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State grants waiver for L.B.’s top cop the backing of the department’s union, the Police Benevolent Association, according to a poll Ending weeks of uncertainty of PBA members, a person close for Long Beach, the New York to the organization said.

State Civil Service Commission But Walsh received only a voted unanimously Wednesday temporary waiver from the Civil to approve a two-year waiver Service Commission, allowing allowing Ron Walsh, a high- him to serve until Feb. 28. r a n k i n g ve t e r a n Without the twoNassau County year waiver, Walsh police of ficer, to would have been serve as commisable to keep his Nassioner of the city’s sau pension, but Police Department. c o u l d n o t h av e In a brief virtual earned more than hearing in Albany, $35,000 per year from the three-member RoN WAlsH Long Beach. As a commission aphigh-ranking NCPD Police proved the waiver, officer, his salary which will allow Commissioner was in the six figWalsh to retain his ures. pension from NasOn Wednesday, Frank Belsau County and collect a $189,000 leville, a state human resources salary from Long Beach. The specialist who led the commismaximum waiver allowed by sion’s hearing, said that Long civil service law is two years.

Beach officials had testified “We are ecstatic,” City Man- under oath that Walsh was the ager Donna Gayden said in a only qualified candidate, and statement after the hearing, that he should be given the waiv“and will announce a date of his er. swearing-in shortly.”

“We are basing our decision Walsh, 55, chief of the Nassau that he is the lone applicant and County Police Department’s Sup- recommend approval,” Belleville port Division, was named Long said.

Beach’s new commissioner late He added, however, that the last year, replacing Interim Com- commission had received “an missioner Phil Ragona, who had Continued on page 3

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All they need is milk Mia and Mackenzie Shaw are Long Beach Girl Scouts and Daisy Troop members. With the help of their parents, Jamie, owner of Barrier Beach Management, in Lido Beach, and Christina, owner of the Christina Shaw Allstate Insurance Agency, in Wantagh, the girls donated 100 or so boxes of Girl Scout cookies to their school, Lido Elementary, on Feb. 4 for the faculty and staff to enjoy.

Schnirman won’t seek re-election L.B. issues have tainted his tenure as comptroller

By JAmEs BERNstEiN and sCott BRiNtoN jbernstein@liherald.com, sbrinton@liherald.com

For some time now, Jack Schnirman has been mulling whether to bow out of the race for re-election to another fouryear term as Nassau County’s comptroller.

Last week, he made his decision public: The beleaguered former Long Beach city manager, who was elected Nassau County

comptroller in 2017, has decided against running again this year, he announced in a letter to supporters, which was released to the media.

Schnirman did not specify a reason in the letter. “It is with sincere gratitude for this incredible opportunity to serve and excited anticipation for what the future holds that I have decided not to run for reelection this year,” he wrote on Feb. 4.

Since the Herald detailed

overpayments in 2018 that he and other Long Beach employees had received when they left the city’s employ, Schnirman has been hounded by Republicans calling for his resignation and sharp criticism from members of his own party, including the Nassau County district attorney, Madeline Singas, who investigated possible wrongdoing in the case.

Schnirman returned roughly Continued on page 3

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Schnirman bows out of comptroller’s race strikes, with no distractions of the polihalf of his own separation payment — tics sure to heat up as the year rolls on.”

He continued, “I set out four key priormore than $50,000. ities as Nassau County comptroller: openThough there was not enough evidence to charge Schnirman criminally, Singas ing up and modernizing county government by launching the Open Nassau did rebuke his conduct. “The taxpayers of Transparency Portal, conducting smart Long Beach deserved better,” she said.

When he was Long Beach city manag- audits so residents get the bang for their buck they deserve, reforming er from 2012 to 2018, Schnirthe county contracting sysman allowed millions of doltem and getting the public lars in “improper payments” involved to inform our work. for accrued sick and vacation This week we released our days to city employees when three-year progress update, they left their jobs, either to and I’m proud that since 2018, retire or move on, according we have identified or recovto a two-year investigation by ered more than $149.4 million Singas’s office, which confor Nassau County taxpayers. cluded last September.

There is more for us to do There was also an investithis year. The work is never gation by State Comptroller done.”

Jack Schnirman Thomas DiNapoli’s office, Jay Jacobs, chairman of which reached similar concluthe Nassau Democratic Party, sions in 2019.

Last summer, the City of Long Beach said in a statement, “I know Jack Schnirfiled a $2.4 million lawsuit against Schnir- man has been considering [whether to man and Rob Agostisi, the city’s former run again] for a while, and I fully underacting city manager and counsel, alleging stand it.

“I think he has done a great job as fraud, conspiracy and breach of duty.

In his letter last week, Schnirman comptroller and certainly has a record to wrote, “In looking ahead toward Novem- be proud of,” Jacobs continued. “I wish ber, I had to make a choice, and ultimately him well and I look forward to working it was a clear one: I will stay focused on with him again. I don’t think Jack’s politithe work that I enjoy and that our county cal career is at an end — I think he will be needs to meet this moment and leave the back in some capacity, and I look forward politics to others. Our office will continue to that in the future.” to be a source of facts, calling balls and Jacobs did not mention a candidate to

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Jack Schnirman waS Long Beach’s city manager from 2012 to 2018, when, investigators say, he allowed millions of dollars in improper payments to city employees. replace Schnirman. Republicans, who have been highly critical of Schnirman, have not yet named a candidate for comptroller.

State Sen. Anna Kaplan, a Democrat from Great Neck, stood by Schnirman, saying, “Comptroller Schnirman has brought professionalism back to the office and gotten down to the brass tacks of

what a comptroller should be doing, performing important audits and helping our county government to be more open, transparent and efficient through initiatives like the Open Nassau Portal. I thank Jack for his work on behalf of the residents of Nassau County, and wish him well in his next chapter.”

Walsh receives waiver to run L.B. police 28 — whether it would have reopened the anonymous email from a member of the search for a commissioner or pressed for PBA that there are other qualified candi- Walsh to get the top job.

At an earlier hearing, City Council dates.”

President John Bendo had questioned the PBA President Brian Wells said, “The state’s rules. “It sounds odd,” he said. board of the PBA did not send any such At a recent City Council letter to the Civil Service meeting, Gayden suggested Commission against this canthat the city would have to redidate. If any such letter was evaluate its job qualifications sent by any PBA member, it for police commissioner, notwas done without the knowling the job description may edge or consent of the board.” have been “too minimal.”

Wells also offered his con“I want people to undergratulations to Walsh, and stand the waiver is the quessaid, “We are looking forward tion, not the person” who was to a productive working relaselected for the job, she said. tionship with him.”

Walsh was chosen over Belleville said that the perRagona, a 34-year Long Beach ron walsh son who sent the email did police officer who had come not want to be identified pubout of retirement last spring licly. The commission’s decito take over the top spot. He retired again sion, he said, was based on the sworn when it became apparent that Walsh statements of Long Beach officials. would get the job.

Long Beach PBA members expressed Walsh and Ragona appeared before the their support for Ragona in a poll, accord- public last October, with each making the ing to sources in the city, saying they pre- case that he was the best man for the job. ferred the police chief they knew to one Ragona stressed his more than three they did not. They also said they believed decades of experience in Long Beach.

Ragona had done a good job as the city’s Walsh said he had helped run a larger top cop. department, but was also familiar with Since Walsh did not initially receive the city. In a brief statement, Walsh said, the waiver, it was uncertain how the city “I want to extend my thanks to the board, would proceed had he not gotten the com- and I look forward to working with you.” mission’s approval. It was unclear what Walsh, who is a graduate of the Senior steps the city would have taken after Feb. Management Institute for Police in Wash-

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city manager Donna Gayden was “estatic” to learn that Walsh had received a waiver from the state Civil Service Commission, and promised an early swearing-in ceremony. ington, D.C., and the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va., describes himself as “an accomplished lecturer, trainer and educator.”

According to the city, Walsh is a Massapequa resident, but has many family connections in Long Beach, where he

spent most of his formative years and where he continues to spend his summers. Long Beach is also where Walsh began his law enforcement career, serving as an auxiliary police officer and “summer special,” augmenting the policing effort on the boardwalk and beach.

