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a Federal Emergency Management Agency’s New York task force. Al Fuentes’s life ended and With that team, he worked resbegan anew on one single day: cue missions in the Dominican Sept. 11, 2001, now two decades Republic, Puerto Rico and Oklaago. homa City. He was well prepared Fuentes, of Long Beach, then for disaster, but nothing like the a captain and acting battalion worst terrorist attack on Americhief in the New York Fire can soil, which took the lives of Department in about 3,000 people in charge of its Marine the twin towers. Division, had a habit Fuentes jumped of reporting to work aboard a fire rescue early, and he did so boat, and he and a that day. crew headed for the Not long after, his towers. He got to secretary rushed Lower Manhattan into his office at the and was immediateBrooklyn Navy Yard, ly struck by a chaotwhich was “close Al FuENTES ic scene: Smoke, ash enough to touch” the Retired NYFD and dust swirled twin towers, Fuentes captain about him from the recalled. debris that fell off “She said, ‘Capthe North Tower, tain, a plane hit one of the tow- which was struck at 8:46 a.m. ers,’” Fuentes recalled. “My People were screaming hysterimmediate response was that ically and running from the towthere were hundreds of floors in ers. Fuentes turned around, and that tower.” over one of his shoulders, he saw “My thought was, What can a commercial airliner. It was a we do for the civilians?” Boeing 767—United Airlines Under his command were Flight 175—that appeared out of three large boats and several the sky. At 9:03 a.m., it turned smaller ones, and about 100 fire- sharply toward the World Trade fighters. Fuentes, then 50, had Center, slicing into the South spent most of his career in elite Tower between the 77th and 85th rescue units, and became part of Continued on page 11
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On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Rich DePalma was a 26-year-old New York City police officer assigned to the 6th precinct in Greenwich Village. He was off duty that day. Soon after he woke up, he turned on the news. “I saw what was happening,” he said of the attacks on the World Trade Center in
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Lower Manhattan and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He saw one commercial airliner hit one of the towers. “I got in my car,” he said, and raced to the precinct stationhouse. He was immediately assigned to assist in any way he could at what is now Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center. He was to help conduct triage — the assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds or illness. But, he
said, there was nothing to do at the hospital. “There were no survivors,” he said in an interview last week. DePalma left the NYPD in 2002 and joined the Long Beach Police Department, where he is now an inspector as well as the department’s executive officer. DePalma said these days, he does not watch television programs Continued on page 4
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Long Beach fire fighters take another look at the immense damage that day. Fire fighters and police offices woiuld remain on thescene for months afterwards.
LB fire fighters arrive at Ground Zero As the twin towers at the World Trade Center were coming under attack by hijacked commercial airliners, Nassau emergency management officials contacted fire departments across the county. The Long Beach fire department was directed to bring its emergency fire-fighting vehicles to Belmont State Park, where they would be dispatched either to the Trade Center or to fill in at fire houses elsewhere in the city. Long Beach ambulances were directed to Shear Stadium, now Citi Field, according to city fire commissioner Scott Kemins. Some 50 Long Beach volunteers and professional fire fighters served on 9/11, aiding other departments at Ground Zero on the day of the attack, and remaining after when their work turned into a recovery mission. –James Bernstein
Long Beach voLunteer and professional fire fighters in Lower Manhattan taking a break from their work at Ground Zero. a fire emergency vehicle is totally destroyed, one among many that day, not far from the scene of the destroyed Twin Towers. a scene of the ruins of the Twin Towers after few hours after the buildings collapzsed. More than 3,000 people were killed inside or escape from the towers. A total of 343 fire fighters died that day.
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You just did it.” He admits to feeling stress, but the about 9/11. worst of that came in the aftermath of the “I don’t like watching it,” he said. But it is hard, on this 20th anniversary physical work, in the days and weeks that of the worst terror attack on U.S. soil, in followed, when there was more time to which nearly 3,000 people were killed that think of all he had been through and seen. day, to ignore it. DePalma said he worried about health In the weeks after two planes hit the issues after 9/11 and is thanktwin towers, DePalma’s life ful for New York state legislarevolved around work at tion, pushed by State Sen. ground zero. Todd Kaminsky, a Long “I didn’t go home for a Beach Democrat, granting week,” he said. He and other sick leave to 9/11 first officers at the 6th showered, responders who contract illate and slept at the precinct nesses as a result of having stationhouse. worked in or around ground “I worked the pile,” he RICh DePAlmA zero after the Sept. 11 terrorsaid, referring to the tons of Police Inspector ist attacks. steel, rock and ash that were “If I had, God forbid, canonce the trade centers. Viccer from 9/11, I would be protims were at first transported to area hospitals. Later, they went to tected,” DePalma said. While DePalma tries to keep memories morgues. DePalma would take a few hours off to of those days under wraps, they pop up at unexpected moments. rest, and then go back to work. “Sometimes the smell of broken con“It was crazy there,” he said. Lowering his voice, he noted, “I lost co-workers” crete or ash brings that back,” he said. How does he plan to observe this 20th who died at the towers, and later, others succumbed to cancer and other illnesses anniversary? DePalma does not plan to do associated with working in the toxic air any television watching. “I’ll hang out with my family,” he said of the wrecked towers. What kept him going? “It was a sense of his wife and three children. “We’ll get of duty,” DePalma said. “You didn’t panic. to stay close.”
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New MSSN president outlines goals By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
Dr. Adhi Sharma took over as president at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside on Sept. 1 after previously serving as its chief medical officer and its executive vice president for clinical and professional affairs. Sharma succeeds Dr. Richard Murphy, who was president for nine years and had worked in health-care leadership roles for more than four decades. Sharma was chosen by the hospital’s board of directors after a six-month search and will be the hospital’s first physician leader, as the presidency has typically been a chief executive officer role led by those with business backgrounds. As he prepared to take over the role, Sharma sat down for a question-and-answer session with the Herald.
