Long Beach Herald 10-27-2022

Superstorm Sandy, 10 years later

Those who were here as the waters rose recall the devastation and its aftermath

By JAMEs BERNsTEiN jbernstein@liherald.com

On the morning of Oct. 30, 2012, after the worst storm in a cen tury the previous night had sav aged Long Beach, most of the city was basically a dirty brown river. Cars were buried in sand. Others float ed by homes. Mattresses and other house hold furniture drifted down streets. Power was gone. Treasured family albums lay at the bottom of three to five feet of water, in soaked backyards and on ruined front porches.

To Rich De Palma, then a Long Beach Police Department patrol sergeant, now an inspector, the scene was surreal as he drove around the city the morning after the storm.

“The city was a mess,” De Palma said last week. “I remember the high waters,” he said. “I was seeing water everywhere.”

But it was all real. Long Beach had been slammed by what came to be known as Superstorm Sandy, which began as a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea that Oct. 22, strengthened to a tropical storm in a few hours and then into a hurricane, and began zeroing in on the Eastern Seaboard.

Early on Oct. 29, Sandy struck New Jersey and barreled into New York City and its suburbs. In all, the storm hit 24 Eastern states. In New York, flooded streets forced the closing of tunnels and bridges, and prompted an alarmed Mayor Mike Bloom berg to plead with residents to evacuate.

Long Beach was among the hardest hit areas of Nassau County. The Atlantic Ocean and Reynolds Channel met square ly at City Hall downtown. The boardwalk, the city’s most iconic structure, was all but destroyed. Several homes in the Canals section burned to the ground.

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ordered a 7 p.m. curfew on Oct. 29. Incredi bly, the city reported no fatalities as a result of the storm, but 44 people were injured. A total of 47 people were killed in New York City.

Scott Kemins, Long Beach’s fire chief and building commissioner, said this week that more than 1,000 homes in the city were deemed “substantially damaged” — meaning unlivable — by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ThenGov. Andrew Cuomo’s Office of Storm Recovery awarded $343 million to Long Beach, mostly to owners of single-family

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One of the most startling sights of the massive damage caused by Superstorm Sandy was the collapse of Long Beach’s histor ic 2.2 mile boardwalk, which was left shredded into planks and even splinters.

The boardwalk, built under the auspic es of the New York developer William Reynolds in the early part of the last cen tury, with the help of some elephants who moved huge chunks of wood, had to be repaired rapidly, even if just to give resi dents a sign that progress against the forc es of nature was being made.

Long Beach hired the LiRo Group, an architecture, engineering and construc tion firm. The cost of repair was estimated at about $40 million. FEMA was to pay 90 percent and New York City, the remainder.

“The City of Long Beach established an aggressive goal of opening the boardwalk to the public as quickly as possible in order to maintain the summer season,” LiRo said in a news release. The firm said that as each section was completed, it was opened to allow residents at least some of the boardwalk.

The firm said it worked with fabrica tors during design and pre-construction to implement a “unique system of precast panelized superstructure.”

“Protecting the boardwalk against future storm damage also was a concern,” LiRo said, “Several resiliency features were incorporated into the new design.” It was built with a retaining wall and con crete edges in the center of the span.

The boardwalk re-opened Oct. 13, 2013.

The re-opening was held with great fan fare. There was a ribbon-cutting attended by then Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo declared the “boardwalk is bet ter than before.”

“Today the boardwalk is fully reopened, bringing back to the Long Beach community not only an iconic local treasure, but a major tourist attraction that helps support local businesses and jobs,” Cuomo stated. “One year after the

flood waters caused so much damage and destruction here on Long Island, the newly restored boardwalk is both a symbol of the resilience and strength of Long Beach as well as the unwavering spirit of the many hardhit communities across our state that are building back better and stronger than before.”

The day afTer the storm, residents gathered at the boardwalk to look in amazement at the destruction.

Long Beach’s iconic 2.2 mile boardwalk, destroyed by Sandy was re-opened on Oct. 13, 2013.

ParT of The boardwalk collapsed on a storage facility, which has been repaired.

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ParT of The boardwalk collapsed on a storage facility, which has been repaired.

“Finally a flush”

hen I reflect back, the thing that strikes me most about the Sandy experience was the overwhelming feeling of community.

We had up to 10 people staying with us for a few weeks after the storm. We were happy to be able to help our friends. The kids were happy because their friends were here and having an adventure.

We held our collective breath as we watched the water come up the street and as it rose up the steps at our front door but never came in.

Our sump pumps were running con tinuously for weeks after Sandy - suc cessfully keeping the water out of the house.

Most of our neighbors flooded as they didn’t have a drain and pump system like we installed. So, in typical Long Beach fashion, we all rallied.

We ran extension cords to neighbors to share the electricity from our generator. Their wet clothes hung on our clothes line. Friends came over to charge cell phones, commiserate and brainstorm.

I set up a coffee station in our living room, like an Inn. All were welcome.

We took turns waiting in long lines for incredibly scarce gasoline for the genera tor. Friends dropped off gas sometimes,

too. Others would call and let us know which gas stations had gas.

When the word got out that we had refrigerators some friends brought over their food to keep it from spoiling. Seems everyone had chicken in their freezer. We cooked and barbecued and everyone ate well.

We had many people but no running water or plumbing. That challenge required creativity, to say the least. Turns out you can brush your teeth with very little water. My sister in law brought us water and also let us take turns using her shower at her home in Baldwin.

I remember Halloween and the kids trick or treating in the house. I remem ber the National Guard and others com ing to town to help and giving out blan kets and MREs. I remember a crowd watching television in our living room on Election Day as the results came in.

I remember feeling grateful to be American. I remember The Laurel reopening.

And I remember when I was driving back into Long Beach one day and saw the sign “YOU CAN FLUSH TOILETS” That’s when I knew all would be OK, eventually.

–Kim Ashmead

Learning from Disaster

Ididn’t live here when Sandy struck

– but I kind of wish I had! I feel like a missed a defining event in the community life of Long Beach. I’m always hearing wistful accounts of how “everyone pulled together to help each other.”

“Resilience” is having a moment. Those who study it say that, more than any thing else, resilience defines the outcome of a tragedy, no matter how ter rible it was. Resilient peo ple face life’s hardships head-on - staying calm, solving problems, showing patience and hope. The word itself comes from a Latin word that means “to jump or leap” – which so many of you did, quickly springing to action for yourselves, your neighbors, your city, and your future. When adversity knocks me down, I’m not much of a jumper or leaper, and am always in awe of those who are.

I feel humbled to now be a part of this brave and resilient community, to have been grafted, even belatedly, into the Sandy story. In religious circles, we say that, if a story is told enough to someone who missed the actual event, she begins to believe she was there. At the Seder, the story of the Passover is to be told, all these centuries later, using the first-person pronoun. “Why do we cele brate like this tonight? It is because of what the Lord did for me when we were brought out of slavery in Egypt.”

SuSan Bock

Some people are born with resiliency, while others fall into despair and use unhealthy coping strategies. But resil ience can also be grown in us, which, perhaps, is where love comes in. Maybe resilience is a kind of love, a choice for love - a choice to love ourselves, each other, life itself, life as it comes - no mat ter what. Somehow that puts it within my reach.

In her poem, “Refuse to fall down” Clarissa Pincola Estes says, “If you cannot refuse to fall down, refuse to stay down. If you cannot refuse to stay down lift your heart toward heaven…ask that it be filled, and it will be. It is in the midst of mis ery that so much becomes clear. The one who says nothing good came of this, is not yet listening.”

Something good came of the super storm. You discovered unknown depths of love. May love continue through our daily, humble acts of kindness and respect, neighbor to precious neighbor.

Susan Bock is pastor at St. James of Jerusalem Episcopal Church in Long Beach.

–Susan Bock

I felt real fear for the first time

Iheard the warnings to evacuate, but I thought I’d never left before, grew up here, always ‘rode out’ every storm.

As a little girl, I remember going with my Dad in a boat when the Ocean met the bay, but I had no sense of fear. So, October 29th, I made no plans to leave.

