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MSSN pavilion breaks ground Long Beach center to be staffed by specialists in ambulatory care By JaMES BERNStEiN jbernstein@liherald.com

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Saluting our vets John Zimmerman, past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, recited the POW-MIA prayer during a Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday, and then Bob Costigan played taps to conclude the ceremony, held outside the VFW hall in Long Beach.

Since Hurricane Sandy practically swallowed the Long Beach Medical Center in October 2012, filling it with 10 feet of water, residents have pushed for the facility to be reopened or for the damaged buildings to be demolished. But the state Health Department nixed the reopening idea, citing numerous safety problems. The hospital fell into bankruptcy, and its remaining structures have been a sore subject among residents, who complain about wastewater rushing in from Reynolds Channel, and

about the unsightly buildings. On Tuesday, under sunny skies, the picture was entirely different from those gray postHalloween days eight years ago. Mount Sinai South Nassau, in Oceanside, which purchased the bankrupt Long Beach facility in 2014, for $12 million — after being the only medical center to bid on the closed hospital — broke ground on a new facility that Mount Sinai said would figure prominently in the future of medical treatment in the U.S. Construction has already be gun on the $35 million, 15,400-square-foot, single-story Long Beach Medical Arts PavilContinued on page 3

L.B. voters express support for Biden and hopes for unity By JaMES BERNStEiN jbernstein@liherald.com

Hardball political talk doesn’t seem as a good a fit with a Sunday morning as, say, a bagel and coffee. But in Long Beach last Sunday, the talk was all about the elections, what President-elect Joseph Biden will do for the country, and whether his victory was “stolen,” as some falsely suggested. At the Starbucks across the street from City Hall, and at a Biden celebration rally late in the day, just about everybody had an opinion. It was hardly surprising that in heavily Demo-

cratic Long Beach, the sentiments favored the presidentelect. “I feel relieved that Biden will take center stage on a daily basis,” said Joe Wolpit, who supplies schools with educational materials, as he left Starbucks. “I have friends all over the world — Australia, New Zealand — and they all said the same thing. Trump was stripping the U.S. of its integrity.” Harry McNeill, a retiree who used to work in the shipping industry, was glum, however. “I voted for Trump,” he said. “But neither one of them is really any good.” Some were unwilling, even

though the election was over, to publicly state their preference. “I think I’m more liberal than most people in this town,” said a man who identified himself only as Tommy. “I think you know who I voted for.” The line for fresh morning coffee was long at Starbucks, and the dog trainers were back at their posts at Kennedy Plaza in front of City Hall. The bars and restaurants in the city would be full, or least at 50 percent capacity, in keeping with coronavirus rules, as a warm fall day crested into late afternoon. The boardwalk was packed with strollers. But talk of politics could be overheard in all the city’s hot

spots on Park Avenue. J.C. Zitman, a photography major at Pratt Institute in Manhattan, waited patiently on line at Starbucks. The final vote tallies in the presidential contest stunned her, she said. “I’m surprised so many people voted, and voted for Trump,” Zitman said, adding happily, “I just think Biden will do better.”

“It was all set up to be fixed,” a man behind her called out. There was no evidence of such a fix, despite the tweets from President Trump and the comments from his supporters. The man declined to give his name. Cynthia St. Louis, a social worker, said she was overjoyed. “I’m very happy with the Continued on page 3

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Hospital pavilion to be completed in 2022 ion, which will be staffed mostly by medical specialists such as cardiologists, primary-care physicians and geriatricians. The facility is expected to be completed in the spring of 2022. An Emergency Department, which had been upgraded since Sandy, will remain in place. Amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic, Mount Sinai limited the groundbreaking ceremony to 50 people, six feet apart and wearing masks, including U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, State Assemblywoman Melissa Miller and Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford. The pavilion will house 15 patient exam rooms, four rooms for minor procedures and nine post-care preparation, recovery and diagnostic imaging areas. Richard J. Murphy, president and chief executive of Mount Sinai South Nassau, said that the hospital began making plans for the pavilion not long after Sandy struck. “The New York State Health Department said Long Beach Medical Center could not reopen,” Murphy said. “We were the only medical organization to show up in bankruptcy court to bid on this.” Mount Sinai received $154 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funding to fortify its Oceanside campus and to open the pavilion. A total of $38 million in state and federal money was spent to acquire the property for the new facility, take down three damaged buildings and open Long Island’s only free-

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LegisLators and hospitaL officials gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony. standing emergency building. Murphy noted the pleasant morning in Long Beach, and contrasted it with the days-long nightmare of Sandy. “Somebody is on our side today,” he said. Joseph Fennessy, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s board chairman, said the pavilion would be the “capstone” of efforts to move health care closer to the community and residents’ homes. “This kind of facility will be a reality for many years to

come,” he said. Dr. Adhi Sharma, the hospital’s chief medical officer, said that the future direction of much of health care is toward outpatient treatment and “not to require long hospital stays.” John McNally, executive assistant to the Long Beach city manager, said in a statement, “We are pleased to see additional health care services and jobs brought back to our barrier island after

having lost so many due to Superstorm Sandy.” Rice, who was instrumental in securing some of the FEMA funds, said that after Sandy, she understood why residents wanted the hospital rebuilt. “I totally got it,” she said. But she added that she also understands that the pavilion represents a new way of delivering health care to a community. “This is the future,” Rice said.