Old kids back on the block Hollywood Health Club returns during pandemic

By Darwin Yanes dyanes@liherald.com

More than 20 years after selling their beloved gym to New York Sports Club, the owners of Hollywood Health Club reopened their doors earlier this year in hopes of regaining the momentum and acclaim they once had in the neighborhood.

Original owner Steve Dimond, who opened the club in 1986, returned with two new partners -- his son Nevin and Paul Martin, a local business owner.

The club, located at 265 E. Park Ave., was renovated and reopened in the midst of the pandemic.

“I always said if New York Sports Club or Hollywood was available, prior to selling to it, and I was at the right age and it was the right time, it would’ve been a dream of mine to run a gym,” Nevin said. “It just so happens now, almost 20 years later, it basically became a reality.”

The gym’s reopening looks much different than it did 20 years ago. With covid regulations in place, all patrons must wear masks and have their temperatures checked upon arrival. The owners have also installed plastic barriers between cardio machines and created six small personalized Smartfit workout rooms that have the Peleton App. They plan on expanding in the upcoming months but said they have had an “incredible” reception thus far.

“I could not be happier with the reception,” Nevin said. “As far as the look of the place and just the entire feel of having Hollywood back.”

The club has eight certified fitness trainers for personalized sessions and four full-time staff members along with four part-time staff members work to keep the spaces clean.

The owners have also partnered with Skudin Swim to provide classes in the swimming pool, which they plan to move to the beach in the summer. They will bring aerobic and spin classes.

They will also open the rooftop to provide outdoor classes during the warmer months. Memberships range from $39.95 to $49.95. ________________

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Owners have installeD plastic dividers between cardio machines.

“Living and owning businesses in Long Beach for over 40 years, Hollywood Health Club is where everything started,” Steve said. “Returning to our roots

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events and activities

community update Ongoing Library Board Meeting The Long Beach Public Library Board of Trustees meets at the library, 111 W. Park Ave., on the third Monday of every month. For more information contact info@longbeachlibrary.org.

Long Beach Soup Kitchen The Long Beach Soup Kitchen, 140 West Pine Street, serves hot meals Monday through Saturday, starting at 11:45 a.m. Guests are served a nutritious, home-cooked meal, which includes soup, salad, fruit cup, hot entree, vegetables, dessert, bread and beverages. Take-home bags are also provided, which include a sandwich, fruit and a sweet.

Thursday, Feb. 11 Current Topics in the Treatment of Heart Disease with Maura A. Calio, RN, MA Sponsored by St. Francis Hospital.

February is American Heart Month and topics to be discussed include TAVR, pacemakers, defibrillators, and atrial fibrillation. Note: This program uses the Go-to-Meeting platform. Join this program from your computer, tablet or smartphone. This program brought to you courtesy of Nassau Library Share The virtual event will take place from 11 a.m. to noon on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Valentine’s Day Picture Frame Craft Join Miss Nicole and Miss Tanya to make a Valentine’s Day themed picture frame. Register through the link to reserve your craft supplies. You must supply your own paint or permanent markers.You can pick up your supplies at the circulation desk starting Saturday, February 6th. The virtual event will take place from 4-4:30 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

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Long Beach salutes Superbowl Splash volunteers More than 20 lifeguards volunteered on Superbowl Sunday to ensure the safety of several swimmers, who wanted to keep the Long Beach Polar Bear Splash tradition alive and dove into the Atlantic Ocean.

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Saturday, Feb. 13

Chair Yoga

Yoga for Health & Peace

This popular virtual Chair Yoga class focuses on a full-body practice from head to toe and will help strengthen your nervous system and reduce stress and stiffness. You’ll learn balance, breathing, and focus like never before.

Beginners are welcome, and this class is open to all. The virtual event will take place from 9-10 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

This advanced beginner Hatha yoga class is designed to strengthen and lengthen your muscles and free your mind. Instructor Stephanie Durso will guide you into each pose and provide alignment cues for holding the pose and breathing deeply.The virtual event will take place from 10-11 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Film Discussion: New Year, New Us

Take & Make Craft: Valentine’s Day Pop-Up Cards

Join Library staff for their Friday Film discussion. This week’s selection is New Year, New Us (Not Rated, 2hr 24min) a romantic drama from 2019 which is available on hoopla with your library card! The virtual event will take place from 1-2 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

For the library’s February craft, they’re making homemade pop-up cards for Valentine’s Day. Stop paying a fortune for store-bought cards and learn to make your own beautiful pop-up cards using paper hearts and flowers. For adults and teens ages 13 and up.

Craft bags are limited. The virtual event will take place from 2-3 p.m. on

Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Monday, Feb. 15 Job Search Workshop: Identifying Your Marketable Skills Join the library staff and discover the marketable job skills that employers are looking for in this career workshop.

Once you learn to identify your skills, you can use these to build a better resume, cover letter, and be better prepared for big interviews. Set yourself up for job hunt success by learning these essential skills and techniques!. The virtual event will take place from 2-3 p.m.. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary. org for more information.

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Ultimate Gaming Hour

Do you have Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? Then join Tanya and Tom for online play in “The Library” arena. Just e-mail your friend code to tsuarezmatos@longbeachlibrary.org. The virtual event will take place from 3-4 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Tuesday, Feb. 16 Lunch & Learn: The Long Island Railroad Join librarian and transportation enthusiast Ron Carroll for a presentation on the Long Island Railroad, including the Long Beach Station: the history of the system, the cars, and how the Railroad has shifted and changed over the years.. The virtual event will take place from 2-2:45p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

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The library is forgiving fees in February.

In observance of Lincoln’s Birthday, City Hall and the Magnolia Center will be closed on Feb. 12.

Library provides self-checkout for patrons.

City Council Meeting on Tuesday, Feb 16 at 7 p.m.

Work on the Long Beach Bridge is set to begin again this week.

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Tickets start selling out at UBS Arena

By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

Nearly 60 percent of club and premium spaces have already been sold out at the new UBS Arena at Belmont Park, which is set to open next fall, UBS officials told the Herald last week, as construction on the 17,000-seat arena continues.

The suites will offer New York Islanders fans private areas to enjoy food and drinks with their friends and families as well as provide them with parking benefits and potential concert tickets, while the Spotlight Club will allow fans to see the players head down the tunnel to the ice, the 1905 Club will provide backstage passes, and the Loft Club will offer Islanders fans views to the bowl from the bar.

The walls of the 56 suites have already been installed, according to Michael Cossentino, senior vice president of tickets and premium experiences for the New York Islanders, adding that they have found seats for all the current Islanders ticket holders and are only a few weeks away from selling out of upper-bowl tickets.

“It’s an exciting time to be an Islanders fan,” said Cossentino, who has been meeting between 50 to 100 people daily to discuss seating opportunities at the new arena. He has been hosting in-person tours for eight fans maximum at a time, all of whom must wear masks, as well as drive-through events at which Islanders

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a rendering of the UBS Club at the new arena. fans can get an up-close look at the construction site and pick up Islanders swag.

“It’s things like that to build that meaningful connection with people,” Cossentino said, noting that there’s a general “sense of pride and excitement” when people get to experience the new arena firsthand. “Generally, the community’s been very supportive.”

In fact, he said, the Islanders have seen an increase in ticket holders from West-

chester and Connecticut because of to Belmont Park’s closer proximity to the two areas than from the Islanders’ former home at Nassau Coliseum. There has been a 45 percent increase in ticket sales to people from Westchester, Cossentino said, and a 28 percent increase in ticket sales to people from Connecticut.

Meanwhile, UBS officials also made their first concert announcement last week, saying The Weeknd, the Canadian

singer-songwriter, will perform at the new arena on April 7, 2022, as part of his After Hours World Tour, which had to be rescheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tickets for the show went on sale on Monday, following The Weeknd’s Super Bowl halftime performance.

For more information about the UBS Arena, and to see the different seating options virtually, visit www.UBSArena. com.

Inside LI to host family business webinar By nicole alcindor nalcindor@liherald.com

Many Long Islanders are g rappling with questions about how they can best start or maintain a business. Many wonder how a family business differs from other businesses and what it takes to bring their businesses to the next level of success.