I was prepared, food, flashlights, understood that this was going to be a rough one, but my thinking was along the lines of ‘I live on the 3rd floor of an apartment building, so might lose power, but we’d be safe’ – something I would later re-think.

Lesson learned.

Just before 7, before we lost power, I got a call from then Lt. Jack Radin, who said: “I know you, you want to go out and take one last look. Don’t. It’s really ugly out here. Stay put.”

I listened. I went out on my terrace (which faces Shore Road) and that’s when I felt real fear for the first time. The sound of the ocean rushing down

Shore Road is a sound that I still remember. It was more than loud -I remember thinking to myself “you were so smug, ‘I’m on the 3rd floor, I’m safe” -

I never considered that the building itself could collapse. The sheer power of the water rushing terrified me.

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My son in law had a real jeep, with an enclosed engine. He came to get me the next morning. Before going to their house, and to NYC to stay with his par ents, we went up to the boardwalk at Lincoln – just where the boardwalk was breached.

When I got to the top of the ramp, I gasped at what I saw. Later, on the road to New York City, the devastation we saw is seared into my brain: cars, sand, boats, houses, furniture - all in places where they shouldn’t be -sideways cars, boats in the streets, sand everywhere.

It was surreal.

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After A long time without water and the ability to flush toilets, a sign saying “You Can Flush Toilets” spread the good news. W

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The Rainbow at the end of Sandy

When we hear the phrase “Superstorm Sandy” all of us have a visceral reaction-based upon our own experi ences, or remembering the severe trauma of family and neighbors. As the tenth anniversary of this natural disaster is being acknowledged, it seems both appro priate and worthwhile to reflect on whatever positive lessons we can discern as a result of getting through such a devastating time.

I used to think that resil ience was something we were born with, some inherent characteristic that some peo ple just had and others sim ply didn’t. In fact academic research by psychiatrists and experts in the field have shown that it can be taught, indeed planned for and devel oped. In the aftermath of the destruction, as the crushing waters reced ed, it became clear how many in our city were able to physically and emotionally overcome the many challenges they con fronted. The strength of our citizenry was evident on every street.

As we know, the effort and speed of rebuilding the boardwalk stands out as an important example. Being aware of the psychological and practical significance of the boardwalk as a source of pride and identity of Long Beach, much work put in by countless individuals to make this hap pen, underscored the commitment to pub lic resiliency of our unique community.

And, the sense of genuine community was so prevalent during that period, we will surely never forget that feel ing.

Rabbi Jack ZaneRhaft

Today, we can not stop talking about the divisive ness in our lives that is so widespread. Race, religion and politics have polarized our nation from sea to shin ing sea. Abortion, gender issues, immigration policies, voting rights, taxes, college loans, prayer in schools, business regula tions, unionization--there seems to be an endless list of topics that split us at every turn. Yet, in the days that followed that fateful hurricane a decade ago, we saw the opposite.

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entation was totally irrelevant.

Moreover, collectively, our civic lead ers, elected officials, government employ ees, our clergy, and most obviously our first responders all rose above and beyond their normal calls of duty, once again, demonstrating tremendous resilience in various forms.

People everywhere came together to assist each other. It did not matter if you were black, white, brown or yellow. Rich, poor or in between, had no bearing. No one asked whether you were a democrat or republican, or a Jew or Christian or even if you worship any God. Sexual ori

Not a single soul checked anyone’s sta tus as a resident alien or natural born cit izen as they were lending you a hand in removing debris or bringing you a meal. In those vulnerable moments we were just part of the human race only concerned about helping those in need. If only it didn’t take a catastrophe to make us real ize to appreciate and honor our sameness and that our individual differences ulti mately do not really matter. What a mean ingful takeaway from the episode of Sandy that we ought to maintain.

This week in the liturgical cycle on the

Jewish calendar we coincidentally come to the story of Noah and the Great Flood. The narrative ends with a rainbow as a sign from the Almighty that this type of punishing rain will never be repeated. Let the symbol of the rainbow--its many dif ferent colors and shades--remind us that regardless of the nuances of our distinc tiveness, when we are bound together, side by side, like the arc of the rainbow, it is a site of immense comfort, beauty and hope.

Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft is spiritual leader of Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach.

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Hundreds eagerly attend Herald’s Senior Health Expo

BY ALEXA ANDERWKAVICH aanderwkavich@liherald.com

Guests happily lined up at the Temple Beth Am in Merrick to attend RichnerLIVE and the Herald’s Senior Health & Beyond Expo, presented by UnitedHealthcare on Oct. 13, the second in a highly-anticipated series of Expos for 2022.

The free Expo is a multi-faceted event, where a myriad of trusted companies and facilities — as well as budding businesses — share their products and services with the Long Island community.

“It’s so nice to have our Expo bring the community together,” Executive Director of Corporate Relations & Events at Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLIVE Amy Amato said. “We’re proud to host this series and bring so many innovative services and pioneers in health together for the community to benefit from.”

More than 50 vendors lined the lobby and ballroom to share their expertise in wellness, services, lifestyle tips, estate planning and insurance, helpful products, and more. Attendees could also receive a free flu-shot, — provided by Mount Sinai South Nassau and Molloy University nursing students — just in time for the chilly season ahead; enjoy snacks and refreshments — courtesy of Bagel Plaza and Walker’s Shortbread; and participate in raffles.

Massages and reiki cleanses from Charmed Eclectic Healing Shoppe put guests at ease — and to take their bodies’ abilities higher, a movement session from Club Pilates introduced attendees to the wonderful world of pilates and all the benefits it can offer.

The panel discussion was kicked-off with keynote speaker Michael Krantz, licensed sales representative from UnitedHealthcare, who educated the attendees on how he helps retirees and pre-retires on their journey through the world of Medicare.

“Medicare in particular is always a complex subject matter and it was an amazing experience to be able to provide information and answer questions at the local community level” UnitedHealthcare Representative Krantz said. “I always look forward to helping those in need of understanding their different options.”

Guests also heard from panelists Hannah Glenny, manager of patient engagement strategies at Otsuka Pharmaceuticals; Khurshid Ibrahimi, PT, from Long Beach Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Cassena Care); Dr. Lawrence Cardano, Au.D, from the Hearing Center of Long Island; Jill Wasser, utility consumer program specialist at NYS Department of Public Service; Margaret Gonzalez, senior account manager of business development at Aetna; and Donna Stefans, ESQ., founder and lead attorney at Stefans Law Group.

The audience interacted and asked questions between each speaker, with topic-titles ranging from “Clinical Trials,” “Healthy Aging and Your Hearing,” “What You Need to Know about Managed Long Term Care,” “Posture and How to Lift Heavy Objects” and more.

Dr. Cardano also offered free hearing screenings during the event; attendees

lined the hall patiently awaiting their checkups — one of the many services offered at the expo. Others included senior I.D. cards from the Town of Hempstead with Town Clerk Kate Murray, antique appraisal from Syl-Lee Antiques, and tarot card readings from the Holistic Healing Goddess — who engaged with guests on a mystical plane.

Attendees received a goody bag — courtesy of Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and Oceanside Care Center — filled with special-event sections, keepsakes, information and a whole bag of bialys from Bell’s Brooklyn Bagels.

The Expo was made possible thanks to presenting sponsor United Healthcare; gold sponsors Otsuka Pharmaceuticals and Stefans Law Group; silver sponsors Aetna, Parker Jewish Institute For Health Care and Rehabilitation, Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hearing Center of Long Island, New York State Department of Public Service, Full Circle Medicaid, refreshment sponsor Long Beach Assisted Living.

Join us at next Senior Health & Beyond Expo on Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Glen Cove YMCA. Call to register at 516-569-4000 ext. 219.

ATTENDEES LISTENED INTENTLY as professionals presented on topics such as "Healthy Aging and Your Hearing" and "Medicare Made Clear."

THE TEAM FROM Friends for Life Homecare came with a fun-filled booth with decorations, candy, and prizes.