Around town, varied opinions of the election continued from front page results,” she said. “I didn’t like Trump’s policies. Biden is more of a practical man.” Tea Rosett, a nurse, basked in the sunshine on Park Avenue and said that what she hoped for most was to see the country unify again. “The people have spoken,” she said of the election. Justin Drandle was among those who said they voted more against Trump than for Biden. “Biden is not the greatest choice,” Drandle said, explaining that he Cynthia thought the forst. Louis mer vice-president would have a Social worker difficult time with a Republican-controlled Senate. “It’s going to be politics as usual,” he said. “But at least that’s normal.” Harvey Weisenberg, a former state assemblyman and one of Long Beach’s best-known public figures, called the elec-

’m very happy with the results. I didn’t like Trump’s policies. Biden is more of a practical man.

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about a dozen people gathered outside Long Beach City Hall late Sunday to show their support for the president-elect. tion “an historic event.” “It brings into view the strength of the people,” Weisenberg said. “I’m happy so many people took the opportunity to vote. Now let’s move forward together.” In the late afternoon, about a dozen people gathered on Park Avenue outside City Hall, waiving Biden signs and banners. Many passing motorists honked their

horns. “I’m excited,” said one of the participants, James Hodge, chairman of the MLK Center in Long Beach. “People spoke out.” Jaclyn Goldstein, an English as a Second Language teacher, came to celebrate the election Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, the first woman, and the first woman of color, to reach that office.

Four years ago, Goldstein said, her fourth-graders came to school the day after the election, and many, the children of immigrant parents, were crying. “They were saying this president doesn’t want us in this country,” Goldstein said. “I told them that’s why they were in school. So someday they could make better choices when they voted.”

Honoring vets with heartfelt ceremony Long Beach honored its veterans Wednesday with a ceremony shortened by the Covid-19 pandemic, but nonetheless made large with heartfelt feelings for those who served the country in all of its wars. The ceremony was held by the Long Beach Joint Veterans Organization in front of the Long Beach VFW Post 1384. Fewer than 50 people attended because of the Covid restrictions but the ceremony was live-streamed so people could watch at home. Long Beach VFW Post 1384 Commander Dan McPhee led the ceremony and acknowledged all the sacrifices veterans have made during and after their service. He announced that the VFW Post will be remanded after Daniel Steele, a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II. Steele died a few months ago at the height of the pandemic. “He was a great man,” McPhee said. “He was great for the VFW. He loved the VFW.” Among several speakers at the event, Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford, who has a family filled with veterans, touched upon the times when she would reminisce about the war. She praised their strength and bravery. Ford, however, also mentioned that veterans need love, support and care. “We must always remember their sacrifices and courage in the face of danger,” Ford said. “They have secured our

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Cub SCoutS and Boy Scouts attended the ceremony outside the VFW post. freedoms and for this, we are indebted to them. City Council President John Bendo, who served six years in the U.S. Navy, also praised the people in uniform who protect American rights. “This day is to thank everyone here, who’s put on the uniform,” Bendo said.

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NYU Winthrop is now NYU Langone NYU Langone Health this week announced that NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola would change its name to NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island, pending approval by the New York State Department of Health. The name change continues NYU Winthrop’s integration into the NYU Langone Health system. The renaming follows last year’s merger of NYU Winthrop into NYU Langone Health’s network of multi-specialties, clinical trials, research and medical education, which complement NYU Winthrop’s existing services, hospital officials said. “NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island has made our NYU Langone Health system even stronger, as we bring its greatest strengths into our broader network,” said Dr. Robert Grossman, dean and CEO of NYU Langone Health. “NYU Langone Health provides one standard of care— excellence in quality and safety—no matter where that care is received within our health system.” NYU Langone has consistently been named a top hospital system by Leapfrog, U.S. News & World Report, Vizient and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Patients of NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island have access to more than 350 inpatient and outpatient locations across Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. “NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island has grown from a community-based hospital to one with a much broader mission, having solidified our ties in clinical, research and academic collaborations with NYU Langone Health,” said Dr. Joseph Greco, chief of hospital operations at NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island. “As advances in medical care grow by leaps and bounds, it has become ever the more important that our institution becomes synonymous with an extensive network of healthcare choices.” NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island officials credit the medical center’s affiliation with NYU Langone Health for help-

