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WEBB STUDENTS SAID they enjoyed helping clear out dead branches at Welwyn Preserve.
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Welwyn Preserve, on Crescent Beach Road, was once a little-known gem in Glen Cove, a place many enjoyed for the solitude of a quiet hike on a trail or down to the shore of Long Island Sound. But what previously attracted few became a destination for many over the past year, as people searched for outdoor activities. The influx of visi-
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discovered Welwyn and its fantastic trails.” Webb students Luke Herbermann and Jackson Juska helped organize the volunteer effort after contacting Zamecka earlier this spring. “We had a Welwyn cleanup two years ago, mostly picking up trash, and thought it would be better this year to reach out,” Herbermann, 22, explained. “We wanted to make it a big deal because it had kind of CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Michael Zangari was well known around Glen Cove as a man who was dedicated to his community. He served on the board of the Glen Cove Youth Bureau, as president of the Kiwanis Club and as a coach of CYO Youth Basketball. He was also a city councilman in 2018, before stepping down that November due to the onset of cancer. He died on April 25, at age 61, but according to his w i f e, Ja n i c e, h e Michael fought until the end. “Mike never gave up,” Janice said. “Mike really was determined to push forward through chemo. That last week, we had to tell him that we’d be OK.” Zangari was used to fighting and pushing through despite physical limitations. Spina bifida left him in a wheelchair, but that did not infringe on his activities. He was a past commissioner of the Eastern Wheelchair Basketball Conference and a CYO Youth Basketball coach. “Mike put everything before
himself,” Janice said. “He wanted more than anything to help others, and would focus on how to turn around disadvantages into advantages. His motto was to keep pushing forward, to get up and keep moving, and he wanted to set an example for what other people can do, whether you have a disability or not. He wanted to make a difference.” Longtime friend and former Glen Cove resident Mitch Schlimer ag reed. “Mike was all about making a difference,” he said. “I never met anyone more active and more loving of Zangari Glen Cove. Anywhere you went, from the St. Patrick’s Day Parade to the St. Rocco’s Feast to the ball fields, he was there. And he never complained — he always had this infectious smile on his face. It’s a big loss for Glen Cove. He will be sorely missed.” Zangari’s family immigrated to Glen Cove from Italy when he was 5. “While America is referred to as the land of opportunity, Glen Cove has always been my city of opportunity,” he CONTINUED ON PAGE 23
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The Glen Cove City School District is asking the community to vote on a budget of approximately $95 million for the 20212022 school year. The Glen Cove Board of Education adopted the budget last month after a series of workshops ahead of the May 18 vote. The budget reflects a tax levy limit of 1.66 percent and is below the current budget’s 2 percent limit. “We are not piercing the cap, and it’s within our allowable limit,” Victoria Galante, the district’s assistant superintendent for business, said at the April 14 meeting. Galante presented the two sides of the balanced budget — revenue and appropriation — at the final two budget workshops and discussed the three components, highlighting major changes in each area. The largest piece of the budget is the program component at about $78.7 million, up about $2 million over last year. This is largely due to an increase in costs of contractual obligations of $442,879; an increase in employee and teacher retirement costs of more than $500,000; health insurance cost increase of $119,000, computer assisted instruction at an increase of $255,766, contractual transportation costs increase of $281,000. The administrative component accounts for just under $7.8 million, while the capital component comprises $9,259,247. In total, the adopted budget for next year is just over $3 million higher than the current school year’s budget. “To have a balanced budget, I believe it is good to show the community where our revenue is coming from,” Galante said. As far as revenue for the district goes, the tax levy will increase by about $1.18 million; PILOTS are up about $200,000, state aid is up by $1.8 million and all reserves are up by $590,419. “We’re using more of our reserves this year, almost $600,000 more, with the intention of replenishing the reserves at the end of the year if we have additional funds left,” Galante said. In addition, she said, the district is asking the community to do some small necessary capital projects. The capital outlay is $850,000, up $250,000 from last year, and will go toward restroom upgrades at three
buildings and necessary improvements to the high school library. “We really need to address the restrooms in many of our buildings,” Galante said. “The district does not have one ADA compliant restroom.” The money will be used for restroom improvements at Finley Middle School and Glen Cove High School for a cost of about $200,000, and at Connolly Elementary School for a cost of about $265,420. A total of $384,427 will go towards upgrading the HVAC system and the floors in the high school library. Galante noted that the HVAC system in the high school library has not worked for the past four or five years. “Because of that, the flooring is starting to buckle,” she said, “so we need to address the flooring also.” This year, the district did receive in an increase in State Foundation Aid. Superintendent Dr. Maria Rianna explained that Foundation Aid is the primary vehicle for distributing aid to schools. “There is a formula, based on a number of factors specific to the school district, including the number of businesses, that are supposed to drive fiscal equity,” Rianna said. “It’s a perpupil measure, and we were never at 100 percent.” For the past few years, she said, the district has only been receiving 45 percent of what it should be. This year, it was increased to 60 percent, and the amount will increase by 20 percent next year, and 20 percent the following year, Rianna said. She said the board will decide over the next few months how to use the money. “It will be a discussion among the board in months to come in regard to how we will use it specifically,” Rianna said. “They will decide which projects are most necessary to help us get to a point where there is that safety and health in our buildings so we could maintain students in-person safely.” The budget vote and trustee election will take place on Tuesday, May 18, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Polling locations are at Glen Cove High School and Connolly School. Masks are required. Absentee ballots are available at Thayer House. For an exact breakdown of the 2021-2022 budget, visit www.glencove.k12.ny.us.
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STUDENTS FROM WEBB Institute volunteered several hours of their time to clean up the Children’s Memorial Garden at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center last Friday.
ADDY LINDYBERG AND Robert Maes, seniors at Webb Institute, prepped window frames for painting.
Volunteers help clean up Welwyn Preserve CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE died out last year.” He and Juska encouraged other students to get involved, Herbermann said, and a crew of about 75 spent a few hours on Friday afternoon clearing branches, removing trash and painting. The Webb Institute, a naval architecture and marine engineering college, is adjacent to the preserve, and students spend a lot of time walking the trails, Herbermann said. Some, like Hank Roland, also enjoy bird watching several times a week. “Welwyn is a phenomenal place to go bird watching, because there’s a lot of variety,” Roland said. “The whole preserve is excellent, with all of the different habitats, open grass, greenhouses, and really gorgeous woods and creeks. There’s so much space.” Cleaning it up not only benefits the birds, he said, but “makes it generally nicer for everyone in the park, for people who are coming in and enjoying the preserve.” Roland said he was happy to volunteer for the cleanup, and added, “I love this kind of work. I love being outdoors.” Zamecka said that Webb students have been volunteering for many years, but this was the largest group she’s seen. In addition to clearing the trails, she said, they planned to mark the trails with tags instead of spray paint. Zamecka is also vice chairman of the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County, which shares the property, and created the Children’s Memorial Garden 21 years ago. The one-acre garden has recently undergone renovations, including the construction of an amphitheater for outdoor workshops and the installation of memorial stanchions, completed in 2019. Bob Praver, 95, vice chairman of the memorial garden, was on hand on Friday, overseeing the students’ progress and replenishing supplies. “He has been the engine that can,” Zamecka said. “He makes us all work.” Several years ago, Praver recalled, he was sitting on a stone bench in the garden with his son. “We looked around, and the garden was in such terrible shape . . . the weeds were horrific,” he said. “And I said to my son, ‘You know, maybe I can do something.’ And I did.” Praver got one person involved, who got someone else involved, “and it kind of mushroomed from there,” he said. There were no lawns at the time in the Children’s Garden, just shrubs, and weeds had taken over. “Planting grass was the solution to the weeds, and by doing that, it
WEBB SOPHOMORE CASEY Kennedy and junior Toni Marie Gossage helped clear branches from trails at the Welwyn Preserve last Friday. opened the garden up,” Praver said. “People can picnic; children can run around.” As chairs of the center’s Garden Committee, Praver and Zamecka are responsible for raising funds. “Most people don’t realize how expensive gardens can be,” Zamecka said. “The initial expense was about $350,000, and we needed $240,000 to $250,000 for the last phase.” Along with planting grass, the expenses included irrigation and repairing brick work. The garden memorializes the 1.5 million Jewish children who died in the Holocaust, as well as children around the world who died in World War II. As part of its revitalization, 14 memorial stanchions were erected, displaying quotes about the Holocaust. The next projects being planned, Zamecka said, are to get the dolphin fountain working and to fix the patio.
“We’ve been very blessed,” she said, “because recently we’ve had two major donors.” The Shirley and William Fleischer Foundation contributed to the garden’s revitalization, as did Steven Dubner Landscaping. The center also received a grant from New York state to repair the patio, Zamecka said, “But the problem is, we first have to spend the money, and we don’t have the funds.” Currently, she said, they need $10,000 for the patio repairs. Those interested in making a donation can send a check to the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, earmarked for the Children’s Garden. A dedication and reopening ceremony for the garden is planned for June 6. A public cleanup of Welwyn Preserve is expected to take place later this spring, at a date yet to be determined.
