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Pet store ban on selling puppies upheld evidence she said showed some breeders used by Shake a Paw gave puppies horse medication, Shake a Paw won’t be selling which was not approved for use any puppies, at least for now, in dogs. after a Nassau County judge Messages left for managers at upheld a temporary restraining Shake A Paw were not returned. order against the company’s two In an emailed statement to the stores in Lynbrook and Hicks- Herald, Shake a Paw attorney ville. Richard HamburgNassau Suer said James preme Court Jus“deliberately distice Helen Voutsitorted the facts and nas issued her rulabused the judicial ing March 9, disprocess.” missing a request “The claim that by Shake a Paw to Shake A Paw knowresume acquiring ingly sells sick pupnew puppies after pies is groundless,” state Attorney Genhe said. “As permiteral Letitia James ted by the court, filed a lawsuit last LETITIA JAMES Shake A Paw has December, claimcontinued to sell i n g t h e s t o r e s State attorney general puppies during the knowingly bought pendency of this and sold sick dogs lawsuit. The mediamid years of customer com- cations allegedly given by breedplaints. ers to Shake A Paw puppies are “I am glad that our court approved for use in dogs.” order has been upheld so that Voutsinas allowed the stores Shake A Paw cannot buy or to remain open to sell their existadopt any more puppies for ing order of puppies, so long as resale in New York,” James said they didn’t acquire new ones. in a statement. “My office will Hamburger added that the continue to hold them account- attorney general has not identiable and protect innocent pup- fied any puppies that were even pies.” given the claimed medications, James also introduced new CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

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Showing support for Ukraine East Rockaway’s Jenna Quaranto, 12, placed blue and yellow streamers in windows of local businesses to show solidarity with Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion.

Temple ‘adopts’ family seeking refuge from war in Ukraine By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Tsipporah Lowenstein is a 3-year-old with a big family — an aunt, uncle, and nine cousins. All of them endured a 50-hour trip from the Ukraine to New York City by way of Romania, Turkey and Florida just last week. And they have just one clothes-filled suitcase between all of them. Cheryl Karp would have none of it. The early childhood director at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre nursery school where Tsipporah has found her own refuge among peers, Karp knew

she needed to spring into action. “They were turned away at several borders, but managed to get out of the country,” Karp said. “They basically just had the clothing on their backs. No shirts. No diapers. Nothing.” Tsipporah’s not even the youngest of the bunch. That honor instead goes to her 10-month-old twin cousins, while the oldest boy between Tsipporah’s aunt and uncle is 15. They fled Ukraine as Russian troops marched in. Another cousin attending boarding school escaped Ukraine with his entire class, finding their way to Germany. CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

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Motorists have been feeling the impact of inflation at the pump lately, with gas prices soaring. And amid increased rates to fill their gas tank and Russia’s war on Ukraine, some customers at the Lynbrook Lukoil gas station have begun lashing out at the wrong people. Lukoil is Russia’s second-largest oil company, but like many Lukoil owners, Ganesh Lall, who operates the station at 510 Scranton Ave. in the village, is a franchisee, so Lukoil and Russia have nothing to do with his operations. Still, he has faced backlash from some customers, with his business decreasing since the invasion started and many of his employees being taunted. Reached by phone, Lall, who is Guyanese, confirmed that there have been some incidents at his station, but declined to offer specifics or comment further. Lynbrook resident Shannon Kelly said she would be more wary of how often she drives amid rising gas prices, but added that Lall and the Lukoil station have been “some of the best gentleman that I know.” She recalled that she was driving to pick up her daughter from swim practice recently when both of her headlights went out. She said she was worried that she wouldn’t be able to get them replaced amid her busy schedule as a teacher in the Malverne School District, and only had from 2 to 2:50 p.m. the next day to get them fixed. “He swapped them out right in the parking lot and had me back to work with time to spare,” she said of Lall. “This is a

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RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN feeling the effects at the gas pump recently, however, some employees at the Lukoil station in Lynbrook have received threats amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, even though the business is franchised by Ganesh Lall, who is Guyanese. community member that we need to support.” Cindy Springsteen said that the Lukoil station is the only place she buys gas, and Theresa Caponi Palladino said Lall and his staff “are the best.” While many residents have shown support for Lukoil, they are all feeling the effects of soaring gas prices. Responding to a Herald inquiry on Facebook, Dee Frances said she believed that the U.S. should rely on the Keystone Gas Pipeline, an oil pipeline system in Canada and the U.S, rather than other countries. “My opinion is that we should get this pipeline back up and running,” she wrote.

