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No pay raises for police Ruling by state panel also slashes retirement payouts period from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017. The city and the PBA must In a split decision, a three- still negotiate other issues, but member state arbitration panel the separation payments and the has ruled that unionized Long PBA’s request for 5 percent pay Beach police officers are not raises in 2015-16 and 2016-17 were entitled to any pay major issues of conraises, and that sepatention. ration payments for The Long Beach new hires must be department has 61 substantially remembers, including duced, because the 58 who are reprecity does not have sented by the PBA. the money to meet The arbitration t h e u n i o n ’s d e panel ruled that the mands. P BA s h o u l d n o t The vote by the re c e ive a ny p ay Public Employment increases for those Re l a t i o n s B o a r d years, and that sepaarbitrators, released ration payments last week, was 2-1, PBa sTaTEmENT should be capped at with a representa$275,000. tive for Long Beach, In a release, the Terry O’Neill, and an indepen- city said that the range for those dent member, Arthur Riegel, vot- payments is now $500,000 to ing for no raises and sharp cuts $700,000 after 20 years of service. to separation payments, and In an interview, Wells disputed Brian Wells, the Patrolmen’s those figures, saying that some Benevolent Association member, members may have received voting against that decision. such amounts, but not all. The PBA took issue with the In addition, the arbitration ruling, and Wells said the union panel said that newly hired is considering filing a suit in union members must contribute court to block the arbitration 15 percent to their health insurdecision. The PBA has been ance, beginning after five years. working without a contract since 2015, and the ruling covers the Continued on page 3

By JamEs BERNsTEiN jbernstein@liherald.com

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CollEEN mosEmaN, DiRECToR of the Long Island Toy Lending Center for Children with Disabilities, in Point Lookout, worked with a student, Claire McCabe, of Oceanside.

Toys bring magic to disabled Small donations save the day for center By JamEs BERNsTEiN jbernstein@liherald.com

Colleen Moseman, a former special-education teacher, normally hosts a number of fundraising events each year to support a Point Lookout-based organization she started two decades ago — the Long Island Toy Lending Center for Children with Disabilities. The fundraisers, along with a grant from the state Office of People with Develop-

mental Disabilities, help pay Moseman’s salary as the center’s director, and for toys and materials for the children and young adults in the program. But many of those fundraisers — included an annual dance and a Bathing Cap Beauty Day, in Point Lookout — could not be held amid the coronavirus pandemic. By April, Moseman said, the situation looked grim. She didn’t know where new funds would come from. She needed $30,000. So she started a letter-

writing campaign. The campaign worked. Money started to come “in dribs and drabs,” she said. Private family foundations made some larger contributions. She wound up with $38,000. “I really lucked out with this,” Moseman said. That’s great news for the 22 families whose children and young adults are enrolled in the Toy Lending Center’s programs. Some come to the cenContinued on page 3

e also receive a lower base salary than Nassau County police officers.

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PBA may seek court relief from ruling regress among its comparative peers [in other departCurrently, the city said in its release, PBA members ments] but would also be unprecedented over the course of the last 20 plus years.” make no health-care contributions. The PBA said the arbitration panel “has exceeded its The ruling also put in place a 10-step salary schedule for new hires. Currently there are six steps. In its ruling, authority and created an imminent danger to the public the panel said that PBA members in Long Beach it proclaims to herald the interests of.” Wells said the ruling may force the retirement of received 2014 salaries that “already exceed the average some senior officers, “who are hard to replace.” salary of other Nassau police conference members.” But in a statement, the city said it and taxpayers have It also said the outcome of those raises has been dire long struggled with the challenges posed by the salaries for the city. “The consequences of this and benefits afforded to members of the extended history of salary increases have Police Department. now come home to roost, and are a substan“The binding interest arbitration award tial contributor to the city’s unprecedented sets the department on a path toward fiscal and indisputable fiscal crises,” the panel’s sustainability by phasing in health-care conruling noted. tributions, extending the salary increase The ruling went to great lengths to detail schedule and capping retirement payouts, the city’s financial situation, noting that among other measures.” Moody’s, a credit-rating agency, downgraded Long Beach City Council President John the city’s credit rating to “just above junk Bendo said in a statement that while the city status” in 2011. “has been extremely fortunate to have its “The following year,” the ruling said, “the own police force staffed with respected and city was on the verge of bankruptcy.” Brian Wells talented professionals...such service has The arbitration panel added that New come at a very high cost... York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office “We are hopeful that the parameters laid out in this said in a report that Long Beach is in “significant financial stress and is in a worse financial position than any award,” he continued, “will allow us to keep our own police force, continue to attract and retain top-flight offiother municipality in the state.” “ “Moreover,” the panel said, “the PBA provided no evi- cers and simultaneously ease the financial burdens of dence on its case that the city has the ability to pay for the taxpayers they serve.” The PBA said in a statement earlier this week that retroactive raises or benefits.” In its response, the PBA said that it had received 5 per- “the way the Long Beach PBA has been portrayed by cent annual increases in some of the preceding 21 fiscal John Bendo and the rest of the council, one would years, and that it had averaged over 4 percent during that assume that our benefits are unique. Nothing could be period. It went on to say that it “has never achieved less further from the truth. In fact, Long Beach police officers than an annual increase of 3.15 percent during that peri- have the lowest base salary among the other 19 comparable city and village police departments in Nassau Counod.” The PBA said that “any wage increase of less than ty. We also receive a lower base salary than Nassau Coun3.15 percent would not only cause the bargaining unit to ty police officers.”

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Long Beach PoLice headquarters is home to 58 members of the PBA.

Center still seeks funds even after crisis passes continued from front page ter, at the Town of Hempstead’s East Marina building on Lido Boulevard in Point Lookout. The building was once used by town bay constables. Well before that, it was a hot dog stand. Moseman visits others at their homes. In an hour-long sessions at the center, the children and adults are presented with four to six different toys or books. The idea is to find the toy or material a child or young adult can make use of, play with, identify with and benefit from. They are loaned the toys or materials for a month, and then get new ones. A teen group, made up of those 16 and older, gathers once a month on a Sunday afternoon to socialize and learn life skills such as cooking, shopping and working on the computer. Moseman or volunteer staff members take them bowling, shopping at a supermarket or mall or for a meal at a restaurant. She also has a “Ya Ya” group for young adults, who do much the same things. “It’s wonderful news,” about the money raised, said Marian Hug of Point Lookout, whose son, Anthony, 26, has been going to the center since before he turned 10, and is now a member of the Ya Ya group. Anthony, his mother said, has benefit-

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coLLeen MoseMan and Claire outside the center at the Town of Hempstead marina. ed enormously over the years. “She says, ‘Come on, Anthony. You can make that salad,’” Hug said of Moseman. “And he does it. He won’t do that for me.” Anthony goes to the center one day a week. “He can’t wait to go there,” Hug said. “He says, ‘I’ve got Colleen today.’ He so looks forward to it.”