To help shed light on these and other questions, Herald Inside LI will host a webinar on Tuesday, Feb. 23, “Success in Family Business.” Starting at 10 a.m, the episode will cover the legal and financial steps that may affect multiple generations of a family business.

All are welcome to attend, including members of established family businesses and those who are curious about what starting a business would entail.

The e pisode, which is s p o n s o re d by B a r n e s & Barnes P.C. and Marshall & Stevens, will feature panelists Leo Barnes Jr., a partner

at Barnes & Barnes P.C., and John Agogliati, managing director at Marshall Stevens.

Anyone interested in joining this webinar can register free at LIHerald.com/FamilyBusiness. Upon registering, attendees can submit questions for the panelists, or can ask during the webinar using Zoom’s question-and-answer function. Skye Ostreicher, host of Herald Inside LI, will be happy to ask your questions.

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NASSAu CouNTy REpuBLICAN legislators are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to open a Covid-19 vaccination site at Nassau Coliseum. At left, the Coliseum before the pandemic struck.

Herald file photo by Christina Daly

GOP legislators call for action on vaccines two, at Nassau Community College and the YES Community Counseling Center in Westbury.

Nassau Coliseum would be the The 11 members of the Nassau County Legislature’s Republican majority “ideal” vaccination site because of the last Thursday called on Gov. Andrew size of the building and parking availCuomo to open a Covid-19 vaccination ability, Nicolello said.

“We possess the proper resources in site at Nassau Coliseum. The GOP legislators pitched the idea during a hearing Nassau County to help make this hapthey held to address vaccine rollout in pen and will do everything we can to assist that effort,” he wrote. “On behalf the county.

The meeting coincided with Cuomo’s of Nassau County residents, we urge you to work with us to put announcement that Yankee such a plan into motion as Stadium will be used as a soon as possible.” mass vaccination site to A week earlier, members administer 15,000 vaccines to of the Republican majority Bronx residents. had called on New York City According to Presiding Mayor Bill de Blasio to open Officer Richard Nicolello, vaccination sites within the that’s almost as much as the five boroughs to Nassau resnumber that the county has idents. administered since the rollAppointments to schedout began. ule a vaccine appointment “As you know, Nassau STEvE RhoADS within New York City can County continues to be County legislator be made through the cityamong the highest areas run website, https://vacwith Covid-19 cases in New York state,” Nicolello wrote in a letter cinepod.nyc.gov, or by calling (877) VAXsent to Cuomo and signed by the Repub- 4NYC, but appointments at these sites lican lawmakers. He noted that recent are blocked to many Nassau residents.

When signing up for an appointment, data from the county Department of patients are asked to certify they reside Health shows roughly 10.6 percent of Long Island residents have been vacci- or work in the city; if they live or work nated, compared to New York City’s 12.4 elsewhere, they are turned away.

The state-run (https://covid19vacpercent.

“While the numbers are improving, cine.health.ny.gov/) and county-run you have continually noted that Long (https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/vacIsland’s infection rate remains a great cine) websites for scheduling vaccine cause for concern,” Nicolello said. “This appointments do not have such restricmass vaccination site [would] allow tions. more residents to get tested, lower our The Republican majority, led by Preinfection rate, and allow more business- siding Officer Richard Nicolello, gathes to open and continue to rebuild.” ered in front of the Theodore Roosevelt The state currently runs one mass Executive and Legislative Building in vaccination site at Jones Beach State Mineola.

Park, in Wantagh, and the county runs “Residents across the county are hav-

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ThE NASSAu CouNTy Legislative Majority, led by Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello, called on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to open vaccination sites to Nassau residents. ing difficulty obtaining appointments to get the Covid-19 vaccine,” Nicolello said.

“The fact that the city portal restricts Nassau residents from receiving the vaccine in New York City is unacceptable, especially when both Nassau County and New York state allow New York City residents to be able to freely sign up to get the vaccine at the sites they run.”

“This really is an issue of fundamental fairness,” Legislator Steve Rhoads, of Bellmore, said. “We’ve all received calls from residents who are scared for their own health and the health and safety of their families. There are 850,000 Nassau County residents who are technically eligible to receive the vaccine. . . yet the state is sending Nassau County less than 5,000 doses a

week.”

“We had an understanding that when the vaccines became available, that no matter where they were given, they would be open to anyone who could get an appointment,” Legislator Rose Marie Walker, of Hicksville, said.

“The vaccination rollout in Nassau County has been nothing short of a disaster,” Legislator John Ferretti, of Levittown, said. “We need to stand together and call on New York City Mayor de Blasio to open up vaccine centers for Nassau County residents.”

Questions, comments, and concerns can be submitted by emailing the clerk of the Legislature at LegPublicComment@nassaucountyny.gov. All public comments submitted will be made a part of the official record.

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Everyone gets a say. At camp, children help determine how their day is spent. Their advice is actively sought, and they feel like equal players. Emulating this environment at home allows them to continue to stand up for themselves and feel like a contributing member of the household.

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Become camp-like. Families can set the example by demonstrating a willingness to change something at home in order to sustain some of the changes campers have made.

Bob Ditter, a clinical social worker and psychotherapist, suggests: “Parents have to make a decision. Are they willing to change something in their practice at home in order to sustain some of the changes their kids have made, such as having a job wheel that you put up on the wall outlining chores?”

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These are some of the extra items from camp in the school backpack: Confidence — All through the camp experience, children and youth have tried new activities and been successful; they feel empowered.

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By Andy Pritikin

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or two decades, I’ve been heralding the importance of summer camp to families who have never attended. Years before Covid-19, there existed a world-wide outbreak amongst our youth in technology addiction, social skill deficiency, indoors isolation, and over-parenting.

And now, since March 2020, our kids have been living an increasingly bizarre, unnatural life of screens and quarantines, hybrid schooling (if they’re lucky), and enough fear and disappointment to last them into adulthood.

However, in the midst of the insanity, we learned that summer camp can become a beacon of hope, a lifeline towing them back to their normal selves.

More than 1,000 lucky children and 250 staff attended Liberty Lake Day Camp in summer 2020. While strict safety guidelines and a modified program where necessary, the fundamental essence of camp remained intact: Kids, playing together, mentored by caring staff, and in most cases — outdoors. According to the campers, parents, and staff at camps that ran last summer, it was by far their most meaningful camp experience ever, as well as an impactful life event. And think about it — that was after only four months of screens and quarantines. Imagine what it’s going to be like in 2021? Wowza!

In 2020, 70 percent of camps didn’t open, many due to government restrictions, others by choice. The camps that did open showed great resiliency and creativity in adapting and flourishing within their new parameters, doing it better than most schools. While some families and staff chose to postpone their camp attendance until 2021 — most didn’t want to miss out, even in the midst of a pandemic, despite apprehensions.

What were these people, crazy? Absolutely not. They strongly believed that the benefits outweighed the perceived risk. This June, after two compromised school years and everything that’s gone along with it, our children’s need for the benefits of summer camp will be crucially important.

Real Human Connection Zoom and remote learning have saved us in so many ways. But there’s no substitute for real human connection.

Making and strengthening relationships while being guided by loving people is what camp is all about. The essence of camp is in the friendships we forge, something we are all lacking and craving these days.

Reacquainting Ourselves With Nature While society has been trapped indoors for the past year, most of the world is outdoors, and it is amazingly beautiful, and fills our soul with joy. From picture perfect days, to “liquid sunshine” washouts — it’s real living — the way our ancestors lived for thousands of years, until the advent of central air, video screens, and the internet.

Our bodies yearn for the outdoors, and that’s where most summer camps happen.

Resiliency Our kids are certainly developing it; experiencing disappointments that will make them stronger. Learning to be brave and confronting challenges and fears are also important facets of resiliency.

It’s easier to stay at home and stare at screens — but we want our kids to grow up with the kind of courage and “can-do” attitude that our health care, essential workers, and superhero school teachers have learned and cultivated.

