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Vol. 86 No. 1
Feeding the first responders
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By Ronny Reyes rreyes@liherald.com
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lthough this year has been defined by the grim realities of the coronavirus pandemic, it also represents a year of incredible altruism as neighbors stepped up to help one another throughout 2020. Among them was Kevin Calhoun, 62, one of the co-owners of the Halfway Down restaurant on Freeport’s Nautical Mile. As the first months of the pandemic overwhelmed first responders on Long Island, Calhoun and his team at the Halfway Down made it their mission to provide free lunches to more than half a dozen Long Island hospitals. From March to August, the restaurant distributed roughly 9,500 lunches to the doctors, nurses and hospital staff working tirelessly to combat the coronavirus. For spearheading Halfway Down’s Meals for Heroes initiative, the Herald Leader proudly names Calhoun its 2020 Person of the Year. The effort began early in the pandemic, when the state began shutting down and hospitalization rates rose in late March. As hospitals began asking for personal protective equipment donations, Calhoun decided to drop off boxes of gloves to Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside. Along with the gloves, he also brought a few cups of coffee for the hospital staff. “I was surprised by just how happy they were about the coffee,” Calhoun said. “They told me how they barely had anything to drink or eat all day, and I saw a need that had to be met.” Together with his partners, Richard Duffy and Hugh Carroll, Halfway Down kicked off Meals for Heroes, preparing lunches and making regular deliveries to local hospitals. The meals consisted of sandwiches,
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together for the staff at MSSN and Nassau University Medical Center, in East Meadow, the two hospitals that directly serve Freeport, the program quickly grew in popularity. As word spread about Meals for Heroes, Halfway Down received calls from nurses from across Long Island about feeding the staffs at their hospitals. The program delivered to Mercy Medical Center, in Rockville Centre; NYU Winthrop, in Mineola; LIJ Medical Center, in Valley Stream; St. Joseph Hospital, in Bethpage; and Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, in West Islip. At the height of the pandemic, Halfway Down made at least two deliveries a day to these hospitals. “It’s amazing to see Kevin and the members at Halfway Down go above and beyond to donate to our first responders,” said Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy, who joined them on their 3,000th meal delivery to the NUMC on April 24.“It just goes to show that there are truly great people in Freeport.” As demand for Meals for Heroes increased, so too did the number of people helping Halfway Down. Local businesses began donating food to the restaurant, and Calhoun said that even the restaurant’s regulars began pitching in once they heard about the project. Larry Rehwinkle, one of the regulars, came daily from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help assemble meals and deliver them to the hospitals. Others stopped by to make brownies and other treats. Calhoun said that with the shutdown causing massive layoffs, volunteering Continued on page 2 Courtesy Kevin Calhoun
Kevin Calhoun started Halfway Down’s “Meals for Heroes” initiative to feed first responders during the pandemic.
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Vocational Center named for longtime L.I. educator The Woodward Children’s Center, a small private school on Merrick Road in Freeport, recently named its vocational center after longtime educator George Singfield, 91. The center provides high school students with hands-on vocational training. It offers four 45-minute classes, with roughly eight students in each class. The classes include aero-gardening, photographic printing, vinyl printing, building maintenance, hospitality, iron and steaming, and clerical train-
ing. A beaming Singfield was given a tour of the new center along with students, faculty and staff. “I’m honored,” Singfield said about having the center named for him. He also said that providing vocational training for students helps them prepare for life after school. Christina Daly/Herald
WCC’s Andrea Osorio presented George Singfield with the key to the new vocational center.
‘It’s only right that we support them’ Continued from front page
New Visions celebrates Dr. King New Visions School hosted its eighth annual Peace and Leadership Award Presentation, where several classes performed songs and recited poetry to pay tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 17. Songs included “Un Mundo Mejor,”“Get Back Up Again,”“His Dream Lives On,” “Just the Way You Are,” “We Are The World” and “Hero.” New Visions staff and student parents were in attendance, along with district members of the board of education, administrators and New York State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kishore Kuncham congratulated students on their inspirational performances and urged them to continue to be kind, gentle and caring to each other. The assembly also recognized five students who were nominated for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award. Jasmin Bogle-Villafuerte was crowned the winner of the award, based on her ability to demonstrate the non-violent virtues and qualities of Dr. King. Courtesy Freeport Public Schools
New Visions School performed songs and poetry.
Calhoun said that food has always served at Halfway Down gave people a chance to as a comfort, so he wanted to pass along that kindness to the first responders of find a purpose. this pandemic. Carroll noted that Calhoun “As a firefighter, you always and Duffy found the most hear people calling you a joy in the initiative, as it hero, but we were only reminded them of the time doing our jobs,” he said. “The strangers came together to nurses, doctors and medical help one another after the OF THE staff are doing the same Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack thing right now, so it’s only at the World Trade Center. right that we support them.” “Both of them are retired captains in the FDNY,” Carroll explained. “They were there during 9/11, and it was the medical staff that was there supporting them, so the meals program was a means for Kevin and Richie to pay it forward.” Photos courtesy Kevin Calhoun Calhoun added that there was yet anoth- Volunteers and local leaders, top, joined Kevin Calhoun, holder factor that inspired the meals program. ing the sign, for their 3,000th meal delivery at Nassau Amid the devastation and chaos of 9/11, University Medical Center on April 24. he remembered how local restaurants and Calhoun, at left above, Larry Rehwinkle, Hugh Carroll and Tom food vendors set up tables for him and his Schule put together lunches to deliver to first responders as fellow first responders to enjoy good food. part of Halfway Down’s Meals for Heroes initiative.
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Class is in session for parents Sofia Ayala, 7, a New Visions Elementary School second-grader, snuggled close to her father, Alex, to show him the picture that she colored on Tuesday at Freeport Public Schools’ Parent University, a year-round program that educates parents on a number of topics that affect students. Freeport Superintendent Dr. Kishore Kuncham said that the workshops — this one held at Freeport High School, and conducted in English and Spanish — provide parents with
A ‘murderabilia’ collection
the resources they need to enhance their children’s learning and support at home, and help parents better understand students’ social-emotional learning and needs. Participating in the workshops for the first time, Alex Ayala said he was impressed by the volume of information he received. Courtesy Nadya Nataly
New Visions School second-grader Sofia Ayala, 7, attended the Parent University with her father, Alex.
