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n a recent weekday in December, Allen Schwartz was taking care of a customer at his Laurel Cleaners, at the corner of Laurel Boulevard and West Park Avenue in Long Beach.

Yes, he promised the female customer, her clothing would be ready in a day or two. She asked a few more questions, and Schwartz, a brawny man with a hearty laugh, assured her again.

While he is always attentive to the work he has done at his shop for decades, Schwartz’s mind, he admits, is never far away from a lifelong passion: the work he does for the Long Beach Lions Club, the local chapter of a nationwide service organization whose prime mission includes providing guide dogs for the blind and veterans. The cost of sponsoring a dog is $1,000.

Schwartz has been president of the 42-member Long Beach Lions for the past six years.

“The Lions are on my mind all day long,” the 63-year-old Schwartz acknowledged in an interview at the back of his store. “My wife is sick of me already,” he jokes, referring to Lisa, the woman he married 31 years ago. Lisa Schwartz runs a Girl Scout cooking program in Long Beach and Point Lookout, and is said to be the driving force behind her husband’s efforts on behalf of the blind and the poor.

The couple have two daughters, Breanna, 29, a physics teacher at Uniondale High School, and Mikaela, 24, who is studying forensic mental health at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan.

Schwartz’s work with the Lions has meant thousands of coats for the Martin Luther King Center and St. Mary of the Isle Church in Long Beach; hundreds of guide dogs; food for the Long Beach Soup Kitchen; money to send needy children to summer camp; scholarships for other young

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drives. It also supports the efforts of Suzanne Reisert, a retired teacher at Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park and a Lion, who visits schools across Nassau County schools and, with the permission of students’ parents, uses a special camera, called a Plusoptix, to check the eyes of children for amblyopia, or lazy eye, a correctable condition if caught early.

“You heard the word ‘mitzvah?’” Long Beach City Council member Mike DeLury asked, using the Hebrew term for good deed. “That’s been Allen from early on.” DeLury, who’s also a Lion, has known Schwartz since both were in third grade in a Long Beach elementary school.

DeLury recalls that Schwartz was a shy kid, but he liked to socialize when he got to know people.

“He was a kibitzer,” DeLury said.

Schwartz and his parents, Holocaust survivors from Poland, came to Long Beach in 1963. His parents, Sam and Yetta, opened the tailor shop soon after their arrival. It is a small store on a busy corner, and like the Laurel Diner across the street, is considered a landmark in the city.

Schwartz worked in the store after school, but when he graduated from Long Beach High in 1976, he decided he needed to leave town. He attended the University of Las Vegas and studied hotel management, considering a career as an hotelier.

While still in college, he got a job as an assistant entertainment director at the famed Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. He worked full-time at the hotel for seven years after graduating from college, before taking another job, in sales, in Florida.

But he returned to Long Beach in 1988, when his mother became ill, to help his faContinued on page 4 Christina Daly/Herald

Allen Schwartz has been president of the Long Beach Lions for the past six years.

Three sworn to City Council Hundreds of people packed Long Beach City Hall on Jan. 1 to welcome three new members of the City Council who pledged to unify the city and vowed to bring change to the city amid a fiscal crisis and an ongoing payout scandal.

Democrats Karen McInnis, Elizabeth Treston and Michael Delury — who defeated incumbents Anthony Eramo, Chumi Diamond and Anissa Moore in the November 2019 election — struck an optimistic tone at the inauguration ceremony, which was led by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky.

The newcomers pledged to work with Democratic council members John Bendo and Scott Mandel to address Long Beach’s financial problems and reiterated the promises they made during the campaign to foster transparency at City Hall and restore

trust between the council and residents. The new council members agreed to work together to get the city back on track. Shortly after the ceremony, the council voted unanimously to name Bendo its new president and McInnis its vice president.

“Today is a new day in Long Beach city government,” Bendo said. “We want to ensure that city government is best representing the interest of those who we work for, which is the residents of this city. That is why you put us here and that is what we intend to do.”

Long Beach march honored Dr. King Long Beach paid tribute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as hundreds of residents marched through city streets to honor the slain civil rights leader, five days after what would have been his 91st birthday.

The theme of the year’s Martin Luther King Day was “the fierce urgency of now,” a phrase King used in his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington in August 1963. James Hodge, board chairman of the MLK Center in Long Beach, said the phrase was chosen because today’s turbulent political climate calls for people to act and come together as a community.

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Ministries International in Brooklyn, was the day’s keynote speaker. “My dream is a continuation — a Part Two — it is a sequel to Martin Luther King’s dream,” Shaw said, tears ran down his face as he made his way along East Pine Street.

“To further it, we can begin to see African-Americans achieve great achievements, not only as president but as business owners, Wall Street executives, to operate in economic prowess, and to operate and function in educational arenas where we have real say-so, where we have real effectiveness and a real impact,” Shaw said.

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Hundreds marched along Park Avenue during the city’s annual celebration on Monday.

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Despite 40-degree weather and gloomy skies, the Long Beach Polar Bears did what they have done for 20 years on Super Bowl Sunday — plunged into the icy Atlantic to raise funds for Make-A-Wish Metro New York, which fulfills the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses.

Thousands of participants lined Riverside Boulevard beach for the 20th anniversary Long Beach Polar Bears Super Bowl Splash. The event raised more than $600,000 of the nonprofit.