Mental Health While summer camp is widely known for its physical health benefits, according to the CDC, “Children’s mental health during public health emergencies can have both short and long term consequences to their overall health and well-being,” so it’s no surprise that hospital visits

Saying goodbye Prepare your child — and yourself for camp For parents, the most heart-racing, adrenalin pumping moments happen when you let go and watch your child try something on his or her own. The moment the training wheels come off, the first trip down the driveway on the skateboard, the time our children ride the school bus —these are more than just memories, these are critical moments that define growth and change.

For many families, the first time a child goes off to camp is one of the biggest let go, hold your breath, and watch them soar moments in childhood.

In today’s world of high-tech kids and families who have a constant connection to each other, it’s essential to take the time to emotionally prepare for camp. First-time families can ease into the camp experience with a minimum of stress by doing some prep beforehand. related to mental health have risen dramatically for school age children and adolescents.

Kids are resilient and can bounce back quickly. But a year and a half of stress and anxiety is bound to leave a mark. Extroverted kids are suffering, missing the energy of their peers. Introverted kids may seem to enjoy sitting in their homes, away from life’s normal pressures — but they need social interaction just as much.

We had a depressed young camper last summer who hadn’t left his apartment nor gotten fully dressed in months. By his third day of camp, his parents thanked us for “returning his childhood to him.” For many kids, camp is a more important social-emotional antidote than the actual vaccine.

Summer Camps Can Be Successful During A Pandemic Good camps breed creative adaptability, and get things done — we always have. How do you get a group of third-grade boys to listen? What do we do about the incoming storm? The bus is running late, animals got into the supplies, no electricity in the kitchen, kid pooped in the pool…

Camp people don't complain — we figure it out and make it happen.

Camp offers kids the unique opportunity to step back into a simpler time, with no internet connection or mute button needed. A place where a small community can have faith in the human spirit and support from one another without judgment, simply because it’s the right thing to do.

Our kids need to be out of our homes, playing with other kids, and camps have proven that it can be done safely, even under the most challenging circumstances.

Andy Pritikin is the director of Liberty Lake Day Camp, in Mansfield Township, N.J., LibertyLakeDayCamp.com, as well as founding partner of Everwood Day Camp, in Sharon, Mass., past president of the American Camp Association, NY/ NJ, and host of the Day Camp Podcast. n Above photo: Camp experiences, even in our pandemic-altered world, can still strengthen values, build confidence, develop coping mechanisms when adversity strikes, and enable campers to make lifelong friends.

Promises, Promises Under absolutely no circumstances should you promise to pick up your child from camp early if he/she is having a “bad time”. Making this promise will only ensure that a struggling camper will make no effort to turn things around. If you make deals before camp begins it is much easier for the child to count down the number of days you’ve promised they must stay at camp than it is to jump into the routine and put in the emotional energy to see it through.

Overcoming homesickness provides children with wonderful skills. They gain resiliency, confidence and a sense of accomplishment. Children learn that they can’t just snap their fingers and parents will immediately obey their command.It also addresses the issue of commitment. .

Have A “Test” Sleepover A number of first-time campers have never slept away from home. Going to camp shouldn’t be ‘the practice run’! So make arrangements with a family member or friend to have a sleepover without Mom or Dad present. While it might be uncomfortable and unfamiliar the first time out, practice does make perfect.

Stop And Shop Have a fun outing! Take your campers with you to have them choose camp linens, a camp costume, a new pair of flip-flops or sneakers, or a brand new hoodie to keep the mosquitoes at bay.

Having tangible symbols of their adventures to come will help to further invest them in the camp experience.

Discuss Expectations Many parents respond to their children’s fear of camp by reassuring them that there is nothing to worry about or that they’re about to have the most wonderful time of their lives.

While parents and camp staff expect and hope that this is true, it is best to prepare your camper about how they might feel the first few days and nights away from home. They need to know that it is perfectly normal to miss parents, to miss the comfort of home, to miss familiar routines, to find it difficult falling asleep.

Brainstorm strategies that you know work best for your child.

If they expect only smooth pathways, the first bumps in the road will send them stumbling. n Above photo: Ramping up for camp is a process — for families and campers.

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Lawrence Woodmere Academy Summer Day

Lawrence Woodmere Academy Summer Day 336 Woodmere Blvd., 516-374-5559, lwasd. org. Ages: 2 to 15. Fees: Call for rates. Specialties: Full day, half day, Red Cross swim instruction, arts and crafts, drama, dance, tennis, aeroball, sports, sports clinics, all immersion arts camp; Center for Creative Arts Academy, and all immersion sports camp; Champion Sports Academy. Note: Transportation and meals included, extended days: early drop-off and late pickup available (subject to change). Tours Available: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Sundays, March through June 27, call for an appointment.

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Going to school for the first time is one of the most important milestones in a child’s life. The Hewlett East Rockaway Jewish Centre Nursery School prides ourselves in offering the very finest programming while finding creative ways to bring our children back to our building and taking precautions against Covid-19. We offer the very finest programming in a facility designed for young children, emphasizing individual and small group activities.

We focus on giving our children a strong foundation upon which to grow socially, emotionally, academically and spiritually, providing them with the tools necessary to be successful as they climb the educational ladder. Our school approaches Judaism as a heritage and a tradition to be celebrated by all who wish to participate. Our program takes place in our state of the art facility, including a Parenting Center, two outdoor playgrounds, a new outdoor classroom, indoor gym, and a brand new state of the art science facility. We are proud to offer Toddler Time, for children and their caretakers, and programs for children ages two through pre-kindergarten.

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Carefree Racquet Club

Where can find a junior summer tennis camp highlighting the excitement of competition, high instructured and plenty of all-around playtime? At Carefree Racquet Club, complete with seven airconditioned indoor tennis courts, 2 half-court basketball court, a cozy lounge and snack area... that’s where! At Carefree’s summer camp, we encourage the social aspect of loving the game just for the fun of it. We stress the positive approach to competition which gives our juniors perspective on and off the court. Comprised of knowledgeable and the staff is and Tennis Professionals. We will be waiting!

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Middle schoolers face special academic hurdles

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emember the days when your son or daughter rushed in from school, gave you a big hug and gleefully sought praise for a top grade on an assignment or test? That may seem like ancient history if your child is now in middle school. More likely you’ve noticed your child shying away from physical affection, experiencing odd and dramatic mood swings, and becoming a lot more interested in popularity and peer pressure than pleasing you.

If so, you’re not alone. From the blogs on popular parenting sites, to the pages of parenting magazines to school and community forums, scores of parents of children going through the “tween” years will tell you they’re going through troubled times as well.

Children who are grappling with social and emotional pressures are often distracted in the classroom and too preoccupied to give homework the attention it deserves. This is particularly troublesome given the increasing demands of middle school learning. In mathematics, lessons in basic computation are giving way to complex problem-solving. In reading, lessons focus more on comprehension, and require students to articulate what they have learned in oral and written form.

Subjects ranging from science to history to the social studies likewise require more critical thinking. And progress in all of these subjects becomes especially vital for building a foundation for increasingly challenging work in high school and beyond.

So while in many ways school may be getting “harder” — or at least more complex — your child’s equally complex behavioral changes can make learning a volatile proposition at best.

So what should parents do? Expect some changes and know what to look for. Talk with your child’s guidance counselor to find out more about other pressures that may be arising in the school environment, and school-based solu-

tions that may be under way. Take a close look at your child’s academic progress during the past year. Is he or she maintaining good grades and solid study habits? If not, is it because of social/emotional issues or because of specific learning skills?

If your son or daughter is struggling, you need to take prompt action to shore up these deficiencies. Your child’s teachers and guidance counselors should have a list of school or community-based options for supplemental instruction.

Think about potential mentors for your child. While your son or daughter may suddenly be no fan of overt parental

control, he or she may still value advice from other adults or responsible older youth.

Ideally, this should be someone your child can talk to about emotional issues and someone who can reinforce your views about keeping on track academically regardless of the difficulties of this age. It’s an added bonus if this individual has the time and ability to help with homework or special assignments that can help build skills and knowledge.

Find a productive, smart extracurricular activity. If your son or daughter is struggling academically, it may sound counterintuitive to look for another activity to fill the day.

