Berkshire Hathaway celebrated 100 years of marketing real estate in Long Beach on Tuesday with a gathering outside its offices on Beech Street. Company leadership, from left above, Jennifer McConnell, Emmett Laffey, John Schoonmaker, Fatima Smith, Brian Bilek, Vicky Green and Devon Laffey joined in the festivities. At right, Meri Clements, 6, of Long Beach, distinguished herself from the professionals by having her face painted.
Drivers headed into and out of the east end of Long Beach and the west end of Lido Beach have faced a challenge — to put it mildly — for the past two weeks. But the culprit hasn’t been crowds of beachgoers or a popular event. It’s been a sinkhole.
Finally, though, the small crater on Lido Boulevard, in Lido Beach, is expected to be repaired in the next few days, bringing an end, barrier island motorists fervently hope, to the often nightmarish traffic delays.
weekend.”
The 20-foot-deep sinkhole opened up near Lido Boulevard’s intersection with Regent Drive, right in front of Lido Elementary School and Long Beach Middle School, on May 31, the result of a manhole failure. It forced the Point Lookout Lido Fire Department to initially evacuate its headquarters nearby, and necessitated the closure of multiple lanes of the only roadway in and out of Long Beach to and from the Loop Parkway.
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“A complete excavation and identification of and repair to the manhole has been completed,” Lauren Sternberg, a spokeswoman for Veolia North America, which manages Nassau County sewers and wastewaters treatment plants, said on Monday. “Street restoration is currently underway, and is expected to be completed by the
Sternberg explained that Veolia, in conjunction with Nassau County and its contractors, first had to excavate the sinkhole, which involved bypass pumping of both groundwater and wastewater. Workers had to determine the cause of the problem, which turned out to be the manhole failure 20 feet deep, before contractors could repair it. Crews even worked while the air quali-
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Street restoration is currently under way, and is expected to be completed by the weekend.
Music has always been a major part of Long Beach’s art scene. Live concerts on the beach, at restaurants and in Kennedy Plaza can frequently be seen and heard by the entire community.
Some new events are on the horizon as well. Benjamin Metzger, who also goes by the stage name Benoir and acts as the musical director of Arts in the Plaza, has put together quite a few things for people to see over the next few months, starting this week.
Benoir will be playing with Bakithi Kumalo this Thursday at the Iridium in Manhattan. Kumalo has played with many famous musicians and bands. He’s played with Paul Simon and Cyndi Lauper and musicians from Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Grateful Dead and numerous others.
The show starts at 8:30 and tickets start at about $42 to see Kumalo and the Long Beach musician perform.
“So many famous people have utilized his talent,” he said of Kumalo. “He’s an incredibly nice person. In 2020, we
became friends online randomly when I added him as a friend on Facebook. “
Metzger wrote him asking if he’d be interested in possibly performing at Arts in the Plaza. He eventually came out and played with some local Long Beach musicians and loved it. So, they stayed in contact and played a few times since.
Coming later this month will be an installment of Friday Nights in the Plaza. The local band Half Step will be playing outside City Hall on June 30 from 5 to 9 p.m. Long Beach neighbor will be able to bring chairs, relax and listen to live music ona summer night to end the week.
“The Friday night concert series is a collaboration,” he said. “It’s with the City of Long Beach, Artists in Partnership and Arts in the Plaza. The first one is at the end of the month. We have a Grateful Dead tribute band.”
Then, Kumalo will be returning to the city in August for a whole array of shows. He’ll be a part of a concert in Kennedy Plaza on August 11, a show at the Cabana the next day and will be having a drum circle event for families the day after, August 13, one that’s not too common in
the community. The “Jam Along with Bakithi” drum circle event will allow families to bring drums and shakers and play with him during an all-day art event at West Ele-
mentary School.
Metzger will be celebrating turning 50 with the rest of the city in July. There will be a special Arts in the Plaza July 8 with bands, a quartet and a poet laureate.
Courtesy Ben Metzger BAkiThi kumAlo, RighT, has played with many famous artists, including Paul Simon, left. He’ll be playing in Long Beach later this summer.The Friday night concert series is a collaboration.
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by brenDAn cArPenter bcarpenter@liherald.com
Long Beach has always been well versed in the arts. Arts in the Plaza, concerts and many other events take place in the city year-round but a new one made its debut last Saturday.
That would be the Spring Bounty Art Exhibit at Temple Israel, hosted by Betzalel Art of Long Beach.
This initiative was a collaborative effort with local art groups and non-profits, including West End Arts and Long Beach Jewish Experience. By partnering with these organizations, Betzalel Art aimed to create a bridge between artists and the community, offering a platform for them to showcase their work and fostering connections with local centers like Temple Israel and its congregants.
“It really was like a grassroots initiative,” said Rabbi Isaac Attia, director of Long Beach Jewish Experience. “We really reached out to people and we made a call to artists and the word spread. It exceeded expectations.”
Attia said the expectation was about 75 people to show up to their inaugural event, but more than double actually did.
The event featured several local artists and allowed them to stand by and display their art proudly to their neighbors. The gallery allowed these artists to show their art through the timeless and inspiring lens of the Torah. They wanted to create a space where art and spirituality converge, and where the timeless wisdom of Torah intertwines with the profound creativity of the human spirit.
“The way I see it, is the Long Beach Jewish Experience was bringing the Jewish side of things and the West End Arts we’re bringing their expertise,” Attia said. “It was a really nice partnership and it was a great way to come together.”
Betzalel is a first-of-its-kind art initiative in Long Beach. Established in early 2023, Betzalel Art of Long Beach is an initiative founded with the vision of bringing artists together and fostering stronger bonds with the community through public showcases of their talents. The founder, Michelle Huttler-Silver, a photographer with over 25 years of experience, uses art as a means of communication and collaboration. Currently, she teaches others how to harness the power of the camera as a tool for creative expression.
“There are few things in life that exceed expectations where you could say ‘wow, this is better than I dreamed,’” said Huttler-Silver, who was also the visionary of the gal-
lery. “I’ve dreamed this dream for a very long time and this is one of those events that I could say surpassed my expectations.”
Huttler-Silver said there was so much positive energy throughout the gallery. She said she believes the city has an “incredible number of artists” and that the gallery acted as a way to showcase their talents alongside the city’s growing list of art shows.
“The city and the city manager have been building the infrastructure for the artists to be able to show and be able to engage with the community,” she said. “We’re using our best efforts to be part of that and just to give all this wonderful talent a spotlight. The community is able
Nassau County GOP members have recently spoken out against the state legislature and their plan to pass the Planned Offshore Wind Transmission Act — a bill that is on track to pass in Albany that would allow for Equinor’s construction miles off the coast in Long Beach.
Congressman Anthony D’Esposito said “for too long, south shore residents have been kept in the dark surrounding Equinor’s proposed offshore wind project and the development’s impact on nearby communities.”
The project has turned heads with residents concerned several things. In addition to worries about potential harm to marine life, a main concern surrounds the electromagnetic cables that will be run directly underneath the streets of Long Beach. The cables have been studied many times.
In a conference run by the Citizens Campaign for the Environment on these issues in May, residents could not get definitive answers from experts.
“Equinor has not been upfront or honest, and by and large, the community is against this project,” said Assemblyman Ari Brown. “Furthermore, there are health and safety concerns regarding the underground transmission lines, concerns that have not been addressed.”
“To date, satisfactory answers have not been provided,” added State Senator Patricia Canonzeri-Fitzpatrick. “Which is why I did not advance the bill I carry that would’ve allowed the project to proceed so that these issues can be properly resolved.”
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick continued, calling it “shameful behavior” in her statement. “Not only is an outside corporation attempting to impose its will on the people of Long Island, but Governor Hochul is now enlisting the support of New York City and Albany Democrats to aid them in
their effort.”