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GLEN COVE HERALD — May 6, 2021
On Saturday, April 17, the Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District welcomed back Fitness in Village Square to downtown Glen Cove just in time for the spring and summer months. The event provides free fitness classes hosted by the four local fitness businesses in the downtown area including Glen Cove Yoga, Soca Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Glen Cove, Garcia Muay Thai, and Glen Cove Fitness. Its purpose is to provide Glen Cove residents with free and safe ways to stay active and healthy during the pandemic. “Our fitness businesses were shut down for five long months,” said Patricia Holman, executive director of the Glen Cove Downtown BID. “Creating Fitness in Village Square not only gave our fitness businesses an opportunity to show what they have to offer and help with their membership, but it also offered an opportunity for the community to stay fit.” Many believe it has done just that. The socially
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on a recent Thursday at the Nassau County Police Academy in North Massapequa, recruits practiced arresting a suspect during a felony car stop, in which the vehicle that was pulled over had reportedly been used in a crime.
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Part three in a photo series on the Nassau County Police Academy. A Signal 15 comes in over the radio: A stolen vehicle used in a felony — perhaps a bank robbery, maybe a kidnapping — has been pulled over. Officers must quickly assess the situation: Is the vehicle occupant armed? Hostile? Ready to run? With so many unknowns, officers are trained to follow step-by-step procedures to take the suspect into custody without a fight. The objective of this high-stakes, potentially deadly scenario is to “keep everyone safe,” Officer Arthur Zanelli, a Nassau County Police Academy instructor, said on a recent Thursday, just before academy recruits ran through a mock felony car stop. “You want [the suspect] to have his day in court.” De-escalation, talking a suspect through the car stop with specific instructions that leave no room for error, is the key to everyone walking away unharmed, according to Zanelli. The recruits practiced talking suspects through a stop, instructing them precisely how and when to leave their vehicle. There were four recruits in two police cruisers, whose objective was to bring in two suspects in a single vehicle, one of whom ran off, while the other stayed and was captured. It was a mock exercise, but the nervous tension was palpable as of ficers approached the vehicle, their dummy guns drawn. Communications is key in this scenario, Zanelli said, and the recruits called out to one another throughout the exercise. Once a suspect is handcuffed, then the Continued on neXt page
officerS practiced drawing their guns. The objective, police academy instructors said, is to avoid firing a weapon, to ensure that police, the public and the suspect all stay safe. officer arthur Zanelli, above ran recruits through their paces during the mock exercise. officerS muSt give suspects step-by-step instructions on how to proceed when exiting a vehicle during a felony car stop.
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Enjoy 15 weeks of all-levels yoga with Morgan Rose. You can join the live Zoom class on Fridays at 9 a.m. and/or watch the recording as many times as you like within the week. Classes run each Friday from May 7 through Aug. 27, with the exeption of July 16 and 23. Register at bayvillefreelibrary.org to receive the Zoom information and weekly recording link. The fee for this series is $60 payable by check only to The Bayville Free Library. Your check will be held until the classes begin.
Through the Locust Valley Library, 10 a.m. Discuss “The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World” by The Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. In this nonfiction exchange between two of the world’s most noted spiritual thinkers, with the theme that fear, anger, and hatred exist internally as much as externally, the 14th Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu discuss the challenges of living a joyful life. Contact Janet Robertson: jrobertson@locustvalleylibrary.org to register.
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A virtual presentation through the Locust Valley Library. Learn tips on healthier ways to grill and what dishes to bring on picnics and to the beach. Find out how to get the best seasonal vegetables and fruits, and how to make the most scrumptious salads and dressings. Know how to hydrate yourself with sassy water and smoothies. The most popular summertime recipes are explained during this online workshop. Presented by Lisa Zimmerman, founder of Evolve Wellness. Register at locustvalleylibrary.org. The deadline to register is May 12 at 11 a.m.
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North Shore Community Food Drive North Shore High School, 450 Glen Cove Ave., Glen Head, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hosted by the North Shore Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Gold Coast Business Association and the North Shore Kiwanis Club. Covid-19 safety protocols will be enforced. Masks required for pick-up. Trunks should have room for food items. Call (516) 521-8274 with questions.
Outdoor Spring Flea Market First Presbyterian Church, 60 E. Main St., Oyster Bay, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All appropriate Covid safety protocols will be observed as the community is invited into the parking lot to browse and shop a varied selection of wares. Fair weather only.
Bone Marrow Drive Be the Match is partnering with the Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club for a bone marrow drive, 113 Glen Cove Avenue, from noon to 3 p.m. Contact Vasilianna Fakiris at vfakiris@optonline.net for more information.
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Virtual Upstanders Awards & Online Auction Join the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County on Monday, May 10, at 7 p.m., for the virtual Upstanders Awards featuring an online auction. For the past 11 years, the Friedlander Upstander Awards have been presented to students who have intervened during a bullying incident or act of intolerance. Award recipients are are rewarded with an educational scholarship of $5,000 provided by the Claire Friedlander Family Foundation. For more information contact Deborah Lom, Director of Development at (516) 571-8040 or dlom@hmtcli.org. at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park with one local photographers. For more information, call (973) 281-4503.
Monday, May 10 Virtual Class: Tai Chi Through the Gold Coast Public Library, 11 a.m. Join Linda Cafiero for the online class. Register at goldcoastlibrary.org.
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Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, 25 West End Ave., Oyster Bay. Starting at 9 a.m., participants can capture themselves and their loved ones, including pets, with a free 30-minute photoshoot
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A virtual program through the Oyster Bay Library, 9:30 a.m. A short visit to Iceland’s capital and nearby areas is akin to visiting multiple US National Parks in just a few days. There are majestic falls, geo-
thermal pools, black sand beaches, shooting geysers, several UNESCO world heritage sites, spectacular volcanoes Iceland is one of the most volcanically active places in the world - and the fissure where European and North American tectonic plates meet. We’ll visit the capital and travel along two major tour routes: the Golden Circle loop of historical, geologic and cultural sites east of Reykjavik and then the Southern Coast for its beaches and waterfalls. Go to oysterbaylibrary.org to register.
Virtual Program: Meet the Author Through the Glen Cove Library, 2 p.m. Participate in a virtual visit on Zoom with Sue Miller, author of “Monogamy.” An engrossing novel, Miller depicts the intricacies of marriage, parenting and domestic life with vibrant prose and realistic character portrayals. Register at glencov-
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Haunted History: Bog Bodies A virtual program through the Bayville Free Library. Archaeologist Patty Hamrick returns to discuss Bog Bodies, the eerily well-preserved remains of hundreds of people – men, women, and children – found in the swamps and peaty wetlands of northern Europe. One startling thing that archaeologists have learned is that most of the bog bodies died violently before their burials hidden beneath the peat. In this program, we will discuss who the bog bodies were during life, how they died, and the science behind their amazing preservation. Register at bayvillefreelibrary.org to receive the Zoom link.
The City of Glen Cove Summer Camp registration is now open. Glen Cove’s Shed Your Meds Day will be on May 8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Town of Oyster Bay Board of Trustees meets on May 18 at 10 a.m. The Glen Cove City Council meeting is on May 11 at 7:30 p.m. The Village of Sea Cliff Board of Trustees meeting is on May 10 at 7 p.m.
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GLEN COVE HERALD — May 6, 2021
Loggia Glen Cove celebrates 101 years On Sunday, dozens of people came together to celebrate the 101st anniversary of Loggia Glen Cove No. 1016, Order Sons of Italy in America. The celebration was held in the parking lot of the lodge at 69 Glen St. The Order Sons of Italy in America is the oldest and largest organization of Italian men and women in North America, and the Glen Cove lodge was the first in the Long Island re gion, according the organization’s web site. Lodge members participate in cultural programs and social activities while supporting the ItalianAmerican community
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ORDER SONS OF Italy in America New York State President Anthony Naccarato and Loggia President Antonino Scalfani with committee members.