“We have our own resources, we shouldn’t be relying on other countries.” Jeanne Gillespie Albanese, however, noted that the pipeline was not set to be operational until 2023. “Even if it was built, it wouldn’t help at all,” she wrote. The problem is not just occurring locally. Americans everywhere are feeling the shock of the escalating gas prices, which reached a national average of $4.07 last week. It marked an increase of more than 10 percent from the week before. The upticks have been caused by multiple crises, including Russia invading Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic and the highest

inflation levels in decades, and likely won’t decrease anytime soon as the country still recovers from Covid-19 and Russia’s invasion continues. In response, the Nassau County Legislature’s Minority Caucus is urging their colleagues in local government to support a proposal that would deliver emergency relief to residents by temporarily suspending the county’s share of sales tax on gasoline. The plan, revealed last week by Legislature Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams, a Democrat from Freeport, is designed to insulate Nassau residents who are being forced to shoulder rapidly increased costs that are being driven by the war in Ukraine and sanctions that are all but certain to further impact fuel costs in the short term. Abrams cited analysis that indicates that the reduction in sales tax revenue caused by suspending the county portion of gasoline taxes would have a minimal impact on the county’s projected sales tax surplus for 2022. County Legislator Debra Mulé , a Democrat from Freeport, voiced her support for the legislation. “I am fully in favor of America’s efforts to support the Ukrainian people and end this senseless, horrible war,” she said in a statement. “While some of the necessary steps that we have taken will require sacrifice from the American people, this initiative will reduce the pain at the pump for consumers at a critical time. I am hopeful that my colleagues will join with us in advocating for this commonsense approach.” A time and place for a vote on the proposal was not scheduled at press time.

NYS Elks President Barry Griffith visits Lodge No. 1 New York State Elks Association President Bar ry Griffith recently visited Elks Lodge No. 1 in Lynbrook. Griffith is part of Lock Port elks Lodge No. 41, and came to the village along with the first lady, Susan Griffith, and Gerald and Bonnie Claude. Past District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler John Nuzzi Sr. organize the event on behalf of Lodge No. 1 Exalted Ruler Lisa Moldovan. Leading Knight Amy Schneller provided the evening welcome in absence of Moldovan. The first lady was presented with a basket of flowers from Lodge No. 1 sponsor Ron Hansen and Michael Boller, and other presentations were also made. Jean Hunt, Dottie Maffucci, Christine Lobello and Jo Ann Bambino-Marzocchi served dinner and the plates were prepared by Secretary Emeritus Louis Mohr Jr. “Thanks to all lodge mem-

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NEW YORK ELKS Lodge No. 1 recently welcomed New York State Elks Association President Barry Griffith, his wife, Susan, and Gerald and Bonnie Claude. bers that helped set up the lounge for a sit-down dinner the night before, as well as those that helped clean up there after,” Nuzzi wrote in an email to the Herald. “Thank you to the trustees for arranging the sit-down meal in the president’s

honor.” Nuzzi added that Griffith was honored to visit the lodge and that he expressed to Nuzzi that, to him, stepping into Lodge No. 1 was like stepping into the Vatican for the fist time. The lodge’s heritage room dates back to 1868.

Special presentations were also given to the Griffiths by Trustee Chair man Frank Hunt and Lodge Memorabilia Chairman Al Hoffmann, and Nuzzi provided them with personalized mugs. Deputy Mayor Michael Hawxhurst also spoke at the event.

GRIFFITH, LEFT, RECEIVED a citation from Lynbrook Deputy Mayor Mike Hawxhurst.

