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A new oasis in area day care ‘desert’ By REiNE BEthaNy rbethany@liherald.com
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loCal oFFiCialS aND church dignitaries attended the grand opening of Ready Set Grow Learning Academy in the Freeport Armory. From left were Bishop Frank Anthone White, of Zion Cathedral in Freeport (behind Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray); the Rev. Robert Adams (partially hidden); Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy; the Rev. Willie J. McGhee (in sunglasses); RSGLA Director Naheed Khan; the academy’s co-owners, Chelisa and Daryl Harris; Chamber of Commerce President Ben Jackson; Hempstead Town Councilman Chris Carini; County Legislator Steve Rhoads, and Bishop Robert Joel Rochford of New Life Cathedral, in Brooklyn, with youngsters from the academy.
The Nov. 18 grand opening of Ready Set Grow Learning Academy signified not only a new start for the 60-year-old Freeport Armory, but also an expansion of Freeport’s business scene, and a welcome addition to local day care options. Speaking at the ceremony, Mayor Robert Kennedy articulated the impact of the occasion. “When deciding the future use of the armory,” Kennedy said, “Freeport residents objected to the use of the armory for the DPW. And this
administration listened, and agreed, and redirected the design and plans for this building. Today we now have a new day-care center for the Village of Freeport residents. We also have a proposed sporting complex run by Rising Stars, and we’re entertaining proposals for a training and technical school here that would teach plumbing, carpentry, electrical HVAC, and auto mechanics.” Qualified day care is an increasing need everywhere. Since the reopening, said coowner Chelisa Harris, “People have called from as far as ValContinued on page 8
Victory at Village Hall for Stearns Park preservation By REiNE BEthaNy rbethany@liherald.com
Members of the Stearns Park Civic Association stood to applaud the Village of Freeport government at a public hearing Monday after a code amendment was approved that would help protect their neighborhood from overbuilding. The public hearing followed the regular meeting of the board of trustees, which included the swearing-in of Stephen L. Drummond as associate village justice (see p. 11 of this issue). The purpose of the public hearing, according to the agenda sheet, was to consider the amendment.
Deputy Village Attorney Robert McLaughlin explained that the code amendment referred to AA zones (Chapter 210 Zoning, Article IV, Residence AA Districts), which are areas reserved for larger residential plots. The amendment changed two aspects of the code: first, the size of the plot required for a new building to be constructed, and second, the process required to seek a variance from the Zoning Board to allow subdivision. The amendment increased the plot size required for new construction from 7,500 to 10,000 square feet, and the length of the property’s street front from 75 to 100 linear feet.
The amendment does not affect any prior construction. Under the amended code, an application to the Zoning Board to subdivide a property requires that every resident within 200 linear feet be notified, so they have a chance to voice concerns at the relevant Zoning Board meeting. Also, the applicant must explain the reasons for subdividing. Under the old code, no zoning variance was needed to subdivide unless the plot was smaller than 7,500 square feet. Residents didn’t receive notification of any change until the matter had gone from the Zoning Board to the Planning Board.
The amendment was motivated by action from the Stearns Park Civic Association, whose members want to deter the subdivision of housing plots in their neighborhood, and to preserve the spaciousness that has historically characterized it (see Box 1, “Historic Stearns Park”). When the amendment was approved, about 40 Stearns Park
Civic Association members rose from their seats in prolonged applause. Trustee Jorge Martinez said, “The bar for subdividing is now raised.” Trustee Chris Squeri recalled a subdivision issue on Mount Joy Avenue about two years ago that had prompted an 18-month Continued on page14
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FREEPORT HERALD — December 2, 2021 Photos courtesy Word of LIfe Ministries
PastoR GasPaR anastasi led an altar call during a Word of Life Ministries campaign.
The healing work continues Word of Life Ministry reaches Freeport and beyond By Reine Bethany
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In the heart of Freeport’s business district, Word of Life Ministries has opened its doors to preach healing and love in the name of Jesus for nearly 40 years. On Sunday, Nov. 21, it held a special Healing for Today Conference during its 10 a.m 12 noon regular worship hours. The church chose Nov. 21 for the conference because the date directly precedes the Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Year’s holiday season -- “during a time when many often face feelings of stress, anxiety, loneliness, and depression,” said a preconference press release, especially in a year when many families have lost loved ones to the coronavirus. At the conference, about 150 people of diverse races sat or stood in the rows of red theater seats, united in worship before the tall cross that lit the rear wall of the altar platform. Worship was led by eight musicians who sang and played on percussion instruments, strings, woodwinds, and keyboard. Words to the songs were projected in white on a purple screen affixed high above the altar, so conference participants could readily follow along. Lead Pastor Greg Saint-Jean opened the meeting with prayer and greeted the crowd. Founding Pastor Gaspar then taught about healing using Bible scriptures. Next followed the central focus of the conference: a lengthy period during which Pastor Gaspar prayed directly for each person who came from a seat down to the space in front of the altar platform and asked for prayer. Seventy-five years ago, the space would have been occupied by a 21-piece theatre orchestra. Now it was filled with believers who stood worshipfully awaiting their turn to receive the pastor’s prayers. Printed in tall, ornate gold letters
1926: Grove Theatre built and named for its nearest cross-street, Grove Street, which later became Guy Lombardo Ave. 1942: Freeporters brought cast-off rubber (tires, etc.) to the theater to be collected for use by the military. 1940s, 1950s: The Grove hosted movie world premieres and appearances by stars like Virginia Mayo.
FRom leFt, senioR Pastor Gaspar Anastasi with wife Michele; Martine Saint Jean with husband and Lead Pastor Greg Saint Jean. above them, on the proscenium, were the words, “Have Faith In God. Mark 11:22.” Pastor Gaspar walked from one end of the large group to the other, bending his head to hear each person’s whispered prayer request. Often he then placed a firm hand on the person’s forehead or shoulder, saying, “Be healed, in Jesus’ name.” Many responded to the prayer by standing quietly with eyes closed for a while, allowing the prayer to take effect within. Others smiled and thanked the pastors. A few collapsed softly, lowered to the floor by ushers who stood ready to catch anyone who responded this way. Those who fell were allowed to lie peaceably in place, inwardly processing what they believed to be the work of the Holy Spirit. In their own timing, each of the persons prayed for rose from the floor or
turned from where they stood and went back to their seats. When all who requested it had received prayer, Pastor Gaspar offered a microphone to whomever wished to testify to their healing, and several did so. One man said he had been healed of continuous bodily soreness that was most noticeable upon wakening in the morning. Another woman wept as she spoke. Her words were unintelligible. Pastor Gaspar took the mic to explain that she had been healed of cancer. Pastor Gaspar next issued what is traditionally known as an “altar call,” an opportunity for anyone who wished to dedicate their lives to Jesus to come from their seats to the altar area and receive prayer, helpful counsel, and introductory literature from teams of church members. Then, while Pastor Greg spoke words of encouragement and exhortation, a sec-
1960, 1970s: Businesses occupied the Grove building. Children’s Christmas and Easter parties and other village events were hosted in the theater area. 1979: Dr. Donald Harris and the Cathedral of Christ the King took over the Grove building. 1983: Pastor Gaspar Anastasi and wife Michele brought in Word of Life Ministries and bought the building. ond offering was taken. Ushers walked down the aisles holding small buckets into which donations could be placed while attendees chatted among themselves in the rows, adding cash or checks to the buckets as the ushers passed by. At last, Pastor Gaspar delivered a closing prayer. He and Pastor Greg, as well as their pastoring wives, remained in the front space to talk informally with exiting congregation members. The band quietly packed their instruments. An atmosphere of calm and fellowship pervaded the large space and followed attendees out the church doors.