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New marker explains the origins of The Landing In 1967, the Tri-Centennial Year began in which festivities celebrating Glen Cove’s 300th anniversary were held. That year the city erected 10 markers around the town to highlight historic points of interest from Glen Cove’s past. In 2017, in preparation for the 350th anniversary of the city’s founding, an inventory of those markers discovered three of them to be missing, and found the remaining ones to be rusted and faded. One of the markers that describes the oldest residential area of Glen Cove, The Landing, had disappeared without a trace. The GC350 Committee undertook to have all the remaining markers cleaned and repainted so as to stand for another 50 years, and an application was made to cast a replacement for the missing Landing marker. The Landing marker spoke to both the fact that the steamboat landing, from which the area derives its name, was located where the breakwater is today in Morgan Memorial Park, and also that in 1904 the New York Yacht Club established its presence in Glen Cove with a clubhouse on the steamboat wharf. Mayor Joseph Muldoon unveiled the Landing marker in Morgan Park on July 4, 1967. Construction of the steamboat wharf at what was then known as Cape Breton was the brainchild of local entrepreneur William Mudge Weeks, and he brought this plan to fruition in 1829. In addition to shipping goods to and from Musquito Cove (as Glen Cove was known at that time), the steamers soon brought visitors from New York City, and this gave rise to a resort hotel (also built by Weeks) in what is today Morgan Park. Within blocks of the Pavilion Hotel, as it was called, numerous boarding houses, taverns, and other hotels sprang up throughout the area we call The Landing. Today’s Landing Road connected the steamer wharf with the village, and was named Main Street during those years. It was this steamboat-generated traffic to our
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THE NEW HISTORICAL marker describing The Landing was erected along the pedestrian entranceway to Morgan Memorial Park, at the corner of Landing Road and Germaine Street. community that in 1834 instigated the name change from Musquito Cove to Glen Cove. The steamboats brought thousands of visitors from New York City to Glen Cove from 1829 until 1916, and enabled Glen Cove’s citizens to visit the “big city.” It is likely these visitors wouldn’t have come in such numbers had they believed the area to be mosquitoinfested as the old name implied. The second event noted on the original historical marker concerned the New York Yacht Club, America’s oldest. New York Yacht Club established Yacht Stations along the coasts of L.I. Sound and as far east as Massachusetts in the early 20th century, providing its wealthy members with
cruising destinations aboard their opulent pleasure vessels. Yacht Station No. 10 occupied a place on Glen Cove’s steamboat pier from 1904-1931, and Hempstead Harbor was host to the yachts of America’s industrialists and financiers with names like Morgan, Vanderbilt, and Gould. The NYYC was the defender of the America’s Cup international sailing trophy for 132 years, and many of the qualifying trials were held in L.I. Sound near Hempstead Harbor in the years when Yacht Station 10 was here in Glen Cove. In 1931 Yacht Station 10 was moved to the foot of McLoughlin Street in order for J.P. Morgan, Jr. (a member and Past Commodore of NYYC) to build his Memorial Park in memory of his late wife, Jane Norton Grew Morgan. The park opened to the public in 1932. This missing historical marker was replaced in 2017 through a grant obtained from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. A significant amount of research was done through the Robert R. Coles History Room of the Glen Cove Public Library to gather the documentation necessary to satisfy the Foundation’s grant guidelines. However, the wording of the replacement marker omits mention of the New York Yacht Club’s presence because the Pomeroy Foundation did not approve the text reference, but this omission enabled us to give credit to William M. Weeks, who contributed greatly to the growth and prosperity of Glen Cove. Not only did Weeks establish the steamer pier and the nearby Pavilion Hotel, but in 1837 he was instrumental in the formation of the Glen Cove Mutual Insurance Company and the Glen Cove Fire Department, for which he served as its first Chief. The new historical marker describing The Landing was erected along the pedestrian entranceway to Morgan Memorial Park, at the corner of Landing Road and Germaine Street. -Dave Nieri, City of Glen Cove historian
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On National Nurses Week, we honor the men and women who dedicate their careers to making our world a better place as nurses. Their unwavering commitment to providing quality care and comfort touches the lives of patients and their families every day.
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s a nurse in the Population Health Department of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, Kerinth Afflick follows up with patients after they are discharged from the hospital and helps to make sure they are getting and taking their medications and they are making and getting to their follow up visits to doctors. “When you first become a nurse you are so young, and a little ignorant,” said Afflick, who will admit to being in her early 50s. She has been a nurse for 28 years. “You learn. You learn patience, learn to listen, listen to problems and follow up. You become a psychiatrist as the patients need someone to speak with and you become a great listener.” There was one patient, she said who was undocumented that Afflick assisted to ensure they were aware and used all the resources available to them for more than two years.
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My amazing sister, Eva Jones, RN, is the exemplary model of a nurse who is compassionate, caring and expertly skilled. With 35 years of dialysis experience, working for both major national dialysis companies, Davita and Fresinius, Eva offers the ultimate level of competence, bringing heart and kindness to ensure her patients’ smoothest and most comfortable sessions three times per week. They feel her love and confidence and are glad Eva’s in charge. Through pandemic Eva worked in a Covid-only outpatient dialysis clinic every day, sometimes up to 105 hours in a twoweek period, perpetually short staffed because other staff called out. She opened the clinic at 4 a.m., leaving at 10 or 11 p.m. Think about that. When a situation lands in your lap and you step up to the plate to do what is necessary, that’s an extraordinary person with a conscience. Thank God for nurse angels like Eva Jones!
Kayla Rein is my hero, my nurse, You may consider me biased because Kayla is my granddaughter. She worked tirelessly, 12 hour overnight ER shifts throughout the height of the pandemic and continues to do so today! I was there for her offering moral support along the way. Little did I know I, myself, would become an ER admittance in mid-January — due to a DVT. I witnessed first-hand the arduous, hard-working nursing staff. Needless to say, I was the “lucky” one, having granddaughter to attend to my unexpected needs. Thank God for our outstanding nurses and all other health care workers who routinely go above and beyond — day in and day out! — Virginia Rein-Biehl, Oceanside
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Phyllis Imbriano was honored by Tiegerman Schools at their gala on March 25. Phyllis has worked with Tiegerman for 21 years; as the school Nurse at Tiegerman Preschool, Elementary School, UPK and A.L.L. for Kids, also serving as the full-time nurse at Glen Cove Preschool/ Elementary School. Among the many tributes to Phyllis: “When my daughter Grace was younger, she attended Tiegerman Elementary School. Nurse Phyllis took great care of her and the other students. As a parent of a special needs child, you are always anxious when you get a call from the school! The first thing Nurse Phyllis would say is,“Grace is fine. I am calling about...”. I loved how aware she was and I can imagine she had the same sensitivity for the other students. I never worried about my child in school because I knew how supportive Nurse Phyllis and the staff were.”
Healthcare heroes don’t just touch the lives of their patients, but also the lives of their loved ones. From the perspective of a family member and also a future wife, we are amazed at the dedication, commitment and sacrifice Ross Rieman has devoted to saving lives, not only in the emergency room as a nurse practitioner at both Northwell LIJ and Northwell Forest Hills, but also as a volunteer (Second Assistant Chief) in the Woodmere Fire Department. In a hospital located at the epicenter of the pandemic, Ross tirelessly attended to Covid-19 patients in an overflowing emergency room without regard to his own welfare. He took extra shifts when his dedicated colleagues were ill with Covid-19. When not treating patients, Ross served his community through the fire department, ensuring that people who experienced Covid-19 symptoms received the care they needed. Ross is the epitome of what a true healthcare hero represents.
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NYU Langone Winthrop Hospital Jennifer Ryan, my wife, was a true a beacon of selflessness and compassion throughout the grimmest days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Jennifer provided outstanding to patients afflicted with Covid-19 in a homecare setting. The courageous, compassionate care delivered by Jennifer and her homecare colleagues was instrumental in reserving local hospital capacity and resources for the most critically ill patients at the apex of the pandemic. I salute and commend these true American heroes! — Brendan Ryan, North Merrick
My mother, Mary Stillwagon (BSN-BC, MS, Lac.), retired from a 40+-year tenure at Glen Cove Hospital Northwell Health in May 2020. She started her healthcare journey in the ICU at Glen Cove Hospital and continued her career there up until last year, amidst the pandemic. Mary also went on to receive her Masters in Science and became a Licensed Acupuncturist in 2005, all while working full time at the hospital. What nurses do for the world is truly amazing. Mom worked hard and sacrificed to ensure the comfort, care and treatment of each patient she oversaw. She treated countless patients, worked alongside hundreds of other healthcare professionals and always did it with grace, relentless dedication, and love in her heart. On behalf of our family, her friends, and associates, Thank You, Mary. Your retirement is well deserved! Now it’s time for us to take care of you. — Laura Stillwagon, Glen Cove
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South Shore University Hospital I am so proud of the selflessness and dedication my daughter, Priti Chohan, BSN, MBA, RN, Patient Care Services Manager at South Shore University Hospital, has shown throughout the pandemic. She has stepped in countless times to assist her team on the front-line, maintaining order in such a hectic environment, and sacrificing time on the personal and familial front to give to caring for those affected. Most importantly, she has given her time to support her team, who were exposed to the virus and on the front-line daily. Healthcare is truly a special calling, deeply rooted in compassion and empathy Therefore, I would like to extend my gratitude to all the courageous essential workers who have helped to support our community throughout this tumultuous time. — Sudesh Chohan, Huntington
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Mount Sinai Hospital Susan Atwell is a special person in my life. She is a registered nurse, RN BsN, who works in the PACU (Recovery) Department of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She has been the most dedicated and determined nurse for her patients for the past 11 years at Mount Sinai Hospital. She began her nursing career 36 years ago with that same determination to help others in need, and it has only grown stronger through the years. In addition, Susan, who lives in Woodmere, is a devoted mother of three incredible children, Robert, Christine and Matthew. She raised them by herself while holding a fulltime nursing job. She is the happy grandmother of an adorable 1-year-old little guy, Daniel, too! Susan is my real hometown hero. I am very privileged to be her friend. — Donna Shulman, Hewlett
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1: Nurse Danielle Frantino, front, is in the Emergency Services Unit at Northwell Health Glen Cove Hospita Nurse Cel Christian Lumbera is her left. 2: Nurses Jaya Roy and Maria Cardone, of the Rehabilitation Unit at Northwell Health Glen Cove Hospital.
3: At Northwell Health LIJ Hospital in Valley Stream, nu educator Savita Amin reviewed notes with nurses De Pellitteri, Christine Luongo and Emily John, of the Pa Services Unit.
4: Taking in a lighter moment outside Northwell Health Hospital were Patient Services nurses Villaflor Andre Pascual, Ivana Klanac-Stern, Ann Marie Distanislao, Sheleema Harinandan, Benyanoot Rodthong, Emily Jessica Ruggierro, Debra Pellitteri, Saige Amoruso an Catherine Naranjo.