After revealing a photo of Charles Manson in a beige prison jumpsuit with a lock of the cult leader’s hair in a plastic protector, Freeporter Dr. David Adamovich reached over and unveiled other plastic protectors with locks of John Wayne Gacy’s and Ted Bundy’s hair. Adamovich curates one of the world’s largest privately owned“murderabilia” collections. That’s according to Rick Staton, the so-called “grandfather of murder-
abilia,” who gained notoriety after Gacy selected him to broker his art from prison. On Thursday, pieces of Adamovich’s collection were scheduled to be on display at the Freeport Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber of Horrors Valentine’s Day Dinner at the Freeport Yacht Club. Courtesy Nadya Nataly
Dr. David Adamovich curates the largest privately owned collections of serial-killer memorabilia.
Akbar Rogers sues village, county for $25 million Honoring Freeporters for contributions Three Freeporters were honored by the village at the Freeport Recreation Center for their service and contributions to the community. The honorees included Pastor Harold Banarsee who serves as senior pastor at Church of God; JoAnn Beauford who volunteers with Freeport Public Schools and Jose Ortiz, a bilingual social studies teacher at Freeport High School.
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The honorees were presented with plaques and citations from village, town, county and state officials. The ceremony also included a performance by the Leo F. Giblyn School Hotsteppers
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The Village of Freeport honored Freeporters — Jose Ortiz, left, JoAnn Beauford, and Pastor Harold Banarsee.
Attorneys for Akbar Rogers, 44, the Freeport man who was captured on video being wrestled to the ground, punched and kicked by Freeport police officers during an arrest in December, said at a Feb. 13 news conference that Rogers plans to sue the Freeport Police Department, the village, Nassau County and the county Police Department for $25 million. According to the notice of claim, the focus of the lawsuit is what Rogers called his false arrest and imprisonment, along with civil rights violations, assault, battery, abuse of process, negligence, negligent hiring, negligent supervision, negligent training, use of excessive force, negligent
infliction of emotional distress, intentional infliction of emotional distress and malicious prosecution. According to police reports, Rogers had fled police officers who were pursuing him weeks after an incident involving a 35-year-old, who said that Rogers pushed her to the ground several times as they argued about money on Oct. 13. Officers said they ordered Rogers to stop several times before wrestling him to the ground. Video captured by a bystander shows seven white officers on top of Rogers, who is Black, with one officer kicking him and another punching him. Courtesy Nadya Nataly
The Rev. Arthur Mackey, Jr. at a protest on Dec. 6, along with Akbar Rogers, days after Rogers’s arrest.
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Village faces coronavirus Cedarmore honors local volunteer Freeporter Roberta Coward was driving home from work on Aug. 14, 2003, when the streetlights suddenly shut off and the power went out. Traffic stopped, and Freeport storefronts turned dark amid a blackout that rapidly spread throughout the Northeast. During the blackout, which locally lasted about a day, panic gripped Nassau County, but Coward found Freeport standing strong together in the crisis. The all-volunteer Cedarmore Corporation, a Freeport nonprofit that provides educational, social and emotional development programs for families from across Long Island, played a leading role in quelling fears and maintaining calm. Coward, 77, felt inspired by Cedarmore’s work, and decided she wanted to get involved. The next year, she retired as superintendent of the New York State Department of Juvenile Correction at Bayville Correctional Facility, and Cedarmore founder Frank O. White and his partner, Cynthia Roberts, welcomed
Coward into the organization. Roberts’s daughter, Jessica Roberts, said Coward quickly rose up as an important leader at Cedarmore, becoming the group’s eventual chairwoman. On March 7, Jessica and Cedarmore representatives presented Coward with the first Cynthia P. Roberts Woman of Distinction Award during their annual “Lifting As We Climb — A Benefit for Girlz” celebration. The award and event not only celebrate local female leaders who represent the late Cynthia Roberts’s vision of women’s empowerment, but also is a fundraiser for Cedarmore’s annual Girlz Talk conference to inspire the next generation of women.
About 60 percent of Village of Freeport employees were furloughed on March 16, according to village officials. Mayor Robert Kennedy said the decision to furlough all non-essential em-ployees came after Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a statewide ban on gatherings of 50 people or more in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. There have been more than 2,300 cases of coronavirus reported across the state. Four Long Islanders have died of the illness. Kennedy had been under quarantine for 10 days as of Wednesday, since he came in contact with a Freeport resident who had tested positive for the virus. The mayor said he had yet to exhibit any symptoms, and would be
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out of quarantine by the weekend. “It’s been very strange, because I haven’t been cooped up like this since my days in the military,” said Kennedy, a Navy veteran. “It makes it hard to be productive, but I’ve been using three phones and my computer to make sure I can reach everyone and that everything is getting done in the village.” Kennedy created a Freeport Village Coronavirus Task Force, which consists of officials from the departments of water, electricity and public works, along with members of the Fire Department and the village attorney and mayor’s offices. The group meets every other day, Kennedy said. Herald file photo
Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy established the Coronavirus Task Force in mid-March.
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Cedarmore Corporation Chairwoman Roberta Coward, of Freeport, right, received the first Cynthia P. Roberts Woman of Distinction Award from Jessica Roberts, left, and Norma Davis.
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H.S. spring sports cancelled It was game over for public high school spring sports on Long Island for 2020. Any hopes for even a modified season were dashed April 21 when health and safety concerns led athletic administrators and school superintendents in Nassau and Suffolk counties to announced the cancelation of the spring sports season. Section VIII athletics conference governs Nassau County, and Section XI, Suffolk County. “For the safety for our student athletes, Section VIII has made the difficult decision to cancel spring sports for our high schools and middle schools.” Nassau County Executive Director Pat Pizzarelli said.“Long Island is one of the areas most affected by this terrible pandemic, so both section
VIII and Section XI have made this very difficult decision.” Nassau County’s Athletic Council, which includes superintendents, principals and officials, met Monday night April 20 and was unanimous in its decision. Athletic directors met the following morning and agreed. “It’s very sad for the seniors, but we are dealing with life and death,” Pizzarelli said. “We have to safeguard our students and communities. We waited as long as we possibly could to make this heartbreaking decision.”
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Nassau County spring sports never happened due to Covid-19.