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VisitoRs to the awards ceremony for the photography show discussed the winning photos before the ceremony began.
Awards ceremony draws photo enthusiasts By Reine Bethany rbethany@liherald.com
The 2021 Annual Juried Photography Show of the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport culminated with an awards ceremony presented in the auditorium of the Freeport Memorial Library on Nov. 18. This year marked 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 were 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. The awards ceremony drew a happy, chit-chatting crowd who clustered around the show’s entries before and after, admiring the impressions and feelings evoked by the artists. The photos remained on display at the library until Nov. 29.
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Friday, Dec. 3 Ugly sweater weather at the library From 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., it’s UGLY SWEATER time! Come to the Freeport Memorial Library any time it is open during December, wearing your ugliest “family friendly” holiday sweater! We will post your picture on our Ugly Sweater Board. The last day to “ugly pose” will be December 31. Staff and patrons vote for the ugliest sweater between January 4 and 8. For all ages. Contact Youth Services, (516) 379-3274 or youthservices@freeportlibrary.info.
Under the Sea storytime Join Jaclyn in person at the library, 10-10:30 a.m., as she reads Splish Splash, a story about fish and other sea creatures, and leads a craft. For children ages 1-3 and an accompanying adult. Preregistration is required. Please call (516) 379-3274, come into the Children’s Room, or email youthservices@freeportlibrary.info.
Freeport tree lightings with Mayor Kennedy Kick off the holiday season with Mayor Robert Kennedy at one or more of three tree lightings: (1) 5 p.m. in the Sunrise Highway triangle between Church and Main Streets; 6 p.m. at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Rd.; and 6:30 p.m. at the Esplanade on the Nautical Mile, next to the River House Grill at 195 Woodcleft Avenue.
Freeport Nautical Mile Holiday Boat Parade Freeport Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Holiday Boat Parade starts along Woodcleft Canal at 7p.m. Boats travel around toward Waterfront Park and down Randall Bay Canal and back. Ride in the parade on one of the many party boats or enjoy the view warm and toasty from a restaurant dining room. Call The Freeport Chamber for more info: 516-223-8840
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From 5-6:15 p.m., come in person to the library and help us to put together a jigsaw puzzle in the new tween room, or sit back and watch our weekly progress online. Online viewing is open to all. We will be taking some participants to help out at the library. For grades 5 and 6. Registration is required for inperson helpers only. Please call (516) 379-3274 or come into the Children’s Room to register. You may also email youthservices@freeportlibrary.info.
On Zoom from 7-9 p.m. through the library, learn holiday crocheting with designs for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. Bring your own yarn and needles, and we will help you with your project. Beginners and experienced needleworkers are welcome. Contact Maryellen Cantanno (516) 379-3274 or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.
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whose purpose is public speaking and leadership education. Contact Marilyn Pignataro, (516) 379-3274 ext. 226, or mpignataro@freeportlibrary.info.
Jazz Luncheon with LIACF The Long Island Arts Council at Freeport brings jazz performer Wendy Lanter to Pier 95 on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m. participants, and onlookers, Otto’s Sea Grill (271 Woodcleft Ave.) will offer a Nautical Mile Holiday Boat Parade Dinner Buffet, 5-9 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 5 Wendy Lanter at Pier 95 By popular request, the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport is bringing back jazz guitarist and singer Wendy Lanter, who will perform 1-5 p.m. at Pier 95, located at 95 Hudson Ave. in Freeport.
Lady Laura sings! From 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Freeport Memorial Library, enjoy Laura’s musical style as she combines aspects of blues, rhythm and blues, and rock-and-roll along with spectacular vocals and rhythmic dancing. Laura, who was
inspired by Tina Turner, Gladys Knight, and Denise LaSalle, has performed at such hot spots as the Apollo Theater, and the C-Note. Contact Maryellen Cantanno, (516) 379-3274 or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.
Monday, Dec. 6 New advances in Alzheimer’s treatment From 2-3 p.m. at the Freeport Memorial Library, this program will provide you information on the new Alzheimer’s treatment as well as all other treatments for Alzheimer’s. Contact Maryellen Cantanno at (516) 379-3274 or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.
Freeport-Hempstead Toastmaster’s Club From 7-8:45 p.m., join the meeting,
From 1-2 p.m., Professor D’InnocenzoLibresco offers his insightful perspective on the people and events that shape our world today. Audience participation is encouraged. This program is made possible by a donation from the Hildegarde D. Becher Foundation, Inc. in memory of the late Alan Berg. For the Zoom link, contact Maryellen Cantanno, mcantanno@freeportlibrary. org or (516) 379-3274.
Long-term care: The middle-class dilemma From 3-4 p.m., presented by Ellen Makofsky, Esq., learn about paying for long-term care. It’s expensive, and this presentation will explore the various methods to access care without spending down a lifetime of savings. For further information, contact Maryellen Cantanno, mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3284.
Dead Queens From 7-8 p.m., come to the library and learn why, if there’s one county in the United States taht deserves its own cemetery book, it’s New York’s Queens County. “Dead Queens” is a visual journey through more than 30
Friday, Dec. 3 Would you like to write and self-publish? Join Jaclyn at the library once a month, 3-4 p.m., where we will share our poems, short stories, and so on. You will also be given a writing prompt at each meeting. For grades 7 to 12. Preregistration is required. Please call (516) 379-3274, or come into the TRAC Room to register; or email youthservices@freeportlibrary.info.
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Issues of the Freeport-based Nassau Daily Review-Star can be found at FultonHistory.com. The Freeport Memorial Library website lists 223 Freeport authors. Black-owned Value Precision Inc. was featured on Economic Forum, WTHE-AM 1520, in 1992. Led by Chief Joe Shapira, Freeport has New York State’s largest all-volunteer fire department. Freeport residents drink naturally purified water drawn from Freeport’s own fresh-water aquifer.