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shortly after, with her family still in the parking lot. Asha said the experience made her cherish her time with her family. 10: Chris Frasco, left, and, Frank Masi, nurses at NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola.
7: Curtis King, a transporter, at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside. 8: Nurse April Dones, of the Maternity Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mount Sinai South Nasau, was all smiles behind her mask recently. 9: Nurse Asha Ali, of NYU Langone Hospital, spoke of a 40-year-old patient who arrived at her unit struggling to breathe. The patient grasped her hand and told her, “You are you my angel.” The patient died of Covid-19
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trauma and a lot of grief, it’s emotional. As a nurse you also want to be there. It is very challenging.” Recently, Avis witnessed “a young life lose. “It was extremely emotional,” she said, describing how a family member sank to the floor. There was hugging to console this person and more family handholding and hugging. Sometimes just being a presence is very challenging for a very busy ER.” St. John’s emergency department serves nearly 49,000 patients annually.
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households, and Covid just ran rampant. A lot of them don’t have access to healthcare, so we really made sure we advocated for them. Through a grant, we were able to provide our patients with PPE. We were also able to provide our patients with food. A lot of patients were out of work because of Covid, so there was no food for their families. Not only do we treat the patient, but we treat the family. We watch the children grow and then they have kids again and they trust us and want to come back to us.
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started off in banking, but switched to nursing because I love taking care of people. Today, nursing is very challenging due to the pandemic. At the beginning, during spring 2020, we nurses were in-service constantly, getting educated by our supervisors about Covid-19. That’s what pulled us through. On the job, we wear a mask, goggles, surgical headwear, and a disposable gown. Every time we leave a patient’s room, we discard the mask and gown, and wash the goggles. It’s uncomfortable, but to fight the virus, we have to start with our first-line workers for the protection of the residents. Our staff members are all tested for Covid-19 twice a week, in a little unit that does the nasal swabbing here on site. Not having family members of patients visiting the facility makes our job a lot easier,
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through something terrible like this before was that I knew I had to dress in the full PPE, the personal protective gear. Back in the 1980s we didn’t know it was sexually transmitted so we were wearing all sorts of hats and gowns and face masks. So I guess that was the little bit of wisdom there that I had. I also gave a little support to the newer nurses, letting them know that we’re going to get through this. But it was also very overwhelming for myself. People were coming into triage and they could barely say their name, and then they would just drop dead in front of you. It was very scary. We did the best we could with what we had. But even when it got overwhelming you still had to stop and give that extra personal touch, whether it was giving my phone charger to them so they could try and call a family member.
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lot about life. I enjoy helping people and find myself helping others inside and outside of the hospital. I see first-hand how fragile life can be, so I try to keep a positive mindset and take care of myself physically and emotionally. We never know what is going to come through those ED doors and we must be prepared for anything and everything. We laugh together and we cry together. We lift each other up when we are feeling down or scared and celebrate the happy moments with each other. Nursing has always been a profession that is challenging yet rewarding. Emergency nursing is typically fast-paced and can be stressful. When the Covid-19 pandemic arrived in March 2020, we were challenged in ways we had never imagined. Our team came together — we cared for our patients, we cared for their family members and we cared for each other.
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’m from Harlem and lived in Queens near Valley Stream. My first degree was in finance, but when my father went into a hospital with a stroke it struck me that hospital workers had good intentions, but there was not enough help, and I was drawn to nursing. It helps that I come from a family with a lot of doctors and nurses in it, so I asked a lot of questions, did some research, and seven years ago became a licensed nurse. For me nursing is a great field if you are the kind of person who cares. The money’s good, you can go anywhere in the country and you can help a person just by holding their hand. I worked at the Nassau County Correctional facility, and then two years ago I came to work at the Emergency Room at Nassau University Medical Center. We get it all. Helicopters come in and out, drownings, stabbings, shootings,
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
HAYDEE LAJERA
MITCH MARAVILLA
Director of Nursing, Lynbrook Restorative Therapy & Nursing
Medical/Surgical/ Oncology Unit, Mount Sinai South Nassau
’ve been in long-term care nursing for 28 years, and Director of Nursing for 15 years. I consider being a nurse as a calling. It requires dedication and compassion because, while we take care of patients' and residents’ physical needs, we must also address their emotional and spiritual needs. During this pandemic, our dedication to our profession was put to the test. We could not stay home from work to avoid the deadly virus. Some of us isolated ourselves from our families for fear of exposing them. Many of us got Covid and some died. As the Director of Nursing, I had to care for my staff. They feared catching Covid and infecting their own families. I ensured that they were educated and had enough PPE, encouraged them, cried with them when they were emotionally drained, and sometimes bought them food or sewed masks for them.
For our residents, I crocheted hats and scarves during the winter, which made them smile. When nursing homes were closed to visitation, nurses brought phones and tablets to Covid-positive patients so that their families could say goodbye to them. I once held a patients’ hand as she took her last breath and told her son who lived in another state that she died peacefully. One day I had to “sneak in” a priest to administer a patient’s last rites. Now our facility is Covid-free. We have passed several inspections and continue to follow all infection control guidelines from the CDC and the New York State Department of Health. We have vaccinated most of our employees and residents, and hope the public will do the same so this pandemic will end soon.
car accidents. In the last year Covid took over. That was challenging in part because I took the pandemic personally. My cousin, Marilyn Howard, a mentor to me, was the first school nurse in New York City to die of Covid. Emergency room work has made me an even more compassionate person. You need a tough exterior, but still care. But I have plenty of support for that at home. My wife is also a nurse. We talk to each other about all these issues.
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hen I was in high school, my dad was sick and in and out of the hospital. I had to help my mom take care of him, and that’s when I decided to take up nursing in college. The nursing profession is a calling. It is indeed a tough and stressful job. You need to have a certain virtue to become a good nurse. We call those virtues “TLC,” tender, loving care. It requires a lot of patience and dedication. Even if you are an experienced nurse, you don’t assume that you know everything. Every day is a continuous learning process. I’ve learned a lot in two decades of being a nurse. It’s made me stronger, resilient and appreciative of those people around me, such as my friends, family and co-workers, as well as my patients and their families. When the pandemic started, our floor was turned into one of the Covid-19 units. I was so scared. I’ve never been in this kind of
overwhelming situation in my entire career. I was physically, mentally and emotionally drained. There was a time when one of my patients could barely breathe, and I remember him saying, “Help me. Help me. I feel like I’m drowning.” As I waited for the rapid response team, I held his hand and encouraged him. I felt hopeless and prayed for him. I was his only support. It was also devastating when some of my co-workers got sick with Covid, including my husband, who is also an employee at the hospital. Our unit has remained the Covid floor for the hospital, but this year has been more manageable. I’m proud and privileged that I am a part of the process. Nursing is tough, but when you think of the lives you have touched, the lives you saved, it’s such a wonderful feeling. It’s priceless.
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TRUE In HEROES: IN THEIR OWN WORDS TheIr own words
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TRUE In HEROES: IN THEIR OWN WORDS TheIr own words DIANE PAEZ
LYSTRA BULLEN
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’ve been a nurse for 33 years, first at St. Vincent in Manhasset on a ventilator floor, labor and delivery, post-partum care and in the emergency room at Glen Cove the last decade. I know it’s a cliché, but I think nursing found me. I was an average student in high school and didn’t have a lot of confidence. That all changed in nursing school. I felt like this was where I needed to be. The book part’s a large component, but taking care of people is not something you learn in a book. It comes from having empathy for others, understanding that it’s not just people, it’s somebody else’s mother, somebody’s child. This whole last year has been difficult. It’s the first time I felt I don’t know if I can make it. I have another eight years and I hope I can get through it. We’re not a trauma hospital, but an emergency room sees everything, and beginning
last March Covid is all we saw. It was scary at first — new information every day about PPE, about treatment. But we got better at it. And the community support was really special, like a parade. Maybe the parade’s moved on, but we’re still here doing the work. Still, nursing is an excellent career, so many kinds of jobs. It doesn’t have to be all high drama. Financially it’s great, you can’t be outsourced. There will always be a place for nurses.