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A symbol of unity As the Covid-19 pandemic continued to rage into April, Freeport residents started congregating online to discuss what people can do to help and support one another when so many are staying home and social distancing. A message went out via the Freeporters for Freeport Facebook group seeking ideas. Graphic designer Cristina Policaro designed a sticker that local businesses could put up on their doors and windows to show Freeport pride and solidarity. “It’s something simple that anyone could print out from their homes or businesses,” Policaro said. The design, completed on April 7, is 8.5-by-11 inches, and was inspired by the rainbow drawings that children are taping to their houses to spread cheer in this time of anxiety.
Monica Bennet, the Freeport Chamber of Commerce office manager, sent out Policaro’s design to the more than 250 members. Bennet said she was grateful to Policaro for spearheading this idea. “We need to focus on the positives and never allow ourselves to give into fear,” Bennet said. The design also made its way to Minuteman Press, in Merrick, which offered to print out a larger version of the design for Freeport Chamber of Commerce members. John Jutt, the shop owner and a chamber member, said he wanted to help and show his support in any way he could.
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The Allstate office on Merrick Road proudly displayed the design on its front door.
An Easter surprise in Freeport
Freeport’s Llompart family drove around the village to bring Easter greetings to their friends and neighbors on April 11 and 12. Kimberly Creed Llompart, who drove with her husband, Rob, said her family had an Easter Bunny costume from a fundraiser event last year, so her son, Robert Jr., and daughter, Kaitlyn, dressed up as the Easter Bunny and a Minion, respectively, to try and bring joy to their fellow
Freeporters. “I felt bad for the kids around town since there would always be Easter events every year and now we’re all stuck home,” Kimberly said.“This was a fun way to get out of the house and make people smile.”
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The Llomparts drove around Freeport to help celebrate Easter.
Family helps others after loss
Celebrating a healthy 100 The Village of Freeport came together in a caravan to celebrate the 100th birthday of Walter Reed, a local World War II veteran who recovered from Covid-19. Well-wishers gathered behind the Bayview Avenue School, where they met with village officials and members of the Freeport Fire Department who led the caravan to the South Shore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, on West Merrick Road, where Reed is staying.
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The caravan was a welcome surprise to Reed, who waved happily to supporters from the front doors. “This adds 10 years to my life,” Reed said while holding up a sign that read,“Thank you family, friends + South Shore Staff for your support.”
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Freeporters gathered to wish World War II veteran Walter Reed a happy 100th birthday.
Longtime Freeporter Menina Fedullo, 84, was diagnosed with Covid19 on April 10 and taken to NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, where she died 12 days later. Fedullo’s daughter, Maria Franzone, of Melville, said the situation was especially difficult for family members because they were not allowed to visit and comfort her. Despite the hardship, Franzone said the family felt blessed because of the assistance provided by the staff at Winthrop. One of the nurses, Erika Dzurilla, used her cell phone to connect Franzone with her mother. “She was even sweet enough to download WhatsApp so my sisters and I could FaceTime with her one last time,” Franzone said. To repay the staff at Winthrop, and
to make sure other families stay connected with patients in the hospital, Franzone and her sisters, Anna Sabel and Liz Donegan, along with her sons, Kieran and Conor, kicked off a GoFundMe page to purchase iPads for the hospital. As of May 12, they had raised more than $7,600 and delivered 20 iPads to Winthrop. “In the face of forced separation due to Covid-19, the family connection was missing for many patients,” said Dr. Alka Nischal, a geriatrician at Winthrop who oversaw Fedullo’s care. “It’s inspiring to see a family turn loss into such a positive act that can help others.” Courtesy NYU Winthrop Hospital
The family of the late Menina Fedullo, a longtime Freeport resident, donated iPads to NYU Winthrop Hospital for patients connect with their families.
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Hundred protest from Freeport to Merrick An estimated 500 people marched from the Freeport Long Island Rail Road station on Sunday toward Merrick to protest police brutality and the death of George Floyd in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. The demonstration was peaceful throughout. Nassau County police officers, who helped guide the march, shut down parts of Sunrise Highway to make way for the protesters, who, from Baldwin to the Freeport Long Island Rail Road station, walked along the sidewalk, repeating “No justice, no peace!” and other chants. Hundreds more gathered at the Freeport station before continuing down Sunrise Highway to Merrick. Protesters also took a detour to the
Nautical Mile. At Freeport’s restaurant row, they knelt for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the time that Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd’s neck. Then they made their way north to Sunrise Highway and west into Merrick, to the LIRR station there. “I just wanted to lend my voice to the chorus of voices around the nation and the world,” said Baldwin resident Leah Sanders. “I couldn’t sit home, and I wanted to be a part of the movement — I wanted to be present.“
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Protesters knelt on the Nautical Mile for 8 minutes, 46 seconds — in reference to George Floyd’s death.
Saluting the class of 2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Freeport School District held its 127th commencement for the class of 2020 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on June 20. Although the ceremony was atypical, students, families and educators said they enjoyed the opportunity to take part in the drive-in ceremony. “This year will always be remembered in history,”Freeport High School Principal Joseph Mille said. “You have
made an indelible mark, and you’ll always be remembered in our minds and our hearts for your resiliency, fortitude and resolve, and for that, I applaud you.” Along with speeches by administrators and local elected officials, the drive-in ceremony included a video presentation, which played a montage of the class of 2020. Christina Daly/Herald
Senior Eli Espinal attended the Freeport High School graduation drive-in at the coliseum.
Village forms local police advisory group As protesters demanded justice for Akbar Rogers outside Freeport Village Hall on June 15, about a dozen local residents entered the building to speak with village officials about the changes they wanted to see in the way the village polices the community. Although the conversation grew heated at times, village officials said community members would become more involved in deciding policing policies, because the village formed a community advisory group a little over a week ago to help Freeport follow police reform mandates signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on June 12. “The community will have more input than ever before,” Mayor Robert
Kennedy said,“and you will see changes in how policy is formed from now on.” The advisory group, which will be introduced by the village later this week, consists of two officers and an adviser. Village officials said the two officers, a black woman and a Latina woman, will meet with neighborhood and faith leaders, civic associations and PTAs to gather ideas on how the Police Department can better serve the community.
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Freeport Village officials met with residents on Monday to discuss policing policy in the wake of of statewide police reform legislation on June 12.