And yet the right activity could actually help your child become more academically motivated and self-assured. If your son is anxious about being too small to play football but loves to read, start your own at-home book club with rewards every time a book is completed.

If your daughter’s having trouble fitting in with the popular kids but designed her first Web page when she was 10, look for a technology club or other accelerated learning opportunity that can help her hone these skills and meet girls with similar abilities and remind her that there really is life after the 8th grade. While most children struggle with some subjects, most have a natural aptitude for at least one.

Activities like these can keep your child build a sense of self worth and smooth the way past the inevitable disappointments of this challenging period in his or her life.

In the meantime, take some deep breaths and try not to worry. With consistent assurance that your child is loved and ever-vigilant monitoring of the academic bottom line, you can both survive the “terrible tweens” older and wiser for the experience of getting through it together. n Above photo: The right after-school activity can help your child become more academically motivated and self-assured.

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Attention parents and students:

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s the school year passes the halfway point, some kids may get distracted from their studies. If you and your kids want to re-focus on school success, here are some suggestions for kick-starting learning: Commit to learning. With your children, come up with one or two major goals that you want to accomplish for the remainder of this school year. Raising that algebra grade? Getting homework done on time and turning it in the next day? Organizing a study area at home? Using a planner regularly and efficiently? Agree on some ageappropriate rewards and consequences.

Commit to a family-centered goal that education is important to all of you, and work together to support, encourage and help each other.

Set up helpful routines. Give your kids the consistency of fairly regular routines (weekends and holidays can be breaks).

Bedtime, wake-up, study, homework, play, family time — kids rely on these routines, and the structure helps them to feel safe, know what's expected of them and be successful.

Help them organize. Organized kids do better in school than haphazard kids. Help them to set up their planners (written or electronic), to keep their notebooks and backpacks neat and orderly, to break up large assignments into smaller ones so they

they're getting enough sleep, insisting on their good eating habits, making sure they're involved in regular and aerobic exercise, and sticking to the goals and routines you've established.

Be a good role model. Kids learn from their parents. If they see that you're organized, focused on what's important to you and your family, staying healthy and being true to your values, they'll pick up some pretty important life lessons.

Don't give up. Let your kids know that you're serious about these goals and that their school success is as critical to you as it is to them.

Get help early if it's needed. When your kids show that they're having trouble despite your best efforts, get help early. Ask a teacher or guidance counselor for help.

Get a tutor. Find a "study buddy" for your kid. Just get help before the little problem grows into a big one.

Ask other parents. You're not the only one trying to keep your kids on track. Learn from parents who've been through this, teachers who've guided hundreds of kids and others whose opinions you respect. No one has all the answers, but all of us have a lot of ideas. n don't seem overwhelming, to maintain a work space at home that's actually workable and not a disaster area, and to stick to the goals you've set together.

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18 Long Beach Resident Jamie Abruzzo, left, and her fiancé, Vincent Gesuele, held their new best friend, Meadow, who was rescued from China’s illegal dog meat trade.

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On Jan. 29, 50 dogs completed an 8,000-mile journey from China to Cell Lot B at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

A cool, dark-haired man named Jeff Beri walked among the pallets of netcovered crates as they were unloaded onto the frigid tarmac. Each crate contained a dog. At Beri’s direction, volun-

teers clipped apart the zip ties and netting that kept the animals safe during their stay in the plane’s cargo hold.

Adoptive owners then came to take their new pets — for whom they had waited for as long as a year for — to their fur-ever home.

The moment represented a triumph for Beri and No Dogs Left Behind, the rescue organization he founded in 2016 (see box). Beri and his staff have one mission: to rescue dogs from China’s massive, illegal dog meat trade and match them with loving families.

Jamie Abruzzo, of Long Beach, adopted one of the Jan. 29 arrivals, a golden retriever puppy named Meadow who was rescued when she was only a few weeks old. Abruzzo and her fiancé, Vincent Gesuele, began volunteering for the organization after their wedding was delayed last May due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“It was the perfect time to put our energies toward something else,” Abruzzo said.

Beri partners with Chinese officials and organizations to shut down slaughterhouses and transport the dogs to rehabilitative sanctuaries. When the pandemic delayed an arrival from one of the sanctuaries, transport costs ballooned, so Abruzzo and Gesuele organiz ed fundraisers through social media. At South Side Middle School in Rockville Centre, where Abruzzo teaches, students and staff got involved in making dog toys, treats and donations to support the cause.

After an extensive application and approval process, the couple examined photos of dogs on the organization’s website and chose Meadow. Although the pup’s journey of rehabilitation and transport took 14 months, “She is settling in great,” Abruzzo said. “We’ll definitely continue to volunteer. It’s been so rewarding.”

With help from hundreds of activists in China and the U.S., Jeff Beri, the founder of No Dogs Left Behind, rescues dogs from slaughterhouses, dog meat trucks, wet markets, the Yulin Meat Festival and illegal dog traffickers, and transports them to safe havens where they receive medical care, nutritional support and rehabilitation on an ongoing basis.

Over emails, phone calls and even video chats, the companion animals are matched with loving forever families in North America.

Those interested in adopting one of the dogs or supporting the cause should visit www.nodogsleftbehind.com.

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Long Beach now has its own PHountain.

Not a drinking fountain in a park, but a brand new health and wellness store at 6 West Park Avenue that is unlike anything else in a city known for its hot restaurants, trendy bars and surf shops.

PHountain is a creation of Glenn Taylor, who a decade ago became concerned with health and wellness after a 28-yearold family member died of cancer. All four not his grandparents also died, different types of died of cancer.

Different parts of Long Island, Bethpage and Hicksville to name two, that were near the old Grumman Navy aircraft manufacturing plant for decades, are struggling to purify their water after dangerous chemicals were found to have polluted the underground supply.

Taylor, who has dabbled in real estate and worked for the Long Island Railroad, began thinking about one of life’s prime substances – water, and how it could be improved.

He developed Green Phactor, a powder added to water that helps in alkalizing the body, supporting the immune system and increasing energy, Taylor said He wound up with 5,000 bottles of the powder in the den of his Bay Shore home, thinking of selling it on line. But his wife,

Rose, a surgical assistant at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, had something to say about that.

“She said, ‘Hey big shot! What are you going to do with these things.’”

Taylor soon found a small space in West Islip and opened his first PHountain store.

The store in Long Beach, once a small Mexican restaurant, is his 11th, but four are franchised out.

“This is a health and wellness energy store,” said Danielle Berman, the sales consultant at the Long Beach store, which had a soft opening in December and had Grand Opening on Feb. 6.

The small store is loaded with health products.

The prime one is PHountain’s Whole House Water Filtration System, which looks like a giant fire extinguisher. The device, Taylor said, Reduces/removes 278 plus known contaminants.

The store also sells infrared saunas, air filtration, vibration therapy machines, Brain Taps to reduce stress, , and it offers vitamin iV therapy that helps boost the immune system through the distribution of vitamins through the body. But the therapy must be administered by someone employed by the company.

“There is nobody on the planet who does what we do,” Taylor said. “It’s all about wellness.”

Kaminsky sponsors bill to award loan forgiveness Under Kaminsky’s bill, physicians, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky introduced legislation to help health care nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians workers and volunteer first responders assistants, emergency medical techniwho served on the front lines during cians, paramedics and volunteer firethe Covid-19 pandemic repay their stu- fighters who served in response to the Covid-19 pandemic would be dent loan debt. If passed eligible for the student loan into law, Kaminsky’s bill g rant pro g ram, which (S.3320) would establish a would be administered by grant program and disburse the New York State Departawards of up to $100,000 for ment of Health, in collaboeligible Covid heroes to ration with the State Educarepay student loans and tion Department and the other educational expenses.

State’s Higher Education Assemblyman Fred Thiele Services Corporation. is sponsoring the measure “I am in full support of in the State Assembly.