Joanne Dlugozima of Melville, whose son, Danny, 35, has been attending sessions at the facility since he was about 5, has been receiving toys left outside his home for the past few months because of the pandemic, his mother said. He is medically fragile, and so avoids travel, she added.

“In the beginning, Danny wasn’t very responsive,” Dlugozima said, “[Moseman] would come with toys. he loves music, lights and sound. He went from being unresponsive to those sounds to being able to listen to them. He’s able to use a special switch on a toy to activate the sounds.” “He saw a picture of a heart and learned what it was,” his mother said. “The picture says ‘I love you.’ He presses it, and there’s the heart.” In addition to the facility in Point Lookout, Moseman has another one at the Farmingdale Public Library. She was working as a special ed. teacher at the East Rockaway library in the mid-1980s, when someone there heard a National Public Radio program about toy lending for people with developmental disabilities in Chicago. The library picked up on the program, and sent Moseman to Chicago for training. Later, after she left the library, she applied for nonprofit status and opened the centers. Although the immediate financial crisis is over, Moseman said she must still always searching for funding. “You never know when a funding program will end,” she said.

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take place from 1-2 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

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

Farmers Market The Kennedy Plaza Farmers Market will be held in front of City Hall, 1 W. Chester St. It will be open Saturdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit ligreenmarket.org.

Covid-19 Food Pantry Distribution Center The Nassau County-supported Covid-19 Food Pantry Distribution Center, located at 650 Magnolia Boulevard, will be open every Monday from 12- 4 p.m. for those in need. The Pantry is sponsored by Long Island Cares, Inc., the Harry Chapin Food Bank. Families are welcome back monthly for food support.

Thursday, Oct. 8 Movement for Flexibility & Balance Designed to help relax and relieve stress by focusing on the breath (pranayama), Stephanie Durso’s popular class will help improve flexibility, balance, and concentration. The exercises are done in a standing position, but seated chair modifications are available. We’ll finish off with a short guided meditation leaving you feeling peaceful and inspired. Please wear comfortable clothing and have a chair available. 1-3 pound weights are optional for a more challenging workout. The virtual event will take place from 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Dance Movement Designed to help relax and relieve stress by Move and groove to your favorite tunes from the 1950s through the 1970s, including Motown classics and Latin hits in this new class from Lisa Wisel, a board-certified Dance/Movement Therapist. Designed to activate, integrate, and heal the body and mind, this class is open to all, whether you’re seated in your chair or singing on your feet! Beginners welcome. The virtual event will

Anime Book & Movie Chat Obsessed with anime? We are too! Join geek librarians Lenora and Natasha as they discuss the latest and greatest in anime in both book and TV during this online chat. Come share what you’re binging, and we’ll share our favorites too! The virtual event will take place from 4-5 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Friday, Oct. 9 Chair Yoga The essence of yoga is to serve, love, give, purify, meditate, and realize. This virtual Chair Yoga class will focus on a full-body practice from head to toe and will help strengthen your nervous system and reduce stress and stiffness. Kathleen Regan has been practicing yoga since 1993. She is certified in Hatha/Raja Yoga and is a certified Kundalini instructor. Please wear comfortable clothing. The virtual event will take place from 9-10 a.m on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www. longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Three Sheets to the Wind: Nautical Origins of Everyday Words and Expressions Calling all ocean lovers! Did you know that the origins of a remarkable number of everyday words and expressions can trace their roots to the ocean or sea? Author and speaker Cynthia Barrett is here to tell us all about these fun phrases that got their start in the water. This is the perfect program for etymology lovers, sailors, ocean fanatics, factophiles, and the conversationally curious. If you live in Long Beach, you won’t want to miss this. The virtual event will take place from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Saturday, Oct. 10 Yoga for Health & Peace This advanced beginner Hatha yoga class is designed to strengthen and lengthen your muscles

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

Monday, Oct. 12 Strength Training & Ab Conditioning with Pat Cappeto

flowing with Lori Rozell, a certified group fitness instructor. Beginners are welcome in this lowimpact cardio class which includes ab strengthening. Light weights are optional for a full-body workout, or you can also use water bottles or other household items if you prefer. The virtual event will take place from 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

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This challenging workout is for active adults looking for a full-body workout. We will target multiple muscle groups, from your arms and abs to your calves and thighs. The virtual event will take place from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Put the kids to bed and come unwind and chat with Nicole and Jeannine, librarians and parents trying to navigate life at home with kids, work, and life...six feet apart. We’re hoping you need this as much as we do! Wine welcome. The virtual event will take place from 9-10 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Job Search Workshop: IDENTIFYING YOUR MARKETABLE SKILLS

Wednesday, Oct. 14

Are you looking for a new job or career? Long Beach Library will be offering a series of free job search workshops to provide you with the tools you need for success. The virtual event will take place from 2-3 p.m on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Tuesday, Oct. 13 Board of Education Meeting The Board of Education meets on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at Long Beach Middle School Auditorium, 237 Lido Blvd., at 7 p.m. for a regular meeting. Agendas will be posted online at www.lbeach.org.

Zumba Exercise Dance Class Set a full body workout during this one-hour Zumba exercise class with Maxie Davis. Zumba is a fantastic cardiovascular workout combining dance and fitness, making exercise fun! Make some space, wear light clothing, and get ready to groove!The virtual event will take place from 7-8 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Strength & Tone with Barbara Football is back. To celebrate the return of the NFL, get ready to take a virtual trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Football fans will love discovering the incredible the relationship between the NFL and the media and how the AFL developed into a rival league. We will also examine the growth of Super Bowl advertising and TV ratings. In addition, we will discuss the games and noteworthy events from week 4, along with previewing the Thursday Night game and the week 5 matchups! The virtual event will take place from 10:30 a.m.- 11:30 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Ask the Tech Guy Do you have questions about privacy or freedom of information? Have you heard of Malware and Ransomware but want to know more? Join Long Beach Library’s Tech Guy for a talk every Wednesday at 2pm on all things tech! They’ll discuss how to avoid digital scams, what companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Zoom are up to, and so much more.