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NYU WiNthrop hospital in Mineola will now be known as NYU Langone Hospital. ing it achieve one of the lowest Covid-19 mortality rates in New York state during the initial coronavirus surge when Long Island was labeled a “hot spot” for the infection. During that time, NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island accessed lifesaving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) heart-lung machines through its collaboration with NYU Langone. It is among many expanded clinical services the Long Island hospital now offers as part of NYU Langone Health. In addition to that joint initiative during the coronavirus pandemic, which is part of an advanced heart failure program, NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island’s further enhancements in collaboration with NYU Langone Health include:

■ Access to expanded clinical trials, including for cancer through Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HospitalLong Island. ■ Lifesaving transplant services, such as for kidney, pancreas, liver and heart transplants. ■ Expansion of neurosurgery services, including a newly opened, integrated orthopedic and neurosurgery ambulatory center in East Meadow. ■ A new NYU Langone Health Vaccine Center testing site on Long Island, aimed at breakthroughs in areas such as Covid19 prevention and treatment. ■ A renewed commitment to academic excellence with the opening last year of

NYU Long Island School of Medicine, which brought to the campus of NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island. ■ A strengthened research enterprise on Long Island, which already has produced Covid-related pathology information shared around the world. NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island was originally known as Nassau Hospital upon its founding in 1896, later incorporating Winthrop into its name. The hospital has been a stalwart for medical care on Long Island, going back to its days caring for residents during the eras of the Spanish Civil War, the Depression, World War II through the coronavirus pandemic.

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From creating new fundraising methods to keeping the people they serve engaged in different ways, this conversation will focus on how not-forprofits have overcome tough times in recent months. Every non-profit is struggling in some way, and this discussion will guide viewers on: ■ Financial sustainability ■ Fundraising ■ Program operations ■ Board engagement and growth The morning’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Jeffrey L. Reynolds, president and CEO of Family & Children’s Association. Reynolds also served five years

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The new field hockey team at Long Beach High School has been practicing and getting ready for the season.

Long Beach athletes stay strong in 2020 The Long Beach Public Schools’ Athletic Department put a plan into action so that students can participate in strength, conditioning and skill development opportunities despite the delayed fall sports season. A high school program has been underway since Sept. 29 and draws a total of 330 attendees on alternating days. The middle school kicked off a similar initiative for grades 7 and 8 on Oct. 13, and sixthgrade intramurals started on the 20th. These programs are open to all students who choose to enroll; they do not have to commit to a team or try out, and busing is provided. At Long Beach High School, athletes have been out on the fields and courts for soccer, cross country, football, volleyball, boys badminton, girls field hockey, cheerleading and girls tennis, and in the pool for girls swimming. Soon, the featured sports will switch over to another set of offerings. The field hockey team is new this year at Long Beach High School. Seniors Lainie Kassap and Morgan

Polete advocated for the sport after seeing it in neighboring communities and taking interest. “It’s really fun and we’re looking pretty good,” Kassap said. “Everyone is really nice -- we’re feeding off each other’s energy.” “Everyone is starting off in the same spot,” Polete added. Students take part in drills and workout sessions to enhance strength, agility, speed and flexibility. In addition to building up their sport-specific techniques, the athletes boost their overall wellness and health by exercising and staying active during these uncertain times. “It’s unique but gives us a great opportunity to play and be safe,” said senior Dylan Goldstein. Long Beach Middle School seventhand eighth-graders are engaged in workouts for soccer, cross country, football and boys tennis, and the sixthgrade opportunity features various safe and fun sport activities determined by the teachers.

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y mother, Mary Curatolo, has always been a great influence on my life. She always told me that in life, it is important to give back. My mom lives with us now, and she still reminds me about giving back. I had been involved with charity all of my adult life. But by the time I had my second child, I was out of things. I decided to get back, and three years ago, I became president of the Kiwanis Club of Long Beach. But as of this year, I am now secretary of the club. This fall, we just completed a drive in which we collected $2,000, and we were able to supply 27 Long Beach school children — 24 in grades kindergarten to five and the others in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades — with loads of school supplies. We were able to supply the kids with binders, books, crayons, pencils and pens. We worked with the school social workers and asked them what the kids needed. We only bought the items they told us the kids needed. These are kids who are economically disadvantaged, and some are homeless. We have been doing this program for three years now, and this has been our most successful year in terms of fundraising. There’s always a need for kids to have supplies, and I am sure we will do it next year too. We at Kiwanis are always busy. We are already planning food drives for the Long Beach soup kitchen. Because of Covid this year, we will be setting up food boxes outside of supermarkets, asking people to donate.