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Community heroes recognized at ceremony Five Lynbrook representatives and two from East Rockaway were among 22 people who were honored at the third annual Community Heroes award ceremony on March 6. The Lynbrook honorees included Capt. Kacie Curran of the Lynbrook Fire Department; First Lieutenant James Byrne of the LFD; Second Lieutenant Samantha Dominguez of the LFD; Lynbrook resident Gabrielle Amoroso; and Lynbrook Dr. Mohamed Gaffoor. The East Rockaway representatives were Auxiliary Police officer Diane LauKaitis and East Rockaway Fire Department Chief David Bilardello. The honors go to those who make their communities a stronger, kinder, friendlier and more compassionate place. Several elected officials and members of local fire departments attended the event, which was hosted by Assemblywoman Judy Griffin at Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook. Griffin said she was proud to recognize the members of the community who “advocate, protect, enhance and serve as a role model.” “These are our local and regional first responders, nurses and physicians, school board and library trustees, veterans, founders and board members of non-profit organizations, community volunteers, attorneys fighting the good fight, business

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people making a difference and community volunteers who have shown exceptional leadership, kindness, inclusiveness and generosity,” she said, according to a news release. “I am truly grateful for their presence, and the positive impact they have made and continue to make for our communities.” Curran, Byrne and Dominguez are among 25 volunteers who provide emergency medical services to Lynbrook as part of the LFD. Amoroso is a nurse at North Shore University Hospital in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Gaafoor is the director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Maimonides Children’s Hospital in Brooklyn and has cared for thousands of critically ill children. Bilardello has 25 years with the ERFD and has been chief since last April. He has also worked in the village’s Department of Public Works for 17 years. LauKaitis, an inspector with the East Rockaway auxiliary police, has more than four decades of service on the unit and is the highest ranking and decorated woman officer in the Nassau County Auxiliary Police program.

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lYNBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT members, from left, Capt Kacie Curran, First Lieutenant James Byrne and Second Lieutenant Samantha Dominguez were honored by Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, far left, as part of the third annual Community Heroes awards ceremony.

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Other tzedukah projects the temple has overseen include clothing cancer patients and collecting items for those experiencing homelessness. “We exist as a holy congregation as long as we keep tuned into the necessities of the community,” Senior Rabbi Michel Schelsinger said. “This is the reason we have decided to engage in this vital project and help a displaced Ukrainian family.” Seeing people open their wallets was

Want to help? You can send an Amazon gift card to Tsipporah Lowenstein’s family, too, by emailing nurserydir@herjc.org. especially meaningful for Karp, especially in a world with rising gas prices, inflation, and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

And the temple is still collecting donations. Once Tsipporah’s family has everything they need, Karp wants to get supplies to others still in Ukraine, or who have sought refuge elsewhere. “It’s something that I always believe in and it just makes me feel so proud to be a part of a temple family that cares so much about others,” Karp said. “There is a lot more going on in the world that needs to be addressed, but it makes me very proud.”

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They hid in a basement until they decided it was time to leave the country. Although they encountered many challenges at various borders, they found a way out, finally landing in Florida on March 9. When Karp watched the news and saw carriages in Poland awaiting Ukrainian refugees, she got emotional. When she learned that a family close to the synagogue was also reeling from the issues overseas, she was emboldened to rally those around her to help. This was nothing new, of course. HERJC frequently undertakes initiatives to help those in need, Karp said, known as tzedukah projects, following a mantra that all Jewish people are commanded to do good things for others. Quickly, dozens of donations started pouring in, raising more than $5,000 in its first week, mostly through Amazon gift cards that could be used to purchase toiletries and other necessities for the family on the retail company’s website. “It’s just so beautiful to be able to help a family in need,” Karp said, “The children were very excited to know that they were doing something to help other children just like them. “We tell our kids that not everyone is as lucky as they are. Not everyone has a lot of choices and clothes, and the money that we collect goes to help those children who aren’t as lucky.”

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STUDENTS AND STAFF members at the HewlettEast Rockaway Jewish Centre donated Amazon gift cards to buy supplies for the family of a child in the congregation’s nursery school who fled to Brooklyn from Ukraine.

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Judge: No new dogs for Shake a Paw — for now adding that an independent court-approved veterinarian determined that only six of 220 puppies examined at Shake a Paw in January and February were not healthy. Even more, unannounced state inspections found that both the Lynbrook and Hicksville stores were in complete compliance with regulatory requirements, including housing, sanitation, feeding, veterinary care, recordkeeping and Pet Lemon Laws, Hamburger said. Shake a Paw only acquires puppies from federally licensed breeders and brokers, he added. But the suit filed last December described the source of Shake a Paw’s animals as puppy mills, while telling customers they were instead from legitimate breeders. Many of the puppies had been afflicted with serious health issues, including pneumonia, breathing problems, infections and congenital defects, James claims. Several had parasites. Some customers told James that certain issues were kept hidden from them while health certificates were doctored to advertise healthy dogs for sale, and lying about breeds. At least nine dogs sold by Shake a Paw “died soon after sale” from various ailments, according to the suit, while a number of customers paid for “hundreds of dollars of unnecessary additional goods and services” — sometimes thousands of dollars. A number of owners claimed they had to quickly take their new dogs to the vet, racking up bills they say Shake a Paw refused to reimburse them for. The attorney general’s office has received nearly 100 complaints about the stores since 2016, with another 30 or so complaints filed with the Better Business Bureau. James claimed that a veterinary records probe found that nearly half of more than 400 dogs sold at Shake a Paw had infections, or were coughing, sneezing or had