Low-Impact Cardio with Lori If you’ve been sedentary all day, get your blood

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Northwell partners with Islanders on arena The UBs arena is expected to open in time for the 2021-22 hockey season.

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Northwell Health has partnered with the New York Islanders and the UBS Arena to provide more community-based wellness programs and ensure people’s safety and well-being while inside the future live entertainment and sports venue, Northwell and Islanders officials announced on Oct. 6. The 10-year founding sponsorship deal is just the latest extension of Northwell’s 20-year-long relationship with the New York Islanders Hockey Club as the team’s official health care sponsor and title sponsor of its East Meadow practice facility. “We are proud to align ourselves with New York’s newest premiere sports entertainment venue,” Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health, said in a statement. “With 25,000 employees living near UBS Arena alone, this partnership allows us to reinforce our commitment to serving the community, and we look forward to developing future health and wellness programming with UBS Arena and the New York Islanders.” As part of the agreement, Northwell and the Islanders will create community programs focused on health, nutrition and physical activity. Additionally, Dowling said, Northwell — which has dealt with thousands of Covid cases throughout the pandemic — will use its knowledge of the coronavirus to ensure the safety of all patrons. The new arena will feature “top-of-the-line sanitation efforts,” according to Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group and lead developer of the arena project, including a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration system, ultraviolet light systems and disinfecting solutions “that have proven safe and effective in large-scale spaces.” “Our experience with Covid is very instructive here,” Dowling said, calling the partnership a “win for the Islanders, a win for Northwell and a win for the community.”

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The partnership, he explained, will help Northwell expand its outreach efforts and learn more about the community’s needs. “When you have good people do good things,” Dowling said, “that makes all the difference.” The UBS Arena is expected to open in time for the 2021-22 hockey season, and will feature a 17,000-seat arena for the Islanders hockey team. For more information, visit, www.UBSArena.com. The project is expected to create 10,000 construction jobs and 3,000 permanent jobs, generating approximately $25 billion in economic activity over the term of the lease. The roof was being installed on July 22, and officials expected it to be fully-enclosed by the end of the year. “New York is our home,” said Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group, and leader of the arena project. “We wanted to put New York back on its feet.” The $1.5 billion private investment into the arena and

Nassau’s positivity rate still hovering at 1 percent While New York City saw coronavirus cases spike last week — with an overall Covid-19 positivity rate of 3 percent and clusters where it exceeded 6 percent — Nassau County’s infection rate remained at 1 percent as of Oct. 4, according to County Executive Laura Curran. As of Sunday, 79 residents we r e p o s i t ive out of 7,752 tested. “Despite minor ebbs and flows”, Curran said, “Nassau’s laUra CUrran Covid positivity County executive rate remains low — a testament to the resolve of our residents. This is a serious virus, and we’ll continue to take it seriously.” Nassau hospitals re por ted 47 Covid-19 patients on Sunday, with 12

patients in intensive care units and five on ventilators. There was one new death. “Keeping this virus under control requires all of us to do our part,” Curran said. “ We a r i n g a mask is one of the most important things all of us can do for our county and nation right now. Avoid mass gatherings that can become super-spreader events. Continue to look out for one another by staying six feet apart and wash hands often.” At one point in April, Nassau had the third-highest number of coronavirus cases in New York state, with more than 13,000 Covid-19 patients.

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the overall surrounding campus will provide a significant boost to the regional economy at a time when economic activity has slowed due to the pandemic. The project will also inject much needed stimulus into the New York economy and the local community, with the goal of filling 30 percent of UBS Arena’s permanent jobs with workers who live in the surrounding area. Additionally, 30 percent of contracting dollars for construction will also be earmarked for state-certified minority and female-owned businesses, and 6 percent will be earmarked for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. An additional $100 million investment in transit and infrastructure enhancements, including the first, newly constructed Long Island Rail Road station in almost 50 years, will benefit local residents and visitors for decades to come. Tony Bellissimo contributed to this story.

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Diocese of RVC declares bankruptcy By Scott Brinton and Jill noSSa sbrinton@liherald.com; jnossa@liherald.com

The Diocese of Rockville Centre filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday because of the financial strain of lawsuits by sexual abuse victims under New York’s Child Victims Act, which took effect last year. The CVA allows victims to sue for decades-old cases, whereas before a state statute of limitations on sexual abuse claims often prevented them from doing so (see sidebar). In an 11-minute video on the Catholic Faith Network, Bishop John Barres, spiritual leader of the diocese, which encompasses Nassau and Suffolk counties, announced the bankruptcy filing, which was made in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Rockville Centre is among the nation’s 10 largest dioceses, and is home to 1.4 million Catholics. It is among a growing number of dioceses that are filing bankruptcy because they must defend sexual abuse lawsuits. It is the largest diocese to file to date. Barres spoke directly to Long Island parishioners. “Our goal is to make sure that all clergy sexual abuse survivors are afforded just and equitable compensation,” he said. “It is our hope that this offers survivors the possibility of some measure of healing from these horrific abuses.” The bishop said the diocese had no choice but to file for Chapter 11 reorganization. “This decision was not made lightly,” Barres said. “However, in the year since the passing of the Child’s Victim Act, more than 200 lawsuits alleging abuse have been filed against the Diocese of Rockville Centre.” Barres said the diocese would be able to continue its charitable and educational missions under the Chapter 11 filing because all the lawsuits will be centralized into one litigation pool, saving the diocese in attorney’s fees. Otherwise, he said, the “increasingly heavy burden” of litigation could have begun to affect the work of the diocese, which to date has spent about $3.7 million defending 94 lawsuits filed under the CVA. A settlement, Barres said, will be determined based on the diocese’s assets. The diocese began cutting expenses last October to help cover the cost of the lawsuits, saving $3.5 million annually. Then, the coronavirus pandemic struck, and its weekly offerings by congregants at Masses dropped “precipitously,” according to a diocese news release. Roughly 40 percent of the diocese’s income comes from weekly offerings. In August, the diocese cut 10 percent of its staff at its pastoral center in Rockville Centre, saving $5 million a year. According to Barres, the process of Chapter 11 is the only way to offer a “fair and equitable outcome for everyone involved.” That was also the goal, he said, of the Independent Reconciliation Compensation Program, which was started in 2017 and has paid more than $62 million to roughly 350 survivors, according to the diocese release. The IRCP, a voluntary program, ended with the bankruptcy filing, the release said. Barres said he expects regular operations and ministries to continue during the restructuring process, and that employees and vendors will continue to be paid. Additionally, he said, since parishes and Catholic schools operate as separate legal entities, they are not included in the filing. However, he noted that the filing would affect the diocese’s ability to provide financial support to parishes and schools. “We will work diligently with all survivors, creditors and ministries to maintain open communication while we work toward our goal of completing a settlement and finalizing a restructuring plan that includes a comprehensive and final resolution for suffering survivors,” Barres said. Attorney Jeff Anderson, of Jeff Anderson & Associates in Manhattan, whose firm represents more than 70

