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Parents split on school mask orders Requests for comment from East Rockaway and Lynbrook schoo l of f ici al s were n ot carroyo@liherald.com, sbrinton@liherald. returned at press time. com, msmollins@liherald.com Responding to a Herald inquiThe debate over masking chil- ry on Facebook, Stephanie Brizdren in schools has intensified in ard said she disagreed with the Lynbrook and East Rockaway county executive’s order. after County Executive Bruce “Blakeman is foolish,” she Blakeman held a wrote. “Don’t be surnews conference on prised if the numJan. 3, at which he bers climb once he announced that he removes the mansigned executive date. I hope the local o rd e r s d i re c t i n g school boards select local boards of edusafety and health cation to vote later over politics.” this month on Vicki Perlman whether their disquestioned Blaketrict should mandate man’s push to put mask use. the onus on school The order also of ficials to make lifted the mask mandecisions on maskdate for all county ing. agencies and the “I believe he is state’s temporary wrong to put this mask mandate in BETTY ROSA pressure on school public places. boards,” she wrote. The decision net- State education “As an ex-trustee, I ted mixed reviews commissioner would rather follow from local parents, the state guidelines some of whom said than possibly be they were uncomfortable send- responsible for causing heath ing their children to school with- problems (or worse) by making a out face coverings, while others poor decision under stress.” said they believed parents Reached by phone, Lynbrook should have the choice of masking their children. CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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LONGTIME EAST ROCKAWAY Recreation Director Jerry Chapel died Jan. 3. Among his many community endeavors, he co-founded the East Rockaway Raiders football team in 1971.

Legendary Recreation Dept. Director Jerry Chapel dies By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

If there was anything he could do to keep youth safe and engaged in their community, longtime East Rockaway Recreation Director Jerry Chapel did it. At various times, he took on the role of coach, umpire, referee, recreation director and organizer for various sports leagues, carving a lasting legacy in his community. Chapel died in his sleep on

Jan. 3 at 74, but his impact on East Rockaway will be felt long after his death. He is perhaps best known for starting the East Rockaway Raiders football prog ram, which launched in 1971, alongside former East Rockaway Mayor Joe Carrigan, who died in February 2020. “I just remember this bigger-than-life guy,” said Joe Vito, who played linebacker and fullback on the inaugural East Rockaway Raiders football team in 1971, which cele-

brated 50 years in 2021. “Mr. Carrigan was the serious guy, and Jerry was bigger than life. He had a wisecrack and a nickname for everybody, and the kids just felt so comfortable with him.” Chapel was born in Sunnyside, Queens, the son of Justin and Helen Chapel, on July 22, 1947. When he was 9, his family moved to East Rockaway, where he spent most of his life. As an adult, Chapel became the park director for CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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EAST ROCKAWAY RESIDENT Charlie “The Cannibal” Campbell defeated Vadim Ogar by knockout at the Cage Fury Fighting Championships 104 in Atlantic City on Dec. 17.

E.R. MMA fighter improves with latest win By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

East Rockaway resident Charlie “The Cannibal” Campbell has won the majority of his fights in his professional career, but his victory on Dec. 17 in Atlantic City was even more special because it was the first time his grandfather was in attendance to see him compete. “I think that a million dollars can’t buy that feeling,” Campbell said. “It’s only earned in situations like that where you feel an enormous amount of pressure. It pushes you to perform and try your absolute best, and the feeling of it paying off, I’ve had loved ones there in the past, but it was different having him there.” Campbell said his grandfather, whom he is named after, never attended a fight before because of the brutality of the competition, but as Campbell’s career continued to soar and some buzz started to surround him, his grandfather, a Lynbrook resident, decided to check out his latest fight. At the event on Dec. 17, Campbell took on a Russian opponent named Vadim Ogar at the Cage Fury Fighting Championships 104, which was broadcast on UFC Fight Pass. Ogar fought several matches in Russia and Japan and holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Knowing that his opponent has won several matches by submission, Campbell, typically a striker, decided to adjust his training and offense to counter his opponent. It panned out as he was able to win via knockout a minute into the second round of the fight at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to win the lightweight bout, which he came into weighing 155 pounds. The victory was especially sweet, Campbell said, because his grandfather was there to see it. “On fight day, I’m warming up about an hour before the fight and it was something I kept thinking about,” he said. “It played in my head like, ‘Hey I want to win in front of my grandfather, who I’m named after.’ It was great to see him having fun because after the fight, he was having a great time and I was proud that I can get it done.” The elder Campbell is a barber in Lynbrook and is a

war veteran from the Island of Cyprus. He was part of a contingent of 200 to 300 of his grandson’s family members and friends who came to cheer him on. Campbell said he has gotten better with each fight and has been able to control his emotions in the cage. With the win, he improved to 10-1 overall and 5-1 as a professional, including a four-fight win streak. While he is unsure when his next fight will come, Campbell said, he is eying April for another bout. In the first round, Campbell was able to avoid falling into Ogar’s submissions, and gained confidence when he knocked his adversary down toward the end of the fight. Early on in the second round, Campbell was able to control the action and landed a few punches to put Ogar down and out. To prepare for an unusual opponent, Campbell put plenty of work in with trainer Jason Rau, a top-ranked black belt in the world in competitive jiu-jitsu, who trains at Matt Sera’s Academy in Huntington. He also worked with trainer Charlie Foster on his conditioning

CAMPBELL SAID HE was especially proud to win because his grandfather, whom he is named after, was there to witness his fight for the first time. CAMPBELL IMPROVED TO 10-1 overall and 5-1 as a professional. to enter the bout in tip-top shape. While the win was great, Campbell said, nothing will match the feeling of seeing his grandfather’s reaction to his victory. “He came and found me in the back,” Campbell recalled, “and he was jumping up and down like a 5 year old in excitement.” To keep up with Campbell or follow his career, visit CharlieTheCannibal.com.