Celebrating nearly 100 birthdays When Marianna Hernandez, a teaching assistant at Giblyn Elementary School, came down with Covid-19 in March, she felt terrible. As soon as Hernandez was medically cleared to return to work, she threw herself into helping her community, volunteering to distribute food to students who lacked transportation through the district’s “Grab & Go” meal program. When Hernandez learned that one
student she was delivering food to had a birthday coming up, she took it a step further, and with fellow teaching assistant Michele Velasquez, founded the Birthday Brigade, a group of Giblyn teaching assistants who helped celebrate the birthdays of nearly 100 students in Freeport from April to the end of June. Courtesy Michele Velasquez
The Birthday Brigade was led by teaching assistants from Giblyn Elementary School.
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Getting back to business For the first time since March, the Freeport Chamber of Commerce reconvened for its regular networking luncheons on July 15, at the Seafood Grill by the Nautical Mile. “Freeport is waking up and moving forward,” said Jenny Jorge, Chamber of Commerce president. “Everyone is working hard on not only on reopening and getting their customers back,.” At the luncheon, Jorge connected business owners with officials from the Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead and Nassau County to discuss what could be done to help small businesses. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said her office has teamed up with the county Industrial Development Agency to deliver sanitation and PPE equipment kits to busi-
nesses throughout the county to help mitigate the cost for business owners, especially small business owners, women business owners and minority business owners. Curran added that she was hopeful more federal aid would arrive to the county and Town of Hempstead through proposed legislation in Congress that could be redistributed to the business community. “The economic shutdown has devastated our businesses,” Curran said. “We need to be smart as we reopen. We’ve gotten this far by being smart; we can’t backtrack. Ronny Reyes/Herald
Members of the Freeport Chamber of Commerce enjoyed their first luncheon in nearly five months on July 15, including, standing, center, President Jenny Jorge.
Tropical Strom Isaias slams into Freeport All of Long Island, including the Village of Freeport, felt the effects of Tropical Storm Isaias as it made its way up the East Coast. The storm was forecast to bring heavy rain and winds, with gusts up to 70 mph. There was no flooding in Freeport, village officials said. While nearby areas suffered major damage and outages, Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy said the village had been spared by the worst of the storm. Additional staff members were brought into the Electric Department to help deal with the power outages throughout the village. There were at least 70 calls reporting power outages in the village, according to the Electric Department’s
outage map. Village officials said that 1,200 residents experienced power outages due to the storm. Electric Department employees were working to restore customers’ power. Kennedy added that some local electricians would be lending a hand in Rockville Centre, which suffered a village-wide loss of power. Freeport was one of several local nearby municipalities that were helping to restore power in Rockville Centre. Along with the Electric Department, the village Department of Public Works was working overtime to clear roads and deal with fallen trees. Jason Bass/Herald
Isaias’s winds brought down trees in Freeport.
Teens donate 10,000 masks to Freeport schools As the pandemic gripped New York State in March, Sabrina Guo, 14, of Oyster Bay Cove, felt uneasy as she watched Gov. Andrew Cuomo announce that front-line workers were running low on face masks and other Personal Protective Equipment. On March 23, Sabrina founded Long Island Laboring Against Covid19, or LILAC, to purchase PPE for hospitals, first responders, essential workers and communities throughout Long Island. Through LILAC, Sabrina has donated more than 140,000 PPE items, including a recent donation of 10,000 masks to the Freeport School District on Aug. 7. “I’m honestly touched by this amazing gesture,” said Kishore
Kuncham, superintendent of schools. “Despite all the horrible things that have happened during this pandemic, we’re seeing these young people rise to the occasion for our communities.” “It really is inspirational to see these teens giving to our community,” added Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé. Sabrina said she decided to make the latest donation to Freeport because she knew that communities of color were heavily impacted by Covid-19.
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Freeport Superintendent Kishore Kuncham, far left, accepted donations from LILAC.
Tennis thrives in Freeport With the coronavirus pandemic shutting down summer camps across the area, Obeng Dwamena, of Freeport, was having trouble finding a way to keep his daughter, Aneesa, 6, occupied and out of the house. When Dwamena drove by Bishop Frank O. White Park in July, he spotted his solution: the Learning Institute of Tennis, Life Skills and Sportsmanship’s annual summer program, for which kids of all ages gather to play tennis
for six weeks at the park. Daniel Burgess, LITLSS’s president and Freeport’s resident tennis guru, has run the summer program for more than 30 years. He helped develop the tennis courts at Bishop Frank O. White Park, which are across the street from his home on Parsons Avenue. LITLSS helps foster a love of tennis, self-respect and leadership. Ronny Reyes/Herald
Obeng Dwamena high-fived his daughter, Aneesa Dwamena, 6, during the summer program.
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Freeport students returned to classes on Sept. 8 and 9 for in-person learning for the first time since the school district closed in March as the coronavirus pandemic ramped up. “After many months of working collaboratively with administrators, teachers and parents on developing an approved reopening plan that meets the health, safety and wellness needs of our students in these challenging times, it was rewarding and inspiring to see our goals become a reality,” district Superintendent Dr. Kishore Kuncham said. School principals greeted their students and, along with teachers, guided them to their classrooms as they reviewed changes in the buildings and the new safety protocols to follow. Students had their temperatures
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checked at several entrances at each school before they entered sanitized classrooms. The desks were separated, and students kept their masks on. Students will attend classes according to a Monday-throughThursday hybrid-learning model, in which half of the students are in school one day and the other half the next day. When not in school, students will log in to their remote-learning schedules through the district’s Chromebooks. About 1,200 students opted for remote-learning only.
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Teaching Assistant Roberta Shapiro welcomed one of her students back to the Archer Street School.
