at the above time and place to have questions answered and to voice opinions. All applications are nonconforming with zoning regulations herein specified for the districts in which they are located. Application #2021-25 212 S. Ocean Ave., Residence AA - Section 62/Block 116/Lot 1 Deeper Life Fellowship -
Construct a new onestory sanctuary with breezeway. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-33 lot coverage, §210-172A(3)-Parking required. Application #2021-24 119-123 S. Main St. AKA 121 S. Main St., Business B - Section 62/Block 198/Lot 323 - Ulises Campos - Construct a new 1,544 sq. ft. second floor commercial addition. Variances:
Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-172A Parking Spaces. Application #2021-26 244 Roosevelt Ave., Residence A - Section 62/Block 147/Lot 481 - Or Raucher - Construct a new 870.5 sq. ft. 2nd floor addition and a new 178 sq. ft. rear deck. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-39A Sky exposure. Application #2021-27 891 S. Long Beach Ave., Residence A - Section
62/Block 186/Lot 428,429 - Yvonne Murphy Construct a new 1,944 sq. ft. single family dwelling. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-40 Lot area, §210-43A(2) Required yards, §210-39A Sky Exposure. BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Pamela Walsh Boening, Village Clerk 128291
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The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to sbrinton@liherald.com
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PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com
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Pre-engineered panel systems are designed by the company, hopefully by engineers, and should come with plans, from the manufacturer, that can be sealed and signed by their in-house engineer. If not, plans may need to be drawn from scratch by an architect or engineer that you hire so those plans can be integrated with your house. Integrated means that the company generally just sells you a product and doesn’t necessarily give any indication of how to support the unit or how to attach the unit system to your house so that it won’t leak or move. This is the general failing of the system, since, as I experienced with most of the installations, the part I could detail was free of leaking or movement, but the units themselves leaked nearly every time. We could detail how the edges of the unit could be sealed and redundantly weather-stripped and flashed, but the frames around the glass and wall edges would unseal and leak. I even met with the corporate president/owner and identified the specific problems. Promises to correct leak issues were made but not kept, and eventually I gave up. I looked at a two-year-old system while discussing other work for a home recently. The owner described the back-and-forth misery he and his family were experiencing with their sunroom and the company. Even 25 years after I gave up, the same company is still doing things the same way. You need a detail-oriented architect and installer, even if you think you don’t. The cost of doing things twice is much greater. Good luck. © 2021 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.
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t’s rare that you get the chance to meet your professional heroes, so when one of mine, former Newsday environmental reporter Dan Fagin, now the director of NYU’s graduate Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, recently came to Hofstra University to give an hourlong talk on his seminal book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation,” I had to attend. His 462-page masterwork, published by Bantam, recounts the decades-long history of industrialSCoTT waste mismanagement and malfeaBRINToN sance in Toms River, N.J., a seaside community of about 94,000 an hour and a half south of New York City. I read the book shortly after it was published in 2014, and ever since, I had hoped to meet Fagin, now 58, of Sea Cliff. Toms River is known for its high rate of childhood cancers, in particular leukemia among girls under 5, from the early 1970s through the 2000s. Government reports attribute the spike, at least in part, to the “public health hazards” posed by widespread soil and water contamination at a now-closed Ciba-Geigy chemical plant and a massive,
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illegal toxic-waste dump at Reich Farm, which has been cleaned up, but only came under consideration for removal from the federal Superfund Site list this year. Both the plant and the dump tainted local drinkingwater wells, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. In “Toms River,” Fagin details the sordid events that spread a witch’s brew of carcinogens among the good people of this otherwise safe community, which has a reputation for patriotism, a vibrant civic culture and a deep love of Little League baseball. Toms River reminds me of so many Long Island coastal communities — earnest, hard-working, conservativeleaning but not extreme in its political views, inhabited by professionals and bluecollar workers alike. And, as is the case in more than one Long Island community, innocent residents there were forced to cope with an industrial disaster not of their making. From 2001 to 2005, I reported on Freeport Power Plant No. 2, which for three decades had spewed unfiltered exhaust from its two 13,000-horsepower diesel ship engines into surrounding communities. I walked door to door in the neighborhoods around the plant, asking people whether someone in their homes had had or died of cancer, or whether they knew of any local people stricken by
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the disease. In house after house in the Old Lindenmere neighborhood of Merrick, people reported that someone — or multiple people — in their homes had battled cancer or died from it, with many afflicted at young ages. In one case, an entire family of four had succumbed to unusual cancers. I could never call the neighborhood a “cancer cluster,” a designation that required confirmation through years of study to determine whether the cancer cases people reported were a random pattern — an accident of nature, if you will — or were tied to an industrial pollutant such as diesel exhaust, found by scientists to be among the most carcinogenic substances in the world. I worried about my reporting: Was I unnecessarily scaring people? Once I had begun, however, I quickly realized I couldn’t stop until the plant was shut down. Otherwise, residents would have lived in constant fear, and many potential homebuyers might have avoided the area, depressing housing prices. I wrote 44 stories, and thanks largely to then State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., Long Island Power Authority Chairman Richard Kessel, and Merrick civic activists Joe Kralovich and Bob Young, the plant was closed in March 2002 and replaced in September 2005 by a clean-burning natural-gas
hen it comes to health crises, it’s not that far from Toms River, N.J., to Freeport.