Courtesy Diocese of Rockville Centre

BiShop John BarreS announced and explained the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s Chapter 11 filing in an 11-minute video on the Catholic Faith Network.

the child Victims act The Child Victims Act, signed by Governor Cuomo in 2019, temporarily increased the state’s statute of limitations in child sexual abuse cases. Previously, cases had to be filed by the time a victim was 23 years old, and victims, at that young age, often did not know they could file or were embarrassed to do so. By the time they did, it was often too late. The Child Victims Act extended the period for a victim to file a case from age 23 to 28 in the case of criminal charges and to age 55 in civil cases. The legislation was to last one year, but in August, Cuomo signed a measure extending the filing period by another year, to Aug. 14, 2021, because of the coronavirus pandemic. “The Child Victims Act,” the governor said this August, “brought a long-needed pathway to justice for people who were abused, and helps right wrongs that went unacknowledged and unpunished for far too long.” sexual abuse survivors, said the decision is “disappointing, yet unsurprising. “Like their recent attacks on the Child Victims Act and their efforts to intimidate survivors from coming forward,” Anderson said, “we see the diocese’s decision to declare bankruptcy as strategic, cowardly and wholly self-serving. “Bishop Barres often states publicly that the diocese is trying to atone for its tremendous sins in its long history of failing to protect children,” he continued, “but in the courtroom, the diocese’s representatives are filing unfounded motions, baseless appeals and resorting to intimidation tactics to keep survivors from coming forward.” Anderson explained that the bankruptcy filing presents an obstacle for survivors as they try to seek justice. “Bankruptcy can limit survivors’ ability to unearth names and information regarding predator priests, expose top officials who covered up for the sexually abusive clergy,” he said, “and bring to light what these officials knew and when they knew it.” He said the filing does not mean the diocese is bank-

rupt and said the diocese is using the bankruptcy code for reorganization as a way to slow the reconciliation process. “It’s not because they can’t pay,” Anderson said. “They want to stop us and the survivors from revealing publicly…the real histories of the practices employed by the Catholic bishops.” He noted that in court documents, the diocese’s liabilities and assets are both listed. “They have underreported their assets,” Anderson said, “and they have insurance to cover these liabilities. In all these cases, they have massive amounts of insurance.” What is not listed, he said, are the “true assets” of the real estate and investment funds under the bishop’s control. “This lack of transparency is a real threat to child safety,” Trusha Goffe, an attorney with Jeff Anderson & Associates, said. “But survivors will still have the power to come forward and seek justice and healing.” Mitchell Garabedian, a Boston-based attorney who represents 23 sexual abuse victims who have filed civil complaints against the Diocese of Rockville Centre, said the Chapter 11 filing would not prevent his clients from moving forward with their lawsuits. “Clergy sexual victims will now seek justice and validation through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court,” Garabedian said. “Legal discovery of secret files, names of perpetrator priests and negligent supervisors and the identity of assets will be sought through the bankruptcy court. Transparency will continue to be pursued in the bankruptcy court so that victims can try to heal.” St. Agnes Cathedral parishioner Ruthanne McCormack, of Rockville Centre, whose children attended St. Agnes Cathedral School and continued on to Catholic high schools, expressed sympathy with the victims and said she hopes the filing would not affect survivors’ reparations. “No amount of money can take away their pain,” she said, adding, “Faith is strength.” She said that since the sexual abuse allegations came to light several years ago, the church has opened discussions within the parish community, and she believes priests have a greater awareness of the impact of abuse. As project coordinator for the Rockville Centre Coalition for Youth, she sees how childhood sexual abuse can lead to substance abuse. “I feel my children are better off for the Catholic education they had,” McCormack said, “and I think the church will be better off from this. Hopefully people will heal, and hopefully they don’t look to other ways to do so.”

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Long Beach High School announced that three seniors have been named National Merit Semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Maya Arengo, Uma Arengo and Tyler Collinson are among approximately 16,000 students throughout the nation to earn this distinction out of more than 1.6 million that took the PSAT last year. All three semifinalists are dedicated students who are actively involved in academics and extracurricular programs. They are each involved in the National Honor Society, for which Collinson serves as a board member, are International Baccalaureate Diploma candidates and have participated in the Science Research Program. Twins Maya and Uma have many shared achievements as well as individual ones. They are co-vice presidents of the math team and both are AP Scholars with Distinction, National Hispanic Recognition Program honorees and past participants in the Institute of Merit and Columbia University Scholars Program. They competed in the Long Island Math Fair, where Uma earned a gold medal and Maya won bronze, and express their writing talents through the Fragments literary magazine. Maya additionally contributes to the Tide school newspaper. Maya is working on an IB Extended Essay that features the Shakespeare play, Richard III. Uma is basing hers on the Joseph Heller novel, Catch-22. In addition to their academic accomplishments, Maya plays the viola and has performed in LISFA and AllCounty ensembles, while Uma is a violinist.

Uma arengo, maya Arengo, Tyler Collinson. were anmed as National Merit semifinalists.

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Collinson is a World Language Honor Society member and is co-editor of the Tide and Fragments. Her IB Extended Essay will focus on the similarities and differences between two dystopian novels. She is co-captain of the varsity tennis team and a member of Athletes Helping Athletes. She plays the cello in the orchestra

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Kaminsky faces Johnson in the 9th Senate District Kaminsky: We did make changes in the

By James Bernstein

bail reform law. We added 25 new offenses to the law. But we have to remember public safety is the most important priority. But overall, we want law enforcement to be as part of the solution. Mental health issues are a major problem and we need ways to deal with that too.

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The Herald asked State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and challenger Victoria Johnson questions focusing on issues of importance to local residents. Their answers have been edited for style and clarity.

Johnson: In regard to bail reform, I think

Herald: The President has just tested positive for Covid. Is the state doing enough to protect its citizens?