CHRISTINA SAMMARTINO, ESQ. and Lauren Reilly from Stefans Law Group PC raffled off a free Legal Consultation along with a candy tower.

MOUNT SINAI SOUTH Nassau’s team and Molloy University nursing students came out to administer free flu vaccines to the community. There were many engaging activities for the attendees, all of which improved their quality of life.

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PSEG CAME TO provide educational materials on all things energy.

ATTENDEES WERE ABLE to get a free flu vaccine, courtesy of MSSN and Molly University nursing students.

NEW HORIZON COUNSELING Center representatives

UNITED HEALTCHCARE LICENSED Sales Agent, Michael Krantz; Herald publisher, Stuart Richner; and United Healthcare representative, Joseph Bouquet.

DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL Estate Agent, Tiffany Balanoff spent time with attendees on how to navigate the real estate market.

KHURSHID IBRAHIMI, PT answered questions after presenting on the topic of "Posture and Lifting "

MANAGER OF PATIENT Engagement Strategies, Hannah Glenny, from Otsuka to speak on “Clinical Trials.”

HEALTHFIRST’S BOOTH WAS there to provide helpful information to attendees about their available insurance plans.

AETNA SENIOR ACCOUNT manager and speaker Margaret Gonzalez

PARKER JEWISH INSTITUTE For Health Care and Rehabilitation representatives at the Expo.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM HUMANA brought plenty of materials to educate guests on how to select the right health insurance plan.

SUNHARBOR MANOR GREETED guests at their booth with information on their rehabilitation services.

BEACH TERRACE CARE Center treated guests to donuts and provided information about their services.

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Long Beach writing Cinderella story

By toNY BellissiMo tbellissimo@liherald.com

Long Beach and North Shore pro duced a pair of early Cinderella stories in the Nassau Class A girls’ soccer play off bracket, working overtime and beyond to eliminate third-seeded South Side and No. 6 Mepham, respectively, to set up a rare quarterfinal meeting between seeds 11 and 14.

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On Saturday morning, in a back-andforth match at North Shore, the visitors finally broke through with 15:46 remaining in regulation when freshman Ava Kolb scored from 30 yards out with a perfectly placed shot just under the crossbar, and Long Beach held on for a 1-0 victory and a spot in the semifinals for the first time in program history.

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“We didn’t want to go to overtime and penalty kicks again, but it was getting close,” said Kolb, who delivered one of six successful penalty kicks for the Marines in their stunning victory over two-time defending county champion South Side three days earlier. “I knew as soon as I hit the ball it had a good chance to go in,” she added. “This feels amazing.”

Long Beach, which captured the Confer ence A-III title, won its 14th consecutive game since a season-opening loss to Lyn brook and advanced to face No. 2 Garden City in the semifinals on Wednesday. Goal keepers Alexis Richards (14) of Long Beach and Meredith Papiro of North Shore combined for 27 saves.

“Both goalies played great and I told our girls I thought it was going to take a shot from far off to beat their keeper because she’s quick,” said Marines second-year coach Ashley Castanio, a former standout goalkeeper at Oceanside as well as Stony Brook University. “I was hopeful that was all we were going to need,” she added.

“Alexis has been lights-out in goal for us. She’s been aggressive and communicating well with the defense.”

The Vikings (5-7-2) had their share of scoring chances in each half and made a significant push in the 15 minutes prior to Kolb’s goal but Richards, a sophomore who made 24 saves in the historic win over South Side, stood tall behind a defense led

by sophomore Aysu Unver, juniors Jocelyn Bravo, and Emma Larson, freshman Jaymes Lind, and down the stretch Nas sau’s leading scorer senior Samantha Kolb.

“It’s the postseason and everything is different,” North Shore coach Lauren Gotta said. “It doesn’t matter what confer ence you were in when you get here and everyone is playing hard and giving their all

“I thought we played well in both halves,” she added. “They caught us in transition and that’s something we’ve had trouble with at times. We didn’t get back

fast enough on their goal. She [Ava Kolb] had time and space and hit a good ball.”

Senior Kylee Colbert, junior Sofia Mar tini and three sophomores — Ally Basile, Crystal Knoell and Sam DiBenedetto scored penalty kick goals for the Vikings in their upset of Mepham.

Long Beach went two rounds of shoot ers at South Side, which eliminated the Marines 8-0 in the same spot a year ago. Samantha Kolb scored in regulation and also converted her PK. Junior Rylee Rob erts, sophomore Kylie Dowler, Lind and Bravo also found the back of the net.

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Remembering a storm like no other

homes. Kemins said that New York Rising offered some homeowners as much a $350,000 to repair or elevate their damaged homes.

“We were crippled after Sandy,” Kemins said. “I gained new respect for Porta Potties.” There were 30, he said, at Kennedy Plaza, outside City Hall.

While no one who was in Long Beach on Oct. 29, the following day or in the weeks and even months that followed is likely to forget the devastation, there are also memories of help and hope.

Police officers and firefighters helped people out of their ruined homes. The Red Cross arrived with water, food and blankets. The National Guard was soon on hand. The city set up an emer gency tent outside City Hall, where more food and water was handed out.

The Martin Luther King Cen ter, in the largely Black North Park neighborhood, was also feeding “hundreds,” according to then board chairman and community leader James Hodge.

Hodge’s own home was deluged by about five feet of water. He and his parents were unable to get out, and spent the night of Oct. 29 clutching one another as they all tried to sleep on the living room couch.

But, Hodge said, “The whole city of Long Beach was in such dire need.” The MLK Center was turned into a res cue center, and provided residents with food, an operation that continued for weeks.

“I will never forget any of that,” Hodge said.

The rebuilding began rapidly. Homeowners had to scout around for building contractors, who had more work than they could handle. The city mandated that homes that were repairable be raised, in the hope of avoid ing another such disaster in the future. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer “moved heaven and earth” to secure a generator the size of a tractor-trailer to restart the city’s water and sewer plants, Schnirman recalled in an interview at the time.

The 2.2-mile-long boardwalk was a disorienting sight. It was ripped into pieces by Sandy. It was rebuilt at a cost of about $40 million, reinforced by concrete and resurfaced in Brazilian hardwood. More than 2,700 new trees were planted around the city. FEMA covered 90 percent of the

cost, and New York state funded the remainder.

Nassau County officials estimated that of Long Beach’s approximately 33,000 residents, some 15,000 to 20,000 chose not to leave during Sandy.

Sam Pinto, a city firefighter and a member of the Long Beach school board, was among them. He was preparing his house for the storm before the winds became too strong and he had to swing into action. He helped set up

streets throughout the city were flooded, as the Atlantic met Reynolds Channel in mid-island.

the emergency rescue facility at City Hall. The Fire Department also made use of the city’s antique trolley as a temporary shelter for those injured or ill.

“We had no power and we had no sewage,” Pinto recalled. “Everyone was working 24/7.”

Crystal Lake, who lives in North Park, had also decided to stay in the city. She recalls the water rising, but, like others, she had not evacuated during Hurricane Irene in 2011.

Sandy, Lake soon discovered, was worse.

“We began to panic” as the water rose, she recounted. “The water began to rise to the windows.” Many homes in the North Park section are only yards from Reynolds Channel. There was soon a foot of water in Lake’s house. She began to pray. The water stopped coming. “God answered my prayers,” she said. But she was unable to get gasoline for her car, so drove around the city for days “on fumes.”

There are still houses, here and there, left unrepaired, their damage from Sandy still visible. But by and large, a decade later, Long Beach has recovered. There are still — there will always be — recollections of the water and the winds. But there is also much talk about the way people helped each other out of a crisis.

DePalma, the police inspector, asked what he recalled of that time, said, “The people were great. Strangers helped strangers. That was proof there was still a commu nity out there.”

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Long Beach’s normaLLy bustling West End was water-logged and mostly deserted at Oregon Street.

has enough money to cover this?”

“If you don’t leave between 10 am and 2 pm, you won’t be able to evacuate,” is what I remember the New12 reporter saying on TV.

