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A settlement has been Police lieutenants were reached on a 12-year contract earning about $168,000 annualbetween the City of Long Beach ly, while detective lieutenants and a union representing high- made about $178,000. ranking police officers that is “I am very happy with this expected to provide them with contract,” Walsh said. “I’m a small raise. happy for the city, The new conand I’m happy for tract with the Comthe members” of manding Officers the union. “This Association covers moves the city forjust three positions ward.”

— lieutenant, detecThe contract settive captain and tlement was aninspector — but nounced at a spePolice Commission- RoN WAlSH cial City Council er Ron Walsh said Long Beach Police meeting last Friday Monday that the Commissioner afternoon, and was department has ap p rove d u n a n i been authorized by mously. Councilthe city to add three more high- man Roy Lester abstained, sayranking officers to its staff. ing the public should see the Walsh said he hoped the con- contract before a council vote. tract would serve as a “road“I applaud the amount of map” for talks with the city’s work you put in,” Lester told Police Benevolent Association city staff members who took and its professional firefight- part in contract talks. “I think ers. The roughly 60 PBA mem- there are a lot of things that bers have worked without a are overly generous. But there’s contract since 2017, while 25 or not much you can do, because so professional firefighters you came from a contract that have not had a signed agree- was overly generous. ment since 2010.

“But I think the public The Commanding Officers should see it before we vote on Association split from the PBA Continued on page 4

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THE loNG BEACH City Council has proposed raising beach fees for the second straight year after a long period when they remained the same.

L.B. talks hike in beach fees Raise would be second in as many years

By BRENDAN CARPENTER & JAMES BERNSTEIN Long Beach Herald

In an effort to make up a shortfall in beach fees of more than $1 million last year, the Long Beach City Council is looking once again to raise the fees, including those in the most widely used category, the resident family plan.

It would be the second straight year fees have been raised, after a number of years in which they remained unchanged. Officials have scheduled a public hearing on the beach fee proposal for Tuesday, April 19, at 7 p.m.

Under the proposal, the resident family plan

would jump nearly 27 percent, to $115. The cost for non-resident families would rise about 20 percent to $225.

Resident individual fees are proposed to remain at $70. Daily fees for residents would also hold at $12.

Beach revenues fell short of expected benchmarks last year, city officials said, thanks to a combination of the lingering coronavirus pandemic and less-than-optimum weather. City Council President Karen McInnis said earlier this week that she wanted to make up the shortfall in the early part of the beach season.

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The annual egg hunt began just about on time Saturday despite a gloomy early forecast.

Easter Egg hunt came a rolling in L.B. The Easter Bunny visited Long Beach despite cloudy skies and drizzle.

A little early-morning rain Saturday did not distrupt Long Beach’s annual Easter Egg Hunt, which drew hundreds of children and adults to the field at the Recreation Center, beginning at 9 am and lasting until 12:30 pm. City Manager Donna Gayden was on hand in her Easter bonnet, cheering on the egg hunters.

This year, the city added a special needs category at 10:30am. This hunt was for children 7 and under that needed assistance from a parent or guardian or that had a disability or limitation that required special assistance.

The hunt was divided into groups by age. By mid-morning, the Field was hopping with rabbit and children searching for that one golden egg that would win them a prize.

Children raCed To get their hands on the scattered Easter Eggs at the Recreation Center Fields with the help of the Easter Bunny.

ParenTs and Their children had fun searching for Easter eggs on a pleasant day at the Rec Center. a youngsTer goT a high-from the Easter Bunny as hundreds prepared to take to the field at the

a big broTher helps his little sister across the field as they try try and try again to come up with the goods on the field.

City Council set to hold April 19 hearing on beach fees continued from front page Long Beach can anticipate many of those financial needs, McInnis said, thanks to City Comptroller Ina Resnick.

“You have a council that, for the first time I have ever seen in my 17 years of living here, actually has an Ocean Beach Park revenue and expense analysis,” she said. “If previous councils were provided wit that information, they as fiduciaries would have had a much harder time ignoring the plain fact that the beach cost more than it took in.”

Residents had mixed reactions to the proposal.

”As a consumer, I Iike the lowest prices,” said one longtime resident, Francis McQuade. “But (the beach has) been an undervalued asset. I would begrudgingly say it’s necessary.”

But James Hodge, another long-time resident and board chairman of the MLK Center, was opposed.

“When I was a kid coming up, the beach was not affordable to some,” he said. ”Now it appears to be less affordable for more people.”

Rich Rothberg buys the senior pass, which would cost $10 more this summer under the plan. But he still considers

that pass a “bargain.”

Long Beach “needs more revenue,” he said. “I personally have no complaints, but it’s a little conflicting. The city needs revenue, but the prices can’t be so high that out-of-towners don’t pay it.”

Former city councilman Mike Delury, who also buys the senior pass, agrees.

“If you think about it, do the math and you go to the beach often, the family pass is still around $2 a day,” he said.

“Also, the senior rate is still a bargain because $30 for a beach pass is very reasonable.”

Leah Tozer, co-chair of the Chamber

of Commerce, doesn’t have a problem with the new prices, saying she’s “personally fine with the given numbers.”

Tozer is more concerned on how the city will enforce the use of passes and the checking at the booths on the boardwalk.

Kim Ashmead, a mother of three, isn’t an everyday beachgoer, but spends her fair share of time in the sand. She said she has noticed how “everything is getting more expensive,” though the new passes still aren’t “outrageous.”

“It all sounds reasonable,” Ashmead said.

PBA and firefighters still await talks with city officials Council President Karen McInnis continued from front page it,” Lester added. “I think the public is described the deal in an email as “yet being short-changed, and that this is a another positive sign of substantive progress from our profesviolation of the law.” sional staff.” Walsh and the The council then went COA “stayed the course and into executive session — hammered out a fair conclosing off its discussion tract. This is a great protofrom the public — for about type for future negotiations 30 minutes before returning with the PBA and the fireand approving the contract. fighters.:” Separation payouts, going The bigger challenge, to forward, will be capped at settle the PBA contract, still $325,000, Walsh said. They looms. Those members have had been unlimited. COA not received a pay hike since members also will work Ron Walsh 2015. more days with fewer “fami”The city and our union ly days” now allowed. are willing to get together,” Lt. Bill Dodge, president PBA president Michael Corof the COA, said COA membett said. “It’s a matter of bers will now have a “pay-astiming.” you-go” model, meaning that The two sides have disaccrued time had been cussed grievances, but Corbooked and paid at a later bett hopes talks on a conday. It will now be paid tract could begin ”as soon as immediately. possible.”

The city has been trying Walsh hopes talks with to work itself out of a debt the PBA can begin again so deep, Wall Street downsoon, and that the successful graded its bonds. The curSam Pinto negotiations with the COA rent city administration, will serve as a roadmap to headed by Donna Gayden, has blamed the situation on past mis- get to a settlement soon.

The PBA also is wrestling with a decimanagement and corruption.

“There was great animosity” in past sion made last year by a state arbitrator talks, Dodge said. “Nothing got done. that unionized officers are not entitled This current team sat down with a pur- to pay raises, citing the city’s lack of pose to get it done.” funds. The PBA has filed suit in Mineola ________________

seeking to set aside that decision.