Herald: What are your thoughts and feelings on taking on a new role? Sharma: There are a lot of emotions. Specifically, I’m cer-
tainly humbled by the trust that’s been put in me, and the staff that we have here has been so amazing. I’m excited to take on the role and eager to continue the momentum that we have built up this year to keep going forward. When we came out of the pandemic, a lot of hospitals came out not as strong as they went in, and we actually came out stronger. That was because of our ability to respond and the close-knit group of staff we have that really stepped up to the plate. Everybody worked side by side, so we came out with a lot of momentum, and we’re very eager to keep that momentum going forward.
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ON SEPT. 1, Dr. Adhi Sharma, left, took over as president of Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside, at left, from Richard Murphy.
Herald: Can you describe your roles and duties and how they compare to what you were doing previously? Sharma: My role [before Sept. 1], I was chief medical offi-
cer and executive vice president [of the hospital], so I had a number of areas that I provided oversight for, including [information technology]. I worked closely with nursing, all of the quality and regulatory components, as well as patient experience components, so there were a lot of areas that I oversaw. It will be an interesting transition to let go of everything that I’ve been involved with at the level that I’ve been involved . . . I will have to backfill my current role, and once I do that, that’s when that transition will occur. As long as I’m serving two roles, I’ll end up staying closer to the projects that I’m involved with now. [This role] reflects where health care is today. We are much more focused on quality of care, clinical programming and population health, and much less focused on contracting and all the business elements of health care.
Herald: What are some of your major goals going forward? Sharma: The main goal is in three parts. The first is to
keep that forward momentum, so all of the projects we have going come to fruition, and to see them to completion and any hiccups or obstacles, we have to make sure we overcome those. The second is to steward the integration with the system [that comes with the planned $400 million expansion], that’s a very high priority for us . . . The third is to continue to provide the care we’re known for to keep our staff engaged through this process and make sure their wellness is being minded. Because of the pandemic, there’s a lot of fatigue setting in for our staff . . . Getting our staff and our community to whatever the next phase of this is . . . will be the third priority — to see us through the pandemic.
Herald: What are your thoughts on your predecessor Richard Murphy, and has he given you any advice? Sharma: He’s been mentoring me for this role for the last six years. I’ve been working very closely with him. I first started working with him in 2007, so I’ve known him a
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long time . . . While I’ve been here, he’s been working very closely with me. He’s an excellent role model for any hospital leadership. It’s easy to oversimplify this sentence, but the gravity of it cannot be underestimated: He gets it. I’ve worked with a lot of CEOs, and he’s a CEO that gets it . . . It’s so easy for . . . a non-clinical CEO to just look at numbers, look at volumes, look at budget reports, things like that. He doesn’t just do that. He always sees the big picture, and he always sees the totality of that picture.
Herald: What specific challenges do you face taking on this new role during a pandemic, especially with the Delta variant? Sharma: There are going to be interesting challenges
related to this [vaccine] mandate [for health care workers] and what that’s going to mean for health care. I support that mandate. I think it’s the right thing to do for health care. It’s the right thing to do for our patients, it’s the right thing to do for our staff, so it was great that we were able to get that mandate in New York state. There are staff that may find it so objectionable that they leave health care, so we may see a concern with staffing as it relates to people who just opt to not get vaccinated.
That’s going to be a challenge. I think that Delta has shown us that even when you think you’re out of the woods, you’re really not.
Herald: Community outreach has always been a part of the hospital. What plans do you have to continue that? Sharma: Community outreach is more important than ever. Getting information to people, that’s been a high priority for us. Our Truth in Medicine polls have been a great vehicle for us to really just assess what the pulse is of the community . . . We’re very eager to partner with our communities, partner with our elected officials to get education to our communities. The most important thing in health care is that people are educated . . . If we have food deserts in our community, if we have access issues in our community, we want to see how we can solve those problems. The [Covid-19] ‘Vaxmobile’ is a great example of solving an issue of access to vaccines. We’ve learned a lot about our community through this pandemic, and we want to put all that knowledge to work. There are some silver linings in this pandemic, and our relationship with the community has never been tighter.
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resources to find food safety tips, how to recognize the symptoms of food poisoning and gastroenteritis, and the four steps to safely prepare and preserve food whether at home or traveling. For more information, visit longbeachlibrary.org.
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.
Wednesday, Sept. 15
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.
Farmers’ Market The Kennedy Plaza Farmers’ Market will be held at Kennedy Plaza in front of Long Beach City Hall every Saturday and Wednesday from 9:00am - 2:00pm. For additional information, visit ligreenmarket.org Sat, September 18, 2021 9:00 am – 11:30 am.
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, share concerns, 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. Appointments are needed and are given on a first-come, first-served basis. 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 will be provided after the appointment is confirmed.
Farmers’ Market The Kennedy Plaza Farmers’ Market will be held at Kennedy Plaza in front of Long Beach City Hall every Saturday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. For additional information, visit ligreenmarket.org
Arts in the Plaza Arts in the Plaza features handcrafted art by local artists including custom jewelry, unique handmade gifts, photography and fine art. The weekly art festival will be in Kennedy Plaza every Saturday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. through Oct. 30. For more info visit artsintheplaza.comfacebook.com/ artsintheplaza1.
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The King & Queen of the Beach Surf Contest The City of Long Beach in cooperation with Skudin Surf presents The King & Queen of the Beach Surf Contest in memory of Daniel Bobis and Brian Ward on Sunday, September 12, 2021.
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The City of Long Beach in cooperation with Skudin Surf presents The King & Queen of the Beach Surf Contest in memory of Daniel Bobis and Brian Ward on Sunday, September 12, 2021.
If you’ve been sedentary all day, get your blood flowing with Lori Rozell, a certified group fitness instructor. Beginners are welcome in this lowimpact cardio class which includes ab strengthening. This is a hybrid class. You can either join in person at the library or on Zoom. For more information, visit longbeachlibrary.org.
The City Council will meet at 7 p.m on the 6th floor of City Hall. The public can watch the live meeting on the city’s YouTube channel.
Friday, Sept. 10 Film Friday: Reign Over Me (In Person) Join the library staff in remembrance of the 20th anniversary of September 11th, this week’s film is Reign Over Me (2007, Rated R, 2hr 4mins), a drama starring Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle. Priority seating given to those who register. Maximum capacity is 30 people.