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Taking the guestwork out of life

You actually get to eat at the schmorg, and smell the flowers, not to be forced to select them. You can arrive at your leisure rather than in obedience to the photogrademand, on oldman pher’s and pick your friends (and your r e l a t ive s t o o ) without reference to the “other side.” You needn’t worry where Aunt Zooey is seated (or even if she’s invited) ’cause you’re not the guy who made the list, nor can you be blamed if the band is too loud or if the valet parker loses a car, or if the “main” attraction arrives after 11. Yes, to be a guest at someone else’s catered event, especially after making one or more of your own, is to experience the joy of the unpressured, and the absolute delight of the totally relieved. Only as a guest is “a mint” something to chew on and not a reminder of what the evening is costing. Only as a guest can you ignore the videographer and talk to whomever you like; can you reach for the ice completely oblivious to the centerpiece or

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reach for a second helping without contemplating taking out a second mortgage. Guests needn’t worry whether their suit can button or need to stroll from table to table making certain the soup is hot or that the “special meals” were served. Guests, for whom “green” refers to the salad and not the legal tender requested by maitre’d, need only pay compliments and not the piper nor the caterer. Guests get to observe the scene and be part of the scene without having to direct or produce the scene, and eventually can review the (inevitable) photos and tapes only to find themselves and not to determine who was missing or overlooked. Yet, being a guest at someone else’s event is a sweet treat far beyond the sweet breads or baby lamp chops. To be invited to someone else’s passage of rite is to be asked to share a most meaningful moment in their lives; it’s an opportunity to be part of, not some faceless global history, but of the personal history of someone you know.

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Recently, Janet and I attended two very, very different weddings of the children of dear friends. Yet as dramatically different as were the crowds or the rooms or the menus, the atmosphere were the same: the parents were all equally overcome with mixed emotions, the brides were encased in regal aura as the grooms stood by with pride, humility and total joy. And suddenly we realized that at someone else’s celebration, someone you care for r admire or love, you’re not a guest at all: you’re a participant. You’re a part of their life as they shared that life with you. As each couple emerged from the marriage ceremony, I realized I wasn’t just attending and watching, I was feeling, feeling their excitement and nervousness and love. A golden rule is said to be, “love they neighbor as thyself.” Joyous events, especially wedding, enable you to “love your neighbor’s child as your own” and “feel your neighbor’s joy as your own” and that makes your own life one joyous event.

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■ At 9:29 a.m. on Jan. 1, Esai Mendez, 27, of Woodside, Queens, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated unlicensed operator, suspended registration, unregistered motor vehicle and other vehicle and traffic law violations on Merrick Road. ■ Nancy Valentine, 56, of Lynbrook, was arrested and charged with menacing, criminal possession of a weapon and harassment on Alice Court on Jan. 2 at 6:01 p.m.

Grand larceny ■ On Dec. 27 at 8:20 a.m., an East Rockaway resident reported that an unknown person entered his work truck overnight between Dec. 26 and 27 as it was parked in the lot at 10 Peninsula Blvd., and removed several cordless tools. The estimated loss was $1,788, and Lynbrook police are investigating the incident.

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■ On Dec. 30 at 8:51 p.m., Selva White, 72, of Lynbrook, was arrested and charged with violating an order of protection and criminal tampering on Merrick Road.

■ At 6 p.m. on Jan. 5, an occupied vehicle parked in Municipal Parking Field No. 12 caught fire while idling. The occupant was able to escape the car and call 911. The Lynbrook Fire Department extinguished the fire, and several other vehicles in close proximity were heavily damaged. The fire was not considered suspicious.

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East Rockaway opens its kindergarten registration Kindergarten registration for residents of the East Rockaway School District, who will turn 5 on or before Dec. 1, 2022, must be returned on or before March 11. Registration should be sent to the Central Registration Office at East Rockaway High School. The kindergarten screening process will take place the week of May 16 to May 20. For additional information, contact Mrs. Moran in the Central Registration Office, at (516) -887-8300 then Press 1, Ext. 433.

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NEW YORK ELKS Lodge No. 1 hosted its 50th annual Hoops Shoot basketball shootout event on Jan. 8 at the Freeport Recreation Center.

Lynbrook Elks host 50th Hoops Shoot event tion to the Elks. Age groups were split up into different times to help with distancing and everyone in the gym had to wear a mask. Competitors ranged from 8 to 9 years old, 10 to 11 years old and 12 to 13 years old for boys’ and girls’ basketball players. Winners in each age group advanced to the district competition on Jan. 22. In all, Lynbrook is sending four representatives. “I would like to thank Exalted Ruler Lisa Moldovan for asking me to be the lodge Hoop Shoot director,” Nuzzi said. “Those that have held this position in the past know many months of work [it takes] setting up. I [also] thank the lodge committee members that were able to attend,”

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On Jan. 4, Liberty Utilities, a subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities of Canada, completed their purchase of New York American Water in a $608 million deal. With the purchase, Liberty completes the deal that was announced in November 2019 and expands its 14-state customer base into Nassau. NYAW’s website now hosts a transition message from its new owners stating that “for a period of time, American Water will continue to provide payment services for New York water customers.” With the NYAW’s rates about to increase, the senate passed Senate

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New York Elks Lodge No. 1 in Lynbrook hosted its 50th Hoops Shoot basketball shootout event on Jan. 8 at the Freeport Recreation Center. Lodge Exalted Ruler Lisa Moldovan, former District Deputy Grand Exaled Ruler John Nuzzi Sr. and members and officers helped organize the event. They put together a committee to ensure the outing went off without a hitch after not hosting it last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The lodge was informed it couldn’t use school gyms due to the prevelance of the Omicron variant, however Nuzzi contacted Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy and gained permission to use the Recreation Center in the village, which Nuzzi said he was grateful for. Nassau County Legislator Debra Mule attended the event and made a presenta-

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

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VFW Thrift Shop in East Rockaway

Wednesday, Feb. 9

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3350 in East Rockaway has launched its Veterans’ Thrift Shop. The post is at 164 Main St. Due to the pandemic, the store’s schedule varies, but members are trying to open daily, including Sundays. For thrift shop information and hall rentals, call the post at (516) 887-8170, and ask for Pat, Gary, Tony or Gene.

Lynbrook Board of Education The Lynbrook Board of Education will host its next meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Lynbrook High School, 9 Union Ave., Lynbrook. Virtual meetings can be found at lynbrookschools.org.

Thursday, Feb. 17

Flag Disposal in East Rockaway When a flag is worn, tattered, ripped or soiled beyond repair, it is no longer fit to serve as a symbol of our country and should be retired and disposed of properly. There are worn flag depository’s located at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3350, 164 Main St, American Legion Post 958, 71 Main St. and Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Ave., all in East Rockaway. .

Chi Gong with Marianna Farina Join the Lynbrook Public Library for Chi Gong with Marianna Farina at 10:30 a.m. Chi Gong is an ancient Chinese meditative practice which uses slow graceful movements and breathing techniques to enhance the immune system, promote relaxation, and reestablish balance and harmony of the mind, body and spirit. For more information, call (516) 599-8630 or visit lynbrooklibrary.org.

Lynbrook Kiwanis Club The Lynbrook Kiwanis Club meets twice each month. Meetings are on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Lynbrook Library, 56 Eldert St., and the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Savino’s Restaurant and Wine Bar, 88 Atlantic Ave.