I had just come back from taking my then 6-year-old son down to the beach to watch the Skudins surfing the monstrous waves. It was on that return trip from the beach to my home in the canals that I realized just how much water was already filling my beloved community.

These two facts, along with calls from family and friends, made us pack the car with an overnight bag and head out of town.

If I could go back to that moment, I would tell my 10-year younger self to put as much as I could in my car and attic to save all the things we lost.

I am thankful we left. If we hadn’t, not only would we have lost our entire ranch home, but I would have been huddled with my husband, a 6- and not quite 2-year-old, and one very old dog in that attic.

The year that followed was surreal. We were work ing professionals who found ourselves and our family homeless.

We didn’t have enough money saved to cover such a disaster…who does? I credit my husband with navigat ing the murky waters of NY Rising, the SBA, and our home/car/flood insurance companies to bring us home.

You would think 10 years later, I’d be able to say it was all a horrible, distant memory. But due bureau cratic mistakes, it’s as fresh as it was then, since New York Rising contacted us this year, asking for their grant money back. In full. But, it’s in the walls of the place we call home. And once again, we don’t have enough money saved to cover such a disaster…who does?

–Laura Malone

Herald File Photo Flood waters were severe in the Canals during Hurricane Sandy, near where Malone currently lives.

STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

Stacy Bennett Party: Democrat

Age:

Education: Bachelor’s degree from Boston University in 1989, and a juris doctorate from Ohio Northern University in 1992.

legal career: Began her career as an associate with the Richard M. Weiner & Associates firm in 1992. Became a partner of Jaspan Schlesinger LLP in 2000. Has served as a Nassau County Family Court judge since 2007.

Hector LaSalle

Party: None Age: 50

Education: Bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1990, and a juris doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School in 1993.

legal career: Began his career as an attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in 1993. Became the deputy state attorney general in 1999, before becoming a justice a decade later for the Suffolk County supreme court.

Lisa Cairo Party: Cross-endorsed

Age:

Education: Bachelor’s degree from Loyola College in Maryland in 1999, and a law degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 2002

legal career: Began her career in 2003 as an associate at Chris J. Coshignano P.C., handling civil litigation with a focus on matrimonial cases, municipal applications and real estate transactions.

Became an associate at Jaspan Schlesinger in 2006, before earning her way to a partner role in 2011.

Francis Ricigliano

Party: Cross-endorsed

Age: 59

Education: Bachelor’s degree from Manhattanville College in 1985, and his juris doctorate from St. John’s University in 1988.

legal career: Is a Nassau County Court judge in Mineola since 2014. Before that, worked at Santangelo, Benvenuso, Slattery.

C. Stephen Hackeling Party: Cross-endorsed

Age:

Education: Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Buffalo in 1978, and a law degree from Albany Law School in 1981

legal career: Was an attorney with the Macco Law Group LLP between 1983 and 2002. Was a Suffolk County legislator between 1993 and 2000, serving as the presiding officer beginning in 1998-99. Has been a judge in Suffolk County District Court since 2002, acting as county court judge assigned to the supreme court between 2015 and 2018.

Frank Tinari

Party: Cross-endorsed Age: 68

Education: Juris doctorate from Western New England College School of Law in 1980

legal career: Attorney with Tinari, O’Connell and Osbormne in Central Islip. Worked for the Suffolk County district attorney’s office between 1980 and 1985.

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Joy Watson

Party: Republican Age: 63

Hometown: Hempstead village

An adjunct professor at Molloy University since 2006, and served as a Nassau County District Court judge since 2013.

She also was the principal law clerk for the state supreme court between 2006 and 2010, and was a teaching fellow at Pepperdine University School of Law.

She was a deputy comptroller for Nassau County between 2010 and 2013, after spending nearly 20 years as an assistant district attorney later becoming a bureau chief.

She was president of the Kiwanis Club of Nassau County Courthouses, the New York Women’s Bar Association, and the American Academy for Professional Law Enforcement.

She has said she would institute a no-exception residency policy for prosecutors, and would dismantle the district attorney’s Early Case Assessment Bureau, where prosecutors review cases at the time of arrest.

Colin O’Donnell Party: Republican Age: 60

Hometown: Bayville

Was an attorney for Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, and a former Nassau County assistant district attorney.

He also was a deputy bureau chief for the county district attorney’s office. He was a founding partner in a general practice law firm, a special assistant U.S. Attorney.

He has represented the Locust Valley Fire District and the Nassau County DA Investigator’s Police Benevolent Association.

He first joined the District Court in 2012. He was president of the Nassau County District Court Judges Association, and board of directors president for the Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club.

Eileen Gogglin

Party: Democrat Age: 61

Hometown: Long Beach

Started her legal career as a public defender with the Legal Aid Society.

She is a member of a number of bar associations — including the one for Nassau County — serving as chair of the animal law committee.

She currently serves on the board of directors of Long Beach Reach and Project Challenge.

She has served as Long Beach city councilwoman since 2013, and was a principal law clerk for a Nassau County judge between 2010 and 2014. Before that, she spent seven years as a Nassau County deputy attorney.

She also served as Nassau County special prosecutor on animal abuse cases.

Sylvia Cabana

Party: Democrat Age: 55

Hometown: Garden City

She is the sole proprietor of a law practice in West Hempstead, specializing in immigration and family law for nearly 20 years.

She belongs to numerous groups, including the Garden City Indivisible for Democracy, Nassau Democratic Women’s Caucus and Nassau Bar Association.

She was elected as Hempstead town clerk in 2017.

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Teresa Corrigan

Party: Democrat; cross-endorsed

Education: Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Albany in 1986, and juris doctorate from New York Law School in 1989

legal career: First elected to the county court bench in 2013, and appointed to serve as an acting justice of the Nassau County Supreme Court that same year.

Personal: Girl Scout leader, chair of parent association, and basketball coordinator for the Catholic Youth Organization

Rhonda Erin Fischer

Party: Republican; cross-endorsed Education: Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oneonta in 1990, and juris doctorate from Touro College in 1993

legal career: First elected to the district court bench in 2008. Started practicing as an associate at the Law Offices of Robert L. Ostrov, later becoming a deputy county attorney for the Nassau County Attorney’s Office.

Personal: Member of the Nassau County Bar Association, the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association and the Nassau/Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association

Helene Gugerty

Party: Cross-endorsed Education: Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Albany in 1985, and a juris doctorate from St. John’s University School of Law in 1988

legal career: First elected as a county court judge in 2012, and is an acting justice on the New York State Supreme Court. Was a private practice attorney between 1995 and 2008.

Personal: Has received accolades from the Nassau County Bar Association and the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association.

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Career: Business analyst

Political Experience: Undergraduate student at New York University

On the issues:

Student government committee chair at NYU. Liaison to Central High School board of education.

Anthony Cruz

Party: Democrat Age: 20 Lives in: Valley Stream

On the Issues: Has a focus on increasing communication between the government and the people it serves by focusing on empowerment, infrastructure and accessibility.

He wants to create a database accessible to the public providing a timeline for infrastructure projects, including the repair and renovation of roads and highways under the town’s jurisdiction.

He also wants to review the accessibility of public town meetings with the hopes of continuing in some

fashion the possibility of having a remote option for all meetings through online videoconferencing apps like Zoom.

He also wants to improve public access to documents and information, making all of them available on the town’s website and database.

Also supports LGBTQ rights, and other protections for minorities, working to ensure they are properly represented in government.

Career: Leader with Compassionate Care New York

Political Experience: Former Assemblywoman, Hempstead town board

On the issues:

Has now dedicated more than 25 years to health care, services and the well-being of children — stemming from her experience raising two children with complex medical problems, and losing daughter Melanie to a rare disease. She has trained pediatric residents to understand the range of social, emotional and physical challenges faced when working with chronically ill children.

Melissa ‘Missy’ Miller

Party: Republican Age: 58

Lives in: Atlantic Beach

Compassionate Care

New York, a statewide group of patients, providers and organizations advocating to relieve the suffering of extremely ill patients.