Monday, Sept. 13 Long Beach Writers’ Circle (Zoom) If you’re a writer and want to join other local writers serious about the craft, then come join our Writers’ Circle on Monday from 11am to 1pm.
Arts in the Plaza features handcrafted art by local artists including custom jewelry, unique handmade gifts, photography and fine art. The weekly art festival will be in Kennedy Plaza every Saturday from 10:00am – 3:00pm through October 30th.
Monday, Sept. 20 Drivers’ Education Course The Long Beach Public Library will conduct an online drivers’ education course., Contact the librarty for more info. Main Brahc, 516 432 7201
Food Safety Facts (Zoom) Join Veronica Bilenkin, consumer health librarian and resident physician Tushaar Shrimanker for this informative presentation on food safety. Proper storage and cooking techniques can prevent food poisoning, a potentially fatal illness. Learn about online
City council meeting on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. Michelle O’Neil Volleyball Tournament set for Sept. 11. Yom Kippur is on Thursday, Sept. 16. The L.B. Arts Council, in collaboration with Arts In The Plaza, is looking for Performance Artists. The City is seeking photos of Long Beach to be featured on the official website.
Sept. 11, 2001
It has been 20 years since that dark day in our nation’s history. The observance of Sept. 11 continues to be a time for remembrance, healing, solace and hope for the future. The Herald hopes this photo page of victims who were
killed in the terrorist attacks in New York and had a connection to Long Beach — some were born and grew up in the city, others lived there as adults or served in its fire department — will help memorialize them.
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A veteran-laden Hofstra women’s soccer team is fueled for a return to the NCAA Tournament this fall after its abridged spring season ended in heartbreak. Hofstra, which entered September ranked 25th in the national coaches poll, returned nearly every starter from a 7-1-1 team where the Pride led the nation in scoring per game, but were denied a chance to compete on the sport’s biggest stage following a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Elon in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) semifinals. The rare spring season due to the pandemic created a far shorter than normal offseason. “Last season came to an abrupt end and were deeply disappointed, but the fortunate thing this year was it was a quick turnaround,” said 16-year head coach Simon Riddiough, MAtthEW VOWiNkEL LED the Pride with 6 whose team opened with a 4-1 start goals and 5 assists on the way to earning Allafter wins against Stony Book, Alba- CAA First Team honors. ny, Brown and Columbia along with a “She is a supreme athlete,” said Riddinear upset of seventh-ranked Penn State in 2-1 defeat. “It is good to get back ough of Pearse. “We’re excited about her future.” at it.” Another backyard product that RiddiThe Pride were tabbed as the unanimous CAA favorite with three players ough hopes makes strides this fall is junior forward Cailey Welch, a former earning pre-season conference player of the year accolades including senior for- standout at North Shore High School who ward Miri Taylor, fifth-year midfielder has battled back from injuries. Lucy Porter and junior defender Anja Suttner. Forward Lucy Sheppard and mid- Pride men eye CAA crown The Hofstra men’s soccer team will fielder Jordan Littleboy, who like Porter are using an extra year of eligibility look to get over the hump this fall of allowed because of last year’s shortened achieving its NCAA Tournament aspiseason, received preseason All-CAA hon- rations following three years of near misses. orable mention nods. The Pride were knocked off in the Porter, a reigning First Team-All American, notched her first goal in a 3-0 CAA finals by James Madison in penalty win at Columbia Sept. 2. Heavy defensive kicks last April making the third season a focus on Porter has paved way for seven row its season ended in a shootout to the different scorers led by four goals apiece Dukes on the conference tournament from Taylor and Sheppard. Freshmen stage. “It is tough to take, but it makes you Georgia Brown and Ellen Halseth have stronger,” said 33-year head coach Richboth notched two goals. Brown, a freshman from England, pro- ard Nuttall. “I feel like we have a well-balvides Hofstra with a bright future along anced team this season.” Hofstra returns 10 starters from last with local newcomers Leah Iglesias (Carle Place) and Olivia Pearse (Seaford), who season’s 5-2-3 team including preseason scored her first career goal in Hofstra’s 4-0 All-CAA selections Matthew Vowinkel, George O’Malley, Storm Strongin and win against Brown on Aug., 27.
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LuCy PORtER RANks third on Hofstra’s all-time goal-scoring list with 41 and is considered one of the top 15 collegiate players in the nation according to Top Drawer. Wessel Speel. Vowinkel enters his final collegiate season as a graduate student ranked sixth in program history with 29 career goals and was drafted in the third round of 2021 Major League Soccer SuperDraft by FC Cincinnati. The Chaminade High School graduate headed in a goal off a cross from Strongin in Hofstra’s season-opening victory at Rhode Island on Aug. 26. Strongin, a fellow grad student who began the season with 15 career assists, will be another key facet of the offense along with Stefan Mason, Ryan Carmichael and Jason Ramirez. Mason tallied the lone goal in Hofstra’s 1-0 win at Stony Brook on a penalty kick.
