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Girls fight, cancer loses Aptly named weekend fundraiser pulls in more than $65,000 Magnolia Boulevard in Long Beach. Another 100 people marched under the same banner In 2014, the Rix sisters Mikae- in Rye, in Westchester County. la, now 28, and Marguerite, 26, It was We Fight Like Girls’ secboth of Long Beach, were healthy, ond annual parade, which athletic and training to run the raised $70,000 the first time. At New York City Marathon. the latest count over the weekThen the unthinkable hap- end, the sisters said $65,000 had pened. been raised, and they In August 2018, believed they would Marguerite was diagtop the first year’s nosed with ovarian total. The money will cancer. Eight months go to support the later, Mikaela was Foundation for Womstricken by en’s Cancer and breast cancer. Memorial Sloan Ket“I just thought I tering Cancer Center had had too much in New York. pizza,” Marguerite marGuerite The road from the said, explaining that dark days of diagnoher only symptom rix sis to the sunny was bloating before Cancer survivor weekend in Long an exam that Beach was long and revealed her cancer. difficult. Mikaela felt a lump under her Mikaela studied finance and armpit. Her diagnosis, she said, theology at Boston College, play“was shocking to hear.” ing lacrosse there for four years Both have undergone treat- and graduating in 2015. Marguement and are now cancer-free. rite attended Elon University in They fought then, they have not North Carolina, 201 studying edustopped fighting since, and in cation and psychology.. 2020, they started an organizaMikaela now works on the tion, We Fight Like Girls. trading desk at Morgan Stanley, Last Saturday, Mikaela, Mar- the Manhattan financial giant. guerite and a third sister, Mor- Marguerite is a counselor at gayne, who is cancer-free, led a parade of about 200 that began on Continued on page 4

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WeatHer permittiNG, studeNts spend at least two periods outside for phys. ed., sports and lunch to help avoid crowding indoors.

Long Beach school district’s Covid numbers remain low by breNdaN carpeNter bcarpenter@liherald.com

So far this year, the Long Beach School District has escaped the widespread Covid19 outbreaks that have been seen in a number of other districts since September, according to officials. Superintendent Jennifer Gallagher said Long Beach has had 21 positive cases since school began. “We have additionally only had to quarantine four students since September,” Gallagher said. Most of the positive cases have been middle or high school students and staff, she said. A total of 6,577 students

across Nassau and Suffolk counties have tested positive for the coronavirus since the start of September, according to the New York State Department of Health. Over the past two weeks alone, there have been 2,654 new cases, or 68 percent of last month’s total of 3,923. There are 125 public school districts and 656 public schools across both counties. Long Beach has six schools. School officials here said the district has complied with all state Covid-19 guidelines. Dr. Andrew Smith, the high school’s vice principal, said he believes the students have played a key role in keeping the numbers down. “We’ve had a good number of students

who are vaccinated,” Smith said. “The kids have been very compliant with the masks as well.” Teachers and staff have also allowed students to be outside for at least two periods a day during good weather, including during lunch. “We try to keep at least half of the kids outside during their lunch period,” Smith said. “The weather has been extremely helpful in keeping kids outside and in the open air so far.” Inside school, masks are required, and students must sit three feet apart. If they must take their masks off for any reason, they must sit six feet apart. Mask breaks are allowed throughout the day.

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ELECtioN 2021 collaboratively with the county executive, and my priority is to find more solutions aimed at keeping young people in the county, to raise families and eventually retire here.

Denise Ford, the veteran county legislator, is being challenged by a new comer to electoral politics, Claudia Lovas, a Democrat. Ford is campaigning on her nearly 20 years as a legislator and her years of service to the community. She emphasizes that she has been particularly involved with environmental issues. Lovas argues that it is time for a change, that as a newbie, she would not be tied to traditional ways of doing things in the Legislature and that she would bring new spirit and energy to the job.

Herald: Many of the county’s downtowns are aging and in need of repair. Do you favor raising taxes to fix the downtowns? Are there other solutions available? Ford: Our downtowns are the core of

Herald: What do you consider the most important issue facing Nassau County residents this year?

Denise Ford

Ford: Residents are concerned over the

high cost of living as we pay the second highest property taxes in the country. As a result of the reassessment, over 65 percent of homeowners have seen their assessed values increase, which will impact their taxes. Some have had their incomes reduced due to the pandemic and struggling to make ends meet or own small businesses and were also impacted by the pandemic due to shutdowns. Despite this, people are still moving into Nassau as we have a good quality of life and are one of the safest counties in America. With the change in the bail reform laws, many are concerned over the continued safety in their communities as they are constantly reminded to lock their cars and homes. Residents want to make sure that as they make sacrifices to afford to live here that they continue safely and securely.

Incumbent

Claudia Lovas Challenger

Party: Republican

Party: Democrat

Age: 70

Age: 46

Hometown: Long Beach

Career: First elected to represent the 4th Legislative District after an upset victory in 2003. Legislator Ford currently serves as chair of the Public Safety Committee, vice chair of the Government Services and Operations Committee, and as a member on the Planning, Development and the Environment Committee, the Economic and Community Development and Labor Committee, and the Minority Affairs Committee.

Career: Managing Attorney, American Family Insurance, Garden City office. Previous; Guide One Insurance. B.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1997 J.D., Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, 2000. Prior to joining GuideOne, she gained experience in numerous areas of the law, including handling a broad range of of labor law, professional liability, product liability and employment law.

Lovas: Covid remains a significant con-

cern for constituents of Nassau County given that the virus continues to spread throughout our country. Initially, Nassau County had one of the highest numbers of Covid cases outside of New York City. County Executive Laura Curran efficiently took control of an unprecedented situation. Now, 17 months later, over 90 percent of adult residents in Nassau County over the age of 18 have received at least the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Laura Curran has done a remarkable job handling the worst health crisis in over 100 years. However, the threat is not over and the task cannot be performed alone. This undertaking requires a government that is committed to working with Laura Curran, not against her. As legislator, I will be dedicated to helping the county executive in her continued efforts to make vaccines readily accessible to all residents so we can keep our communities and first responders safe. In the continued control of the pandemic, I will partner with the county executive in her steady approach of supporting families and small businesses to continue restoring the fiscal health of the County.

Herald: Home prices have skyrocketed in

Nassau this year, leaving a number of middle- and lower-income families unable to afford a home. Rentals have also skyrocketed. What is the solution to this problem? Ford: One of the reasons home prices rose so much was due to the fact that many in New York City chose to move to Long Island. It became a seller’s market, as there were more buyers than homes for sale. Rents were impacted as well, as many were looking to relocate here. As this appears to be settling, we need to look at ways to make it easier for our lower- and middle-income families. There is a need for more affordable housing, and we need to work together to bring these types of units into our communities. One way would be to partner with organizations such as the Long Island Housing Partnership, which has helped people get homes they otherwise could not afford on their own. As land values are high, we can look at abandoned sites to determine if housing would be suitable there, which would also eliminate blight. I have always advocated for our rent stabilized apartments, which allow people to stay in their communities.