Over the years, the Super Bowl Splash has raised more than $7.5 million for the foundation. This year alone, it collected more than $600,000, surpassing its goal by $100,000, according to co-founder

Pete Meyers. “Long Beach is a unique community that comes together for worthy causes all the time,” Meyers said.

An estimated crowd of more than 20,000 people crowded the beach at Riverside Boulevard, with a little less than half running into the water, while others brought food, games and music.

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Long Beach Polar Bears held their annual Polar Bear Splash.

Long Beach schools close because of Covid-19 Long Beach Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jennifer Gallagher shut down all classes and other district activities even before Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered schools to close statewide in March.

Gallagher announced on March 12 that the district was voluntarily closing out of an “abundance of caution” to try to slow the spread of coronavirus. Though staff and community members told district officials they were tested for the virus, Gallagher said the district had not received word from the Nassau County Department of Health of any confirmed cases among students or staff at that time.

There was one confirmed case of the virus in Long Beach that week. At the end of the month, state officials

Seven Nassau communities, including Long Beach, each received $150,000 in federal funds to remake the faces of their downtowns from humdrum storefronts and aging streets to places highlighted by bicycle paths, walkways, better lighting, affordable housing and parking spaces, County Executive Laura Curran announced in February.

At a press conference at Kennedy Plaza in Long Beach, Curran announced a program to obtain $1 million in funding for the seven communities she said were “the winners” of Nassau’s first Transit-Oriented Development funding competition.

The funds, Curran said, will come a

federal Community Development Block Grant, obtained with the help of the county’s Office of Community Development.

More communities will be selected for similar grants next year.

“We hope with this downtown revitalization, our businesses get a boost,” Curran said at the press conference, outside Long Beach City Hall.

Long Beach, she said, “is the place where the cool kids want to be” because of its beaches, boardwalks and restaurants. “We’re working very hard to keep Long Beach attractive to young people and seniors alike.”

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County Executive Laura Curran announced $150,000 in grants for seven county communities,

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considered whether to extend the school closures. The 180-day instructional requirement was suspended, but districts that reduced their school calendars further without state authorization were not exempted from the 180day rule.

The school year would end up being canceled by Cuomo later in the year.

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Schools were forced to close back in March earlier on in the pandemic.

Long Beach officials took the extraordinary step on March 26 of closing the 2.2- mile Boardwalk because of a rising number of coronavirus cases on the barrier beach.

John McNally, the newlyappointed executive assistant to Long Beach City Manager Donna Gayden, said the drastic action was made by the City Manager and the City Council in consultation with all department heads.

According to the Nassau County Health Department, there were then 93 reported cases of coronavirus on the barrier beach, and experts predicted the number will go higher.

The Boardwalk was closed as of 8 p.m. Thursday, McNally said. He said

pleasant early spring weather encouraged people to the Boardwalk, and nicer weather predicted in the days ahead was expected to bring out even more of a crowd.

McNally at the time said the Boardwalk will remain closed “for the duration” of the pandemic.

The beach remained open, but the closing of the Boardwalk from Neptune Avenue to New York Avenue, a distance of 2.2 miles, made access to the beach difficult.

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L.B. boardwalk was closed because of large crowd gathering during the pandemic.

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Long Beach awarded $150K for downtown revamp

Thousands swam in cold waters for Make-A-Wish

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Long Beach hockey marines nabbed state crown The Marines shook off a bad loss in the opening game of the tournament and battled back to win their second consecutive New York State High School Club Hockey League Small/ Mixed School championship on Monday afternoon at Northwest Arena in upstate Jamestown.

After dropping the opener, an 8-3 rout at the hands of Cold Spring Harbor, and playing to a tie with RoyHart/ Barker/Medina, the Marines beat in the 2019 title game, Long Beach needed to defeat Wilson/ Newfane in its final game of the preliminary round to advance to the semifinal round. The Marines won 5-0, got a little help from the outcome of other games, and moved on to the medal round.

A familiar foe in Manhasset awaited the Marines in the semifinals. And the two Nassau County rivals played a barn-burner. Brian Brand’s goal late in the second period capped off the scoring in a 2-1 victory, but it was Kieran Byrne who saved the day. The junior goalie, who was the state tournament MVP in 2019, was nothing less

than wall after surrendering a goal in the game’s opening minutes.

In the final, the teams exchanged goals in the opening period, but it was all Long Beach after that. Dan Barto, who along with hard-nosed forward Dylan Rutherig, were the only seniors on the roster. Gannon, and Niland all scored to break the game open in the second period.

“We didn’t play the way we’re capable of playing in the first game, and knew we had to get it corrected,” Coach Joe Brand said. “We recalibrated and responded.”

With Gannon, star defenseman Ronan Judge, and so many others returning next season, there was plenty of reason to believe that the Marines will make another run at a championship in 2021.

“We have some really good players, but we’re a unique team,” Coach Brand said.

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The Long Beach Marines hockey team was crowned state champion on Monday after a dominant 6-1 win over Cold Spring Harbor in the New York State final in Jamestown.

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larger numbers of children with lazy eye in lowther at the store. He has never left.“I grew up in er-income neighborhoods, such as Hempstead, this very shop,” Schwartz said.“So it was always and attributes the disease to poor nutrition.“Allen and the Lions have been so enthusiastically home.”

His wife, he said, nudged him into doing supportive of the program,” Reisert said.