The PBA can still negotiate a new contract while it appeals the arbitrator’s decision.

Sam Pinto, president of the firefighters union, said his members agreed last year to bring in new members at a lower salary level. But a contract with current members “is still outstanding.” The union has reached out to the city to begin talks, but has not heard back.

“There’s no consistency” with the city, Pinto said.

“As was the case with the Commanding Officers Association, this adminis-

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tration is committed to making a good faith effort to address any longstanding unresolved issues with all of the city’s collective bargaining units,” city spokesman John McNally said, adding the administration “looks forward” to sitting down with the union “in relatively short order.”

Top salary for a professional firefighter after about five years is $115,000, Pinto said, adding that firefighters earn more these days because they are working more due to shortages.

“We are understaffed,” he said.

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Gas could be a little cheaper in Nassau County this summer after officials here approved a nickel per gallon tax cut at the pump.

County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined the majority caucus of the county legislature Monday night to temporarily lower the tax. While the savings might not seem like a lot, it joins the 16 cents per gallon tax reduction taken by the state and Gov. Kathy Hochul last week.

The countywide savings would affect only prices above $3 per gallon starting June 1 and continuing through the rest of the year. Blakeman — who blamed the rise in gas prices on administrations in both Albany and Washington — called the emergency vote after some pressure from Nassau’s Democrats.

In fact, the county’s minority caucus proposed suspending nearly double the taxes on any fuel in Nassau exceeding $2 between the beginning of June all the way to next March 1. If passed, that combined with statewide relief could have lowered prices by as much as 25 cents, assuming gas stations passed those savings on to customers.

“When the minority caucus began advocating for a gasoline sales tax holiday on March 9, the majority and county executive resorted to ridiculous partisan attacks to cover up the fact that they dropped the ball,” minority leader Kevan

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Long ISLAnD LAwmAkErS and drivers rallied outside the Nassau County Legislative Building on Monday to call for Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone to help lower prices at the gas pump.

Abrahams said. “We continued to fight in the ensuing weeks to put money directly back into the pockets of Nassau residents during trying times — they remained on the sidelines.”

Blakeman and Republicans did not appear to be in support of any tax relief proposals as late as last month, blaming price jumps on federal and state policies orchestrated by Democrats that he said greatly reduced domestic production.

“I would hope that those minority legislators lobby their colleagues in Albany and Washington to reopen the Keystone XL pipeline,” Blakeman told news outlets at the time, “and take other measures which

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On the steps of the legislature building Monday, Long Island Democrats rallied with drivers to call on Blakeman and his Suffolk County counterpart to follow Hochul’s example and cut taxes.

“The pain at the pump is real, and we need to do whatever we can to help Long Islanders fill up without breaking the bank,” state Sen. Anna Kaplan, a Democrat, said. “I fought hard to cut the gas tax in New York, and now I’m calling on Bruce Blakeman to follow our lead and do the same thing so that people in our community can get some real relief from these ris-

ing costs.”

Gas prices are averaging $4.06 per gallon as of April 4 downstate, according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. While that’s a 46 percent jump from a year ago, it’s a quarter cheaper than reported highs of $4.31 last month.

Fuel has averaged above $3 per gallon since the beginning of June last year.

“This is not a partisan issue,” another Democrat, state Sen. Jim Gaughran, said.

“This is a bipartisan plea for everybody to reduce their share of the gas tax.”

The local tax relief is not expected to hurt county coffers. Because Nassau’s tax is a percentage, the county has collected far more in taxes as prices rose. That, according to Democratic county legislator Arnie Drucker, could allow the county to still finish ahead in terms of overall tax revenue.

“We cannot afford to politicize an opportunity — and, in my opinion, an obligation — that is neither Democratic nor Republican to deliver immediate relief to families here in Nassau County,” Drucker said. Especially “as they struggle to make ends meet.”

Nadia Holubnyczyj of Floral Park pleaded with Democratic lawmakers for the tax cut.

“We need to do this and we need to stop this bickering and knee-jerk reaction of something being proposed by the minority, and a knee-jerk reaction of saying no,” she said. “Stop and think of the residents.”

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events and activities

Ongoing

Blood Drive The New York Blood Center will have a blood drive in the auditorium of the public library from 2 to 6 pm.

Library Board Meeting The Long Beach Public Library Board of Trustees typically meets on the third Monday of every month. Check the website for specific dates and times, www.longbeachlibrary.org.

Resume Assistance Lenora, a public library librarian, will be offering free resume assistance at the adult reference desk from 1 to 3 pm.

Long Beach Soup Kitchen The Long Beach Soup Kitchen, 140 West Pine Street, is open 6 days a week 11:15 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. They offer Hot and Cold Meals TO GO. They offer a full pantry with canned goods and fresh produce. Mondays and Thursdays. All are welcome.

Thursday, April 21 Special Zoning Board Meetng The City of Long Beach Zoning Board of Appeals will have a special opn meeting on the sixth floor of ity Hall starting at 7 pm.

Meet The City Manager City Manager Donna M. Gayden will be holding “Meet The City Manager” virtual chat sessions. These meetings are an opportunity for residents to engage in a one-to-one dialogue with the City Manager; ask questions, or express ideas on how to enhance the quality of life in our community. The virtual meetings will take place on Tuesdays from 2-4 p.m. Please call the City Manger’s Office to make an appointment at (516) 431-7202 or email citymanager@longbeachny.gov.

Information on how to meet.

Free Job Training The Long Beach Adult Learning Center will be offering enrollment in their free job training in the first floor lobby of the public library from 10 am to 1 pm.

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Easter Sunday on the horizon Saturday, April 16

Monday, April 18

Good Friday

Yoga for Health and Peace

Board of Trustees Meeting

The public library will have a yoga session for health and peace in the program room and on zoom 10 to 11 am.

The public library board of trustees will have a meeting in the back half of the auditorium from 7 to 8 pm.

City Hall, the Magnolia Center, the Recreation Center and the Ice Arena will be closed in observance of Good Friday. Buses will run on a holiday schedule.

Learn American Sign Language Learn the basics of American Sign Language with those who are deaf or hard at hearing with instructors on zoom, on the public library website, from 11 am to 12:30 pm.

Passover The first night of Passover will be celebrated on Friday, April 15.

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Easter Sunday will be celebrated on Sunday, April 17 this year. The festivites were kicked off last week with the annual egg hunt for children. The Rec Center and Ice Arena will be closed for the day.

Friday, April 15

Make Your Own Terrarium The public library will have a class teaching how to make your own terrarium in the program room from 2 to 4 pm.

Sunday, April 17 Easter Sunday Easter Sunday will be celebrated on Sunday, April 17. The Rec Center and ice arena will be closed.

Writers’ Circle The public library will have a writers’ circle meeting on zoom from 11 am to 1 pm.

Tuesday, April 19 City Council Meeting The Long Beach City Council will have a meeting on the sixth floor of City Hall starting at 7 pm. The meeting will also be streamed live on YouTube.