When developers are given any tax breaks, they are required to set aside a certain number of affordable units and this can help. Expansion of the Section 8 program can provide vouchers for low- and moderate-income families to offset the rent.

Lovas: Economic development has been

an important issue for the county executive. Before we can be more supportive of local issues such as affordable housing, we need to continue and maintain the fiscal health of the county achieved by Laura Curran and her administration. Maintaining fiscal discipline, a balanced budget and holding the line on property taxes ultimately translates into housing affordability. It is a domino effect that starts from the top down. Despite a global pandemic, the county now has a budget surplus, and Laura Curran has proposed tax cuts for 2022. This is a direct result of the hard work of the Curran administration. Moving forward, we need to eliminate the continued obstacles created by the Republican legislative majority that derail initiatives proposed by the county executive to the detriment of Nassau County residents. I am prepared to work

many communities as they attract residents and visitors to the neighborhoods. As important as they are, I do not favor raising taxes. Businesses would not be immune to this tax increase, which would make it harder to continue to stay open. There are other solutions; for instance, municipalities can take advantage of grants and funding to help renovate the stores and sidewalks. The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development provides Community Development Block Grant funding, which can be used to beautify the area as well as fix storefronts. New York state representatives should help secure additional funding from the state, which could provide for downtown revitalization. Also, the federal government is distributing infrastructure funding, which could be used for street repair and drainage to help protect these shopping and commercial areas. There are grants being offered through Boost Nassau for our local businesses that were impacted by the pandemic. This assistance can help keep them open.

Lovas: I am not in favor of raising taxes.

We can develop alternatives such as seeking grants for municipalities and other financial incentives for developers in order to reinvent the county’s downtowns. This is already in the works in many of our Nassau communities. Villages are applying for state programs like the Downtown Revitalization Initiative that has the potential of bringing millions of dollars for the purpose of the redevelopment of the downtowns. Additionally, allowing the execution of large quality projects in Nassau County also bolsters the viability of the downtowns. The county executive needs more supporters to help her in the headway that has been made thus far. We need to continue to build on this progress. The county has been plagued with fiscal issues for over 20 years that trickled down to the local communities. Despite a pandemic, Laura Curran has resurrected this county, bringing fiscal health and ending decades of government corruption. The Curran administration eliminated a culture of waste, fraud, abuse and corruption, notwithstanding a Republican legislative majority whose goal was to block her attempts at every turn. Just think of all she could have accomplished with an advocate like me in the Legislature fighting for her, instead of against her.

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Ford, Lovas vie for the 4th Legislative District seat

Survivors raise thousands to fight cancer Northport Middle School, in Suffolk County. The sisters decided to hold their march in early October to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when marches, rallies and fundraisers are held across the country. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a big deal on Long Island, where breast cancer rates are high. In Nassau, the rate is 1.1 percent above than the national average, according to a federal study. On Sunday, about 45,000 breast cancer survivors and their supporters rallied at Jones Beach State Park to take part in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk to raise awareness of the disease and money for treatment and research. Organizers said they were on track to raise about $1.7 million. According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second-most common form of cancer in American women after skin cancers. The society said that a woman in the U.S. has a 12 percent, or 1 in 8, chance of developing breast cancer. Fundraisers are key to the fight against the disease, according to the organization. The Rix sisters and their parents, Michael and JoEllen Rix, of Garden City, have long been puzzled because they said there is no family history of cancer. “We did genetic testing,” Marguerite said. “There was no [family] link. We don’t know what caused this.”

The Rix sisTeRs, Mikaela, Marguerite and Morgayne, on the boardwalk with their parents, Michael and JoEllen, last Saturday.

Initially, there was only shock. “I was a young adult,” Marguerite said after the Saturday march. Ovarian cancer in a 20-something woman is rare. The sisters kept in good shape, they said, and they watched what they ate. But with the diagnosis, JoEllen said, there had to be a plan. “These were two healthy young girls,” said JoEllen, who retired after a career in the advertising industry. “I was like, holy moly. It hits you like a ton of bricks.” “But once a plan is in place, you know what to do,” she said. “It becomes like a job. It’s going for the chemo appointment or the doctor’s office. You either do that, or you can’t get out of bed.” JoEllen said she is grateful for the support of family members, friends and neighbors. “It takes a village,” she said. “We couldn’t have gotten through this without them all.” The catalyst for starting We Fight Like Girls came to the sisters during their joint recovery. “Since we were both so young, we were in a unique position,” Mikaela said. “We had to make decisions” about treatment. They thought of other young people who might seek guidance, and wanted to help. They both said they feel fortunate to have come through the experience. “We’re really fortunate,” Marguerite said. “It’s given us a new lease on life. We want to put all our efforts” into We Fight Like Girls.

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ON THE STAGE By Karen Bloom kbloom@liherald.com

The South Shore Symphony’s long pandemic hiatus is over. The popular local orchestra is back on stage and eager to welcome audiences. The South Shore Symphony returns to the Madison Theatre at Molloy College for a season of special performances celebrating its return to live performance. The 2021-22 season marks its 30th season in Rockville Centre. The first concert, on Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m., features Paul Hindemith’s “Mathis der Mahler,” Aaron Copland’s “Music for the Movies” and Darius Milhaud’s “le Boeuf sur le toit.” The Copland work is a suite of music he wrote for movies with hints of his later famous composition, “Appalachian Spring.” The Milhaud was designed to be music for silent film star Charlie Chaplin, but this composition with a Brazilian dance flavor later morphed into a ballet in 1920. Hindemith wrote this symphony in 1934 while working on his opera of the same name. These 20th century works are exciting for both the orchestra and audience alike. Acclaimed pianist effrey Biegel is the featured performer at the orchestra’s second performance on Saturday, Dec. 4. The program includes Leroy Anderson’s Piano “Concerto in C” and Dick Tunney’s “Peanuts Concerto.” The orchestra will also perform George Gershwin’s “An American in Paris.” This concert highlights the genius of American composers. The Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts is underwriting and sponsoring these two performances and is offering the tickets for free with a suggested donation of $20 at the door. Tickets are available at the Madison Theatre

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Ongoing

Wednesday, Oct. 27

Library Board Meeting

Book Club

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.

The public library will host a book club, highlighted by the novel The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, on zoom from 7 to 8 pm.

Long Beach Soup Kitchen

Thursday, Oct. 28

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.

Zoning Board Meeting The zoning board will meet at City Hall on the sixth floor at 7 pm.

Job Search Training The public library will be offering free job search training and information in the lobby from 10 am to 1 pm.