Sen. Kaminsky introducing “The least we can do for legislation helping health our doctors, nurses, EMTs todd Kaminsky care workers and volunteer and volunteer firefighters first responders that worked who risked their lives on the front lines during this pandemic is to on the front lines during the Covid-19 help defray the costs of their educa- pandemic,” Long Beach Fire Chief tion,” Kaminsky said. “My bill will pro- Richard DiGiacomo said. “This bill vide grants for our health care heroes would help front line workers who have and volunteer first responders to help been giving back to their community them repay their student loans — a fit- while struggling to pay for an educating gesture of gratitude for those who tional tuition.” have saved countless lives across our communities and state as a whole dur- Courtesy State Sen. Todd Kaminsky; Compiled by Darwin Yanes ing this COVID crisis.”

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Danielle Berman, sales consultant at PHountain, demonstrated how a cup of water is made healthier using the company’s products, that remove contaminants.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Public Notice is hereby given that separate sealed bids for 2020-2021 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REBID project will be received until 11:00 AM prevailing time on MARCH 4, 2021 at the Administrative Offices at the LONG BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, located at 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, NY 11561 at which time they will be received, opened, read aloud and will be made available to the public by remote audio conference.

Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/928650 54037?pwd=TW82SkhZR Wh1UHJFZS93cWVGWmh qZz09 Meeting ID: 928 6505 4037 Passcode: 98WMiP REBID The work shall be as follows: CONTRACT #3- BOILER REPLACEMENT CONTRACT #4E L E C T R I C A L RECONSTRUCTION SED#28-03-00-01-0-001042LIDO MIDDLE SCHOOL Complete digital sets of the Contract documents may be obtained online (with a free user account) as a download for a nonrefundable fee of Forty Nine Dollars ($49.00) at the following w e b s i t e www.jagplanroom.com under ‘public projects’ beginning on FEBRUARY 11, 2021 Optionally, in lieu of digital copies, hard copies may be obtained directly from Island Digital Reprographics 200 Broadhollow Road Suite One Farmingdale New York 11735 (631-753-3000) upon a deposit of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars for each complete set. Checks for deposits shall be made payable to the LONG BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at the above referenced websites. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Plan holders who have obtained hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued.

There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. The bid deposit shall be refunded to each Bidder only if the plans and specifications are returned, in good condition, with no handwritten notations thereon within (30) calendar days after the bid opening date. All deposits shall be forfeited to the School District after the (30) days have elapsed.

ANY PERSON OR CORPORATION WHO FAILS TO SUBMIT A BID SHALL FORFEIT THEIR HARD COPY PLAN DEPOSIT IN ITS ENTIRETY. Each Bidder must deposit, with their sealed bid, security in an amount not less than 10% of the base bid and all Alternate Bids in the proper form subject to the conditions set forth in the Instructions to Bidders (Page 3).

Attention of the Bidders is specifically directed to the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract, as well as to other provisions set forth in the bidding documents.

Bidder will also be required to show, to the satisfaction of the LONG BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS that they are carrying

Workers’ Compensation Insurance as required by law and all other Insurance in amounts not less than that specified under the General Conditions.

Performance Bonds and Labor/Material Bonds, as called for in the General Conditions are a requirement of each contract.

The LONG BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted, to waive any informality or irregularity in any bid, and/ or to accept any bid in whole or in part and/ or to award or not award the contract, if in the opinion of the LONG BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS the best interest of the SCHOOL DISTRICT will thereby be served. This invitation is an offer to receive bids for a contract. The successful Bidder will be required to execute a formal contract in the form contained in the Contract Documents.

All bids received after the time stated in the Notice to Bidders will not be considered and will be returned unopened to the bidder.

The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail or in the handling of the mail by employees of the SCHOOL DISTRICT. Whether sent by mail or by means of personal delivery, the bidder assumes responsibility for having its bid deposited on time at the place specified.

Each Bidder shall agree to hold their bid price for (45) days after the formal bid opening.

Per Article 8, Section 220 of the New York State Labor Law, every contractor and subcontractor shall submit to the SCHOOL DISTRICT within (30) days after issuance of its first payroll, and every (30) days thereafter, a transcript of the original payroll record, as

provided by this article, subscribed and affirmed as true under penalties of perjury.

The SCHOOL DISTRICT shall be required to receive and maintain such payroll records.

The original payrolls or transcripts shall be preserved for (5) years from the completion of the work on the project.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting uncertainty with regard to (a) when the Owner’s schools will be in session during 2021, (b) what restrictions, if any, will be applicable to construction activities in the Owner’s facilities due to State, Federal or Local orders, laws, regulations or rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic (including but not limited to social distancing, cleaning and disinfection requirements) and (c) the duration of any restrictions imposed on construction activities, the Owner may modify the construction schedule set forth in the Contract/Bid Documents. .

By submitting a bid, the Bidder acknowledges and agrees that there shall be no additional compensation paid for schedule modifications caused directly or indirectly by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bidder further acknowledges and agrees that the sole remedy for any schedule modifications or delays caused directly or indirectly by the COVID-19 pandemic shall be an extension of time, if warranted.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Announcements A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION in Lawrence is seeking sealed bids for sales and installation of security related enhancements. The project includes: replacing entryway and internal doors with impact resistant security doors, access control, video surveillance with DVR integration, cameras and monitors, inspect internal security components, and follow up safety protocol with members as well as security and safety training for organization members to increase awareness and preparedness in response to a threat or attack. Selection criteria will be based on knowledge of surveillance and security, adherence to projected work schedule, prior experience, references, and cost. Specifications and bid requirements can be obtained by contacting us at BMHRFP@gmail.com All interested firms will be required to sign for the proposal documents and provide primary contact, telephone, fax, and email address. Bids will be accepted until April 30th 2021 and work is to commence by June 1st 2021 and completed by December 31st 2021.

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Q. Why do bricks fall off a wall? I live in a brick house, and was concerned when I saw in the news recently that a whole side of condos in Suffolk County just collapsed on cars. The report said it was under investigation, but we rarely hear the answer to what they found. What could cause that, and is there anything I can do with my brick house?

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Finished basement. Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. Skylight. Taxes: $8,605 Bellmore $654,500 Legion Street. Splanch. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Updated eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances and high hats. Elegant entry foyer. Living room with skylight. Formal dining room. Den/family room.

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A. The expression that something or someone is “built like a brick house” obviously didn’t apply in this case. You never think of brick as a weak or precarious material applied to buildings, but because brick is not structural, but rather cosmetic, attached to the rest of the face of a building with thin strips of metal from behind, if not done onte eeper correctly, the result can be just like what you saw in that news story.

Unfortunately, there’s little you can do about your wall’s hidden conditions unless you open them. Sadly, there are many workers who have never had formal training in the proper application of construction materials. I noted over the years, as a volunteer mentor in several high schools, that school curriculums reduced or eliminated classes in industrial arts, automotive repair and construction technology and replaced them with computer technology and preparation for a college education.

I realize this is a general statement that educators could debate and grade me on, but the simple fact is that because little or no training qualifications are required to get a contractor’s license and no formal construction education is required, poor workmanship and bad decisions, with no basis in engineering or science, are a daily occurrence, especially in residential construction. Not that everyone does a poor job, but quality control is based on pride and vigilance, not on uniformity, like you find with other skilled professions, where oversight and responsibility is strict and rampant, as in the medical field.

Anybody can argue anything, but public safety should be everyone’s job, and that wall was either missing the wall ties, they were spaced too far apart, they weren’t the right kind, the wall had no spacing behind to allow trapped water to flow out, or the backup material wasn’t correctly waterproofed and thus deteriorated. It’s important that even a brick wall is handled correctly from start to finish. We hear people protesting daily for freedom from regulation, but isn’t it your right not to be subjected to a brick wall collapse that was avoidable?

I speak with building and homeowners daily, and find that most, if not all, have a reasonable expectation that the work they’re paying for will be, as they often say, “perfect” or something close.

When that level of expectation isn’t met, the customer is generally upset. Since the industry places responsibility on the wrong people, such as inspectors, engineers and architects instead of the last person to touch the construction, the problem is perpetual. Good luck!

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t happened as, I assume, many of these things do: It was a busy day, I was working at home, and the cellphone rang. Dozens of calls were coming in, and I assumed it was a colleague.