The bill has long been contentious between party lines, even before the project’s inception. The project is a result of a former state Gov. Andrew Cuomo-passed bill —the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act — which was notorious for leading the charge in meeting ambitious environmental goals.
“Despite community opposition to a bid from Equinor to build on-shore infrastructure and offshore wind turbines in Long Beach and Island Park, Equinor executives opted to meet with out-of-district Democrat legislators and the governor to impose their unilateral single-party power, ignoring ‘home rule,’” Brown added.
In advance of the bill reaching the state legislature, D’Esposito, Brown, and Canonzeri-Fitzpatrick each made sure it’s known that they are thoroughly opposed to the project.
“I call on the governor to stop silencing the voices of South Shore residents,” added D’Esposito. “She should cease her attempts to do the bidding of Equinor in the face of community opposition to the company’s offshore wind project plan.”
Tim Baker/Herald file NASSAu GOP mEmBErS have been speaking out against Equinor and its wind farm project, including Congressman Anthony D’Esposito.ty reached dangerous levels last week, when the smoke from wildfires in Canada darkened the skies over Long Island.
“While the air quality issues made things unpleasant,” Sternberg said, “we took proper precautions for those working on the repair, but there were no known delays as a result.”
Long Beach schools were closed on June due to the hazardous air, and Schools Superintendent Jennifer Gallagher noted that the sinkhole repairs were a factor as well.
“By closing school, we are eliminating a situation where students are exposed to harmful air quality while riding their bikes, walking, waiting at bus stops, or traveling on buses or in parents’ cars,” Gallagher wrote in a letter to district families last week. “This is especially true right now because of the travel delays caused by the sinkhole.”
Four of Lido Boulevard’s six lanes have been closed, with one staying open in each direction. Because of a backup of vehicles headed west on the roadway on the afternoon of June 2, the southbound Loop Parkway was closed to non-residents for several hours. That reduced the traffic making its way past the sinkhole repairs, but increased traffic on Long Beach Road and Austin Boulevard in Oceanside and Island Park, the other main route into Long Beach.
Residents of the city and all of its neighboring communities felt the impact of the lane closures.
“There was one crazy day where it took Jackie an hour and four minutes to get home from Garden City,” Dr. David Fagan, of Long Beach, said of his wife. “And that wasn’t the day the Loop Parkway was closed.”
Fagan, a doctor at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park — typically a 35-minute commute — said he had dealt with delays as well, and had to alter his route home a few times. But, he added, at least the problem wasn’t a permanent one.
“It’s an inconvenience, but my mindset is that it’s temporary,” Fagan said. “We have aging infrastructure. This stuff has a lifespan, and then it breaks, and we live on a barrier island that’s sand. I’ve had to make some adjustments, but you have to roll with it.”
Rich Rothberg, also of Long Beach, also had to make some changes, though not for work. The Saturday after the sinkhole appeared, Rothberg planned to go to Point Lookout with some friends for lunch. Some were coming from out of town, but given the closures and delays, he decided it would be better not to even attempt the get-together.
“I’ve had friends tell me it’s taken them an hour and a half to get here from Rockville Centre,” he said. “Numerous people have told me it’s taken so long because they went through Oceanside and Island Park to get here to avoid the sinkhole, and they said it was not a pleasant experience.”
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The thick yellow haze that descended on Long Island last week was more than a natural sepia-toned filter — the unnervingly post-apocalyptic scene brought with it some serious health concerns.
The blanket of smoke that blocked out the sun on June 7 was a result of a soonerthan-typical start to what is projected to be Canada’s worst wildfire season ever. The resulting smoke plume was like nothing New York state had ever seen, according to officials from the Department of Environmental Conservation.
“It’s certainly the worst in memory, by far,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said of the air quality at a June 7 news conference. “It certainly is unprecedented.”
Long Island, like most of New York, received health advisories regarding degraded air quality every day from June 5 to 9. The advisories came as no shock to residents who were experiencing a yellow, smoke-scented world.
It “smelled like a campfire I couldn’t escape from,” one Facebook user commented to the Lynbrook Herald. “Amber skies, and fire pit smell everywhere,” wrote another.
The Air Quality Index, created by the Environmental Protection Agency, measures the level of pollutants in the air and the resulting health concern. Sensitive groups — children, seniors, pregnant women, or those with heart or lung conditions — should be mindful of AQI ratings of over 100, and everyone, regardless of health, should be careful when ratings rise above 150. Places in Nassau County saw ratings of over 300 during the June 7 peak of bad air. New York City had a rating of 484, briefly making it the most polluted city on earth.
“If you’ve been looking out the window the last couple of days, you can see the effects of the Canadian wildfires,” Dr. James McDonald, acting commissioner of the state Department of Health, said at Wednesday’s news conference. “If you’re out walking and all of a sudden you’re coughing, you’re feeling short of breath, that’s a signal. When your body speaks to you, you want to listen to your body.”
The DEC and other environmental and health organizations urged people to limit time outdoors. Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a statement urging all schools to suspend outdoor activities, and the Public High School Athletic Association canceled a number of sports events on Long Island.
“When we’re talking particularly about wildfire smoke, we know that contains fine particulate matter, which we know can enter the lungs,” Trevor Summerfield, the director of advocacy in New York for the American Lung Association, said. “These particulate matters could be potentially toxic as well. We don’t want anything in the lungs that’s coming from burning. We know that’s just not healthy for you.”
Short-term exposure to such pollutants can cause coughing, sneezing, shortness
of breath, a runny nose, and irritation of the eyes, nose or throat, according to the DEC. Significant long-term exposure can lead to more serious complications, such as asthma. The DEC and the American Lung Association urged people to stay indoors as much as possible, and to wear an N95 mask if a trip outside was unavoidable.
Last week’s conditions were something of a perfect storm of atmospheric anomalies. According to Nelson Vas, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service, the intensity of the smoke Long Island experienced was exacerbated by a poorly timed low-
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pressure system that funneled smoke from extreme fires in Quebec south to Long Island and the metropolitan area. The stifling smog, Vas said, was so intense that Long Island temperatures dropped several degrees.
“Some of the wildfires have spread a bit,” Vas said. “That and the wind direction have all come together to really increase the concentrations down here.”
The severity of the fires is due largely to an extended dry season in Canada. Vas explained that New York has not experienced such a dry spring, making a similar wildfire season here unlikely.
Nonetheless, even more concerning is
the possibility that this is only the beginning of a pattern that could continue to threaten the Northeast with smoke. Climate change is a direct cause of the increased intensity and longevity of wildfires, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. “We’re really concerned about climate change,” Summerfield said. “We know that climate change has an impact on our lung health because of incidences like this. I think it’s just getting worse.”
He added, “In New York, we’re blessed to have great air quality, for the most part. And when we’re used to that, and then you get (June 7), which is like the worst you could possibly see, it’s a pretty stark wakeup call.”
The stifling smog has given way to normal atmospheric conditions, but if the experts are right, and Long Island can potentially expect future run-ins with wildfire smoke, a hazy yellow world may be added to the growing list of “unprecedented events” people should get used to.
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There was no Triple Crown on the line, but the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes was historic nonetheless.
Trainer Jena Antonucci etched herself into thoroughbred racing history last Saturday when Arcangelo, ridden by jockey Javier Castellano, pulled away down the stretch to finish atop the nine-horse field before a roaring crowd of 48.089 at Belmont Park.
The Florida-based Antonucci, 47, became the first-ever female trainer to capture any of the Triple Crown races and did so with her first-ever entry. Castellano, meanwhile, has now won all three.
“It’s the horse and I am so grateful,” said Antonucci, who began training on her own in 2010. “I will forever be indebted to his honesty to us, his heart, and he is why you get up seven days a week. I didn’t get a lot of sleep the last few nights. I’m not going to lie. I’m so grateful.”