plant that included pollution controls. The old plant, grandfathered from the Clean Air Act of 1970 because it was completed in 1969, had none. I had a question for Fagin: Should journalists pursue such stories through anecdotal reporting, despite the lack of an official cancer-cluster designation? I was heartened by his answer: Journalists mustn’t ignore such stories. We must be honest with our audiences about “the lack of evidence” — that is, the dearth of state and federal data to back people’s assertions — but we should press forward. Whew! I was hoping he’d say that. Two decades later, I know that pursuing the power plant story was the right thing to do. On Oct. 22, 2001, I snapped a photo of 9-year-old Tyler Seaman, of Old Lindenmere, clutching two candles at a vigil outside a state public hearing over Plant No. 2’s operating permit. The photo appeared on the front page of the Oct. 25-Oct. 31 Merrick and Bellmore Heralds, and I included Tyler’s comments from the hearing in the story. “I am afraid every day that I will not see another day,” he said. In 2006, Tyler learned he had chordoma, a rare bone cancer that lodges at the base of the skull or in the spine. He died in 2010, at 18. 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.
To sleep, perchance to pop awake again
n my hopeful search for common ground between the political and cultural forces of the far right and the far left, I have pretty much come up empty. Until now. After much consideration and not that much scientific research (since so many people don’t believe in it anyway), I realize that what many of us have in common is sleeplessness. I generally don’t ask friends how they sleep, but more and more often, someone mentions that their sleep has RANDI changed during KREISS and post-pandemic, if we even are “post,” which is part of the problem. I imagine that folks on the right are up at night worrying about the big money the Dems want to spend. Some tell me they think that, if the Build Back Better bills pass, the money will be mismanaged or disappear into a maze of inefficient government programs. I hear fears that undeserving people will get a “free ride” and others will have to pay their tab. They think about President Biden’s age and
wonder if he can lead us in the world. Who will pay for it all? they ask. Some Republicans resist vaccine mandates and mask mandates, believing their civil liberties are being violated. They stay up at night worrying about what their kids are being taught in school. Yeah, it’s enough to keep you tossing and turning. I know what folk on the left are thinking, because that’s where I stand, although I am losing patience with the far left and finding myself drifting to the center. No wonder we can’t sleep: We’re all floating. I worry that resistance to Covid vaccine mandates will perpetuate a chronic pandemic, unleashing unknowable variants. I think the Dems, addicted to infighting, will lose a one-time opportunity to pass legislation this session that would truly help people with child care and elder care and medical coverage. Here is the chance to repair roads and bridges and outdated schools. The Dems have failed miserably in communicating the good stuff in these bills, while perseverating publicly on everything that will be left out of a compromise package. I so believe in what they’re doing, but their message isn’t reso-
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nating with voters. One commentator advised the Dems to stop giving us the detailed recipe for what you’re baking and let us taste the brownies! The other stuff I worry about is, oh, basic things like no one can agree on facts or the truth or whether or not John F. Kennedy Jr. is really dead or when the last election will be overthrown. We haven’t even touched on gender rights and racial equality and climate change, and why anti-Semitism is surging across America. Last night I lay awake thinking about the fact that hundreds of QAnon followers gathered in Dallas last week to greet JFK Jr., who has been dead since 1999. They believed that he would appear and help Donald Trump become president again. How can you sleep when this kind of aberrational thinking is gaining traction? So, can we agree that wherever we sit on the political and cultural spectrum, our worries are keeping us up at night? In the world of sleep science, five major disorders are recognized: insomnia, restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, narcolepsy and REM sleep disorder. I am describing
o matter your politics, it seems, you’ve got plenty to worry about.