Instead, a man intoned loudly, “This is a Google Help Center. Your computer has been hacked.

Your bank account and other financial records are in serious jeopardy.”

I should have quickly hung up, but I was mired in work, thinking about all the JAMES things I need to about in a BERNSTEIN think workday, and I hung on. Soon, a woman with a soothing voice got on the phone, telling me all would be well and that the help center would work this out with me.

Within minutes, I was sent a screen shot. It showed a long list of phone numbers. Some of them were from area codes I recognized in the U.S. Others were not.

The woman told me that Chinese and Russian hackers had gotten into my computer system and had “made

many attempts” to get into my bank account. She said they had not yet succeeded, but were extremely persistent and would eventually find their way in.

Time to hang up? Of course. Most of my body and soul didn’t believe her, but to be perfectly candid, a tiny part wasn’t entirely sure. What if it was Google?

The man returned to the phone. He asked if I lived near a Walmart or a CVS. He said I would need to go to either and purchase an Apple card. I said, “Wait! You said you’re Google. Why are you telling me to go buy an Apple card?”

He fumbled a moment before saying the Apple card was “standard” for doing business. He asked if I had a cellphone, and told me to keep it on as I drove to the store and to keep it on once I was in the store.

But I think he knew he had failed.

Still, he asked me to put $400 to $1,000 on the Apple card and to call him once I did. He said the card had a code that I would need to read to him.

That was it.

I told him I had no intention of going to any store and that I would report the call to my bank and any

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authority I could think of. He maintained his poise. He said he would call me back in a few hours to see if I had changed my mind, and wanted to keep the hackers away from my bank account.

He never called.

I bring all of this up because this is a serious problem, and it’s getting worse. Recently, a close friend was hacked, and important work data from his files was destroyed. I read recently about an elderly grandmother who lived by herself who was hacked. She was told to go outside on a chilly evening and put $400 on a card and give the caller the numbers. She was saved at the last minute by a friend.

Many people I know think it can’t happen to them. But it can. Consider this FBI statistic: The agency’s Internet Crime Complaint Center said the total losses reported to it by scam victims increased to $3.5 billion in 2019 from $1.4 billion in 2017.

Many local, state and federal agencies employ cyber experts who try to track down hackers. But the real issue is that it’s up to each and every one of us to be guardians of our own digital

told the man I would report his call to my bank and any authority I could think of.

information.

There are the simple steps to take.

Outfit your computer with software that provides protection against hackers. Don’t answer calls from numbers you don’t recognize. Hang up on anyone who asks for money over the phone. Don’t play any of the quizzes or games on Facebook. Many are just ways to get your email or other information.

But there’s another way. It comes from Orthodox Jewish tradition to observe shabbos, or the Sabbath. The custom includes detaching yourself from all electronic devices — cellphones, computers, TVs and radios — from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday. Instead, shabbos observers spend time with friends and family, think about ways they might become better people, read books and study.

I’m not such an observer, but given the 24-hour, round-the-clock chatter and noise that makes up our lives, I can’t help thinking about giving up the electronic gadgets one day a week and just listening to the voices of family members and friends. That’s really the only kind of noise I now long to hear.

James Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this column? JBerstein@liherald.com.

Vaccine for teachers would give us a shot in the arm

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e need to let teachers play through the vaccine line.

Single parents should be prioritized as well. We have so many people who desperately need the Covid-19 vaccination that deciding who goes first is agonizing.

Those decisions need to be revisited as time goes by.

The rollout has been disorganized and flawed.

We all know people who jumped the line, who used money or connections to get a vaccination for themselves or family.

RANDI Let’s just agree KREISS that will happen in any bureaucratic enterprise.

Let’s also agree it made good sense to inoculate the over65 group first, along with health care workers and other first responders.

Note the past tense.

It made sense, but I changed my mind about the over-65 folks, my group.

We can wait another month or so, until teachers and all school personnel are vaccinated, so that kids can get back to

school. We shouldn’t have to ponder this devilish choice, but we do.

There isn’t enough vaccine, and the delivery systems are complex. People in every category are struggling to get their first doses. Teachers don’t want to go back into the classroom without protection, and that makes sense. According to Education Week, “Exactly where educators as a group fall within phased vaccination plans — and the speed with which those phases are happening — varies greatly from state to state.”

I observe the lives of my own grandkids, 11 to 18, in different schools in different states, and I know that despite the well-intentioned efforts to get them schooled while keeping them safe, they will be the group that suffers most from this prolonged isolation and lack of stimulation.

They’re not learning as they should, and that’s their primary job in their young lives. They’re not socializing, and that is critical to their development into well-adjusted adults.

The children are our future teachers and health care workers and public

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officials and diplomats and astronauts.

My grandkids are caught in the usual cycle of hybrid school, some days in the building, most days at home on Zoom.

It’s the best we can do with this model, but it’s sucking the life out of these kids. Sitting in front of screens all day is numbing. Going to school twice a week and sitting in enclosed plastic cubicles evokes thoughts of a dystopian world, barren emotionally and intellectually.

To get the kids back in real school, we have to make it safe for the teachers, instructors and our school coaches and administrators and support staff.

I didn’t think so last March. But the ground under our feet has shifted since then, as cases of Covid-19 exploded exponentially. Getting educators inoculated as soon as possible is imperative, and doable. Let’s put a hold on vaccinating the oldsters and let the teachers step ahead so they can go back to the classroom and kids can come out of isolation.

The other group that must be given priority is single parents. I know people in their 30s, 40s and 50s who have

hey need to get back to the classroom so our kids can come out of isolation.

children out of school, who are working from home as best they can and who are flying through this storm without a safety net of any kind. Minding the children and working and running a household and troubleshooting the unexpected, like kids’ illnesses or home repairs or car breakdowns, are pushing single parents beyond what should be expected of anyone. Mostly, they are terrified of getting sick and dying, leaving their kids alone in the world.

We can state the obvious: The vaccine rollout has been chaotic, but complaining doesn’t change our lives.

Now, one year into it, let’s pause shots for those 65 and older. Let’s protect teachers and get kids into classrooms. We need to inoculate single parents, and of course keep vaccinating our front-line medical and emergency workers. Then, hoping that pause isn’t too long or costly, we can get back to the older folks.

No one has a blueprint for getting through the pandemic of 2020-21. We need to keep tweaking the plans to meet the facts on the ground, which change every day.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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assau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman announced last week that he would not run for re-election — a wise move, given the tenuous nature of any candidacy he might have tried to mount and the lack of support from his own party that he likely would have encountered.

The Long Beach Democrat was once a rising star who ran for county executive only to bow out in favor of the current executive, Laura Curran. Schnirman, the Long Beach city manager from 2012 to 2018, lost his shine in 2018, when it was revealed that he had taken more than $50,000 in a separation payment that he shouldn’t have when he left the city’s employ, and that he had allowed millions of dollars in such improper payments during his tenure, according to a twoyear investigation by the Nassau district attorney’s office, which concluded last September.

Separation payments, granted for unused sick and vacation days, are common practice among local municipalities, but there are limits to them. Schnirman and many other Long Beach officials exceeded those limits — big time.

A Schnirman candidacy for re-election as comptroller would have threatened to drag down Curran, a Baldwin Democrat who is up for re-election herself this year, and who, because of her brave stance on property-tax reassessment, will likely face a tough battle to keep her job. There can be no hint of impropriety this year, and a Schnirman candidacy would have reeked of it.

But Schnirman wasn’t alone in what is clearly a longstanding pattern of improper payments. The practice in Long Beach, a Democratic stronghold, dates back to at least the 1990s, when the state comptroller audited the city, found payments that violated its charter and then did nothing — so the practice carried on for years, passed down from one generation of city officials to the next.

How, we wonder, could this have been allowed to carry on for so long? And, for that matter, is Long Beach the only city where officials have been taking such improper separation payments? All of this is scandalous — but, far worse, it has cost Long Beach taxpayers dearly over the years.

Current State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli was not in the post 25 years ago, when the practice first surfaced. The question is, what will he do now to ensure that it doesn’ t happen again — and isn’t happening in municipalities elsewhere in the state? DiNapoli investigated the Long Beach scandal and issued a scathing report in 2019. That was an excellent starting point, but more needs to be done.