Friday, April 22

Low-Impact Cardio The public library will have a low-impact cardio class in the auditorium and on zoom from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Afternoon Games The public library will have an afternoon games session in the auditorium from 1:30 to 4:30 pm.

Wednesday, Apr. 20 Coping with Covid-19 FEMA and the Office of Mental Health have partnered with NY Project Hope to offer a free, anonymous counseling session to anyone affected by Covid19 in the first floor lobby of the public library from 10 am to noon.

is in talks about parking meters in the center of town. will celebrate its centennial this summer. council will soon start considering a new budget for the next fiscal year. will be discussing possible changes to beach fees. will have planned closures for Passover, Good Friday and Easter.

Earth Day will be celebrated on Friday, April 22. The City of Long Beach will be having several events throughout the month to celebrate the Earth including S.T.O.P. programs, beach cleanups and more.

HAvInG An EvEnT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number.

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Five starters return for Long Beach By toNY BellissiMo tbellissimo@liherald.com

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Long Beach Junior Lacrosse CoMiNg oFF aN All-American season that saw her register 24 goals and 58 assists in only 15 games to rank among Nassau County’s leading scorers, Radin is looking to help lead the Marines to their first-ever county title. Long Beach is seeded No. 2 in Class B and gave defending champion Garden City all it could handle in the March 29 opener, falling 7-6. Radin, who is planning to play at the next level at the University of Florida, had a hat trick in the defeat.

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Softball: Island Trees at South Side ......................9:30 a.m.

Baseball: Calhoun at Kennedy ................................. 10 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Seaford at Long Beach ...................... 4 p.m.

Baseball: Baldwin at V.S. Central...........................4:30 p.m.

Baseball: South Side at Lynbrook .........................4:30 p.m.

Softball: Bethpage at V.S. North ............................4:30 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Freeport at Elmont ........................4:30 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Malverne/East Rock at Sewanhaka ... 5 p.m.

Girls Flag Football: Long Beach at Hempstead .......... 5 p.m.

Girls Flag Football: Plainview at West Hemp............... 5 p.m.

Girls Flag Football: Massapequa at Bellmore-Merrick 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Locust Valley at Long Beach............... 7 p.m.

Monday, april 18 Softball: V.S. South at Malverne .................................... 10 a.m.

Softball: Long Beach at MacArthur..........................10 a.m.

Baseball: V.S. South at Malverne ............................10 a.m.

Baseball: Freeport at Oceanside..........................4:30 p.m.

Baseball: Plainview at East Meadow ....................4:30 p.m.

Baseball: Floral Park at South Side............................4:45 p.m.

Baseball: Clarke at Plainedge ....................................4:45 p.m.

Baseball: G.N. South at Long Beach ..........................4:45 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: L.I. Lutheran at Carey .............................. 5 p.m.

Following a roller coaster 2021 regular season that saw it split 14 games, Long Beach proved the Nassau Class A softball playoff Cinderella story with three wins as the No. 8 seed to reach the semifinals, highlighted by a huge upset of top-seeded Division in the quarters.

The Marines return five starters, including All-County senior pitcher Alex Hastings and the majority of their infield. They’re seeded 15th overall in the county and seventh in the eight-team Conference II. “We didn’t put together any kind of winning streak during the season, but we had a great run in the playoffs,” coach Carmine Verde said. “We played some unbelievable defense, that was one of the biggest reasons we went as far as we did.

Alex pitched strong every game and Lainie Kassap was really clutch with the bat.”

Kassap, a standout catcher who belted 9 homers, graduated along with Katelyn Erickson leaving some difficult shoes to fill in the heart of the lineup. They combined for 13 dingers and 40 RBIs, Verde said. “We’ll have to figure out how to score runs and also pitch and play defense to keep us close,” he said.

Hastings, who has varsity pitching experience dating back to 2019, will not only try to shut opponents down but also spark Long Beach’s offense from the leadoff spot. The lefty slapper hit .544 last spring. “She’s our offensive catalyst,” Verde said. “She’s a gamer and not afraid to challenge hitters. It’s important she throw strikes and gets ahead in the count.”

Senior Abby Quigley, a captain along with Hastings, will see some work in the pitching circle as well. Also a left-handed slap hitter, she returns as the starter at second base. “Abby’s offense and defense has improved over the last year and she’s also a reliable pitcher,” Verde explained.

Abby’s younger sister, junior Charlise Quigley, has been as impressive as anyone on the roster in the early going, the coach said. She earned All-Conference honors last season while batting .333 and handling the hot corner. “Her bat has been

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seNioR aBBY QuigleY is Long Beach’s primary starter at second base and will also contribute a pitcher. dynamite so far, and she looks more confident in the field at third,” Verde said.

Junior Gabby Gelish moves from the outfield to shortstop where her smooth glove and strong arm will be on display.

Adding to the defensive talent up the middle is sophomore center fielder Hailey Cardiello, a returning starter with solid mechanics at the plate.

Candidates to work along with Cardiello in the outfield include junior Kayla Sarafin in left, and junior Ava Emerson

and sophomore Franki Kelleher in right.

Kelleher is competing with eighth-grader Jorjia Domingo for the catcher’s job.

When Kelleher is behind the plate, Domingo’s bat will be in the lineup as the designated hitter, Verde noted. At first base, sophomore Emmalee Egan and senior Olivia Schnur will contribute.

The Marines will face conference rivals Syosset, Kennedy, Calhoun, Hicksville, Seaford, Plainedge and Clarke twice apiece.

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Choice awards celebrate those who ‘power’ community

By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

After months of waiting, winner after winner stepped up to receive their firstever Herald Long Island Choice award during a gala event with Oscars-like proportions, but without any of the unnecessary drama.

The first-ever event — hosted by RichnerLive, presented by PSEG Long Island, and sponsored by TenantBase — took place April 5 at Heritage Club in Bethpage.

Voting had been underway since last July where readers and customers shared who they believed were Long Island’s best businesses in more than 260 categories covering everything from breweries to motorcycle dealers to chiropractor.

More than 100,000 votes were cast over five months, and both the top three finalists and the eventual winners were recognized at last week’s awards event.

Instead of leaving these decisions by a faceless group of judges, these awards are determined by the very people who make these businesses thrive — the customers.

That, at least, is according to Amy Amato, corporate relations and events executive director at RichnerLive. Herald Long Island Choice Awards is a way to show businesses how much their work is appreciated.

“We decided to do it because we understand the challenges that small businesses

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See who was the best of the best at the Herald Long Island Choice Awards. Find all the winners now at LIChoiceAwards.com. faced during the pandemic,” Amato said.

“These types of events and contests helps local businesses increase their revenue.”

Heritage Club hosted a cocktail hour with an open bar and hors d’oeuvres, giving many of the finalists and their supporters a chance to mingle.

“It’s definitely nice to actually see people again,” said Joe Floria of Flo Fitness of Lynbrook. “After the last few years, I think we needed this. Plus, the cheese is great.”

Each table featured an ice sculpture centerpiece celebrating the event, while on the main stage, an acrobat contorted herself in fantastical ways.