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LORRAINE RIXFIELDS
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y job as a Certified Nursing Assistant is really a story about my dad. After my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, my sister took him in, but he would do unpredictable things like leaving the house unannounced. Within a short time after we put him in a nursing home, he was totally different. When I visited him, he would say, “I ain’t givin’ no trouble,” and I could tell he was getting good care. About a year after he entered the nursing home, I decided to help others like the home helped my father, and I became a CNA. My job is hands-on. I bathe the patients, feed them, take them to the bathroom, talk to them, and learn the little things that help them feel calm. My work takes dedication because, when people can’t do self-care anymore, they go through a kind of depression. They miss their families. They may have underlying medical
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BARBARA SIMMS Nurse Practitioner, Mercy Hospital
Nassau University Medical Center
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was a medical assistant for 20 years in a family practice office in Seaford. When my daughter went to college I decided to go back to school to be a nurse. Everyone thought I was a nurse, anyhow. I managed to get my degree and 15 years ago, became a regular staff nurse at NUMC’s pediatric unit. I just got this position as assistant nurse manager at the end of January. I love going to work. It's a job that I wouldn’t mind being at forever. In a pediatric unit, we get a little bit of everything. I also float to the nursery, neo-natal. So, I’ve gotten to see a variety of patients, newborn to age 21. When I was a medical assistant I dealt with adults, but in pediatrics you’re dealing with the parents too, making sure they’re knowledgeable ofwhat’s going on with their child. When Covid hit there was so much we didn’t
conditions. We have to be very patient and sensitive. We approach each one individually and build bonds, step by step. When the pandemic began, everyone’s heart was bleeding for our patients. Families couldn’t visit in person anymore. Patients coming back from the hospital had to be isolated for Covid testing. But the patients understood because they watched the news, and they respected our explanations. They wanted their families to be safe, so they accepted window-side visits, video chats, and phone calls. These protocols are still in effect at this time. The nurses and CNAs have had to work extra hard to give the patients what they need. It’s been trying, but because we know our patients so well, everyone has adapted.
know. I took out my sewing machine and made caps and masks for whoever needed them. The load was so heavy, we were stressed out, but we had to put that aside. But the pandemic also put us in the public eye in an incredible way. Recently I pulled into a gas station in my scrubs and a man at another pump, a total stranger, shouted out, “Thank you!” That’s the kind of thing that makes you feel appreciated as a nurse.
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worked in the airline industry in human resource management and I had a sister that worked here (Mercy Hospital) as a nurses’ aide. My sister was diagnosed with cancer while she was an employee here, and she had a tough battle for seven years. She was an employee here, a patient here, and she passed away here. After she passed away, I made the decision to become a nurse. And going to nursing school, I knew that I only wanted to work at Mercy because I felt that it was paying back for what I felt they did really well for my sister. I started nursing school in 2005 when I was 39, and I came straight here in 2008 and I’ve been here ever since. My mother went into nursing at the age of 40, so I think that let me know that no matter what the age, if you want to change, you can change. When Covid hit, my patient was the first
patient on the floor to get it. For me I think it was just trying to do the best that you can to keep your patients OK. And Covid was an eyeopener as far as seeing how fast a patient can decline, unfortunately. I think for most nurses, when you go into nursing you don’t go into it looking for someone to praise you for what you do or sacrifice. You do it because it’s something in your heart.
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wrote in the 2015 letter. “I cannot complain wrote in a letter announcing his candida- about problems unless I become part of the cy for Glen Cove City Council in 2015. In solution.” Zangari first ran for Glen Cove City the letter, he noted that Council that year as a Glen Cove was where he Democrat, then was relearned to fish, drive and elected in 2017, as a memswim, and also where he ber of the Conservative met his wife. Party. He ended his term Mike and Janice were the following November married for 13 years, but 2018 to undergo treatment were a couple for over for cancer. three decades. They met He worked for the Unitcasually, Janice recalled, ed Spinal Association for when she was working at several years as a senior Glen Cove Hospital as a technician, servicing, medical transcriptionist repairing and fitting and he was visiting his wheelchairs. Most recently, father. Since they were he worked as a pricing both in wheelchairs, she analyst for durable medisaid, it was easy to notice cal equipment at Home each other. The relationMedical Equipment. ship evolved into more Mayor Tim Tenke led a than a friendship, and they moment of silence for ZanMICHAEL ZANGARI SERVED married in October 2007. gari at the April 27 City as a Glen Cove city councilZangari’s involvement Council meeting, noting in the community began man in 2018. his accomplishments to when he was elected Stuthe city. “He was very dedident Council president at the Henry Viscarcated to the Glen Cove community,” Tenke di School. “I have always wanted to make a difference, to use the opportunities this said. “He will be missed.” In addition to his wife, Zangari is surcountry has given me to inspire others,” he CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION AND BUDGET VOTE GLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GLEN COVE, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual School District Election and Budget Vote for the qualified voters of the Glen Cove City School District, Glen Cove, New York, will be held in the following locations: School Election Districts A, B, C, D Location of Polling Place High School, Dosoris Lane, Back Gym - Door # 13 Connolly School, Ridge Drive - Back Gym in said district Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. prevailing time, at which time the polls will be open to vote by voting machine upon the following items between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time. PROPOSITION I - SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET To adopt the annual budget of said school district for the fiscal year 2021-2022 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER(S) To elect four (4) members of the Board of Education of said School District as follows: A.Three (3) members to be each elected for a term of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2024. B. One (1) member to be elected to finish out the term that was occupied by Monica AlexandrisMiller with two (2) years remaining, commencing May 19, 2021 and ending June 30, 2023 C. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that for the purpose of voting at such meeting, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, the polls will be open between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time to vote upon such propositions by voting machine. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Budget Hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at the Glen Cove High School Auditorium, 150 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, New York prior to the regular Board of Education meeting or -via virtual meeting at www.glencoveschools.org. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. prevailing time with the District Clerk of said School District at the
District Office Administration Building, 154 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, New York, on or before Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. prevailing time. Such petitions must be directed to the District Clerk; must be signed by at least fifty (50) qualified voters of the district; must state the name and residence of the candidate. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the qualified voters of the District may register between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the main office of each of the school buildings of the district and the office of the District Clerk in the Administration Building during the school year, and only in the Office of the District Clerk during the summer months of July and August. The final date to register for the annual meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 is Tuesday, May 4, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (personal registration day). If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to the resolution of the Board of Education, and has voted at any Annual School District Election and Budget Vote or special district meetings within the last four (4) years, or if he or she is eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register, provided that he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the District Clerk, and the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Annual School District Election and Budget Vote for which the register is prepared and that the register is prepared pursuant to Education Law and the registration list prepared by the Board of Elections of Nassau County will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk of the Glen Cove School District, in the District’s Administration Building Office, 154 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the district between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. prevailing time, on and after Tuesday, May 4, 2021, and each of the days prior to the date set for the Annual School District Election and Budget Vote, except Saturday and Sunday, including the day set for the meeting. Any person otherwise qualified to vote who is not currently registered under permanent personal registration in the District by the last date found on the original or duplicate registers, or records, or list furnished by the
Nassau County Boards of Elections, and has not voted at an intervening election, must, in order to be entitled to vote, present himself or herself personally for registration or otherwise register with the Nassau County Board of Elections. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Registration of the District will also meet from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021, at each of the polling places to prepare the register for meetings and elections held subsequent to such annual meeting or election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for the election of a school board member and proposition(s) may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk at the Administration Building, 154 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, New York, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time on any school day. Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it is received in the office of the District Clerk of the said School District no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on the date of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the said office of the District Clerk on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election, during regular office hours until the date of election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be
received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 3, 2021. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be no later than the day before the election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes may be obtained by any resident in the district upon request on May 4, 2021, and during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding such Annual School District Election and Budget Vote except Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, and at such Annual School District Election and Budget Vote at the Administration Building - 154 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove High School - Dosoris Lane, Robert M. Finley Middle School - Forest Ave., Deasy School - Dosoris Lane, Gribbin School Walnut Road, Landing School - McLoughlin Street, and Connolly School - Ridge Drive, Glen Cove, New York during regular school hours; and on the Glen Cove schools website (www.glencoveschools.or g). AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to 2035 of the Education Law, any qualified voter may have a proposition or an amendment placed upon the ballot, provided that such amendment (a) be typed or printed in the English language; (b) that it be directed to the District Clerk of the said School District; (c) that it be submitted to the District Clerk no less than sixty (60) days preceding the date of the Annual School District Election and Budget Vote, i.e. no later than Friday, March 19, 2021, 3:00 p.m. prevailing time, at the District Office, Administration Building, 154 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, New York; and (d) that it be signed by at least fifty (50) qualified voters of the district. However, the school board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition for the purpose of which is not
within the powers of the voters to determine, nor any proposition or amendment which is contrary to law. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/ preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website. Dated:Glen Cove, New York Ida Johnson March 2021 District Clerk Board of Education Glen Cove City School District Glen Cove, New York 125337 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com
LEGAL NOTICE AVISO SOBRE LA ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR Y LA VOTACIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE LA CIUDAD DE GLEN COVE GLEN COVE, NUEVA YORK POR EL PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que la Elección anual del distrito escolar y la votación del presupuesto de votantes calificados del Distrito escolar de la ciudad de Glen Cove, Nueva York, se realizará en los siguientes lugares: Distritos electorales escolares A, B, C, D Lugar de votación Escuela secundaria, Dosoris Lane, gimnasio de atrás, puerta n.º 13 Escuela Connolly, Ridge Drive, gimnasio de atrás en el mencionado distrito, el martes 18 de mayo de 2021 a las 6:00 a. m., hora en vigor, horario en el cual se habilitarán las urnas para votar mediante una máquina de votación sobre los siguientes asuntos entre las 6:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., hora en vigor. PROPUESTA I: PRESUPUESTO DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR Adoptar el presupuesto anual de dicho distrito escolar para el año fiscal 2021-2022 y autorizar la parte requerida de este a ser recaudada mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del Distrito. ELECCIÓN DEL/DE LOS MIEMBRO(S) DE LA JUNTA Elegir cuatro (4) miembros de la Junta de Educación de dicho Distrito escolar de la siguiente forma: A.Tres (3) miembros que serán elegidos para cumplir con un cargo de tres (3) años desde el 1 de julio de 2021 hasta el 30 de junio de 2024.