A lesson in government

Mental Health Support Group

Students from Centre Avenue Elementary School recently visited Hempstead Town Hall, where they learned about the various roles of government officials.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Queens/Nassau is starting a whole family support group for families and family members with mental health concerns. The group will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, virtually, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The first session is Jan. 25. To register or get more information, contact dsills@namiqn.org.

Thursday, Jan. 13 Virtual Picture Book Time The East Rockaway Library hosts this event at 1:30 p.m. for children ages 3 to 5. Join Miss Lisa for stories, crafts, songs and more. For more information, call (516) 599-1664 or visit eastrockawaylibrary.org.

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Thursday, Jan. 20

The East Rockaway Board of Education will host its next meeting at 7 p.m. at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School, 443 Ocean Ave. Live stream recordings will be posted at eastrockawayschools.org.

Wednesday, Jan. 19 Toddler Story Craft The Lynbrook Library hosts this event at 10:30 a.m. for toddlers ages 2 to 3 and their caregiver. Introduce little ones to short stories, songs and fingerplays, then end with craft time. For more information, call (516) 599-

Good Vibrations Experience the magic of healing with Marianna Farina in this lively interactive program at the Lynbrook Public Library at 11 a.m. Explore various natural methods for glowing health, calmness and positivity. For more information, call (516) 599-8630 or visit lynbrooklibrary.org.

Family Winter Story Craft Join the Lynbrook Public Library at 4 p.m. for a wintery story followed by crafting fun with Ms. Renee and Ms. Shannon. For more information, call

(516) 599-8630 or visit lynbrooklibrary.org.

Friday, Jan. 21 Baby Rhyme Time Join the Lynbrook Pubilc Library for Baby Rhyme Time at 10:30 a.m. The event is for pre-walkers with their caregiver. For more information, call (516) 599-8630 or visit lynbrooklibrary.org.

Monday, Jan. 24 Lynbrook Village Board The Lynbrook mayor and village board of trustees will host its next meeting at Village Hall, 1 Columbus Drive, at 7 p.m. It will also be streamed virtually.

East Rockaway Library hosts a virtual read along for children on Jan. 13. The East Rockway school board meets on Jan. 18. Lynbrook Library hosts Good Vibrations on Jan. 20. The Lynbrook village board meets on Jan. 24. The Lynbrook school board meets on Feb. 9.

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GAMES TO WATCH Thursday, Jan. 13

Girls Basketball: East Rockaway at West Hemp.....4:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Lynbrook at Lawrence...................... 5 p.m. Boys Swimming: Wantagh vs South Side (at Jeircho) 7 p.m. Gymnastics: Valley Stream at Hewlett ........................ 7 p.m. Gymnastics: Sewanhaka at South Side ..................... 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: North Shore at Seaford ................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Westbury at Baldwin ....................... 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 14 Girls Basketball: Glen Cove at Sewanhaka ..................... 5 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Roslyn at Elmont ............................ 5 p.m. Wrestling: Freeport at Oceanside ..............................5:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: New Hyde Park at MacArthur................ 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Island Trees at Clarke ........................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Seaford at Lawrence ............................ 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: V.S. North at South Side................. 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 15 Wrestling: Baldwin Tournament ........................................9 a.m. Boys Bakisetball: V.S. Central at East Meadow.............. 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: East Rockaway at West Hemp. ........... 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: Kennedy at South Side ..................... 12 p.m.

The Rocks are rolling again, while the Mules are still looking for that elusive win. Theresa Lynch had a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds and eighth-grader Maya Motherway came off the bench to record 14 points and five assists as East Rockaway girls’ basketball avoided a third straight loss with a 59-45 win over visiting Malverne on Jan. 4. Riley O’Hagan scored 12 points and Mimi Bilardello added seven for the Rocks (3-3, 1-2 Conference B1), who ended 2021 with consecutive losses to Cold Spring Harbor and Oyster Bay. “We knew going into the game it was going to be a tough game regardless,” said East Rockaway assistant coach Fred Cange, who filled in for absent head coach Cheri Poland. “It was going to be a physical up-and-down game [and] a track meet. We had to get prepared and stick to the game plan and that’s what the girls did,” Cange added. It was a breakout game for both Lynch and Motherway, who reached a seasonhigh in points. Each of their previous bests was seven in a win over Oceanside on Dec. 9. “Them two stepping up was huge,” Cange said. “Those two girls in particular really put everything they had into practice and working on their game and it showed.” Princia Ulysse scored 18 points and Mikayla Johnson added 13 for the Mules (0-7, 0-4), who dropped their 19th straight game despite posting their best offensive output on the season. Malverne last won on Jan. 17, 2020. “We’re really a young team, so it’s just a lot of learning experiences,” said Malverne head coach Amanda Masson. “I thought we played really well, it was just the little things that were missing.” The Mules struggled from 3-point range, missing all 12 of their attempts from beyond the arc in the first quarter and the first three attempts of the second before Ulysse and Johnson finally connected on consecutive possessions near the midway point of the session. They finished 4-for-29

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EIGHTH-GRADER MAYA Motherway (14 points) helped East Rockaway knock off Malverne in a Conference B matchup on Jan. 4. on the night. “We actually handled the ball well and didn’t have as many turnovers as we usually do, but it was more missed shots,” Masson said. “Definitely free throws [too].” East Rockaway led 9-6 after the first quarter and maintained a three-point lead with just under four minutes left in the second before scoring the last seven points for a 26-16 halftime advantage. O’Hagan started the rally by burying a 3-pointer from the left arc with 3:13 left. Neither team scored again until the final minute, when Lynch put back an offensive rebound from down

low and Bilardello converted a layup after breaking up a pass in the defensive zone. Malverne’s Jamila Smith scored the first four points of the second half to cut the deficit to six, but East Rockaway responded with another offensive rebound conversion by Lynch and 3-pointers from Motherway and O’Hagan for a 34-20 lead with 5:37 left in the third quarter. Lynch collecting six more points during a 13-6 run that closed the third quarter that helped her team take a 49-31 lead. The teams meet again Feb. 4 at Malverne.

