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The Nassau County Board of “Unlike the village, the counElections has closed two Elec- ty has the expertise and knowltion Day polling sites in Free- edge in this situation to deterport, the senior public housing mine the places safe for voters,” buildings at 45 WalColton said. lace St. and 100 N. To help residents Main St., and at those locations instructed voters wh o m i g h t l a c k assigned to those transportation vote locations to vote at at the Recreation the Freeport RecreCenter, County Legation Center inislator Debra Mulé, stead. a Democrat from The decision Freeport, launched came after the orgaher “Roll to the nizations overseePolls” initiative on ing the two sites, the O c t . We d n e s d ay, nonprofit Catholic teaming up with Charities and the local churches and Freeport Housing volunteers to proAuthority, urged the vide free rides from DEBRA Mulé county Board of the former polling Elections to change County legislator sites to the Recrethe polling locations at i o n C e n t e r o n to avoid the possibilElection Day. ity of spreading of Covid-19 at “We want to make sure everythe senior housing buildings. one has the opportunity to make Freeport Village Attorney their voices heard on Election Howard Colton said at an Oct. 19 Day,” Mulé said. “Despite all the village board meeting that tragedy we’ve been through because seniors represent a because of the pandemic, it’s large at-risk population for wonderful to see members of Covid-19, the Board of Elections the community step up to help looked for alternative sites and found that the Recreation CenContinued on page 4

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Making their voices heard Kiaya, left, and Malaya Dilsner-Lopez and Rosemary Lopez waited with hundreds of people from across Nassau County for their turn to cast early ballots at the Freeport Recreation Center last Saturday. Story, Page 3.

Getting back on the field

District embraces ‘pre-season’ workout program

By RONNY REYES rreyes@liherald.com

After Section VIII of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association postponed Nassau County’s athletic seasons until January 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, Freeport student-athletes and coaches became concerned the delay would leave their teams unprepared and lethargic.

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parks and gyms and caused many to grow out of shape,” explained Johnathan Bloom, athletic director at Freeport High School. “We don’t want our teams returning to the field like that and out of practice.”

So the school district launched a pre-season workout program on Oct. 19, allowing fall and winter student-athletes to take part in workout sessions and drills with their teammates and coaches after school.

“We’re facing new challenges, but I’m happy to be together with everyone on the team again,” said Savannah Houghtaling, 17, a member of the girls’ basketball team.

About 530 students from the high school and J.W. Dodd Middle School signed up for the program, which operates like the schools’ hybrid-learning model: Half of the students attend pracContinued on page 9

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Freeporters embrace early voting Voters came out in droves to cast their ballots at the Freeport Recreation Center this weekend.

A nine-day early-voting period began for Nassau County residents on Saturday, Oct. 24, a little less than two weeks ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3. Long lines that appeared at polling sites throughout the county evidenced residents’ eagerness to cast their votes.

The nine-day schedule offers 83 hours of early voting — 60 are required — including evenings and weekends through Sunday, Nov. 1. Registered voters may cast their ballots at any of the listed locations, but if they do not, they must vote at their regular polling place on Nov. 3.

Residents who have questions about the county’s early-voting procedures can visit www.nassauvotes.com.

To ensure ballots are cast at legitimate polling stations or deposited in legitimate drop-off boxes, voters are advised to be attentive.

Report any suspicious activities or efforts to interfere with or disrupt voting immediately.

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franCes Johnson, 99, of Baldwin, went to vote with the help of her daughter, Margaret Batsfor.

Dorothy Cush, left, Kamau Cush and Zakiya Cush, left, went together to vote at the Recreation Center. hunDreDs maDe their way to the Freeport Recreation Center, far-left, for the first day of early voting in the county on Oct. 24.

GwenDolyn o’Brien, topleft, prepared for voting inside the Rec Center.

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Residents who pReviously voted at the senior public housing buildings at 100 N. Main St., location A on the map, and 45 Wallace St., location B, must now vote at the Freeport Recreation Center on Election Day.

Pandemic fears move voting to Rec Center continued from front page one another.”

Along with volunteers, vans from the Bethel AME Church and the Zion Cathedral will be parked by the senior housing buildings to transport local voters to the Recreation Center.

All drivers will be tested for Covid-19 before Election Day, and they will have masks and disposable gloves available for passengers.

Both drivers and passengers will be required to wear masks at all times, and the vehicles will be cleaned and disinfected in between rides.

Mulé added that “Roll to the Polls” was made possible by the Rev. Stephen Lewis of the Bethel AME and Bishop Frank A. White of the Zion Cathedral.

But with the change made so close to Election Day, some Freeporters voiced their concern about how removing these two polling sites could affect election outcomes.

During the village board meeting,

Trustee Car men Piñeyro, who had reached out to Mulé for help, said that the village needed to do all it could to help residents be aware of the changes and find alternatives to reach their new polling location, about a mile away.

“I understand the need for the changes...but it looks like it’s disenfranchising voters who are used to going to those locations,” Piñeyro said. “How will this affect the village elections in March? We don’t know what the effects of Covid will be then?”

“This is very concerning,” added resident G. Dewey Smalls. “I fear it could suppress the voters in these important areas, who have been voting there for decades.”

Mayor Robert Kennedy said that because this was a county issue, handled by the county Board of Elections, there wasn’t much the village could do.

Freeporters can vote early, through Sunday, at the Recreation Center.

hempstead town CounCilman Anthony D’Esposito held a Narcan workshop with Freeport firefighters.

Freeport Fire Department hosts Narcan workshop H e m p s t e a d To w n C o u n c i l m a n Anthony D’Esposito held an opioid education forum and Narcan training workshop for members of the Freeport Fire Department on Oct. 21.

Narcan, or naloxone, is used as an antidote for opioids and may be administered in two forms: by injection in the upper arm or thigh or by nasal spray.

Since April 2006, it has been legal for

Crime watCh Landlord/tenant dispute ■ Freeport Police reported a dispute between a landlord and his tenant on Oct. 20, at a Holloway Street home. The landlord, 59, said the tenant was not paying rent and got into a physical fight over a recent food delivery. The landlord was told how to evict the tenant if he so chooses. The Freeport Building Department was notified of the rental situation at the residence.