something new that blossomed with the pandemic and now feels as chronic as the uncertainty with which we live. Back in 2020, once I realized that Covid19 would not be a two- or three-week sprint, my sleep changed. I would fall asleep because I was emotionally exhausted and then I would pop awake, and this would go on for hours. When I woke in the morning, my heart would be racing. I’ve learned some breathing techniques and other ways to talk myself down and relax. But I don’t sleep as peacefully as I once did. When I pop awake these days, I read a boring science article or an underwhelming book. No middle-of-the-night crosswords, bridge, Words With Friends or checking out the morning newspapers. Eventually, I sleep. So, for my friends worried about Biden and his programs, and my friends worried about the insurrection of Jan. 6 and the resurrection of a former president, watch your alcohol, caffeine and nicotine intake in the evening, get into a regular bedtime routine, exercise during the day, and if you pop awake, read or do some other quiet activity until you feel sleepy. See a doctor if symptoms persist, or if you think you saw John Junior on the grassy knoll last week. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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letters The people spoke at the ballot box To the Editor: Voters nationwide sent a message to our elected leaders on Nov. 2, reminding them that they do, in fact, work for us, not the other way around. The pushback put a stop to multiple socialist agendas via the power of the vote. Here are important takeaways from the election: ■ Parents should have a voice in how their children are educated. The people spoke loud and clear. Just ask Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. Even former President Barack Obama, Vice President Kamala Harris, former U.S. Rep. Stacey Abrams of Georgia and President Biden himself couldn’t sway that vote. ■ We are not a racist nation, even though socialists keep pushing that false narrative. Now the focus has shifted to calling Black conservatives like Larry Elder and newly elected Winsome Sears the new faces of
ish to oil, grease and gasoline — and eventually winds up in the wetlands and bays surrounding the Island. While there are eco-friendly biodegradable soaps, many are poisonous to marine life, often with a host of cancer-causing ingredients, from naphthalene to perchloroethylene and methylene chloride, and the phosphates that several soaps contain accelerate seaweed growth. When the seaweed reaches unnatural lengths, it breaks apart in the saltwater and rots, robbing fish of dissolved oxygen, creating dead zones in local bays. Washing your car by hand also wastes a great deal of water compared with professional car washes, which, as a matter of sound business practice, recycle 90 percent of their water. Additionally, the federal Clean Water Act of 1972 requires car washes to route wastewater to treatment facilities “designed to protect the environment,” according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency. To understand the scope of the issue at hand, we point to the Town of Hempstead, which has jurisdiction over the wetlands across Nassau’s South Shore, from Atlantic Beach in the west to Seaford in the east. That’s more than 180 miles of coastline and 17,000 acres of wetlands. Anything that seeps down through the storm drains winds up there. We would encourage any officials in charge of Nassau’s villages, towns and cities to think hard about following Garden
City’s example and prohibit residents from washing their cars in their driveways. The Town of Oyster Bay, which has jurisdiction over wetlands on both the north and south shores, addresses the issue on its Storm Water Runoff and Water Quality website, saying residents should wash their cars on their lawns rather than in their driveways. At least then the wastewater doesn’t wash into the streets, wetlands and bays, the logic goes. The State Department of Environmental Conservation offers the same suggestion. The trouble is, the practice is about as damaging to Long Island’s environment as washing your car in your driveway. Toxins slowly seep through the soil into groundwater and, eventually, the aquifers that we depend on for our drinking water. The aquifers are massive stores of underground water, deposited tens of millions of years ago. Without them we would need to import our drinking water from off Long Island, at an exorbitant cost. Bottom line: Wash your car at a professional car wash. You might pay a little more, but you’ll save yourself precious time, you’ll support an important local business, and you’ll help save the environment. Following this most recent election, we hope our government leaders from across Nassau County will double down on their efforts to protect the environment. We only have one Earth.