B. Un (1) miembro que será elegido para terminar el mandato que ocupaba Monica Alexandris-Miller con dos (2) años restantes desde el 19 de mayo de 2021 hasta el 30 de junio de 2023. C. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, con el fin de votar en dicha reunión, el martes 18 de mayo de 2021, las urnas estarán abiertas desde las 6:00 a. m. hasta las 9:00 p. m., hora en vigor, para votar sobre las mencionadas propuestas mediante una máquina de votación. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una audiencia del presupuesto el miércoles 5 de mayo de 2021 a las Glen Cove High School sala, 150 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, New York antes de la reunión regular de la Junta de Educación o - a través de una reunión virtual en www.glencoveschools.or g. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para nominar candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se deben presentar entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 3:00 p. m., hora en vigor, ante la secretaria de dicho Distrito escolar en la oficina del Distrito del edificio administrativo ubicado en 154 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, New York, a más tardar el miércoles 28 de abril de 2021 a las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor. Dicha solicitud debe estar dirigida a la secretaria del Distrito; estar firmada por, al menos, cincuenta (50) votantes calificados del distrito; y debe incluir el nombre y la residencia del candidato. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes calificados del Distrito se pueden registrar entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 2:00 p. m. en la oficina principal de cada uno de los edificios escolares del distrito y en el despacho de la secretaria del Distrito en el edificio administrativo durante el año escolar, y en el despacho de la secretaria del Distrito únicamente durante los meses de verano de julio y agosto. La fecha límite para registrarse en la reunión anual que se celebrará el martes 18 de mayo de 2021 es el martes 4 de mayo de 2021, de 9:00 a. m. a 7:00 p. m. (día de inscripción personal). Si un votante se registró, hasta ahora, según la resolución de la Junta de Educación y votó en alguna Elección anual del distrito escolar y votación del presupuesto o en una reunión especial de distrito en los últimos cuatro (4) años, o si la persona es elegible para votar en virtud del artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones, también es
elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deberán registrarse. Cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho registro, siempre que se sepa o se demuestre, a satisfacción de la secretaria del Distrito y de la Junta de Registros, que tiene o tendrá derecho a votar en dicha Elección anual del distrito escolar y votación del presupuesto para la que se prepara el registro. El registro debe prepararse de conformidad con la Ley de Educación y la lista de registro preparada por la Junta Electoral del condado de Nassau se presentará en el despacho de la secretaria del Distrito escolar de Glen Cove, en la oficina del edificio administrativo del Distrito ubicado en 154 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, New York. Estará disponible para la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del distrito entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 3:00 p. m., hora en vigor, desde el martes 4 de mayo de 2021 y cada uno de los días anteriores a la fecha establecida para la Elección anual del distrito escolar y votación del presupuesto, excepto el sábado y el domingo, incluido el día establecido para la reunión. Cualquier persona que de otra manera califique para votar y que no esté actualmente inscrita en un registro personal permanente en el Distrito hasta la última fecha que se encuentra en los registros originales o duplicados, o en los registros, o en la lista proporcionada por las Juntas Electorales del condado de Nassau, y que no haya votado en una elección intermedia, debe, para tener derecho a votar, presentarse personalmente para registrarse o inscribirse de otra manera en la Junta Electoral del condado de Nassau. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registros del Distrito se reunirá, además, el 18 de mayo de 2021 de 6:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m., en cada uno de los lugares de votación para preparar el registro para las reuniones y elecciones que se celebren después de dicha reunión o elección anual. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de voto por ausencia para la elección del/de los miembro(s) de la junta escolar y de la(s) propuesta(s) se pueden solicitar en el despacho de la secretaria del Distrito en el edificio administrativo ubicado en 154 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, New York, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora en vigor, en cualquier día escolar. La
secretaria del Distrito deberá recibir las solicitudes de voto por ausencia no antes de los treinta (30) días previos a la elección. Además, la secretaria del Distrito debe recibir esta solicitud al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al votante o a su representante designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para enviar por correo una boleta electoral de voto por ausencia, la secretaria del Distrito enviará por correo dicha boleta a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. Los votos por ausencia no serán escrutados a menos que se hayan recibido en el despacho de la secretaria de dicho Distrito escolar antes de las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor, del día de la elección. Durante los cinco (5) días anteriores al día de la elección, en horario de oficina hasta la fecha de la elección, en dicho despacho de la secretaria del Distrito se encontrará a disposición una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les hayan emitido boletas electorales de votos por ausencia. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del Distrito escolar podrán enviar una solicitud de boleta electoral militar. Los votantes militares pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir una solicitud de registro de votantes militares, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en dicho pedido de solicitud de registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de registro de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boleta electoral militar deben recibirse en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 3 de mayo de 2021. Las boletas electorales militares no serán escrutadas a menos que (1) el despacho de la secretaria del Distrito las reciba antes del cierre de la votación el día de la elección y tengan una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otro organismo del gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o bien, (2) el despacho de la secretaria del Distrito las reciba antes de las 5:00
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p. m. el día de la elección, y estén firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha asociada que no sea posterior al día previo a la elección. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del distrito podrá obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá el próximo año para fines escolares previa solicitud el 4 de mayo de 2021 y durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente previos a la Elección anual del distrito escolar y la votación del presupuesto, excepto sábados, domingos y feriados, y en dicha Elección anual del distrito escolar y votación del presupuesto en el edificio administrativo ubicado en 154 Dosoris Lane; en la escuela secundaria Glen Cove, Dosoris Lane; en la escuela intermedia Robert M. Finley, Forest Ave.; en la escuela Deasy, Dosoris Lane; en la escuela Gribbin, Walnut Road; en la escuela Landing, McLoughlin Street; y en la escuela Connolly, Ridge Drive, Glen Cove, Nueva York durante el horario escolar habitual; y en el sitio web de las escuelas de Glen Cove (www.glencoveschools.or g). POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de acuerdo con las normas adoptadas de conformidad con la sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier votante calificado puede hacer que se incluya una propuesta o una enmienda en la boleta electoral, siempre y cuando dicha enmienda (a) se escriba o se imprima en el idioma inglés; (b) se dirija a la secretaria del Distrito de dicho Distrito escolar; (c) se presente a la secretaria del Distrito, al menos, sesenta (60) días antes de la fecha de la Elección anual del distrito escolar y la votación del presupuesto, es decir, a más tardar el viernes 19 de marzo de 2021 a las 3:00 p. m., hora en vigor, en la oficina del Distrito, edificio administrativo, ubicado en 154 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, New York; y (d) tenga la firma de, al menos, cincuenta (50) votantes calificados del distrito. Sin embargo, la Junta de Educación no considerará ninguna solicitud para presentar ante los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de las facultades de decisión de
los votantes, ni ninguna propuesta o enmienda que esté fuera de la ley. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se adjuntará un Informe de exención fiscal sobre los bienes inmuebles de acuerdo con la sección 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre los Bienes Inmuebles a cualquier presupuesto preliminar o tentativo, como también al presupuesto definitivo adoptado del cual forme parte. Este se publicará en los tablones de anuncios del Distrito que se usen para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del Distrito. Fecha:Glen Cove, Nueva York Ida Johnson Marzo de 2021 Secretaria del Distrito Junta de Educación Distrito escolar de la ciudad de Glen Cove Glen Cove, Nueva York 125339
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LEGAL NOTICE Glen Cove Recreation Commission Meeting PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Glen Cove Recreation Commission will meet on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 7:00 PM, virtually via Zoom at this link https://dunkinbrands.zoo m.us/j/98022644912?pwd =aUYrVFcrYUhqSEY4elU5 N0Z4TElnUT09 Meeting ID: 980 2264 4912 Passcode: 8Y8y4hG* One tap mobile +19292056099,,9802264 4912#,,,,*88572809# US (New York) +13017158592,,9802264 4912#,,,,*88572809# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 980 2264 4912 Passcode: 88572809 The purpose of the meeting is for the Recreation Commission to discuss analysis of publicprivate partnership opportunities for the City of Glen Cove’s Waterside Recreational Redevelopment Planning for the South Side of Glen Cove Creek project and review the draft final 60% engineering plans. Spiro Tsirkas Glen Cove Recreation Commission 125871
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the following projects will be received by the Purchasing Agent of the City of Glen Cove, located at City Hall, rear entrance, 9 Glen Street, Glen Cove, New York no later than 10:00 a.m. prevailing time on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The bid will be opened and read aloud at 11:00 a.m. prevailing time: Stanco Park Playground Reconstruction Bid No. 2021-012 Specifications are available for download at https://www.bidnetdirect. com/newyork/cityofglenco ve on May 6, 2021. Registration is free and instructions are available on https://glencoveny.gov/bi d-rfps/ The opening of this bid will take place on Microsoft Teams via the following link: https://teams.microsoft.co m/l/meetupjoin/19%3ame eting_YzY5ZDFkYjgtY2Yz Zi00N2RmLTk1YmMtODE 0MjRlNGYwYmFk%40thr ead.v2/0?context=%7b% 22Tid%22%3a%22ad84c f90b365-48caa128-2fc44 a1c8d4c%22%2c%22Oid %22%3a%22bd021793-3 629-4204-a131-0958eee1 f7cf%22%7d If you cannot join online, you can call into this meeting by calling 1 (929) 229-5717 and entering the conference ID No. 564 041 969#. All participating parties should choose either the call-in method or the preferred method of joining the meeting via Microsoft Teams, but not both, to avoid reverberation of speakers. Each proposal must be submitted on the forms provided in the bid package, in a sealed envelope with the name of the bidder, the bid name, and number marked clearly on the outside of the envelope. Yelena Quiles Purchasing Agent City of Glen Cove May 5, 2021 125873 LEGAL NOTICE NORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 112 Franklin Avenue Sea Cliff, NY 11579 Telephone (516) 277-7835 NOTICE TO PROFESSIONALS The undersigned shall receive sealed proposals for delivery of services to the North Shore Central School District as follows: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ASBESTOS, MOLD, LEAD
PCB, IAQ & WATER SAMPLING ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES RFP # 2021-2022 Receipt Day & Time : May 17th 2021 at 11.00am Proposals will be received until the above-stated hour of prevailing time and date to the attention of John Hall, Director of Facilities at the Business Office of North Shore Central School District located at 112 Franklin Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579. Promptly at 11:00am prevailing time on May 17th 2021, RFP will be opened and read aloud by video conference/live stream arrangements for participation in which will be available on the District Website. Note: In the event closure of the business office makes such video conference impossible on the bid opening date, video conference or live bid opening will be conducted on the next day the office is accessible as will be indicated at least 24 hours prior on the district website. OBTAINING DOCUMENTS: Specifications and bid forms may be obtained via email Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00am and 4:00pm, excluding holidays. Requests for bid documents must be sent via email to Mathew Cheravallil cheravallilm@northshores chools.org. RFP Submissions: Each board of education reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any or all bids, or to accept that bid which, in the Boards of Education’s judgment, is in the best interest of the School District. The Boards of Education further reserve the right to consider experience, service and reputation in the above referenced fields. In addition, the Board of Education reserve the right to consider the financial responsibility and specific qualifications, set forth in the bid specifications, of the prospective bidder in evaluation of the bids and award of contracts BOARD OF EDUCATION North Shore Central School District By: Elizabeth Ciampi, District Clerk 125868
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Chamber creates Glenn Howard Jr. Scholarship The Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce has created a scholarship in honor of the late Dr. Glenn Howard, Jr. Howard was a devoted member of the Glen Cove Rotary Club for several decades, and after retiring from Pall Corp, devoted his time to volunteering in the community. He supported the dayto-day functions of the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce as well as the Rotary Club. To honor him, the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce created a scholarship for collegebound students. To donate, email info@glencovechamber.org or make a check payable to the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce, memo “scholarship,” to 30A Glen Street, Suite 207, Glen Cove, NY 11542.
