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New Vision Party sweeps the election “I will work each and every day to continue to earn the trust of every village resident,” HawxWhen polls closed in Lyn- hurst said. brook on Tuesday and votes Ryder, a paralegal, realtor and were tallied, Michael Hawxhurst community activist, joins the retained his trustee seat, while board for the first time. Laura Ryder was McLaughlin elected to the board defeated challenger and William Josh Margulies, 1,072 McLaughlin was revotes to 269, for vilelected as village juslage justice, a positice. tion that he has held All three candisince 2009. He was dates ran on the New appointed associate Vision Party line, village justice in and Ryder garnered 1997. 1,135 votes for trustEast Rockaway ee, while Hawxhurst held an uncontested Mike Hawxhurst received 1,116. They election, but the defeated challenger community showed David O’Neill, who its support for the ran independently and earned c a n d i d at e s. T r u s t e e s T i m 349 votes. Hawxhurst, who works O’Hagan (135 votes) and John in finance, was first elected Felbinger (148) were elected to trustee in 2009 and was re-elect- the board, while Richard Bravered in 2013 and 2017. man (133) was elected judge.
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Read, white and blue First- and second-graders at Waverly Park Elementary School recently celebrated Read Across America Week, a celebration that stresses the importance of reading.
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Students run 48 miles in two days to aid wounded vets By JuLiA SwERdin lyneditor@liherald.com
Three boys, two days, 144 miles. From March 5 to 7, Lynbrook High School sophomores Max Cordes, Nathan Santoli and Jesse Jean completed the David Goggins 4x4x48 Challenge, an international event in which participants run four miles every four hours for two straight days to raise money for the charity of their choice.
The three 10th-graders decided to focus their fundraising efforts on the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit organization that aids veterans with physical and mental injuries. “We chose Wounded Warrior because we all care so much about our veterans, and we realize how much they sacrifice for us,” Santoli said. The boys noted that they have a personal connection to military service, because each of their grandfa-
thers served in combat. By the end of the weekend-long run, they had been pledged more than $3,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project. The trio was inspired to join the challenge by Goggins, a former Navy Seal and now a motivational speaker. Goggins experienced poverty and abuse as a child, but after completing his military service with honor, he Continued on page 17
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Construction on the $439 million Bay Park Conveyance Project is set to begin in the spring after Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved it on March 4. With the significant milestone completed, Western Bay Constructors Joint Venture was selected as the design-build contractor for the project. The plan is to reroute treated effluent, or sewage, from the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility to the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control plant by way of a 100-year-old pipe under Sunrise Highway. “This ambitious project will be critical in advancing our sustained efforts to reduce water pollution and restore water quality in our coastal communities,” Cuomo said in a statement. “For decades, Long Island’s coastal habitats have suffered from nitrogen pollution. We have been working diligently with our local partners to address this environmental threat, and by advancing the Bay Park Conveyance Project, we are taking further action to protect the Western Bays and the surrounding communities by increasing their resilience to future flooding. The BPCP is a partnership between the state’s Environmental Conservation and the Nassau County Department of Public Works. It is slated to take three years to complete and once finished, it
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will divert as much as 75 million gallons of treated water per day and up to 90 percent of the nitrogen loading from Reynolds Channel and the Western Bays each year. This, in turn, will improve the resiliency and quality of life in the waterways. Construction is set to begin this spring. “The revitalization of the Western Bays will significantly improve our environment and provide greater storm resiliency,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said in a statement. “By investing in Nassau’s environment, we are not only creating jobs and spurring economic development, but protecting homeowners by restoring the critical marshlands that serve as vital buffers during storms.”