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f Election Day 2021 proved anything, it’s that Long Island voters shouldn’t be taken for granted. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran had been told by pollsters, Democratic Party leaders and pundits that she had this. She had attended all the civic meetings, street fairs and news conferences. She was approachable, engaged and empathic. And she spent four years raising campaign cash with the intent of spending all of it to ensure no surprises on election night. ronALD J. What she didn’t hear was the palparosenBerG ble anger of homeowners whose property assessments are still way out of whack. Nor could she avoid being on the same ballot with a Democratic district attorney candidate who co-sponsored the state’s bail bill that puts criminals back on the street before the arresting police can return to their patrol cars. For Curran, standing next to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky was more than minor collateral damage. Nor could she control what appears to
be an anemic county Democratic organization that is long on strategic analysis, but short on the ability to get its own supporters out to vote. The Republican candidate, Bruce Blakeman, astutely declined to follow the traditional tactics of a campaign “underdog.” He didn’t attack the incumbent. On any number of occasions, he told audiences that “she is undoubtedly a nice person.” But Blakeman would then methodically examine the policy failings of the Curran administration and let the facts speak for themselves. The voters heard, and responded. Blakeman had a crucial partner: Nassau GOP Chairman Joseph G. Cairo Jr. Quiet, reserved and a veteran of countless election nights, Cairo has the unique ability to intuitively spot political trends, recruit candidates who resonate with voters and, perhaps most important, pay attention to the grassroots mechanics of motivating voters to leave their homes on chilly, rainy November nights and head to the polls. While much coverage has been devoted to Blakeman’s victory, Cairo’s political professionalism reached beyond that single election-night win. North Hempstead,
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Letters white supremacy. Sears, elected as Virginia’s first female lieutenant governor of color, broke a glass ceiling, yet she didn’t receive a minute’s recognition by mainstream media. The only thing more pathetic was the Lincoln Project attempting to paint Virginia Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin as a white supremacist, and being dumb enough to hire a Black man holding a torch to represent its twisted, lying depiction. ■ The American people do not want to defund the police. That proposal went down in flames wherever it was on the ballot. ■ The people know that inflation has been caused by the Biden agenda. Just go shopping! ■ Hispanics living along the border voted overwhelmingly to secure our borders. ■ The people know that violent crime is on the rise. ■ The people see vaccine mandates being implemented throughout the nation while members of Congress exempt themselves from them. (Just like Obamacare!) ■ The majority of people do not want bail reform. ■ The people see the hypocrisy of the recent climate-change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, that more than 400 private planes flew in to, and Biden’s motorcade in Rome only days earlier had 85 vehicles in it.
a generational Democratic enclave, went Republican, too, with Jennifer DeSena beating Wayne Wink in the race for town supervisor — no small feat given Wink’s longstanding political presence in that township and overwhelming Democratic enrollment. Cairo also knows his political history. He saw how the Nassau County Republican Party of the late 1940s reinvented itself when Long island suburbs became home to Italians, Jews and Irish seeking a place for their families in communities across post-war Long Island. Those ethnicities became the next-generation Republicans. So, it’s no surprise that Cairo nominated Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip, a first-time candidate from Great Neck, to run against incumbent Democratic County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum in the 10th District, with Pilip declaring victory last Tuesday night. And just who is this person that Cairo entrusted with this race? Pilip was born in Ethiopia, moved to Israel at age 12, and became an Israel Defense Forces paratrooper and a gunsmith before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Haifa and
a master’s in diplomacy and security from Tel Aviv University. The ability to motivate Republican voters to make their voices heard has put two other Democratic Nassau legislative incumbents at risk, with Republican Paolo Pironi ahead of self-proclaimed “independent” Joshua Lafazan, and Republican Daniel Atler leading Democratic Legislator Arnold Drucker by several hundred votes. Absentee ballots may ultimately decide those races, but the tally thus far has certainly given the incumbents a shock. Like meteorologists, pollsters get paid whether they get the forecast right or not. Candidates should view Election Day 2021 as a cautionary tale, as the Nassau GOP wins have sent a shock wave from one end of the state to the other. The victory tally is reminding both parties that, regardless of the latest social media, computer-driven analytics, media endorsements and geo-fencing digital ads, there is no substitute for the type of grass-roots politics practiced by Cairo and the Nassau GOP. 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.
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We, the people, have spoken using the power of democracy by voting. I hope this is only the tip of the spear, and the momentum will carry through to the midterms next year. When the media lies, democracy dies. TOM O’CONNOR North Bellmore
A glance at NYC’s subway past To the Editor: On Oct. 27, 1904, the Interborough Rapid Transit company opened the first subway line. It ran nine miles uptown from City Hall on Manhattan’s East Side, across 42nd Street (today’s 42nd Street Shuttle) to Times Square, and uptown to 145th Street. It included 28 stations. More than 150,000 riders paid a 5-cent fare. The original BMT (Brooklyn Manhattan Rapid Transit — today’s B, D, J, M, N, Q, R and Z lines) and IRT (Interboro Rapid Transit — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Franklin Avenue and Times Square shuttles) subway systems were constructed and managed by the private sector, with no government operating subsidies. Financial viability depended entirely on farebox revenues. These systems supported both the development and the economic growth of numerous neighborhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens.
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In the 1930s, New York City began construction of the new IND (Independent Subway — today’s A, C, E, F and G lines). This new municipal system, subsidized by taxpayer dollars, provided direct competition to both the IRT and BMT. Municipal government forced them into economic ruin by denying them fare increases that would have provided access to additional revenues. Big Brother, just like the Godfa-
ther, eventually made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. The owners folded and sold out to City Hall. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.
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