Identity theft ■ A Freeport resident reported a case

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The workshop allowed more 2nd Battalion Fire District firefighters to be certified to administer Narcan. The 2nd Battalion includes the Freeport, Baldwin, Island Park, Long Beach, Oceanside and Point Lookout fire departments.

of identity theft on Oct. 22. The victim told police that an unknown suspect used her identity to lease a vehicle from Toyota Motor Credit Corp. for $20,448. The victim is working with the Credit Company and Toyota to fix the situation.

Unsecured home ■ Freeport Police responded to a residential alarm on Oct. 24, on Rutland Road. Officers found a side door ajar at the home and entered to investigate.

After finding everything in order, officers met with the homeowner.

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Three women embedded in the world of treatment and support for breast cancer patients and an environmental advocate spoke on the latest Herald Inside LI panel, a weekly webinar series on important topics affecting Long Islanders.

The virtual discussion, hosted by RichnerLive, a division of Richner Communications, publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, focused on risk factors for breast cancer, treatments for the disease and ways to find emotional support after a diagnosis.

Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment; Karla Waldron, executive director of Mondays at Racine; Dr. Melissa Fana, chief of breast surgery at Northwell Health; and Geri Barish, executive director of Hewlett House and president of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition, engaged in a conversation on these topics for about 45 minutes on Oct. 20.

Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, moderated the panel and delivered questions from viewers. Better Water sponsored the event, so aptly, Long Island’s drinking water was the first discussion topic. Jeannie Riccardo, CEO of Better Water, said she thought it was critical to sponsor this event to educate families about the importance of a having options for a good water-filtration system.

“When people say to me, ‘Do you think there is a correlation between the environment and health?’ I don’t understand how anybody could say ‘no,’” Esposito said.

She explained that Long Islanders receive their water from sole-source aquifers, which are underground stores of water hundreds of feet below the surface. This means that “everything we do on the surface of Long Island — we use pesticides, there’s a leaking gas station, a toxic waste dump site — all of that percolates down and mixes with the groundwater,” she said.

She also explained that pesticides are hormone mimickers, so they mimic female hormones and block male hormones in the body. They are “designed to kill,” she said, so if people put them on their lawn to kill bugs or weeds, they should also think about what they are doing to humans.

Fana noted that other risk factors for breast cancer include BRACA-1, BRACA-2 and other gene mutations, family history, having no children or few children late in life and not breastfeeding. “The amount of years that a woman has unopposed estrogen and progesterone increases the risk of breast cancer,” she said. “We know that on Long Island, there is a higher-than-average risk for breast cancer. We also realize that this risk is affected by certain chemical compounds.”

“We have multiple roots of exposure on Long Island, and it is of concern,” Esposito said. “The good news is that today, as a minimum, if you don’t have a private well, that means your water is being tested at least four times per year or more, and if there’s something in your drinking water that exceeds the state or federal standard, the supplier is required to filter to at least those standards.”

In the 1980s and ’90s, Esposito worked with Barish and

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a group of women to create a pesticide registry on Long Island and raise awareness about what pesticides do to the drinking water and how that can cause certain cancers. “I think it was a great pairing for the breast cancer movement to match up with the environmental movement,” she said.

Barish is a five-time cancer survivor — three times with breast cancer — and lost her mother to breast cancer. She also lost her son to Hodgkin’s disease. These experiences led her to find out why. She is now a community leader as president of Hewlett House and 1 in 9, which provide resources for residents in the county dealing with any kind of cancer diagnosis. She also continues to help raise awareness about the disease and its causes.

“When people come in, they’re afraid,” she said.

“They don’t have any idea about the different surgeries that they can have.

“It’s truly about good education, getting the information out,” she added, noting that the organization educates young people about cancer and environmental causes.

Waldron praised the work that Barish and Esposito have done to bring awareness to the environmental factors for cancer. “The more information we have as women,” Waldron said, “the better we all are. Information is power.”

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“Our programs aim at reducing anxiety,” Waldron said. “It’s nice that they don’t have to worry about money.

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Mondays at Racine’s programs are both virtual and in person during this time, and they are more popular than ever since Covid-19 hit, she added.

Covid-19 has also impacted breast cancer testing, Fana said. Technology systems have advanced at Northwell so patients do not need to wait long for results. They can also reach their doctors quickly through telemedicine and new online platforms.

“It’s not likely to find a lot of positives through a pandemic,” Fana said, “but this is one of the positives that has come out of this unprecedented time.”

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“I always tell patients, ‘Don’t worry, the city has come to you,’” she said. “You don’t have to go into the city for high-quality care.”

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The J.W. DoDD Cultural Celebration Committee created a display of Hispanic cultural to a celebrate.

J.W. Dodd MS celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Dodd’s Cultural Celebration Committee also created a display, showing off a plethora of items from Hispanic culture, in front of the Main Office.

On Oct. 19, students enjoyed a virtual ceremony where featured faculty and staff shared their own heritage from a variety of Latin American countries and Spain. Dodd chorus students then performed Marc Anthony’s “Vivir Mi Vida.”

To view the assembly, visit https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-w1BTgp_ yM&feature=youtu.be.

FreeporTers can Take part in this year’s “Trunk-or-Treat” event at the Baldwin Long Island Rail Road Station.

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Students at J.W. Dodd Middle School celebrated Hispanic Heritage month, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, through activities and lessons themed around Hispanic culture.

The celebration was planned by Dodd’s Cultural Committee and spearheaded by teachers Dulce Rosario and Genesis Martinez.

Throughout the month, students would learn about famous and influential people of Hispanic descent through bilingual announcement segments call “The Latin Minute.”

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Prepping for a safe Halloween masks and follow proper social distancing and safety guidelines due to Covid-19.

Drivers can register to participate as one of the “Trunk-or-Treat” cars through Abraham’s office at nassaucountyny.gov/LD1 or by calling (516)-571-2455.

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Students take a bite out of STEM Columbus Avenue and Leo F. Giblyn Elementary School kindergartners and first-graders got hands on lessons in STEM this fall using apples.

The kindergartners in Columbus’s Early Childhood Center used apples and toothpicks to construct makeshift boats after learning all about the fruit with teacher Kimberly Gartmayer. The students then put their boats in the water to test whose floated and whose sank.