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in commercial forests, rain forests and wetlands around the world.” Catanese took the microphone briefly to say, “When I grew up in Manhattan, I had to walk three blocks to see a tree, so this is really great. My wife deserves
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covered the Bellmore-JFK High School Homecoming parade in the fall of 2004, photographing the revelers and floats as they headed from the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road station off Sunrise Highway to the Bellmore Avenue school. It was a sunny day, full of carefree teenagers. I could never have imagined then that day would haunt me still. All journalists who’ve been in the profession a while have stories they can’t shake. You might think you SCOTT had locked them away at the back BRINTON of your brain, but they reappear without warning, leaving you in a state of disbelief or sadness or anger. Thinking back on that Homecoming parade leaves me feeling all three. Covering the recent West Hempstead Stop & Shop shooting, in which 49-yearold Ray Wishropp, a father of seven from Valley Stream, was killed and two others were injured, sent the memories of that parade streaming back. That day, I snapped photos of Carol Kestenbaum, a 17-year-old JFK senior, as she drove the Homecoming king and queen in her white convertible. A little
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more than two years later, Kestenbaum was shot dead while studying education at the University of Arizona. She had warned a friend that the young man she was dating seemed unhinged. The 22-year-old found out about the warning, killed Kestenbaum and her best friend, Nicole Schiffman, another Kennedy High graduate who was studying journalism at the University of Maryland, and then took his own life. Schiffman had come for the weekend to celebrate Kestenbaum’s 20th birthday. They were among the tens of thousands of Americans who have died in a perpetual cycle of gun violence in this nation. I held back tears when I covered their funerals on a cold winter day in 2007. They were buried side by side at New Montefiore Cemetery in West Babylon. I knew Carol’s mother, Rita Kestenbaum. In 1999, she won a seat on the Hempstead Town Board. She lost it in the next election, but remained active in local politics for years after that. At the JFK Homecoming parade, she walked behind her daughter’s car from the train station to the school, beaming with pride. Her daughter was the first person I knew to die of gun violence. Her death leaves me feeling unsettled to this day, understanding how suddenly and sense-
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lessly a life can be taken in this country. Wishropp was a Stop & Shop manager. Nassau County police said his alleged killer, a 31-year-old Hempstead man, had sought a transfer to another supermarket. When he didn’t get it, he left the store, but returned 40 minutes later and started shooting. I’m a runner. Last Saturday, I ran to the top of the giant hill at the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, where there’s a human sun clock dedicated to Carol Kestenbaum. You stand in the middle of the circle, where a rectangular stone block forms the centerpiece of this hallowed ground. The 12 months are marked on it. On a sunny day, if you stand on the month you’re in and raise your hand straight to the sky, your shadow will point to a number from one to 12, giving you the approximate time of day. “The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time,” reads the plaque in honor of Kestenbaum. I sat enjoying the 63-degree weather on a sunny, windless day. The azure sky stretched out before me, with wispy cirrus clouds high above. I could hear the creaky windmill to my left spinning, its moving blades forming a frenetic shadow on the seashell-coated path before me. In a grassy patch to my right, a family — a mother and father, their children and the
he deadly Stop & Shop shooting took me back to a Bellmore Homecoming.
kids’ grandparents — had spread out a blanket to sit and talk and laugh. It all felt so normal, peaceful, a world away from the chaos of gun violence that had erupted at the West Hempstead Stop & Shop April 20 and in Arizona all those years ago. Kestenbaum, who wanted to become a teacher, would have loved the sound of children at play, I imagined. Then a loud shot rang out, I believe from the gun range just across the Meadowbrook Parkway in Freeport, piercing the quietude, an eerie reminder that guns are never far away in America. As I ran down the hill to head home, I heard three more pops of a gun in rapidfire succession. Then again, and again. The shots continued as I ran out of the park. I had heard them many times before while at the preserve, but had never paid much attention to them. Now I wanted them to just go away, never to be heard again. I only wish our elected leaders at the federal and state levels might sit in Carol Kestenbaum’s circle, soaking up the normalcy of everyday life and imagining this young light of the world extinguished in a heartbeat. How would they vote on gun-control legislation then? Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.
Why are young girls mean to one another?
ime-travel with me. The year was 1957. We had just moved to Cedarhurst from Queens, and it was the first day of class at Number Three School on Broadway. I slid into my chair in Mrs. Haggerty’s sixth-grade classroom, and knew I would fall out of the same chair, dead, in a minute if I couldn’t get away from the stares and whispers of the other girls. After a few minutes of mounting distress, I burst into tears, thus condemning myself to an entire school year of teasRANDI ing and ostracism KREISS and bullying. You can’t cry. It just feeds the frenzy. In 1957 there was no counseling, no help, just day after day of preteen hell. I was actually one of the few, possibly the only, sixth-grader in America to get the “black spot” from a clique of girls in the class. Do you know your “Treasure Island”? The pirates passed a piece of paper with a black spot on it to someone about to be killed. So, did It make it better that I was the target of a literary group of
mean girls? When I opened the folded-up note left on my desk and saw the black spot, I knew I was doomed. I wasn’t your regulation kid. I couldn’t help that. The other girls were consumed with “American Bandstand,” a daily live TV dance show out of Philly. They followed that program, and the real-life teens who appeared on the show, with a devotion I could neither fathom nor fake. I just wanted to come home after school, cut up a few oranges and retreat to my room with a book. Reading “Gone With the Wind,” I consumed a small grove. Eventually I made friends and kept friends and got married and had children and then grandchildren. What is a troubling issue in my granddaughters’ lives? Mean girl power plays, cliques and the popularity drama humming beneath the radar of most parents and teachers. Girls are still forming exclusive groups in elementary and junior and senior high school; they are still finding someone to be “it”; they are still causing other girls enormous emotional stress and anxiety. And it is mostly girls. Boys interact in entirely different ways. Of course, there
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are bullies and guys’ cliques, but girls seem to deploy meanness in more creative and devastating ways. I asked a few of my friends if they remember if they were mean girls in school, and every one of us recalled whether we were in the cool, mean group or with the uncool outsiders. And everyone who copped to being mean acknowledged that they knew it was wrong, but they were afraid that if they didn’t join the power clique, they would become a target. Pretty savage equation, isn’t it? Meanness equals survival. In the decades since I survived the black spot, psychologists, educators and parents have studied the relationships among young girls and defined the behaviors and the interactions. But the meanness still exists in the whispers and the pacts to leave someone out and the comments on someone’s unacceptable clothes or habits or affect. There are attempts at discussion groups and sensitization groups and psychological services in the schools, but the toxic comments have leapt to the internet, where it is so much easier to target a classmate, anonymously and persistently.
hen I opened the note and saw the black spot, I knew I was doomed.