She has supported passing New York’s medical marijuana law, the Compassionate Care Act, which made New York the 23rd state to authorize such treatment for people with debilitating and life-threatening illnesses.

She backed that the medically prescribed oil form of marijuana with a low concentration of THC, claiming it can substantially reduce the frequency and severity of seizures.

She also supports “lower taxes, safer streets, and greater access for our disabled populations.”

In the Assembly, she has co-sponsored bills advocating for the disabled community — something she also championed as a leader with

STEPPING OUT

Musical mayhem

Swinging to a cartoon ‘beat’

By Karen Bloom

xpect the unexpected when The Queen’s Cartoonists are on stage.

When the six musicians who make up TQC are performing, traditional boundaries of what we know as a “concert” are redefined. The Queens-based band — thus the name — has found inspiration in synchronizing jazz tunes and classical composers to classic and contemporary animation.

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For Artistic Director Joel Pierson — a trained pianist-keyboardistcomposer with a Ph.D. in musical composition — TQC is an expression of his personality and desire to reach a broader audience.

“I was looking for a way to expose audiences to jazz and classical music, without alienating the more traditional, older concertgoing audience,” he says. “One day I noticed that there was some overlap between the golden age of Jazz and the golden age of animation, and bam!”

In 2015, Pierson — who had established himself as an in-demand musician collaborating with artists as diverse as the New York Philharmonic, the Kronos Quartet, the Philly Pops, the Cleveland Orchestra, Linkin Park, Ke$ha, and even Wayne Newton — recruited his fellow bandmates and The Queen’s Cartoonists emerged. They play in front of a screen, where classic cartoons, cult favorites and modern animated films are projected. The band either recreates a cartoon’s soundtrack note-for-note — performing works from jazz composers like Carl Stalling, Raymond Scott and Duke Ellington alongside classical giants like Mozart, Rossini and Richard Strauss — or write their own fresh compositions to accompany the on-screen action.

Tying everything together is TQC’s unique brand of comedy — anecdotes about the cartoons and their composers, humor, and elements of what Pierson describes as a “musical circus.”

TQC was founded in search of an answer to the question: Is it possible to create jazz and classical

music in the 21st century that appeals to everyone? Pierson, with his bandmates Greg Hammontree (trumpet, trombone), Mark Phillips (clarinet, soprano saxophone), Drew Pitcher (flute, tenor saxophone), Rossen Nedelchev (drums), and Malik McLaurine (bass), are confident they’ve arrived at the answer, breathing new life into two uniquely American forms of art: jazz and animation. The Queen’s Cartoonists are fresh off a 30-day residency at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, about which Fringe Review wrote, “The whole show is a treat for the eyes and ears.

It is a thoroughly entertaining hour that leaves the audience wanting more.”

Pierson describes their performances as a “theatrical concert.”

“It is mainly focused on presenting characters from classical American animation. But there are also contemporary elements, plus the ‘musical circus’ that people didn’t know they wanted to see,” he adds.

“There are a lot of classical themes, but a lot of the material is played in an old jazz style à la Raymond Scott and John Kirby, our two biggest influences.”

He describes his ensemble as “a good old-fashioned jazz band.” But there is nothing old-fashioned about their performances.

“We will screen about 15 films and perform their soundtracks. Everything is highly energetic and synchronized. It’s hard to talk about — you just have to see it.”

Don’t leave the kids at home.

“While this show is not constructed for children, kids will totally enjoy it,” Pierson adds. “The show should keep people

from start to finish. I want people to think they’ve never seen anything like it before. For younger audiences, I hope this is an introduction to concert halls and also a reminder that music can be both serious and fun.”

There are plenty of laughs to be had in Nassau Community College’s theatre department’s production of Georges Feydeau’s farcical French confection. Set in Paris in 1900, life insurance executive Victor Chandebise becomes the subject of an elaborate ruse concocted by his wife, Raymonde. She suspects that her husband’s sudden lack of passion in the bedroom signifies that he is cheating on her. With the help of her best friend, Lucienne, Raymonde writes Victor an anonymous letter, requesting a meeting at the dubious Frisky Puss Hotel. As is the case with stories of mistaken identity, hilarity ensues as Raymonde, Victor, Lucienne and a host of other characters gather, everybody wondering what on earth is going on.

Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 27-29, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 30, 2 p.m. Nassau Community College, Mainstage Theatre, Garden City. Tickets $10; NCC students free with valid ID; $8, veterans, alumni, seniors 60-plus, students and NCC employees. Tickets available at Nassau. BookTix.com.

Valerie June

Memphis singer-songwriter Valerie June has taken the music world by storm with her atmospheric mix of blues, soul and African rhythms. She blends these with traditional Appalachian elements into a refreshingly timeless sound. Finding recognition with her breakout fourth album, 2013’s ‘Pushin’ Against the Stone,’ Valerie carried on her success with 2017’s ‘The Order of Time.’ With her unmistakable raspy vocals, innovative and gorgeous instrumentation, she has curated a dedicated fan base across the globe, garnering critical acclaim along the way. Not only is her music intoxicating, but June is also famed for her dynamic live performances.

Friday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m. $46, $40, $36. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Photos courtesy Lindsey Thoeng / Lauren Desberg

Blue Öyster Cult

The rock legends visit NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, with ex-Grand Funk Railroad frontman Mark Farner, Friday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m. Pioneering the heavy metal style while providing inspiration to psychedelic jam bands and arena rockers alike, genre-benders Blue Öyster Cult offer a taste of the wild side. They’ve been known to incorporate elements of science-fiction and dark occultism into their show; this allegiance to dynamic and masterful performances has led to the group to be covered by Metallica and HIM to moe. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

Art talk

Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, PhD, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss “The Persistence of Surrealism,” which highlights the drama and poetry of the Surrealist movement, along with masterworks of painting and sculpture. Participation is limited; registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Veterans Day Commemoration

The City of Long Beach and the Joint Veterans Organization will hold their annual Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 11. This year’s ceremony will take place indoors on the sixth floor of City Hall starting at 10:30 am. The ceremony is the community’s way publicly show thanks the many veterans who have served our country. For more information, visit LongBeachNY.gov.

Point Lookout Beach Cleanup

The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, Town of Hempstead and All Our Energy will host a beach clean-up at Town Park at Point Lookout, 1300 Lido Blvd., Sunday, Oct. 30, beginning at 9 a.m. People can sign up for a one-hour time slot, with a cap of 50 people per hour. Supplies will be provided but it is asked that each person brings their own gloves. For more information, tinyurl.com/ PLcleanup.

Murder Mystery

Help solve a murder when the Long Beach Historical Society hosts a murder mystery play, “Opening Night,” Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 30, 2 p.m. $35, $30 members. See the show at 226 West Penn St. To purchase tickets or for more information, call (516) 432-1192 or visit LongBeachHistoricalSociety.org.

Mount Sinai Vaxmobile flu/ Covid vaccines

The Mount Sinai South Nassau Vaxmobile, in partnership with the Town of Hempstead, expands outreach to seniors to provide no-cost flu and Covid-19 booster vaccines. The schedule includes: Tuesday, Nov. 1, Green Acres Senior Center; Thursday, Nov. 3, Levittown Senior Center; Friday, Nov. 4, Merrick Senior Center; Thursday, Nov. 10, Uniondale Hempstead Senior Center; Tuesday, Nov. 15, Bellmore Senior Center; Friday, Nov. 17, Uniondale Merrick Senior Center. The Vaxmobile offers the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent vaccine to individuals 12 and older. Current CDC guidance says that it is safe to get both the Covid and flu vaccines together, even during the same visit to doctor or pharmacy. All vaccine recipients must show proof of age; ages six months to 17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. For information, visit SouthNassau. org or Facebook @ MountSinaiSouthNassau. To schedule an appointment, go to SouthNassau.org/sn/ vaxmobile, call Mount Sinai South Nassau Community Education at (516) 377-5333 or emailvaxmobile@snch.org.