The first-graders at Giblyn focused on science and math through activities like, dissecting an apple and labeling the parts, sequencing the life cycle of an apple and collecting data on the taste of different apples. The students, led by teacher Therese Casoria, then used their data to create graphs.

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kindergArtner elizAbeth brown tested if her apple boat would float.

Columbus Avenue’s kindergArtners, left, enjoyed their STEM lesson on apples outside. leo F. giblyn first grader Eva Villagomez, topleft, gathered data on the different type of apples. dAmir delijAnin, tAsted different apples, farleft, during his class’s STEM lesson.

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workouts, players mostly focus on workouts and shooting drills.

Jones added that the players, 25 in total, are broken into small groups, which would help with contact tracing should any outbreaks occur.

“We’re trying to make the most of this opportunity,” said Anayah Lloyd, 15. “It feels like everyone’s starting over again as a team, but I’m happy that we’re back together to work out.”

On the high school’s artificial-turf field, boys’ soccer coach Craig Klasson has been transitioning into the workout program with his players. He said he was thankful for the program, as it would allow his 60 varsity and junior-varsity athletes to work on their endurance after such a long break.

Although the team can only complete workout sets and drills, Klasson said that just being together on the field has helped reignite his players’ competitive spirits and eagerness to compete against other teams.

“Sports was the one thing our students have been missing since the whole pandemic began,” Klasson said. “We have businesses reopening, schools reopened; everything is back except for sports. Now they feel like they’re getting back a semblance of normalcy.”

The pre-season workout program will continue until Nov. 13.

continued from front page tice one day, and the other half the next day. Students participating in remotelearning have also joined the workout program.

The teams are scattered throughout not only the high school and middle school facilities, but also throughout Freeport, at Cow Meadow Park, Randall Park, Glacken Park and Cleveland Avenue Field.

Bloom said that to keep up with county Health Department regulations, students are practicing outside only and maintaining social distancing throughout the program, which mostly focuses on building up the student-athlete’s conditioning and endurance.

Players must also wear masks throughout practice, but are allowed to take mask breaks when they are 12 feet apart from everyone else.

Before practice begins, the students have their temperature checked and answer several screening questions to make sure they are not at risk of spreading Covid-19.

After practice, students clean and sanitize their equipment before being dismissed in small groups to avoid any crowding.

Despite all the new rules, girls’ basketball coach Meredith Jones said her team has embraced the “new normal” as members have reunited for the first time in

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CloCkwise from top right: Skye Ostreicher, moderator, Congressman Tom Suozzi, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, Assemblyman Dave McDonough and Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages discussed government initiatives during the coronarvirus pandemic during a Herald Inside LI webinar on Oct. 21.

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“Our economy will never recover unless we have a sense that the public feels it’s safe to go back in the water,” he said.

“We need every state to have a program similar to New York state’s.”

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She also noted that the county’s Health Department has become more robust, adding more professionals to give guidance to communities, including businesses and school districts, on coronavirus safety precautions. Going forward, she has also submitted a county budget that does not increase taxes or cut programs, she said, by refinancing debt and making use of a surplus from 2019.

In addition to food insecurity and businesses shutting down permanently, Solages found that child care centers were suffering — 35 percent of them have closed in New York, many of them on Long Island, she said. She is calling for universal prekindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds in New York, as well as financial assistance to help child care centers recover.

“We have to make sure we’re attracting young families,” she said, “and the only way we can do that is to make sure we have these programs.”

All panelists emphasized the importance of working together, especially across the political aisle.

“This is not a game,” Suozzi said. “This is not about politics; this is not about the election on Nov. 3. There are people that are unemployed that can’t pay their insurance, that can’t pay their bills, can’t pay their everyday utility bills, their rent, their food bills.”

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American Legion commander, vets honored Nassau CouNty ExECutivE Laura Curran, left, alongside State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, Nassau County American Legion Commander Al Ficalora, of Baldwin, and Baldwin American Legion Post 246 Commander Robert Hare.

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town, Virginia.

Prior to this field assignment, Hare, working with two warrant officers, was a primary author of the post-9/11 enhanced security plan for the Port of New York and New Jersey, used as a policy directive by the Inspection and Security Branch of Coast Guard Sector New York.

Hare is the recipient of two Coast Guard Commendation Medals, a Coast Guard Achievement Medal, the 9/11 Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, three Special Operation Medals, two Humanitarian Service Medals, the National Service Medal, the Armed Forces Mobilization Medal, four Meritorious Unit Com-

mendations, a Meritorious Team Commendation, Four Good Conduct Medals and the U.S. Navy Sea Duty Ribbon. He retired from the Coast Guard at the rank of Chief Petty Officer (E-7).

For the past three and a half years, Hare has served as the commander of Baldwin Post 246 of The American Legion.

During this time, the post has become an active member of the Baldwin Civic Association and the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce.

Based upon a written proposal by Commander Hare, Post 246 was awarded a competitive grant for $2,000 toward the beautification and restoration of the Baldwin

World War I monument at Veterans Memorial Plaza in Silver Lake Park, which the Post matched with its own funding.

In addition to his active work in Baldwin, which includes the annual Memorial Day Parade and Commemoration Ceremony, Hare is quite involved with the Nassau County Committee of The American Legion, and, based upon his service overseas during Desert Storm, is a life-member of Massapequa Post 7277 of The Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He also currently serves as a Town of Hempstead/New York State-appointed member of the Baldwin Revitalization Initiative Local Planning Committee.

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Baldwin American Legion Post 246 Commander Robert S. Hare was recently honored by State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin at her second annual Veterans Hall of Honor Ceremony.

At the Tanglewood Preserve on Oct. 4, Hare was recognized alongside eight other veterans in Assembly District 21 who have shown their dedication, commitment, bravery and service to the country and community. They were joined by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, of Baldwin.

Hare joined the U.S. Coast Guard on Jan. 13, 1989 and retired on Sept. 7, 2018.

During his 29 years of service, which included active duty and reserve status assignments, he held two rates — first as a Port Securityman and then as a Marine Science Technician.

In the Coast Guard, Hare was assigned to a number of prominent commands and subsequently served in critical roles while part of the BP Oil Spill Command Center, according to a news release.