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he task of running the operations for the 9-11 EMS and emergency management is challenge in itself, but during Covid-19, it was breaking new ground. With more than 40 years of experience in these two fields, I have never been busier. I had to scramble to find personal protective equipment and other supplies for our staff from many sources, modify existing plans for the expansion of a designated isolation area large enough to accommodate the surge of Covid-positive or suspected for our facility. We set up tents for a front triage and screening area, created a system for education and dissemination of the information we had on Covid, dealt with the decontamination issues for the Emergency Department and the EMS units, mitigated efforts to prevent the spread of the virus in the hospital, modified several areas of the facility to increase the number of intensive care unit and medical beds and also modified our mass fatality management plan to accommodate the increasing number of decedents and the proper transfer to funeral directors or medical examiners. I had to participate in five daily conference calls with related agency partners, such as the New York City Emergency Management Office, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the Greater New York Hospital Association, the Department of Health, the Brooklyn Coalition for Emergency Management and for the Network of our sister facilities.

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Long Beach sharks team members volunteered to help collect food donations at Stop and Shop with Lions Club member Michael Auerbach.

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Last weekend, and the one coming up right before Thanksgiving -- Long Beach residents are likely see people collecting donations at local supermarkets. They are Lions, Long Beach Lions, collecting food and money to deliver to l o c a l fo o d b a n k s. Alan Schwartz, president of the Long Beach Lions Club, said several members were stationed outside of Stop & The Lions cLuB held a food drive at food stores in Long Shop and both Key Foods in Long Beach Beach. At Key Food Lions Club member Michael Shreck, Sharks from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. team members and twins Mason and Nolan helped center. over the weekend. “The food that we collect goes to every purchase food. “We’ll give each one of the families a church that has a pantry that is feeding $50 to $75 gift certificate to help buy families,” Schwartz said. “I think this past weekend we hit eight or nine differ- food,” Schwartz said. “ We’re helping ent facilities.” The lions also deliver food everybody.” He added that he tries to distribute donations to the MLK Center and to the food to all food banks in the area, so they Long Beach Soup Kitchen. Schwartz praised the Lion’s members, can help many more families. Schwartz, who have volunteered for the food drive who has been the president on and off and help deliver the items to local orga- of the organization for about five years, nizations. He also thanked members said this food drive was hard this year from the Long Beach Sharks hockey because of the Covid-19 pandemic. “With Covid, it’s kind of tough fundteam, who came out to assist the Lions raising right now,” Schwartz said. He club during the food drive. “They were standing with us outside added that it hindered some of the elderthe supermarkets during the shifts,” ly members from helping out, but noted Schwartz said. “They enjoyed it and I that Covid didn’t stop many of the generous residents from donating. enjoyed having the boys out there.” The Lions will be outside of the three He also estimated that they collect and deliver about a ton a day of food dona- supermarkets this Saturday and Suntions. Schwartz said that they don’t for- day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. People can also get about temples in the area. Because drop of f monetary donations to most of the food they collect is not Schwartz at Laurel Tailors & Dry Cleankosher, the lions donate several gift cer- ers on West Park Avenue, which he tificates to local temples for families to owns and operates.

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

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

Friday, Nov. 13 Chair Yoga The essence of yoga is to serve, love, give, purify, meditate, and realize. This virtual Chair Yoga class will focus on a full-body practice from head to toe and will help strengthen your nervous system and reduce stress and stiffness. Kathleen Regan has been practicing yoga since 1993. She is certified in Hatha/Raja Yoga and is a certified Kundalini instructor. Please wear comfortable clothing. The virtual event will take place from 9-10 a.m on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www. longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Reiki for Self-Care: Personal Healing Join Reiki Master Teacher Tina Conroy who teaches at the Center for Wellness and Integrative Medicine at Northwell Health as we explore this spiritual healing and strengthen our well-being. The virtual event will take place from 11 a.m-12 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Friday Movie Discussion: Glengarry Glen Ross Join Library Staff for their movie discussion!. This week they’re talking about the iconic drama, Glengarry Glen Ross (1992, Rated R for profanity, 1hr 40min) which is available on Kanopy with your library card The virtual event will take place from 1-2 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Saturday, Nov. 14 Yoga for Health & Peace This advanced beginner Hatha yoga class is designed to strengthen and lengthen your muscles

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

Take & Make Craft: FALL MASON JAR LUMINARIES What is a Take & Make Craft? It’s easy! You can “take” craft supplies from Long Beach Library and then “make” the craft along with us at home in this fun virtual program. The November Take & Make Craft is Fall Mason Jar Luminaries! We’ll show you how to decoupage fall leaves onto a mason jar and then add a tea light for a beautiful autumn luminary. We’ll supply everything you need including a pint-sized mason jar, tea light, and tissue paper leaves to decoupage. Feel free to gather leaves from your own backyard if you’d like to use real ones for the craft. Craft bags are limited so be sure to register and schedule a pickup time at the library for your free supplies. Email jdillon@longbeachlibrary.org to register today. The virtual event will take place from 2-3 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www. longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Tuesday, Nov. 17 City Council Meeting City Hall, 1 W. Chester St. Live streams of meetings available at www.longbeachny.gov.The virtual meeting starts at 7 p.m.