The race marked the 50-year anniversary of Secretariat’s electrifying 31-length Belmont triumph. One of the symbols used to honor “Big Red” this year was the addition of blue roses to the traditional blanket of white carnations awarded to the winner, reminiscent of the famous blue and white checkerboard silks of Secretari at’s owner, Meadow Stable.
Owned by Blue Rose Farm, Arcangelo was full of run throughout as he sat behind pacesetters National Treasure, the Preakness winner, and longshot Tapit Shoes along the backstretch. As the field approached the turn and with Angel of Empire and Hit Show still very much involved after a mile in 1:37.41, Castellano made a decisive move to put the lateblooming son of Arrogate in ideal position going into the turn.
A retreating Tapit Shoes left clear running room for Arcangelo to sneak up along the inside of National Treasure, who dropped out of contention at the quarter pole. Drawing away at the eighth pole, Arcangelo then held off late-charging favorite Forte and Tapit Trice to win by 1 ½-lengths in 2:29.23.
“This is a dream come true. To win two Triple Crown races in the same year, it’s amazing,” said Castellano, who rode Mage to victory in the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May and guided Bernardini and Cloud Computing to Preakness scores in 2016 and 2017, respectively. “Everything worked out good,” he added. “There’s always something to shoot for, but I’m just going to keep working hard. But this is so special. He was so impres-
sive. He was always there for me.”
Castellano entered 2023 0-for-15 in the Kentucky Derby and 0-for-14 in the Belmont Stakes. Last Saturday’s win was redemptive for the 45-year-old Venezuelan native, who finished runner-up in the Belmont on three occasions — all by narrow margins, including a three-quarter length loss aboard Stay Thirsty to Ruler On Ice in 2011; a head defeat to Tonalist in 2014 when piloting 28-1 shot Commissioner; and a nose defeat to Creator in 2016 aboard
Destin.
Arcangelo, a $35,000 purchase who didn’t make his career debut until December, won his third consecutive start and was coming off an impressive triumph in the Grade 3 Peter Pan at Belmont May 13. He paid $17.80 to win and earned a $900,000 payday to boost his lifetime earnings to $1,067,400 in five starts.
Jon Ebbert, owner of Blue Rose Farm, was in awe as he earned his first Grade 1 win of his career and said he always had
faith in the grey ridgling.
“It’s amazing,” he said. “What an amazing ride. I’m so proud of the horse. He’s an amazing horse. He’s all heart. We knew he had it in him. Javier rode him perfectly and Jena is an amazing trainer. I’m so lucky to find her. The rest is history.”
Forte nosed out Tapit Trice for second. Angel of Empire and Hit Show finished in a dead heat for fourth. Rounding out the field was National Treasure, Il Miracolo, Red Route One and Tapit Shoes.
Long Beach students were able to play basketball alongside the pros for an entire week last year. Team Green is going to give them another chance next month, and this time with more to learn.
Danny Green, a professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers and three-time NBA champion, headlines the camp, along with his family, including his father, and other coaches. The camp, which will place from July 17 to 21, saw about 60 kids and teens of all ages and skill levels take part last year. They expect between 70 and 100 this year.
The camp teaches young players the fundamentals of basketball — dribbling, passing, defense and shooting.
“As far as training goes, the format is pretty much the same this year,” Danny Green Sr. said. “Conditioning, the skills and the training is still the same. We have added a new element, though. We’ve added financial literacy.”
Green Sr. said the academy was recently re-branded so it could offer more than just on-court skills training. The main goal was to teach some of the things that they felt are missing in academics and schools, like teaching kids how to organize their finances. Kids will be able to learn what credit is, how checking accounts work, investing and using your money wisely. They hope to help the kids be better off and more informed by the time they hit adulthood.
For the financial literacy portions of the clinic, they partnered with CAPTRUST, a North Carolinabased financial advising company, to hold seminars for the kids. Handouts, books and PowerPoints are offered during the seminars, which are now offered at each of the camp’s clinics.
The clinic will still involve the same things as last year regarding basketball. Each day of the camp consists of stations where the kids can learn all different aspects and concepts of the game. They learn these skills over the course of the week before showcasing them in a game against their coaches on the final day.
They also have giveaways for the kids, including apparel and signed basketballs.
“We have certain staff members that we keep everywhere and they come with us to each clinic,” Green Sr. said. “Wherever the community is though,
we want to get some home-grown folks that live there to not just work with us, but also experience how it works and how it functions.”
The camp, which was founded in 2009 when Green was drafted, has traveled to Texas, North Carolina and New York, including some other Long Island communities. The camp has traveled to Floral Park, North Babylon, where Green is from, and Manhasset, where Green went to school at St. Mary’s High School. This will be its second year in Long Beach.
This summer’s clinic will be at Long Beach High School, for everyone in kindergarten through high school, and costs $300 per person.
When you were a kid, so many people commented on who you were and what you should be doing that their words undoubtedly affected how you viewed yourself then - and even now.
Maybe your big brother told you to “toughen up kid; you’re too sensitive.” Or, kids in school called you “a ditz.” Or, your mom’s criticisms kept reminding you that “you weren’t good enough.” Or, your dad constantly reminded you how “lazy” you were. Could those voices from many years ago still echo in your mind?
Yes, messages from another era can have sufficient staying power to undermine your self-worth, drowning out the positive voices you hear today. It’s likely that for each person who thought you were too sensitive then, there could be twice as many now who appreciate your sensitivity. Whoever though you could do nothing right then, I bet many more today admire your skills and knowledge.
pay attention to those that offer constructive criticism in a helpful manner. “Try not to rush your words. Take your time, slow down, and it’ll be easier for people to understand what you’re saying.”
It’s also important to discover your own voice. When Eva’s mom said, “Don’t waste your money going to college; it’s too expensive and not that important for girls,” Eva instantly knew that she had to go. Once you free yourself from early childhood messages, your own voice emerges. You acknowledge that the other person’s way is not your way. Yes, I know, it’s not easy to make a negative voice disappear just by wishing it away. In fact, the more you wish something isn’t there, the more you reinforce its presence, making it the elephant in the room. Hence, if you’re struggling with letting go of a negative voice, give credence to a positive person’s voice. Let’s do a simple exercise to reinforce this idea:
by Robert Waldinger, MD and Marc Schulz, PhD
Published this year, “The Good Life” reports on the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever done. Tracking the lives of hundreds of participants for over 80 years, the report concludes that it is the strength of our relationships with friends, relatives and coworkers that most determine quality of life, health and longevity.
Regarding older adults, the authors note that time is suddenly very precious. Questions arise such as:
• How much time do I have left?
• How long will I stay healthy?
• Am I losing it mentally?
• Who do I want to spend this limited time with?
• Have I had a good enough life?
• What do I regret?
“The fewer moments we have to look forward to in life, the more valuable they become. Past grievances and preoccupations often dissipate...research has shown that human beings are never so happy as in the late years of
their lives. We get better at maximizing highs and minimizing lows. We feel less hassled by the little things that go wrong, and we get better at knowing when something is important and when it’s not. The value of positive experiences far outweighs the cost of negative experiences, and we prioritize things that bring us joy. In short, we’re emotionally wiser, and that wisdom helps us thrive.”
We learn that neglected relationships, like muscles, atrophy. Our social life, being a living system, needs exercise. Further, the reason social relationships are so valuable has a biological basis – a means of protection from predators. Without meaningful relationships, we remain in a state of stress, often unknown to us.
Make the effort. Most of us have friends and relatives who energize us and who we don’t see enough. As Mark Twain said, “There isn’t time, so brief is life, for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that”.
So, the crucial question is: Whose voice will you listen to? I urge you to listen to the voices that help you develop confidence, build backbone, and bring a smile to your face - the ones that are valid in today’s context.
Consider that for every aphorism, another one asserts the opposite. Which one is right?