Meet The City Manager City Manager Donna M. Gayden will be holding “Meet The City Manager” virtual chat sessions. These meetings are an opportunity for residents to engage in a one-to-one dialogue with the City Manager; ask questions, 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/

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There will be an annual Halloween Bash with costumes, live music, dance parties and trick or treating at Kennedy Plaza from 10 am to 3 pm.

The Long Beach Theatre Guild will present a live performance of the hit Broadway Road Trip on Saturday, Oct. 23, at Kennedy Plaza, outside City Hall, from 1:30 to 2 pm.

Friday, October 22 Medicare Made Clear The public Library will host a workshop expaining the fundamentals of Medicare on zoom from 11 am to 12:30 pm.

Film Friday The public library will be showing In The Heights in the auditorium from 1 to 3 pm.

Saturday, Oct. 23 Sensory Friendly Performance The LB Theatre Guild will host a concentrated sensory experience wirh audio-focused headphomes at Kennedy Plaza from 1:30 to 2 pm.

Murder Mystery Play

Penny Lane

The L.B. Historical Society will host a Murder Mystery Play at 8 pm.

Penny Lane will be performing live music at Anchor Tavern from 5 to 9 pm.

Walk The Boards The second annual Walk the Boards with Long Island Reach will be on Laurelton Boulevard and the boardwalk at 10 am.

Prescription Drug Take Back

Monday, Oct. 25 Writers’ Circle The public llibrary will host a writers’ circle on zoom from 11 am to 1 pm.

The LBPD and Long Beach Aware will be taking old unwanted medications in front of City Hall from 10 am to 2 pm.

Teen Yoga

Sunday, Oct. 24

Tuesday, Oct. 26

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Youth Poetry Club

Posh Pets Animal Resue will host Strutt Your Mutt at the Rec Center from 12 to 3 pm.

The public llibrary will host a teen yoga class from 6:30 to 7:15 pm.

The public library will host a club for young poets on zoom from 5 to 6 pm.

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The Beach House will be a haunted Blood Manor dining experience through Nov. 1. Arts in the Plaza is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Halloween in the Plaza makes its return Saturday, Oct. 30. 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 in the 2022 city calendar.

JCC a haven for local seniors in O’side kdaniel@liherald.com

Clients are starting to return to the Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC fitness center in Oceanside after 18 moths of coronavirus restrictions, and the JCC is continuing to expand its programming. Jackie Cruz, the JCC wellness director and a personal trainer, spoke about how the center has been operating as society eases from the pandemic. “We haven’t changed from our Covid setup,” she said. “We still have everything six feet apart and keep all the protocols, even though they aren’t required. We’ve seen a huge uptick in members over the past few weeks. People are more comfortable going back out, and we’re getting a more normal traffic flow.” Joe Ponte, a regular at the JCC fitness center, spoke about the environment at the JCC. “Now that everything’s opened up, and you’ve got the vaccine, it’s eased up, so more members have returned to the gym in the past few months, and are returning with optimism,” he said. local seniors Benefit from working out The JCC fitness center has an older clientele and is still doing virtual and live have are in their 80s and come every day. fitness classes. The fitness center serves “This place definitely gives people a lot as a useful resource for many seniors in more life and energy,” she continued. the community. “Before Covid, we only Fitness and group exercise are excluhad live classes and never did a virtual sive to JCC members, but there are also component before,” Cruz said. “Every- many activities open to all. Cruz started a body knows everybody, and it’s very com- special-needs basketball program, for munity-based. Some of the clients we example. LBTEAM_HALFPAGE_HERALD_AD_100921_FINAL_OUT.pdf 1 10/11/21 11:18 AM

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at the JCC. “We want to start a day program for people with disabilities,’’ Cruz said. “We also host the Oceanside swim team. With the fitness program, we have a swim team for which we had 80 kids signed up, and we have pickleball. This is a community center that has a little bit of everything, and we want to be there for Oceanside.”

One of the JCC personal trainers, Jill Nass, spoke about how training programs returning to in-person sessions has impacted members. “We do personal training with people of all different abilities at the JCC,” she said. “We want to keep them motivated, keep them moving and keep them strong and healthy. It’s fun, it’s challenging, and we get to know everybody. They love the stretching we do, and it gets them ready for the rest of the workout. Personal training is definitely community-oriented, especially at the JCC. It’s a warm, friendly feel. You feel like you’re home.” Rocko Perrotta, another JCC trainer, spoke about how much the fitness classes help local seniors. “They did a fantastic job keeping clean during and after Covid, and it made me feel comfortable coming back as a trainer,” Perrotta said. Perrotta was recently working with one of the senior clients, Susanne Fryd, who has had shoulder and back surgery, but still comes to the JCC regularly for personal training. “I took a look at her MRI and said to her that it’s impossible to be moving the way you are,” he said. “It’s incredible to see the results that everyone has after coming here.” “I haven’t been sick in two years, and the staff is wonderful,” Fryd said. “The trainer that I had previously didn’t come back to the JCC after Covid, [but] still emails to check on me. They become family.”

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Eye serves retail and wholesale customers. Ian Danby, chairman of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, said Wednesday he fully supports the city’s efforts. He pointed to the village of Patchogue, in Suffolk County, which has become a model of downtown revitalization. “Everybody should get on board with this,” Danby said. “We need to make this a more beautiful place.”

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Bourne said the city’s zoning needs to be update. It was last updated decades ago. She said there has been significant private investment in the city in the last few years. Including the addition of the Bright Eye Beer Co on Park Avenue and Bridgeworks CoWorking and Office Space, also on Long Beach Boulevard. Bright Eye, Bourne said, fits a category Long Beach would like to find more of – light manufacturing, Bright

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By James Bernstein Long Beach has asked the state for $20 million to fund a large-scale downtown revitalization program that would remake the face of the city, the city’s director of economic development and planning told the council Tuesday night. In a lengthy presentation, planning director Patricia Bourne said the city applied a few months ago to the Empire State Development Corp. for the grant to “enhance the central business district.” Long Beach is a finalist for the money. Empire State may grant a single municipality $20 millon, or it could decide to split the funding and give $10 million to two municipalities. A decision ian DanBy from Empire State is expected in Chairman, a few months. Long Beach Bourne said the city was hopChamber of ing for the money so it could add businesses to the 180 already in Commerce the central business district, redevelop sections of the main drag – Park Avenue – add bike lanes, cross walks and charging stations for electric vehicles that are eventually expected to replace gas-powered cars and trucks. The Long Island Railroad station next to city hall, which Bourne said is the sixth busiest in the LIRR system, would undergo a makeover. The city, she said, envisions planting trees and more shrubbery outside the station. She also mentioned the addition in the business district of a performing arts center.