Stuart Richner, chief executive of Richner Communications Inc., commented on how important local businesses contribution is to Long Island, and how happy he was to get the chance to celebrate them.

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ANNA tHE AErIALISt entertained the crowd at the Herald Long Island Choice Awards. ties,” Richner said. “We thank each and every one of you for being here tonight, and for all of the hard work that you do each and every day.”

The awards themselves were presented

by Sidney Wallace Park recent winner of the Miss New York competition. In a marathon performance, Park read off the winners of the 266 categories in rapid fire.

In the ensuing hour, business after business was named winner in a whirlwind of emotional highs. Some were so excited, they jumped up on chairs and tables in celebration. Others chose to celebrate with screams and applause.

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Peggy Keane, PSEG’s interim president and chief operating officer, said she was pleased to partner with Herald Community Newspapers to celebrate businesses across Long Island.

“This event recognizes all types of businesses that are dedicated to their communities,” she added, in a statement.

Those were sentiments also shared by Bennett Washabaugh, chief executive and co-founder of TenantBase.

“It was fantastic to see so many small businesses getting out, and the people that power our community,” he said. “It’s just amazing.”

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south shore rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Freeport, above, is Long Island’s choice for nursing homes.

Dr. Matthew S. Cohen and his team from Long Beach, at top right, is the area’s best pediatrician. are you hungry? Long Island’s best breakfast comes from IHOP in Oceanside, at left.

Customers have spoken, choosing Thai Table Restaurant in Rockville Centre as the area best Thai food.

raagini is the home for Long Island’s favorite Indian food, found at their Atlantic Avenue restaurant in Baldwin. for anyone seeking that perfect place to worship, check out Temple Avodah in Oceanside, chosen by its neighbors as the best place to go on Long Island.

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Long isLand’s best rehabilitation center can be found at South Shore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Freeport. check out the fantastic Greek Town in Rockville Centre, at top right, which neighbors voted as the best in Greek food. charity spa, at left, is the best spa and medical spa, located in Long Beach. the best fish market can be found at Artie’s South Shore Fish Market and Grill, below, located on Austin Boulevard in Island Park.

it was two wins for good eating as Backyard Barbeque in Freeport took best BBQ, above, while Prime 39 in Lynbrook was named the best new restaurant. moLLoy coLLege, soon to be Molloy University, was the best in adult education and continuing education, as it continues to do great work from its Rockville Centre campus.

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TEmPlE EmANu-El will be having a seder Saturday, the second night of Passover, where some proceeds from the dinner will go towards aiding Ukrainian refugees.

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Long Beach’s Temple Emanu-El will continue its support of Ukraine during Passover seder services this weekend.

Friday night will include a traditional Passover seder, but part of the proceeds will go toward helping to feed Ukrainian refugees. World Central Kitchen, a non-profit, currently supplies over 300,000 daily meals to refugees and those in need.

Reservations have been made for well over 100 people.

“With Ukraine, it’s important to connect with people, no matter their background and ethnicity,” Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft, the temple’s spiritual leader, said. “We need to accentuate our similarities.”

Zanerhaft said that the combination of Passover and Easter, he wanted to open the seder to the entire city and other religions. New Life Church, St. James-Jerusalem Episcopal Church and Center Point Church are working with the temple and will be at the seder as well, showing unified support for Ukraine during their time of need.

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Love, Easter and beyond City can stretch out pay in Haberman lawsuit

The Church goes a little crazy at Easter.

Well, the whole world does, in one way or another, as the earth itself springs to life after a long, wintry death and, whether we do so with candy eggs or candles and incense, we just have to celebrate. Life is stronger than death. It just is.

But the Church, having spent the 40 days of Lent taking a hard look at our sins – our failures at love, that is goes wild with bells, lilies, trumpets, song, and “alleluias” proclaiming our unfettered joy that God, in raising Jesus from the dead, will also raise us to eter nal life “on the last day”. But...come Monday morning, most of us church folk pack up our “alleluias” uSan and go back to our so-called life, the one we mostly sleepwalk through, our heads down, lying low, just making do, as though death had won after all.

But what good is life after death if you haven’t really lived on this side of death?

I always think about this on Easter morning in church, how we don’t actually quite know what to do with a risen Jesus. Death, we can deal with. Yeah, it sucks, but it’s final, and certain, and doesn’t ask a thing of us except just to lie there torturously still!

Here’s the thing. The love that brought Jesus back from death is pouring down on all of us, all of us, every moment, so that we

can truly live, here and now, this very day, beyond the deadness of guilt, shame, fear (especially that), addiction, boredom, despair, hate, whatever.

And that love? That death-defeating love?

It’s for absolutely everyone.

You can’t earn it, buy it, steal it, demand it, or deserve it. You don’t have to even believe in it. A good God would never attach strings to the love because it’s not even about us.

It’s about a love-crazed God who cannot help but adore each one of us. No matter what. As St. Augustine said, “God loves each of us as though there were just one of us.” Which is crazy, and doesn’t add up, but there it is. ocK And because God is God, he gets to say how love works. And it always wins.

If you are reading this, take a moment to let that hit home. God adores you. Even you.

And the only thing you’re invited to do in response is to go and tell everyone you meet that God adores them too. Even the difficult ones. Especially them. Us. And there’s no use trying to hide from that love. It will track you down forever until you turn into its arms. So what would it be like to actually do so, to believe and bask in your belovedness to God. Why not find out?

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election this fall and his seat is up for grabs., Long Beach City Manager Donna If Long Beach ever does reach an Gayden thanked Kaminsky, saying he “has been with us every step agreement to settle the masof the way in trying to find a sive suit by developer Sinsolution to this judgment clair Haberman, the pain that is manageable for the weill be lessened each year city and our residents. such an agreement is in The City Council laat place. week approved a resolution State Sen. Todd Kaminto extend by another 60 days sky, a Long Beach Democrat, the completion of a Letter has secured passage of legisof Intent aimed at settling lation that will allow the city the decades old suit. Haberto borrow up to $77 million man, who said the city did for 30 years, through bonds not sufficiently support his instead of the normal 15. proposal to build condos and This will make annual payapartments, has asked in ments smaller, since paycourt papers for $150 milments will be stretched out lion. A tentative agreement over a longer period of time. calls on the city to pay “It was essential to find a Haberman $75 million, and solution to this settlement allow for the construction of because it poses a major liaTodd two, 13 ½-story apartment bility that threaten to burbuildings. If built, they den taxpayers,” Kaminsky KAMINSKy would be the tallest in the said in a statement. “This State Senator city. wil ensure that any payment Long Beach has been made in a timely, responsible way will lower the long-term finan- working to achieve a settlement with Haberman for several years now. It has cial impact on residents dramatically.”

Kaminsky was defeated in a race in hired a team of consultants to come up November for Nassau County District with plans, but no firm agreement has Attorney, H has said he will not seek re- been reached.

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They gathered to commemorate what would have been an influential rebbe’s 120th birthday.