Rob Blau, president of the Long Beach Soup something for others,. “She said,‘You want to do Kitchen, said the idea for the organization came something?’” he recalled.“‘Join the Lions.’”

The club, he said, wasn’t doing much when up about 20 years ago, when he and some friends gathered in the Schwartz he became president in 2014. family home to talk about feedBut Schwartz got to work. He ing Long Beach’s poor and organized a golf outing at a homeless. course in Manhasset that raised “Allen was very instrumenover $120,000 over the course of tal in getting us a grant to start three years. The money went to OF THE our soup kitchen,” Blau said. sponsor guide dogs and scholarSchwartz, he recalled, secured a ships for special-needs kids. $50,000 grant from Lions InterSchwartz has held a coat national to buy a stove, four redrive each of the past six years. frigerators and a walk-in freezer.

The club, he said, collects about 1,500 coats for the needy each year. Before they are handed “He has always been an incredibly caring perout, Schwartz dry-cleans them. The Lions, he son,” Blau said.

Schwartz acknowledged that he is not altosaid, also collect eyeglasses for the needy.

“Doing these things is just in his nature,” gether sure why he does so much charity work. said City Council member Scott Mandel, a Lion It may well have something to do with his parfor the past five years or so. “You would never ents, who not only saw need, but lived it every know it, but he’s always looking for ways to help day during the Holocaust, he said. His father was people.” Mandel recalled taking part a few years a prisoner at the Auschwitz and Treblinka conago in a Schwartz-organized “duck pluck” at the centration camps.

But it may be simpler. “It’s about helping pool at Kennedy Plaza. People scooped rubber ducks out of the water to raise money to spon- your community,” Schwartz said. “I grew up here. It’s about giving back.” sor guide dogs.

Reisert, the retired Seawanhaka teacher, has Courtesy Allen Schwartz been testing children’s eyes for about 10 years, Schwartz, far left above, presented a check for the sponsorship with Schwartz’s encouragement. She has found of two guide dogs for the blind and service dogs for veterans.

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State names L.B,. Glen Cove Nursing Homes in Covid deaths The New York State Department of Health released a list of 22 nursing homes on Long Island, including homes in Long Beach, Glen Cove and Lynbrook, where residents have died from the coronavirus epidemic. The state said its list included only deaths that took place inside a facility or location where five people or more have died.

State health officials said 22 residents at the Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had died of the virus; eight at the Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, and six at the Lynbrook Restorative and Therapy Nursing facility in April.

Across the state, there was a total of 1,135 nursing home or assisted living center deaths at 72 facilities. The

Health Department said 128 deaths took place at a total of 11 nursing homes in Nassau County.

The Health Department released the list after numerous complaints from the families of residents at the facilities, legislators and members of the media. Gov. Andrew Cuomo was asked repeatedly at his daily briefings about the coronavirus illness at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the state.

The governor had said the figures were being compiled.

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The Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had reportedly 22 Covid deaths in April.

Teemer is All-American

The first high school wrestler in Long Island history to capture five New York State championships continued his extraordinary success at the next level.

Long Beach’s Jacori Teemer, a redshirt freshman at Arizona State University, earned All-American honors while helping the Sun Devils finish No. 6 in the country. He won his final eight matches, including the Pac- 12 Conference’s 157-pound title on

March 7.

Teemer, who compiled a record of 17-5, earned the No. 9 seed in the NCAA championships, which were canceled due to Covid-19. He was the Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 12 and Feb. 26, becoming the first ASU wrestler to win the honor twice in one season Marines. “Once that was settled I started wining a lot.,’ he added.

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Long Beach graduate Jacori Teemer, top, stared for the Arizona State wrestling team and capped his

L.B. schools closed for 2019/20 school year Students in kindergarten through 12th grade and college did not return to their schools in New York for the rest of the 2019-20 school year and instead continued with distance learning to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, Governor Cuomo said in the spring.

In a statement, Long Beach Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jennifer Gallagher sympathized with the students, but acknowledged that Cuomo made the right decision.

“While I completely agree with his decision (I don’t see any safe way to reopen schools right now), and I sort of expected the news was coming, I actually got choked up when he said it,” Gallagher said. “Maybe it’s because I miss being in our schools and seeing

our students.”

With students not returning to the classroom and forced to quarantine, Gallagher emphasized the need to focus on student’s mental health. She advised parents to take breaks and to go for walks to help deal with stress.

On April 27, Gallagher said high school administrators met with senior class and PTA representatives to discuss graduation, prom, and senior activities.

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Long Beach schools closed for the school year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

War, virus victims remembered Long Beach VFW Post 1384 observed two waves of death on Memorial Day: those who died in America’s wars, and those who have died in its current coronavirus pandemic.

A small group gathered outside the VFW hall on West Park Avenue to memorialize those who died in the two world wars, Korea and Vietnam.

They did so with prayers, patriotic songs, speeches, the playing of taps and the firing of guns.

But speakers could not ignore the virus that had taken nearly 100,000 American lives in a mind bending two months. Dan MacPhee, the post’s commander — who, as a 21-year-old Marine, was wounded in Vietnam — begged people to “keep safe” amid the pandemic by wearing masks.

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Vince MCGowan saluted the flag during the singing of the national anthem.