Freeport veteran is honored for his service When Edward P. Dukich was growing up on Long Island, he recalled, nearly every adult seemed to work in the aviation industry, including his father, Edward C. Dukich, who served in the Marines before going to work for American Airlines at Kennedy Airport. When the younger Edward was in third grade, his father took his class on a field trip to the airport, and ever since, Edward P. has been hooked on aviation. “It was in my blood,” Dukich, now 64, said. As soon as he graduated from Bethpage High School in 1974, he enlisted in the Air Force, and served as an aircraft mechanic in the 509th Bomb Wing at the Pease Air National
Cars lined up at the eastern end of the Baldwin Long Island Rail Road station, between Milburn and North Brookside avenues, last Saturday to fill up with fresh produce at the Cedarmore Corporation’s weekly drive-through farmers market. Cedarmore, a nonprofit based in Freeport, has run the farmers market since 2012 to support Long Island farmers and provide jobs for local youths. While Program Director Debra Wheat-Williams, of Baldwin, had worried that the market would be unable to operate this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the program carried on by converting to a drive-through format in July, allowing more than 100 customers a week to order food at a distance while teens
and young adults prepare their orders. “We decided to open this year on a hope and a prayer,” Wheat-Williams said. “It’s working out great, and although we can get long lines, people are willing to wait.” The program was originally headquartered at the Freeport Recreation Center, where Wheat-Williams, Sandra Gales Jenkins and other adult volunteers recruited about two dozen youths to work at the farmers market every year. Teens and young adults not only earned money, but also learned a solid work ethic and become more careeroriented.
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Local youths laid out fresh produce at the Cedarmore Corporation’s farmers market.
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Guard Base in New Hampshire as the Vietnam War came to an end. For his four years of military service and five years of work at the Freeport William Clinton Story Post No. 342 American Legion, Dukich was honored with eight other veterans at State Assemblywoman Judy Griffith’s annual Veterans Hall of Honor ceremony last weekend. “Ed is invaluable to the post,” said Post Commander Ed Martin Jr. “He works tirelessly and is always pitching in to help when we need it.”
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Freeporter Edward Dukich, center, was honored at the Veterans Hall of Honor ceremony.
As students and faculty members at the Woodward Children’s Center in Freeport acclimate to the hybrid learning model, in which students alternate attending classes in school and at home, Principal Danielle Colucci set aside Fridays for students to take part in fun activities. During the most recent Fun Friday, on Oct. 9, Woodward, a private, nonprofit school, celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month as students learned about Hispanic culture through research, presentations and lunchtime events. Students also enjoyed a virtual question-and-answer session with Mets pitcher Franklyn Kilome, thanks in part to Woodward Executive Director Greg Ingino and Freeporter Luis Rodriguez, a sports agent.
“We always try to get someone to talk with our students during our Hispanic Heritage Month event, and the students always love to meet athletes,” Ingino said. Kilome, 25, said he was happy to speak with dozens of Woodward students, and shared stories about growing up in the Dominican Republic and becoming a major league pitcher. Kilome was 13 years old when he began applying himself seriously to baseball. He said he originally preferred basketball until his brother persuaded him to switch, because baseball represents opportunity for young people in the Dominican Republic. Kilome became a Met in 2018, at age 23, debuting in the major leagues. Ronny Reyes/Herald
Students and staff at the Woodward Children’s Center celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month last Friday.
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As the Black Lives Matter protests swept across the South Shore in June, Heralds Executive Editor Scott Brinton captured a 15-second video of a very special 7-year-old girl — Wynta-Amor Rogers, of Uniondale — marching in Merrick and chanting, “No justice, no peace!” The video, taken during the second day of mass protests in Merrick, has to date garnered more than 24.3 million views on Twitter, and countless millions more on other social media platforms. Wynta-Amor became an overnight celebrity, with the video retweeted by actors Mark Hamill and Billy Baldwin and actress Halle Berry — and even by then Sen. — and now Vice President-elect — Kamala Harris. The video was incorporated into several nationally televised programs, including “Where Do We Go From Here,” hosted by Oprah Winfrey on the OWN Network; “Kids, Race and Unity,” hosted by Alicia Keyes on Nickelodeon; “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”; “The CBS Evening News” and “CBS Sunday Morning,” among others. It was also reported on by news outlets around the world, from Newsday to Entertainment Tonight Canada and The Indian Express in Mumbai, India. Google included it in its annual “Year in Search 2020,” which has been viewed nearly 161 million times on YouTube since it was posted on Dec. 8. The video was also featured in a montage at the Democratic National
Convention, as well as in various music videos, including one by The Chicks, formerly The Dixie Chicks. Artists painted portraits of Wynta-Amor on canvas — and in giant murals on the sides of buildings. In a column shortly after Brinton posted the video to Twitter, he tried to explain its instant popularity: “In the video, taken around 6:30 p.m., Wynta-Amor chants with the protesters, ‘No justice, no peace!’ “Many among the thousands who commented on the post described Wynta-Amor as ‘fierce.’ Yes, she was. Her hands moved to the beat of the chant. Her fingers pointed furiously. At the end, she raised her fist, seemingly in anger. Her fiery spirit was evident in her eyes. “Wynta-Amor, it appeared, had fully internalized the emotion of the moment. She was breathing it in, living it. I was live-tweeting the protest to chronicle it for the Heralds. When I posted the video, I never imagined it would go viral. By the time the protest ended two hours later, 25,000 people had viewed it. By midnight, a million had. Thirty-six hours later, 20.2 million, and counting. People from all parts of the globe viewed it. “In effect, this little girl broadcast a central message of Black Lives Matter for all in the Twittersphere to see: We must have justice to find the lasting peace our society seeks.
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“Later on Wednesday, Wynta-Amor’s mom, [Lakyia Jackson], tweeted to thank me for the support that day. ‘We have to show our kids the right way,’ Jackson said. ‘Yes, Wynta-Amor,” she added, ‘mommy will help make your future better and all the rest of the kids in the world.’” At home, Jackson said, Wynta-Amor is the same little girl she’s always been. She watches TV, does her hair and nails with her mom, bakes brownies and makes Slime. Her favorite school subjects are arts and crafts, math and language arts. She likes to draw pictures of her friends and the night sky. “I’m a professional artist,” she told Brinton
an interview. Wynta-Amor, her mom said, has sickle-cell anemia, a rare chronic disorder that causes red blood cells to break down. Jackson stays home to care for her. She makes custom masks and T-shirts to earn a living, but said that caring for her daughter is her full-time job. No doubt, Wynta-Amor Rogers has become an icon. TWITTER
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Local incumbants secure victory on Election Day Election Day 2020 turned out to be a wild one. As of midnight on Tuesday, tens of thousands of absentee ballots remained to be counted, making projecting winners in any number of races for Congress and the State Legislature tricky, if not impossible. In the 21st District, State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, a Democrat from Rockville Centre, defeated Republican challenger Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick in a close election after all absentee ballots were counted. Meanwhile, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach representing the 9th District, was re-elected with 53 percent of the vote.