Kaminsky: Covid-19 has created an

unprecedented health and financial crisis that requires strong leadership and decisive action - and that challenge will continue for some time as we work to keep the virus at bay while we rebuild our economy. I have been inspired by our community, which has come together in remarkable ways. I am proud of the work my office has done so far to meet these crises head on to protect Long Island, including delivering meals to the hungry and seniors, distributing PPE, connecting the unemployed to benefits, and doing all we can to support essential workers. But I have also made clear that Albany has to step up. That is why I pushed through mortgage relief for struggling homeowners, protections for tenants, and spending that is responsibly targeted at ending the health crisis.

Johnson: I think we’re doing a lot but a lot more needs to be done. We need better communication between Albany and the local communities. Take catering halls and restaurants. Catering halls can have 50 percent capacity but restaurants can only serve 25 people. What’s the difference? Nassau County coordinated with the towns to help restaurants. This is a novel virus and things change very quickly. We need better communication. Herald: Much of the district is environmentally fragile. How would you deal with this?

Todd Kaminsky Incumbent

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some changes have to be made to the system. But we have to give judges back their discretion. Todd Kaminsky did admit to speaking to law enforcement and that they did not like as lot about bail reform, His campaign has ties to left-wing legislators in New York City. He is not endorsed by a single police organization.

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Kaminsky: Long Islanders deserve a fighter who delivers. As Senator, I have delivered real results for our community by putting Long Island families ahead of Albany politics. I strengthened anti-corruption laws, stood up for women’s access to health care, held utilities accountable, fought for the families of differently able children, secured benefits for 9/11 first responders, authored a nation-leading law to fight climate change, and brought home millions of dollars for local schools, roads, the LIRR and infrastructure–all while voting hundreds of times to block tax increases and cap property taxes. Now I am helping lead us through the coronavirus pandemic. Since the crisis began, I secured protective equipment, funded food drives, cracked down on businesses that ignored safety guidelines, and won mortgage relief to protect Long Islanders’ homes.

education: University of Michigan undergraduate; New York University Law School Kaminsky: My biggest accomplishment this term was passing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) -- a law I authored that is the nation’s strongest state-led effort to address climate change, protect us against extreme weather, and create new green jobs. This bill will have profound positive impacts on New York’s future, especially for Long Islanders, by protecting our precious air and water from permanent damage and by spurring an entire new economic sector that will gen-

education: Bachelor’s degree, SUNY Potsdam erate billions of dollars for workers and businesses in our area.

Johnson: I know the Park Avenue area of Long Beach has issues with flooding. Whatever has to be done there should be done right away. People are also concerned about the super block and the environmental issues there. The project is going to put additional strain on the environment. My opponent was in favor of the super block. The boardwalk is already showing signs of wear and tear. He should be doing something about that. Herald: One of the biggest issues during the last legislative session was bail reform, which Senator Kaminsky sponsored. What are your views on bail reform now?

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completely balanced. I’m a mother. I see what’s going on outside. I care. I don’t have any aspirations to go any higher than the State Senate.

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hen the pandemic began causing shutdowns in March, Nick LaBrone assisted the Chief’s Office in securing cleaning and medical supplies for the local firehouses. LaBorne also worked with Village Mayor Robert Kennedy and the Freeport Coronavirus Task Force to establish the proper safety protocols first responders and the village would need to follow to ensure residents’ safety throughout the coronavirus pandemic. These protocols had the Freeport Fire Department cleaning and sanitizing their firehouses at least once a day, and only five firefighters were allowed to be at the firehouses at any given time, with senior members placed on temporary leave, as they are especially susceptible to the Covid-19 virus. Whenever the firefighters are deployed, they wear masks, gloves and face shields to protect themselves, and only one firefighter is allowed to approach the property owner when they arrive. That firefighter must speak to with property owner from the sidewalk whenever possible. And after every run, the firefighters sterilize and disinfect their equipment. LaBorne went on to spend hours of his own time briefing the fire chiefs on the latest developments of the pandemic. For his work, Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé honored LaBorne during a ceremony to honor local heroes in September.

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A Black Lives Matter demonstration in Long Beach last Thursday night that attracted only about 50 people - far less than organizers had promised - will wind up costing taxpayers $8,800 to as much as $15,000 in salaries for police officers and other services, city officials said at a council meeting Tuesday night. There were no arrests at the demonstration, called to protest the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a Black medical worker who was shot and killed by police in Louisville, Ky., in March during what police later described as a botched raid on her apartment. About 50 people gathered outside City Hall at about 6 pm for a protest organized by James Hodge, chairman of the Martin Luther King Center in Long Beach. After several speeches, they marched along Park Avenue to the MLK Center on Riverside Boulevard, a distance of about one mile. The marchers left the MLK center at about 9:45 pm. Long Beach police commissioner Phil Ragona told council members that Hodge informed police that “several hundred to 1,000” demonstrators would take part, and that the department had to plan for that large a crowd.

City officials said about 20 uniformed officers were assigned to the march. Hodge did not return phone calls seeking comment. Ragona said the cost, in police salaries, would be about $8,800. City manager Donna Gayden said costs could be as high as $15,000. Maintenance and other city workers were also assigned to the march, city officials said. “They certainly have a right to protest,” said city council president John Bendo. “But people have to understand there is a cost” in salaries and other services. Ragona said, “We had plans for a larger crowd” based on what the department had been told by organizers. “The worst you can do is not plan.” Ragona said that at about 8 pm, police had to close off part of Park Avenue, although several listeners to the virtual meeting said they were on Park Avenue that night and did not see any street closings. The police commissioner said some of the demonstrators had made “veiled threats” as they passed by police officers. He said police are investigating the threats. “That’s no way to do it,” Ragona said. “My door is open. Walk through that door. Dialogue is the way to bridge those gaps.”

LONG BEACH HERALD — October 8, 2020

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Protest in front of City Hall About 50 demonstrators turned out last Thursday night, Oct. 1, at a Black Lives Matter protest outside Long Beach City Hall to focus attention on the shooting of Breonna Taylor, a Black medical worker who was shot and killed by police officers in Louisville, Ky., in March. The demonstration, organized by James Hodge, chairman of the Martin Luther King Center in Long Beach, featured speeches by Archbishop Russell James of the Arrow of Yahweh International Ministries in Cambria Heights, Queens, and Leon Labastire, a poet, author and activist, from Brooklyn. They both called for justice for Taylor and other Blacks killed by police.