We call on DiNapoli to provide greater oversight and follow-up in Long Beach to ensure that there’s no repeat of such a sorry episode, and to examine separation-payment practices across New York, if he isn’t already doing so. Are local governments following the rules?

At the same time, we call on state lawmakers to look into potential legislation to require such oversight. State Sen. Todd

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letters On the meaning of ‘originalism’ To the Editor: Re Robert Scott’s column “What happened to civic responsibility?” (Jan. 28-Feb. 3): Here’s what Supreme Court Justice Amy Comey Barrett actually said at her confirmation when asked to explain originalism in interpreting the Constitution: “I interpret the Constitution as a law and I interpret its text as text, and I understand it to have the meaning that it had at the time people ratified it. So, that meaning doesn’t change over time, and it’s not up to me to update it or infuse my own policy views into it.”

Despite Scott’s assertions to the contrary, this can only mean that the justice accepts all of the Constitution, including the amendment process. When Scott’s longtime Navy friend asked him which Constitution he believed in, Scott should have asked what he meant, as almost all of us know of only one Constitution, including its Amendments and the words in it that define the process by which those Amendments came to be. For Scott to brainstorm his friend’s mysterious multiple Constitutions into the proposition that Barrett believes in half a Constitu-

Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who made his political career fighting corruption as a U.S. attorney, is a logical choice to lead such an effort.

We must offer high praise to Long Beach City Council President John Bendo. In 2018, he bucked the city’s entrenched political culture and, as a councilman, spoke out about the separation payments. He was joined by then Councilwoman Anissa Moore.

Finally, we must note our own role in all of this. In the spring of 2018, the Herald began its own investigation into the separation payments, exposing them in an April 25 report, “Questions swirl over Long Beach payouts to non-union employees,” by then Long Beach Editor Anthony Rifilato. That led to a series of investigative stories over the subsequent months and years. Newsday also reported extensively on the scandal.

That is to say, the press did its job.

Even when faced with the threat of a lawsuit by one city official caught up in the mess, who was vainly attempting to stop the Herald from reporting this story ahead of the June 2019 City Council primary, we did not back down. Nor would we if faced with a similar situation in the future.

It’s been painful in recent years to hear the press labeled “the enemy of the people.” We know who we are, however. We take only one side — that of the truth. In this case, the truth prevailed, thanks to a handful of elected officials with integrity and the power of the press to expose government malfeasance.

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he new year is off to a promising start in the effort to eliminate housing discrimination, with significant actions taken by the federal and state governments. Those actions, and related ones that are brewing, represent significant new momentum and underscore the vital role that local governments on Long Island need to play in this evolving effort.

On Jan. 26, President Biden issued an executive order on housing discrimination that has two fundamental compoeLaine nents: First, it recognizes the extenGross sive role of federal, state and local governments in advancing housing discrimination historically; and second, it initiates the undoing of two major Trump administration policies that undercut fair housing. Those two initiatives would maintain housing segregation by, first, blocking implementation of the statutory obligation to “affirmatively further fair housing” and, second, nullifying the Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects standard, under which the impact of a policy is just as relevant as the motivation. Without that standard, also called “disparate impact,” a well-established legal avenue to prosecute housing discrimination would be

invalidated.

Biden deserves credit for this important early action, putting the force of the federal government behind opposing housing discrimination rather than advancing it. The federal government’s commitment to fair housing, however, should be clarified by Congress and not left to the policies of any particular president.

There have also been two significant state actions.

First, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a targeted package of reforms aimed at increasing homeownership rates in communities that have been adversely impacted by redlining, the government-sanctioned housing discrimination that long prevented home loans in communities of color. The package will enable low- and moderate-income borrowers — particularly households of color — to own homes and put historically underserved communities on track to close the racial wealth gap.

Cuomo’s proposed reforms will help revitalize segregated communities, but explicit incentives are still needed to help Blacks own homes in communities of their choice, including white communities. Such incentives could include subsidies for access to those communities.

Second, three State Senate committees jointly released a 97-page investigative report on housing discrimination on Long Island. Sen. Kevin Thomas, a Demo-

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by Governor Cuomo would be a step in the right direction.

LeTTers tion is ludicrous.

Clearly, Barrett endorsed the amendment process in the original Constitution as the proper way to effect policy change.

Rather than wring his hands, perhaps Scott can write another column telling us what, during his tenure as president of Adelphi University, he did to close the civic responsibility gap he bemoans in the students he had four years to bring up to speed, and how that differs from what other universities do.

DENNIS J. DUFFY Lynbrook

How long will Kreiss rant about Trump?

To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Post-inauguration: So how are we doing?” (Jan. 28-Feb. 3): Kreiss wonders “what the news outlets will rant about now” after President Trump. Nevertheless, she continues to kvetch about Trump, proving that old habits die hard. Although evolving news events ensnare and threaten the objects of her affection on the left, she chooses

crat from Levittown, is chair of one of those committees, the Consumer Protection Committee.

The report, which responds to testimony that I and others presented at committees hearings, calls for key reforms, including the creation of a New York State Fair Housing Strategy; more proactive enforcement of fair housing laws, including via testing; enhanced training for real estate licensing and renewal, as well as other brokerage industry changes; increased penalties for violators of fair housing laws; and policies to ensure that government at all levels is part of the solution by taking concrete steps to address discrimination and segregation.

The State Senate will soon advance fair housing legislation that would carry out the report’s recommendations.

These are major steps forward, and the officials involved deserve credit for advancing them. Other initiatives are brewing as well. For instance, a broad coalition of housing advocates, including ERASE Racism, is backing a bill just introduced in the State Legislature to legalize accessory-dwelling units. These are smaller homes on the same lot as a primary residence, including the familiar basement apartments and garage conversions. With the explicit Fair Housing provisions in this legislation, affordable and flexible housing options in all Long Island

not to focus on these realities, but rather to lick her chops over what she blindly sees as a change for the better.

In a column last July devoted to the dangers that the coronavirus posed to the elderly in nursing homes, Kreiss carefully chose not to mention Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order that Covid-19 patients be returned to nursing homes, although it had been well established by then that the elderly were most vulnerable to the disease. Thousands may have died as a result of Cuomo’s order, yet she made not a single reference to it in an article that begged for such reference.

That story never faded away, having now re-emerged with new vigor. State Attorney General Letitia James alleges that the deaths due to Cuomo’s inane decision were under-reported by some 50 percent. The elderly who acquired the infection in nursing homes, and who had been transported to hospitals for treatment and died there, were not included in nursing home death statistics. Creative accounting?

Cuomo made absurd excuses for the nursing home deaths, including blaming Trump, and now he is pointing his finger in every direction to blame others for the deceptive under-reporting. These events are current, but Kreiss, again, ignores

communities would provide more options for people of color, especially Black families that have been systematically discriminated against. This legislation would help alleviate these inequities and would help existing homeowners struggling to make ends meet.

While all of these initiatives are at the federal and state levels, the State Senate report rightly calls on government at all levels, including local government, to be part of the solution. That point should be emphasized on Long Island, which has a stunning number of local governments within its two counties — a total of more than 100 villages, towns and cities.

It’s not coincidental that with so many local governments, Long Island is ranked among the nation’s 10 most racially segregated metropolitan regions. That segregation is, in large part, the byproduct of home rule: the power of hundreds of town and village governments to control what may be built in a neighborhood and who is permitted to live there.

Momentum is building at the federal and state levels, offering new promise of eliminating housing discrimination.

Much more is needed, even as these reform packages move forward. The next step is for local jurisdictions on Long Island to become, in the words of the State Senate report, “part of the solution.”

Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the regional civil rights organization based on Long Island.

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them.

President Biden has made serious missteps already, even hinting that he will renege on promises he made to reach the White House. Yet Kreiss is already apologizing for him, “and the usual kinds of mistakes” she anticipates. If four years of

Trump was hell for her, eliciting her relentless assault, will Biden, another beloved, elicit four upcoming years of sickening Kreiss apologia?

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