Town of Hempstead officials and rabbis from across Nassau County got together at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Merrick last week to honor the late Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

He was a leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, becoming its seventh rebbe in 1951. Schneerson transformed the Chabad into one of the most widespread Jewish movements, establishing a large network of institutions across the world to serve religious, social and humanitarian needs in the community. In fact, many of these Chabad centers can be found throughout Nassau.

Hempstead town officials proclaimed April 12, the rebbe’s birthday this year on the Jewish calendar, as “Education and Sharing Day.” Officials were joined by several Chabad rabbis including Shimon Kramer of MerrickBellmore-Wantagh, Anchelle Perl of Mineola, Zalman Wolowik and Meir Geisinsky of the Five Towns, Yossi Leiberman of West Hempstead, Eli Goodman of Long Beach, Zevi Baumgarten of Oceanside, Mendel Gerkov of Rockville Centre, Nochem Tenenboim of Hewlett, and Shmuel Lieberman at Hofstra University.

Congress has recognized Education and Sharing Day every year since 1978 to honor the late rebbe. Because the date it falls can vary on the Gregorian calendar, it usually occurs between late March and late April.

“The rebbe’s legacy — for anybody that is standing beside me — is tremendous,” Town Supervisor Don Clavin said. “At a time when we’re seeing people’s faith attacked for who they are — or just for being of the Jewish faith — it’s important that we remember the rebbe’s teaching.”

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RABBi ShimON KRAmER of the Chabad of MerrickBellmore-Wantagh shared what he learned from Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson on the rebbe’s birthday.

The Town of Hempstead has one of the largest Jewish populations in the United States, Clavin noted, comparable to the size of Jewish communities in New York City.

“His work was essential to the expansion of the Chabad dynasty throughout the world,” Clavin added.

There are now more than 5,000 Chabad centers worldwide.

“They are carrying on the legacy of the rebbe’s teaching and education to the next generation,” Clavin said.

Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, who’s district represents parts of the Five Towns where there is a particularly large Jewish population, said Chabads welcome people regardless of their religion to see the world through different glasses.

“Here in the Town of Hempstead, we have Chabads.

We have community organizations that open their doors each and ever day to celebrate the diversity of this great town,” he said. “It’s an honor to be here to celebrate the great work the rabbis and their staff, and (what) all of the Chabads in the Town of Hempstead do.”

Kramer, whose Chabad center hosted the ceremony, recounted some of the lessons he had learned from Schneerson. In fact, Kramer said, 40 years ago, he received a Tanya — a holy book that teaches human selflessness — from the rabbi.

“That’s what the rebbe was,” Kramer said. “Always selfless. He was always there for everybody else. I am honored to stand here, with my colleagues — and all of the officials of the town council — to honor the rebbe with what he stood for: education.”

Perl further emphasized Schneerson’s belief in education.

“The rebbe taught that education in general should not be limited to the acquisition of knowledge,” Pearl said. “Instead, the education system must pay more attention to the building of character, with emphasis on moral and ethical values.”

Each Chabad in Hempstead, Clavin said, would receive a commemorative sign in honor of the rebbe and his legacy.

“It really is something about education,” the town supervisor said. “That is why we are so honored to join with you, in honor of the rebbe’s 120th birthday. We want to thank you for the work that you do for the children, the adults, and for everybody in all of your communities.”

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Jeffrey Arthur Shore, retired NYPD inspector, dies at 77 Funeral services are to be held Saturday for Jeffrey Arthur Shore, a long-time Long Beach resident who retired from the New York City Police Department after a 35-year career. He died in St. James, Fla. in February at age 77.

At the time of his retirement from the NYPD, shore was a deputy inspector at the Manhattan South precinct.

During his police career, Shore earned a degree in criminal justice from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. His Jeffrey family said he “dabbled” in real-estate and enjoyed watching Jets and Giants football games, listening to Neil Diamond and Frank Sinatra and spending time with his long-time companion, Roni.

Shore was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1965 and served as a K-9 handler with the Military Police. He joined the NYPD after his Army service. His family said he enjoyed taking his six grandchildren swimming and fishing. They called him “Pappy.”

He volunteered with the Wounded Warriors Project, Disabled Vets and churches in Long Beach. He had moved to Long Beach in the late 1970s.

Shore is survived by two sons, Scott Alexander and Shore Todd Anthony, and a daughter, Tara Andrea Shore.

Services are 9:15 am Saturday at Sacred Heart Churc on Long Beach Road in Island Park, followed by a Memorial Service at C.T. Jordan Funeral Home.

Passover – a reminder for peace Passover this year commences Friday, tary reminds us that there is a fifth child.

April 15th at sunset. It will be impossible The one who is not at the table at all--the not to relate this Jewish holiday that cele- missing child. brates freedom, to the tragic circumstancEach of these nuanced changes from es in Ukraine and it’s people, who, just four to five, our sages taught, conveys a like the ancient Israelites, want peace and valuable and timely insight. self determination in a homeland of their When the heads of the dueling acadeown. mies compromised and came up with the Let’s take a look, for inspiration at concept of a fifth cup that was poured but some of the well known secnot sipped, we saw innovations of the Haggadah-the tion and creativity in action. ritual filled booklet that Leaders ought not to be rigid helps guide us through the and unyielding.

Seder, the formal commemoElijah’s cup represents ration of the anniversary of the wisdom of finding a soluthe Hebrews’ liberation from tion, a middle ground, negoslavery in Egypt under the tiation and the ability to Pharaoh Ramses. adapt. We pray this occurs to The proceedings begin the heads of Ukraine, Ruswith the drinking of the first sia, NATO, the United States of four cups of wine. Each and all nations who want an cup represents a different end to war. adjective used in the verses Counting the fifth quesin Exodus that described tion underscores the need to abbi God’s intervention in this expand our questioning and moment of Jewish histoack aneRhaft challenge the status quo. ry. Redeemed, saved, freed, Why is this evening different and took out are the correlathan before? What can we do tive words. to grow, evolve, and see our However,there is also reference to the world in new ways? By always asking why phrase led out. So the Rabbis of old to blind power, by constantly inquiring argued at length should there be four cups when will conditions improve, how can or five? It seems four was the majority we make all societies just, how can we view. However, in reality, a compromise repair the brokenness around us-- by poswas struck--a fifth cup was poured but not ing as many questions as we can, might drunk--this became the origin of the we find answers to ending and preventing famous “Elijah’s cup”. future conflicts like we are seeing now in Next we encounter the famous “four Eastern Europe. questions”, a reading made of inquiries And, finally, by remembering those meant to help foster discussion with a who are not physically with us like the focus on how various customs and sym- fifth child, do we really approach the idebolic foods are used to aid us in recount- als contained in all faiths and religions. ing the details of the story.

The homeless, disabled, mentally ill, the But upon close examination, if we poor, the lonely, and of course the disinclude the introductory question, why is placed refugees -we are compelled to wonthis night different from all other der why they are not at our Seder table, nights, there are actually five questions. why have they not been included? How Next we read about the mythical “four can we reach them? Covid, the war in children”, archetypes of those who might Ukraine, and the message contained in be at the Seder with varying attitudes, the retelling of the Passover journey some that might not be helpful in serve to implore each of us to make sure acknowledging the festival. They are they sit with us in peace next year. described as the wise one, the wicked one, the simple one, and the one who does not Rabbi Zanerhaft is the spiritual leader of know what to ask. A beautiful commen- Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Board of Education of the Long Beach City School District ,Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York 11561 In accordance with Section#103 of Article 5A of the General Municipal Law, hereby invites the submissions of bids for GENERAL PUMP/MOTOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE COOPERAJIVE BID # 1932 2022 for the 202212023 school year.