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StudentS diSplayed their turkey hand puppets during the annual Archer Street Turkey Trot.
Students in the Bayview Avenue and Leo F. Giblyn elementary schools in the Freeport School District showed their concern for others by participating in a holiday food drive. Bayview students and families generously donated more than 1,100 cans of food to Island Harvest to be shared with families in time for the Thanksgiving hol-
iday. The school’s theme for their food drive was “Generosity is one of the many strengths of the Bayview family.” During their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, students and families at Leo F. Giblyn Elementary School generously donated 1,885 food items which were donated to Freeport Outreach.
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Trotting for a cause this Thanksgiving With a sunny sky and brisk breezes, Archer Street Elementary School students, staff and members of Freeport’s administration gathered at the school for their annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot. This year, the school’s Turkey Trot kicked off with Principal Paula Lein thanking the students for their hard work and expressing to them the impact they had in raising funds for Whip Pediatric Cancer, an organization that raises awareness for pediatric cancer and helps fund research at Memorial Sloan Ketter-
ing Cancer Center. Principal Lein then presented the organization with a check for $4,221 to help fund the organization’s mission. Following, wearing festive hats, crowns and holding thanksgivingthemed signs, Archer’s first through fourth grade students walked two laps around the school building as part of their annual fundraiser, proving that raising money for a good cause is also a great way to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Bayview avenue elementary School students generously donated food items during the school’s holiday food drive.
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RSGLA Co-owneR CheLiSA Harris showed off a freshly equipped classroom.
Learning academy opens at the armory continued from front page ley Stream and Plainview because there are day-care deserts in our area. . . . During the pandemic, a lot of centers closed, and they didn’t open up again. So we’re taking all callers, [and] we’re taking them online.”
A vision fulfilled
Harris and her co-owner, husband Daryl Harris, are fulfilling a vision they conceived several years ago. “We actually wanted to begin the day care over in our church in Queens,” said Daryl. “We ran into structural complications, so we’ve been looking for the right opportunity.” “And when the opportunity opened up for the repurposing of the Freeport armory,” said Chelisa, “when the space was made available for a tenant, we took the opportunity, and we are here today.” Chelisa and Daryl Harris bring a wealth of skills and experiences to their new enterprise. Daryl has pastored the Greater Mount Calvary Church of God in Christ in St. Alban’s since 2017, and also has a lengthy business resume. “I was an IT manager for Burberry,” Daryl said. “I have been in IT for about 20 years. Prior to my IT career, I was in finance and I worked for JP Morgan Chase. Chelisa and I have transitioned from the Burberry job to day care.” Chelisa has worked in several day-care enterprises, but, she said, “What led me to this venture was a passion for the children to get quality growth and education from an early start.” “The day care, at the fundamental, foundational level,” said Daryl, “should be of great importance in a child’s life . . . [Day care] is being addressed now from the national perspective.” He was referring to the recent approval of the Build Back Better bill in the U.S. Congress, which includes $400 billion to help fund quality day care. “Funds are flowing into these kinds of initiatives that speak to the essential nature of what our children need as a foundation,” Daryl said. Once the Harrises had obtained their IRS ID number, they began hiring staff. “We have a director that’s been in the industry for over 22 years, Ms. Naheed Khan,” Chelisa said. “She has worked throughout the industry, starting as a teacher and moving up to director.” “Ms. Khan has had experience opening day cares from
hARRiS with the facility’s director, Naheed Khan. the ground up,” added Daryl, “taking an organization from a small enrollment to over 120 students or larger.” The Harrises and Khan have plenty of space to work with. Ready Set Grow Learning Academy has space on two floors of the armory, with four fully finished rooms measuring roughly 30 feet by 15 feet on the ground floor, a somewhat smaller ground-floor room that is being prepared for infant care and seven good-sized rooms upstairs. “We are opening with 15 students,” Chelisa said. “We are allowed 45 children on each floor, so we have a capacity of 90 children.”
A focus on academics
Class structure is designed according to state specifications for teacher-to-student ratio. “Staffing is one teacher per five students,” Chelisa said. “We have 2½- to 3-year-olds so far. And we do have a couple of after-schoolers, a 9-year-old and a 5-year-old. We also have one family of a 3-year-old during the day, and her sister comes in after school. We have a sibling
discount.” Even for the youngest children, curriculum is of primary concern to the Harrises. “As they journey into kindergarten,” Chelisa said, “we’ll be teaching what’s called the STREAM system, which stands for science, technology, reading, engineering, arts and math.” ”In the day-care industry, there are several different types of strategic approaches to preparing a curriculum,” Daryl said, “and the one that we are investing in, to help us build a five-star program, is Teaching Strategies.” The well-known program will be adapted by the Harrises and their director, Darryl said, “so we become a niche organization that has the capacity to address concerns from a broad perspective, as well as narrowly finetuning it to the individual needs of specific students.” Incorporating more than one language into the curriculum is also part of the vision. “There is a heavy population of Hispanic children in this area,” Daryl said. “It would be negligent of us not to address that, so we’re looking at a program that includes Spanish, and we’d like to teach other languages as well.” Support from the Village of Freeport has been greatly appreciated by the Harrises, who have joined the Freeport Chamber of Commerce. Standing in one of the classrooms beside large windows that cast rectangles of sunlight onto brightly colored carpet, Chelisa said, “We love the light, and the children love the light too. . . . The Village of Freeport owns the building; they refurbished the building.” The phrase “ready, set, grow” appears in many childcentered business titles, but the Harrises added a distinguishing phrase to their title. “We call it Ready Set Grow Learning Academy,” said Daryl, “to signal the public that we are not just a babysitting operation, but we want to be of interest from the academic perspective as well.” Accommodating grade-school children is also part of the plan. “We will assist students with their homework, and we have different things for them to participate in,” said Chelisa. “We have our game area, we have our arts and crafts, we have a reading area, and we have a technology area that they can spend time in as well.” The academy is open 12 hours per day, starting at 6:30 a.m. The website is ReadySetGrowNY.org.
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U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, 59, is throwing his hat in the ring for governor, the Glen Cove resident announced Monday. “I’m running for governor because I believe this is the job I am made for,” the former county executive said in a news conference. “Everything I’ve done has prepared me for this particular job at this particular time.” Suozzi referred to Tom himself as “a common-sense Democrat.” He said he would work with anyone to solve problems to benefit the people he serves. “I’ve had a proven record in my career of doing that,” he said. “It’s about doing the correct thing to help prople.” Then he added, “I feel like this whole left-right extremist thing is killing our country and our state.” The Democrat, who represents the 3rd District on the North Shore, has worked over the past four years to reinstate homeown-
ers’ ability to deduct state and local taxes from their federal income tax bills. The SALT deduction, which was capped at $10,000 in 2017 under President Trump, has cost many Long Island residents thousands of dollars annually. Most r e c e n t l y, S u o z z i pledged that he would not vote for infrastructure and social spending bills proposed by President Biden if SALT r e f o r m we re n o t included in the legislation. The House Suozzi approved a provision in Biden’s expenditure bill on Nov. 19 to raise the SALT cap to $80,000. The bill now goes to the Democratically led Senate, where it is expected to pass. Suozzi, a lawyer and accountant, first ran unsuccessfully for governor at age 43 in 2006, losing a primary bid to Elliot Spitzer, a two-term attorney general often called “the sheriff of Wall Street” for his efforts to prosecute whitecollar crime. Spitzer was later forced to resign in 2008 amid a sex scandal.