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Long Beach marched for George Floyd It was Long Beach’s turn on June 2nd to join the nationwide protests of what many have called the murder of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee to his neck for almost nine minutes on Memorial Day. Hundreds of protesters shouted “We want justice!” and “I can’t breathe!” as they gathered on the boardwalk at Riverside Boulevard, joined by city officials and state lawmakers.

The demonstration was organized

by Long Beach resident Jeb Bellsey.

Bellsey said that some people have underestimated the power of the movement opposing racism and police brutality.“I want you guys to be the change you want to see,” he told

Small steps taken by Long Beach businesses in re-opening

the crowd. “Actions speak louder than words.”

Many of the participants, including MLK Center Chairman James Hodge, marched from City Hall to the boardwalk. Moments before they began marching at the boardwalk, demonstrators kneeled for nine minutes, the length of time that Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee pressed into Floyd’s neck.

“All lives can’t matter until black lives matter,” Hodge said. “We’re in a pandemic with black lives being killed by police officers.”

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The Boardwalk was filled with demonstrators on June 2 as they marched in honor of George Floyd.

Two drown in one week In a span of four days, two people died in Long Beach waters after they entered the ocean while lifeguards were off duty.

On July 9, when a 18-year-old male from Queens died and several others were rescued at night from Monroe Boulevard beach in Long Beach after entering the water, while lifeguards were off duty.

Long Beach Fire Department Commissioner Scott Kemins said the department received a call at 6:55 p.m. about multiple people in distress.

The lifeguard emergency crew responded immediately with the fire department aiding them several minutes later. Kemins said a total of nine people were removed from the water, while an 18-year-old victim was transported to the Mount Sinai South Nassau Emergency Department at

Long Beach’s business community woke up — slowly and cautiously in the Spring.

The first breaths of life could be felt on the West End, where, in late May , Angela Skudin opened the door of her fouryear-old artisanal gift shop, the Codfish Cowboy, on West Beech Street, for the first time since March 16, when the coronavirus pandemic swept the county.

Skudin’s store was among the first retail shops to open in Long Beach.

The Codfish Cowboy, which she opened with $25,000, personifies the city. It features a colorful array of paintings, jewelry, clothing and children’s books, most of them created by Long

Beach artists.

“I’m excited about reopening,” said Skudin, a peppy mother of two and a member of the prominent Long Beach surfing family.“I want people to feel comfortable here.” She said she was cautiously optimistic about the future, and added, “I just hope we get the support of the community.”

The rules of engagement for reopening were not entirely clear, either to customers or retailers themselves.

Under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Phase 1 re-opening plan, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, wholesale trade and retail stores (for curbside pick up) were allowed to open.

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Angela Skudin reopened her store, the Codfish Cowboy, after a two-month shutdown.

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Long Beach, where he was pronounced dead.

Three others were transported to Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside and treated for minor injuries. The others refused medical attention and one firefighter was also transported to the MSSN in Long Beach for evaluation.

The second incident took place earlier that week when a 31-year-old Nassau County man died and two others were rescued at Long Beach Boulevard beach.

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Several swimmers were treated at the scene after being rescued from the water in Long Beach on July 9.

After the last months of their high school careers vanished because of the coronavirus pandemic, Long Beach High School Seniors were finally able to receive their diplomas and say farewell to the Long Beach School District on June 26.

The district held brief appointments throughout the day at Long Beach Middle School on Veteran’s Memorial Field, where students walked on the stage and received their diplomas, while parents took pictures.

Students wore masks and held gift bags during the ceremony. Later that day, about 130 graduates and their families gathered at Point Lookout Town Park for a more traditional ceremony. They were congratulated by Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, and led by Long Beach

resident Johanna Sofield, president and a co-founder of the Long Beach Christmas Angels, a nonprofit organization that assists families in the Long Beach School District.

In this tumultuous year of 2020, there’s been a national outcry about issues of race and equity,”Valedictorian Arjun Gupta said at the ceremony.

“Even though these are difficult times, I see a bright light. I see that through the education that we received at Long Beach High School… together we will move towards change to make sure every person is treated with respect, dignity and kindness.”

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Long Beach graduating seniors at a special ceremony at Point lookout Town Park on June 26.

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After nearly 40 years of fits and starts, a project to build condominiums and rentals units on Long Beach’s Superblock — one of the largest real estate developments in the city’s history — was finally approved.

Nassau County economic development officials unanimously approved the $300 million deal with the Garden City developer Engel Burman — which includes a 25-year, $52 million tax abatement — after a two anda-half-hour-long virtual board meeting. At the end of a lengthy publiccomment period, in which county Industrial Development Agency board members and residents shared their opinions, IDA Chairman Richard Kessel said, “I am thrilled that we got to this point. “This is one of the most

important projects the IDA has ever done,” Kessel added.

In all, Engel Burman plans to build 200 condominiums and 238 apartments, along with a 1,000-space parking garage and some 6,500 square feet of restaurant and retail space.

Under the PILOT program, the developer will pay $1.2 million in taxes in the first year, with increases up to $6.8 million after 25 years.

The Long Beach City Council unanimously approved a resolution providing City Manager Donna Gayden a one-year contract with a 6.5 percent pay raise, or $12,000, to $190,000.

According to some longtime city hall watchers, Gayden is the highest-paid city manager in Long Beach’s history.

But city council president John Bendo said at the meeting that he could not confirm this.

Gayden, 59, a municipal government financial expert who had worked for a small city in the midwest, was hired last February in an effort to reverse Long Beach’s sagging fortunes. Her new contract will begin Sept. 1.