Sealed bids will be received until 4/27122 @ 11am at the Business Office, Administration Bldg., 235 Lido Blvd., Lido Beach, NY 11561, at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

Bids and copies of the general conditions may be obtained at the Board of Ed address, 235 Lido Blvd., Lido Beach, NY 11561, requested from the purchasing agent, Ellen Stewart 516.897.2101or estewart@lbeach.org or contacting the facilities director, Donald Kramer at 516.897.2120 or dkramer@lbeach.org and at www.bidnetdirect.com/lo ngbeachpublicschools

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Approx. amt. of judgment is $1,203,855.29 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “Rain or Shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. HARRY GEORGE, Referee. HILL WALLACK LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 25 W. 39th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY. File No. 20292-1039 - #99167 130711

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News BRIef $250,000 to study Loop Parkway Bridge Traffic snarls at the aging Loop Parkway Drawbridge that links the barrier island with Long Island’s mainland has been a frequent headache for motorists.

Now, a study into possibly replacing the bridge will get underway, thanks to $250,000 in funding secured by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Long Beach Democrat.

Kaminsky has argued for either replacing the bridge with a new one of constructing an elevated bridge that does not need to open and close at all when boats pass underneath.

“Studying alternatives to this inefficient, out-dated drawbridge is the first step in replacing it with a deign that might save drives from sitting in standstill traffic for the sake of a single boat,:” Kaminsky said in a statement.

“This has been an absolute hassle for far too long and I am thrilled we can now begin working toward a better solution.”

Kamisnky took state transportation commissioner Marie Therese Dominquez and other officials on a tour of the bridge in January, 2021.

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Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee Malverne Union Free School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain inDoN’T MISS The Bus! depth knowledge of legal requirements reNEW lated to day-to-day management of emSTARTING SAlARIES ployees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biBig Bus Van weekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in Non-Benefit Rate Non-Benefit Rate business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Sign On Bonus $2,500.00 for CDL driver bus and van Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regu$500.00 for non CDL drivers. Will train qualified applicants *Some restrictions may apply. lations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, EDUcATIoNAl BUS TRANSpoRTATIoN ability to prioritize 5th_floor and work well •under Clients • m-Clients • Malverne • 44188 Malverne Richner Communica 516.454.2300 pressure Customer-focused attitude, with 3.125x 3" Richner Communications high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication RECEPTIONIST/ P/T: SEASONAL, PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP and quantitative skills Proficiency with MiWarm, Friendly, Excellent People Skills, Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE opencrosoft Office Qualified candidates should Office Work/ Customer Service, Beach ings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/waresubmit a resume and cover letter to: Club. 516-239-2150 house helper in Garden City. We are a careers@liherald.com. busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duSALES FT: Monday- Friday 9am-4:30pm. ties in the shop. Forklift experience is a Saturday Optional. Experienced With plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours Sales Of Tiles/ Kitchen Tops. Oceanside. vary, so flexibility is key.

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Q. We just bought a house, and want to make a lot of small changes, like taking down the wall between the little kitchen and the dining area to put in an island, and making two bedrooms on the second floor. The house is one story but has room in the attic to make the bedrooms. Do we need to have drawings made to get a contractor? Some we spoke to said no.

Do we need a permit if it’s all minor work? Again, some contractors told us we don’t need one, and one said he wouldn’t do the work without one. I’m a developer in the city, but Long Island is so different.

In the city, the architect self-certifies the drawings, and a couple of days after the contractor files the job, we have a permit. I’m being told that it can take weeks for our new house to pull a permit, and there is no self-certifying. Is that true?

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A. There are regulations for the bedroom ceiling height and insulation you must follow, or you will someday be like the several retirees I have dealt with who discovered the expensive truth: Their second-floor bedrooms fail the code requirements of an average ceiling height of 7 feet. New York state building code, which every community, includonte eeper ing New York City, follows (New York City has added restrictions), requires that the minimum height is 5 feet, and the average height is 7 feet. If you take the space width, only from the 5-foot height location and the height at the center, you can calculate average height.

I present a cross-section diagram to demonstrate compliance. Many older sellers trying to move to lower-taxed homes discover that they need to do up to $35,000 in alterations to raise roofs and add legal windows for light, ventilation and fire escape requirements as well. A few gave up, passing the problem and a price reduction on to their buyer, causing frustration.

You absolutely need permits for the “small” changes, which will end up not being so small when you realize that the wrong beams may be installed by an unqualified person who can tell you they do the same thing “all the time,” without correctly calculated and drawn plans. Most beams they install work for carrying the floor load upstairs, but don’t take into consideration the other factors, such as snow, wind and uplift loads transferred from the roof a story above. All too often I see sagging, barely detectable, wrong-sized beams when I’m meeting with potential clients. Unless there is work to be done in the area of that beam or it looks extremely undersized, I generally remain silent, because most people don’t want to hear about it, never noticed it and really do believe that any old beam will do the job, and the person with power tools knew what they were doing. Only when ceiling cracking appears do they notice. Good luck!

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ecently I joined the Nassau County Legislature’s majority caucus, numerous veterans groups and County Executive Bruce Blakeman to announce the creation of a program using American Rescue and Recovery Act funds to provide grants of up to $10,000 to every eligible veterans hall in the county.

At the height of the pandemic, many Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and American Legions were facing major difficulties paying rent, property taxes and mainteBiLL nance on their venues. Veterans GayLoR halls were forced by lockdowns to cancel catered events and other functions, and that took away necessary income these halls need to survive. At the time, veterans groups weren’t eligible for ARPA funds under guidance issued by the federal government. After advocating for making those organizations eligible for that federal assistance, we received notification earli-

er this year from the U.S. Treasury Department that ARPA guidelines were being expanded to encompass 501(c)(19) entities, which includes veterans facilities. The new rule took effect on April 1.

Veterans and fraternal halls are part of the very fabric of our community, and there are approximately 100 of them in Nassau County. As a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who will always be a strong supporter of the brave men and women who have admirably served this county, I know firsthand the important role these facilities serve. With all that veterans have done and are continuing to do for our nation and communities, there never should have been a question of eligibility. I am pleased to know that our efforts proved successful, and that this program will help these veterans groups as part of their ongoing recovery from the pandemic.

I also wanted to mention a couple of other matters of significance. First, residents are reminded that the property tax grievance filing deadline that was extended by the County Legislature to give peo-

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eterans of Foreign Wars posts and American Legions are still reeling from the pandemic.

LetteRs — I learned to code! It’s been an amazing and rewarding journey, which I completed despite the comments from friends and family: “What do you need this for?”

“Are you going to get a job?” (No.) “Why are you making yourself crazy?”