■ “A stitch in time saves nine” or “Haste makes waste?”
■ “Opposites attract” or “Birds of a feather flock together?”
These contradictory aphorisms may both be good advice - depending on the context. The same holds true for comments people make about you. For this reason, make sure that the voice you listen to is helpful at this time, in this context.
Protect yourself from the openly critical voice that’s designed to humiliate you. “You’re such a loser. You slur your words and speak so fast that nobody understands what you’re saying.” Instead,
1. Write down the name of a person you look up to.
2. Write down what you hear him/ her saying to you.
3. Tell yourself why these words are important to you.
4. Now make those words your own. Say them to yourself whenever you need reassurance.
Congratulations, now you’re on track to letting go of messages that inhibit your growth and undermine your self-confidence. You’ve replaced them with messages that stimulate your growth and build your self-confidence. How fantastic that feels!!!
Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach and author specializes in helping people improve their relationships, enhance their lives and overcome procrastination and fear. Contact her at DrSapadin@aol.com. Visit her website at www.PsychWisdom.com.
ne of the best things you can grow in a garden is a life-long gardener. With summer upon us, the world outdoors beckons. Starting at home. Your personal landscape is a great place to enjoy being outside.
The kids can benefit in so many ways from digging right in. Literally. There’s growing body of research that indicates gardening-related activities boost physical and emotional health, even academic performance, besides the all-around benefits of family bonding.
So parents and grandparents who are not already getting down and dirty with the kids, what are you waiting for?
From the onset, prepare to pivot. Gardening with kids requires flexibility. Most kids prioritize exploration and discovery in the garden rather than appearance or production. You might have a planned activity, but they prefer to focus on the grasshopper they just found. Rather than corral them back to the task at hand, try talking to them about the grasshopper, sharing their wonder and excitement, and then finding a way to connect it to your activity.
Remember that positive associations with gardening are the goal. If they walk away with those, you’ve succeeded. And they’ll be back to learn more.
Let kids choose what to plant. Offer guidance and guarantee some sure-success plants are among their picks. But if they want beets, roses and petunias, why not? Giving kids agency over what plants they grow also gives them the incentive to continue engaging with their plants over time. Don’t forget that gardening isn’t confined to a raised bed or backyard. You can grow a multitude of plants indoors, on windowsills, porches, or balconies, you name it!
Choose garden projects that work for your needs. To set yourself up for success, always consider projects or activities you might want to try through the lenses of the kids’ age and ability levels, your budget, available space, available time, safety concerns, and growing conditions in your area.
Leave room for good old-fashioned digging. Many kids love to dig in the dirt, and digging and observing are excellent for their sensory systems, gross and fine motor skills, and practicing focus and empathy for small creatures. Leaving a designated dig space in the garden gives them a spot to search for worms and grubs, and helps keep disruptive digging out of other areas of the garden.
Make the garden a joyful place. Positive associations with nature early on in life give kids a sense of belonging to the natural world and responsibility for it. Help with the behind-the-scenes maintenance of kids’ gardens so they continue to be an inviting space for them. Give them opportunities for responsibility, but don’t turn gardens into a chore or punishment they would rather avoid. Embrace kids’ preferences, and avoid
pressing them to taste, touch or smell something they don’t want to.
Ensure activities are geared toward equal access. Think through how to share a gardening experience equally with all the kids participating. Try collaborative gardening: One kid digs a hole, another sprinkles compost, another kid places a seedling in, and so on. This helps multiple kids be involved in smaller garden tasks.
Set aside time when kids can explore the garden without an intended activity. Positive associations also come from moments when kids are allowed to observe, explore and play in a self-led way.
And just as important, enjoy gardening yourself. One of the most powerful teaching tools is the use of modeling. Don’t underestimate how impactful showcasing your enthusiasm for gardening can be on the kids you’re working with.
A garden is a wonderful place for kids to try caring for a living thing and being responsible for the success or failure of a growth cycle. And when failures happen, it’s a space for kids to learn how to deal with an undesired outcome, grow their resiliency, and try again.
With a commitment to the accurate reproduction of Beatles’ repertoire, The Fab Faux treat the seminal music with unwavering respect, known for their painstaking recreations of the songs (with emphasis on the later works never performed live by the Beatles). The musical virtuosity of The Fab Faux — in actuality five New York City-based musicians — upends the concept of a Beatles tribute band. Far beyond extended cover sets, their shows are an inspired rediscovery of The Beatles’ musical magic. Imagine hearing complex material like ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ or “I am the Walrus” performed in complete part-perfect renditions. Or such harmony-driven songs as ‘Because,’ ‘Nowhere Man,’ and ‘Paperback Writer,’ reproduced with extra vocalists to achieve a double-tracked effect. That’s The Fab Faux experience.
Friday, June 16, 8 p.m. $75, $55, $45, $35. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com, or ParamountNY.com.
A folk-Americana-rock-country band with deep roots in varied genres, The Felice Brothers are lauded as ‘musician’s musicians’ and poets. The brothers — Ian on guitar and lead vocals, and James, a multiinstrumentalist and vocalist — hail from the Catskills. Their early songs echoed off subway walls and kept company with travelers and vagrants. Their current lineup, with the addition of bassist and inaugural female Felice member Jesske Hume and drummer Will Lawrence (also a singer/songwriter) as their rhythm section, promises to be the best yet. Their latest tunes carry messages that beg listeners to think deeply about the environment, humanity, legacy, and death. Many of the songs depict nostalgia, transience and getting older. For songwriter Ian Felice, there must also always be a current of hope in the music.
Sunday, June 18, 7:30 p.m. $37 and $32. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
Harry Chapin’s family holds a special place in the long rich history of family ensembles. Always busy with their many endeavors, the family unites for a rare performance together on the Landmark stage, Thursday, June 22, 7:30 p.m. Their successful musical careers are a testament to Harry’s enduring legacy. His brother Tom Chapin, with daughters Abigail and Lily Chapin, who perform as The Chapin Sisters; along with bandmate Michael Mark on electric bass and Jon Cobert on piano, will enthrall the audience with their pristine harmonies and folk-influenced melodies. A fixture on the music scene for decades, the Chapins, of course, continue to carry on Harry Chapin’s philanthropic legacy. Non-perishable food items will be collected for Long Island Cares, the Harry Chapin Food Bank. $150 and $75. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
Nassau County Museum of Art’s exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, June 20, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss “Baldessari and the Making of the Avant-Garde.” John Baldessari’s roster from Cal Arts featured famed artists, from Eric Fischl (who never technically took a class with him) to David Salle, James Casebere, Tony Oursler, Ericka Beckman, Ross Bleckner, Carrie Mae Weems, James Welling and so many other art stars. Examine not only Baldessari’s own art but some of the famous assignments offered by the man many consider the most influential art school teacher of the 20th century. Participation is limited; registration required. $40, $20 members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9337.
Artists in Partnership, Inc. hosts a hands-on Chinese puppetry workshop for Grades 3 and up, Saturday, June 17, 2 p.m., at Long Beach Public Library. Examine Shadow Theater and techniques
111 W. Park Ave. Space is limited to 30 participants. For more information, visit AIP4Arts.com.
Arts in the Plaza takes over Kennedy Plaza each Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Handcrafted art, custom jewelry, gifts, photography and more can be seen and purchased. For more information, visit ArtsInThePlaza.com.
Long Beach City Council meets, Tuesday, June 20, at 7 p.m., on the sixth floor of City Hall. 1 W. Chester St. It will also be streamed on YouTube. For more information, visit LongBeachNY.gov.
The Cabana offers having its weekly taco Tuesday specials all day long, Tuesday, June 20 Tacos will be available for $1, with a two-drink minimum, for all restaurant-goers, at 1034 W. Beech St. For more information, call (516) 889-1345 or visit TheCabanaLBNY.com.
Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach holds its annual Pride Shabbat on Friday, June 16, beginning at 7:30 p.m. All are invited to celebrate Pride Month and support the LGBTQ+ community. With guest speakers and a dessert reception. 455 Neptune Blvd. For more information, call (516) 431-4060.
Bruce Springsteen tribute band E Street Shuffle rocks Eisenhower Park, Saturday, June 17, 8 p.m. Hailing from Asbury Park, N.J., E Street Shuffle is a band that built itself from the ground up on the principals of being as musically authentic as humanly possible, while embodying the spirit, power and camaraderie of Springsteen and the E Street Band’s legendary live concerts. Bring seating. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. For information, visit NassaucCountyNY.gov.
Families will enjoy another musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Thursday and Friday, June 15-16, 10:15 a.m. and noon. This musical comedy adventure stars Willems’ beloved character The Pigeon, who is eager to try anything and everything. When a bus driver takes a break from the route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take the driver’s place — a pigeon. The audience is part of the action, in this innovative mix of songs, silliness and feathers. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.
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For many years visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what was beyond the first floor corridor. Now beyond the door and discover “secrets of the service wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour, Friday, June 16, noon; Sunday, June 18, 1:30 p.m.; Monday, June 19, noon, Wednesday, June 21, noon; Thursday, June 22, noon and 1:30 p.m. Be introduced to the intensive labor required to create the lifestyle experienced by the Phipps family and their guests; tour the many rooms that were “behind the scenes” to create the formal dining experiences of early 20th century. Go along the corridors to the butler’s pantry and silver cleaning room then descend the 17 steps to the kitchen, scullery, and wine storage rooms located on the ground floor. Reservations required. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.
Support The Whaling Museum by participating in Sandbar restaurant’s Whale of a Drink, Whale of a Cause fundraising effort, now through June 21 Enjoy the Sandbar’s iconic cocktail, the Whalebone, and a portion of the purchase will be donated to the museum. A “mocktail” version is also available. To help promote the fundraiser, mixologist Dan Leopold will offer a mixology demonstration and Whalebone tasting at the Museum’s Whales & Ales event on June 3, 2:30-3 p.m. Funds will support the Whaling Museum’s community education programs during its 2023 summer season. 55 Main St, Cold Spring Harbor. For information, visit SandbarColdSpringHarbor.com.
“I am living with this unimaginable pain, grief, emptiness,” Diana Alati, an advocate at Families for Safe Streets who lost her 13-year-old son, Andrew in a bicycle crash, told the audience at the first ever Walk Bike Long Island Summit. The event, held at Farmingdale State College, was organized to fight what advocates are calling “the silent epidemic” — the stunning and often overlooked number of pedestrian and bicycling fatalities.
Andrew was bicycling home from a friend’s house for dinner on Hempstead Turnpike, in Levittown, on June 30, 2019, when a speeding 19-yearold driver doing 55 mph in a 40-mph zone, trying to make it through a yellow light, struck and killed him. The Alati family, worried about how long Andrew had been gone, checked the Life360 app to see his location. They saw that his icon wasn’t moving, and rushed out. At the scene, his mother screamed to paramedics, “Is he OK?” saying over and over, “Andrew, please don’t go. Don’t leave me.”
But the affectionate young boy who loved baseball, hockey, music and riding his bicycle was gone, and “our family forever changed,” Alati said.
Along with other advocacy groups, Alati is part of a growing movement demanding changes that would reduce the number of deaths on the streets. Simple road design changes, such as rumble strips, consistency of school zone limits from town to town, and accurate police report documents, in the case of a fatality, are ways she has suggested could help, because “my son’s life was not an oopsie.”
Cynthia Brown, executive director of the New York Coalition for Transportation Safety, remembers the days of advocating for seatbelts to be a law. She recalls the combined efforts of medical professionals recounting the horrors of seeing car crash victims, public figures lending their voices, and public service announcements shown in movie theaters, and how they succeeded.
Brown said she believes that a similar group effort is
now necessary to draw attention to the severity of the issue, which has only worsened since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. “I think we need something like this now,” Brown said. “I don’t know how to bring people’s attention to what a serious problem (this is). It was bad before Covid, (but) since Covid it’s a nightmare.”
Speeding, impairment, distraction, and fatigue account for 90 percent of all fatalities, Kazem Oryani, an engineering professor at Farmingdale State College, said. “Thirty percent of the fatalities are related to speed,” he said. “This is the one (worth) fighting (now). There are others, which are education on other things, which would come later.”
Daniel Flanzig, an attorney and a member of the New York Bicycling Coalition board of directors, said he believes the next step for the next generation of drivers is automated enforcement, which works effectively in Europe and New York City — changing the incentive from relying on empathy to forcing open wallets after an impartial machine dishes out a ticket. Other than that, Flanzig said, little tweaks in a town can alter roadway behaviors, like changing the radius of a turn or painting bike lane lines more clearly with inexpensive paint.
Engineer Matthew Carmody stated that intersections and streets are safer when we can see eye to eye with one another. One improvement that accomplishes that is called daylighting, which bans parking near an intersection so pedestrians and bicyclists can see motorists, and vice versa. For this, Carmody said, no traffic study needs to be done; it’s just a matter of convincing the public to lose two a couple of parking spaces in order to save lives.
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A new Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine has been named the USS Long Island, paying homage to the multitude of veterans from Long Island and the island itself. The announcement was made to active sailors and media on Pier 88 in Manhattan during the 35th annual Fleet Week, the city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services, by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro.
The submarine is the third U.S. Navy ship named after Long Island, but a long way from the original USS Long Island steam trawler purchased by the Navy in 1917. As an attack submarine, the 377-foot-long vessel is designed specifically to seek and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships, project power ashore with Tomahawk cruise missiles and Special Operations forces, carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, support battle group operations and engage in mine warfare.
“New York has been a Navy town since our nation’s founding,” Del Toro said at the announcement. “Today over 200,000 veterans are spread across the five boroughs, with over 50 percent living on Long Island, in Brooklyn and Queens. The service of these veterans throughout our nation’s history has been admirable, and it’s an honor to recognize them as well as the district itself with this submarine naming.”
Capt. Patrick Evans, a naval special assistant for public affairs, wrote in an email to the Herald about the history of the original USS Long Island: “It served as a minesweeper, harbor patrol ship, and an icebreaker until after the first world war and (was) decommissioned in 1919.”
The second ship to bear the name Long Island was an
escort carrier, the first of its class at the time. Notably, it was the first of the Navy’s prototype aircraft carriers, which launched squadrons of attack aircraft in the Pacific theater in World War II.
Earlier, in 1941, the ship cruised the East Coast on neutrality patrol, keeping a watchful eye on potentially dangerous patrolling German submarines. A year later, the ship would prove instrumental in assisting with the Guadalcanal campaign.
Fighting at the Battle of Guadalcanal, one of the turn-
ing points in the war, the USS Long Island helped save the island of Guadalcanal from a Japanese onslaught. The vessel carried Marine Corps dive bombers, and two squadrons of Grumman Wildcat fighters, built in Bethpage, into the skirmish.
After the war, the USS Long Island trained pilots and ferried returning American troops home from the Pacific as part of Operation Magic Carpet, the largest combined air and sealift ever organized to bring troops back. Many of them, no doubt, were coming home to Long Island.
State Attorney General Letitia James announced on June 8 that her office had filed suit against Red Rose Rescue, a rightwing anti-abortion organization, for blocking access to three Planned Parenthood locations in Nassau and Westchester counties, including the Planned Parenthood in Hempstead on July 7, 2022.
The lawsuit, announced just over two weeks before the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe V. Wade, claims that several members of the pro-life group, Christopher “Fidelis” Moscinski, Matthew Connolly, William Goodman, Laura Gies and John Hinshaw, have interfered with clinics by lying to clinicians to gain access to the facilities under the guise of being a patient and having an appointment.