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The Long Beach Public Library will be testing “fine forgiveness” events twice a year before it may move to not charging for overdue materials. The library’s decision comes after a wave of other systems, including parts of the New York City public library, have stopped charging fines for overdue books. T h e N ew Yo rk P u bl i c Library system announced earlier this month that it would no Christina Daly/Herald file photo longer charge late fees and allow individuals who have had the Long BeaCh Public Library is testing waiving their library card blocked to overdue material fees before making a full-time move. begin checking out materials fine-free was discussed Monday night duragain. They joined other cities such as Chicago, San Francisco, San ing the library’s monthly board meeting. The library does intend to test out the Diego, Philadelphia and Boston to make option, though, for insight on potential the change. Long Beach said it is not ready for this future use. “We will be doing ‘pop-up’ fine forgivechange just yet. “We have had a ‘fine forgiveness ness events twice a year,” Lannen-Stanton month’ in the past and it was very success- said. “We’ll see how the community reacts ful,” said library director Tara Lannen- to the idea when we test it out.” February saw the last fine forgiveness Stanton. “We just aren’t quite ready to be event to date, with more expected in the fully fine-free yet.” The discussion of whether or not to go coming future.

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Football: East Meadow at Oceanside ............................. 6 p.m. Football: Freeport at Farmingdale..............................6:30 p.m. Football: Kennedy at Manhasset ...............................6:30 p.m. Football: V.S. North at Bethpage ................................6:30 p.m. Football: Clarke at C.S. Harbor........................................ 7 p.m.

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Field Hockey: Sewanhaka at Seaford......................10 a.m. Football: Glen Cove at Calhoun................................. 2 p.m. Football: Carey at Baldwin ........................................ 2 p.m. Football: MacArthur at Garden City................................. 2 p.m. Football: Roslyn at Elmont.............................................. 2 p.m. Football: Mepham at New Hyde Park........................ 2 p.m. Football: Herricks at Sewanhaka............................... 2 p.m. Football: Long Beach at V.S. Central ............................... 2 p.m. Football: Mineola at V.S. South ....................................... 2 p.m. Football: South Side at Roosevelt................................... 2 p.m. Football: Wantagh at Plainedge ...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Hewlett at Lynbrook ......................................... 2 p.m. Football: Malverne at Seaford ........................................ 2 p.m. Football: East Rockaway at Oyster Bay............................ 2 p.m. Football: Locust Valley at Lawrence ................................. 2 p.m. Football: Friends Academy at West Hempstead .............. 3 p.m.

Long Beach was unable to take advantage of playing a man up for nearly 45 minutes of its Nassau Conference A1 boys’ soccer regular-season finale and fell to visiting Mepham, 2-0, as the Pirates (8-0-4) upped their unbeaten streak to 12 games and created a deadlock with MacArthur atop the standings. Deshaun Maitland scored in the first half and Dominic Saraceni sealed the outcome with 1:08 remaining for Mepham, which got three saves from goalkeeper Nicholas Parisi. It was the fourth straight match the Marines (5-4-3) failed to get on the scoreboard. Both of their October goals came in a one-goal victory over Great Neck North. “Not capitalizing with Mepham down a man for over a half is hard to accept,” Long Beach coach Leo Palacio said after the game. “They adjusted well and it almost looked like they still had 11 out there. They’re a slippery team and I thought we didn’t play to win, but not to lose. We created our best chances in the last five minutes with a few corners, but we couldn’t get a foot on the ball in the box.” The Marines settled for a fourth-place finish in A1 and head into the playoffs Friday against Kennedy at 4 p.m. with only a draw to show for its last four games. “We were a different team and a healthy team in the first half of the season,” Palacio said. “Injuries have taken a toll on us and even though we have everyone back, not everyone is 100 percent. And when you’re playing some guys at 70-80 percent, it’s a tough situation.” Long Beach was coming off a hardfought 1-0 defeat at MacArthur on Oct. 12. The Generals scored late when Austin Roth converted a pass from Kieran Weber. Marines junior goalkeeper Avie Mann turned aside the first five shots he faced that night. “That was a tough game, going to their place on senior night,” Palacio said. “We didn’t start strong but we played great over the last 20 minutes. But they found a way to score and we didn’t.” The last time Long Beach scored was Oct. 2 when juniors Jesus De Los Santos and Yeris Miranda tallied against Great Neck North, with helpers from seniors

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aRthuR Quezada, Right, has been a key contributor to Long Beach’s offense with a team-co-leading eight points through the regular season. Liam Sagy (team-leading 7 assists) and Jaden Bloom. The result stretched its unbeaten streak to six consecutive games at the time and had it in contention for the conference title with a 5-1-2 mark. “We need a fresh start because this isn’t the way we want to go into the playoffs,” Palacio said. “The good thing is, we know we have enough talent to compete.”

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ForMer St. agneS musical director Michael Wustrow was sentenced to six years in federal prison for receiving child pornography.

Former St. Agnes director gets six years in prison Federal investigators said they found 35 images of child pornography when they seized Wustrow’s iPhone in 2017, A former musical director at St. Agnes which included a photo of an adult male Cathedral in Rockville Centre has been sexually abusing a boy who was between sentenced to six years in federal prison 6 and 8 years old. The seizure came after a for receiving child pornography and send- 2016 instant messaging exchange that ing sexually explicit photos of boys to an Wustrow had with an undercover officer undercover police officer using the screen on the platform Kik Messenger, in which name “pervdad516.” he said he wanted to find a father who Michael Wustrow, 59, of Freeport, was would “rent” him his 12- or 13-year-old sentenced on Oct. 13 by U.S. son so that he could molest District Judge Denis Hurley, him. who said that Wustrow “Mr. Wustrow’s actions, would have to register as a and the material he collectsex offender and be subject ed, are a shock to our collecto special conditions when tive conscience,” FBI Assishe is released from prison. tant Director-in-charg e “Today’s sentence underMichael Driscoll said in a scores the serious consestatement. “Thankfully, he’s quences Wustrow will face now headed to federal prison for years to come for his sorwhere he will no longer be a did role in receiving child danger to the innocent chilpornography and perpetuatdren who have no ability to ing the sexual abuse of chilprotect themselves from dren,” Jacquelyn Kasulis, evil.” acting U.S. attorney for the Michael In 2019, a grand jury Eastern District of New indicted Wustrow on one York, said in a statement. DriScoll count of receiving child por“Protecting vulnerable chil- Assistant nography and another count dren from predators and director-in-charge, of possessing it. Later that those who traffic in child year, he pleaded guilty to the pornography will always be FBI receiving charge, which cara priority of this office and ries a minimum punishment the Department of Justice.” of five years in prison. For 24 years, Wustrow worked at St. Before his arrest, prosecutors said, Agnes and the Diocese of Rockville Cen- Wustrow had consensual sex with a tre, directing several youth choirs and the 17-year-old male — which is legal — but adult choir. His tenure came to an end in didn’t use a condom despite knowing he 2017, when church officials discovered was HIV positive. An underage St. Agnes that the FBI was investigating him after choir member also reported that Wustrow agents seized his work computer. had touched him improperly when fitting Diocese spokesman Sean Dolan wrote him for a gown. But the boy cut off comin an email to the Herald that “no state- munication after that. ment was issued on the sentencing,” and The government’s case was handled by declined to comment further. Wustrow’s the Long Island Criminal Division. Assisattorney, Nancy Bartling, did not respond tant U.S. Attorney Oren Gleich was in to requests for comment at press time. charge of the prosecution.