I learned that I could access parts of my brain that I didn’t know existed. I learned that I really am an artist — what a relief to finally own this part of myself.

I did have people on my side — a very supportive husband and the professors who took me seriously at Nassau.

Our two kids are doing well, and our grandkids are getting poised to launch.

And yes, we, too, are “drifting to the wings of the family stage.” Despite that, or because of it, I’ve decided to “walk” at NCC’s graduation in May. My two grandsons said they would come.

Thanks, Randi, for the years of introspective columns, many of which resonated with this 75-year-old.

BARBARA KAPLAN Rockville Centre

We're in a good place To the Editor: Randi Kreiss’s column spoke to me so completely. At 73 years old, I have become very content with who I am. I’m more reflective and understanding. Simple pleasures satisfy me. And most important, I’m in the present.

Thanks, Randi, for articulating what

ple more time to challenge their assessments will expire on May 2. I’ve posted a video on my website on how to file a grievance. You can visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/ld6 and watch it by clicking the link to the video.

Remember, you don’t need to pay a law firm or agency to file a tax grievance. To get information on your specific property, go to https://lrv.nassaucountyny. gov. Forms and applications can also be found at www. nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/ARC/forms.html.

Second, earlier this month, the Legislature’s majority caucus and the Town of Oyster Bay initiated a collection drive to assist the people of Ukraine, and opened drop-off locations at various county and town facilities. Recently I helped load the last boxes filled with donations from generous residents to be shipped overseas.

Overall, more than 45,000 pounds of much-needed supplies, including medical items and personal hygiene products, were sent to the Port of New York and New Jersey, where they will be shipped to Poland and ultimately distributed to

Ukrainian refugees.

Finally, the State Legislature is considering legislation that would give the state control of the Nassau University Medical Center, and ultimately lead to partial or complete closure of the facility. NUMC is the only county-owned hospital in Nassau County, and has the only state-of-the-art burn center for miles around, as well as one of the best trauma centers on Long Island. The hospital serves not just residents of the East Meadow area, but also many from across the county who are under-insured, as well as students from the local colleges and many members of nearby minority communities.

This effort is nothing more than a political move by Albany that would hurt Nassau County. NUMC should be run by county residents, for county residents. It should not be a pawn in a political tug of war, and I will continue to fight to ensure that the hospital remains under the county’s control, and not bureaucrats in Albany.

Bill Gaylor is a Nassau County legislator representing the 6th District, which comprises Malverne, Lynbrook, North Lynbrook, Valley Stream, North Valley Stream and portions of Franklin Square, Hewlett, Rockville Centre and Woodmere.

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it feels like to be a 70-something woman.

Aren’t we lucky to be in the moment, appreciating our past and looking forward to our future?

JOANNE SICA North Merrick

They'll all wear No. 42 To the Editor: Friday marks the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson playing his first major league baseball game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was a milestone for integrating the sport. It was a time when working- and middle-class men and woman of all ages, classes, races and religions commingled, rooting for Robinson and his teammates regardless of ethnic origin.

Brooklynites could ride the bus, trolley or subway to Ebbets Field to see their beloved Dodgers. Everyone could afford a bleacher or general admission seat. Hot dogs, beer and souvenirs were reasonably priced.

Just as Jackie Robinson fought racism in the 1950s, the Detroit Tigers’ Hank Greenberg had to do the same with antisemitism in his time. Robinson and Greenberg both document the long-lasting relationship between African-Americans and Jewish sports fans standing together for decades in support of one another.

LARRY PENNER Great Neck

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Congress must preserve quality local journalism

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free and diverse press is the backbone of a healthy and vibrant democracy. Yet social media and search engine giants like Facebook and Google are taking content from local newspapers — like this one — with little, if any, benefit to those newspapers.

But it is readers who are truly harmed

by Big Tech’s content-filtering and datacollection motives, which ultimately reduce the output of quality journalism.

All of it is simply unfair — to readers, and especially to the newspapers who serve them. Congress must take action to fix this by approving an equitable revenue model similar to what the music industry fought hard for — one that pays royalties to content owners, which ensures that more of that content can be produced in the future.

Let’s not forget the important tenets of local newspapers: ■ Quality journalism is key to sustaining civic society, and we must ensure that those who create journalistic content are compensated for their work.

■ With freedom of the press enshrined in the Constitution, it is imperative to take reasonable and meaningful steps to protect this important institution.

■ Local journalism strengthens communal ties, and provides communities with critical information.

■ The public rightfully trusts its local newspapers. One recent survey showed that nearly 75 percent of Americans have confidence in their local newspaper, compared with just over half for national net-

work and cable news. Just 17 percent trusted social media.

A bipartisan bill known as the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act is making its way through Congress. It’s sponsored by Senators Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, and John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, as well as two congressmen from both sides of the aisle, David Cicilline of Rhode Island and Ken Buck of Colorado.

The bill would enable news publishers to collectively negotiate with Big Tech, driving billions of dollars of subscription and ad dollars back to the publishers who produce good journalism in the first place.

It would include an enforcement mechanism to ensure that negotiations result in payments, that such payments be evenly distributed to small local papers, and that payments reflect investments in reporters and newsrooms. It would allow market forces — not just two companies or even the government — to determine how, and for what price, news content is offered.

American news publications reach more than 135 million people each week.

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letters Sharing age and perspective To the Editor: Randi Kreiss’s column “Where am I at 75?

Reflections from the Edge” resonated with me. I, too, am 75 and can’t believe that number. I stopped working in December 2013, and in January 2014 I launched into the next phase of my life — I went back to school. I enrolled at Nassau Community College for what was supposed to be no more than a four-year stint, planning to take one course per semester. I had the time, and wanted to enjoy the classes, unlike my undergrad and graduate days.

Due to a few hiccups along the way — my husband’s back operations, my lymphoma, selling our house and moving during the pandemic — four years turned into 8½. I kept going back, learning computer programs that really challenged me, especially the courses I survived last year in which I created my own portfolio website

Individual news publishers cannot challenge the basic terms offered by Big Tech because these platforms are too big, and smaller newspapers can’t even get a seat at the table. Because of that, Big Tech can grab as much as 70 percent of every ad dollar from news publishers while hiring zero reporters. Newspapers bear all the expense, while social media giants get all the benefit.

Facebook and Google exert their dominance over the digital marketplace by setting the rules for news publishers and determining how their work is displayed, prioritized and monetized. More than 65 percent of users don’t even click the links offered by Google that would take them to the outlets that are spending the money to create the content they’re reading.

One study showed that 57 percent of New York residents get their news from Facebook. Nearly half use Google as their primary source of news.

If Washington doesn’t intervene soon, we will continue to lose hundreds of newspapers — like this one — across the country, and right here in your hometowns. But Congress needs to know it has your support in order to act.

Reach out to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer at (212) 486-4430, or U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at (212) 688-6262. Call U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice at (516) 739-3008, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi at (631) 923-4100, or U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino at (516) 541-6602.

Our democracy depends on local media like the newspaper you hold in your hands. The idea is so important that it’s part of the First Amendment, enshrined in the Bill of Rights. But local media also depends on you.