Once inside, James’s office said, a Red Rose Rescue member posing as a patient will open a back door, allowing others inside, where they have occupied waiting rooms and refused to leave, barricaded entrances, threatened staff and clinicians, and physically blocked access to women’s health care services, all in an effort to stop clinics from operating.
“Red Rose Rescue has made it their mission to terrorize reproductive health care providers and the patients they serve,” James said. “Only we have the right to make decisions about our own
bodies — not anti-choice legislators, not religious extremists and bigoted zealots, and not Red Rose rescue.” She continued, “We will not allow Red Rose Rescue to harass and harangue New Yorkers with their outrageous militant tactics. Make no mistake — abortion is health care, and as New York’s Attorney General, I will continue to protect and defend everyone’s legal right to safely access health care in this state.”
James also announced that she would
seek to ban members of Red Rose Rescue from coming within 30 feet of any reproductive health care facility in the state. Under the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and the New York State Clinic Access Act, it is illegal to block access to reproductive health care clinics or harass their patients.
At the news conference announcing the suit, Dipal Shah, the chief external affairs officer for Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, thanked James for
holding Red Rose Rescue accountable for actions that he said impact not only Planned Parenthood patients, but staff and volunteers as well.
“It’s unacceptable,” Shah said. “We see, on an almost daily basis, anti-abortion protesters outside our health centers … using harmful tactics to block patients’ access to our health centers — everything from verbally abusing them, forcing pamphlets in their face, and blocking them from entering.” He added, “These top tactics are not just disruptive, they’re psychologically destabilizing and they’re incredibly harmful.”
Catherine Lederer-Plaskett, president of Choice Matters and founder of Project CATCH (for the Center for Analysis and Tracking of Clinical Harassers), share her experiences with Red Rose Rescue.
“I would bet that everyone in this room has a day that changed their lives forever,” Lederer-Plaskett said. “I have mine. It was Nov. 27, 2021. That was the day All Women’s Medical in White Plains was invaded,” Red Rose Rescue managed to take over the entire facility, she said.
“If they had trespassed in a mall, they would have been evicted, removed, taken out immediately,” Lederer-Plaskett said, “but because it was only women’s health care, the police could be heard saying they didn’t want to get involved.”
James said she hoped to continue being a leader in the fight for a woman’s right to choose.
The 46th Annual City Manager’s 10-mile Race to Remember hit the boards May 31. A sunny and peaceful morning on the boardwalk set up as a way kick off that weekend.
The first male finisher was Oscar Lorenzo, who passed the finish line with a time of 59 minutes and 32 seconds. The first female finisher was Esther Karfun-
kel, who completed the race in one hour and 12 minutes. Acting City Manager Ron Walsh was at the race start to kick it off for the runners and VFW Post 1384 provided the color guard during the National Anthem.
The city’s next race will be the Fabulous 4th of July 4K in memory of Sgt. Sean Ryan.
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David Paymer, a renowned character actor, recently reminisced about his formative years at Oceanside High School. In an interview with the Herald, Paymer, 68, a 1972 OHS graduate, credited his early experiences in his hometown for shaping his successful acting career, and shared his gratitude and acknowledged the impact that the hamlet had on his life.
Paymer’s parents, Marvin and Sylvia, played the first significant role in nurturing his artistic inclination. His father, a pianist and composer, and his mother, a playwright, collaborated on community shows that often raised money for the Oceanside Library in the early 1960s.
he considers himself a character actor in the best sense of the word. “That is,” he explained, because “I can be chameleonlike, and I don’t just play one type. Sometimes I’m the lawyer, sometimes I’m the doctor, sometimes I’m the heroin addict, sometimes I’m some crazy person. I get to play good guys, bad guys, in-between guys. … I was never an ingénue. (Barry) allowed me to try on different parts, and I had a pretty good range.”
While Paymer’s parents initially envisioned him pursuing a medical career, he was captivated by acting when he found consistent work in his early 20s. At the University of Michigan, he double majored in theater and psychology, with the latter as a backup plan.
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NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Nathan L. H. Bennett Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, Town Hall Plaza, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on the 20th day of June, 2023 at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the enactment of an amendment to Chapter 99 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead entitled “Registration and Permitting of Property” in relation to accessory structures and penalties. The proposed local law is available at hempsteadny. gov, on the bulletin board at Town Hall as of the publication of this notice, and on file in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Hempstead, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, where the same may be inspected during office hours. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.
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BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, V. STEPHEN T. GOLEGO, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 10, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION is the Plaintiff and STEPHEN T. GOLEGO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on July 18, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 139 WEST PENN STREET, LONG BEACH, NY 11561: Section 59, Block 74, Lot 157: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 612230/2017. Peter Kramer, Esq. (516-5104020) - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/ CLERK DIRECTIVES.
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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 16, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on July 18, 2023 at 3:30PM, premises known as 448 West Hudson Street, St. Long Beach, NY 11561. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Long Beach, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 59 Block 32 Lot 136. Approximate amount of judgment $492,352.14 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 613083/2021. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”
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Growing up, David watched his father play piano in productions, while his mother acted and produced alongside Artie Iger, who lived two doors down and whose son, Robert, is now chief executive of the Walt Disney Company. Together they put on a show called, “Oceanside USA,” which was modeled after the Broadway hit “Oklahoma.”
At School No. 8, Paymer’s musical and acting journey began under the guidance of music teacher Herb Rothgarber. Encouraged by Rothgarber, Paymer explored the piano, bells and glockenspiel, developing a multifaceted musical skill set.
“He was an inspiration,” Paymer said. “He was just the best teacher I ever had. He inspired his students.” Paymer performed in musicals including “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Oklahoma.” On opening night, he recalled, Rothgarber, would gather the cast and say, “Tonight’s your night — go out there and make magic.” That, Paymer said, was the first time “that I was sort of recognized for actually being good at anything.”
At the high school, Paymer’s passion for acting bloomed under the mentorship of drama teacher Barry Kaplan, now a well-known actor and director. Describing Kaplan as his greatest inspiration, Paymer recalled his ability to motivate and inspire his students.
Years later, when Paymer revisited his role as Stan Young in the Broadway production of “Mr. Saturday Night” — alongside the show’s star Long Beach native Billy Crystal — Paymer was both excited and nervous. That was because Kaplan was in the audience.
Reflecting on his career, Paymer said
After his graduation in 1976, Paymer would frequently take the Long Island Rail Road into the city for opencall auditions. At just 22, he earned the role of Sonny in both the national tour and Broadway production of “Grease.” A year later performing as Sonny still, but now on the Broadway stage, it truly sank in to him that he was a real actor.
Another pivotal moment in Paymer’s career came when he landed a part in the 1991 film “City Slickers,” starring Crystal. During the shoot, they bonded over having grown up on the South Shore, and developed a friendship. At the time, Crystal was writing “Mr. Saturday Night,” and without Paymer knowing, he was Crystal’s first choice for the role of the brotherly Young in the movie, for which Paymer was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor in 1992.
“Things worked out for me,” he told the Herald, “and somehow, I think that Oceanside had a lot to do with it. … I don’t think things would have turned out the same if I had grown up somewhere else. … I needed to meet Rothgarber and Barry Kaplan and do those shows, learn about acting that way, at least initially. Then, somehow, it all put me in the right place at the right time.”
Paymer’s advice for aspiring actors is that it’s good to have a backup plan for the future, but you must pursue your passion, too. He spoke of bringing truth to a performance, and emphasized the importance of actors’ drawing from personal experiences and emotions while bringing honesty to their performances. The most challenging role he has had to play, Paymer said, is himself.
Things worked out for me, and somehow I think that Oceanside had a lot to do with it.