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‘East Rockaway meant everything to him’ In April 2018, the village named the baseball field near the recreation center in Chapel’s honor to recognize him for all he did for the community through the years, and the recreation center was named in honor of Frank Pignataro, who volunteered many, many hours to the community during his life, created what is now the East Rockaway Baseball League and served as director of the Charles H. Formont Senior Center before he died in November 2016, at 69. “Frank Pignataro and Jerry Chapel are larger-than-life figures in East Rockaway,” Mayor Courtesy Joe Vito Bruno Romano said during the FORMER EAST ROCKAWAY Recreation Director dedication. “When I was growing up here, Frank and Jer ry Jerry Chapel died last week after spending many remained busy working for oth- years dedicated to his community. ers. Their leadership and guidance made a mark on children’s in-law, Jeanie Chapel; his three grandchillives spanning decades, thanks to their dren, Raegan, Morgan and Emily; his involvement and leadership with base- brother, Jay Chapel (Judy); his niece, ball, football, basketball and other sports, Kristine Perkins (Rob); and nephew, Chris which engage East Rockaway’s youth. Dembrosky (Kim); and many cousins. They both remained involved later in life, According to Chapel’s wishes, the famworking to enrich the lives of our ily did not hold a memorial service and seniors.” plans to scatter his ashes at a date and Chapel was predeceased by his sister, place to be determined. Rosemary Dembrosky. In addition to his “East Rockaway meant everything to wife and children, Chapel is survived by him,” Ginny said. “We loved him, and his son-in-law, Billy Price; his daughter- we’re going to miss him.”

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wrote out each recreation team’s athletic schedule by hand with pen and paper. “I think he had an influence on a lot of youth because, I think, they were very impressionable and education was very important to him,” Vito said, “so I think a lot of the people that went through who really got to know him became successful people, and they’re fathers and mothers now, and some of them are even close to being grandparents.” Chapel met his future wife, Ginny Hurley, when she coached 9 and 10 year old girls’ softball alongside him in 1972, at the urging of one of her friends. “I knew absolutely nothing, which he told me time and time again that I was the worst coach he ever had,” Ginny said with a laugh, “but we ended up coming in third place, and that’s how we ended up meeting.” Despite her lack of coaching skills, the two fell in love and wed on July 14, 1973, raising four children, Jenn, Craig, Doreen and Keri, in East Rockaway. After Chapel retired in 2002, he and Ginny moved to Greensboro, N.C., and then lived in Little River, S.C., until his death. Ginny said her husband was known for his humor, wit, wisdom, sports knowledge and love of music. He was an avid Yankees and Jets fan, and enjoyed several hobbies, including completing puzzle books, eating lunch by the beach and going on annual college tours with Vito.

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CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums, a position that he held for 34 years, and the recreation director for the East Rockaway Recreation Commission from 1967 to 1992. In the latter role, he was heavily involved in organizing and chaperoning youth on leisure trips, and oversaw all sports programs, including baseball, softball, boys’ and girls’ basketball, and hockey. He also packed a van to take East Rockaway students on trips, including camping and iceskating. Later in life, Chapel was also involved in helping older adults stay active by organizing trips for them to Broadway shows, dinners and casinos. Chapel also volunteered for the East Rockaway Fire Department for many years. Chapel became involved in the community when he worked as a scorekeeper for East Rockaway sports in 1974, a role for which he was paid $2.50 per game. He then entrenched himself in his community by forming the Raiders and organizing and maintaining several sports leagues. Vito fondly recalled taking summer camping trips with Chapel to Lake George, where he made many memories with his childhood friends. He formed a lasting bond well into adulthood with his former coach, he said. Vito called Chapel “the most meticulous, organized guy,” and noted that he

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East Rockaway resident Stephanie Alberts was appointed co-chair of the firm Forchelli Deegan and Terrana’s tax, trust and estates practice group, which was effective Jan. 1. Additionally,, Cora Pappas was promoted to a tax, trusts and estates legal assistant. She is solely responsible for helping attorneys prepare documents and for court proceedings, liaising between attorneys and clients and onboarding departmental assistants. “I am thrilled that Stephanie has been appointed my co-chair,” said Robert Groman, a partner in the practice group, according to a news release. “This position will allow her to more effectively handle departmental matters, including the administration of the estates and the litigation regarding estate matters. Both of these promotions are a superb move for the firm and our clients. In addition to American, New York state and Nassau County Bar Association memberships, Alberts is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Nassau County and American Business Associates of Long Island, Inc. Earlier this year, she was appointed to a two-year term as the co-chair of the NCBA’s Surrogate’s Court Estates and Trusts Committee.

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STEPHANIE ALBERTS WAS appointed cochair of a practice group at the Forchelli, Deegan and Terrana law firm. Alberts earned her juris doctorate from St. John’s University School of Law, in Queens, and her bachelor’s degree from SUNY Binghamton. Courtesy FDT; compiled by Mike Smollins

NEWS BRIEF E.R. schools accepting transportation requests It is the legal obligation of the East Rockaway School District to provide transportation for children of the district attending private and parochial schools outside the district. This transportation is provided only when the following conditions are met: ■ For elementary school transportation, when the child lives at least two miles from the private or parochial school, but not more than 15. ■ For secondary transportation, when the child lives at least three miles from the private or parochial school, but not more than 15.

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Parents who anticipate enrollment of their child in a private or parochial school in September 2022, even though their child has not been accepted yet, a written request for transportation should also be made at this time. The application is also available on the district’s website, easrockawayschools.org. Education Law specifically states that the application must be made annually for each new school year. Parents of children with disabilities attending various schools need not apply for the renewal of transportation. Requests arriving after April 1, 2022, will not be considered unless they are from new residents. New residents should make application requests within 30 days of the date district residency is established. Send all requests to Joanna Postiglione, East Rockaway UFSD, Transportation Office, 443 Ocean Ave., East Rockaway, 11518-1299.

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It’s a New Ye a r - - t h e time we attend to the t i ck o f t h e clock, reflecting on the previous year, resolving to do better this coming year. If yo u ’ r e l i ke m o s t f o l k s, inda apadin the resolutions you made are repetitive -- year after year. You’ll lose those extra pounds, exercise more, save money, become better organized, more patient and spend more quality time with family and friends. Wonderful ideas! So how come it’s likely that in a week or two, you’ll give up on those resolutions. Are you just weak willed? Or could it be that you haven’t made the best resolutions? Let’s see what happens if you create positive goals, maintain an optimistic attitude and are kind to yourself. Here are my top 10 resolutions

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moments, but those moments won’t be forever. ■ I’ll try to respond to criticism with grace and goodwill as I learn another way that people can perceive and do things. ■ I’ll scale back on all the things I believe I have to do to make time for things I want to do.