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ussia’s brutal attack on Ukraine is being felt around the world — and now, even above it.

Russia’s top space official, Dmitry Rogozin, has tweeted that the sanctions imposed on his country by the U.S and Europe are “unacceptable.” He said that cooperation with the U.S. and it allies on the International Space Station may no longer be possible.

Rogozin added that the sanctions are intended “to kill the Russian economy, plunge JAmES our people into and bring BERNStEIN despair our country to its knees.” Normal relations with the U.S. and Europe, he said, would only be possible with the lifting of the “illegal” sanctions — something that is highly unlikely to happen in the near future.

Rogozin, space experts have said, has a habit of popping off. But Andrew Parton, president of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, said that the notion of Americans, Europeans and Russians working together in space — which they were doing only a few weeks ago — now “seems awkward.”

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“We’re almost at war with them,” Parton said.

The Russians were pioneer partners, along with the U.S., the Europeans Space Agency, Canada and Japan, in building the ISS, the largest man-made structure ever constructed and put into space. It had to be assembled in parts, which took place between 1998 and 2000. The first section of the structure was launched in November 1998, aboard a Russian Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodome.

The ISS has been circling the Earth for so long now — it became fully operational in May 2009 with a six-member crew that required two Russian Soyuz “lifeboats” to be docked there at all times — that many Earthlings have pretty much forgotten about it, or don’t think of it much. But it remains a phenomenal vehicle, traveling an eye-popping 17,500 mph at an altitude of some 248 miles above Earth.

Many have argued that the many billions of dollars spent on the ISS could have been better used on Earth. Others say that man was born to explore, and who knows what we’ll find out there one day?

And the ISS has proved valuable. To name a few of its contributions:

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■ The ability to view Earth from different perspectives has given scientists a better way to find new sources of water and places to grow food.

■ Protein crystal growth experiments done aboard the station have given medical science better understanding of diseases such as cancer and muscular dystrophy.

he biggest loss is that yet another tie between major world powers will have been severed.

■ A s t r o n a u t s h ave learned to work in a microg r av i t y e nv i r o n m e n t .

Human bodies chang e under such circumstances, and we are now better able to understand how to cope with the challenges we will face as we further explore the cosmos.

■ And students the world over have been given a view of life in space and the possibilities of a world outside our own.

But what if Russia quits?

The ISS could survive. Just last week, SpaceX, a private company, launched a NASA astronaut and three paying customers to the ISS. Since NASA’s space shuttle program ended in 2011, the agency has relied on Russian Soyuz spacecraft to take our astronauts to the station.

But with commercial space companies revving up, we may be able to elimi-

nate our dependence on the Russians to get us up there.

Russians help guide the ISS, and use their country’s space vehicles to boost the station to its target orbit when it tends to drift lower. These tasks can be taken over, but it will take effort by the rest of the ISS team, and more funding.

The bigger loss, of course, is that yet another tie between major world powers will have been severed. Russian and U.S. diplomats around the world have already been called home. To be sure, Russia must be punished, and punished severely, for its actions in Ukraine. But astronauts and cosmonauts are scientists, and have held themselves above the fray of politics and fraught relationships between their countries. They were able to do so on the most recent return to Earth, in March.

Astronaut Mark Vande Hei worried that he might be left behind because of U.S-Russia tensions, after spending 355 days in space. But the Russians ferried him home safely. Joe Montalbano, NASA’s program manager for the ISS, said that those aboard the station last month were “aware of what’s going on, but they still worked as a team.”

The question is, how long can we remain teammates?

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

Family stories help the healing

f you don’t have a sister, I urge you to get one, preferably a younger one, so you can boss her around. But in a pinch, any age will do, and life is all about pinches.

My husband recently had surgery to replace a pacemaker, an easy, relatively pain-free event, unless it’s your pacemaker, and your body being altered. My guy is stoic, but he came out of surgery with a corneal abrasion, which was inexplicable on many levels, since the procedure was for his heart. The pain RANDI was extreme and, KREISS although I’m good in a crisis, I found his distress and my helplessness terribly unsettling.

Lots of people offered to help in any way they could. The calls and notes and get-well gifts all lifted us up. But only my sister called and said she was on her way.

She had booked her flight, she was coming for five days, and that was that.

She isn’t the take-over type; that’s my job as the older sister. Once she got here, I still cooked for the three of us and

walked the dog and fetched the meds for the patient. Really, she didn’t do much, unless you count saving my sanity. We discussed important world events, like our hair, and exchanged meaningful gifts: I gave her my Dry Bar brush and she gave me her hot rollers.

Like most sibs our age, we’re the only people on Earth who shared childhood with the same parents.

Ours died in old age, at 95 and 97, so until the last few years, we took care of them together. This shared experience doesn’t imply shared memories, because we have wildly different accounts of our childhood in Cedarhurst with Mom and Dad. What we do when we’re together is mostly nothing, aside from talking or sharing companionable silence while we read or do stuff on our devices. She paints. I write. We agree on most things in the world except her dog, Moe, a.k.a.

Cujo, who is the love of her life, and the only Chihuahua who could take down a cheetah.

We tell stories when we sit around, share the news of our kids and grandkids, and realize that memory is unreliable but that it doesn’t matter. The stories

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we tell weave the cloth that holds us together.

I remember the Thanksgiving her 3-year-old daughter decided she hated the tiny bows on her pink velvet pants and jacket. My brother-in-law, who died many years ago, called a timeout, got a scissors and snipped off every one of the dozens of tiny bows. My sister doesn’t remember this at all. I thought it was a remarkable demonstration of parental forbearance.

She also doesn’t remember that our mother assigned me to walk her to her kindergarten when I was in third grade. Every single awful day, my sister would throw herself on the ground, grab my feet and beg me not to leave her there. It didn’t take more than seven or eight years of therapy to deal with that.

One story we both remember was our mother’s “talk” with us about sex. She told us an elaborate story about what the male chicken does with the female chicken.

When I offered intelligent feedback, starting with, “So you mean when you wanted to make a baby, Dad and you…?”

“No!” she screamed. “That’s just with

love kale, but my sister says she would rather chew on her lawn.

chickens.”

My sister and I tend to like the same things: We are political allies, and support folks who are trying to keep our democracy from running aground. Of course, there are exceptions to our harmony. I love kale, and she says she would rather chew on her lawn. I suspect she eats pot pie, which to me is dead chicken in a watery grave.

She asked me if I remembered the time I was being bullied in sixth grade. I walked her to school and told her I would kiss her goodbye before we got to school so the other kids wouldn’t see. She remembered that I didn’t skip the kiss.

I don’t remember that, but I do remember that when I was making out with my boyfriend (now my husband), in the family den back in high school, she would come clomping down the stairs in her rollers and slippers and would accept a quarter to clomp back up. She says she wouldn’t have scrammed for less than 50 cents.

So, you see, while my husband healed, my sister and I passed the time with stories. She didn’t do much, unless you count just showing up. Which was everything.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

LONG BEACH HERALD — April 14, 2022

What will happen to U.S.-Russian cooperation in space?

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