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Waiting and ignoring the requirements has put you in a much more difficult situation. Since Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has required that people who received funding, whether directly from the federal agency or through public funds like New York Rising, had to confirm that the funds were put toward the repairs they were meant for. It’s just like providing your car insurance company the receipts and/or an inspection to confirm that the money they gave you for repairs was spent on the car, and not on some fraudulent luxury expense.
In 2013, your municipality required a repair permit, and instead of repeatedly contacting you, they opted to say that they notified you (once or twice), and now it’s your problem that you didn’t respond. The friction this created has lasted long after the memory of the flood turmoil has diminished. People feel ambushed, but arguing or passing on the requirement doesn’t make it go away.
In fact, one of the requirements is a “proof of loss” letter issued to the property owner, preferably the person who owned the property at the time of the flood. Switching to the next owner just complicates the process. Even though repair permits do not have a permit fee, most people made improvements during repairs, and your municipality recently doubled the fees for property improvements. So putting off the repair is now going to cost even more, which your buyer’s attorney might also realize while protecting the buyer.
When it comes to building department fees, one of the biggest municipalities, whose fees were more lenient, just raised them substantially. A couple who applied for permits in 2019, later hampered by the pandemic, saw their projected fees go from $2,000 to $4,600 this past month. Yes, it really did take that long, due to the pandemic and the stages of approval they had to go through, and they weren’t snoozing. Listen to the buyer’s attorney and follow through. Good luck!
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Almost all of the declared candidates have one thing in common. They are afraid to attack the former president, even though doing so would make them look truly independent. Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized Trump for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, but then pledged to support the eventual party nominee.
From candidate to candidate, the story is the same. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes pokes at Trump and tries to outdo him, but refuses to aim any direct hits at him. DeSantis wants the support of the pro-Trump movement, so he won’t take on Trump in any meaningful way.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has some impressive credentials,
and talks about “moving forward,” but she can’t muster the nerve to say anything negative about Trump. On issues like abortion, she is wishy-washy, saying she is pro-life and not criticizing DeSantis for his six-week abortion ban. She claims she does “not want to get into the numbers game.”
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is well respected in the Senate. He is very articulate, but when confronted with specific issues, he dances around like Fred Astaire. He could become a formidable candidate, but if he hedges like all the other candidates, he won’t get any traction.
Vivek Ramaswamy is a former tech and finance executive who relatively few people have ever heard of. He is prominent in conservative circles. He has a lot of work to do to get public recognition, and even though he declared back in February, he hasn’t made a dent in any public opinion polls. He is silent on Trump.
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has great executive experience and is working hard to attract independents. He has made some negative comments about Trump, primarily about Trump’s
role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Hutchinson has a very conservative record on taxes and abortion, which might attract some voters. But he is too low-key at a time when more vocal candidates get noticed.
Doug Burgum, the governor of North Dakota, is a new face on the national political scene. In his home state he is known for cutting taxes and anti-transgender policies. Money is no issue, because Burgum is a billionaire. But a governor from an obscure state won’t ever be a favorite to lead the pack. He appears to be running primarily for name recognition, which may help in the next election cycle.
One of my favorite candidates is former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Coupled with the fact that he is a former U.S. attorney, he is articulate and tough. At his announcement of his candidacy, Christie ripped into Trump with humor and sharp barbs. Few political observers think he can win the nomination, but he has the ability to cause some damage to Trump.
While all of these announced candidates are running around Iowa, New Hampshire, Arizona and Georgia,
Trump is sitting back and thinking, the more the merrier. In the coming weeks there will be more entrants into the presidential horse race, which will make him even happier. The latest polls show him with a wide lead over his nearest rival, DeSantis. In recent weeks, DeSantis has seen a drop in his support due to some of his very unpopular actions in Florida.
Is it possible Trump could lose his party’s nomination? In politics, anything can happen. He faces two indictments (so far), in New York and Florida, which would sink almost any other candidate. But his continuing popularity among Republicans could keep him viable as a candidate, even one who’s been indicted.
And it’s possible that even if he’s not the eventual nominee, Trump will run anyway. He may be willing to burn the Republican house down, even if he’s in leg irons.
For now, it’s the Davids against Goliath, and Goliath is looking hard to topple.
Jerry Kremer was an Assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.
I’ve written my column through hell and high water. To be specific, I wrote my heart out after 9/11, grieving with so many readers who lost loved ones in the towers. I scribbled my way through blackouts, epic blizzards, hurricanes and, for three years, the pandemic.
I wrote about how to sleep better and eat better and find friends and keep friends. Sometimes an idea landed on the page full blown, and sometimes it’s been a struggle to compose a cogent piece. I spent my 750 words in wildly different ways, from a tribute to a courageous teacher friend going through chemotherapy to a send-up of the muchreviled New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, to one column many years ago in which I advertised for a prom date for my daughter. (She was in on the joke.).
written about my children’s lives, their mitzvahs and their missteps. My breast cancer. My husband’s heart surgeries. I struggled for days trying to find just the right words to honor my parents when they died. In some ways the column has been a running history of our times in our Long Island communities. After all, don’t we share the same lives and dreams, worry about the same threats to our mother Earth and hope for a safer world for our kids?
My work has been personal. I have
Many of my columns have suggested or reviewed books, the other love in my life. In return, many of you have pitched books my way that turned out to be thrilling and illuminating.
As politics got nasty and toxic in recent years, I jumped in, wanting to use my 750 words a week to rally support for our democracy, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights and laws that ensure equality for every community and every human being. I think these were words well spent, although at times the backlash has been fierce. That’s what opinion columns are for: to stir the pot,
open up the debate and disagree without getting too creepy.
When I was lucky enough to travel, I wrote to you from places as far-flung as Mumbai, the Maldives, Japan, Norway, Komodo Island, Normandy, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia and Dubai. The first question I asked when booking a trip was, “Will there be Wi-Fi?”
AOver the decades, I had one official week off per year, the end-of-year edition of the Heralds, when we publish special editorial pages. I consider the obligation to turn in a column every week, on deadline (most times), a sacred privilege and a joy. Mine used to be considered a “humor” column, and I miss that, but the world is only intermittently funny these days.
Maybe you can tell: I love newspapering. So it is with some sadness that I write today to tell you that I am taking a two-month leave starting next week.
My husband, my Donnie, is facing a serious medical challenge, and I want to be there for him 100 percent. I hope to see him through it, help him get healthy
and strong again, and come back to this page with fresh ideas, good news and renewed focus.
Over the next few weeks, we’ve decided to revisit some winning columns from the past 20 years, and hope they still offer a laugh or an insight or a reason to write an angry letter. I did briefly consider using ChatGPT to write my column while I’m away, but I’d hate to find out that I can be replaced by an app that’s writing fake college essays for a living.
I am keeping a journal of this time, and if you’d like to stay in touch, please write to my email below and I’ll share some of what I’m writing on our medical adventure. I wish we were off on a Hawaiian Islands fling. Or a return to Komodo Island, even with the monstrous, salivating dragons. I’d even settle for the North Seas cruise where the waves were 20 feet high and the sun didn’t shine for 14 days.
This turn of events is not what I would have expected or wished for in our lives, but it is what has been given us at this time.
Wish us luck.
Copyright 2023 Randi
Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
nd now a break, so I can focus on Donnie’s health. So we’ll rerun some favorites.
DeSantis, Pence, Haley, Scott, Ramaswamy? Who can take out Trump?JERRY KREMER
“History is not the past, but a map of the past,” historian Henry Glassie once said, “drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveler.”
We explore that map through collections of stories, drawings and photographs. Later, through moving images and even elaborate recreations on the silver screen. Yet no matter how advanced our mapmaking skills of history have become, there is not a single plot point or directional as effective in truly connecting us with history than directly interacting with those who were there.