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Town of Hempstead officials began their new term Jan. 4 at Town Hall. During the nearly twohour inauguration, Supervisor Don Clavin, Town Clerk Kate Murray, Senior Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, and Councilmen Anthony D’Esposito and Dennis Dunne were sworn in following their re-election this past November. After the invocation by Rabbi Mordechai Kamentzky of Yeshiva of South Shore in Hewlett, Clavin was sworn in first by Nassau County Republican Committee Chairman Joseph Cairo. Months into Clavin’s first term as supervisor, the coronavirus pandemic erupted and took a toll on Christina Daly/Herald Hempstead. Clavin secured tens of millions of dollars in federal HEMPSTEAD TOWN COUNCILMAN Anthony CARES Act funds that went to the D’esposito was sworn into office on Jan. 4. community, including millions for hospitals, schools, food banks, vilernment and the plans that she has for lages, fire departments and community her district moving forward. “I’m going organizations. The Town Board also into my 22nd year, as I was elected seekrolled out the first mobile vaccination ing representation from my community unit in New York state, which has provid- via a historical lawsuit,” Goosby said. ed nearly 10,000 vaccine and booster shots “I’ve been sworn in on my plaza and to residents to help fight the coronavirus that’s progress,” she noted. The Town pandemic. Hall plaza was recently named for her. Clavin thanked many of the govern“My colleagues are of a different ment officials in attendance for the help party,” she continued, “but it didn’t matthat they have given him during his time ter to them that I’m a Democrat and they in local government. “Today is really aren’t. I’ve worked with wonderful people, about just saying thank you,” he said. and I respect them and they respect me. “We work together and for the betterment We made a lot of progress in this town.” of all the residents, from the town’s D’Esposito was then sworn in by State finances to bond upgrades to services Assemblyman Edward Ra. D’Esposito, a through the pandemic. And it’s not just retired New York Police Department that it’s the men and women that I work detective, has taught his Narcan training within the town. We do it together program to town employees, community because we’re one big team in the Town groups and residents throughout Hempof Hempstead.” stead. And he has helped expand the NarMurray, who was sworn in next, led can training program, with the town creation of online accessible parking per- recently announcing distribution of mits, posted one-stop passport shop 10,000 Narcan kits in Hempstead. events and established outdoor service D’Esposito reflected on the town’s trailers where residents can continue to accomplishments in recent years. “The access clerk’s office programs. Murray last four years we’ve delivered budgets to became the first elected official in New save taxpayers money, holding the line or York to conduct weddings using online lowering taxes,” he said. “We’ve been video conferencing. In October, she lauded by Wall Street, earning outlook reached a milestone when she performed upticks and credit upgrades. We expandher 500th wedding ceremony. ed programs and invested in our parks, After reflections were offered by the beaches and marinas. Just this year, we’ve Rev. Dr.Calvin Butts of Abyssinian Bap- invested $75 million in our roads. While tist Church, Attorney General Letitia other municipalities were unable to colJames swore in Goosby, who is the first- lect garbage and recycle at the height of ever African-American woman on the the pandemic, our sanitation crews Town Board, now entering her 22nd year stepped up and kept the town moving.” representing the 1st District. Dunne, who served with the U.S. During her last term, Goosby assisted Marines during the Vietnam War, in supplying free PPE kits for businesses remains a leader among local American and churches, secured personal air filters Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars for residents at risk, aided in launching organizations, and has been pivotal in the outdoor dining initiative to help resi- crafting legislation to create a permanent dents stay open during the pandemic and property-tax exemption for Cold War era sponsored food pantries that donated veterans, providing a tax reduction for elimore than a million meals to residents in gible recipients. He has also sponsored need. several pieces of legislation to restict vapGoosby discussed her tenure in gov- ing and vape products.

Parents differ on masking kids in school resident Andrew Lewner lauded school officials for doing all they could to keep Covid-19 numbers down in schools, but said he believed that science shows that children are not as susceptible to getting gravely ill from the virus, and that masking is hard on them mentally. He also noted that he had one child enrolled at Lynbrook High School and another at the elementary level, and he hoped the district would ease up on its mask mandates, and that he led 200 parents in a push to end remote learning in the spring of 2020. “I think all of the kids are sick and tired of wearing masks,” he said. “It impedes their day-to-day school interactions. The teachers spend an inordinate amount of time asking kids to put their masks up throughout the day. Back in March 2020 when this was new and it was scary and we didn’t know where this was going to go, it made sense to have them wear masks. It’s been two full years of Covid, and in two years we learned a lot.” On Facebook, Eileen Keane Hynes shared a similar sentiment and said she believed that masking students should be up to each parent. “If you are worried, wear your mask and take precautions,” she wrote. “If you feel comfortable moving about your life with no masks, then that’s your choice. We need to move on.” Blakeman’s orders read in part, “[G]iven the historical data on Covid-19 and the ongoing debate over whether masks are more harmful than beneficial to children and to school environments in general, we should

protect the freedoms and statutory rights of students and parents by resting with the parents the decision whether their children should wear masks in school.” School boards must vote “to determine whether or not parents and children should be granted the constitutional right to reject mask mandates while in the classroom.” In a memo to local school districts, State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa issued a statement in reaction on Jan. 6, saying, “Counties are required to enforce school masking regulations. The regulation, which applies to schools and many other sectors, requires local health departments to enforce school mask mandates. Blakeman, a Republican, said he was directly opposing an order put in place in early December by Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, requiring mask use in public spaces. The state mandate was originally set to expire in mid-January, but Hochul recently extended it through Feb. 1. “As governor,” she said Dec. 10, “my two top priorities are to protect the health of New Yorkers and to protect the health of our economy.” Blakeman’s orders come at a time when Long Island’s Covid positivity rate — the highest in the state — is spiking at more than 25 percent, and a growing number of school districts are reporting increased transmission of the disease, with some, such as Long Beach, being forced to close certain schools because of staffing shortages. Hospitalization rates are rising, as well.

Parents weigh in On Facebook, the Herald asked parents of students enrolled in Lynbrook and East Rockaway schools what they thought about masking in the buildings. Here is what some of them had to say: “Parents choice. Anything less is an imposition of someone’s idea of security, which is a false promise anyway, over another’s freedom.” —Matt Montalto “Do we follow science or the political ‘correctness’ of politicians? Mr. Blakeman claims the only mask that is useful is an N95. These masks are, for the most part, reserved for health care workers and not easily obtainable for the general public. Wearing a mask is a simple way to help slow down the spread of Covid, many believe. No harm is done to the wearer, so why not comply? I do think county agencies should have a mask mandate.” —Adrienne Stender “I voted for Bruce Blakeman for this reason. My family is all about parental choice and unmasking the kids for those who choose to.” —Allison Yodice Kelly “Everyone needs to do what they think is best for their families, not be told what to do by tyrants disguised as caring officials. So sick of the pompousness and virtue signaling.” —Michael Grimes “Parents choice for everything to do with their children. No exceptions anymore. This is America and we are entitled to freedoms. Enough is enough.” —Lisa Ehmsen

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Veteran honored on his 100th birthday Members of Lynbrook American Legion Post 335 recently presented a Certificate of Honor to retired U.S. Marine Col. James S. Knap for his 100th birthday on New Year’s Day at the Bristal Assisted Living Facility on Freer Street. Knap served in World War II and was present in Tokyo Bay when the Japanese surrendered. He spent 45 years on active duty and in the reserves. He is the former commander of the Marine Barracks on Stewart Avenue in Garden City, and has lived at the Bristal for nearly seven years. Mayor Alan Beach, Deputy Mayor Michael Hawxhurst, Trustee Ann Marie Reardon and Police Chief Brian Paladino also came by to wish Knap a happy birthday and present him with a citation.