On exhibit

Art has access to worlds beyond the one we know. Explore the next dimension as seen through eyes of artists throughout the centuries, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art,” now through Nov. 6. The exhibit summons a celestial realm of demons, ghosts and extra-sensory phenomena as conjured by such Surrealists as Dalí, photographers who specialize in the occult, Old Masters including Goya, contemporary talents including Betye Saar, Luc Tuymans, Michaël Borremans and many others. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 4849337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Having an event?

Property Tax Exemption Workshop

Legislator Denise Ford will host a property tax exemption workshop on Monday, Oct. 31, 1 to 2:30 pm. The workshop will be held at the Long Beach Public Library, 111 W. Park Ave. For more information, call Legislator Denise Ford’s office at (516) 571-6204.

Oct. 28

Halloween movie night

Grab the family and enjoy a screening of the classic Halloween film,”Hocus Pocus,” Friday, Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m., at Long Beach Public Library. Pizza and light refreshments served. Come dressed to impress in your Halloween costumes.The party is in the library’s auditorium, 111 W. Park Ave. Space is limited and registration required. For more information or to register for the event, visit LongBeachPL. LibraryCalendar.com.

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Double Double Toil and Trouble

Families can celebrate the spooky season by brewing up a magical potion bottle to take home at the drop-in program, Saturday, Oct. 29, 12-2 p.m. Suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Halloween in the Plaza

The City of Long Beach and Arts in the Plaza will have a special Halloween in the Plaza,Saturday, Oct. 29, beginning at 10 a.m. With special handcrafted art, jewelry and gifts from local artists. The event will bn Kennedy Plaza. For more information, visit ArtsInThePlaza. com or Facebook.com/artsintheplaza1.

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Nassau cop car hits service dog in Long Beach

Daisy, a five-year-old boxer service dog, lies in pain at her owner’s home in Long Beach, suffering a punctured lung, internal bleeding, and bruised ribs. Her left paw may have to be amputated.

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SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE BOARDWALK CONDOMINIUM II, Plaintiff, Against ASHANTI RANDOLPH In Her Individual Capacity And As Executor Of The Last Will And Testament Of JAMES A RANDOLPH, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 03/03/2021, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 11/7/2022 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 545B West Broadway, Unit 205, Long Beach, NY 11561 and described as follows;

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The dog, owned by Jessica Talavera, 35, of West Hudson St., was struck at about 8:30 am Oct. 13 by a Nassau County Police officer driving a depart ment-issued SUV. Talavera said the officer, – who has not been identified by Nassau County police, stopped her car, but offered no assistance and did not provide her name. Talavera said no police report was imme diately filed.

Talavera has filed a $13,000 damaged claim against Nassau County, seeking payment for medical bills. But Nassau Coun ty Executive Bruce Blakeman, who said he was sorry for the incident and that he is a dog lover, nevertheless, said earlier this week that the county will not pay because the dog was unleashed.

Meanwhile, Daisy is unable to roll over and can’t get up the steps to sleep in Tala vera’s room, as she always does.

“Last night, I woke up to her scream ing in pain,” Talavera said, referring to Tuesday evening. “She has a cast on her left front paw.” If that paw does not heal properly, Talavera said, it may had to be amputated.

On the day of the accident, Talavera, a director of operations for a spa franchise, was in Dallas on business. Her ex-hus band, John Graham, was at the West Hud son Street home with the couple’s three children and the dog.

Graham and Talavera’s two of chil dren, Lucy, 9. And Jack, 7, witnessed the accident. Graham rushed the dog to an Oceanside animal hospital. The couple’s other daughter, Molly, 12, suffers from a

disorder called selective mutism. She speaks at home but finds herself unable to talk outside of the house. Talavera said a therapist recommended the family pro vide Molly with a service dog.

Talavera said she contacted the Long Beach Police Department, City Police Commissioner Ron Walsh said the case was being handled by Nassau County since it involved a Nassau police officer. Talavera said she had filed a complaint with the Nassau department, but as of press time, had heard nothing back.

“It’s been 13 days since the accident,” said Talavera, whose parents are both retired NYPD officers. “Why was she (a Nassau police officer) driving down a resi dential street?” A well-placed law-enforce ment source said Nassau police also patrol Long Beach streets. The same source said filing a report after an inci dent is regular procedure.

Threat to LBHS causes lockout

Long Beach High School went on lockout around 12 noon Tuesday after a threat was received via Snapchat, saying a for mer student would bring weapons to the building and “give the school what they gave me.”

The threat, explained how an unnamed former students had plans to gain access into the school using their school ID card and shoot student walking home, specifi cally special-education students. The Snap chat message continued to say that “pis tols, assault rifles and other explosives will be used to give the school what they gave me. Tuesday 8 am through Friday 3 pm be on standby.”

In a letter to families in the district Tuesday, Assistant Superintendent Michael DeVito said that “after contact with law enforcement and further investigation, we

learned that a similar threat was sent to other area school districts. At this point we do not believe that the threat is credible.”

The high school and middle school did cancel all after-school activities Tuesday out of caution. The schools also allowed any student to take a bus home and staff remained at the school for every student waiting to be picked up after the school day ended.

“The police have reaffirmed that they do not believe that these threats are credi ble,” schools Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Gallagher said in a letter to families. “Both Long Beach and Nassau County Police Departments will continue to have patrol cars in the area, and the police continue to work with the Department of Homeland Security to determine the origins of the postings.”

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A. When I first began to learn about energy in my environmental design classes, along with light ing, sound wave and acoustics technology, insulation, elevators — they really never touched on the dark side of energy generation and what real ly restricts loading up on all kinds of great techni cal advances. We figured that any independence from the grid was great.

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I remember driving from our campus out into the open fields of Ohio flat country to continue working, each weekend, on Darius and Savonius windmills. We constructed towers, and I was the one chosen to go to the top while others tossed up bolts and strips of metal. We did produce energy, but the number one limiter, always, is money. It all boils down to the cost, but not in the way you might initially imagine.

To put it bluntly, you are restricted by legislation and utility company controls. There is only so much you can get reimbursed for, so most people will not pursue the expense of investing in free energy because of the initial cost outlay, to go beyond what they can save from a utility company rebate or discount. The reason most people have lower solar energy bills is the way they save. In essence, you get a reduction from the utility by gen erating power for them, not for you. Your invest ment in solar panels helps utilities by generating power sent to an inverter that sends that electric current back to the power wires for distribution. You don’t generate power for your own home or business. When you do, using batteries, you still get the benefit of a reduced bill, but only up to the $1,000 (or so) limit. The cost of the equipment and the amount of electricity you store still makes it costly, not free.

A man named Thomas Engel, in Sweden, found a method that will probably be incorporated in the future, when desperation allows for spending more to save more, by the use of magnets. Using “perma nent magnets” utilizing a rare-earth metal called neodymium, Engel developed a motor that runs without degrading and without electricity (except a small charge to start the rotation of the rotors).

Since it’s a hard sell when large utilities don’t invest, the use right now for this method of energy production is mainly for nuclear spin tomography and wind generation, so it does work. Maybe some day you’ll be able to use real cost-saving energy in your home. It’s not because of fire safety — just money.

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Are you happy with New York’s leadership?

Voting is so easy. There used to be a single Election Day. Since 1845, that voting day was on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. If you considered voting an important civic duty, you went to your polling place and pulled the levers. We still have an official Election Day, Nov. 8 this year, but in New York state, early voting begins on Saturday and ends Nov. 6. That’s nine days of early voting and a 10th day on Nov. 8.

the national rates of participation range from 37 percent in 2014 to a high of 50 per cent in 2018. In off-year elections in New York state from 2002 to 2018, an average of only 36.6 percent of those who could vote did so. Some blame low voter turnout on how hard we make it to reg ister to vote, as though allowing for same-day regis tration would get more peo ple to head to the polls.

more balanced political landscape in Albany, and of course not in New York City, where most of the partisan cam paign funding — the lifeblood of politi cians’ policy views — comes from.

taken that the vast majority of New York ers would applaud? Or are the Democrats interested only in satisfying their liberal lobbyists and contributors, as opposed to the general welfare? That’s the way it feels.