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A NASSAU COUNTY Supreme Court judge upheld a temporary restraining order prohibiting Shake a Paw stores in Lynbrook and Hicksville from purchasing new puppies they would then turn around and sell. Protesters demonstrated outside the Lynbrook store in October 2020 after state Attorney General Letitia James claimed the operation knowingly sold sick dogs. breathing problems. More than half were infected with parasites, while 10 percent suffered from pneumonia. James is seeking unspecified damages from Shake a Paw, as well as fines. Jessica Tagliarino wasn’t a Shake a Paw customer herself, but she was related to some who were. “I know three dogs purchased there by my family members,” she said in 2018. “All needed surgeries. All were different breeds and had different reasons. One

died too young, at 2 years old.” Dozens of people gathered outside the Lynbrook store in October 2020, chanting “Adopt, don’t shop!” and “There’s no excuse for animal abuse!” Voutsinas’s order allowed Shake a Paw to continue selling puppies it already owns, but only after each was examined by an independent veterinarian appointed by James and found fit for sale. The company was also ordered to produce a full inventory of puppies already purchased, but not yet sold.

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Longtime Cedarhurst village trustee Ari Brown, who serves as the deputy mayor, is running in the April 7 special election for former 20th district Assemblywoman Melissa “Missy” Miller’s vacant seat. Brown, a Republican, will be opposed by Democrat David Lobl. Miller, who endorsed her fellow GOP member, is confident Brown will support her priorities that include being a strong voice for taxpayers and for vulnerable members of society, she said. “I am supporting Ari Brown in the race for the New York State Assembly because he shares my priorities,” said Miller. “He will fight for tax relief, push for our fair share of school aid and stand up for vulnerable members of our society, including persons with special needs and serious health issues. We need Ari Brown.” Brown, 54, has served at least two decades on local government boards as a Cedarhurst village official. He grew up in Franklin Square before he moved to Cedarhurst with his family in 1991. From 1998 to 2001 he served on the village’s zoning board – a position that fit his qualifications with his background in construction. He eventually became a trustee in 2001 and was appointed as deputy mayor in 2019. He also served on the architectural review board. “I am eager to put my experience to work in the New York State Assembly,” Brown said. “Most of all, I am committed to be a sound and sensible voice in the face of the extreme politics that have taken hold in Albany.” Brown is also running on the Conservative Party line and plans to stand firmly against attempts to defund the police and against the ‘cashless bail’ law. As a father of seven and grandfather of two, Brown

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CEDARHURST DEPUTY MAYOR Ari Brown, a Republican, is running for Melissa Miller’s vacant seat in the 20th district assembly. will also advocate for more “parental choice” in the education system and get to the bottom of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2021 Covid nursing home scandal, where a report about the number of nursing home residents who died was concealed. Returning the state’s economy to pre-Covid standards is part of Brown’s financial and economic plan.

This includes reversing the $1 billion commuter tax – or congestion pricing – which affects all automobile traffic entering and leaving Manhattan south of 60th Street. Nassau County Republican Chairman Joe Cairo endorsed Brown because of his extensive experience and success serving Cedarhurst and because of Brown’s goals to control taxes, fight anti-Semitism and revise the current bail reform laws. “He’s our Republican candidate to succeed Missy Miller in the 20th assembly district, he also has the endorsement of the conservative party,” Cairo said. County Executive Bruce Blakeman proudly endorsed Brown and believes he has the experience to hold the position. “Ari will stand up to the anti-police liberals in Albany, fight anti-Semitism wherever it exists and make our community more affordable for working class families,” Blakeman said. “Residents of the 20th Assembly District deserve a voice of reason in Albany,” Brown said. “The extreme politicians have gone too far in Albany, making our neighborhoods less safe, under mining parental authority and bringing us spiraling taxes. I will stand up for our communities, support our police and work with residents whom don’t want a government that attempts to usurp their parental rights.” Lobl, 37, a Cedarhurst resident, said his understanding of what is important to his potential constituents is his reason for running. “I’m running for the New York State Assembly because the health and safety of our families and our communities is my number one priority,” he wrote in an email. “From supporting our first responders and standing with law enforcement, to reducing our tax burden and investing in our children’s education, I have the experience and commitment the South Shore needs fighting for us in Albany.”