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A Long Beach lifeguard traveled more than 2,700 miles to Oregon to help hundreds of firefighters and victims who are battling large wildfires, which have destroyed thousands of homes, businesses and thousands of acres in their path. John Burke, a 37-year veteran of the Long Beach Lifeguard patrol, did not sit idly during the worst months of the pandemic. Instead, he used that time to become certified as a wild land firefighter. Burke has been an advanced emergency medical technician since 2006 and prior to that had more than 20 years as an EMT. However, for safety reasons, he needed the proper training to fight fires in Oregon. Burke, 53, credited his work as a lifeguard for helping him get through the training. “I think that what enabled me, at my age, to pass the physical fitness test is my work with the lifeguards,” Burke said. “ “Chief [Paul] Gillespie has created and instilled an atmosphere of physical fitness and working out among the lifeguards. That’s what enabled me to pass and work with guys that are one third and maybe half my age.” Gillespie praised Burke’s work ethic and added that he is a mentor to younger lifeguards.

“He get’s up on the chair [lifeguard stand] and he really tutors the kids in the lifeguarding,” Gillespie said. “He makes them better and he’s always a very positive influence.” Gillespie described Burke as “one of the great lifeguards” the patrol has and said they were very lucky to have him. Burke, who had signed a two week contract with an employer to go to Oregon to assist firefighters, arrived Sept. 12, just days after the peak of the fires. When he got there, only about 20 other EMS workers were there to assist firefighter and victims. “What I went to do was to provide advanced life support to the firefighters and the affected public,” Burke said. He added that he went to support other firefighters including the Prineville Hotshots, a 20-man crew that had assisted in victims. Burke and his colleagues were battling Beachie Creek, a wildfire that has claimed at least five lives, destroyed thousands of structures and scorched nearly 200,000 acres. His unit was the only ambulance service for many miles, making it harder for residents to get help. During his time there, Burke said, he saw burned schools, motels, houses and even a burned firehouse. He recalled a time during Superstorm Sandy, when the Long Beach Lions Club set up a grill outdoors and were feeding

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anyone who was hungry. When he was at the City of Gates in Oregon, he saw a familiar sight, where the local Lions Club fed first responders and victims from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The fire had ravished the city, leaving many without shelter or food. Though many residents had lost much, Burke praised their resiliency. “I think that the people took it very well,” Burke said. “When I say houses were burned down, all that was left was the chimney. House after house after house.” He added that many of the residents thanked him and his colleagues for their service. During his time at the site, Burke said he would wake up at 5:30 a.m. and finish his shift around 9:30 p.m. While stationed at the Town of Detroit, Burke Photos courtesy John Burke recalled a specific call where he had to rescue a woman John Burke in front of a melted motel sign in the who had fallen into a cess- City of Gates. pool because the heat of the wildfires had melted part of years ago he and another Long Beach lifethe structure, just one of several emer- guard traveled to North Carolina to help gencies victims of Hurricane Florence. Burke Burke returned to Long Beach Sunday was also a first responder at Ground Zero. evening, Oct. 4. When he left, there were Burke, who is also a 10-year veteran ski 75 EMTs and 395 firefighters remaining patroller, said life is short and he just — less than half from when he arrived. wants to get the most out of it. He added He lauded many firefighters, including that he is considering going to California, some from Canada that came to help with which is also suffering from wildfires, to the fires. lend a hand to those in need. “I met a lot of good people.” Burke “I like to use my medical skills to help said. “It was eye opening. people,” Burke said. “That’s just the way I Burke, however, is no stranger to help- turned out.” ing victims of natural disasters. Just two

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ith all the hullabaloo about the Supreme Court vacancy, the election and President Trump’s contracting Covid19, the national media has largely overlooked a pressing matter before Congress that needs immediate attention. Whether the coronavirus epidemic surges or wanes, its ongoing economic and social effects are unquestionable. The U.S. bought precious time with earlier actions by Congress, the president and the Federal Reserve to provide considerable stimulus for alfonse our economy. d’amaTo In the first half of this year, those emergency spending measures — over $3 trillion in all — basically replaced most of the nation’s economic output lost to the epidemic. But even as Covid-19 continues to ravage the economy, negotiations in Congress to provide more economic aid to families and businesses are stalled. Some observers fear that this political impasse could continue beyond next month’s election, possibly even until a new Congress takes office in January. Economists of nearly all political stripes — who rarely see eye to eye on anything

— generally agree that the deadlock threatens the nation’s fragile economic recovery. Millions of Americans who were able to make rent payments and buy essentials like food and medicine with the extra money Washington sent through state unemployment systems are especially vulnerable. They’ve seen their supplemental federal benefit drop from $600 per week to $300, and even that funding has ended. With this stream of money dried up, more people will be unable to pay rent, buy enough food, or afford their families’ medical bills. Many will have to resort to welfare programs, food stamps and Medicaid. In a vicious circle, they’ll become dependent on other federal and state programs to make ends meet without the help they received under the emergency federal stimulus program. Likewise, many hundreds of thousands of small businesses that have been hanging on for dear life now face the distinct possibility of closing for good. With their demise would go millions of decent jobs held primarily by hardworking middle-class people who live just a paycheck or two away from financial disaster. The Payroll Protection Program, passed as part of the earlier compromise

between Congress and the administration, gave these businesses a lifeline. Now they’ll drown with the dead weight of an economy still in severe distress. And more workers who were kept on payrolls under the PPP will sink into unemployment. Unfortunately, political leaders in Washington have resorted to the usual foot-stomping and name-calling rather than action on this critical issue. First, the Democratic leadership in the House passed a massive $3.4 trillion bill that some Republicans likened to a Christmas wish list, loaded up with expensive presents for the Democrats’ special-interest friends. Then Republicans in the Senate dithered while they negotiated with themselves over the size of another federal stimulus bill, or whether to pass one at all. This impasse should have been broken weeks ago. The Senate finally did pass a $500 billion emergency bill that would have pumped a considerable amount of money into the economy. When a bipartisan group of House members took the politically risky step of breaking with their leaders to urge passage of the compromise bill, they were beaten back by the leadership. Instead, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made the magnanimous (to her) offer

n Washington there’s footstomping and name-calling rather than action.