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Couldn’t be eas ier to vote, right? But less than 60 percent of the eli gible population voted in the five presidential elec tions between 2000 and 2016. Sixtyseven percent of eligible citizens voted in the 2020 presidential election. Kimberly Gonzales, in City & State New York, wrote that “New York’s estimated voter turnout for 2020 was 65.3 percent of eligible voters, ranking New York 30th out of 50 states for voter turnout. … In 2016, New York ranked 39th in voter turnout, when it was 57.2 percent.”

In non-presidential years like this one,

Imagine! Requiring New Yorkers to register to vote ahead of time by presenting qualifying documents (a driver’s license or other ID) and then voting a few weeks later! Oh, the burden! Oh, the suffering!

I am of two minds on voter turnout. On one hand, if 80 to 90 percent of qualified voters went to the polls, at least the winners and los ers could say the people have spoken. The way it is now, people get elected via the party primary system and general elec tions with embarrassingly few votes.

Then again, statewide, almost 50 per cent of New York’s 12.9 million registered voters are Democrats, and only 22 percent are Republicans. There are more regis tered Independents in the state than mem bers of the GOP. So getting more people out to vote in New York doesn’t mean a

Maybe I’m of three minds. I wish more citizens thought more about their votes vis a vis their quality of life, the cost of necessary things, their per sonal safety, the quality and cost of their children’s edu cation, property crime, infrastructure disrepair, and a host of other con cerns.

Nineteen of New York’s 27 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are occu pied by Democrats. Our two senators are Democrats. The Assembly has had a Democratic majority every year since 1992. Democrats have controlled the State Senate since 2019. There’s been a Democrat in the gov ernor’s mansion since 2007.

What are the top five accomplishments this lopsided majority in Albany has delivered? Bail reform? Ha! Getting the demonstrably mentally ill off the streets? Solving the homelessness crisis? Lower taxes? Instead of naming a few things only the left consider achievements, what are the actions state elected officials have

With all that Democratic control of leg islation, taxation, education, public safety and administration, are you happy with how life is in New York? Happy with your tax rates? Happy with how police are treated? Are the residents of New York City happy with the education their chil dren are getting? Do you want to ride the LIRR into Manhattan, and ride the sub way to a show or restaurant? Do you feel that vicious thugs are treated with more respect than the victims of their criminal acts? Are you sick of politicians showing up at autumn street fairs before elections but acting like “Markles” (my new name for obnoxiously privileged, entitled, aloof snobs) the rest of their terms?

I remember a time when incumbents had to earn votes, had to justify their reelection by accomplishing things for the good and welfare of us all. Let’s vote more thoughtfully, vote for more balance in Albany, and send the politicians who’ve brought us to where we are now packing.

John O’Connell is a former executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? oconnell11001@yahoo.com.

When real-life horrors hijack Halloween

nobody wants to be a buzz-kill when it comes to Halloween. I love my candy corn as much as the next grandma, but recent events seem to have sucked the fun out of being just a little bit afraid.

The thrill of Halloween — the walk down the block in the dark, the horror masks and the strangers at the door — all seem a good way for the little ones to venture out. Especially after the lockeddown years of the pandemic, chil dren need to go door to door in their gaudy cos tumes. They need to fill up their goodie bags with a dentist’s dream of hard sugar can dies. They need to feel a little scared and gain some mastery over the unease.

It’s a fun time for our children, but the over-the-top marketing, the commercial ization of the holiday, the orange cup cakes and pumpkin lattes feel lame. This year especially, real life is so scary that Halloween seems meh. I may feel some good jitters on Halloween, watching kids scoot through the darkness, but I will be deeply anxious a week later, on Election Day, if the pillars of our democracy start

to wobble.

The political boogeymen and women of our time — Herschel Walker, Mehmet Oz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kevin McCarthy, Kari Lake, Lauren Boebert, John Gibbs, Doug Mastriano, Joe Kent, Ron DeSantis and dozens of others — could be swept into office, or into more powerful positions, with a strong GOP showing.

Ironically, many of them, avowed anti-maskers when it comes to Covid-19, are wearing masks of duplicity these days, ped dling lies and disinforma tion. Some are promising to challenge unfavorable elec tion results. I’ve been scared watching Halloween horror movies, but I am ter rified of losing our democracy to extrem ists with an authoritarian agenda.

Even pumpkins aren’t pumpkins any more. No Halloween pumpkin in the his tory of the world can compare with American’s Great Pumpkin, the former president. Really, could you make up the Orange Menace if he didn’t already exist?

There’s that tape out there with him bragging about grabbing women’s geni tals and getting away with it because he’s a star. There is the subpoena last week from the Jan. 6 committee, requiring him

to testify about events surrounding the insurrection. There are the many record ings of him demonizing minorities and insulting women, especially those who accuse him of sexual misconduct.

Halloween just cannot compare to a former American president who has indicted himself in his own words as a pro foundly uncouth, blatantly racist xenophobe still try ing to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Sorry, Halloween, you’ve been hijacked by facts on the ground. Nothing can possi bly be as scary as the regu lar news.

Like a poison tree, Don ald Trump has sent roots out all over the country, with once highly respected officials, like Army Gen. Michael Flynn, becoming acolytes and servants to the cause of white Christian nationalism.

Since the ascendency of Trump, cer tain bedrock beliefs, such as the peaceful transition of power in presidential elec tions, have been challenged. Halloween, can you really do better than that? Fake Freddie fingernails and monster teeth just don’t cut it anymore.

When I was a child, we felt nervous, in a good way, when the big kids in creepy costumes rang our doorbell. Now the kids are polite and sweet and most

always accompanied by parents. The trick-or-treaters are all well-behaved, Halloween, but we still have Trump huff ing and puffing and trying to blow our house down.

And about the whole trick thing? Egg ing a car? Toilet paper in the trees? You call those tricks? They’re lame when compared with the cyber wars flashing across the internet. Who can battle back against the tricksters who commandeer our social media to spread lies?

As for ghosts, Halloween, I’m seeing the spirits of Mussolini and Hitler danc ing across America.

According to the Associated Press, “Michael Flynn, who just eight years ago under President Barack Obama led the U.S. military’s intelligence agency, now is at the center of a far-right Christian nationalist movement based in Florida. He urges his supporters to get involved in local politics as a way to change the country from the bottom up.” In Saraso ta, Flynn’s school board picks — backed by the Proud Boys — won.

Clearly, this year the former president and his MAGA tribe trump Halloween. Maybe next year, fright wigs and skele ton costumes will be amusing again. Being a little afraid is cool. Being afraid that the country as we know it is about to implode is terrifying.

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

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Get out and exercise … your right to vote

Mark Twain famously once said that if “voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.”

It’s that kind of cynicism about the very process of electing men and women to represent us that has plagued our democracy not just for decades, but almost from the very beginning.

Even the Founding Fathers didn’t get voting quite right. Back then, to legally cast a ballot, you had to be a white, male landowner, with rare exceptions. Over time — too much time — those rights were extended to everyone else, including ethnic minorities and, finally, women.

While far more adults are eligible to vote today than are not, the fight to sup press voting is hardly over. Efforts con tinue to limit who can elect their govern mental leaders, and even where that’s not so prevalent, many still choose not to make the effort to mark a ballot and have it counted.

Yes, political rhetoric feels polarizing, because it is polarizing. Believe it or not, however, that’s hardly new. Election rhet oric in the 18th century was so biting and scandalous that if it still existed today, it would make grocery store tab

loids like the National Enquirer look like serious journalism.

But we can’t allow any of that to dis tract us from what democracy truly is — a government of the people, by the peo ple and for the people. That “people” is supposed to be us. Yet it won’t be “by the people” or even “for the people” if we don’t exercise our right to vote over the next couple of weeks.