Lynbrook vet nominated for Hall of Fame Lynbrook resident Dawn Samuel was recently nominated for the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame. Samuel enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after graduating high school to serve her country, obtaining the rank of E-6 technical sergeant. Samuel later joined the Air Force Reserve while attending college, earning a master’s degree in education from Columbia University. For the past 29 years, she has worked as a teacher, and now teaches at P.S.14Q in Queens. Samuel is an active member of the American Legion Malverne Post, secre-

tary of the Elmont Legion Riders and past Nassau County Auxiliary president. She now serves as children and youth, and oratorical chairperson for the Nassau County American Legion, working with families of the Garden City Marine Base. Happily married for 25 years, Samuel has three children and has lived in Lynbrook for the past 10 years. She is an outstanding citizen who has dedicated her life and career to serving not only her country, but her community, too. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky nominated Samuel for the honor.

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f it were up to me, every president would be required to have a cat in the White House. The Bidens have dogs — Commander, a 4-month-old purebred German shepherd puppy, and Major, who was shipped back to the family home in Delaware after some unfortunate encounters with the White House staff. But the first family finally adopted a cat at the end of January — Willow, a green-eyed tabby. Jill Biden fell in love with the feline after it JAMES jumped up on a during a BERNSTEIN stage speech she was giving. She named the cat after her hometown, Willow, Pa. Dogs are fixtures at the White House. One famous pooch was Checkers, Nixon’s cocker spaniel, whose name he evoked to gain sympathy in a famous speech in 1952 to save his spot on the Republican ticket. Nixon had been accused of improprieties relating to a fund established by his backers to reim-

burse him for his political expenses. His speech worked, and he became Dwight Eisenhower’s vice president for two terms. Checkers is buried in a pet cemetery in Wantagh. Going back further, Franklin Roosevelt had his Fala, a Scottie; John F. Kennedy was given Pushinka, the daughter of Strelka, who had traveled into space aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik, as a gift by then Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. The Clintons had Buddy, a chocolate Labrador, and the Obamas had Bo, a Portuguese water dog. It seems almost expected that the president will have a dog. Not so much a cat, at least not so publicly. Perhaps this is because all of our presidents so far have been men, and men are supposed to love dogs and not necessarily cats, silly as this may sound. And maybe because dogs are still considered a part the American dream, along with the white picket fence and the station wagon (now an SUV). But to be sure, some of our greatest presidents had cats. One of my favorites, Abraham Lincoln, doted on cats. Lincoln

left his dog, Fido, home in Springfield, Ill., when he was elected. He was given two cats by Secretary of State William Seward. He fed them from the expensive White House china. His wife, Mary Todd, disapproved, But Lincoln, who had no love for his predecessor James Buchanan, who did little if anything to stop the rise of the Confederacy, said, “If the gold fork was good enough for former President James Buchanan, I think it is good enough for Tabby.” Lincoln was so enamored of cats, the story goes, that his attention was distracted by meowing at Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s headquarters in City Point, Va., during the Civil War Battle of Petersburg in March 1865, weeks before the president was assassinated. There were other first felines. Teddy Roosevelt had a six-toed cat, Slippers, who was often spotted in the kitchen. Herbert Hoover’s Persian, Kitty, roamed the floors of the White House. The Coolidges owned Tiger, Blacky, Bounder, Timmie and even a bobcat named Smoky. Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea, had

one other than Abraham Lincoln fed his cats on White House china.