of a $2.2 trillion bill. In response, the Trump administration has signaled support for a $1.5 trillion bill, which meets Pelosi’s proposal more than halfway. Clearly, there’s room to reach an agreement. Since Congress is thankfully still a bicameral body, with a Senate and not just a House, the deadlock can be broken by serious good-faith negotiations. Trump has said he’ll sign whatever compromise legislation Congress sends to him. And compromise is the key word here. If Congressional leaders have calculated that they can gain more short-term political advantage by fighting rather than settling this dispute, they will have committed gross misfeasance. There was a time not too long ago when $500 billion proposed by the Senate would have been considered huge, and when $3 trillion proposed by the House would have been considered fiscally reckless. But these aren’t ordinary times. The nation is at war with an invisible enemy. There is a number, between restraint and excess, that must be found. If it isn’t, and soon, the number that should be cut is the number of years members of Congress can serve. Maybe it’s time to pass term limits. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Covid-19 stalks America, unchecked and deadly

hen the coronavirus jumped from bats to humans in a wet market in Wuhan, China, last year, a unique and deadly bug went viral. Viruses are respected and feared by epidemiologists for their ability to spread quickly and mindlessly through unprotected populations. As if to prove how vulnerable every single one of us is, President Trump and his wife tested positive last week. On every level, Randi the pandemic is a kReiss national tragedy, but the greatest heartbreak is that it never had to be this bad. We need and want our president to be healthy and robust. He might have remained so if he had followed the guidelines from his medical experts. They urged him to be more self-protective and more protective of the people around him. Week after week, month after month, epidemiologists and other scientists have been warning us and cajoling us and sometimes begging us to take basic precautions against Covid-19, which got a foothold in America in Janu-

ary and never quit. The doctors told us, and they told the president, that easy, protective measures could be taken to mitigate the fierce death toll that was predicted. Trump chose to play down the warnings, to defy medical advice, to challenge common sense and common knowledge. All this time, leading up to his infection, he refused to wear a mask and keep a social distance from others. He insisted on bringing thousands of people together for political rallies, without requiring them to mask up. He held events at the White House, including his nomination for a second term, with no rules about wearing masks or staying six feet apart. The week before last, at the Rose Garden nominating ceremony for the president’s choice for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, the Trumps mingled with guests and White House staff, with the president leading the mask-free contingent. There was hugging and back-slapping. Within days, Senators Mike Lee and Thom Tillis; the Rev. John Jenkins, president of Notre Dame University; former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and several other attendees announced that they

had tested positive for Covid-19. We will never know whether it was bravado or fear or defiance that motivated his choices, but Trump’s insistence on encouraging others to throw away their masks with their common sense has resulted in more deaths and more pain than we can bear. He so easily could have saved lives. He could have led the country by example, bringing Americans together in a united effort to wear protective gear and respect social distancing. Every day on the campaign trail, he exposed his staff and the people at his rallies to the rampaging virus. By deriding those who wore masks, he contributed mightily to the problem. We are now beyond 200,000 deaths in the U.S. Psychologists tell us the number is difficult to conceptualize. Human beings can understand one death, in its sad and intimate details. But 200,000? It short-circuits our imagination. The Washington Post ran a story to help readers visualize and appreciate the immensity of the human loss we have suffered. You click on a website and put in your Zip code, and you see a map with your location as ground zero for the dis-

he president so easily could have saved lives if he had just led by example.

ease, and then 200,000 dots, representing Covid-19 victims, on the map surrounding your home. When I did it, my entire hometown of Woodmere was wiped out, along with villages and towns north, south, east and west. Looking at that map with no living souls within miles made the loss very real. It looked as if a nuclear weapon had detonated, with my home as the target. It is sad to contemplate the enormity of our national tragedy, especially now with our president at risk. The coronavirus has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, in part because leadership chose not to listen to advice from experts who train all their lives to combat rogue epidemics. The president’s choices have been costly, to himself and his family, but mostly to the people of the United States. Now that he is sick, he is getting state-of-the-art care and treatment that should be, but isn’t, available to every American who gets sick with the virus. The Secret Service spends millions of our tax dollars to keep the president and his family safe. Yet he has put himself, his wife and countless others in mortal danger by refusing to wear a cheap mask. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

LONG BEACH HERALD — October 8, 2020

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et us begin by wishing President Trump and those around him well. He, First Lady Melania Trump and several top federal officials and campaign workers were diagnosed last week with the coronavirus. At press time, the president appeared to be on the mend, though we received conflicting reports from his doctors and press aides, so deciphering with certainty how he was faring was impossible. We hope for the best. That said, let us be clear: Trump brought the illness on himself and those around him with his cavalier approach to disease prevention. From the start, he eschewed masks, mocking former Vice President Joe Biden for wearing them. He has not practiced social distancing, as was clear at the Sept. 26 Rose Garden ceremony for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. And he has held large indoor and outdoor rallies, at which masks have been optional, contradicting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. On Sunday, Trump left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and rode in a SUV among his supporters. Inside that hermetically sealed vehicle were Secret Service agents who were potentially exposed, despite their wearing personal protective equipment. The president’s short trip flouted CDC guidelines on social isolation recommended after a positive Covid-19 test — the patient, the agency states, should stay away from oth-

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letters Plans to vote for Kaminsky To the Editor: In a time of great uncertainty and grief, we must come together, regardless of party, and help our community. There is much animosity and hate on both side of the aisle — that is not productive or helpful for our nation as we turn our focus toward recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the past six months, I have spent hours procuring masks, face shields, hand sanitizers and gloves for our first responders. I worked closely with State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and his office to make sure this PPE reached those who needed it most. It did not matter about political allegiance — it was about caring for community. Now I look forward to voting for him for re-election, even though I am a registered Republican. I am a proud Rockville Centre resident and Navy veteran. Right now, our country needs strong leaders who put the good of the

ers for 10 days, and should be fever-free for at least 24 hours without medication before venturing out. This is the period during which the patient can spread the disease. It is clear that the president’s behavior, which many have described as reckless, has sown confusion across the nation, leaving people wondering how, exactly, to protect themselves. So we thought it would be useful to pause a moment and lay out what precisely the CDC says. The CDC, and not the president, should be your guide. First, it’s important to understand the difference between quarantine and isolation. Those were two terms thrown around a lot last week, and they were often confused. The CDC states that people who suspect they may have been in “close contact” with someone who was infected with the coronavirus should self-quarantine for 14 days. Close contact is defined as exposure for 15 minutes or more within six feet of someone. You also might have shared eating utensils, or hugged or shook hands. Or that person might have sneezed or coughed on you or in your direction. When you quarantine, you remove yourself from the world, even though you may not have tested positive for the coronavirus, to ensure that you do not infect others if, in fact, you have contracted it. It is possible to show no signs of the illness and yet carry it and spread it to others, so the only way to be sure you don’t is to