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Al Fuentes was among last to be saved floors. “I saw the explosion after that,” Fuentes said. “I grabbed my radio and yelled into it, ‘We’re under attack.’” He raced to the Fire Department’s nearby command post at Vesey Street. He saw his old friend, Ray Downey, a veteran firefighter and a chief. “We just knew we had to help people,” Fuentes said. At 9:59 a.m., the south tower buckled and collapsed. Fuentes took shelter in an underground parking lot. “I was stunned to see the see the entire south tower fall like a pancake.” A choking amount of dust and debris clouded his vision. Downey and Fuentes were alerted to another fire chief, who told them people were trapped in a nearby Marriott Hotel. Firefighters were having trouble getting past fallen concrete and steel. “Then I heard that sound again, the sound of a freight train,” Fuentes said. “The north tower had collapsed.” It was 10:28 a.m. He said a prayer and quickly turned toward the burning Marriott. “The last vision I had of Ray was with his arm raised, helping someone,” Fuentes said. Downey was killed, one of 343 firefighters who died that day. Fuentes was buried under a pile of debris from the north tower. He remained conscious for 45 minutes, radioing for help. Members of his own Marine Division came to search for him. He was found, barely alive. He had nine broken ribs, a skull fracture, burned lungs, and part of his scalp was torn off. He was one of the last people to be rescued from the ruins that were once the gleaming towers. Fuentes’s breathing had stopped. On the way to the Jersey City Medical Center, he was given last rites. At the center, he was put in a medically
induced coma for two weeks while doctors worked to heal his injuries. He was later transferred to Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx for further treatment. Weeks later, Fuentes returned to his home on East Bay Drive, off Reynolds Channel. His last working day was Sept. 11, 2001. He officially retired from FDNY in 2003, after 26 years with the department. He had moved to Long Beach’s West End in 1976 with some friends and has been a resident ever since. At 70, Fuentes gives interviews now and then about 9/11. One room in his house is adorned with photos of some of the people who served with him, including some who did not survive. Those, he said, are “the real heroes” 9/11. He and his wife, Eileen, have three grown children and five grandchildren, with one more on the way. As a kid who grew up in blue-collar Woodside, Queens, Fuentes wanted to be a firefighter growing up. The neighborhood, he said, was filled with police officers, firefighters and construction workers. He came to New York City as a child with his family from Ecuador. “I was 20 minutes from going into a better world,” he said, recalling 9/11, as he sat in the kitchen of his home, his wife by his side, in a recent interview. He still feels some pain from the injuries that he sustained. There was a time, he said, when the terror of Sept. 11 was with him almost all of the time. Some of the most horrific memories have faded. “I was given another chance at life,” he said, a smile crossing his face for the first time in a nearly hour-long interview. “I get to see my wife and my grandchildren.” The important point, Fuentes said, is to remember that those who died did not die as victims. “They died as heroes,” he said. “This 20th anniversary. It’s also important not to forget the civilians.” Fuentes has one abiding thought about 9/11: “I was honored to be there,” he said.
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Al Fuentes At his home in Long Beach. He was nearly killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks when the north tower of the World Trade Center collapsed, and he was covered in rubble.
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Whose voice will you listen to? When you were a kid, some people may have told you negative things that still affect your self-esteem. Maybe your big bro called you a blockhead. Or your mother’s remarks were constantly critical. Or your father kept telling you to toughen up! Because you were young, vulnerable and heard these messages repeatedly, they may still echo in your mind. It’s not easy to make a negative voice go away just by wishing it wasn’t there. Indeed, the more you wish something isn’t there, the more you reinforce its presence. Here’s an example. Take a moment to not think about a white tiger standing in the middle of your room. Try hard not to think of that tiger. What’s happening? Paradoxically, the more you try to avoid thinking of the tiger, the longer he hangs around. So, what can you do to get rid of those annoying, denig rating voices that reside in your brain? inda One way is to substitute the voice you don’t like with a voice you do like, a voice that’s calm, positive and reassuring. The voice may belong to someone you know or it may seem to come out of nowhere – perhaps a dream, a song, a prayer. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that you own it. Make it yours. Here’s how Amy did that. As a child, Amy suffered from asthma and bronchitis. She was a good student but a nervous child. She remembers her mom referring to her as “my poor Amy” and her dad telling her that she was “a good patient.” Her brother, however, would taunt her saying, “You’re just lazy, mom lets you get away with everything.” At age 33, the labels from her childhood still ring in her ears. She views herself as lazy, nervous and incompetent, despite being smart. As Amy began to feel safe with me, she opened up about her many fears – of not measuring of, of feeling inadequate, of being awkward in social situations. Amy, however, was not just complaining. She was looking for ways to be less criti-
cal of herself. She wanted to be more spontaneous with others and a better friend to herself. Fast forward four months. Amy affirmed that she was doing away with harsh judgments. “This blame game is exhausting. I’m done with it! I remember the day you said to me, in that calm, reassuring voice of yours, that I’m okay just the way I am. Doesn’t mean there’s no room for growth. But I’m okay just the way I am. You don’t know what that meant to me. I was crying in the car after I left. Nobody had ever said that to me before.” Amy continued to pick up many reassuring messages from me and others. Two of them kept ringing in her ears. You don’t need to be perfect. You’ve got a fun personality. Fo r e ve r y m e s s a g e, there’s another one that asserts the opposite. Which one is right? apadin “A stitch in time saves nine” or “Haste mak es waste?” “Opposites attract” or “Birds of a feather flock together?” It all depends on the context. The same holds true for what people say about you. So, listen to the voices that are helpful at this time, in this context, not the ones that place you in a one-down position or humiliate you or are part of your past. Calm down, take your time, refocus your attention and you’ll be able to figure it out – like you always do. Whose voice will you listen to? I hope you remember to listen to those who help you develop confidence, build backbone, and value what you do.
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LONG BEACH HERALD — September 9, 2021
By James Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com
One of Long Beach’s best-attended events, and biggest fun-raisers for cancer patients and their families – the Michelle O’Neill Volleyball Tournament – will return this year, after its cancellation in 2020 because of the covid pandemic. This will be the event’s 25th year. The tournament, held in honor of Michelle O’Neill, who died of cancer on October 28, 1996 at age 24, has already registered 330 teams to participate, totaling about 3,000 players, Carol O’Neill, Michelle’s mother and president of the Michelle O’Neill Foundation, said last week. The event is scheduled to begin at about 9 am on Saturday, Sept. 11. The main tent will be at Laurelton Boulevard beach, but the volleyball courts will stretch between Magnolia and Lafayette. The tournament is split into three divisions –– a four man competitive division, a six-man competitive division and a six-man recreational division. O’Neill said a moment of silence will be observed for the victims and families of those killed in the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. She said attendees and participants will be invited to post messages on cards and they will be posted on a community site. The tournament has always been on the first Saturday after Labor Day. O’Neill said the event is the “last shot at summer” for many people. When the tournament started 25 years ago, there were 11 nets. The last tournament sported 65 tents. More are expected this year. O’Neill said that when the foundation first started, it raised $17,000 to help children with cancer and special needs. Last year, the foundation raised about $250,000 for organizations such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the
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the volleyBall scene in September, 2019, the last time the Michelle O’Neill tournament was played. The event will return this year, on Sept. 11. Ronald McDonald House, St. Jude’s Research Hospital, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and many others. She said the tournament attracts so many people because it is “a community event” that attracts people who like to play volleyball perhaps one last time before fall, and also because people want to donate to the cause. O’Neill said that the event is, at bottom, a fund-raiser to help children and their families fighting cancer. “This is a comfort to me and my family,” O’ Neill said. “Michelle wanted to help other people. She was an inspiration to other people. ”I’m expecting us to have an exceptional event — the best yet.”