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Democrat John Brooks, representing the 8th District, ran unopposed for his seat and was re-elected. Democratic Assemblywoman Taylor Darling, of the 18th Assembly District, held off a challenge by Republican Cherice Vanderhall by a wide margin, taking 84 percent of the vote to Vanderhall’s 16 percent. U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat representing the 4th Congressional District, was also reelected. This will be Rice’s fourth term in the House of Representatives.
The Village of Freeport hosted its annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Freeport Memorial Library, where local veterans, elected officials and residents gathered to pay special tribute to the late Sgt. Robert Hendriks, a U.S. Marine who was killed in combat in Afghanistan in 2019 at age 25, and whose mother lives in Freeport. “We’re here to pay homage to a member of our Freeport family who made the ultimate sacrifice,” said Ed Dukich, first vice commander of the Freeport American Legion William Clinton Story Post 342. “To his mother, Felicia BiondoArculeo, we’ll never forget your son and his sacrifice that he made for his country,” Mayor Robert Kennedy said. Hendriks, a member of the 2nd
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U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice was victorious on Election Day. Above, she stumped in front of the Freeport post office in August.
To infinity and beyond! The U.S. Department of Education selected the Freeport School District as one of five finalists in the nation in the CTE Mission: CubeSat Challenge, which asked school districts to design a cube-shaped nanosatellite that could send data collected from space back to Earth. The ambitious project allows local students and teachers to create their own miniature satellites with the help of experts who serve as mentors during the building phase. Districts also receive $5,000 in funding and prizes. “The selection of Freeport Public Schools as one of five finalists in the nation is an extraordinary opportunity for our students and a testament to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs we offer,” Superintendent Dr. Kishore Kuncham said.“I am very proud of our outstand-
Battalion of the 25th Marine Regiment, was patrolling near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan with two fellow Marines when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. All three died. Hendriks was buried with full military honors at Long Island’s Calverton National Cemetery. He was the son of Biondo-Arculeo and Erik Hendriks Jr., and the brother of fellow Marine Sgt. Joseph Hendriks. Biondo-Arculeo works in the village treasurer’s department. Staff Sgt. David Fuertes, one of Hendriks’s commanding officers, thanked the village for the tribute, describing Hendriks as an ideal Marine. Ronny Reyes/Herald
American legion Post Commander Ed Martin Jr. presented flowers to Felicia Biondo-Arculeo, mother of the late Sgt. Robert Hendriks.
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ing students and faculty, who are involved in this unique STEM program. Their talents are unlimited.” Freeport’s CubeSat — which will measure 10 centimeters, or about 4 inches, on each side — began development last year under the guidance of Dr. Vincent Pereira, director of science; Dr. Anthony Murray, director of math and technology; and Dr. Richard Johnson, lead teacher in business and technology. The project started last summer, when the school district was awarded a NASA/New York Space grant.
The Village of Freeport held its annual Holiday Boat Parade on Dec. 12 on the Nautical Mile. The holiday parade kicked off at the Woodcleft Esplanade, with the fleet of boats led by the Captain Lou. Santa Claus and the Grinch were among those who joined the parade piloting their own boats. Although this year’s parade had been delayed by a week due to rain, Mayor Robert Kennedy said he was still glad residents came out to the annual event. “It was great to keep the traditional alive despite the pandemic,” Kennedy said. “And it brought some much needed life back to the Nautical Mile.” The Freeport Chamber of Commerce was also there to hand out
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Freeport students impressed NASA astronaut Scott Tingle, second from left in second row from bottom, with their CubeSat project during a virtual visit.
free hot chocolate, snacks and PPE kits and collect donations for Toys for Tots. In the prior week, the village held its annual Tree and Menorah Candle Lightings at the Freeport Recreation Center and at The Esplanade on the Nautical Mile. The event included local officials and community leaders following Santa Claus as he held the holiday ceremonies.
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Santa and Mrs. Claus took a Robalo boat out for a spin as they joined the annual Freeport Holiday Boat Parade on the Nautical Mile.
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Joseph Giordano Joseph Giordano, of Port Jefferson Station, formerly of Freeport, died on April 13 from the Covid-19 virus. He was the husband of the late Charlene, brother of former Freeport Fire Department Chief Vincent Giordano and father of Joseph, Heather, Bryan and Richard. Giordano was interred at St. Charles Cemetery, in Farmingdale. While Giordano served as a New York City Police Officer, he was a longtime volunteer at the Freeport Fire Department. Giordano joined the fire department in 1974, going on to serve as captain of the Hose Company No. 2 from 1979-1980 and captain of the Truck Company No. 1 from 1989-1990. Through the Freeport Truck Company, Giordano supported the “Dead End Kinds” drill team, where he
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served as an assistant coach with Don Mauersberger. Giordano helped found the Dead End Kids Alumni Association to help reconnect old members and have them mentor and inspire new members. Giordano also served as president of the alumni association, as well as the Truck Company’s financial secretary,warden,Benevolent Association representative and historian. Giordano had also worked for the Village of Freeport at the Highway Department and Recreation Center.
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The Freeport Fire Department lined up to pay tribute to the late Joseph Giordano on April 27.
Danyel Saint-Louis Danyel Saint Louis, 17, of Freeport, died on Nov. 11, in a car crash on the Meadowbrook Parkway. He was the beloved son of Marie and Stanley and dear brother of Mickael and Anik. He was also survived by many loving family members and friends. Police said Saint-Louis, a starting point guard for the boys’ varsity basketball team, was standing outside his car and was struck by a vehicle traveling northbound on the parkway. “He was a great kid,” said Larry Steimer, the team’s head coach. “He put in a lot of time this past spring and summer to get ready for the season. I’ll miss him.” Authorities reported that SaintLoui lost control of his car and struck the center median before coming to a stop on the right shoulder. Several people got out of their vehicles to
Christopher Loche, 49, of Amityville, died on March 25 due to complications from the coronavirus. He was a member and former-Captain of Truck Co. #1 for the Freeport Fire Department. He was also a member of the Dead End Kids Tournament Team, former Fire Council warden, and executive secretary for Fire Council for the Freeport Fire
help him, but another car struck two of the pedestrians, one of their parked cars on the center median. Saint-Louis, meanwhile, was standing outside his car when he was struck by another vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He had planned to continue playing basketball in college and pursue a career in nursing, Freeport School District Superintendent Kishore Kuncham said. “I knew him on and off the court, and he was a great kid,” added Jonathan Bloom, athletic director of the district. “He had a big personality and we’re devastated by this loss.” J. Heck/Herald
Danyel Saint-Louis played point guard on the varsity basketball team. He died in a crash on the Meadowbrook Parkway on Nov. 11.