Socks. Socks had a song, a book and a website that was all about him. He was important at the White House. The president once became enraged at the White House press corps when camera crews enticed Socks to come closer by offering him cat food. But Socks never got along too well with Buddy the Lab, and eventually found a home with Clinton’s secretary, Betty Currie. According to presidential historians, only two of the nation’s chief executives — James K. Polk and Donald J. Trump — had no pets in the White House. Polk, who was only 49 when he was inaugurated in 1845, was viewed as ultra-serious, and busied himself with annexing a bunch of states during his time in office. When asked about his petless presidency, Polk responded, “No president who performs his duty faithfully can have any leisure.” We can all think of a few presidents who would disagree. Can we imagine a future presidential candidate whose platform would include welcoming a cat in the White House? Such a pledge would be purrrfect! Jim Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this column? JBernstein@liherald.com.

War in Ukraine evokes banality of evil

uddenly, a weekly newspaper seems just the right place to be talking about a war unfolding in real time. As I wrote last week, the minute-to-minute news of the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine leaves us feeling both horrified and helpless. We are thousands of miles away, but the war can feel as close as the devices in our pockets pinging out the latest news. Writing week to week offers some perspective. As a woman born just after World War II, I am seeRANDI ing this time with KREISS some distance and even hope. I believe that somehow, the killing will stop, and the world will turn again. Born in 1947, I have been a witness to the history of the Korean War (my dad was drafted), the Prague Spring, the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Vietnam War, the Six-Day War in Israel, the Iraq War, the 2013 uprisings in Egypt, the brief flame of democracy in Tiananmen Square, the Afghan War, the brutal wars in Rwanda and Congo, the uprisings in Cuba and Central America.

As we watch the Ukraine invasion, the wide-angle lens offers more hope than the micro view, which is excruciating. Just a few minutes ago, the media broadcast the most recent atrocity: Russian bombs destroyed a children’s hospital, burying an unknown number of children and maternity patients. This morning, the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl lost power, threatening radiation leaks, according to Ukraine authorities. The images of war are iconic, and we have seen them before. It is the knowledge that we have been here and done that and will likely be here again that is a discouraging commentary on humanity’s inability to live in peace. I saw a photo of parents putting young children on trains to neighboring Poland, mothers and fathers with hands pressed to the hands of the sons and daughters inside, saying goodbye. We have seen this before, too, when parents in Nazi-occupied European countries sent their children off in the arms of strangers. War has its own language, its own imagery. There is a banality to the deaths and separations and loss. We get

24/7 news streaming live from the foreign correspondents who report from the ground war as bombs explode in the background. Their work also has precedent. It was the reporters on the ground in Vietnam, like the young Dan Rather, who broadcast the truth of the conflict home to America, even as our leaders were betting on the fog of war to garner support for a wrong-minded intervention. I saw images yesterday of thousands of people sheltering in subway stations or the basements of buildings night after night as Russian bombs flattened their cities. That made me think of the Blitz in London, when Nazi planes flew overhead every night for 57 nights, destroying buildings while people took shelter in the city’s Underground. A few days ago, The New York Times ran a front-page photo of a family hit by shrapnel as they ran down a street in Ukraine. Two children lay there dead on the sidewalk. You can see the blood on their heads and clothes. I couldn’t help but remember the 1972 Vietnam War photo of a naked 9-year-old girl running from a napalm attack. At the time, readers questioned the ethics and taste of

ow shameful that it has become almost a cliché in human history.

publishing such a shocking and intrusive photograph. I thought about that when I saw the dead children on the front page of The Times. The reporters on the ground in Ukraine are covering another war phenomenon: the displacement of more than 2 million people, fleeing the fighting. The big wars in my time have produced massive migrations, and this war, too, will destabilize the lives of all the neighboring countries. The refugees have no idea when or how they might return. How shameful that this dislocation has become almost a cliché over the course of human history. We all want to help. Every agency needs money and, according to NBC, the best way to find a reliable charity is through websites like Charity Navigator or CharityWatch, which evaluate and track charitable organizations. The war in Ukraine is like many others in its images of bombed-out buildings and traumatized families. It is unique, sadly, for those caught in the fighting, whose lives are irreparably changed. It has also become a moment for us Americans to remember who stands with us in support of democracy, and who wears the face of calculated aggression. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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emember when gasoline cost just $2.84 per gallon? That might seem like a lifetime ago, now that drivers are finding prices closing in on $5 for regular. But believe it or not, it was just a year ago. It may be impossible at times to think beyond our own family budgets when it comes to skyrocketing fuel costs, but the cost at the gas pump affects everything around us that isn’t sourced and produced in our own backyard. And that’s pretty much everything — groceries, clothes, medicine, even this newspaper. If even a single drop of gasoline is needed to get a product from where it’s created to your front door, expect the cost of that product to jump. We haven’t seen a surge in gas prices like this since 2008, when the tail end of a decade-long energy crisis spiked the cost per gallon by more than 35 percent over the previous year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Something needs to give, and soon. Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature want to provide a little bit of help by suspending the gasoline sales tax here. That’s a 4.25 percent levy, which last year amounted to 12 cents per gallon, but is now up to 19 cents. A savings of $2 to $3 per fill-up might not seem like a lot, but that would add up. Sure, Nassau would lose money under