Based upon his technical writing proficiency, while serving as a boarding officer post-9/11 doing safety and security (antiterror) boardings of incoming commercial ships of interest, his Situation Action Reports were briefed up to the Coast Guard Commandant and Secretary of Homeland Security levels. These reports were later used as a training aid for a number of years at the Coast Guard Academy and Coast Guard Training Center in York-

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In this way, I take a rest from all that is going on in the world. I limit my consumption of the news. I consciously and intentionally work to create spaces where I can rest, recharge and get ready for the next day whatever it may bring.

During the pandemic, I have remembered to practice gratitude. Each morning I make a list of some of the things for which I am grateful. I have a job that I love. My staff are “rock stars,” and we have been able to keep staff and children safe, stay open and serve our community.

I am blessed to spend time with children. They help me to remember to be present in each moment and to find joy in little things. Earlier this month, the children at the center found a butterfly with a broken wing. They made a home for it and spent the day feeding and caring for it.

How do we live in a time when things change every day, when there are conflicting opinions and each person is living a different story, a different reality? I have found the Alcoholics Anonymous slogans useful, and they help me to not get overwhelmed: “One day at a time,” “First things first.”

am a bankruptcy attorney, and I like to keep a close watch on how the City of Long Beach spends its money. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, I attended every City Council meeting I could, and I made sure that my voice was heard on the issues I felt were important to the taxpayers. I call myself a loudmouth.

Now that the pandemic has forced people to remain in their homes, I feel it is even more important to attend the virtual meetings, just to make sure the City Council is aware that he public is paying attention.

It’s my feeling the city has been living off state and federal grants for too long. The current council blames the past council for all the problems, and the older council blames the one before them and so on. It’s got to stop somewhere. I can tell them all: You can’t borrow your way out of financial trouble. You can’t.

People sometimes ask why I do this. I tell them I love my city. I went to college in California and I loved it there. But something kept calling me back. I was raised in Point Lookout, and so I listened to my inner ear and I came back, and I have never left, and I never stopped paying attention to the ins and outs of city business.

At one point in my life, in the 1990s, I ran for Long Beach school board. I ran three times before I finally won. Then, over a decade, I kept winning and losing, and winning and losing. The teachers hated me because I was a tight-fisted SOB with the public’s money. And I still am

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I also had the challenging task of locating a health-screening app and sourcing, in only a few short weeks, the personal protective equipment for each school building while it was in short supply before the school year began.

Under normal circumstances, the start of the school year is typically organized chaos for me, since I am performing examinations on students trying out for a sport, determining which students require a particular immunization and providing inperson staff training on various topics. This year, I didn’t perform health examinations for sports, since they are postponed, but I had the additional responsibility of creating training videos on educational topics for staff to watch, and I provided a live-stream presentation on health and safety measures in the school setting during the pandemic.

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St. Peter’s is a Jesuit school that focuses on what’s called the "cura personalis"— the whole person. So we look at the emotional and social person, as well as the academic component.

Social distancing is hard for kids, especially the small ones. They naturally want to be together.

Older kids can take their masks off if the desks are socially distant and they’re working at their desks, according to [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] guidelines. It’s one of the unexpected positives. And we have sanitizing stations outside each classroom.

The church has daily Mass, but our students aren’t allowed to mix with parishioners. They have their own special Mass once a month, on the first Friday of the month.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT INVENTORY & VALUATION DATA AVAILABILITY The Assessor of the Incorporated Village of Freeport pursuant to Section 501 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York wishes to advise that the assessment inventory and valuation data is available for review by the property taxpayer.

Taxpayers may review this information at the Assessor’s Office located at 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, NY, 11520 from October 30 to November 17, 2020, between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, by appointment, Monday through Friday.

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On the third Tuesday of November (November 17, 2020) at said Municipal Building between the hours of 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, the Board of Review and the Assessor will meet for the purpose of completing such Assessment Roll and of hearing and determining complaints in relation thereto.

Persons complaining of assessments will be required to file a statement under oath specifying the respect in which the assessment complained is incorrect as provided by law. The prescribed form for the filing of grievances in connection with the Tentative Assessment Roll may be obtained from the Office of the Assessor between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

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OBITUARIES Elizabeth Skeete Elizabeth Skeete, of Roosevelt, died on Oct. 21. She was a retired sales associate for F.W. Woolworth, in Flushing.

She was the beloved mother of Allison Williams Hill, Vern Williams, Tracey Skeete and Kimberly Skeete-Herrera and loving grandmother of Cameron Skeete, Christian Herrera and Cydney Herrera. Cremation services were private. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Patrick Buckland Patrick Buckland, 90, of Freeport, died on Oct. 26. He was a retired Plant Manager for Lombardi’s Design Manufacturing. He was born on July 23, 1930, in England to Alfred and Violet Buckland. He served as an esteemed formerPresident of the Freeport Kiwanis Club,

past Lt. Gover nor of the Kiwanis L.I.S.W. Division and Board Member for the Freeport Salvation Army. He was the loving husband of 40 years to Yvonne Buckland, caring father of Karen Buckland, Robert Buckland, Don Mitchell, Simone Mitchell, Rory (Vera) Mitchell, Romalia (Donna) Mitchell, Allison Mitchell, Marcia Mitchell and Gina (Michael) Wrubel, dear brother to Dennis Buckland, beloved grandfather of nine and great-grandfather of six. He was also lovingly known as Uncle Pat to many. He is preceded in death by his loving parents and sisters, Frida and Violet. Funeral mass was held at the Our Holy Redeemer RC Church. Interment Greenfield Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Freeport Salvation Ar my, 66 Church St. Freeport, N.Y. 11520, or Freeport Kiwanis Club, 327 Southside Ave. Freeport, N.Y., would be appreciated.

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This notice has important information about the case for creditors and debtors, including information about the meeting of creditors and deadlines. Read both pages carefully.

The filing of the case imposed an automatic stay against most collection activities. This means that creditors generally may not take action to collect debts from the debtor or the debtor’s property. For example, while the stay is in effect, creditors cannot sue, assert a deficiency, repossess property, or otherwise try to collect from the debtor. Creditors cannot demand repayment from the debtor by mail, phone, or otherwise. Creditors who violate the stay can be required to pay actual and punitive damages and attorney’s fees.

Confirmation of a chapter 11 plan may result in a discharge of debt. A creditor who wants to have a particular debt excepted from discharge may be required to file a complaint in the bankruptcy clerk’s office within the deadline specified in this notice. (See line 11 below for more information.)