“Mean Girls,” the show and the movie, was hilarious, intuitive and sharp in its send-up of the popular girls who reigned supreme at a typical American high school. The production, which was, first of all, entertainment, glossed over the real pain young girls feel as victims of a meangirl power surge. Rosalind Wiseman, author of “Queen Bees and Wannabes,” urges parents to look at their own behavior, how they talk about neighbors or friends and the capacity they model for accepting people into their circle. Other suggestions she offers: Stay engaged with your child. Realize it isn’t only other kids who are the mean girls. Contact the school and calmly convey your concerns. Band together with other parents to discuss the issues. I’m not sure what to say to my own granddaughters. Perhaps remind them to keep talking to the trusted adults in their lives. Perhaps remind them that they are surviving a once-in-a-generation pandemic with courage and grace, and they can survive this, too. Look at me. I got the black spot 64 years ago and I’m still here. I don’t even remember the names of the girls who tried to ruin my sixth-grade life. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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e’re steadily getting there — herd immunity, when a minimum of 60 to 70 percent of Americans will be vaccinated against Covid-19. As of press time this week, about 34 percent of New Yorkers had been fully vaccinated, a number roughly equal to the national percentage. That’s good, but not necessarily great. Here’s why: Officials at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the vaccination rate has slowed in recent weeks, and if the percentage of inoculated Americans continues to drop each week, we may be unable to reach herd immunity by summer’s end. That would be bad. So much of what we held dear during pre-pandemic times — the ability to work and earning a living, visit family members and friends, take in a ball game or concert — hangs in the balance. Mercifully, we have seen a major drop in the number of infections across New York state over the past month. That trend, officials said, is due in large part to widespread vaccination of New Yorkers. It also may partly be a function of the slowing spread of the virus as warmer weather sets in. Officials had predicted that winter would bring the highest levels of infection and death, and it certainly did, peaking on Jan. 8, when the U.S. saw 259,564 new Covid-19 cases. Following that peak, health officials said, we would see a decrease in cases, with summer predicted to bring the lowest levels of infection since the pandemic erupted here in March of last year. Already we have seen the overall infection rate across the state fall below 2 percent, with only the Finger Lakes and western New York seeing rates slightly above that figure. The infection rates in the Capital
LETTERS Vote for Gail Nebor-Gross To the Editor: Please remember, the Glen Cove City School District budget vote is May 18. I also ask that you cast your vote for advocacy, knowledge, transparency, accountability, financial oversight and professionalism for Board of Education trustee. That person is Gail Nebor-Gross. She listens, reads, questions and leads. She has my vote, and I hope she has yours, too! KAREN FERGUSON GC BOE vice president, retired GCTA president, retired GCSD teacher, parent/grandparent
Walk in or schedule an appointment All New York state mass vaccination sites are now open to eligible New Yorkers ages 16 and over for walk-in vaccinations on a first-come, first-served basis. Walk-in appointments are reserved for first doses only, with second doses to be scheduled automatically after administration of the initial shot. All vaccine providers are encouraged to allow walkin appointments for those eligible. People who would prefer to schedule Region and Southern Tier have already fallen below 1 percent, with Long Island not far behind, at 1.4 percent. All of this, of course, is excellent news. But will it lead to vaccine complacency, with unvaccinated New Yorkers falsely believing that the virus is gone for good, leading them to think they don’t need the shot? To be clear, even if we see the positivity rate drop below 1 percent — as it did last summer — the virus will not be gone unless we reach herd immunity. Unless a substantial majority of the state is vaccinated, we will risk the possibility that the virus will lurk among us and return with a vengeance, as it did this past winter. So, we are pleading with those who are on the fence about whether to be vaccinated to get the shot. This is truly a matter of life and death for thousands of your fellow citizens. Beyond that, all of our livelihoods depend on our ability to earn a living in a thriving economy. Our economy will not be fully rid of the current governmental constraints until the virus is at last vanquished.
an appointment at a state-run mass vaccination site can do so on the Am I Eligible app or by calling (833) 6974829. They may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule an appointment where vaccines are available, or visit vaccinefinder.org to find information on vaccine appointments near them. Source: Office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo
State vaccinations by the numbers Total doses administered: 15,643,329 Doses administered over the previous 24 hours: 93,940 Doses administered over the previous seven days: 1,208,303 Percentage of New Yorkers with at least one dose: 46.5 Percentage of New Yorkers with completed vaccine series: 34.9 Statistics as of Sunday, May 2. Source: New York State Department of Health
Each of us will play a small but integral part in defeating the coronavirus. Winning the war will depend on whether average New Yorkers cast aside their lingering doubts and political allegiances and get the shot, which is free and accessible to anyone over age 16.
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t was recently reported that a group of Rockville Centre parents accused a high school social studies teacher of criticizing police during class, and wanted her to be reprimanded. The district superintendent, without referring to the specific incident, wrote to parents, “Lessons and activities that create divisiveness or that marginalize anyone have no place in our schools.” The teacher did not attack police officers or call for police departments to be defunded. To ALAN engage students in a discussion SINGER about police actions after the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, she shared statistics about police killings of Black men. The superintendent is right that no lessons should marginalize a racial, ethnic or religious group, but it had better be OK to “marginalize” neo-Nazis and white nationalism. If the superintendent’s policy were implemented, that would mean eliminating from discussion any controversial issue that might challenge students to think, like women’s reproductive rights, racism in American society, climate change denial or citizenship opportunities for Deferred Action
for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, recipients. It would allow a small group of parents to censor the curriculum, intimidate teachers into silence and cripple students’ education. The irony is that the Rockville Centre teacher was following guidelines outlined in the New York state social studies framework. An essential component of social studies education is teaching students to “respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims and evidence made on all sides of an issue, and resolve contradictions when possible; and determine what additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the task.” The Rev. Dr, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at South Side High School in March 1968. Would he be banned today because his ideas on racism, militarism and poverty would make certain parents uncomfortable? Other cases involving teachers’ rights and responsibilities have recently been in the news. In San Clemente, Calif., a fourth-grade teacher was investigated after she took part in the Jan. 6 protest at the Capitol in Washington. She was temporarily suspended, and then reinstated after an investigation found no evidence that she acted illegally in Washington or
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e can’t eliminate controversial subjects that challenge students to think.
LETTERS Vote for change To the Editor: It’s time for a change on the Board of Education in Glen Cove. Our schools need trustees with new ideas who will work collaboratively to move our district forward. That’s why we’re asking for your support and vote in this important election. We are Maureen Jimene z, Meghan Lavine, Anne Markoulis and Dr. Angela Raimo. We will use our wide range of knowledge and skills to bring professionalism and civility to the board. By way of introducing ourselves: Maureen Jimenez is a speech pathologist and longtime board member of the LI Speech and Hearing Association, and has worked on the Curriculum and Hiring committees for the district. Meghan Lavine is an attorney, a former assistant district attorney and the treasurer on the board of the Glen Cove Child Daycare Center. Anne Markoulis is a former teaching assistant in our schools, working with special-education students, and has been a leader in the
that she brought her political views into the classroom. I think her conspiracytheory politics are crazy, but she has the right to be a teacher. The same principles that protect her also protect the teacher in Rockville Centre. The Oneonta City School District upstate has a somewhat different issue that officials there are trying to sort out. Former students reported that a middle school social studies teacher gave them the finger and screamed obscenities when he drove by residents protesting the police shooting of a young African-American man. This case is difficult, because the teacher was acting, no matter how reprehensibly, as a private citizen. The district is now investigating him to determine whether there is evidence that his political views creep into his teaching, with students reporting that in lessons on the Civil War, he denied slavery played any role. If the accusations about his teaching are substantiated, he is directly contradicting the state framework that reads, “Westward expansion, the industrialization of the North and the increase of slavery in the South contributed to the growth of sectionalism. Constitutional conflicts between advocates of states’ rights and supporters of federal power increased tensions in the nation;
attempts to compromise ultimately failed to keep the nation together, leading to the Civil War.” In a joint statement, the president of the local chapter of the NAACP and a school board vice president said, “We are disheartened to hear of the allegations that an Oneonta City School District teacher drove by the demonstration in Muller Plaza on Sunday, yelling obscenities and flipping off the crowd . . . While people have the right to disagree with the demonstrators, it is important that those who work for the OCSD remember that while they are entitled to their opinions, they represent the district, and their actions reflect on their competency in the classroom.” The teacher is entitled to due process, but it appears he should have been investigated a long time ago. School administrators need to examine his lesson plans and monitor his teaching. If the district finds that racism not only shapes his politics, which is his right, but also affects how he teaches, he should be removed from the classroom, and the state should suspend his teaching certification. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies.
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PTAs for more than 17 years while also serving as co-director of the high school food pantry. Dr. Angela Raimo won almost $10,000 in grants for our district, and has served on the Safety and Schools Reopening committees. Glen Cove schools deserve trustees with the knowhow to turn fresh ideas into results. We are ready to get to work for our young people, taxpayers, and the entire Glen Cove community. Please vote Jimenez, Lavine, Markoulis, and Raimo for Glen Cove Board of Education trustees on May 18. MAUREEN JIMENEZ MEGHAN LAVINE ANNE MARKOULIS DR. ANGELA RAIMO
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