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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF EAST ROCKAWAY NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2022 Regular Board meetings of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway will be held on the following dates, at 7:00 P.M. at Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York. All interested persons are invited to attend. January 10th, February 7th, March 7th, March 16th, April 4th, April 10th, April 25th, May 9th, May 26th, June 6th, July 7th, August 4th, September 12th, October 17th, November 7th and December 5th. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the work sessions of the Board of Trustees will be held on the following dates, at 6:00 P.M. (unless otherwise posted) at Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, NY: January 6th, February 3rd, March 3rd, March 10th, March 24th, April 7th, May 5th, June 2nd, July 7th, August 4th, September 8th, October 13th, November 3rd and December 1st. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, New York. Patricia Renner Village Clerk-Treasurer January 6, 2022 129162

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, CAZENOVIA CREEK FUNDING I, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. DIANE MELTZER, AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF ELINOR MELTZER A/K/A ELEANOR MELTZOR A/K/A ELINOR MELTZOR A/K/A ELEANOR MELTZER, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on February 26, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, outside front steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 16, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 343 Peninsula Boulevard, Lynbrook, NY 11563. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 42, Block D02 and Lot 94, 113. Approximate amount of judgment is $16,233.77 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 615401/2018. This foreclosure sale will be held on the North Side Steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot

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LYNBROOK AMERICAN LEGION Post 335 Commander Bill Marinaccio, left, and American Legion member and former Village Trustee Steve Grogan presented a Certificate of Honor to retired U.S. Marine Col. James S. Knap.

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Q. A few contractors have looked at my attic so I can finish it for more bedrooms and a family room. The 1920s house has a very large attic with stairs to the second-floor landing. The attic stairs are much steeper and narrower, and the contractor says the walls will need to be taken down and wider and longer stairs put in. Is this necessary? The stairs are already there, and even though they’re steep, they work. Also, one of the contractors said that the horizontal 2x4s going across the attic, which are too low to walk around, could be removed or raised. Is that true? He said we could put them higher and add more so we can add finished wallboards to them. Do you agree, and is there anything I should know about doing this before we start?

ou will love coming home to this beautiful and dramatic 3 bedroom Townhouse in the exclusive community of Meadowbrook Pointe. Enjoy the gorgeous master suite on the main floor with cathedral ceilings. The vaulted living room with fireplace is exquisite and the eat in kitchen with breakfast room leads to a private patio and yard. The upper den looks over the sprawling floor below and has an additional 2 bedrooms and full bath. This home boasts a one car attached garage and 2 car driveway. You are close to the clubhouse, pool and gym. This is a private community with 24 hour gatehouse. $1,099,000.

A. Good thing you asked before you started. Instead of starting, you need to stop and take a few steps back. What you’re describing has multiple issues that you have to address. First, your state building code doesn’t allow the occupancy of a third floor in a single-family, woodframed dwelling. This is because of the many danonte eeper gers involved in surviving a fire at that level. In the process of getting the permit to occupy a third story, which you left out of the description of your investigation, you would need to have a licensed architect or engineer prepare plans that include specific methods of escape, including the correct size and number of windows, distances to exterior and interior levels below to escape to, sprinkler locations along the entire path of travel to get out of the dwelling, heights of ceilings and fire-rated materials to be installed. This is because, as I have often written, the chances of surviving a fire in the third floor of a wood-framed dwelling are statistically remote, only 5 percent. That means you or your loved ones could be among the 95 out of 100 who will die from smoke inhalation or burns. The plans for a finished third story are submitted to both your local building department, which will rightfully reject them, and to the State Codes Division for a public hearing, where your case will need to be represented by a code-knowledgeable professional. I have seen people represent themselves, which generally doesn’t go very well, since safety is the reason for the codes, and there are many laws and standards that the average owner is unaware of. The stair access must be 3 feet wide, and the tread must be at least 10¼ inches, while the risers cannot exceed 8¼ inches. The horizontal 2x4s you described are collar ties, and they serve the important function of holding the roof together, especially in high winds and under snow loads. Moving or removing them can be dangerous. The higher up, the less effective, and without first calculating several factors, it should not be done.

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n Christmas Day, NASA sent into space the James Webb telescope, which, if all works out as planned, will provide us with our first look into the beginning of time. The telescope will bring into focus the oldest stars in the universe, and examine the atmospheres of nearby exoplanets for signs of life. But who the heck was James Webb? He has largely been lost to history. He was a Marine Corps pilot, an aide to several members of Congress, JAMES undersecretary of to President BERNSTEIN state Harry S. Truman, president of a New York company, Sperry Gyroscope, and NASA’s second administrator. A pretty impressive biography. But just as Webb’s name has largely been forgotten, so has a tragic incident that occurred during his administration that almost ended America’s space program. On Jan. 27, 1967, three astronauts

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ernment or politics these days, was that Webb publicly took the blame for the disaster, pulling no punches. “We’ve always known that something like this was going to happen soon or later,” he told the press at the time. “Who would have thought that the first tragedy would be on the ground?” Not only did he shoulder the blame, but Webb was determined to get all the facts and keep the space program moving forward. America, he thought, had to be first on the moon. He went to President Lyndon Johnson and asked that NASA be allowed to handle the investigation into the fire, promising to be truthful with the agency’s findings. Webb was grilled by various congressional committees, and kept the backlash away from NASA and the Johnson administration. As a result, Webb was assigned much of the blame, and NASA ultimately regained its “right stuff ” image. An investigation indicated that a faulty electrical wire inside the Apollo 1 command module likely caused the fire.