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The agenda portion of the regular Village of Valley Stream meeting on Monday was over in minutes, with agenda items detailing unglamorous village business read aloud and voted on with assembly-like efficiency. Then, for nearly an hour during the public-comment period, attendees spoke at length about an issue far removed from the agenda — the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. Specifically, the question on people’s minds was whether village trustees should vote to opt out of licensed cannabis dispensaries and on-site consumption lounges in the village. For the last four meetings, the optout question has dominated attendees’ comments, as the end-of-year deadline to decide whether to opt out is fast approaching. Resident Carmine Fiore, a small business owner and veteran, is a prospective retail cannabis business candidate who spoke in support of cannabis dispensaries in the village. Legal dispensaries, Fiore said, would “undercut the illegal cannabis market,” helping to ensure that marijuana stayed out of the hands of young people under 21. He noted that marijuana sold on the street is “not tested for chemicals, hard metals or other legal substances that can be added to and be very dangerous to cannabis consumers at any age.” “The board and the town must realize that it has residents that are cannabis consumers…” he said. “How can the board say [marijuana] is legal for adult use but at the same token not allow consumers a safe location for purchase and cannabis consumption?” Resident Linda Daris, a cannabis sale supporter, said, “We all know that other so-called vices such as cigarettes and gambling are legalized and regulated in New York

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The ViLLAge Of Valley Stream will vote on whether to opt out of on-site cannabis dispensaries by the end of the year. No date for the vote has been set. state, so marijuana should be regulated in the same way. How many bars allow patrons to stand around outside and drink alcohol without some special permit to do so? Why should cannabis clubs be any different?” Daris said she does not smoke cigarettes and finds the smell of them as “disgusting” as those opposed to cannabis use find marijuana smoke. Yet, she said, “I have less rights than a cigarette smoker does because you can smoke publicly, and all I can do to avoid [it] is get away

from you as quickly as possible.” She added, “Teens in Valley Stream who want to buy weed already know where to get it, so let’s take it out of the hands of the black market and place it in a regulated environment.” While most attendees echoed their support for cannabis retail dispensaries, one woman, Dina Bianco, stood in opposition. “This is about quality of life for Valley Stream residents,” she said. “People want to make money. They don’t care about quality of life. It’s a slippery slope. People that are doing this, they don’t live here. They didn’t go to school here. They just want to make money.” Trustee Dermond Thomas wondered whether marijuana dispensaries might overrun other businesses, including cafés. “What we care about is the overall face of the village,” he said. “We want the village to be the most diverse, interesting, entertaining, exciting place for everyone. If we create an atmosphere where one business becomes the business, then obviously we lose that.” Fiore, in turn, enumerated the safeguards put in place by MRTA that empower local governments to tailor regulations to meet community standards. Mayor Ed Fare said, “We have received multiple presentations, both pro and con. The board has been trying its best to do its due diligence and learn all aspects of the situation.” “Both sides of the argument are very compelling,” Trustee John Tufarelli said. “I think it’s time that we have to get to an agreement, one way or the other.” No date for an opt-out vote has yet been scheduled. Should the village vote to opt out, residents may hold a referendum to override the board’s decision. Residents would need to submit a petition with signatures numbering at least 10 percent of the total number of votes cast in the village’s last gubernatorial race, according to state officials.

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October 21, 2021 — LONG BEACH HERALD

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iNvestors BaNK represeNatives Jonathan Gross, (left), Paul VonBevern, Cara Ganshaw, Amanda Seppi, Michael Billia, with Herald Community Newspapers publisher Stuart Richner and head of New Business Development, Special Projects & Events Management Lori Pedone, and Investors Bank officials Sean Luiso and James Ladolce at the gala.

Annual gala recognizes top lawyers, firms By Kate NalepiNsKi knalepinski@liherald.com

Esteemed lawyers from across Long Island were celebrated at the Heritage Club at Bethpage on Oct. 5 for the second Annual Top Lawyers of Long Island awards gala. The event, which began at 6 p.m., was organized by RichnerLIVE, the events division of Richner Communications, and Herald Community Newspapers. Amy Amato, Executive Director of Corporate Relations and Events of Richner Communications and RichnerLIVE welcomed nearly 200 guests and expressed the importance of being able to celebrate the award winners’ accomplishments in person. Awards were distributed for Jim Green/Herald lawyers’ successes in a variety of practices, including bankruptcy, WaBC-tv reporter KristiN Thorne with estates and trusts, business and Honoree Hon. John M. Czgyier, Jr. of Lewis Johs commercial litigation, criminal, Avallone Aviles, LLP. cybersecurity, divorce mediation, person after a long time of not having any elder law, education, emerging companies and venture capital, environ- events.” Nixon Peabody LLP was one of mental, franchise law, government rela- event sponsors. Elizabeth Siegel, an associate with Prostions, taxes, real estate and much more. “During the past year, we certainly kauer Rose LLP, was selected as this year’s needed the best legal minds at work more Rising Star, while Deborah Aviles, of than ever, as we dealt with novel issues, Lewis Jons Avallone Aviles, LLP, obtained such as vaccination requirements in the the Lifetime Achievement award. Aviles is an equity partner and senior workplace, new federal funding programs, work-from-home arrangements and much trial attorney with Lewis Jons Avallone more,” Herald Community Newspapers Aviles, LLP, known for fighting claims of CEO Stuart Richner said at the event. medical malpractice. A former member of “This evening is a real celebration, as we the Supreme Court Committee, Judicial recognize many of Long Island’s best and Screening Committee and more, she brightest legal professionals who have helped found the Alexander Hamilton Inns achieved excellence in their area of prac- of Court for Suffolk County. “I’ve been in practice 40 years,” Avlies tice and given back to their communities.” Outstanding pro-bono projects and top said. “This is not an award for me – this is legal firms based on size also received rec- an award for all the people I’ve worked ognition. Michael Schnipper of Nixon Pea- with other the years, my staff, my colbody, LLP, said that receiving one of three leagues – they make me look good.” Plenty of specialty drinks and appetiztop legal firm awards was an honor. “We are grateful to the Herald for hon- ers were served during the two-hour cockoring us,” Schnipper said. “It’s so great to tail hour, where many legal representabe recognized, and it’s great to be back in tives mingled outside under the stars.