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Members of the IDA and Engel Burman heard both sides of the superblock proposal.

Town 9/11 ceremony honored Luis Alvarez They gathered in the early-morning of Sept. 11 at the Hempstead Town Park at Lido Beach to honor those killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, and to salute the thousands of first responders who worked to save lives and to identify remains from the twin towers in the days, weeks and months after they were shattered by hijacked passenger jets.

Spectators brought chairs, masks and coffee mugs and huddled against their vehicles in the parking lot as gray skies finally gave way to sunshine.

They socially distanced, as requested

by Town Supervisor Donald Clavin Jr. But the star of the 19th annual memorial service was a man who wasn’t even there — Luis G. Alvarez, a New York City bomb squad detective who

worked on the pile, as ground zero was initially called.

Alvarez, 53, died on June 29, 2019, a few weeks after delivering dramatic testimony to Congress that successfully extended the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. He died of complications of cancer linked to his work at ground zero.

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Donna Gayden contract renewed for one year.

Irish Day was victim to pandemic on its 31st year The coronavirus pandemic claimed another victim this year — Long Beach’s annual Saint Brendan the Navigator Irish Heritage Day Parade and Festival, which has drawn thousands of people to the city in the past.

The event, which would have celebrated its 31st anniversary is hosted in the West End early each fall by the Ancient Order of the Hibernians Division 17 of Long Beach.

A statement from the Hibernians concluded, “Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and New York State regulations, this event simply cannot be held on its scheduled date of October 3, 2020.”

and visitors who have supported the event in the past.“We would like to thank all the people who have attended and supported the Parade and Festival for the past 30 years,” the statement read.

“We would also like to thank the Long Beach West End businesses, restaurants and our many street vendors that have participated in the past and made this annual event so successful.”

Despite the disappointment, organizers tipped their hats to businesses

The IrIsh Day parade draws hundreds of spectators and participants every year.

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Phil alvarez, brother of Sept. 11 first responder Luis Alvarez, who died of 9/11-related cancer in 2019, was the keynote speaker at the Town of Hempstead’s annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Point Lookout. To his right was Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, and to his left, Councilman Bruce Blakeman.

The meeting was virtual, as all city council meetings have been since March, when the Covid 19 pandemic took hold.

She is the first African American woman to serve as Long Beach’s city manager.

She was hired at a salary of $178,000, and at the time, did not accept the city’s health benefits because she was covered by her previous employer in the midwest. But now that she is a city resident, Bendo said she will be receiving city benefits.

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City Manager Gayden given new one-year contract

Nassau IDA approved Superblock project

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H.S. spring sports cancelled Echeverria wins county title Long Beach’s Jeremiah Echeverria knocked on the door of a Nassau D1 wrestling title last season, finishing county runner-up and earning a wildcard to the state tournament.

On Feb. 16, he broke through to take the crown in a weight class the Marines dominated all season.

Echeverria, a junior,, beat MacArthur sophomore Killian Foy, an All-State finisher last winter, 7-2, in the 113pound county final at Farmingdale State University. Long Beach junior

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Kevin Lopez placed third and sophomore Jafet Velasquez, who fell 9-5 to Echeverria in the semis, finished fourth.

“We’ve never had three semifinalists in the same weight class before and I’m not sure any team has ever done it,” Long Beach coach Ray Adams said. “All of those guys were All-County last season too.

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Long Beach junior Jeremiah Echeverria reached the top of the mountain, capturing the Nassau D1

No pay raises for LB police; Cops to fight arbitraor’s decision In a split decision, a three member state arbitration panel ruled that unionized Long Beach police officers are not entitled to any pay raises, and that separation payments for new hires must be substantially reduced, because the city does not have the money to meet the union’s demands.

The vote by the Public Employment Relations Board arbitrators, was 2-1, with a representative for Long Beach, Terry O’Neill, and an independent member, Arthur Riegel, voting for no raises and sharp cuts to separation payments, and Brian Wells, the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association member, voting against that decision.

The PBA took issue with the ruling, and Wells said the union is consider-

It was game over for public high school spring sports on Long Island for 2020. Any hopes for even a modified season were dashed April 21 when health and safety concerns led athletic administrators and school superintendents in Nassau and Suffolk counties to announce the cancelation of the spring sports season. Section VIII athletics conference governs Nassau County, and Section XI, Suffolk County.

“For the safety for our student athletes, Section VIII has made the difficult decision to cancel spring sports for our high schools and middle schools.” Nassau County Executive Director Pat Pizzarelli said. “Long

ing filing a suit in court to block the arbitration decision. The PBA has been working without a contract since 2015, and the ruling covers the period from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017.

The city and the PBA must still negotiate other issues, but the separation payments and the PBA’s request for 5 percent pay raises in 2015-16 and 2016-17 were major issues of contention.

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

Island is one of the areas most affected by this terrible pandemic, so both section VIII and Section XI have made this very difficult decision.”

Nassau County’s Athletic Council, which includes superintendents, principals and officials, met April 20 and was unanimous in its decision.

Athletic directors met the following morning and agreed.

“It’s very sad for the seniors, but we are dealing with life and death,” Pizzarelli said. “We have to safeguard our students and communities. We waited as long as we possibly could to make this heartbreaking decision.”

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Nassau County spring sports never happened due to Covid-19.