Michelle O’Neill was raised in Maspeth and Long Beach. She graduated from St. Mary Help of Christians Elementary School in Woodside, Christ the King High School in Middle Village, and the State University of New York at Oneonta. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of 17 while she was a senior in high school. After surgery, and while she was receiving radiation, but she attended her Senior Prom. Michelle is survived by her parents, Carol and Richard, and sisters, Caryl Ann O’Neill-Niven and Jackie O’Neill-Walsh and big brother, Rick.
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consider the enactment of a local law to amend Chapter 202 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at the following locations: EAST MEADOW Section 202-24 BAILEY AVENUE (TH 87/21) West Side - NO PARKING 10 AM TO 3 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 327 feet north of the north curbline of Hempstead Turnpike north to the south curbline of Nottingham Road. LIDO BEACH Section 202-2 FAIRWAY ROAD (TH 350/21) West Side - NO PARKING FRIDAY 4 PM TO SATURDAY 9:30 PM AND ON ROSH HASHANAH AND YOM KIPPUR - starting at a point 40 feet north of the north curbline of Lido Boulevard then north for a distance of 125 feet. MERRICK Section 202-11 GRUNDY PLACE (TH 309/21) North Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 4 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 172 feet east of the east curbline of Merrick Avenue east for a distance of 38 feet. UNIONDALE Section 202-12 ARGYLE AVENUE (TH 216/21) South Side - NO PARKING 10 PM TO 6 AM - starting at a point 50 feet east of the east curbline of Nassau Road then east for a distance of 478 feet. ARGYLE AVENUE (TH 216/21) South Side - NO PARKING 10 PM TO 6 AM - starting at a point 655 feet east of the east curbline of Nassau Road then east for a distance of 47 feet. WANTAGH Section 202-10 WILLOW STREET (TH 317/21) West Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 4 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 220 feet south of the south curbline of Walters Avenue south for a distance of 119 feet. ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202 “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations: EAST MEADOW Section 202-24 BAILEY AVENUE (TH 348/94) West Side - NO PARKING 10 AM TO 3 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 232 feet north of the north curbline of Hempstead Turnpike north to the south curbline of Nottingham Road. (Adopted 1/31/95) LIDO BEACH Section 202-2 FAIRWAY ROAD (TH 438/83) West Side - NO
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Extra police security for Jewish holidays this year items that are also missing. Song of the items, such as jewellery that is used to wrap the torahs has A day before Rosh Hashana, the Jew- been recovered. Police believe the torahs ish New Year, Long Beach officials may have been tossed into the ocean. Rabbi Eli Goodman, spiritual leader of were joined by rabbis to announce that police surveillance will be beefed up dur- the Chabad of the Beaches, thanked the Long Beach police for their ing the two week holiday periefforts in arresting a susod. pect\, and added: :”We’re all At a press conference at comfortable this year going to Kennedy Plaza outside City holiday services. I want to Hall Monday, Long Beach encourage the entire Jewish Police Commissioner Ron community not to be afraid.” Walsh said that patrol cars State Sen. Todd will drive past the barrier Kaminmsky, a Long Beach island’s synagogues and Democrat, attends services at check the parameters to Chabad of the Beaches. ensure safety. Walsh said he “I’m proud to call home a knew of no threat to the relicity that puts all of its gious institutions. resources into protecting syn“The city is safe,” Walsh agogues and other religious said. “We have no intelligence institutions. These are not that there have been any ron Walsh normal times. In New York threats.” Long Beach police City, anit-semitic acts have He said the extra securirisen. If we don’t act, hate ty is a precautionary mea- commissioner will have a home. It won’;t sure. But he and others at the press conference noted that anti-semitic have a home in Long Beach.” Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft, of Temple Emaincidents have been on the rise in New nu-El of Long Beach, noted that the 20th York City and other parts of the country. Walsh also announced that Nassau anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks County police scuba divers were sched- is next week. “That is a grim reminder of what hapuled to search Tuesday for two torahs that pens when there is intolerance,” he said. were stolen in August from the Chabad of State Assemblywoman Missy Miller, a the Beaches Beth El, an orthodox synagogue on Walnut Street. A suspect has Atlantic Beach Republican, said the extra been arrested and charged with burglary police protection “is really appreciated” and other crimes in connection with the at a time of increasing violence against theft of the torahs and other religious synagogues around the world.
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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 submission of sealed bids for Bid#803-2021 Outdoor Party Tent & Accessories for delivery to schools as indicated. Bids and copies of the general conditions may be requested from the purchasing agent, Megan O’Donnell at modonnell@lbeach.org or the Empire State Purchasing Group at www.bidnetdirect.com/lo ngbeachpublicschools. Bids can be submitted electronically from the Empire State Purchasing Group, by mail or in person at the Administration Building, 235 Lido Blvd., Lido Beach, NY 11561 no later than 9:00AM on September 14, 2021. Late bids will not be accepted and will be returned unopened to the vendor.
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That’s what should be done. Don’t waste time, just recover the tub and move on. Good luck.