To protect your rights, consult an attorney. All documents filed in the case may be inspected at the bankruptcy clerk’s office at the address listed below or through PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records at https://pacer.uscourts.gov).

The staff of the bankruptcy clerk’s office cannot give legal advice.

Do not file this notice with any proof of claim or other filing in the case.

1. Debtor’s Full name: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York 2. All other names used in the last 8 years: Diocese of Rockville Centre 3. Address: 50 North Park Avenue, Rockville, NY 11570 4. Debtor’s attorney: Jones Day, Attn: Corinne Ball, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 11570, Phone: (212) 326 – 3939, Email: cball@jonesday.com 5. Bankruptcy clerk’s office: US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004-1408, Hours open: Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM (ET) – 5:00 PM (ET), Contact phone: (212) 668 - 2870. Documents in this case may be filed at this address. You may inspect all records filed in this case at this office or online at https://pacer.uscourts.gov.

6. Meeting of creditors: November 5, 2020 at 12 PM (ET), Location: The meeting of creditors will be conducted by telephone conference. The Office of the United States Trustee will provide dial-in instructions prior to the meeting. The debtor’s representative must attend the meeting to be questioned under oath. Creditors may attend, but are not required to do so. The meeting may be continued or adjourned to a later date. If so, the date will be on the court docket.

7. Proof of claim deadline. Deadline for filing of proof of claim: Not yet set. If a deadline is set, notice will be sent at a later time.

A proof of claim is a signed statement describing a creditor’s claim. A proof of claim form may be obtained at www.uscourts.gov or any bankruptcy clerk’s office.

Your claim will be allowed in the amount scheduled unless: your claim is designated as disputed, contingent, or unliquidated; you file a proof of claim in a different amount; or you receive another notice.

If your claim is not scheduled or if your claim is designated as disputed, contingent, or unliquidated, you must file a proof of claim or you might not be paid on your claim and you might be unable to vote on a plan. You may file a proof of claim even if your claim is scheduled.

You may review the schedules at the bankruptcy clerk’s office or online at https://pacer.uscourts.gov.

Secured creditors retain rights in their collateral regardless of whether they file a proof of claim. Filing a proof of claim submits a creditor to the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court, with consequences a lawyer can explain. For example, a secured creditor who files a proof of claim may surrender important nonmonetary rights, including the right to a jury trial.

8. Exception to discharge deadline: If § 523(c) applies to your claim and you seek to have it excepted from discharge, you must start a judicial proceeding by filing a complaint by the deadline stated below. The bankruptcy clerk’s office must receive a complaint and any required filing fee by the following deadline.

Deadline for filing the complaint: To be determined 9. Creditors with foreign address: If you are a creditor receiving notice mailed to a foreign address, you may file a motion asking the court to extend the deadlines in this notice. Consult an attorney familiar with United States bankruptcy law if you have any questions about your rights in this case.

10. Filing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case: Chapter 11 allows debtors to reorganize or liquidate according to a plan. A plan is not effective unless the court confirms it. You may receive a copy of the plan and a disclosure statement telling you about the plan, and you may have the opportunity to vote on the plan.

You will receive notice of the date of the confirmation hearing, and you may object to confirmation of the plan and attend the confirmation hearing. Unless a trustee is serving, the debtor will remain in possession of the property and may continue to operate its business.

11. Discharge of debts: Confirmation of a chapter 11 plan may result in a discharge of debts, which may include all or part of your debt. See 11 U.S.C. § 1141(d). A discharge means that creditors may never try to collect the debt from the debtor except as provided in the plan. If you want to have a particular debt owed to you excepted from the discharge and § 523(c) applies to your claim, you must start a judicial proceeding by filing a complaint and paying the filing fee in the bankruptcy clerk’s office by the deadline.

If you have any questions about this notice, please contact the Debtor’s Claims and Noticing Agent, Epiq Corporate Restructuring, LLC, at (888) 490-0633 (toll free from the U.S. or Canada), (503) 520-4459 (international), by email at RCDRockvilleInfo@epiqglobal.com, or visit https://dm.epiq11.com/drvc.

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People generally dread winter, but work goes on all year round, except on occasional severe weather days, depending on the project size. During this unusual time, there have been many changes in the way planning is reviewed by authorities and how we go about our work. Delay is an understatement.

Owners who think that onte eeper the process of plans, approvals and getting either permits or construction started is simple are due for disappointment and self-created aggravation. That has never changed. The process has never been quick, and the pandemic altered almost everything. In March of this year, building departments closed their doors nearly everywhere around us. Internet filings and drop-off boxes took over.

You can help the process move along more quickly with data you hopefully have in your purchase documents. At the beginning of every project, we need background information to get started.

We need to see the property survey, which looks like a map of your parcel of land with a detailed and dimensioned outline of the building, even for houses. The survey is often attached to the deed and title paperwork you may have gotten from your attorney. It also helps to see any kind of former permits with attached approved plans.

Many people make the huge mistake of thinking contractors and workers will respect the need to protect original stamped permits and plans during construction, but they almost always get damaged or go missing. Handing the originals out may be the last time you see them. The plans get separated, torn, spilled on or just blow away. I instruct everyone to treat those documents like “closing papers” and to only distribute copies, keeping the permit and stamped plans safe, to be brought out only for the building inspector. I make copies of every plan and permit document for clients, just to have a backup when owners panic that the inspector won’t sign off the project.

As work began again in June, contractors were ordered off construction sites, and work already begun, plus work just starting, got all jammed together into the same time slots. How you do that and keep customers happy is a magic trick that rarely works.

As well, material prices went up, and many construction components have been hard to get.

The demand for real estate in the suburbs, and people working from home, has also caused upward movement in home values and needed alterations due to life changes. This has caused a strain, because many real estate closings are being delayed by the sudden realization that the illegal shed, deck or pool needs plans, permits and inspections. In other words, expect delays, and patience will help you through. Good luck!

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he coronavirus pandemic forced the world to hit the pause button. It brought our local and regional economies to a screeching halt, and resulted in a sharp rise in unemployment. Businesses that were hit hard during the shutdown were forced to rethink their operations at a time when resources were scarce. I am proud of the role the Nassau County Industrial riCHArD DevelopKesseL ment Agency has played — and continues to play — in our county’s recovery.