US Olympian joined Rangers team at Long Beach Arena On Friday, Oct. 16, US Olympic Gold Medal Winner Amanda Kessel joined the Junior Rangers Girls’ Hockey League at the Long Beach Arena.

The Junior Ranger Girls’ Hockey league, led by a female staff, is designed to encourage participation in the sport with a focus on increasing access and visibility while developing important life skills. The program is built specifically for middle school girls ages 11-14.

Kessel is an American professional ice hockey player for the Metropolitan Riveters of the National Women’s Hockey League. She has also been a member of the United States women’s national ice hockey team. She played four seasons for the Minnesota

Golden Gophers women’s ice hockey program.

She is a key ambassador for the program, which was launched last year. Though the league currently did not hold games because of Covid-19, the girls still participated in two weekly skill session clinics.

For more information, parents can visit the New York Rangers website www.NYrangers.com/junior.

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Amanda Kessel with the Junior Girls’ Hockey League team.

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MSSN Medical Pavilion broke ground in Long Beach Kaminsky won in State Senate’s 9th District race State Sen. Todd Kaminsky won in the 9th Senate District race over his Republican challenger, Victoria Johnson, who never held elective office, and campaigned on a single issue: repealing the state’s bail-reform law.

Nassau County Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs declared that Kaminsky won the race on election night. But just before Jacobs made his

Since Hurricane Sandy practically swallowed the Long Beach Medical Center in October 2012, filling it with 10 feet of water, residents 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.

Under sunny skies, the picture was entirely different from those gray post- Halloween days eight years ago.

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announcement, Johnson said she remained “optimistic” about the outcome. The final count of the ballots made Kaminsky’s win official. “Thank you to the voters of the South Shore for overwhelmingly re-electing me to the State Senate,” Kaminsky said .

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State Sen. Todd Kaminsky declared victory in the 9th S.D. race last night. He celebrated with his wife, Ellen.

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.

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Legislators and hospital officials gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony.

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New top cop named; picked from NCPD upper ranks The City of Long Beach hired Ron Walsh, a veteran Nassau County police official, as its next police commissioner.

City Council President John Bendo announced Walsh’s hiring at the council’s regular meeting. Walsh, chief of support for the NCPD, replaces interim commissioner Phil Ragona, who announced his departure Dec.11.

Ragona had come out of retirement five months before his departure to head the 60-member force. In all, Ragona had been with the Long Beach department for 34 years. He resigned when it became apparent that Walsh would be getting his job.

“Ron Walsh will be joining us from the Nassau County Police Department.

He will be our next police commis-

sioner,” Bendo announced at the meeting.

Walsh and Ragona appeared before the public in late October, with each making the case that he was the best man for the job. Ragona stressed his more than three decades of experience in Long Beach.

Walsh said he had helped run a larger department but was also familiar with the city.

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Ron Walsh, Long Beach’s new police commissioner.

Town settled Dover lawsuit and grants new contract

The Hempstead Town Board voted in December to settle a 2019 lawsuit brought by Dover Gourmet Corp., and to award the company a 15-year contract extension to operate a restaurant, concession stand, day camp and beach club at Malibu Beach Park in Lido Beach.

The vote was 5-0, with Supervisor Don Clavin and Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito abstaining. The board is majority Republican, with Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby the lone Democrat. She had her own attorney present on Tuesday, and agreed to the settlement and extension.

Dover’s contract will begin on April 15 next year, and run through April 14, 2036. The company, under the direction

of CEO Issac “Butch” Yamali , has operated facilities at Malibu since 2009.

According to the terms of the contract, Dover will pay the town an annual $ 560,000 licensing fee to operate them, compared with roughly $534,000 a year under the previous contract.

The new agreement states that Dover will repay $1.2 million in license fees owed to the town by April 2022, and Dover will receive a credit for roughly $2.4 million, which will be amortized each year over the term of the agreement, for past “capital expenditures” to upgrade facilities on the property.

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Under the terms of a new contract, Dover Gourmet Corp. will operate facilities at Malibu Beach Park until 2036.

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Young Israel named new rabbi Most people have enough trouble managing one professional career.

Binyamin Silver manages two -- he is a tax lawyer and is now the newest rabbi in Long Beach.

Silver took over in September as the rabbi of Young Israel of Long Beach, replacing a giant in the Jewish world of the city - Rabbi Chaim Wakslak, who served as the synagogue’s spiritual leader for over 30 years and was a psychologist. Wakslak died in February.

Silver, who gave his age as “mid30s” knew he had large shoes to fill. He took over just at the beginning of the High Holidays and as the pandemic spread rapidly.

“Becoming a rabbi just before the High Holidays and during a pandemic, is not the most opportune thing in the world,” Silver said.

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A. Set up an electric fireplace in front of the real one, or play the Yule log rerun on your TV. A client once complained of the same problem, and after much searching, I asked them to build a fire so I could observe their method. They started the fire too far forward, so the smoke climbed the walls onte eeper and smoked out the room, setting off the smoke detector. Rule No. 1: Make sure the fire is directly under the flue opening and centered in the fireplace.