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Joseph Bruha of Grassi Advisors & Accountants hosted a table during cocktail hour. “It’s great to be back at a live event and to see everybody face-to-face,” Joseph Bruha, Marketing Senior Manager at Grassi Advisors & Accountants said. “We work very closely with the legal community, on everything from valuations to litigation support to trust and estate work. For us, it’s very important to be at an event like this and show the love.” Lisa Rispoli, partner and trust and estate services leader with Grassi, said she was grateful to interact with her potential clients and to applaud them for their successes at the gala. Rispoli, who completes litigation support and estate and trust administration services for attorneys, said Grassi has a good reputation in the community, especially within the courts.“We do a lot of networking and we have a lot of good relationships with the attorneys – they know we have their back,” Rispoli said, “and that’s our job.” Law professionals then migrated to the dining room, where WABC-TV reporter Kristin Thorne distributed the awards

during dinner and dessert. “This is an incredible gathering of Long Island’s top attorneys, and we are thrilled to be part of such a special night honoring them,” said Michael Billia, Investors Bank Senior Vice President Long Island Market. “We are very happy to be here, in person, celebrating the awards everyone is receiving and thanking them for the work they do.” The event was sponsored by: Investors Bank, Grassi Advisors & Accountants, Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP, Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP, Barket Epstein Kearon Aldea & LoTurco, LLP, Ruskin Moscou and Faltischek, Quatela Chimeri PLLC, D’Angelo Law Associates, P.C, Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP, Nassau University Medical Center, Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., Nixon Peabody, Real Estate Homes and PrintEarly.com. Visit http://www.richnerlive.com/ toplawyerawards/to view more pictures and a complete list of honorees.

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Honoree rebecca Simone of Nixon Peabody LLP with a guest. Wabc-TV reporTer KriSTin Thorne with Kevin Kearon, Bruce Barket and Steven Epstein of Barket Epstein Kearon Aldea & John Loturco, LLP. Honoree STepHanie a. D’angelo, Esq. of D’angelo Law Associates PC. roberT Doyle, Jr., Thomas Dargan, honoree, and Claudia Boyd of Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP. Honoree JoSepH TroTTi of Vishnick Mcgovern Milizio LLP. Tal bamDaD WiTH Honoree David Bamdad and Marketing Director Alison Keppel of Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP. Jim Green/Herald

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October 21, 2021 — LONG BEACH HERALD

LONG BEACH HERALD — October 21, 2021 Photos by Christina Daly/Herald

MLK and BLacK Lives Matter movement supporters gather outside Long Beach City Hall to protest killing of George Floyd.

MLK Center celebrates its 40th anniversary Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968.) On Wednesday night, the MLK was scheduled to celebrate its 40th anniversaThe beginnings of the Martin Luther ry, with an induction ceremony for a new King Center in Long Beach were humble. slate of trustees, speeches and a dinner. A small group of city and county offi- James Hodge, who has been MLK board cials gathered under sunny skies on a chairman for 16 years, is tio be replaced Saturday morning in April, 1980, and by Cedric Coad, 28, who has been a volstuck two shovels into the ground at a unteer at the center since his early teen vacant lot on Riverside Bouyears. levard in the largely Black The beginnings are cerNorth Park section. That was tain to be recalled. the sum total of the groun“I cut the ribbon to open breaking. the center,” said Harvey If anything was said, it Weisenberg, a Long Beach was not recorded in the newslegend who has been a mempapers of the time. ber of the city council, a Arthur “Jerry” Kremer, police officer, teacher and then a state assemblyman, cop, and who helped secure was among the officials who funds for the facility. were there. He recalled earli“We didn’t have anything harvey er this week that children in in the North Park area for the North Park section had WeisenBerg the kids,” Weisenberg said. no place to go for recreation MLK Supporter “We all thought this would or after-school activities. be a good move for the North They needed, Kremer said, a Park area.” place “other than the streets.” The project had the strong support of And so, the city and Nassau County Raymond Malone, then Nassau County got together and came up with a little Housing Commissioner, who showed up over $200,000 – most of it from the county that April morning for the ground-break– to build what was then called the North ing. So did other names from the past – Park Facility Association. (It would then city manager Edwin Eaton, council become the MLK Center some years members Bruce Bergman and Roy Teplater, to honor the slain civil-rights lead- per, planning director Glen Spiritis, and er, who marched in Long Beach in Hannah Komonoff, who held the nowMarch, 1968. He was assassinated in defunct title of Long Beach supervisor.

supporters of the MLK Center in Long Beach, led by North Park civic leaders, march to show solidarity with Dr.Martin Luther King.

By JaMes Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com

e didn’t have anything in the North Park area for the kids.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 21st day of September 2021 bearing the index number 000594-21, a copy of which may be

examined at the Office of the Nassau County Clerk located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, grants me the right to assume the name of Robin L Dunn. My present address is 371 Lido Blvd. Lido Beach, N.Y. 11561

The date of my birth is March 24th 1955 The place of birth is Brooklyn, New York The present name is Roberta Lillian Dunn aka Robin L. Dunn 127975 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

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(She was the first woman elected to what was then the Nassau County Board of Supervisors. In 1993, United States District Court Judge Arthur D. Spatt ruled the Board of Supervisors form of local government unconstitutional based on the fact that it did not represent one person, one vote. It later became the Nassau County Legislature.) Kremer said the need for a facility in the North Park became a priority. “Everybody got together to make it a point to find a location” for the kids, Kremer said. “You’ve heard the expression, It takes a village? This took a city.” Dr. Patrick Graham, now chief executive officer of a non-profit organization in North Carolina, wrote a dissertation in 2002 when he was a student at the

State University of New York at Stony Brook. Parts of his tract focuses on the MLK Center and the difficulties of creating the facility. “The development of the MLK would have the most significant impact on the community aftter 1968,” Graham wrote. “The struggle to incorporate the institution would exemplify the tensions between government, local politics, the social circles of the community, and the experiences of the migrant worker.” The MLK Center is now the part-time home to hundreds of children who come to its after-school activities. It also provides hot meals to the food insecure, runs activities for seniors, and serves as a prime meeting point for North Park residents.

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follow the developments in the political world to keep myself up to date on the issues. Sadly, the more I read, the more I’m convinced that the American political system has been poisoned by aggressive partisan politics and legislative gridlock. Some of you will say that it’s been that way for a long time, but as a factual matter, today’s politics have reached an all-time low. I served in state government for 23 years. During that time, I was fortunate to have been a part JERRY of the legislative leadership. On kREMER countless occasions I would accompany the Democratic Assembly speaker to a meeting with the Republican State Senate majority leader. During those meetings, we would go over our legislative wish lists and agree on what legislation could be passed in both houses. When the meetings ended, we shook hands and moved forward on an agreed agenda.