The IDA’s mission is to promote the economic welfare and prosperity of Nassau County. We do this by assisting existing businesses so they can stay in the county, and by working to attract new businesses. In both cases, our objective is to increase the county’s tax base and create job opportunities for our residents. Every transaction the IDA completes is carefully thought out, and is made to ensure that we create chances for our economy to develop.

Contrary to opposing beliefs,

the IDA does not reduce businesses’ taxes. Let me explain. When you invest in a property, its value goes up and, therefore, so do its taxes. The IDA restructures tax payments for businesses looking to invest in our economy in what are called payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs. A drastic increase in property taxes due to an initial investment could make an investor walk away.

What the IDA does is take away the immediate shock of increased taxes caused by the investment by gradually increasing taxes over the course of the PILOT term. At no point are less taxes collected than what was previously being paid on the property.

Take the recently approved Superblock project in Long Beach as an example. The property — which will soon be home to more than 400 units of much-needed housing, and will create jobs and stimulate local business activity — has sat vacant for more than 40 years. If it were to stay vacant for the next 25 years, it would generate $7.4 million in taxes. The developer received a 25-year PILOT to make a $360 million investment, which will end up

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generating more than $23 million in taxes over the course of the agreement. This doesn’t include the positive economic impact that will be generated by those who move into the new housing units as they spend money in the community.

Everything the IDA does is in the name of economic development — growing the tax base and generating jobs.

A new set of needs emerged during the pandemic, as businesses were now required to spend money retrofitting operations and purchasing supplies they’d never needed before. The IDA stepped up to aid local businesses and downtowns, and thus the Boost Nassau program was born.

Early in the pandemic, we launched an ad campaign with our sister organization, the Local Economic Assistance Corporation, to promote shopping local and the importance of doing it safely. We also partnered with County Executive Laura Curran and Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin to deliver thousands of personal protective equipment kits to small businesses to ensure that employees and their customers could work and shop safely.

he county’s Industrial Development Agency has helped out at a crucial time.

Providing the PPE kits gave our struggling small businesses the physical resources they needed to remain open, while removing the financial burden of having to pay for those supplies.

Assisting small retailers and local downtowns is new to us, for the simple reason that, up until recently, state law prohibited us from doing so. Curran and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky worked tirelessly to get legislation passed that gave IDAs the temporary authority to issue grants and loans to small businesses.

Through the New York Forward Loan Fund program, in partnership with the Nassau County Office of Community Development, more than $520,000 has been lent to small businesses in sectors that include construction, electric, painting, health, beauty supply and gas. These loans have helped businesses retain 18 jobs and led to the creation of six more. And we’re just getting started.

While our day-to-day lives look different these days, one thing has stayed the same: The Nassau IDA has worked, and continues to work, to ensure that businesses and our economy are supported through this pandemic and come out strong once it is over.

Richard Kessel is chairman of the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency.

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Please, Governor Cuomo, reopen comedy clubs To the Editor: I re c e n t ly w ro t e t o G ov.

Andrew Cuomo in the hope that he would consider allowing Long Island comedy clubs to reopen. I had read that he believes live entertainment could be a cause of Covid-19 spread.

For seven weeks over the summer, however, the Nassau County fire marshal, fire inspector and Health Department allowed Governors Comedy Clubs to open after touring our facilities and reviewing our safety procedures, which far exceed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Not one case of the virus was traced back to our three venues in those seven weeks.

Our clubs have operated in our communities for more than

30 years. We have known our comedians since they were starting out (some are very famous now), our families work in the clubs, and the same customers come back night after night. We are part and parcel of the Long Island landscape. I am asking Governor Cuomo to trust in our ability to continue to run the same great and safe establishments that we always have, while implementing Covid-19 safety measures.

I have sent our safety protocols to the governor’s office, and I was told that his office received not only our protocols, but also a ringing endorsement from Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, who toured our facilities.

The governor has stated that an entertainer can spew respiratory droplets from the stage. We, however, have encased all our stages, including our outdoor stage on our patio, in floor-to-ceiling Plexiglas, and our closest table is nine feet from the per-

former. If a comedian were to come out onto one of our stages with a running hose and point it at our customers, no one would get wet.

The governor has also objected to “funneling,” in which everyone in an establishment leaves together. In the weeks when we operated, though, we tapped the tables that could leave, one at a time, and announced that protocol before the show to avoid a crowd of patrons leaving at once.

Our clubs are closed now. We have no source of income to offset our rent, property taxes and utilities. I would settle for breaking even, because at 50 percent

capacity, you can only break even, at best, but that would at least keep our doors open and people working, and we would stay relevant in our community.

We used to hold fundraisers for severely ill children, those suffering from chronic diseases, public servants, first responders and front-line workers, which cannot we do at the moment.

Comedy clubs, I believe, are needed now more than ever.

JAmES DOLCE Owner and operator, Governors Comedy Clubs Levittown

CorreCTion An editorial in the Oct 15-21 issue of the Herald, “Breast screening still a must, despite pandemic,” listed an incorrect web address for the Adelphi NY

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s I watch the final days of the election campaign, I keep thinking about the words of writerphilosopher George Santayana, who said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The aphorism can be applied to four presidents, including Donald J. Trump.

Lyndon Johnson was by any measure a president who had a major impact on American history, with the passage of the Civil Rights Act and other significant laws. But Johnson ignored the swirl of negativity that the pubJeRRY lic felt about the kReMeR Vietnam War. By the time he faced re-election, our country had lost over 250,000 soldiers, and the war ended his political career.

George H.W. Bush was a patriot and a statesman when he was elected president. He paid great attention to foreign policy, and successfully ousted Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces from Kuwait. He also removed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega from power.

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But while Bush claimed numerous successes abroad, he failed to focus on the American economy, which was in rapid decline. His most fatal declaration was, “Read my lips: No new taxes.” In the middle of his term, the Congress passed a tax increase, which Bush signed into law, and he lost his bid for re-election.

President George W. Bush had many accomplishments during his tenure. He pushed through a $1.3 trillion tax cut and was responsible for the No Child Left Behind Act. He delivered the Partial Birth Abortion Act for the conservative wing of the Republican Party. We remember his “war on terror” after the Sept. 11 attacks.