The 2020 presidential election drew more than 70 percent of registered vot ers in Nassau County. In this year’s pri maries, however, turnout plummeted to just a fraction of that. While the race between Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Long Island challenger, Lee Zeldin, may move more voters than normal to head to the polls, participation will certainly be nowhere near the levels of Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden.

Politicians tend to be afraid of voters, no matter what their political persua sion. And while most face that fear and go with what the people decide, there are others who will fight for your right to vote, as long as that vote is aligned with their interests. That creates govern ments that are simply not representative of the people they serve, and makes it far

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This Holocaust survivor didn’t need America’s help

To the Editor:

Re Randi Kreiss’s column

“When Nazis killed 6 million, where was America?” (Sept. 29-Oct. 5): When my tiny motherin-law, Helen Diamant, who died in 2016, was 22-year-old Chella Wildenberg in 1939 Poland, Adolf Hitler invaded her country at the beginning of World War II. She suffered at the hands of Hitler’s Nazis for several years, and even tually learned that all the workers in the labor camp where she was imprisoned would soon be sent to the infamous Treblinka concentra tion camp to be murdered in its gas chambers, but she somehow managed to escape.

She was also able to rescue her younger brother from another work camp, but after weeks of run ning, hiding, freezing and starv ing, he finally told her he wanted them to give themselves up — knowing they would be shot to death, but also that their fear, hun ger and suffering would finally

come to an end. He believed that their continuing survival was an impossibility, but Helen told him, “No, I won’t do that. I have to see the end of Hitler, and I just know he’s going to have a bad end.” She later said that belief was part of what kept her going.

Unfortunately, she and her brother eventually

easier to manipulate the workings of government for the gain of a select few.

So what if Mark Twain and many peo ple you know believe voting and politics leave a bad taste in their mouths? There is a lot that can be done to make the pro cess more pleasant, but it won’t happen as long as too many of us don’t exercise our right to vote in the first place.

Our ballot this time around is filled with a number of races, from town coun cils, to the Assembly, to the State Senate, to the U.S. House of Representatives, with a number of judgeships also on the line. It should matter to you who repre sents you in Albany, just as it should matter to you who represents you in Washington. What’s decided in those two capitals impacts you in every way, from the taxes you pay, to how safe the roads and bridges are around you, to how you can seek health care, and so much more.

Don’t take your right to vote for grant ed. Casting a ballot is the most direct way to truly make your voice matter. And when you add your voice to the cho rus of other civic-minded Americans, we truly can make where we live, work and play the places we want to live, work and play.

got separated, and before the end of the war, he, their older brother and sister, their parents, and two dozen other relatives were all killed. But Helen kept her promise to herself to live to see the end of Hitler.

When Hitler ignominiously killed himself at age 56 in 1945, Helen, who had eventually escaped

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L.I.’s leadership in clean energy begins with our power grid

Long Island has the potential to be the East Coast’s clean energy hub. Thanks to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s dedication to making New York a leader in renewables, we’re poised to add a fleet of new offshore wind turbines that will transform our energy system.

But 10 years after Hurricane Sandy left 200,000 homes without electricity for weeks, Long Island still does not have a reliable, fortified transmis sion grid that could handle heightened demand, the con nection of addi tional renewable energy projects, like offshore wind, and more frequent intense storms due to changing climate all at once. The grid needs to be rebuilt now, so we’re ready for clean energy and prepared to withstand the next Sandy.

With a commitment to upgrading our transmission grid, Long Islanders would see clear benefits, including an influx of thousands of good-paying jobs, a reinvigo ration of the middle class, and the forging of a clear path to welcoming and integrat ing new offshore wind projects that advance the state’s clean energy goals.

Recent grid failures around the coun

try are reminders of our vulnerability. As frigid temperatures resulted in historic, widespread power outages throughout Texas in 2021, and wildfires continue to cause devastating outages across the Southwest, the weaknesses in our aging national grid have never been more obvious. The American Society of Civil Engineers recently estimat ed that 70 percent of U.S. power lines are well into the second half of their life expectancy, and The Wall Street Journal reported that the grid has become “increasingly unreliable.”

Several states have responded to climate disas ters by investing in local grid-modernization proj ects. After Hurricane Wilma caused sig nificant power outages throughout Flori da in 2005, state regulators and electric utilities undertook initiatives to harden the grid, strengthening power lines to withstand extreme winds and replacing wood transmission structures with steel or concrete. When Hurricane Irma struck Florida in 2017, the Florida Public Service Commission concluded that the gridhardening initiatives had “markedly” reduced outage times, allowing customers — and the state’s economy — to get back to normal faster.

A similar hardening program could work on Long Island, where we some

times struggle to maintain power in just a thunderstorm. The New York Indepen dent System Operator is currently review ing proposals from transmission develop ers, including NextEra Energy Transmis sion New York, to build a resilient grid for Long Island, including com mon-sense hardening solu tions for our substations, a critical part of our trans mission system. By elevat ing equipment on concrete pads as a protective mea sure against flooding and storm surge and improving communication links between substations to ensure reliability during storms, we can significantly strengthen Long Island’s power grid.

The high stakes and potential benefits could not be clearer. The time is now to move these resiliency investments to the top of the priority list.

Modernizing Long Island’s grid will ensure that we can keep the lights on cleanly and reliably while working to maintain New York’s status as a global leader in clean energy initiatives. In 2019, New York passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which makes additional electrification an essen tial part of the strategy to decarbonize our economy, including 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind. However, Long Island’s current transmission system is far too

weak to transfer the renewable energy planned for the area. Grid updates are imperative to offshore wind’s success.

Most important, Long Island is posi tioned to become a state leader in green jobs. The region is home to some of the state’s most skilled technicians and tradespeople who are prepared for this work. Transmission developers and gen eral contractors are willing to work with union labor in our state, and rebuilding the grid has the potential to create between 4,000 and 10,000 jobs in the region over five years of construction later this decade — injecting up to $2.7 billion into the local economy.

Upgrading our transmission system is a win-win for Long Island residents and workers. Improving Long Island’s grid will not only provide our skilled workers, and new workers, with a vital opportunity to build green infrastructure in their com munities and pursue an attainable path to the middle class, but also jumpstart the region’s transition to clean energy.

Climate change is here, and the next Sandy is coming. It’s time for Long Island to take proactive steps to fortify its grid. We can create countless good-paying jobs and build a resilient, storm-hardened transmission grid that will serve Long Islanders’ homes and businesses with a steady stream of clean and reliable energy.

Gary LaBarbera is president of the New York State Building & Construction Trades Council.

to relative safety in, of all places, Germany, was work ing as a maid. She lived to age 99, having graced the Earth for 43 years more than the 56 years Hitler defiled it. When Hitler killed himself inside his underground bunker, he died in defeat, surrounded mainly by peo ple who feared him. When “Miss Helen” died in her Jesup, Georgia, home, she died with dignity, surround ed by people who loved her.

The year after Hitler’s suicide, Helen and her hus band, Howard, an Auschwitz concentration camp sur vivor himself, were blessed with the birth of their daughter, Laura. They then had sons Louis, Robert and Michael, and Helen continues to live on today through Laura, Michael and Robert, and Robert’s daughter, Rachel.

Helen has often been called a Holocaust “survivor,” but she had also been a “striver” and a “thriver.” The dictionary entries for striver (“one who exerts much energy and effort; one who struggles to succeed”) and thriver (“one who grows vigorously, makes steady progress, prospers and flourishes”) could both be illus trated with pictures of my mother-in-law.

RICHARd SIEGELMAN Plainview

it needs to be rebuilt now , so we’re ready for clean energy — and for the next Sandy.

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GarY LaBarBera

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When Susan’s mammogram showed a tiny mass in her breast, she was terrified for what was in store, but the team at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside helped her live to tell her story. Our cancer experts were able to be at her side every step of the way because we o er the full spectrum of cancer care, from chemotherapy to radiation therapy to surgery. Long Islanders are also able to participate in national cancer clinical trials through Mount Sinai, right here in Oceanside.

With this multidisciplinary approach, we help you overcome not only the cancer, but whatever else cancer brings with it.

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