There are so many things wrong with the American political system today that it’s hard to pick the worst examples. Congress is inhabited by a bunch of donothings. The Republican members have tied their fortunes to former President Donald Trump. They live in constant fear of antagonizing Trump, and of having him seek primary opponents to oust them. They have pretended to buy into the bogus claim that the election was stolen and promote the lie, even though they privately admit that the election was done fairly. The Democratic Party doesn’t deserve any accolades, either. A small group of progressives is torpedoing the programs of their own president and refusing to accept any compromise. President Biden’s Build Back Better proposal contains many programs that should be embraced by elected officials in both parties. Everyone knows that child care is critical for working mothers. The nation needs better-funded child care programs now. Biden has proposed that there be free tuition at community col-

leges. That could help many young people get a start toward a career. For the past 20-plus years, there has been an ongoing debate about allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug costs, and that idea should be a winner. But the drug company lobbyists have contributed heavily to the campaigns of many members of Congress, and this proposal will die in committee. I’ve been voting since age 18, and I never once heard anyone criticize the voting process. Some candidates have won or lost elections by a handful of votes, and they have accepted the results. For the first time ever, our voting system is being challenged by the former president, who refuses to accept the fact that he lost fair and square. At his suggestion, a number of states have been forced to do audits of the 2020 election results, and all of the audits show that the election was conducted honestly. Thanks to Trump’s campaign against the ballot process, dozens of hardworking election officials have gotten death threats.

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The partisan poison has been responsible for making our health care system a red state-blue state battle. Most of the states headed by Republican governors have refused to encourage people to wear masks or get vaccinated. Emergency rooms in their states are at capacity and emergency surgical procedures have been denied to their residents. Every day there is a new story about families losing loved ones due to their failure to be vaccinated. Those tragedies could have been avoided if the system had not been politicized. The vitriol created by the former president has even found its way down to the local level. School board members have been verbally attacked over mask requirements and faced threats of physical harm. It is horrible to think that America’s political system has sunk this far. Maybe the voting public will awaken before it’s too late to stop the avalanche of partisan fighting. Let’s hope so. 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.

Becoming the expert in your own disease

t’s the job nobody wants, but when you get a diagnosis of breast cancer, the job is yours. You must become the world’s expert in your own disease. Ten years ago, I discovered a small lump in my breast. As I wrote then, “You are driving down a road, all is well, the future looks untroubled and then suddenly the wheels fall off the car, your hair catches fire and you head over a cliff.” In retrospect, that seems a bit melodramatic, but it was how RaNDI I felt. kREISS In a quick and disorienting process, I got the bad news, I had biopsies, a lumpectomy, radiation, and treatment for five years with an aromatase inhibitor, an estrogen inhibiting drug. You take a pill every day, and it suppresses the estrogen in your body when estrogen has been found to be the factor in your cancer. Every one of these steps, even 10 years ago, required personal decisions. One doctor asked if I wanted a mastectomy or a lumpectomy. Did I want six-week radiation, three-week radia-

tion or one-week radiation with a radioactive implant? Should I stay on the aromatase inhibitor for the basic five years or continue treatment? The second-most destabilizing and stressful part of having breast cancer — the first being fear of death — was feeling unprepared to make these choices. I can tell you what got me through. I found excellent doctors. I brought my husband or another “good listener” to every appointment. I read everything I could (except personal blogs) about the choices, and I accepted the help of a few friends who had had breast cancer and could guide me. At one point I remember sitting with a friend as I was deciding between lumpectomy or mastectomy and asking her to just think through all the pros and cons of each. There are women who cannot undertake research and decision-making. I understand. The best path, then, is to ask someone to be your proxy in researching the options, find experienced doctors and go with the best advice. Let trusted family or friends help you make the choices of treatment, when there are choices. For me, the job of learning about the

disease and my options, while anxietyproducing, also conferred some sense of control. Websites like breastcancer.org, mskcc.org, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Susan B. Komen offer updated, detailed information on every aspect of breast cancer. My job isn’t over. Now, 10 years after my diagnosis, many of the protocols have changed. New drugs have come on the market. Chemotherapy is used more judiciously. Genomic testing helps inform who will benefit from chemotherapy and who will not. This testing becomes more sophisticated every year, and has saved thousands and thousands of women from the rigors and side effects of chemotherapy. Drugs are now available to treat previously untreatable cancers, and new therapies and medications can extend the lives of women with metastatic breast cancer. The gold standard for my type of cancer used to be five years on the aromatase inhibitor; now some studies indicate that extended treatment is beneficial for some women. You must keep asking questions. The use of MRIs in addition to mammography for follow-up testing is

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encouraged by some doctors and discouraged by others who say there are too many false positives that lead to too many unnecessary biopsies. These are hard choices to make when even doctors sometimes disagree. All that any one woman can do is become educated, find doctors who specialize in the disease, make the best decisions you can in the moment, and know that the chances are better today than ever before that you will recover and live a full life. Part of the job is to know or discover any family history, insist on genomic testing if the findings may inform your treatment path and find a friend who can be your guide. Decisions must be made in the beginning and then again as you age, because the body of research increases, protocols change, and you may decide to take advantage of something new that will improve chances of good health going forward. As we mark Breast Cancer Awareness month, I am encouraged by the access patients have to new regimens. Please, be sure you understand all the options as you move through treatment and recovery. The job never ends. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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The sharp decline in mammograms is worrying

here is perhaps no disease that strikes greater fear in the hearts of women than breast cancer. It is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths, behind lung cancer, and the second-most-common form of cancer among women, behind skin cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to honor the many who have died and to spread the word that early detection is key to preventing deaths. It’s an excellent time to have a mammogram or make an appointment to get one. Screenings and treatments, however, have decreased dramatically since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Roughly one-third of women who should have had mammograms missed their annual screenings over the past 18 months, according to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. That is a deeply concerning statistic. Because of the sharp reduction in mammograms, doctors are now starting to find more advanced forms of breast cancer than normal. Medical experts are urging women to be screened and to keep up any treatments and surgeries. Breast cancer occurs when cells grow beyond their normal bounds. The cancer can then metastasize — that is, spread through the blood or lymph systems to other parts of the body. The average age of diagnosis for breast cancer is 62, though experts recommend that women begin having annual mammograms at age 45, and as early as 40 for those with histories of breast cancer in their families. Though the symptoms can range widely, some of the most common include: ■ A lump, knot or thickening under the

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lETTERS Time to cut unneeded fees To the Editor: I recently joined my colleagues in the Nassau County Legislature’s Republican majority in introducing legislation to cut almost $100 million in county fees that would otherwise be incurred by hundreds of thousands of Nassau residents. This money would be made up with tens of millions of dollars in additional sales tax revenue over the amount projected in the county budget. After County Executive Laura Curran vetoed millions of dollars in tax cuts proposed by the Legislature in last year’s budget, and with reports showing sales tax revenue $300 million higher this year than the administration projected, the majority is taking this step to eliminate almost $100 million in county fees paid by residents — specifically, a tax map verification and public safety and recording fees. The $350 tax map verification fee is charged by the assessor for the verification of the section, block and lot information contained in any deed, mortgage or satisfaction, or any modification or con-

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hormone estrogen, which fuels tumor growth. So fill your plate with plenty of fruits and vegetables. Compared with non-drinkers, women who have one alcoholic drink a day have a very small increase in risk. Those who have two to five drinks daily, however, have about 1½ times the risk of women who don’t drink. According to the women’s breast-feeding advocacy group La Leche League International, and the New York State Department of Health, studies confirm that breast-feeding reduces the risk of cancer. Research shows that the longer a woman breast-feeds, the more protected she is against the disease. The American Cancer Society says that new technology to fight breast cancer is emerging, and that modern medicine’s understanding of the risk factors is also improving. Consulting with your doctor and being vigilant about your health are the most important actions that a woman can take. The key is awareness. Know your body, and know your risks. Prevention and early detection are the best weapons in the battle against breast cancer.