But history is not always kind, and a few significant mistakes blemished Bush’s record and stuck in the minds of the public. His invasion of Iraq in 2003, based on the claim that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction, turned out to be an unforgivable political mistake, and Bush botched the response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 as well.

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er they will give President Trump four more years. He can point to the economy before the coronavirus pandemic began, and his success in getting many conservative judges appointed to the federal courts. These claims are politically appealing to different wings of the Republican Party.

But Trump can’t escape his bungled handling of the Covid-19 virus. Just like George H.W. Bush was forced to eat his promise of “no new taxes,” Trump will likely regret repeatedly saying that the virus will disappear, “like magic.” As of this week, the death toll in the U.S. has passed 225,000, and there has been no comprehensive federal response.

The president continues to insist that his travel ban on visitors from China was somehow a turning point in the battle against the coronavirus, but he can’t escape his own words in interviews with Bob Woodward, when he acknowledged knowing how serious the virus was but publicly downplaying it.

Each day, it seems, more stories emerge about Trump’s attempts to muzzle public health experts. His wild sug-

hile more people are dying each day, Trump says we’re ‘rounding the corner.’

gestions about the use of disinfectants and hydroxychloroquine to “cure” the virus have undermined his public standing. His insistence on holding large rallies with largely maskless crowds has alarmed many of his own supporters, who are going to great lengths to avoid the virus.

While political polls are never a perfect barometer of the public’s feelings, an incumbent politician who ignores voters’ concerns about something as serious as Covid-19 does so at his peril. While more people are dying each day, Trump is telling the nation that “we’re rounding the corner” on the virus.

He claims that the majority of the country likes his tweets and his handling of the government, but the pandemic is the No. 1 concern of the nation, and there is no way to escape its potential impact on his Election Day fortunes. If he loses, Covid-19 will be in the first sentence of his political obituary.

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.

Vote your mind, your heart and your soul

hen I was in third grade, Mrs. Heller told me I needed to grow an “elephant” skin because I cried when someone said something mean to me. So it was ironic to be an opinion writer in the time of Trump.

I’m thinking of the reader who took the time to write to say that I was ugly and probably had no friends. She got all that from my political views.

What can I say?

It’s been an interRAndi esting four years. kReiss This is my last column before the election, and I don’t imagine I’ll change any minds this week, one way or the other, but I keep hoping I might. I spend my 750 words to offer one person’s considered views on this, the most critical election of our lifetime.

An opinion column doesn’t have to present both sides of an issue. For example, if we’re discussing separating babies from their parents at our southern borders, a straight news report might include details about the great

numbers of migrants moving north and the difficulties faced by border agents.

But as an opinion writer, my mind leaps to historical metaphors, to other crimes against children and families perpetrated by other governments wielding clubs rather than compassion in the face of human suffering. I recall that we Americans have a troubled past of separating Native American children from their families, and if the arc of justice bends toward enlightenment, then we must shudder at the images of infants and babies in cages in facilities run by the United States of America.

The news last week that some 545 children have never been reunited with their parents puts a pin in it for me. In his lingo, Donald J. Trump has sullied the American “brand.” From his first day in office, he shamed himself and our country in the eyes of the world. An easy and epic liar, he said what worked in the moment, truth be damned. At times he has seemed out of control, snapping and biting not only at his perceived enemies, but at the country’s own loyal and diligent public servants in the FBI and the CIA and the

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CDC and all the other agencies that have kept us safe through the years.

There are two tracks to follow: what Trump says and what he does. They are often not the same, which has contributed to the chaos within his administration and frankly, within us.

He promised to clean up politics in Washington, and proceeded to empower compromised and sometimes corrupt deputies and lackeys. He said he loved clean water and air, and proceeded to disembowel the Environmental Protection Agency and deregulate the industries that contribute to pollution.

He said that no one since Lincoln had been better for American Blacks than he has.

But he turned his back on every single initiative to empower them, increase minority voting and acknowledge the injustices of decades of racism in this country. We know the list goes on of the discordance between what he says and what he does.

The catastrophic exception has been Covid-19. Early on, he said it was no big deal, and he followed through. He. Did. Nothing. There was no plan, no organizing of resources, no testing when we

ow ironic it is for a once thinskinned thirdgrader to be an opinion writer.

first needed it, and most important, no honest discussion with the American people about the deadly challenge ahead. What he said about the coronavirus in January and February was that it would go away.

Last week, as Joe Biden and the president stood at their respective lecterns for the last debate of the campaign, this nation was mourning the loss of more than 220,000 Americans who had died of the virus. Never in the history of this country has one president been so directly implicated in the massive death and suffering of our people. He has been inept in the face of pandemic, willfully misleading and woefully ignorant.

If Biden wins, he will get to work and do the job, and I trust he will bring together teams of our best and brightest to restore decency and competency to government. We need relief from this ongoing travesty. We need to reboot the great natural and political and personal resources that abide in this country. We need to lick our wounds and move on, with new leadership.

Vote early. Don’t give up on this country. Don’t give up on democracy. Let the best man win.

Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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emocratic State Sen. John Brooks thought he would be opposed in this year’s election by Republican Nick LaLota, a Suffolk County elections commissioner, but a state appellate court ruled running for office while being an elections commissioner was a clear conflict of interest for him, leaving Brooks to run unopposed for re-election in the 8th Senate District.

Brooks is sharply focused on the interests of his constituents, including public health concerns raised by the coronavirus, school district funding, property assessment issues and the Grumman-Navy toxic plume that is steadily creeping underground from Bethpage into Wantagh and Seaford.

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try, Brooks argues, there must be a tion to make area streets and highfairer method to assess them. And ways safer. he has proposed legislation to cap Brooks supports giving local the percentage of property taxes small businesses a multi-year winused to fund school expenses at 50 dow to borrow money at lower rates percent of a district’s total budget, of interest because of the financial as opposed to roughly 65 to 75 perchallenges that they face amid the cent that is the estimated average pandemic. And he opposes the in his district now. $10,000 federal income-tax deducBrooks, a former Seaford School tion cap for state and local taxes — District Board of Education trustee, before 2017, the deduction was is also pushing for every family to unlimited. That cap has cost many have access to a wireless connection, Long Islanders thousands of dollars John Brooks a necessity for remote learning as on their federal income taxes. the coronavirus pandemic continues.