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LETTERS I’m proud of my kids To the Editor: (re: “Trump flag spurs some outrage in E.R.,” March 10-16) My children and nephews were photographed with a Trump flag on Sports Night, and here are the facts. My kids did not bring any flag of any type to Sports Night. One of my kids was in the large group photo that was taken in the small gym before the event that upset some district parents. He was in the back row and had nothing to do with the display of the flag. He was just another kid in the photo. The flag was brought into the large gym by other students and was on display for most of the evening. It was “danced” around the gym by multiple students — in full view of the staff, administrators, parents and students — all night long. It has been a long two years without any open events, and apparently everyone forgot the rules on that evening. At the end of the night, after the students got the results of the competition and swapped jerseys with their sister class and

that proposal, but the county has been making at least an extra nickel per gallon over the last several months, so it could still finish ahead. Lawmakers in Albany want to take it a step further by suspending state gas taxes. That would be a heftier savings — nearly 48 cents per gallon. But unlike Nassau, the state hasn’t made any extra money during the gas price surge, because its taxes are flat, not a percentage. The state took 48 cents out of every $2.84 gallon of gas purchased a year ago, and is taking 48 cents out of every $4.47 gallon of gas purchased today. That money — more than $1 billion a year — goes toward maintaining our highways and bridges, and provides hundreds of millions of dollars to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. There was no windfall there, and so any losses, as Gov. Kathy Hochul has pointed out, could have devastating effects on New York’s already stressed infrastructure. If Nassau were to indeed suspend its sales tax, and if Congress temporarily slashed federal taxes — which account for more than 18 cents per gallon — gas prices could fall nearly 10 percent. That is, if other factors don’t keep pushing those prices higher. Congress doesn’t appear ready to do much of anything, and neither does the Republican majority in the County Legis-

lature. County Executive Bruce Blakeman even went so far as to blame America’s dependence on foreign oil as the key cause of the crisis, and to push for the reopening of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Yet only 20 percent of the oil consumed in America is imported, and most of that comes from Canada. Before Russia invaded Ukraine, its oil accounted for just 2 percent of the American supply. It’s not our dependence on Russian oil, but instead the dependence of other countries — especially European ones — that drives up price. America already exports more oil than it imports, according to the Energy Information Administration. So it’s really unclear how much of an impact opening more domestic sources would have. And when it comes to Keystone XL, it was designed to transport Canadian oil to the U.S. There could be some light at the end of the tunnel. After gasoline prices jumped to more than $3 per gallon in 2008, the average price plummeted to $1.84 the following year, according to the EIA. But credit the Great Recession for that. Another severe recession would be the worst way to solve this crisis. But if our elected leaders don’t come together and act soon, an economic crash is most assuredly in our future.

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cross the USA, headlines cite skyrocketing energy costs and the strain they are putting on American families. Here on Long Island, homeowners and businesses are feeling pain in their wallets not felt for years. In 2019, when I was Hempstead town supervisor, I spearheaded an energy program that today would be collectively saving town residents millions of dollars on their energy bills. It would have been the first such program on LAURA A. Long Island, and if it had moved GILLEN forward, participating residents’ and businesses’ utility bills town would now be 50 percent lower, according to published National Grid rates. Sure enough, the Town of Brookhaven just implemented the program, and I applaud Supervisor Ed Romaine and the town board for their leadership. But the Hempstead Town Board killed the program in 2019, without explanation and without reason in a move that demonstrated a callous disregard for town taxpayers. While I was supervisor, I learned