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A. We had just such a problem when the guy who caused the chip dropped a power tool while putting in a towel bar. He didn’t want to admit it at first, but then finally agreed to “fix” it, because otherwise everything would have needed to come out, again, and be completely redone, from the tub to the tile to the onte eeper plumbing. The tile was never going to be a perfect match, either. So the same guy who dropped the tool dabbed a matching primer on the spot, waited until it cured, buffed it out just like the instructions said, then brushed on the final coat with a little eye-dropper brush. It looked like a repair, and was very obvious and disappointing. After much wasted discussion and time, when the guy tried his best to convince us “nobody would see it, it was hardly noticeable,” we decided to call a bathtub refitting company. The estimate wasn’t bad and the tile company agreed to pay for the repair. I was impressed at how much simpler the process was than I anticipated. I had doubts that the tub wouldn’t look as substantial as the porcelain tub finish and wouldn’t last. Putting in a bathtub can affect the waterproofing of the bathroom if it isn’t installed with redundant materials to prevent water from getting into the walls. Typically, the lipped edges of the back of a wall-to-wall tub go up against the surrounding waterproofed walls before the tile is installed, so the tile overlaps the raised tub edge. This prevents water from flowing against gravity into the wall, especially after the sealant is installed. With the original tub still in place, the junction of the tub and tile isn’t disturbed, and the new tub covering joins at the tiled wall edge and is then resealed to actually reinforce the original waterproofing. The bathtub replacement took one trip to thoroughly measure and a second trip to install. Because the new tub is an exact match with the shape of the original one, there are no air pockets between the old and new tub. The tub fixture looks perfect, and was not only an exact fit, but has been there for eight years and still looks brand new.
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think everyone will concede that the summer went by too quickly. But despite the speed at which two months have passed, the world around us continued to function, and both good and bad things happened. In this short period of time, New Yorkers have seen the resignation of their governor and our first major storm experience. The weeks and months ahead will no doubt present us with new challenges. We have a new governor, Kathy Hochul, who has hit the ground JERRY running, and established herKREMER self as a major political figure. She has appointed a number of highly experienced staff members, and will make many more changes in order to erase the Cuomo footprint. Her new head of the Department of Financial Services is Adrienne Harris, who has worked as a special assistant to the White House and a senior adviser in the U.S. Treasury Department. DFS is a
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complex agency, and needs a level-headed leader. Hochul has not been reluctant to wade into controversial areas. She has signed an executive order to require masks in all schools, and is pushing hard to get unvaccinated New Yorkers to get their shots as soon as possible. She called a special session of the Legislature to extend the eviction moratorium and also to move forward on the legalization of marijuana. Up to this point, the state had done a miserable job of distributing federal funds to New Yorkers who are behind on their rent. Like many appointed public officials who plan to seek election to their new positions, she has a short time to establish herself as a strong governor, in the hope that she can ward off a 2022 primary challenge. The legislative leaders are making a sincere attempt to work with her, many out of relief that the Cuomo era is over. But time will tell whether they can work as an effective team, because Albany is a place where egos can collide on a moment’s notice.
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While many of us were lounging on a beach or escaping on a golf course, politicians around the country were doing loads of mischief. Despite the fact that at least six states were all but drowning in Covid cases thanks to the Delta variant, their governors were busy banning mask mandates and telling everyone to make believe the disease had disappeared. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose state is racking up new cases, is actively battling school districts and cruise lines, who are just trying to keep people of all ages from getting sick. The so-called red state governors are having a field day passing laws intended to restrict people from voting and to ban virtually all abortions. To date, over 400 laws have been introduced in 38 states to restrict the general public’s, and especially minorities’, opportunities to vote. The Texas legislature has passed a law banning abortions six weeks after a fetal heartbeat is detected. Having four daughters, I’ve learned that most women don’t even know they’re pregnant at that stage. In June, a number of states with
ed state governors are having a field day passing restrictive voting laws.
Republican governors decided that people were declining to go to work because they were getting an extra $300 in federal unemployment benefits. Assuming that those people were all a bunch of slackers, state officials decided to stop giving out the federal dollars, assuming that this would force the recipients to leave home and go back to work. Their judgment has proven wrong, as unemployment statistics haven’t changed, and the people who were staying home continued to do so. A final note about who’s running for public office these days. It seems that during the past year, there were 23 new people elected to the State Legislature. Only six had any government experience, and four had held a job in the private sector. That left 13 who came into public office with few if any credentials. There’s no moral to this story. It’s just circumstantial evidence that it’s hard to find experienced people to run for office, and that’s a big loss for all of us. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
A dog’s tale: the view from inside the canine carry-on
can’t stretch out, I can hardy breathe, but even inside this dog carrier, the air is better than the smoke out in Lake Tahoe. As the family pet, I went along on the summer vacation out West. Think of me as your four-legged eyewitness to one family’s encounter with environmental disaster. As my human reported last week, we headed to Tahoe last month to visit kids and grandkids. We expected a month of R&R on the Truckee River. My human dad, superanxious about the RANDI trip, fixated on my KREISS food and my, um, movements. I’m not talking Beethoven. He carried blue New York Times plastic bags across the country because those are his favorite disposables. We flew to Denver and drove 16 hours to Tahoe. A different hotel every night, weird hallway smells, walks on scorching asphalt and very super-sized people not wearing masks, which I resent because if something happens to my humans, I’m toast. In Tahoe, we stayed at my sister’s house and at a rental house in the moun-
tains. My sister has a new, irritating puppy. He ate my food and chewed up my travel bed. He sneaked up on me and jumped on my back for reasons I don’t understand. The rental house was worse. At night I walked outside in blackout conditions, the heavy musk of bear in the air. Then smoke from the fires swept into Tahoe and smothered our air. People have no idea how ash and the absence of any poopworthy grass can affect a dog. Then the humans started to misbehave. Tensions escalated into tiffs, and sniping ensued. Someone growled, “Who’s idea was it to come out here, anyway?” And, “Who peed in the kitchen?” The humans clearly had no idea what to do. Some knucklehead decided that an escape to San Francisco would work. Did I have a say? New hotel room, new “pet relief ” area. So stressful. My human dad brought along the blue plastic Times bags because sometimes even humans need comfort toys. The San Francisco air was clear and in the “healthy” range on www.airnow.com. While I cooled my paws in the hotel, my people walked the Embarcadero and
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toured the Botanical Gardens. But it was all an illusion of relief. Back in Tahoe, air quality misery was now compounded by “extremely high and dangerous risk of fire.” CalFire texted that news to people’s phones every few hours. We moved yet again, from the rental house back to my sister’s house, just for safety, to be under one roof. That meant back to the devil dog. Family tensions erupted again. Light the grill or don’t risk a spark? Walk me around the block or let me roam the yard? Take the kids to town or hide from the smoke? Everyone was supercharged, and displaying all the symptoms of loving but dysfunctional families everywhere. Lots of shouting, some crying, endless couldhave, should-have, and who’s feeding the dogs? I’m here to tell you that either no one fed me or everyone fed me. I hate when the humans become unreliable. After a few days of simmering under one roof, my humans decided to leave, give up the rental house a month early, return our car to the wrong location (Reno instead of Denver) fly out of Reno ASAP, and then home. So I’m writing on the RNO-to-DEN leg.