Zumba Exercise Dance Class Set a full body workout during this one-hour Zumba exercise class with Maxie Davis. Zumba is a fantastic cardiovascular workout combining dance and fitness, making exercise fun! Make

some space, wear light clothing, and get ready to groove! The virtual event will take place from 7-8 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Ceramic Scarecrow Carft for Ages 5-8 Decorate this fun fall scarecrow with Miss Nicole. You must supply own paint or permament markers for this craft. Call beginning November 13th (516-432-7201 ext 227) to arrange pickup of craft materials. The virtual event will take place from 4-4:45 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 Lunch & Learn: Take a tour of the new librays website Take a virtual tour with Director Tara Lannen-Stanton and learn how you can access the library’s resources anywhere, from your home to your phone The virtual tour starts 12:30 p.m.

Live Concert: A Montage of Song from Mozart to Miranda The City of Long Beach in cooperation with the Town of Hempstead will hold Stop Throwing Out Pollutants Hazardous Waste Collection Program (S.T.O.P.) behind City Hall from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call (516) 431-1011, for more information. Visit www. longbeachny.gov for a list of what you can bring.

Monday, Nov. 16 Strength Training & Ab Conditioning with Pat Cappeto This challenging workout is for active adults looking for a full-body workout. We will target multiple muscle groups, from your arms and abs to your calves and thighs. The virtual event will take place from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Long Beach Writers’ Circle If you’re a writer and want to join other local writers serious about the craft, then come join the Long Beach Library’s Writers’ Circle on Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Public Notices place under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 24 East Park Ave, Long Beach, Nassau County for on premises consumption. Fernando Morel, Kukuzi Grocery Inc., DBA Los Latinos 123819

Build strength and flexibility along with a calmer mind in this exclusive 8-week yoga class featuring certified RYT instructor Beverlee Bertinetti. Using a combination of seated and standing positions, you’ll learn balance, breathing, and focus like never before. Beginners are welcome, and this class is open to all. Please use a sturdy folding chair placed on a yoga mat and remember to wear comfortable clothing. The virtual event will take place from 11 a.m. till noon on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

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L.B. RUNNERS TOOk part in a virtual run where they raised funds for local charities.

Runners Host Virtual Run in Long Beach By BILL MCDERMOTT With traditional running events sidelined these days, the closest alternative around is called a “virtual” run. It’s pretty much a DIY running event, with more focus on fun and charity rather than competition. The event World Run Day – Long Beach was a quick way for runners to benefit multiple Long Beach charities. Each runner selected from a list of local charities, ran with a downloaded bib, uploaded their distance and time (optional), and enjoyed the beautiful weather and a brew. Pat Engle designed a 5K course where members of the Bright Eye Brewing Co. running club and others

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urrounded by thousands of adoring supporters, many sporting red MAGA caps, President Trump sauntered into a victory rally in Cincinnati on Dec. 1, 2016, three and a half weeks after his election, and laid out the Trump Doctrine. “You hear a lot of talk about how we’re becoming a globalized world,” he bellowed to the chanting and screaming crowd, “but the relationships people value in this country are local: family, city, state, country. They’re local. There’s no global anthem, no global currency, no certifiSCoTT cate of global citiBRinTon zenship. We pledge allegiance to one flag, and that flag is the American flag.” So ends “A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps,” a 2019 documentary directed, edited and produced by Alana DeJoseph, who served as a small enterprise development Peace Corps volunteer in a tiny village in Mali, West Africa, from 1992 to 1994. The film, with historical footage and interviews with former and current volunteers and world leaders, most notably former President Jimmy Carter, tells the nearly 60-year history of the federal agency devoted to fostering world peace. I watched the film, which DeJoseph

described as her “baby,” only weeks before Trump lost his re-election bid. It was a nervous time for many. Would the United States again elect an unabashed nationalist as president and continue on its lonely path toward global disengagement, closing borders, frayed alliances and the shredding of hard-fought international treaties, or would it choose another path, one of reengagement — one that seeks to build friendships rather than divide and conquer? This was the question with which DeJoseph chose to end “A Towering Task,” The answer would, potentially, determine the Peace Corps’ future. I was particularly interested in the film because I served in Peace Corps, in Bulgaria, from 1991 to 1993. I was among the first two dozen volunteers — and Americans, period — to enter the country after the fall of communism only a year earlier. It was a time of great trepidation — many wondered whether democracy would take hold for good in Eastern Europe after mass protests had toppled one hardline regime after another — and a time of great hope — millions of Eastern Europeans cheered the opening of the former Soviet bloc to the West. As an American who wore jeans and sweatshirts and spoke with a New York accent, I was something of a local celebrity in Veliko Turnovo, the ancient city in cen-