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Webb retired from the space agency in October 1968, just as the Apollo program was nearing completion. Astronauts landed on the moon a year later. There were bumps along the way in Webb’s career. In 2015, a Seattle Times columnist revived talk that when Webb was undersecretary of state, thousands of gay men and women lost their government jobs in what was known as the “Lavender Scare.” There was never any evidence that Webb had anything to do with the firings, although people speculated he must have known about them. Perhaps the thing to remember about James Webb is that he kept the complex machinery of NASA humming so America could stay true to the goal that President John F. Kennedy set in 1962: to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade and bring him back safely to Earth. Much of the technology had not even been invented yet when Kennedy made that bold pledge, and many thought the goal was impossible. Webb was one of the believers. Jim Bernstein is editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this column? JBernstein@liherald.com.

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hat if we got knocked out of our socks by a brilliant turnabout in our national life? At the moment, “Happy New Year” rings hollow. We all know how heavy the baggage is that we dragged from December to January this year. But my hope is in the mystery of the future. We could never have predicted the dreadful twin plagues of Covid and civil unrest, and that is exactly why we can’t predict a change, a windfall of good RANDI karma and good KREISS timing. Twenty-two years ago, I wrote a New Year’s column for the Heralds offering my predictions for the year ahead, 2000. First, I suggested, sell all your stock. In my capacity as a person with little understanding of financial markets, I firmly believed that stores would become obsolete as online shopping became more popular. The markets would go south from there. As it turned out, if you just kept your stocks for these 22 years, you would have made a tidy bundle. So my first predic-

tion was dead on arrival. Even with the dot-com bust in the early 2000s and the Great Recession, the average annual return in the stock market was about 10 percent. I also predicted that that we would not go to war with Saddam Hussein. On the national front, I lamented the scandals in Congress, and said our officials would out one another until no one would be left in government. That one was particularly interesting: Apparently, the worst thing I could imagine about Congress 22 years ago was that folks were having sexual flings. Man, wouldn’t you take that scenario in a heartbeat? What if someone told you back then that on New Year’s 2022, our country would be stumbling ahead, staggered by more than 800,000 deaths from a virulent pandemic that shut down schools and services and sent millions into isolation and quarantine? Could you possibly have believed that political fighting, a violent attack on the Capitol and hordes of know-nothing anarchists would threaten the integrity of Congress, the presidency and the Supreme Court? Would you have believed that a Marjorie Taylor Greene could exist

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if I described her to you back then? How about this one: Donald Trump would get elected president in 2016. Hell, 22 years ago, the twin towers were still standing in all their massive glory at the tip of Manhattan. Perhaps it’s best that crystal balls are cloudy. The unexpected is what I am counting on — that unpredictably good things may save us. As I think about the year ahead, my head and my heart do battle. Our hearts don’t heal according to a turn of the calendar page. My heart is aching for our losses. Some friends have died. My city is set back on its heels. Our kids are out of school yet again, as we enter the third year of the pandemic. Part of my head is worried about tomorrow. But I’m going with the part of my brain that knows unexpectedly beneficent events in the year ahead could heal the country and get us healthy again. We can go back to work, and bring back birthday parties and theater and family dinners. The virus could burn out. Our political leaders may find their best selves. Airplane travel will take off and people, too long sequestered in their homes, will embrace one another again.

nexpected events in the year ahead could heal the country and get us healthy again.

This could happen, and is no more unlikely than a raging global pandemic that stopped the clock for two years. I wish this for all of us in 2022: that we are off-the-charts lucky and blessed in our lives and work. In the meantime, the poet John Roedel offers this advice: “My heart is always sad about/something that happened yesterday/while my head is always worried/about something that may happen tomorrow, I lamented . . . “My gut squeezed my hand./‘I just can’t live with my mistakes of the past/or my anxiety about the future,’ I sighed . . . “My gut smiled and said: ‘In that case/ you should stay with your lungs for a while . . . “If you are exhausted about/your heart’s obsession with/the fixed past and your mind’s focus/on the uncertain future/ your lungs are the perfect place for you/ there is no yesterday in your lungs/there is no tomorrow there either/there is only now/there is only inhale/there is only exhale/there is only this moment/there is only breath/and in that breath/you can rest while your/heart and head work/their relationship out.” Let us say goodbye to 2021 hoping to be astonished, in a good way, by 2022. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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n his first week on the job, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman addressed the coronavirus pandemic in a way that can best be described as premature, if not downright foolhardy. Last week, Blakeman, a Republican from the Five Towns, signed a set of three executive orders, all of which were intended to loosen state regulations whose purpose was to protect public safety during this most recent surge of infections caused by the Omicron variant. Blakeman was clearly thumbing his nose at Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, who on Dec. 10 ordered mask wearing in public to reduce the spread of Covid-19 as it fans out like wildfire across New York state, and the nation. Before taking office, Blakeman had said he would not enforce the public mask mandate, as required by Hochul. Then, on Jan. 6, he took this political showdown one step further when he signed a surprise executive order directing local boards of education across Nassau to vote on whether to require masks in the schools. Refusing to enforce the mask mandate was bad enough. To require school districts to weigh in on a measure that is, incontrovertibly, intended to protect the health and safety of students — many of them unvaccinated — along with teachers and school workers, represents an abdication of his duty as county executive to protect Nassau’s most vulnerable. It’s been a while since Blakeman, 66, has been in school, but surely he must

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LETTERS Blakeman’s decision is ‘misguided’ To the Editor: The news generated by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s recent publicity stunt of signing an executive order allowing school districts to decide on mask-wearing is nothing more than a glaring example of misguided judgment and poor leadership. Surely Mr. Blakeman knows he cannot supersede Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate or the state education commissioner’s similar order. It is nothing more than playing to the cheap seats, on top of being quantifiably false (the idea that there is no science to support mask wearing as a Covid mitigation practice). It’s both an embarrassment and an invitation to those who believe such nonsense to cause disruption and only furthers divisiveness. It’s a sad day in Nassau County to be represented by a person willing to sow discord to be

remember the conditions in which students and teachers work. Twenty to 30 people are confined to a room for six to eight hours a day, with ventilation systems that are often decades old, unless a district has recently upgraded them. In short, students and teachers must spend hours a day within feet of one another, in rooms of stagnant air. One infected student or teacher could spread the coronavirus to dozens of people in a single day. Why not mask up? What, precisely, is Blakeman’s point here? Anyone who enters a school must wear a mask, period. Some parents say they worry about the potential psychological effects of their children wearing masks throughout the day. In studies since the start of the pandemic, however, children were found to be highly resilient, reporting few, if any, effects from mask wearing, and health experts across the country have weighed in, saying children are, generally speaking, doing just fine wearing masks. At the same time, as we reported in last week’s editorial, numerous studies indicate that mask wearing does, in fact, reduce the spread of the coronavirus. That is, there is no real downside to children wearing masks in school — and only an upside, the likely reduction of community spread of the coronavirus. Thus, it would be just plain wrong of any school district, for what could only be described as political reasons, to overturn the state’s mask mandate in a vote. Hochul quickly weighed in on the mat-