That’s why we are so grateful for efforts like the UJA-Federation’s Witness Project. Similar to other efforts with variations on the same name, the UJA started the Witness Project five years ago, as an effort to tell stories from the Holocaust and World War II directly from the source: those who witnessed it.
As part of a recent featured exhibit and film, “The Ties that Bind Us,” at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, the Witness Project showcased its efforts to tell stories directly to high school students in twice-monthly small group meetings where each has a chance to interact with
To the Editor:
As former Assemblyman Jerry Kremer writes, “The PSEG love affair is over” (June 1-7). There is no prospect of LIPA continuing to contract management of our electrical system to PSEG. But Kremer is wrong to suggest that after the breakup, Long Island should get back out there and seek a relationship with a different private company.
Our current arrangement, in which a public utility (LIPA) outsources management to a private corporation (PSEG), is a unicorn found nowhere else, because it’s unworkable. PSEG wastes tens of millions of dollars a year, and gave us high electric bills, substandard service, and the lowest customer satisfaction in its class.
But the problem is bigger than one underperforming company. The incentives of outsourcing are all wrong. PSEG’s incentive is to
someone who experienced the horrors of the genocide, and later the triumphs of the period when it ended.
One of the witnesses who took part in the project is Fred Zeilberger, who was ordered to stack bodies of fellow prisoners like firewood at a makeshift concentration camp in Latvia. He was just 14, and was one of just 27 Jewish prisoners to survive that camp, out of 1,000 who ultimately ended up there.
“I was working every day,” Zeilberger recounted. “If you didn’t work, you didn’t survive.”
Some might question why we, as a society, spend so much time focused on history, when we have the present — and the future — to deal with. But that’s the thing. You can’t understand the present or prepare for the future without exploring the past. That means the bad, the good. The horrific, the triumphant. There is no room for filters, only for an honest assessment of what we, as a society, have cobbled together over the years, decades and centuries.
And yes, a lot of our history will make us quite disappointed in our ancestors. We may even feel terrible about what happened, even though we personally did not do any of those things.
No one, of course, wants to feel bad. But a little bit of guilt is far different than the pain and suffering so many others experienced before us. And if feeling bad helps us better understand the plight of those who came before us, it’s a small price to pay.
It’s an oft-repeated quote, so often that it could be argued that it’s cliché. But George Santayana was right: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Remembering the past might not ensure that it won’t be repeated, but it’s the best defense we have for breaking the cycles of pain and anguish that fill our history books.
Our darkest period in modern history is, by far, the Holocaust. Every story from this time couldn’t be more important. But as each year ticks by — as the Holocaust rapidly approaches the century mark — it’s vital that we keep listening. We keep learning. We keep seeking.
A map might make our travels easier by pointing the way, but it doesn’t simply make them easy. There are many obstacles blocking our way from the bright future we all want, and it’s important that we look at our own societal map — past, present and future — to ensure that we find our way.
serving as a police officer in the New York City Police Department and the police departments of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for 22 years, I saw firsthand the effectiveness of the “broken windows” model of policing. This theory on policing suggests that visible signs of crime and disorder encourage further crime and disorder — especially serious crimes.
The theory proposes that having police enforce minor crimes, such as graffiti, public drinking, trespassing and fare evasion, will create an atmosphere of order and lawfulness. This model proved effective in New York City, when the city was transformed from the murder capital of the country in the 1990s to record low crime rates in the 2000s.
Albany’s soft-on-crime approach, with
cashless bail and the “Raise the Age” statute, has broken the windows of our community, and it’s our responsibility as elected officials to fix these windows.
Although the Town of Hempstead doesn’t have its own police force, we do have hardworking CSEA Local 880 employees who know how to get the job done.
The Town of Hempstead will be doing our part to help restore quality of life by tackling local community issues such as graffiti and illegal advertisements — and Supervisor Don Clavin and I created a Quality-of-Life Task Force whose sole responsibility will be to right these wrongs. By actively targeting minor offenses and keeping our township clean and pristine, we are taking a proactive step to discourage further illegal activity.
Since my days as a civic leader, I have battled these very same quality-of-life problems that deteriorate neighborhoods and bring down home values. I brought this initiative with me to the town, and formed a graffiti task force to quickly eradicate any reported graffiti. Capitaliz-
serve shareholders, which it does well, posting impressive profits. It also does well for itself, with big executive salaries and bonus packages.
It’s the same with other private utility companies. National Grid tried holding New York hostage by halting all new gas hookups unless it got a new pipeline, bringing local development to a standstill and damaging our economy. The company pursued its own interests at the expense of the public’s, and didn’t back down until the state imposed a $36 million fine and threatened to yank its operating license. Then National Grid had the chutzpah to turn around and push for a rate hike.
Putting ratepayers first would mean lower bills, shorter outages, and better service. Serving the public interest would mean faster ramp-up of renewables, and giving local voices a say in planning and oversight. Outsourced private management isn’t designed to deliver these things. That’s why, instead of getting enmeshed with another private company after PSEG, LIPA should switch to full public power, and manage the system for the benefit of Long Islanders.
LISA TYSON Executive director, Long Island Progressive Coalition MassapequaTo the Editor:
There are only a few short months during which we who live on Long Island can enjoy being outdoors, riding bikes, taking walks, sitting in the backyard, gardening and eating outside.
And we are bombarded by the sound of jets taking off from Kennedy Airport every 60 to 90 seconds.
The scream of the engines is a health threat. It’s a proven fact that excess noise impacts hearing; raises blood pressure, stress, anxiety and depression; and can lead to cardiovascular problems.
Can’t air traffic controllers shoot these aircraft out over the Atlantic Ocean until they reach significant height, and then turn them back over urban areas, rather than creating havoc with our lives in Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, Malverne and other communities that are in path of the takeoff patterns?
There is a Port Authority noise control number where you can lodge a complaint about the intolerable, brutal noise blasts. Call (800) 225-1071 and say something. If enough of us call, perhaps the P.A. will do something to let us enjoy our lives in the summertime while paying monumentally high taxes to do so. We deserve some peace and quiet.
JIM PAYMAR Rockville Centreing on this, I partnered with Clavin and the Town Board in expanding this task force to protect the quality of life in our township.
While we continue to fight against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s attempt to seize control over local zoning, the town will also fight illegal signs, overgrowth on public land, littered roadways, messy parking lots and, of course, graffiti. The task force is not limited to land and streets maintained by the town; it will also target signs on utility poles, and will not be hindered by bureaucratic red tape.
Low-level crimes blight our community, and by not holding criminals accountable, we’re pretending that these crimes don’t matter. We need proper leadership in Albany to do its part by equipping law enforcement with the resources needed to go after low-level crimes. Policies like cashless bail and “Raise the Age” only encourage this behavior, and we’re starting to see an increase in crimes such as graffiti at town parks.
Hateful graffiti was recently found at
a park in Seaford. While the drawings and handwriting were crude and childish, the message it tried to perpetuate was one of intolerance. The town was swift to remove the graffiti, but it’s not uncommon for the act to be a repeat offense. There is no fear of repercussion, and that empowers people to confidently scrawl messages of hate.
The town will continue to do its best to remove illegal signs and graffiti — especially those that infringe on the town’s zero-tolerance policy regarding hatred of any form — but sometimes the effort feels like it’s one step forward, two steps back. This needs to change.
We all want the same thing: safe, affordable and scenic neighborhoods in which to live, work and raise our families. It is my mission to keep the Town of Hempstead on this track, and I’m proud that our Quality-of-Life Task Force will continue to beautify a new area every day. We’re doing our part to fix the broken windows, but Albany would make this mission a whole lot easier if its leaders held criminals accountable.
Hempstead Town Councilman Christopher Carini represents the town’s 5th District.
Framework by Tim Baker
a special task force will rein in graffiti and keep the town clean and pristine.CHristopHer Carini
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