ither no one fed me or everyone fed me. I hate when the humans become unreliable.
I heard news of hurricane-remnant flooding in New York, but we’re homeward bound, escaping the fires and ready for the wind and rain. A leg up to my compatriots splashing through flooded streets. Tomorrow we fly back to the God-blessAmerica-I-hope-I-never-travel-again-better-than-a-mound-of-peanut-butter-glorious East Coast. We worry about the family we left in Tahoe, and yeah, even the new puppy. How’s a little guy supposed to feel safe outside and comfortable inside when Noah’s Ark is burning? My humans’ grandkids just sent a photo of a bear looming at the edge of their property. Who’s going to tell the little guy to stay away? The kids have several plans in play while hoping for shifting winds. Meanwhile, we fly east. It is undignified to travel inside a “doggie carry-on” bag, but I fell for the old peanut butter trick. She who shall not be named tossed a peanut butter cookie into the bag, and I dived for it. Again. Over the past three weeks I have slept in nine different beds. Now we’re cruising at 34,000 feet and I’m in a canvas tote, stuffed under the seat of some overstuffed dude. Nothing seems quite right, even in a dog’s world. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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he Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., set off a cascade of worldwide catastrophes over the subsequent two decades — the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and many other terrorist attacks, in multiple countries. September 2001 seems like a lifetime ago, but for those old enough to remember that terrible year, it remains a haunting memory, a fever dream that we try to lock in the backs of our brains but is ever-present. For those of us in Nassau County that day, we could only watch in horror as grayblack smoke plumes spiraled out of the twisted, shattered remains of the twin towers upward into an otherwise perfect azure sky. The plumes were visible from points across the county. Shortly after the attacks, people started to gather on the beach in Lido and at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick — the highest point on the South Shore — to watch the billowing smoke, staring silently in stunned disbelief. The United States homeland was under attack for the first time since World War II, and at that moment, we had no idea who the invader was, or the future suffering in distant lands that the attacks would bring. It was all incomprehensibly terrifying. In a front-page story in the Heralds’ Sept. 13-19 issue, “Terror at the Towers,” reported by Scott Brinton, Carrie James, Laura Lane, Jeff Lipton, Larry Maier and Cindy Roth, this is how we described the scene: “A wave of fear and despair raced across [Nassau County] Tuesday morning
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’m really scared. It’s so scary if we have something of a World War III. I’m really, really scared. Rollen Cajoles after terrorists slammed two hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, sending the Twin Towers crumbling into Lower Manhattan. “In the afternoon, surviving victims of the attack filtered into Nassau by Long Island Rail Road, like refugees from a war zone. Many, who were still shaking dusty, white debris from their clothes, were not from the area but had taken the first train they could out of the city and gotten off at the first possible stop.” We sent our reporters to the train stations to meet the survivors of the attacks. Sylvia Melendez, who worked in Lower Manhattan, described the chaos after the towers crashed to the ground. “The rush of clouds of debris forced everyone out into the streets,” she said. “Everyone was running away.” Here in Nassau, people were glued to their TVs and radios, watching and listening, hoping for the best but fearing the worst. “I’ve been listening all morning,” Luisa DeGirolamo, who worked at La Margherita Pastry Shop in Bellmore Village, said. “I’m devastated. I can’t get over it.” Rollen Cagoles, of East Meadow, said, “I’m really scared. It’s so scary if we have something of a World War III. I’m really,
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letters A letter to Governor Hochul To the Editor: Congratulations and good luck to Gov. Kathy Hochul. She has been thrust into a role that is critical to the 19.45 million people who live, work and play in the Empire State. Here on Long Island, we are especially hopeful for her good work. The challenges on Long Island are many. Our aging infrastructure needs serious attention. As the nation’s first suburb, we are living with an antiquated system that requires an upgrade. Our increasingly overburdened roadways, bridges and tunnels are dismal. The environmental infrastructure is failing. Drinking water has challenges, including the quality and quantity. Surface water contamination is rampant from nitrogen and other pollutants entering our creeks, bays, harbors and the Long Island Sound. Our air is polluted with toxins too small to see with the naked eye. We are vulnerable to sea level rise, climate change and the inevitable next big storm. The fact is, we aren’t ready. Our environment is too important for the noaction tendencies of the past to continue. Our
really scared.” Many parents rushed to their children’s schools to pick them up and take them home, fearful of further attacks. “A lot of people came and pulled their kids out because they didn’t want them to be in a place with a large group of people,” said Pat Brace, PTA president of Bowling Green Elementary School in East Meadow. “They thought they would be a target.” Nassau police doubled patrols around municipal buildings, schools, houses of worship and transportation lines. Police also diverted westbound traffic away from New York City. Motorists who had to travel major thoroughfares were advised to stay home. The military closed down the airspace over Long Island, with unlighted F-16 fighter jets streaking overhead above John F. Kennedy International Airport into the night of Sept. 11 to 12. Nearly 500 Long Islanders died in the attacks at the World Trade Center or later succumbed to 9/11-related illnesses. Each one was a life extinguished too soon. We must remember all of them — their essential goodness, their essential humanity. In the coming days, there will be solemn ceremonies in remembrance of the dead. Consider attending one to show your support for the victims, or stop and pause for a moment at 8:46 and 9:04 a.m. on Saturday and reflect on or say a prayer for the victims. In this way, you will help to keep their memories alive for generations to come. “Never forget” should never become a trite slogan. It should be a motto by which we live.