Department. He worked as a sales executive for Underwriters Laboratories. Loche was the devoted father of Ryan, 20, and Kaitlyn, 16, loving companion of Meredith Meyka and dear brother of Richard and Tom. A memorial service for Loche was held at a later date. Interment was at St. Charles Cemetery, in East Farmingdale. Courtesy Loche family/GoFundMe
Christopher Loche was a former captain devoted to the Freeport Fire Department.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF WHARFSIDE CONDOMINIUM, Pltf. vs. JOHN K. CONLIN, et al, Defts. Index #609108/2018. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Sept. 16, 2019, I will sell at public auction on January 28, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. at the north side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY prem. k/a 725 Miller Avenue, Unit 224, Freeport, NY a/k/a Section 62, Block 103, Lot 245U and CA113 and Section 62, Block 183, Lot 410 a/k/a Tax Unit No. 224 together with a .9066% undivided interest in the common elements of the condominium hereinafter described as the same defined in the Declaration of Condominium hereinafter referred to. The real property above described is a Unit shown on the plans of a Condominium prepared and certified by Baldwin and Cornelius, P.C. and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on the 12th day of December, 1985 as Map No. CA 113 defined in the Declaration of Condominium entitled, Wharfside Condominium made by Freeport Nautical Development Company, under Article 9-B of the New York Real Property Law dated May 14, 1985 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on the 12th day of December, 1985 in Liber 9689 of Conveyances at page 313 covering the property therein described. Approx. amt. of judgment is
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VILLAGE OF MINEOLA; JOHN MAURELLO; “JOHN DOE” and “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of the premises being foreclosed herein, Index No. 600481/2020. Mortgaged Premises: 190 East Avenue Freeport, New York, 11520 Section: 62 Block: 83 Lot: 405. To The Above Named Defendant(s): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. If you fail to appear or to answer within the aforementioned time frame, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a Mortgage to secure $358,100.75 and interest, recorded in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on October 31, 2006 in Book M 31153, Page 580, Control Number 2019, covering the premises known as 190 East Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520. The relief sought herein is a final
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A. Set up an electric fireplace in front of the real one, or play the Yule log rerun on your TV. A client once complained of the same problem, and after much searching, I asked them to build a fire so I could observe their method. They started the fire too far forward, so the smoke climbed the walls onte eeper and smoked out the room, setting off the smoke detector. Rule No. 1: Make sure the fire is directly under the flue opening and centered in the fireplace. There are many reasons why a fireplace doesn’t function. Some are obvious; some aren’t. Here are some possible reasons why yours doesn’t work. 1) The chimney is too narrow compared with its height. 2) The opening is too wide and not high enough. 3) The opening is too high and not wide enough. 4) There’s no fresh-air intake near the fire to draw air upward. 5) The flue has cracks that haven’t been detected. 6) The chimney isn’t two feet taller than the closest part of the roof within a 10-foot area, so breezes aren’t carrying smoke away, but instead a vacuum builds and forces air down the chimney. Winds rolling over your chimney from the upside roof slope also blow smoke downward in your chimney. 7) The flue has an angle bend in it that’s too sharp. 8) The wood selected isn’t properly seasoned. 9) Your fire starter is too wet or too dense. 10) The chimney has an animal living in it and must be cleaned out and capped. 11) The chimney is wet on the inside, either from openings in the exterior surface or the mortared crown or because it has no cap. This isn’t a likely reason for the smoke problem, but there’s a remote possibility. Since a fire needs fuel, oxygen and heat to burn, these reasons are basic to why you haven’t had success. The formula for a great fire is the right type of starter (an easy-burning tinder) at the bottom, air space between everything of one-half to threequarters of an inch, and a dry, soft wood like pine above the tinder. Add oak or other hardwoods after the fire is going to create more brightness. Updraft is also essential. I’m certain that one of these reasons is causing your problem. Don’t use any treated or dressed lumber that can give off poisonous gases and creosote. Be safe and attentive. Good luck!
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n a year when so much has gone awry — so many lives lost, businesses battered, jobs vanished — it strains the imagination to think what we might be thankful for, particularly as the nation enters its second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The coming months will likely be, as President-elect Joseph Biden has said, a “dark winter.” Thanksgiving is, however, all about the audacious nature of hope. The holiday, first celebrated in the fall of 1621, commemorates the struggle that the original Pilgrims faced and, against all odds, overcame in the New World — and the kinship they felt with the Native Americans who rescued them, helping to provide sustenance to a relatively small band of people who otherwise might have starved. The roughly 50 colonists at the original harvest celebration in Plymouth, Mass., were outnumbered by Native Americans two to one, according to History.com. The 100 Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower had seen much death between 1620 and 1621: Some 78 percent of the women died during the first winter. Yet they persevered, and survived. So shall the American people today — thanks in no small measure to our heroes
— the doctors, nurses, EMTS, firefighters, police officers, teachers, teachers’ aides, sanitation workers, railroad workers, subway and bus drivers, custodians, cooks, waiters and waitresses, supermarket employees and so many others — who have kept us safe, our education system up and running, and our economy moving. When many others were able to work from home, they put their lives on the line to do their jobs. As a society, we should take a moment and reflect on their sacrifices over the past nine months. We can also be thankful for our family and friends. We may not be able to shower them with hugs and kisses as we might want, but we can keep them in our thoughts and close to our hearts. And we can be thankful for the miracles of modern science. Only 100 years ago, the 1918 pandemic ran wild for two years, killing 50 million worldwide, including 675,000 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thanks to technology that allows many of us to work remotely and socially distance, to date we have seen a tenth of the 500 million cases that the world did in
1918-19, and because of modern medical technology, the death toll thus far is onefiftieth what it was then. So, while the number of infections and deaths today is unacceptably high, it is not close to the level of suffering experienced a hundred years ago — and let us hope and pray that it remains that way. Likely, it will. On Saturday, the innovative New York company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals received emergency-use authorization for its experimental antibody treatment for the coronavirus. President Trump received the treatment, and by all accounts it was highly effective. The drug is designed to prevent patients from becoming severely ill by imitating the body’s natural defense system. We can only say, wow! If all goes well, the Regeneron treatment should prevent many deaths, enabling health officials to safely roll out at least one of the vaccines now in the pipeline without undue political pressure. By April, we could indeed round the corner on this terrible pandemic, says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Yes, there has been much despair this year, but there is much hope as well.