tral Bulgaria where I served. I cannot express in words the sense of optimism I felt at the time. You believed, if only for a short time, that world peace was perhaps at hand. As one of the globalists whom Trump has decried for the past four-plus years, I feared his presidency, and I wasn’t unwarranted in my concern. In June 2017, Trump withdrew from the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Then, in 2018, he backed out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed by Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council — China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States — to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb, at least for the foreseeable future. I could go on, but this column isn’t about Trump. It’s about “A Towering Task.” Last week, President-elect Joe Biden immediately affirmed that the U.S. would re-enter the Paris accord, one of President Barack Obama’s signature achievements. We shall see what becomes of the Iran nuclear deal. Biden’s election gives returned Peace Corps volunteers like me a sense of hope that the U.S. will continue to engage with the world, as it had for decades before Trump, and that the Peace Corps will con-

moving film tells the story of the agency devoted to fostering world peace.

tinue its core mission of building international friendships by sending Americans to developing nations to live and work as people in those countries do. As “A Towering Task” makes clear, each Peace Corps volunteer is an ambassador of goodwill, a friendly face who becomes deeply embedded in the local society and culture, and whose contributions become the stuff of local conversation for years to follow. Creating the Peace Corps in the 1960s was indeed a monumental undertaking by President John F. Kennedy and the agency’s first director, Sargent Shriver — Kennedy’s brother-in-law and the father of broadcaster Maria Shriver. The film, narrated by Academy Award-nominated actress Annette Bening, does a masterful job of telling the early story of the Peace Corps and the political fray that its formation stirred, after which it meticulously chronicles the agency’s history, decade by decade, with panoramic footage from Peace Corps countries around the globe, showing both natural wonders and human suffering. The film also shows it’s perfectly possible to love one’s country — the U.S. — and engage with the world. If you love the Peace Corps, watch this film. If you love your country, watch this film. If you love the world, watch this film. You can do so at bit. ly/3lcL6VA. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

Dog days of the 2020 pandemic election

s we go to press, Major and Champ are heading to the White House. Apparently, Joe and Jill Biden will be moving in, too, on Inauguration Day, but the big news is that dogs are back in the people’s house. This dog whistle is sweet: the presence of the Bidens’ two German shepherds speaks to the humanity of their owners. Also at press time, the current occupant of the White House has not yet conceded RAndi the election and is kReiSS launching lawsuits like North Korean missiles. They seem just as likely to plummet into oblivion. This traumatic election of 2020 unfolds in the midst of a catastrophic pandemic, with more than 100,000 people a day getting infected with Covid-19. The entire election experience, not to mention the past four years, has been an unraveling of norms. The pollsters suggesting a big “blue wave” couldn’t have been more wrong. Basically they were telling us the earth

was flat and we nearly sailed over the edge. There was no such wave. It seems as if every person who voted for President Trump last time voted for him again. His supporters are still believers, which speaks to our great national divide. The voting went smoothly, but the counting has been excruciatingly slow. At press time, Joe Biden is the president-elect, but there are recounts ahead for Senate seats. We will have a new government in a couple of months. Probably. In this time of uncertainty, what can we know and count on for sure, no matter what? What is your life preserver? With my kids far away, my grandkids disembodied voices on the phone and friends scattered to their personal pods, my lifesaver has been my dog, Lillybee. I know she is my husband’s comfort as well. That is not to take away from us as a couple, but Lillybee is another category of loving companion. As it turns out, dogs can save us from ourselves, from the pain of isolation and the tension of being inside and outside bubbles. I’m sure you know as many people as I do who’ve become first-time dog

owners since the onset of the pandemic. According to what I’ve read, the demand for dogs far exceeds the supply. Animal shelters, private breeders and pet stores are reporting unprecedented demand. People are hiring people to fly new puppies to them. Some shelters are reporting dozens of applications for individual dogs. Some breeders are reporting waiting lists well into 2021. Dogs fill the void created by lost jobs and lost school days and lost opportunities to socialize. As people realize the pandemic won’t be over anytime soon, they’re changing travel and spending habits. They’re longing for emotional connection, and that’s where dogs do what they have always done: give special meaning to life. All the clichés of unconditional love and friendship are true. Of course, shelter directors are hoping that people remain as faithful to their dogs as the dogs are to them. When the pandemic ends and political life calms down and people go back to school and work, dogs will still need their people for food and companionship and love. Dogs are pretty happy these days. It’s a

ajor and Champ will be moving into the White House with Joe and Jill.

great life. Everyone is home! There’s always someone to play with. There will be a big adjustment for dogs and humans alike when pandemic restrictions are lifted. I’ve noticed that Lillybee is increasingly attached, following us from room to room, and also more anxious, picking up on our vibes. I took her to the puppy park yesterday and, like a toddler in preschool, she sat behind my legs and wouldn’t play with the other kids. When we get our mojo back, I expect she will, too. It’s a sign of our national health and well-being that Major and Champ will be moving in to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. On a personal note, I’m relieved that they’ll be bringing Joe and Jill. The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver, author of the collection “Dog Songs,” wrote this tribute: Because of the dog’s joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born. What would the world be like without music or rivers or the green and tender grass? What would this world be like without dogs? Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