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hen talking with my grandkids about returning to school this fall — to the building, with other kids, not the dining room table — I was reminded of a school day of my own years ago. “Bobby.” I heard my name called on the second-floor landing of A. B. Davis High School in Mount Vernon, N.Y. The caller was Mr. Leone, Joseph Leone, my biology teacher and college adviser. “Why haven’t you signed up for ALAn the SATs?” he asked. sinGer Neither of my parents had attended college, my mother had died eight years earlier, and my father, a vacuum cleaner salesman, had his hands full with two active kids. When I think about the controversies surrounding school openings this fall, I think, too, of the critical role of teachers in the lives of their students. That certainly was the case for me. Mr. Leone wasn’t alone in affecting my life for the better. I was going to drop out of college after my first year not only because of the cost, but also because I
questioned why I was there. I entered to be a minister, but had become disillusioned with organized religion. My college adviser, Mildred Martin, helped me sort through the financial and philosophical questions and urged me to appeal my financial aid award, and I continued as her student. Other teachers stand out as well. Miss Calabrese and Miss King, in elementary school, “Pop” Phillips in high school, Mark Ebersole in college, and Kay Moore and Robin Williams in graduate school. The past year of living and learning with Covid in our path and in our shadows revealed the inequalities of access to teachers like the ones I’ve known. When teachers are diverted from their main responsibilities, teaching and advising, they can’t fulfill their roles to the fullest. It is especially difficult for them to be effective when students lack access to broadband and Wi-Fi, a quiet place to study, and supportive adults to help them with difficult assignments. A distinguished psychologist once said that we human beings are the “teaching species.” All species must learn enough to leave the nest, but humans turned teaching into a “calling,” a vocation dedicated to preparing the next generation
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Letters looming issues need real solutions, not lip service. We need to address the Island’s solid-waste crisis, illegal dumping and the associated increases in disposal costs. Hochul hasn’t been handed the reins of the state at our finest hour. New Yorkers suffer with an unsustainable tax burden that’s accelerating the exodus of high-net-worth people, employers and job creators. The growing disparity in income and wealth, an increasing immigrant population and the associated educational and health care challenges are monumental. And our young workforce and empty-nesters are leaving because of a lack of affordable housing. Leaders in the past have forsaken us in favor of book deals, their own selfish agendas and their next election. Indeed, some are in prison for their bad behavior, but the reality is, the good people of New York have been sold out, and that’s why we require Hochul’s earnest leadership. We have hope in her vision, fortitude and ability to make the really tough decisions. We’re counting on her. Most important, please know that we are here for you, governor. Long Island and the state of New York have immense resources, none greater than their residents. There will be vocal naysayers who attempt to stop Hochul from addressing these vexing challenges. There are people who talk a lot, and there are people who get stuff done. To Hochul, I say this:
with knowledge, skills and values. As a result, teachers have a moral, social, civic and historical responsibility for not only educating each new generation but also, in this way, creating the future. We must remember the vocation, the calling, of teaching. As the historian Jacques Barzun said, “Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.” At the beginning of our nation, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson stated that public education was at the heart of democracy. “The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people and be willing to bear the expenses of it,” Adams wrote. “There should not be a district of one mile square without a school in it, not founded by a charitable individual, but maintained at the public expense of the people themselves.” Jefferson expressed similar sentiments. It is unfortunate, therefore, that some local school boards see teachers simply as employees, instead of as those who inspire discovery and awaken students’ imaginations, as Mark Van Doren and Robert Frost said. But while the Founders argued that schooling was a local responsibility, they were adamant about the public benefits
to the nation. They believed that education should be public; is critical to democracy because it prepares an informed citizenry, able to ask questions; is important because it prevents aristocracy and promotes meritocracy; should be free from religion and ideology; should be equal and equally available to all citizens; and is a public investment that is worth the cost. While the ideals of the Founders foundered on the compromises made to create a republic, they nevertheless created within the Constitution the mechanisms for correcting early mistakes and providing the means for continuing the pursuit of a “more perfect union,” which we have shown the ability to do. As we help our kids and grandkids, or relatives or neighbors’ kids, prepare for a new school year, let us acknowledge the noble profession of teaching, perhaps by remembering our own teachers, and do what we can to fulfill the Founders’ aspirations for true equality of education in America. Robert A. Scott, Ph.D., is president emeritus of Adelphi University; the author of, or contributor to, 18 books and monographs; and the author of hundreds of articles on higher education and social issues. His latest book is “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Prize awardee, 2019).
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Please be the latter. Be bold. We heard you say you’d “fight like hell for New York,” and that’s exactly what Long Island needs. WILL FLOWER Bayville
Cuomo should be impeached To the Editor: Re Robert Rosenberg’s column “History repeats itself in Albany — again and again” (Aug. 26-Sept. 1): I agree with Rosenberg’s opinions, and would add that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo would indeed get the last hurrah and make “the State Legislature and state government look like a ship of fools” if it gave him a free pass on the nursing home deaths scandal and his subsequent cooking of the books to make it appear less egregious than he would have had us believe. Interestingly, Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed immediately that these deaths were undercounted by some 12,000. By ordering nursing homes to accept Covid-19 patients, Cuomo, threatening owners with penalty if they did not comply, exposed many more confined elderly to the virus, potentially causing their deaths. With all due respect, I consider manslaughter to be an even more serious
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crime than the sexual harassment charges that forced Cuomo’s resignation. Given the present state of affairs, it is now the State Legislature (and, ultimately, the State Senate) that is on trial, and it remains to be seen whether playing politics will take precedence over what must be done in the name of justice. How can
anyone trust Cuomo now? He contends that he will not seek future political office, but only impeachment would close the book on that possibility, definitively and conclusively. ROBERT RuBALSKY East Rockaway
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