Suozzi had formed Fix Albany in 2004, publicly criticizing longtime Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who resigned in 2015 amid a corruption scandal. Suozzi’s goal, he said, was to expose corruption in New York state politics with his grassroots movement. Although his efforts were popular, the Democratic Party supported Spitzer. Suozzi lost by a large margin across the state, failing to carry even Nassau County. It was a tough blow for an elected leader who had beat the odds in the past. In 2001, Suozzi, after serving four terms as Glen Cove mayor, became Nassau County executive, the first Democrat in three decades to hold the position. During his tenure from 2002 to 2009, he eliminated a $45 million deficit, stopping the county from falling into bankruptcy. But after winning twice as county executive by wide margins, Suozzi lost in 2009 to Edward Mangano, who won by 386 votes and was later brought up on corruption charges in 2017. Suozzi took a break from politics but returned in 2017, when he won against Republican Jack Martins to represent the 3rd Congressional District.
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From LeFT, ViLLage Justice V. Roy Cacciatore, Stephen L. Drummond, and Mayor Robert Kennedy.
Drummond sworn in as associate justice Stephen L. Drummond, a partner in the Queens-based law firm of Drummond and Squillace, took oath as associate village justice at the Village Board of Trustees meeting on Monday. “Ladies and gentlemen,” Mayor Robert Kennedy said, “I don’t think Mr. Drummond really needs an introduction. He was a court
judge in the Village of Freeport from 2009 to 2013, and did a great job. It’s my pleasure to appoint him as a new associate justice.” Village Justice V. Roy Cacciatore stood with Drummond as the mayor administered the oath. The term of the appointment will continue until April 5, 2022.
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■■ A■ suspect■ was■ arrested■ on■ Nov.■ 24■ by■ Freeport■ police■ officers■ for■ assaulting■ another■ man■ during■ a■ verbal■ dispute.■■ The■victim■was■transported■to■NUMC■for■ his■ injuries■ and■ the■ defendant■ was■ charged■with■third-degree■assault.
■■ A■ Freeport■ police■ officer■ secured■ a■ walk-in■case■report■on■Nov.■25■for■a■landlord/tenant■ dispute.■ The■ complainant■ reported■ that■ he■ believed■ his■ landlord■ was■trying■to■evict■him,■and■made■verbal■ threats■ in■ an■ effort■ to■ intimidate■ him.■■ The■case■report■was■filed■for■documentation■purposes.
■■ On■ Nov.■ 28,■ a■ Freeport■ officer■ was■ notified■ by■ the■ Nassau■ County■ Police■ Department■ First■ Squad■ that■ a■ suspect■ was■ arrested■ in■ a■ neighboring■ town■ for■ larceny■ that■ he■ had■ committed■ in■ Freeport■ last■ July.■■ The■ suspect■ was■ charged■ with■ two■ counts■ of ■ third-degree■ grand■ larceny. ■■ On■ Nov.■ 29,■ Freeport■ police■ officers■ went■to■the■scene■of ■a■motor■vehicle■accident.■ Officers■ observed■ that■ the■ driver■ had■red■glassy■eyes,■unsteady■on■his■feet,■ and■ had■ a■ strong■ odor■ of ■ alcohol■ on■ his■ breath.■ The■ driver■ refused■ the■ Standard■ Field■Sobriety■Test■and■failed■to■provide■ a■ breath■ sample.■ He■ was■ arrested■ for■ driving■ while■ intoxicated■ and■ transported■ to■ the■ Nassau■ County■ Police■ Central■ Testing■Unit.
Criminal mischief ■■ Freeport■ police■ officers■ responded■ on■ Nov.■ 27■ to■ a■ report■ of ■ criminal■ mischief ■ to■ a■ mailbox■ at■ a■ residence.■■ The■ complainant■ reported■ hearing■ a■ loud■ noise,■ and■ upon■ walking■ outside,■ found■ his■ mailbox■ damaged.■ Police■ could■ not■ resolve■the■matter■further■at■the■time.
Petit larceny ■■ A■ Freeport■ police■ officer■ responded■ on■Nov.■27■to■a■location■in■Freeport■for■a■ report■ of ■ a■ missing■ stop■ sign.■■ Upon■ arrival,■the■officer■found■that■a■stop■sign■ had■been■removed■without■permission■or■ authority,■ but■ canvassed■ the■ area■ without■result.
OBitUarieS Carol Spinoccia Carol■ Spinoccia■ (b.■ Nov.■ 16,■ 1945),■ of ■ Freeport,■ died■ on■ Nov.■ 24■ at■ age■ 76.■ A■ graveside■ service,■ arranged■ by■ Hungerford■&■Clark■Funeral■Home,■was■held■on■ Nov.■30■at■the■Cemetery■of ■The■Holy■Rood■ in■Westbury.
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Frances■M.■Johnson■(b.■Sept.■14,■1932),■ affectionately■ known■ as■ “Toots”■ and■ “Mama■J,”■died■on■Nov.■27■at■age■89.■Born■ and■ raised■ in■ downtown■ Brooklyn,■ she■ lived■ on■ Tyler■ Street■ in■ Freeport■ for■ 52■ years.■ She■ was■ a■ voracious■ reader,■ a■ great■ conversationalist■ and■ a■ fantastic■ host■ who■ loved■ to■ have■ a■ house■ filled■ with■ conversation■ and■ laughter.■ She■ is■ predeceased■ by■ her■ son■ Eric■ Johnson■ (1994),■ husband■ Frederick■ Johnson■ (1995),■ brother■ Jack■ Martinez■ and■ sister■ Carmen■ Foley.■ She■ is■ survived■ by■ her■ daughter■Lynn■Johnson,■son-in-law■Brad■ Carso,■ nephew■ Jack■ Foley■ (Ellen),■ nephew■ Martin■ Foley■ (Rosie),■ grandnephew■ Ryan■ Foley■ and■ grandnieces■ Emma■
Foley,■ Grace■ Foley,■ and■ Hope■ Foley,■ and■ her■ dear■ friends■ James■ and■ Maureen■ Seymour.■ A■ funeral■ mass■ was■ held■ on■ Dec.■2■at■Our■Holy■Redeemer■Church,■followed■ by■ burial■ at■ the■ Cemetery■ of ■ the■ Holy■Rood■in■Westbury.