LONG BEACH HERALD — November 12, 2020

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e offer sincere congratulations to former Vice President Joe Biden for winning the presidency last week, at 77, the oldest man ever elected to the nation’s highest office. With him, U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris was elected the first woman — and the first Black and Indian American — vice president. The vote totals were also historic: Biden received the most votes of any presidential candidate ever, over 75 million. President Trump had the second-most, with over 71 million. At press time Monday, the Associated Press had called all but two states — Georgia and North Carolina. Biden led Trump in Georgia, and North Carolina was expected to go to Trump. Biden had 290 Electoral College votes, 20 more than are needed to win the presidency. If he were to win Georgia, he would extend his total to 306, a clear mandate.

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Biden should feel a deep sense of pride in the race that he ran. He conducted a clean campaign that respected the health and safety of voters during the coronavirus pandemic. When Trump attempted to stir controversy during the first chaotic presidential debate on Sept. 30 by raising questions about Biden’s son Hunter — while the former vice president was speaking about his dead son, Beau — he did not take the bait. He did not engage Trump in the ugly war of words that the president sought. Biden could easily have made hay about nepotism in the Trump administration. After all, Trump gave top jobs to his daughter, Ivanka, and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, both of whom have continued to engage in their daily business activities while working at the White House, creating any number of potential conflicts of interest. For that matter, the Trump Organization has carried on its dealings even

Early voting, a victory for the people

ew York state held its first early vote in 2019, and voter participation shot up nearly 45 percent statewide compared with 2015, according to Vote Early New York. Last year, Nassau County, which had double the required number of early-voting sites, had the highest early-voting turnout in the state. In all, some 256,251 people voted early in New York. This year, an astonishing total of at least 2.2 million New Yorkers cast early ballots over the course of nine days, from Oct. 24 to Nov. 1, according to the Associated Press. At the same time, 1.1 million sent in absentee ballots. Before Election Day, some 3.3 million people had already voted in New York.

There’s no doubt that the contentious nature of this historic presidential race drove people to vote, either early at the polls, by absentee ballot or in person on Election Day. But without early and absentee voting, we have to wonder whether turnout would have been as high as it was. We doubt it. Clearly, New York is on to something with early and absentee voting. That’s why we must not only continue to offer these options in the future, but also expand on them. Nassau County had 15 early-voting sites this year, while Suffolk had 12. Only one of the Nassau sites was on the North Shore, in Roslyn Heights. Clearly, the North Shore needs more sites — but it should not receive them at the expense of

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while the president has been in office. Yes, Biden could have made much of all that, escalating the rhetoric in what could have been a terrible tit-for-tat game with the president. But he didn’t. He left Trump’s kids alone, while proudly defending his own. In doing so, Biden showed his fundamental decency, his respect for the moral codes that we expect a president to abide by. He campaigned hard, but he never lost his sense of self-respect by engaging in the kind of scorched-earth tactics that got Trump elected in 2016. Biden ran a principled campaign, most notably in his socially distanced approach to reaching people through Zoom sessions and car rallies — and he always wore a mask. In other words, Biden set an example for all of us to follow. And that, in part, is why he is our president-elect.

letters Thank you, South Shore voters To the Editor: Thank you to the voters of the South Shore for overwhelmingly re-electing me to the State Senate. This election cycle saw record turnout all across Long Island, and the whole country, and it is an honor to have the opportunity to continue representing our communities. We have taken on many challenges since I came into office. Since I’ve been entrusted with serving our community, we’ve taken on corruption in Albany, stopped tax hikes, banned guns from our classrooms, funded our towns and schools, and passed New York’s ambitious blueprint to tackle climate change. There is still so much work to be done, especially in the midst of the ongoing pandemic and economic recovery. I look forward to getting to work on behalf of all voters to achieve more prosper-

other areas across the county. They should be added to Nassau’s current roster of sites. Too many people had to wait too long to vote, which some would argue is a form of voter suppression. You simply shouldn’t have to wait an hour to vote, let alone three hours or longer. The Nassau County Board of Elections should begin planning additional sites. That would require funding, because elections require paid poll workers. Coming by such funding will not be easy if the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic drags on. Nonetheless, the county should be taking a hard look at expanding early voting — if not now, then in the near future.