There are many reasons why a fireplace doesn’t function. Some are obvious; some aren’t. Here are some possible reasons why yours doesn’t work. 1) The chimney is too narrow compared with its height. 2) The opening is too wide and not high enough. 3) The opening is too high and not wide enough. 4) There’s no fresh-air intake near the fire to draw air upward. 5) The flue has cracks that haven’t been detected. 6) The chimney isn’t two feet taller than the closest part of the roof within a 10-foot area, so breezes aren’t carrying smoke away, but instead a vacuum builds and forces air down the chimney. Winds rolling over your chimney from the upside roof slope also blow smoke downward in your chimney.

7) The flue has an angle bend in it that’s too sharp. 8) The wood selected isn’t properly seasoned.

9) Your fire starter is too wet or too dense. 10) The chimney has an animal living in it and must be cleaned out and capped. 11) The chimney is wet on the inside, either from openings in the exterior surface or the mortared crown or because it has no cap. This isn’t a likely reason for the smoke problem, but there’s a remote possibility.

Since a fire needs fuel, oxygen and heat to burn, these reasons are basic to why you haven’t had success. The formula for a great fire is the right type of starter (an easy-burning tinder) at the bottom, air space between everything of one-half to threequarters of an inch, and a dry, soft wood like pine above the tinder. Add oak or other hardwoods after the fire is going to create more brightness. Updraft is also essential. I’m certain that one of these reasons is causing your problem. Don’t use any treated or dressed lumber that can give off poisonous gases and creosote. Be safe and attentive. Good luck!

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n a year when so much has gone awry — so many lives lost, businesses battered, jobs vanished — it strains the imagination to think what we might be thankful for, particularly as the nation enters its second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The coming months will likely be, as President-elect Joseph Biden has said, a “dark winter.”

Thanksgiving is, however, all about the audacious nature of hope.

The holiday, first celebrated in the fall of 1621, commemorates the struggle that the original Pilgrims faced and, against all odds, overcame in the New World — and the kinship they felt with the Native Americans who rescued them, helping to provide sustenance to a relatively small band of people who otherwise might have starved. The roughly 50 colonists at the original harvest celebration in Plymouth, Mass., were outnumbered by Native Americans two to one, according to History.com.

The 100 Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower had seen much death between 1620 and 1621: Some 78 percent of the women died during the first winter. Yet they persevered, and survived.

So shall the American people today — thanks in no small measure to our heroes

— the doctors, nurses, EMTS, firefighters, police officers, teachers, teachers’ aides, sanitation workers, railroad workers, subway and bus drivers, custodians, cooks, waiters and waitresses, supermarket employees and so many others — who have kept us safe, our education system up and running, and our economy moving. When many others were able to work from home, they put their lives on the line to do their jobs.

As a society, we should take a moment and reflect on their sacrifices over the past nine months.

We can also be thankful for our family and friends. We may not be able to shower them with hugs and kisses as we might want, but we can keep them in our thoughts and close to our hearts.

And we can be thankful for the miracles of modern science. Only 100 years ago, the 1918 pandemic ran wild for two years, killing 50 million worldwide, including 675,000 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Thanks to technology that allows many of us to work remotely and socially distance, to date we have seen a tenth of the 500 million cases that the world did in

1918-19, and because of modern medical technology, the death toll thus far is onefiftieth what it was then.

So, while the number of infections and deaths today is unacceptably high, it is not close to the level of suffering experienced a hundred years ago — and let us hope and pray that it remains that way.

Likely, it will. On Saturday, the innovative New York company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals received emergency-use authorization for its experimental antibody treatment for the coronavirus. President Trump received the treatment, and by all accounts it was highly effective. The drug is designed to prevent patients from becoming severely ill by imitating the body’s natural defense system. We can only say, wow!

If all goes well, the Regeneron treatment should prevent many deaths, enabling health officials to safely roll out at least one of the vaccines now in the pipeline without undue political pressure. By April, we could indeed round the corner on this terrible pandemic, says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Yes, there has been much despair this year, but there is much hope as well.

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Last Friday, Curran and county Industrial Development Agency Chairman Richard Kessel came to Rockville Centre to promote an innovative contest, aptly titled the Shop Safe, Shop Local Scavenger Hunt, and we are encouraging readers to take part in it.

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ery or making a purchase at a local shop, and take a photo of yourself — masked — at each location, along with the product you purchased and your receipt. Then email it to scavengerhunt@nassaucountyny.gov or share it on Facebook.

The first person who finishes all four tasks and registers them on each day of the contest will receive a $100 gift card.

All purchases must be made at small businesses in a single community on the day of the contest. Online and delivery orders are eligible. The complete set of

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As we noted in last week’s editorial, “Remember to shop locally this holiday season”: “Despite the crisis, we encourage you to consider patronizing our mom-and-pop shops, many of which now offer their goods online. Abandoning our local businesses would be devastating on so many levels.”

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pandemic. But while Last’s exhortation that we must “treat others as you’d want to be treated yourself ” was well-intentioned, I believe it would fall on deaf ears when directed not only at those who, at this late date, scoff at the wearing of masks and social distancing, but also those who deliberately promote and take part in large, illegal social gatherings with no consideration of taking measures to counter the spread

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Columns represent the views of the writers themselves, not of the Herald. Each writer works independently and chooses his or her own subjects.

Among our regular contributors are the Heralds’ executive editor, Scott Brinton, and the Nassau Herald’s former executive editor, Randi Kreiss, both of whom have won numerous awards for their opinion writing. We also feature columns by prominent political figures, including former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato and former State Assemblyman Jerry Kremer, both of whom are now consultants. And we regularly invite guest columnists to offer their views.