about a program called “Community Choice Aggregation,” which allows municipalities to enter the marketplace to collectively negotiate for better energy costs for their residents and businesses. The theory is that thousands of residents’ bargaining power exceeds that of any individual. The program is strictly regulated by the state Department of Public Service to ensure that residents are protected, and the program only moves forward if there are demonstrable savings. There is a regulated process: A municipality must first pass enabling legislation to allow it to seek vendors. After that, it does so by way of a bidding process. Once a vendor is chosen, a second resolution, awarding a contract, must be passed. Then the vendor negotiates on behalf of the municipality, obtaining the best rates and, with a third resolution, the municipality approves a contract for residents at those rates. There are strict notice requirements and opt-out options to protect residents. In August 2019, I offered the first resolution to begin the process. The Long Island Association, the LiiNCS, multiple civic associations and residents voiced their support for it and the Town Board passed it. The project went out to bid to, and after a bipartisan review process, a

ure enough, the Town of Brookhaven just implemented a program I proposed.

LETTERS were thanked for being there, my kids decided to take a picture together and to use the flag as a prop in the picture. They did so with a flag that was allowed to be in the school for the whole evening. While my family was taking a picture with it, another person came running over to jump behind my wife and take the picture as the kids were posing. The unknown person then put the picture into their private group and used it to start the chain of events that led to some backlash from some parents. No one in my family made it their profile picture on Facebook until two days later — well after the kids were “exposed” in a private group, and well after all the threats and admonishment against them had occurred. On March 5, I posted the picture as my profile photo on Facebook in support of my children and family for the way they had been treated over the past few days. East Rockaway School District Superintendent Lisa Ruiz sent out an email March 4, the day after Class Night, stating that an “incident occurred in the small gym before Sports Night.” Yes, the first large group photo was

vendor was selected. At a Town Board meeting that December, I put forward a resolution to award the contract so the selected vendor could begin negotiating with utility providers. But a motion was made to table the proposal. “I urge my colleagues to change their minds,” I pleaded, “because we have the opportunity right now to deliver some savings to our residents in this town. And this will only move forward if residents save money, and if we delay this, there is very little chance that any resident will be able to save money this season.” Nevertheless, every councilmember voted to table the item, and stopped Community Choice Aggregation from moving forward. Had the resolution passed that December, the vendor would have had a generous 90-day window to negotiate rates, a period that would have stretched from January or February to April or May 2020. That March, coronavirus shutdowns caused the price of energy to plummet. Energy was trading at such historic lows that town residents could have gotten rates on natural gas not seen in roughly a decade. National Grid records show that the average price for natural gas in March

2020 was 39.1 cents per therm, and in April, 34 cents. The town could have locked in a fixed rate in this range — and likely a bit lower — for years. The average price per therm last month was 72.4 cents — roughly double. Skyrocketing costs are painful to all, and crippling to those on fixed incomes. There was zero risk in moving forward with this program, only a potential upside — and residents would now be saving 50 percent on their National Grid bills. I urged incoming supervisor Don Clavin to take up the program after I departed Town Hall, but he and the board have taken no action to move it. My deputy visited other municipalities to urge them to explore Community Choice Aggregation in the hope that that might pressure Hempstead. Brookhaven is moving on the program, and other municipalities aren’t far behind. The sensible voices of those who actually serve residents need to prevail in Hempstead and across New York state. The alarming headlines about energy prices continue, and constituents would be wise to demand that those in office move this program forward when rates are favorable. Laura A. Gillen, who served as Hempstead town supervisor from 2018 to 2021, is a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York’s 4th Congressional District.

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in the small gym, but that was accepted by the school, and the flag was also used as a prop all night in both the small and big gyms without incident. It appeared to me that all of the kids, parents and the staff were having a good time and the flag wasn’t an issue. I assumed the administration had no issue with it, since it was on full display all night. Ruiz said she was ill that night and couldn’t attend, but the event was also livestreamed, and she should have watched the first fully open event online at the very least. Most of us, regardless of political affiliation, work week to week and pay taxes. We have opinions, and there are extremists on both sides of the argument that cause chaos and unrest throughout our great country. But overall, we basically get along. My kids chose to take a picture with the flag, which is their right as Americans. I am proud that my kids have an opinion on politics. FRANK PASSANISI East Rockaway

At the Milleridge Inn, the color of the week — Jericho

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Hempstead Town could have locked in lower energy prices

March 17, 2022 — LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY HERALD

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