Given Brooks’s record of service He has worked closely with envito his constituents since he took ronmental experts to develop new ways to conoffice in 2017, the Herald urges voters to reserve on water use, and has proposed legislaelect him next Tuesday.

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Re-elect Darling in 18th Assembly District

their support for converting the he Herald encourages voters building into a community center. in the 18th Assembly District Darling also worked with fellow to return Assemblywoman state and village officials to craft Taylor Darling to Albany amendments to the state criminal with their votes next Tuesday. Since discovery law passed last year, which she defeated longtime Assemblyforced Freeport to raise property woman Earlene Hooper in 2018, Dartaxes for the first time in seven years ling has made herself readily availto cover an expected increase in able to her constituents, and accomPolice Department and court costs. plished much on their behalf.

Thanks to the work of Darling and Working with other local elected others, the law was revised, and the officials, Darling, a Democrat, village will be sending out $2.7 milsecured the former Freeport lion in tax rebate checks to property National Guard Armory for the vilTaylor darling owners in the coming weeks. lage. For years the building had Through grant acquisitions, Darstood dilapidated, an embarrassing ling helped the Freeport School District purchase eyesore. Although discussions about what, 20 new smartboards, and helped the village exactly, to do with the property have been library secure the funding it needed to finalize delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Darplans for a new youth section. She said she would ling and a majority of residents have expressed

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continue to work to secure further funding for schools, and push to rewrite the Foundation Aid formula to increase state aid as well.

An industrial organizational psychologist, Darling told the Herald’s editorial board that she believes in tackling the systemic issues that plague the 18th District — income inequality, lack of communication between residents and government, and food insecurity — which have been made apparent during the pandemic, as low-income areas and communities of color have seen higher infection rates than neighboring communities. She said she would target aid to the communities that have been most impacted.

Although the Herald made several attempts to reach out to Darling’s Republican challenger, Cherice Vanderhall, her office did not respond.

We have seen the evidence of Darling’s committed advocacy for residents of her district, and enthusiastically endorse her re-election.

In 21st A.D., the choice is Judy Griffin

he Herald endorses State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin in the race for the seat in the 21st District.

In her first term, Griffin has been a forceful advocate for her constituents in Albany, co-sponsoring bills that would bring meaningful, lasting change and, more specifically, more schools funding.

Griffin, a Democrat, co-sponsored a bill that was signed into law in June, which established a state disaster emergency loan program, to be administered by industrial development agencies, for small businesses and nonprofits as they recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

In recent months her focus has been on offering her constituents support with a variety of challenges they face as the coronavirus crisis drags on. She hosted a series of small-business conferences on Zoom, in which experts offered residents guidance and fielded their questions on applying for financial assistance

programs and loans like the Paycheck Protecthreshold. It, too, became law in June, and tion Program. helped schools to get the funding Griffin is working to reduce red they needed. tape in the New York Forward Griffin’s challenger, Republican Loan Fund program so that grants Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, for small businesses are expedited, brings fresh ideas to the table, and exploring ways to support especially in the area of economic small businesses that are having development. She advocates the difficulty paying rent. She also creation of Economic Development supports bills that would increase Zones, which would set zoning and school tax relief, expand income governmental assistance parameeligibility for tax credits and ters for entire neighborhoods or exemptions and establish an age at blocks, as opposed to a piecemeal which property taxes would freeze approach of redeveloping individufor Long Island seniors. al parcels.

As local school districts strugWe wish Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick Judy Griffin gled with their response to the well, and hope to see her continue pandemic and face likely future her community activism. But we funding cuts, Griffin backed a bill feel that Griffin has been a stalwart that ensured state aid payments when school advocate for Long Islanders in her first term, schedules fell below the required 180-day and urge voters to return her to Albany.

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money to aid small businesses and the unemor 15 years, Kathleen Rice has worked ployed. hard to serve the public, first as the Rice, who is passionate about social justice, Nassau County District attorney and said greater police transparency and then as a member of Conimproved community-police relagress, and she deserves another tions are vital to maintaining strong term representing the 4th Concommunities. In Congress, she has gressional District. Though her advocated for the proposed George opponent, Douglas Tuman, Floyd Justice and Policing Act, showed a commendable desire to which, if passed, would address a serve in Congress, Rice is the wide range of police practices and more well-rounded, experienced law enforcement accountability candidate. issues. It also calls for enhanced If re-elected, Rice said her top police transparency and misconduct priority would be to help local data collection and seeks to elimibusinesses, hospitals and schools nate discriminatory police practicrecover from the coronavirus panes. demic. During her tenure, she has Rice said banning chokeholds and already assisted in helping pass Kathleen rice programs to help all of the above improving police training would also be priorities of hers. She is not financially, and she said she plans a proponent of defunding the police, to continue to fight for them in Congress in her next term. but she said programs also need to be created to foster better community-officer relations in Rice is right when she says the virus should Nassau County. She also said she believed not be a political issue — and should not be Nassau County Police Department personnel treated like one. She has vowed to secure more

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should reflect the diverse community that they serve.

Rice said she understands the potential for wind energy to help meet the nation’s power needs, and she would work to pass stricter gun control laws, create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, that would secure borders while offering a chance at freedom, and enact 12-year term limits for members of Congress.

Tuman said he was motivated to run to change the perception of the Republican Party and to be an accessible and transparent representative, all of which is admirable. He also presented a data-driven idea on how to distribute Covid-19 recovery funds. Though Tuman’s passion and willingness to jump into the political rings are commendable, he did not offer full-fledged plans to solve many of the major problems facing the 4th Congressional District, and he has no political experience.

For all that Rice has done in the past and all that she can accomplish in the future, we urge voters to return her to Congress.

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Hempstead Town, Northwell Health Expand COVID-19 Testing October 26 - 30

Echo Park

399 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

To register please call (516) 821-2500 Open to Town of Hempstead residents ages 8 and over.* *(Ages 8-17 must have parental consent.)

A public health program presented by the Town of Hempstead in collaboration with Northwell Health.

Donald X. Clavin, Jr. Supervisor

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Kate Murray

Dorothy L. Goosby • Bruce A. Blakeman Anthony P. D’Esposito • Thomas E. Muscarella Christopher Carini

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