Frances Franzone Frances■Franzone■(b.■June■2,■1933),■of ■ Freeport,■died■on■Nov.■28,■age■88.■She■was■ the■ beloved■ wife■ of ■ the■ late■ Frank■ and■ the■ loving■ mother■ of ■ Deborah,■ Donna,■ Denise,■ Dawn,■ Diane,■ Doriann■ and■ Colleen.■ She■ was■ the■ cherished■ grandmother■to■19■grandchildren■and■6■great-grandchildren.■A■Mass■of ■Christian■burial■was■ celebrated■ at■ Our■ Holy■ Redeemer■ R.C.■ Church■on■Dec.■3,■followed■by■interment■ at■Calverton■National■Cemetery.
Jose Herrera Jose■Herrera■(b.■Nov.■8,■1927),■of ■Freeport,■ died■ Nov.■ 29■ at■ age■ 96.■ Services■ were■private.
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Residents, village agree on code amendment continued from front page moratorium on subdivisions. “This allowed us to review the situation and consider code revision,” he said, “and this change to the code should eliminate that issue. Stearns Park is a little gem up there. You guys do so much to keep that community in the right way.” Linda Silver Thompson, the civic association president, thanked Mayor Robert Kennedy and the trustees for acting on the members’ concerns. “You contribute to preserving the character of our Sterns Park neighborhood,“ she said. Kennedy thanked the trustees, the residents, and McLaughlin, who had designed the code amendment. Deputy Mayor Ronald Ellerbe commended the civic association members for their participation in village life, saying, “I urge all neighbors and friends to participate.” In an interview, Stearns Park resident Maxine P. Babb said, “The association is vigilant to keep the integrity and feel of the neighborhood — its aesthetics.” Babb, who is Black, bought a house in Stearns Park in 1988. She and her husband and two sons stayed because they experienced the area as “eclectic and accepting,” and living there was “never a color thing.” In fact, she said, “When I moved in, the neighborhood high school kids baked me a cake.” The acceptance and neighborliness have not changed in 33 years.
Amendment to village code Chapter 210 Zoning, Article IV, Residence AA Districts, governs the minimum requirements for building in those districts. The amended version reads: “No building shall be erected on a lot whose area is less than 10,000 square feet and on any lot which has a street frontage of less than 100 feet and on any lot whose width is less than 100 feet at any point between the side lines from the front property line up to the rear building line of the proposed structure.” “I like the fact that, when Blacks moved into Stearns Park, whites did not move out,” she said. “It was always racially mixed. A very large number of the residents are educators, school superintendents, people in higher education, lawyers, doctors, dentists, business owners, people with professional degrees who are strongly civic-minded, always involved with the schools, chipping in with the kids.” Another Stearns Park resident, refer
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THiS colorized verSion of a 1911 photo of Pennsylvania Avenue shows a large residence in early Stearns Park.
Historic Stearns Park Businessman Hugo Stearns immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1888. He controlled the ostrich feather market. Around 1905, he purchased a large tract of farmland in northwest Freeport along Pennsylvania Avenue and designed his idea of an exclusive residential park: wide streets landscaped with trees and shrubbery, long driveways for upscale homes, a ence librarian and historian Regina Feeney, said, “Stearns Park isn’t just an active civic association, it is a proactive civic association. What they were able to accomplish with this change to the zoning
9-hole golf course. By the time he died in 1942, his dream had been realized, and many well-known personalities in business and the arts had located their homes in Stearns Park. Though the golf course only lasted into the 1950s, and the original stone entrance gate has long disappeared, the gracious character of the area has been preserved by its residents. code will benefit residents throughout Freeport. As a resident who lives in a neighborhood with many large and double-lot properties, I am truly grateful to Stearns Park.”
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, by virtue of the authority invested by law, shall conduct a public hearing to be duly held on the 13th day of December 2021, to consider the re-zoning application for Section 62 Block 69, Lots 208, 209 and 210 a/k/a 104 E. Bedell Street (formerly West Wind Yacht Club) from Residence A District and Business A District to Marine Apartment-Boatel Condominium and Cooperative District. FURTHER RESOLVED, that the foregoing notice of public hearing shall be entered in the minutes of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, and published in the Leader and a printed copy thereof posted conspicuously in at least three (3) public places in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Nassau County, New York. STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU, VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, ss: I, PAMELA WALSH BOENING, Clerk of the Village of Freeport, Nassau County, New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of said notice duly authorized by the Board of Trustees of the said Village at a meeting of the Said Board of Trustees, calling for a public hearing to be duly held in the conference Room of the Municipal Building of the Village of Freeport, New York on the 13th day of December 2021 at 7:15 P.M., and of the whole thereof, as entered upon the minutes of the proceedings of the said Board kept by me as Village Clerk. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Corporate seal of said Village this 15th day of November 2021. Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk Dated:Freeport, New York December 2, 2021 128685
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 12/8/21 at 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 715/21. 720/21. ROOSEVELT - Parabit Systems, Inc., Use variance to maintain & expand manufacturing use in a Bus. zone; Special exception to park in the front yard setback on Debevoise Ave.; Variance, rear yard, construct 1-story addition & interior alterations to existing building on a larger lot; Special exception to store commercial vehicles (2 trucks) overnight on premises & maintain 3 storage containers 2 of which require a rear yard variance; Maintain 6’ high fence with 1’ barbed wire atop totaling 7’ high; Install 6’ high fence with 1’ barbed wire atop totaling 7’ high., S/s Debevoise Ave., 143’ W/o Nassau Rd., a/k/a 33-35 & 19 Debevoise Ave. S.E.Q.R. determination not made. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Roosevelt within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available a t https://hempsteadny.gov/ hearings/109-hearing-1208-2021 The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ board-of-appeals/livestreaming-video. Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 128639
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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
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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the regularly scheduled meetings of the Site Plan Review Board for December 14th & 28th 2021 at the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, HAVE BEEN CANCELLED and RESCHEDULED for December 20th 2021. BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD Pamela Walsh Boening, Village Clerk 128686
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2022 FURNISHING OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (TABLET) FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT WATER DEPARTMENT 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 the following contract: 2022 FURNISHING OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (TABLET) until 11:00 A.M. on December 21, 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. on December 6, 2021 until 4:00 P.M. December 17, 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 - December 2, 2021 Freeport Leader 128688
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Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a Hempstead MS-13 member pled guilty on Tuesday to murder and manslaughter charges in four separate killings in Nassau County of individuals who were perceived to be enemies of MS-13 between 2016 and 2017. Raul Ponce, a/k/a Shadow, 23, of Hempstead, pled guilty today before Judge Helene Gugerty to two counts of murder in the second degree (an A-I felony) in the deaths of Bryan Steven Cho Lemus and Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales; and two counts of manslaughter in the second degree (a B violent felony) in the deaths of Nelson Rodriguez and Osmin Campos-Sandoval. Ponce is expected to receive 32 years to life in prison when he is sentenced on January 25, 2022. “Raul Ponce and his codefendants participated in the tragic murders of four people, targeted because they disrespected MS-13, were perceived enemies of the gang, or were caught up in this Joyce A. transnational gang’s sense- Acting DA less, unprovoked violence,” said Acting DA Smith. “We remain committed to ridding this reprehensible violence from our communities and thank our many law enforcement partners, including the Nassau County Police Department, for their continued cooperation.” Acting DA Smith said Ponce was responsible for the murders of Bryan Lemus on August 23, 2016, and Julio Espantzay-Gonzales on January 28, 2017. According to the charges, on August 23, 2016, victim Bryan Lemus, a perceived enemy of MS-13, was walking his dog on Arthur Street in Uniondale when he was lured into the Massapequa Preserve. While inside the park, Lemus was allegedly killed with machetes by Ponce and other members of MS-13. Lemus’ body was found on May 24, 2019, in a shallow grave inside the Massapequa Preserve by members of the Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Bureau during a canvass of the area. Additionally, according to the charges,