ter last week, saying that any school district that voted to overturn the mandate, ordered by both the State Education Department and the State Department of Health, could — and likely would — face the loss of state aid for education. She was right to weigh in aggressively. There will be those who say that the Omicron variant, according to studies, is less virulent and less deadly than previous strains of the coronavirus. They are correct. This variant is still, however, a virus with the capability to send the unvaccinated to hospitals. And people who believe that even a three-dose vaccination will entirely protect them from it should think again. The vaccinated are becoming infected as well. They might not experience the heavy symptoms that unvaccinated people do, but they can still get sick. Further, the risk of a vaccinated person being hospitalized by the Omicron variant is extremely low, but it is not zero. The bottom line: Blakeman appears to be playing a game of political brinkmanship, which has garnered him a good amount of publicity across the state and made him something of a hero to farright conservatives. That is why we find his first two weeks in office to be so disappointing. We honestly expected better of him. We hope and trust he will see the error of his ways and restore one of the best measures that we have to guard against the coronavirus — the mask mandate.

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ational Public Radio and ABC News warn, “Teachers are on the front lines in the Jan. 6 culture war.” Depending on where they work, teachers experience different political pressure when it comes to how to discuss with students the events that rocked the U.S. Capitol a year and a week ago. For younger children, important themes are community decision-making and fairness, the building blocks of a democratic society. In grades five to eight, students ALAN learn about the foundations of the SINGER democratic process — rights and responsibilities, civic action and voting — along with injustices. In grades 11 and 12, students should follow congressional hearings, evaluate media coverage and discuss the implications of current events. For these grades, the anniversary of Jan. 6, with expanded media coverage, offered a teachable moment for more in-depth analysis. While students and teachers are entitled to their opinions about the implications of the events, discussion in class about them must be respectful, and speakers must support statements with evi-

dence. The teacher must prepare documents for evaluation, ask questions of student speakers and moderate discussion. The teacher must guide students through multiple sources with different perspectives so they can form their own questions, evaluate the sources and information, and arrive at conclusions supported by evidence. This process must not include deciding whether the Jan. 6 insurrection happened. It happened, and it was indeed an insurrection, intended to block certification of the presidential election. One difficulty in addressing the events of that day is the country’s partisan divide. An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey found that despite widely viewed video footage, 60 percent of Republicans claimed the attack on the Capitol was not violent or somewhat violent. Here, teachers should ask students to suggest additional documents to allow them to discuss and decide whether the events were violent or not. To be clear, more than 700 people have been charged with various crimes at the Capitol. The FBI estimates that about 2,000 people were part of the mob that breached the building after a pro-Trump rally at which then President Donald Trump and other speakers repeated

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unsubstantiated charges that the election was stolen. Some 140 law enforcement officers were injured during the attack, one died, and the Capitol sustained more than $1.5 million in damage. More than 160 of the rioters entered guilty pleas in exchange for lighter sentences. Seventy have been sentenced. Thirty-one were jailed and 18 received home detention. The longest prison term so far is five years. About 100 defendants have ties to extremist groups. Trump tweeted many times on the afternoon on Jan. 6, attacking then Vice President Mike Pence more than once. At 2:38 p.m. — more than an hour and a half after Trump supporters first breached the Capitol — Trump tweeted, “Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!” At 4:17 p.m. Trump tweeted a video in which he told his followers, “I know your pain, I know your hurt. We love you, you’re very special. You’ve seen what happens, you’ve seen the way others are treated . . . I know how you feel, but go home, and go home in peace.” Sen. Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah, called what happened on Jan. 6 “an insurrection, incited by the president.” On Fox News, Rep. Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, said, “There’s no

t offers a teachable moment for indepth analysis, if discussed respectfully.

LETTERS more popular with a loud and uninformed minority. MICHAEL LUDWIG, PH.D. Rockville Centre Ludwig is director of Hofstra University’s health education master’s program.

No wonder Democrats are in trouble To the Editor: Alan Singer’s analyses of why the Democratic Party is in peril of losing control of government (“Democrats election perils have little to do with ‘wokeness,’” Dec. 9-15) is yet another anti-Republican screed with selective omissions of facts. Nowhere in his op-ed piece does he mention the Southern border, which is a lawless catastrophe for our country as well as for Biden, Harris or whoever is supposed to be in charge. Singer fails to mention that with no clear mandate, a 50-50 Senate and a razor-thin majority in the House, Biden and company are trying to pass a multi-trillion-dollar package that can only be paid for with higher taxes. Nowhere does he mention the murder, mayhem and chaos that are a direct result of flawed policies in Democratic-run cities across the country.

Weakening support for Israel; kneeling to an Iran deal, which is a pathway to a nuclear weapon for a country with a malevolent, untrustworthy government; abandoning friends and weapons in Afghanistan; sitting idly by as China steals land in the South China Sea to build military outposts; closing down the Keystone Pipeline (while green-lighting Russia’s), which has led to soaring gas prices as we struggle to electrify, are just a few other omissions. Throw in the teaching of a flawed critical race theory, the 1609 Project, FBI surveillance of school board meetings, support of the corrupt and often violent Black Lives Matter movement and consideration of reparations for descendants of people who were slaves more than 150 years ago, and it’s quite understandable why the Democratic Party is in trouble. Its record of failure in one year is breathtaking. Most people who are, or will turn from, blue to red are neither racist nor violent. They abhor the Jan. 6 insurrection. They are pragmatic! And yes, like it or not, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted by a jury of his peers who heard all of the evidence. To become purple, we need moderate leaders on both sides of the aisle who listen to and respect one another. Ignoring reality when it conflicts with one’s point of view is a prescription for failure. DR. MEL YOUNG Lawrence

question the president formed the mob. The president incited the mob. The president addressed the mob. He lit the flame.” The New York Times published useful lesson ideas to aid teachers. It also recommends consulting the websites of Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance), Facing History and Ourselves and the Anti-Defamation League. The Times package includes documents with questions sorted by these themes: ■ Understanding what happened and reacting to it. ■ Investigating President Trump’s responsibility. ■ Exploring why democracy requires a peaceful transfer of power. ■ Understanding the roots of the riot. ■ Considering the role of the news media and the power of language. ■ Scrutinizing how social media can facilitate insurrection. ■ Putting Jan. 6 into historical context. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on Twitter, @AlanJSinger1.

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