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cene 1: The butcher at the local food store turned to face me from behind the counter. I noticed his mask in the below-the-nose position. I gave him my food order, and calmly ask him to wear his mask appropriately. He thanked me for reminding him, and we bade each other a good day. Scene 2: Same food store, same day. A customer ahead of me was checking out, paying the cashier. I assumed my spot, six feet behind, on the assigned, socially distanced color blob on the floor. A shopping cart coming from my left eriC C. appeared in front LaSt of me and assumed the position between me and the customer checking out. “Excuse me,” I said, intentionally calm and non-threatening. The customer looked at me, his mask in the below-the-chin position. I told him I was waiting on line and asked that he not cut in front of me. He

wasn’t pleased, called me “an ass,” but went to the next checkout line. “May I also ask you to wear your mask the right way?” I said, still calm, nonthreatening, non-judgmental. “No, I won’t. I won’t be an ass like you.” I asked, “Out of curiosity, why do you feel so strongly about not wearing the mask?” Now threatening, he yelled, “Because you’re an ass, and you better not ask again or we’ll really have a problem! Are you looking for a problem?” No, I wasn’t looking for a problem. I was looking for chicken. But I felt an obligation to say something when my safety, and that of those around me, was threatened. After paying for my groceries, while my fellow shopper (still with mask concealing only his Adam’s apple) finished checking out, I spoke with the store managers. I told them what happened at the butcher counter and in the checkout line. I told them that although I was a regular customer, I’d find it hard to return to a store where the safety of cus-

tomers and staff is put in jeopardy by fellow customers and staff. The managers lamented their plight, talking about the difficulty they faced enforcing the mask rules and the verbal, and sometimes physical, threats they and their employees have had to endure. They apologized for the behavior of their butcher, qualified by, “The staff is almost always good about masking.” And they spoke of the difficulty of enforcing mask rules among shoppers, and the awful choice their cashiers have to make regularly: risk a confrontation with a mask-deficient customer, or risk exposure to the coronavirus. I expressed my understanding of the awful situation store owners and employees are in, a situation they never sought. But I also expressed my passion about the issue. Because I’m a customer, a citizen, a husband, a parent. And I’m a physician, practicing primary care internal medicine in this community for over 30 years. We’ve lost patients to Covid-19,

t’s simple. It’s not political. It’s caring for others. It’s setting an example.

LetterS ous communities, honest government and a cleaner environment. The road ahead will be tough, but we’ll get through it together. Now is a time to come together, heal divisions and do the hard work to make real change for our communities and families. TOdd KAMINSKy State senator, 9th district

Water takeover should be rejected To the Editor: Liberty Utilities and New york American Water signed an agreement for Liberty to purchase American Water for a whopping $608 million. Why, you may ask, would anyone pay $608 million for a water system, 40 percent of which was sold for $71 million a little over eight years ago? Because NyAW gifted its shareholders with a 204 percent return on its investment — while charging its customers 10 times more than what our neighbors with municipal water pay. We urge NyAW ratepayers to join us in urging the Public Service Commission to reject this private acquisition and, instead, to support a public takeover of our most basic necessity — the water that runs freely under our feet. Water is a basic human right, one that should have local control, with local accountability. Knowing that there are plans under way to take back the water that is rightfully ours, Governor Cuomo gave the PSC until April 1 to distinguish between utility and customerowned assets if the state were to revoke American Water’s license to operate in New york

some of whom we’ve known for most of those three decades. We’ve cared for many others who’ve recovered, some of whom are still struggling with the lingering effects of the virus. What have we become? We threaten those who request that others in our presence follow simple guidance that could save another’s life? In a pre-Covid time, had I been wearing an Islanders T-shirt and my fellow shopper, a Rangers T-shirt, would I have been threatened for my team partisanship? It’s simple. It’s not political. It’s caring for others. It’s setting an example for others. It’s making a tiny sacrifice to potentially protect another human being. It’s pushing back against an ideology that questions science to foster political goals. It’s following the simplest guidance there is: Treat others as you’d want to be treated yourself. We owe one another nothing less. Eric Last, DO, FACP, is an attending physician and clinical assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He is also a physician at Northwell Health Physician Partners/Internal Medicine at Wantagh.

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state. With political support, the path to victory is within reach. A public takeover is long overdue and absolutely necessary. It is time that the PSC does its job, which is to protect the interests of the public rather than do the bidding of a public water monopoly and its shareholders. CLAUdIA BORECKy, dAvId dENENBERG Directors, Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil Merrick

Keep masking up, New York To the Editor: As we continue to fight Covid-19, it is clear that masks help stop the spread of the virus and save lives. I am proud to announce, with my daughter Mariah Kennedy Cuomo, that New york is partnering with the company The RealReal and dozens of New york fashion designers to create limited-edition, made-inNew york masks. drawing from the diversity and creativity that New york’s fashion industry is famous for, these masks will benefit Covid-19 relief efforts and remind the public that we all still need to “mask up.” Profits from this campaign will be donated to Feeding America, Nurse Heroes and the New york Covid Relief Fund to help New yorkers and Americans in need. Particularly now, as the virus surges in parts of the country, it is critical that we continue to wear masks and take the simple, everyday measures that reduce the spread — stay distant and wash your hands often. GOv. ANdREW CUOMO

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