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Ponce and others lured 19-year-old Espantzay-Gonzales into the woods at the Massapequa Park Preserve on January 28, 2017 with promises of sex and marijuana. Once in the preserve, Ponce and others hacked Espantzay-Gonzales to death with machetes. They later disposed of the body under tree branches, leaves, and other brush. Espantzay-Gonzales’ body was found by a dogwalker in the preserve on March 23, 2017. Ponce was arrested by the NCPD on June 6, 2019 for the deaths of Lemus and Espantzay-Gonzales. Ponce also pled guilty today to manslaughter in the deaths of Nelson Rodriguez and Osmin Campos-Sandoval. Acting DA Smith said that on March 20, 2017, Ponce and other members of MS-13 took part in the shooting death of 39-year-old Nelson Rodriguez as he walked on Front Street after work. Ponce, acting in concert with others, drove from Uniondale to Hempstead Smith looking for a member of a rival gang to shoot and kill in retaliation for an assault on an MS-13 member. Though Rodriguez was not a member of the rival gang, previously convicted defendant Pedro Rivera was ordered to kill Rodriguez because he was a perceived enemy. Rivera and another co-conspirator, Carlos Flores, were convicted at trial for their roles in the murder and both were sentenced to 50 years to life in prison on October 1, 2019 by Judge Terence Murphy. Ponce was also charged in the death of Osmin Campos-Sandoval, who was reported missing on June 3, 2016 and whose remains were found near the Uniondale water tower on October 6, 2020. Ponce was arrested by the NCPD on November 11, 2021 for his role in the deaths of Rodriguez and Sandoval. The case is being prosecuted by Jared Rosenblatt, Chief of the Homicide Bureau, assisted by Katie Zizza, Deputy Chief, Vehicular Crimes Bureau. The defendant is represented by Daniel Russo, Esq.
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A. It starts with misunderstanding what is enforceable and who enforces. Plans are prepared well ahead of getting permit review, and long before contractors estimate or make a contract with the owner. Plans get more scrutiny than ever before, partially due to the expectation that, because most are prepared by computer, tons more information can onte eeper magically be cut and pasted or that, somehow, 3-D views automatically appear, which is false. Planning also gets more scrutiny because many people have no intention of applying for permits, avoiding expense and time. So building officials seem ready to look for more information to cover issues that might apply to the proposed work. For example, a survey showed a winding border “brick retaining wall” at a property edge, prompting hours of calls, pictures, letters and proof to show the flower bed edging was loosely laid bricks so weeds wouldn’t grow from the lawn to the flower bed. After planning finally gets beyond the “prove it” phase, a permit may be issued and the contractor takes over. At the construction stage, plans have a slight chance of being followed to the letter, but quite often, builders do whatever they choose. Once in a while there’s the pleasant surprise of a conscientious individual who communicates before just altering the job to something not intended. Where this leads is that most consumers believe, falsely, that builders probably know the laws and the necessary engineering, and the outcome will be seamless. Unfortunately, because nobody on a residential project holds the builders responsible for taking liberties with the plans, the permits, the law or critical engineering problems, they’re free to create significant problems for the owner. The dilemma is further reinforced by officials who don’t hold the builder responsible, so instead, they deflect the responsibility to the “design professional,” mainly because they can, not because the architect or engineer is involved in poor decisions that led to the problems. I’ve seen the wrong beams installed, missing reinforcing, the building placed in the wrong spot, wrong roof angles creating building height violations that rerouted the project back through a nine-month zoning board revisit, windows substituted that no longer meet the emergency-escape requirements, using particle board instead of structural plywood — the list goes on and on. How anyone can ask for a letter to cover the mess and just make it go away by expecting the architect or engineer to just write a letter is ridiculous, but asked for all the time. You think you’re being protected by officials, but are you really? Good luck!
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he towns, cities and villages of Long Island have their own recorded and unrecorded histories. Their stories are told by local historians, librarians and historical societies. In many cases, lacking those resources, the history of those communities disappears year by year with the passing of the people who were blessed with those long-term memories. Long Beach, one of South Shore residents’ most popular coastal escapes, is one of those placJERRY es whose colorful history has filled KREMER numerous books, and is lucky enough to have residents who make it their mission to keep its history enshrined in books and fading photographs. One of the keepers of Long Beach history, Paul Jackson, died recently, leaving behind a number of hard-to-find books and other cherished notes that will fade in time. Jackson was a prolific writer, and published a number of books that gained the attention of history critics across the country. His first, “Our Town, Our Time: Long Beach, L.I. in the 1930s and WWII,”
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was a nostalgic look at the seaside city, with recollections of the schools, stores, movie theaters, the boardwalk and hotels. Orphan’s Day, the big bank robbery of 1939 and the murder of the mayor by a cop were its highlights. Jackson chronicled the experiences of 250 returning GI’s and wrote about the 30 Long Beach men who were killed in the war. His second book “Scoundrels by the Sea: The Sullied Past of Long Beach Politicians, Swindlers, Bootleggers — and Worse,” wasn’t published until 2013, long after Jackson left his chosen profession. In that book he took on dozens of deceased politicians, such as District Attorney William Cahn, State Assembly Speaker Joe Carlino, Democratic Leader Phil Kohut and Tammany Hall Leader Jimmy Hines, and described at length the lesser-known events and personalities that made Long Beach unique, compared with its many neighboring communities. While not a colorful celebrity, Jackson’ primary job was as editor and publisher of the weekly Long Beach Independent, which dated back to the late 1930s but ceased publishing in 1976. I got to know him when I was 12 years old, and had the temerity to walk into the paper’s office on
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Park Place and offer my services as a writer. I didn’t ask for money, but just the opportunity to write for free, which had become a childhood passion. Jackson was impressed with my nerve, and I was assigned to read the dozens of press releases that came in each week and try to boil each one down to a simple paragraph. In my early days at the Independent, I didn’t understand much about Long Beach politics, but I learned in a short time that it was brutal. There was no real Republican Party, but the city boasted the presence of the Assembly speaker, Carlino. The two factions were the group headed by the Democratic Party leader, Kohut, and his adversary, former Mayor Theodore Ornstein. Working for a weekly newspaper while at the same time trying to launch my own political career was a great challenge. Jackson didn’t believe in political correctness, and one by one, he challenged the people in power with blistering commentary. During those tumultuous years, I tried to walk a straight line between the factions, but sooner or later I would be forced to choose a side to survive. In those years, the most valuable asset that any weekly could have was the des-
met him when I was 12, and offered my services as a writer for the Independent.