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e are pleased that Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is once again promoting small businesses ahead of the holiday season — which is vital this pandemic year. Last Friday, Curran and county Industrial Development Agency Chairman Richard Kessel came to Rockville Centre to promote an innovative contest, aptly titled the Shop Safe, Shop Local Scavenger Hunt, and we are encouraging readers to take part in it. The contest, which will be held for one week starting Saturday, will work like this: Complete four of eight tasks in your community, like buying breakfast at a local eat-
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ery or making a purchase at a local shop, and take a photo of yourself — masked — at each location, along with the product you purchased and your receipt. Then email it to scavengerhunt@nassaucountyny.gov or share it on Facebook. The first person who finishes all four tasks and registers them on each day of the contest will receive a $100 gift card. All purchases must be made at small businesses in a single community on the day of the contest. Online and delivery orders are eligible. The complete set of
instructions can be found at www.nassaucountygov/shoplocal. As we noted in last week’s editorial, “Remember to shop locally this holiday season”: “Despite the crisis, we encourage you to consider patronizing our mom-and-pop shops, many of which now offer their goods online. Abandoning our local businesses would be devastating on so many levels.”
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FREEPORT HERALD LEADER — December 31, 2020
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he coronavirus pandemic has created a variety of hardships that have left families and children in distress. Social isolation. A mounting death toll. An estimated 8 million Americans falling into poverty. We have entered uncharted territory, and uncertainty continues as cases continue to rise across the U.S. Grief is a normal reaction — grieving not just the loss of life, but also the loss of normalcy and freedom when a disaster occurs. So what happens when we add even more stress to families sharon and their children, skariah particularly when schools close? The trickledown effect of all this misfortune can dramatically weigh on kids, especially if they don’t have access to mental health resources at home. Typically, mental health symptoms are identified at school, by their teachers and peers, social workers and guidance counselors. Children need a routine and consistency. Remote learning and social isolation will continue to uproot them. Children
with autism also face challenges with irritability, anxiety and behavioral disturbances. And the erratic nature of schools’ opening and closing (albeit temporarily) can have a lasting effect. A recent study in JAMA Pediatrics showed that more than 22 percent of students in the Hubei province of China reported symptoms of depression, and more than 18 percent had anxiety symptoms, when schools closed for over a month. A second study, in the Journal of Pediatrics, determined that younger children (ages 3 to 6) were more inclined to show fear or clinginess, where older kids (6 to 18) were more likely to show inattention and persistent inquiry. Clinging, inattention and irritability were the severe psychological conditions demonstrated by children in all age groups. School closures — short or long — are unfortunately bound to happen until a safe and effective vaccine is available. Prepare to take care of your child now. First, children need outlets. In early childhood, play is important for development in the physical, verbal and emotional domains. Build that imaginary fort,
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LeTTers of the virus. The time for these selfish and greedy individuals to be reasoned with has long passed. These people should be penalized for their actions, which continue to put the rest of us at even greater risk of acquiring the disease, and severe penalties should also be meted out to participants in these gatherings, not just their greed-bound organizers. If anything, these miscreants should consider the 17th-century English poet John Donne’s poem, telling us not to ask “for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” They might also be reminded that, indeed, “no man is an island,” as Donne wrote. It appears, though, that they do not realize or accept this concept, even though we are all in this fight — together. ROBERT RUBALSkY East Rockaway
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Fourth — and most important — pay attention. Younger children can’t always express their distress, anxiety or fear. Their behavior may regress. Look for the signs, which include an increase in crying or neediness, more temper tantrums or somatic symptoms (headaches, stomach aches) than normal. Older children may also show increased anger and irritability. If you think your children or adolescents may need a mental health professional, don’t hesitate. They are acting that way because they need help. So watch out for them to verbalize any suicidal thoughts, ongoing sleep disturbances, a decline in overall functioning (hygiene, grooming), aggression or worsening substance use. If you see these signs, seek treatment. Following these steps may help keep children mentally fit during one of our harshest times. Nothing can replace life as we knew it pre-Covid, but you can manage this new normal and keep your kids safe, too.
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Sharon Skariah, M.D., is the director of child and adolescent psychiatry for Zucker Hillside Hospital. She is also an assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell.
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the United States, and amid big treatment strides, the disease continues to ravage African-American and other minority communities with a particular vengeance. Black, Asian, Native American and Hispanic patients still die far more frequently than white patients, even as death rates have plummeted for all races and age groups.” As Covid-19 continues to spread aggressively nationwide, it is crucial that government officials at all levels — federal, state and local — address the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on people of color. Immediate attention should be paid to issues such as the availability of testing facilities in communities of color, access to health care, inequitable treatment once access is provided and priorities for providing vaccines once they are available. The evidence is clear: Government owes it to all Americans to ensure fair and equal access to health care, regardless of race, in this pandemic — and always.
To the Editor: The Washington Post last Friday published a new analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on people of color. It reported, “Nearly nine months after the virus exploded in
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encourage storytelling, toast s’mores in your backyard. For adolescents, it’s important that they develop their own sense of identity but also explore peer relationships. Encourage this — in a socially distanced, safe way. Second, seek normalcy. The goal is to foster continued development, even if your children can’t attend school in person. They want to feel safe — an important tool for parents to use during the crisis. Make sure you provide protection and consistency in an otherwise uncertain time. Talk to them about their feelings. Ensure their safety by creating an atmosphere of stability. Third, adapt to the environment. Summer may be gone, but you can still enjoy the outdoors safely during the fall, and even on some nice winter days. When the extreme cold sets in, continue building on the elements of safety and fun you have already introduced. Have family game nights. Schedule a movie night. Cook and bake together as a family. Designate a reading hour. Although it may be colder, it’s important to get exercise, so go for a walk or a hike or a brisk bike ride. There are also online exercises for kids, like yoga and others.
BALDWIN HERALD — November 26, 2020
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