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ace and racism are in the news and on our minds. In response, many thoughtful commentaries have referred to W.E.B. Du Bois and James Baldwin, both of whom, in their day, wrote about the “Negro problem.” In 1884, The Atlantic published “The Negro Problem,” by N.S. Shaler. One conclusion from reading Shaler is that the “problem” was what to do with people who were brought here involuntarily, enslaved and then set free. Americans wondered if they were ready RoBeRt A. for freedom. For what work were sCott they best suited? In what ways were they prepared to participate in community affairs? In an earlier decade, commentators talked about a “Chinese problem.” Chinese left poverty in China to seek riches in the California Gold Rush. When it ended, they needed work and were hired as cheap labor for the Intercontinental Railroad. But local white men complained that the Chinese were taking jobs and starting businesses that competed with them. They became a “problem.” In the early 20th century, other Americans spoke of a “Jewish problem,” as they had earlier of a “Woman problem.” Reading about these “problems,” I

recalled talking with a guide in South Africa. Corruption in government was a major topic in the news, as were the rolling blackouts caused by an inadequate power grid. Homes and businesses went without power for hours a day. It was not only bad for frozen food, but also a threat to health and safety as well as a hindrance to starting new businesses and recruiting businesses to the country. When I asked about the problems, the guide blamed the African National Congress and the elected Black leaders. “They were not ready to govern the country,” she said. So I asked the obvious questions: Why not? Where did they live? What opportunities had been denied to them? Who had controlled the schools and universities that would have prepared them for citizenship and governing? What were the consequences of decades of Apartheid and forced poverty? There was an awkward silence. I think I had made my point. Perhaps the “problems” lay not with the “Negro,” the Chinese, the Jew, or the woman. Perhaps the problem was with those in authority who made use of people when it was beneficial but had no plan for them when conditions changed. Black people were imported to be enslaved and build the economy. Chinese were hired at low wages to build a railroad, and then excluded because, it was claimed, they

lacks, Jews, Chinese, women: All were seen as threats by those with the real power.

LetteRs solidation that is presented for recording. There would be no fee under the proposed bill. The public safety fee is now $55, and is assessed on most traffic violations, including red light camera infractions. Under the proposed bill, there would be no fee. The $300 recording fee is charged by the county for the recording and indexing of a deed, mortgage, “other instrument,” lien or statutory notice of a lien and for the satisfaction or cancellation of a lien or statutory notice of a lien. It also applies to corrections of such documents that would need to be re-indexed. The new fee under the proposed legislation would be $50. I am proud to stand with Nassau’s seniors, veterans and working-class families to cut $100 million in county fees. As residents continue to struggle with the effects of Curran’s reassessment, this legislation would provide much-needed relief to tens of thousands who are struggling to afford to keep living in our communities, especially those on fixed incomes. I urge Curran to support these concrete measures that would make Nassau County more affordable and provide lasting relief for our residents by signing this legislation when it reaches her desk. BIll GAylOR Nassau County legislator, 6th District

took jobs from white men. Jews were subject to virulent anti-Semitism and accusations of plans to control the world. Women, who were thought to be unsuited for work outside the home, weren’t a problem when they staffed munitions and aircraft factories while men were at war, but after the war, what to do with them? What are we to make of this summary? If the “problem” doesn’t lie with those identified, then perhaps we have a different problem. The common element in each of those claims is that they were made by white men. As long as we have a system of patriarchy, i.e., a system of power in which men are paramount, we will have a “woman problem.” And if we have a legacy of structural racism targeting nonwhite people, as seen in the actions against Native Americans as well as Africans, then we will have a “problem” with people of color. And as long as people blame scapegoats for economic difficulties that may actually be the result of government policies, society will suffer anti-Semitism and other prejudices. We should argue against these attitudes and behaviors on moral and ethical grounds, since the legal grounds don’t seem to be sufficient. We can also argue against them on economic grounds. For example, these “problem” groups account for more than half of the U.S. population.

Why would any rational thinker intentionally exclude more than 50 percent of those who are potential workers, consumers and societal assets? I would say that any policy-makers who argue for their exclusion because they are “problems” are themselves the problem, and our democracy can’t afford to abide them. The moral, ethical and economic reasons I cite are the basis for initiatives promoting respect for diversity, equity and inclusion as advocated by citizen groups and adopted by corporations and nonprofits alike. These initiatives are not anti-American; they support the American ideals of equality and equitable participation in governing. They are not anti-capitalist; they favor the idea of capitalism devoid of cronyism and insider information. We need to know our history, the lowest moments as well as the highest, in order to continue pursuing the American experiment we have pledged to achieve through successive improvements. Wouldn’t it be better if people of all backgrounds were respectful of one another and seen as individuals with ideas, imagination and capabilities that together can create a world that is safe and secure for all? Robert A. Scott is president emeritus and University President emeritus of Adelphi University and the author of How University Boards Work (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Book Prize Awardee, 2019).

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Hochul will replace doctors with National Guard? To the Editor: Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering mandating that unvaccinated medical personnel be replaced by members of the National Guard. That is a totally irresponsible and nonsensical idea. Why are unvaccinated medical personnel losing their jobs at a time when, in my opinion, they are most needed? Where in the National Guard would trained personnel, currently working in the medical profession, come from — other hospitals and medical facilities? How does the gover nor propose to accomplish this plan? To replace personnel in our hospitals, Hochul would apparently have to take them from other hospitals or medical facilities. Does this make any sense? Obviously not. According to a published report, only 38.5 percent of National Guard personnel have been vaccinated, and do not have to be vaccinated until next June, but medical personnel working in New york hospitals must be vaccinated now or be terminated. Hochul is offering an irrational, idiot-

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ic plan that makes her look dumb. We had enough idiotic decisions and false reports under Andrew Cuomo. I had hoped things would get better, but it

doesn’t look like they will — only more nonsense. RICHARD GRAvES Valley Stream

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White men have had no shortage of ‘problems’

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