ignation as the city’s official newspaper. That meant that all of the city’s legal notices were published in that paper. Survival depended on whether the political bosses favored your paper over its local rival. Eventually Jackson’s political commentary got under Kohut’s skin, and the Independent lost that coveted designation. Jackson’s career as an editor and publisher lasted only a few years, and without that valuable patronage, the Independent ceased publication. I continued to work part-time for weekly papers until I graduated from law school, worked as a city prosecutor and was elected to the Assembly. I had a brief encounter with Jackson when my book “Winning Albany” was published. Jackson was upset with my friendly relationship with “Boss Kohut.” The people who work hard to preserve Long Beach history owe a special debt of gratitude to Jackson for his dedicated work in chronicling so many key moments of local history. A side note: “Scoundrels by the Sea” lists for $122 on Amazon. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
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ell me your story. If you’re reading this, you are living through a deadly pandemic that has killed more than five million people worldwide. So far. If you’re reading this, you are just coming off Thanksgiving and zooming toward peak holiday season. Expectations for joy abound, lights dazzle and music bombards us with its slightly out-ofsync cheer. Some of us gather strength and purpose from the festive spirit. Some of us feel that the RANDI gifting and shopKREISS ping, and the stuffing of turkeys and ourselves, are just too much. Post-vaccine, we are resuming, life but not exactly. We are moving toward normal but watching the new variant coming from South Africa. Flights are canceled again. Holiday parties are on again, off again, depending on where you live and what the rules are. The one absolute commonality we share: We are alive in this moment, during the worst epidemic of our genera-
tion. Each of us has a story to tell, and I would like to offer this space for you to share yours. Some years ago, my son-in-law, Josh, said he wanted to interview my parents for StoryCorps.org, an online website where anyone can post a story about themselves. Once posted, it lives on in perpetuity. More recently, Storyworth has taken off. Another venue, it sends the person of your choice weekly questions and, at the end of a year, compiles the answers into a book, which becomes a keepsake of their thoughts or history or memories. Moth Radio features first-person human-interest stories. We have been telling one another stories ever since men and women were able to scrawl drawings on caves. We share common memories, but we see those bygone events through varying prisms. The truth of any one person’s stories is always on a sliding scale. When Josh called me and asked if it was OK for him to record my parents and post their stories to StoryCorps. org, it was the worst possible time. My folks were 97 and 92 years old. They
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lived in south Florida. Josh lived in California, way north of San Francisco and far away from any reasonable international airport. He said he had only two days he could travel to my folks’, including flying time. I told Josh it wasn’t a good time. I knew it wasn’t a good time. I suggested we leave it to my mother. She said yes. Josh flew on a Thursday, arriving at their house at 1 a.m. on Friday. That day he interviewed each of my parents for four to five hours, on and off, between their meals and physical therapy sessions and looking for my dad’s cane, hat, shoes, eating glasses, reading glasses and walking glasses. Josh was on the ground in Florida for about 24 hours. The stories are now part of StoryCorps history, and they’re even more precious now. Dad died in 2017. Mom died two years later. We all want to be known, to say in words that we have walked the earth and lived and loved. In this pandemic, we want to get out of our own heads, where we’ve been living alone for so long, and tell the world how we’re getting through. How has our work
he need to tell stories is etched into our souls. Why not try it in this space?
changed? What happened in school and out of school? What was it like to care for young children day after day and month after month with little relief aside from outdoor gatherings? As a longtime married woman, I feel like the subject of an experiment on human behavior. The question: How do isolation and stress affect marriage? In March 2020, most of us thought the virus might knock us off our routines for a few weeks. Now I have a 50-page folder of Covid Cuisine, quick meals for when we want to eat but I don’t want to cook. The need to tell stories is etched into our souls, part of our DNA. Why not try it in this space? Please, tell me your pandemic story in 50 words or fewer, and I’ll use my column to post the most compelling ones. You can be anonymous if you wish. We did this before, in less dramatic times, and it was enlightening. So, take a few minutes and put together a few words. Send them to the email below. I’ve been telling you my story every week since the pandemic fractured our sense of well-being. I want to know yours. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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n recent months, we have seen a growing number of parents crowding school board meetings across Long Island, protesting the state mandate requiring students to mask up in schools. In public spaces, from the mall to your local coffee shop and grocery store, many people no longer wear masks, believing they aren’t necessary anymore. Last week, we were hit by a harsh dose of reality: Seemingly out of nowhere, a new strain of the coronavirus, which scientists called the Omicron variant, reared its ugly head, first in South Africa and then Israel, several Western European countries, Hong Kong and Australia. Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, said over the weekend that the strain had not yet been detected in the U.S., but it could very well be here.