keep to yourself. Even if you feel healthy, you should stay home for two weeks, the CDC states. That’s because you may not show any symptoms or test positive for two to 14 days after contact. Isolation, as noted, is required for patients who have tested positive, and it is a must for at least 10 days, according to the CDC. Disease prevention should be at the forefront of everyone’s minds, though, and that begins with social distancing — staying at least six feet from others — and mask wearing. The CDC states that masks should fit tightly, but should also allow you to breathe easily. You should avoid wearing your mask on you forehead or chin, and you should not touch your mask, only its straps. Finally, you should be sure it fits over your mouth and nose. By order of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, masks are required in public spaces everywhere in New York state. We believe there should be a national mask mandate, but thus far the president has not called for one. Perhaps his illness might change his mind. We urge readers to visit CDC.gov to read for themselves the coronavirus guidelines the agency has laid out. More than 200,000 people have died of Covid-19 across the United States. That grim statistic is only projected to continue climbing. The question is, how fast will it rise? By following CDC protocols, we can slow the advance of the disease until a vaccine is at last ready for widespread use.

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ave you ever had anything stolen from you? A car? Hubcaps? A laptop? A baseball glove? A bike? Those are minuscule compared to the things that President Trump is trying to steal from you behind your back. Let’s start with the census. Every 10 years, by law, every state is required to conduct a survey of the number of people living there for purposes of determining how many representatives they will have in Congress. In addition, census figures are used to determine JerrY how many federal kremer dollars will flow to the states for health, mass transit and public-safety programs. No one in our nation’s history has ever tried to sabotage the census until this year. The fixed date for the census to be completed is Oct. 31. But Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross tried to end the census count earlier. This was his fifth attempt to disrupt the effort. Was it because the census workers were

exhausted? No, it was to stop the count for pure political reasons. When the count is ended early, it means that those states that have a high rate of response will receive a greater share of federal funds. Some of those states are Idaho, Mississippi, Montana and North and South Dakota. What they have in common is that they favor the Republican Party. More populous, Democratic-leaning states like New York have a lower response rate because we have many more people to count, and an earlier census halt would cost us billions of dollars in aid. Another piece of the census puzzle is exactly how many members of Congress New York will get. At this point, it’s estimated that we will lose two representatives. If there’s an undercount in the census, the state could lose even more, and seats would go to places like Florida and North and South Carolina, where the population is rising. There are multiple other ways that the president is taking dollars out of your pockets. The Affordable Care Act provides health insurance for over 20 million people. Approximately 6.3 million New

Yorkers benefit from Obamacare. Many of them are your friends and neighbors who can’t get employer coverage. At this moment, Trump is asking the Supreme Court to throw out the ACA. What happens if the act is invalidated? Those 6.3 million New Yorkers will lose their coverage, and you will be asked to pay for it. Will the anti-New York Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, rush to save us? Don’t hold your breath. And with Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, about to be confirmed by the Senate, it’s a good bet that Obamacare will be scrapped. That will likely mean no coverage for pre-existing conditions and the loss of many other current benefits. The country is waiting with great anxiety for the Food and Drug Administration to approve a vaccine for Covid-19. Numerous pharmaceutical companies are competing to be the first to have a vaccine approved. Congress promised to help us get free testing, and that was a failure. The president has assured us that the vaccine will be affordable, and has given companies billions of dollars to

f the Supreme Court tosses the Affordable Care Act, millions of New Yorkers will suffer.

Letters community over petty politics. We must come together as a nation to defeat this pandemic. BRIAN RATHjEN Rockville Centre

New York needs a ‘millionaires tax’ To the Editor: New York is facing an economic apocalypse as the result of the coronavirus pandemic. That shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. The necessity of shutting down the state means shutting down economic activity. Today the state Covid-19 infection rate is hovering around 1 percent. This has allowed many businesses to reopen and economic activity to restart. We have a long way to go, however, before we’re safe. just as the fire marshal warns that the fire may be out, but lingering embers can restart the blaze, so, too, a lack of vigilance can restart New York’s nightmare. That would result in yet another shutdown. Even now, there are communities that are refusing to comport themselves responsibly. Beyond the human loss, which all New Yorkers are deeply aware of and touched by, the economic devastation will continue, and perhaps worsen, if we allow Covid-19 to reestablish a foothold. Moving forward, we must develop a comprehensive recovery plan. We can’t wait for the federal government. We have a president who, after spending months downplaying the pandemic and telling states that

speed up their research. But you can expect to pay a hefty premium for your Covid shot. The biggest presidential theft of all is Trump’s continuous efforts to keep you from voting on Nov. 3. Day after day, he has told voters that mail ballots are part of some fraudulent scheme. He has promoted lawsuits around the nation to stop voting by mail, despite the fact that there is no proof of any fraud in the system. In his latest scam, he asked his supporters to go to the polling places to “police” the voting process. In Vladimir Putin’s Russia and in Venezuela, Poland, Hungary and Syria, dictators have for countless years successfully poisoned the voting system to suit their political needs. Trump’s assault on the process is designed to steal your most priceless possession, the right to vote. And I haven’t even touched on the plan to blow up the U.S. Postal Service, which you also pay for. Petty theft? No. Grand larceny by the White House. 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.

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they were on their own, is now infected with the virus. Clearly, Gov. Andrew Cuomo had to initially focus on containment. Based on President Trump’s abject failures, Cuomo had to step up and be our national voice. He rose to the occasion. But now we must move forward with a post-Covid plan. The press has reported that billionaires have increased their wealth by almost $845 billion. Last month in New jersey, people started to agitate for a “millionaires tax.” In New York, there is a movement to tax the New York Stock Exchange. The easy political solution, for both political parties, would be to implement a structured new tax system for the wealthy. New York passed a temporary millionaires tax during the 2008-09 recession. It was extended once, and if I am elected to the State Assembly, I would support extending it again. We need consumers to buy and businesses to sell. There has to be a real national plan to balance the ledgers, but I am not confident that will happen. At the federal level, I’m afraid that a sense of unreality pervades. But Cuomo, as well as the governors of New jersey and Connecticut, demonstrated during the pandemic that regional cooperation can work effectively. Perhaps he can again show us the way by working, both informally and formally, with other governors on an economic recovery plan. This must include a uniform approach to taxes. GARY PORT West Hempstead Port is a candidate for the State Assembly in the 21st District.

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