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he coronavirus pandemic has created a variety of hardships that have left families and children in distress. Social isolation. A mounting death toll. An estimated 8 million Americans falling into poverty. We have entered uncharted territory, and uncertainty continues as cases continue to rise across the U.S. Grief is a normal reaction — grieving not just the loss of life, but also the loss of normalcy and freedom when a disaster occurs. So what happens when we add even more stress to families sharon and their children, skariah particularly when schools close?

The trickledown effect of all this misfortune can dramatically weigh on kids, especially if they don’t have access to mental health resources at home. Typically, mental health symptoms are identified at school, by their teachers and peers, social workers and guidance counselors.

Children need a routine and consistency. Remote learning and social isolation will continue to uproot them. Children

with autism also face challenges with irritability, anxiety and behavioral disturbances. And the erratic nature of schools’ opening and closing (albeit temporarily) can have a lasting effect.

A recent study in JAMA Pediatrics showed that more than 22 percent of students in the Hubei province of China reported symptoms of depression, and more than 18 percent had anxiety symptoms, when schools closed for over a month. A second study, in the Journal of Pediatrics, determined that younger children (ages 3 to 6) were more inclined to show fear or clinginess, where older kids (6 to 18) were more likely to show inattention and persistent inquiry.

Clinging, inattention and irritability were the severe psychological conditions demonstrated by children in all age groups.

School closures — short or long — are unfortunately bound to happen until a safe and effective vaccine is available.

Prepare to take care of your child now.

First, children need outlets. In early childhood, play is important for development in the physical, verbal and emotional domains. Build that imaginary fort,

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LeTTers of the virus. The time for these selfish and greedy individuals to be reasoned with has long passed.

These people should be penalized for their actions, which continue to put the rest of us at even greater risk of acquiring the disease, and severe penalties should also be meted out to participants in these gatherings, not just their greed-bound organizers.

If anything, these miscreants should consider the 17th-century English poet John Donne’s poem, telling us not to ask “for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” They might also be reminded that, indeed, “no man is an island,” as Donne wrote. It appears, though, that they do not realize or accept this concept, even though we are all in this fight — together.

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Fourth — and most important — pay attention. Younger children can’t always express their distress, anxiety or fear.

Their behavior may regress. Look for the signs, which include an increase in crying or neediness, more temper tantrums or somatic symptoms (headaches, stomach aches) than normal. Older children may also show increased anger and irritability.

If you think your children or adolescents may need a mental health professional, don’t hesitate. They are acting that way because they need help. So watch out for them to verbalize any suicidal thoughts, ongoing sleep disturbances, a decline in overall functioning (hygiene, grooming), aggression or worsening substance use. If you see these signs, seek treatment.

Following these steps may help keep children mentally fit during one of our harshest times. Nothing can replace life as we knew it pre-Covid, but you can manage this new normal and keep your kids safe, too.

Special features The op-ed, or opposite the editorial, page features a weekly Framework photo, which is chosen by our photo editor. The Framework offers a creative, at times humorous outlet for our photography staff. In this spot, we also publish photos sent to us by readers, featuring them on vacation, reading the Herald at various international landmarks. We call it Herald Around the World.

At times, a correction box might appear on the op-ed page. We strive each week for the highest standards of accuracy and accountability. When we make mistakes in our reporting, we believe we must own up to them and correct the record.

Sharon Skariah, M.D., is the director of child and adolescent psychiatry for Zucker Hillside Hospital. She is also an assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell.

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the United States, and amid big treatment strides, the disease continues to ravage African-American and other minority communities with a particular vengeance.

Black, Asian, Native American and Hispanic patients still die far more frequently than white patients, even as death rates have plummeted for all races and age groups.”

As Covid-19 continues to spread aggressively nationwide, it is crucial that government officials at all levels — federal, state and local — address the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on people of color. Immediate attention should be paid to issues such as the availability of testing facilities in communities of color, access to health care, inequitable treatment once access is provided and priorities for providing vaccines once they are available. The evidence is clear: Government owes it to all Americans to ensure fair and equal access to health care, regardless of race, in this pandemic — and always.

To the Editor: The Washington Post last Friday published a new analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on people of color. It reported, “Nearly nine months after the virus exploded in

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encourage storytelling, toast s’mores in your backyard. For adolescents, it’s important that they develop their own sense of identity but also explore peer relationships. Encourage this — in a socially distanced, safe way.

Second, seek normalcy. The goal is to foster continued development, even if your children can’t attend school in person. They want to feel safe — an important tool for parents to use during the crisis. Make sure you provide protection and consistency in an otherwise uncertain time. Talk to them about their feelings. Ensure their safety by creating an atmosphere of stability.

Third, adapt to the environment. Summer may be gone, but you can still enjoy the outdoors safely during the fall, and even on some nice winter days. When the extreme cold sets in, continue building on the elements of safety and fun you have already introduced. Have family game nights. Schedule a movie night. Cook and bake together as a family. Designate a reading hour.

Although it may be colder, it’s important to get exercise, so go for a walk or a hike or a brisk bike ride. There are also online exercises for kids, like yoga and others.

BALDWIN HERALD — November 26, 2020

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ELAINE GROSS President, ERASE Racism

The season’s last splashes of color — Glen Cove

Oceanside/ Island Park

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Rockville Centre

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Seaford

Wantagh

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