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This holiday season for sure, shop locally
ach year, we encourage our readers to shop locally, in your community’s downtown, during the holidays. With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, we’re doubling down on that advice. We know Covid-19 spreads among dense populations. That only makes sense. It’s an airborne disease, so when people are tightly packed into small or confined spaces, there’s a greater chance that the virus will be transmitted from one person to the next. Shopping in your downtown, with its smaller stores, where customer density can be better controlled than at the malls and superstores, would thus seem like a
smart move, particularly now, with the rise around the world of the Omicron variant, against which the vaccines may be less effective. Beyond that, shopping locally is just good for your community. Keeping local shops and eateries in business supports the tax base, and bolsters homeowners’ property values. By contrast, downtowns full of boarded-up shops lead to rising property taxes for homeowners and plummeting house values. That is, shopping locally is in your self-interest. Moreover, it is a way to give back to the people who give so much to their communities. Local shop and restaurant
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ing whether that is the case, and it could be weeks before we know the answer for sure. You should be vaccinated just in case — and to fight the many other Covid-19 variants. And we should vaccinate ourselves ASAP. That includes teenagers and children. New strains of the virus emerge in the unvaccinated population. It’s there where the virus can continue to spread, and any time it is transmitted from one person to the next, it has the potential to mutate. Mutation — the ability of the virus to re-engineer itself — is its survival mechanism. If it does not spread, it cannot continue to mutate. We are in the battle of our lives here. Like it or not, we must remember that this holiday season.
letters Jan. 6 was ‘just a protest’ To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “Recalling two failed coups that will live in infamy” (Nov. 25-Dec. 1): I agree that what happened in 1991 in the Soviet Union was important, and should be memorialized, as it was in the 2015 documentary “The Event.” I wish I had seen it. But I recall a hapless Boris Yeltsin, soon to be succeeded by Vladimir Putin. And Bulgaria found its rightful destiny. Above all, I would appreciate no extrapolations of that or other similar coup attempts to what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. As a first-generation immigrant, I could not be prouder of our America. I am thrilled to be here, and that includes all our presidents. On Jan. 6, all our institutions held firm and did not budge — no insurrection, no riot, just a protest. To become a proud citizen, I learned that our
owners are the folks who sponsor Little League teams and donate to the Girl and Boy Scouts. They are the ones who organize fundraisers for children stricken by deadly diseases, and who advocate for better roads and schools in their communities. The owners of the small businesses that line the streets of our communities are us. That’s why you are more likely to receive competent service and a friendly smile when you shop locally. The coming month has the potential to challenge us in unforeseen ways. Now is the time to be safe — and that means being smart. Start by shopping locally.
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axes, property assessments, crime and schools were top concerns for Long Island politicians in the Nov. 2 elections. Both Democrats and Republicans tried to persuade voters that they would do a better job of keeping us safe and financially secure. In 2021, however, these standard suburban issues motivated more Republicans than Democrats to show up and vote, resulting in a change in party leadership in Nassau County’s executive branch and the Suffolk County MArTine Legislature. For suburban resiHAckeTT dents, the added expectation and understanding is that our high tax dollars show up to maintain our quality of life in the services that the government provides. We are paying for safety from crime, but also the safety of the air we breathe and the water we drink, and protection during a pandemic. But in campaign materials, and apparently on most voters’ minds, one major
issue seemed to be missing: the ongoing public health crisis that is the Covid-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 750,000 Americans. If Covid was mentioned by candidates during campaigning, it was with promises of what the government would not do — no mask mandates in schools, no employee-mandated vaccines. While political parties focus on the topics that they believe will get people to the polls, some issues, like public health, need to be supported no matter who is in power. Public health is by its nature political. It must be. In the earliest days of the United States, protecting citizens from infectious diseases like yellow fever fell to local municipalities, which enacted quarantine regulations for ships that arrived at coastal cities. The first public health agency was created in 1866 in New York City, and reduced deaths from a cholera epidemic that year through inspections, investigations and disinfection. Cities that did not have a public system to monitor and combat the epidemic experienced many more deaths. Government action is necessary to
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LeTTers nation is based on three separate branches — the executive, legislative and judicial. As a lawyer for 45 years, I can assure you that all was well outside, as well as inside, the D.C. “Beltway” on Jan. 6. If there really was a coup attempt, what disruptive aftermath did it cause? The fact is, there was no disruption, and, mercifully, life goes on. I only wish Brinton had more faith. God Bless America. WILLIAM J. A. SPARkS, ESq. Merrick
Who’s doing the censoring, Randi? To the Editor: I was reading Randi kreiss’s column “Sticks and stones — words can never harm me” (Nov. 18-24), about censorship and book burning, anticipating with relish the words she would use to describe the censorship exercised by the major social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) against voices on the right that they oppose. Instead kreiss turned it around, and accused Trump supporters and associated people on the right of seeking to impose censorship! I was astounded. Where are the examples? Her examples, “flames rising from places like Virginia” and Texas ordering school officials to look in schoolbooks for pornography, were weak and
carry out the work of public health. How else do you get sewers across jurisdictions? Who else would pay for the clean water and the pipes to bring it into your home? Would restaurants regulate themselves to keep food preparation safe? The work to ensure public health must be carried out no matter what ideology is popular or which party has been elected to lead. The needs of public health continue no matter who is in power. Meanwhile, there are other pressing public health issues in Nassau and Suffolk counties that require political support: the increase in substance use and overdose deaths; the significant mental health strain of anxiety and depression among young people; and high rates of maternal and infant mortality. Collective and coordinated political action worked on Long Island to manage the spread of Covid-19 by deploying wideranging techniques similar to those used more than 150 years ago to combat cholera. Modern approaches to public health now also recognize that social factors play
a key role in people’s health. We saw this when the coronavirus pandemic devastated communities of color in Nassau and Suffolk counties, and recognize that the people in these communities were not solely to blame. Rather, it was the underlying conditions that existed before the pandemic — food insecurity, crowded housing, lack of internet access — that made outcomes so much worse for some than for others. Political forces need to address these public health priorities as well. At a time when party lines are dividing those who are vaccinated and those who are not, when mandating mask wearing to protect the health of everyone is framed as a matter of individual choice, we have lost the nonpartisan thread of public health. Whoever is in power in Nassau and Suffolk needs to address the longstanding issues of public health by doing what works and acknowledging the vital role that government action has on health outcomes. Red and blue waves come and go on Long Island every few years, but political public health action must remain constant. Dr. Martine Hackett is an associate professor in the Master of Public Health and Community Health Programs at Hofstra University.
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non-specific. She certainly did not cite the fact that many books that were traditionally read in high school, like “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” are now banned — yes, censored — by schools. LEoN SUTToN, PH.D. Long Beach
Paying for those D.C. spending bills To the Editor: President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and their respective Democratic House and Senate caucus members claim that both the $1.2 trillion infrastructure and $1.75 trillion Build Back America bills are fully paid for. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget office found that the first bill would add $228 billion, and the second bill $367 billion, to our $29 trillion-and-growing national debt over the next 10 years. If they are so confident of this financing scheme, let them all put up their respective future pensions, 401(k) retirement plans, stocks, bonds, cars, homes, Social Security earnings and other assets as collateral. Place all of them in a blind trust on behalf of taxpayers. This could serve as a small down payment to cover the inevitable multi-billion-dollar shortfall in anticipated revenues to pay for both bills over the coming years. Ask
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their spouses or significant others to do the same. Biden, Schumer, Pelosi and company remind me of J. Wellington Wimpy, who famously said, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.” Tuesday
may never come for taxpayers who must pay for all the goodies promised by them within their lifetimes. LARRY PENNER Great Neck
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