With Western Bays Constructors Joint Venture designing and building the project, it saves costs and shortens the construction schedules. Other alternatives for the project could have cost up to $600 million and taken nearly a decade to construct. The DEC is managing the designbuild contractor, and upon completion, the Nassau DPW will own and operate the new facilities. The contract was approved by the Nassau County Legislature in November, and then approved by the county’s Finance Control Board, comptroller, and Curran. The DEC then signed the contract and submitted it to the state attorney general and comptroller for final approval. The design-build team is tasked with
creating a pump station at Bay Park, relining the Sunrise Highway aqueduct, building the pipeline from Bay Park to Sunrise and from Sunrise to the connection at the Cedar Creek outfall. The nitrogen-rich effluent accelerates algae growth, and as the algae breaks apart in the tides, it rots, robbing marine life of dissolved oxygen, causing “dead zones.” Built in 1949, the Bay Park plant serves more than a half-million Nassau residents and discharges an average of 52 million gallons of treated effluent into the Western Bays each day, damaging some 10,000 acres of water and tidal marshland. The nitrogen contained in effluent causes seaweed to grow to unnatural lengths, robbing the waterways of the dissolved oxygen needed to sustain marine life. The nitrogen-rich effluent accelerates algae growth, and as the algae breaks apart in the tides, it rots, robbing marine life of dissolved oxygen, causing “dead zones.” State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, lauded the approval of the project. “For decades, the Western Bays have been polluted with treated effluent and nitrogen, harming our environment and quality-of-life,” he said in a statement. “This project will protect our communities from flooding, purify our water, and bolster our local ecological vitality — and I was proud to work with my partners in government to get it done.”
Street named after ERHS graduate killed in 9/11 By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com
The Stern family has long wanted a way for the Lynbrook community to remember their beloved Andrew Stern, who died during the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. After nearly two decades of waiting, they finally got their wish through a dedicated effort from both family and friends to ensure his name will be remembered by the village. Over the years following the tragic day, Barbara Stern wanted one of the bordering villages of Lynbrook or East Rockaway to find some way to commemorate her son. Andrew grew up in Lynbrook, but attended Centre Avenue Elementary and East Rockaway High School. Students in the East Rockaway School District participate in the annual Andrew Stern Memorial Essay Contest, but the family wanted to find a way to further keep his memory alive in the town where he grew up. But, for close to 20 years they were denied. That was until a few months ago, when Andrew’s younger brother, Michael, started working to grant his family’s wish. “I wanted to get it done for the 20-year anniversary,” Michael said. He contacted East Rockaway’s Mayor Bruno Romano, who graduated high school with Andrew in 1978, to get the ball rolling. Romano was able to confirm that the process fell under Lynbrook’s jurisdiction. That process required Michael to
The sign was unveiled during the ceremony.
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roBerTson road in East Rockaway was renamed in honor of the late Andrew Stern, who died during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and more than 100 people gathered to celebrate the dedication on Feb. 27. seek signatures from neighbors, so he walked up and down the block and got enough people on the block to sign off. Not long after, he received a phone call from Susan Bonomo, who works in Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach’s office and told him that the village would rename Robertson Road in Andrew’s honor on Feb. 27. On the day of the event, family members said they were shocked to see a large crowd of more than 100 people gathered
safely for the event, with many of the attendees being graduates of Andrew’s 1978 class. “Truthfully, I expected a dozen people,” Barbara said. “I said to my daughter, ‘Who are all these people? Where did they come from?’” Barbara said she saw friends of Andrew’s who she had not seen in years. “I think it’s a testament to who he was and how much people were drawn to him
and loved him,” Andrew’s sister Lisa Burch said. People who knew Andrew since he was a toddler were also there to watch the commemoration. Even on a cold, rainy day, so many community members came to remember Andrew. As well as the family and old friends, Assemblywoman Judy Griffin and a representative from State Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s office were in attendance. The only thing that went wrong was when the wooden piece meant to be pulled away to reveal the new street sign fell and hit Michael in the head, though he was not injured. The family laughed it off as a sign from Andrew joking around with his little brother.
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Elks Lodge collects food, money for pantry new york elks Lodge No. 1 members, from left, Lodge Chaplain John Nuzzi Sr., Sister Margie Kelly of the outreach center and Exalted Ruler Lisa Moldovan as the Elks dropped their collection to the Holy Name of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Valley Stream.
New York Elks Lodge No. 1 in Lynbrook recently collected assorted food to distribute to local food pantries. Exalted Ruler Lisa Moldovan requested that members and officers donate nonperishable goods to help with the collection, and they answered the call. They also collected money donations to distribute. “A special thanks to all the members that made this a very heart-filled food collection, once again, to help those less fortunate,” Publicity Chairman John Nuzzi Sr. said, according to a release. “The Elks understand the meaning of helping those in need and they stepped up to the plate and delivered.” The Elks made deliveries to the Holy Name of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Valley Stream. Courtesy Lynbrook Elks Lodge No. 1; comipled by Mike Smollins
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Retired Lynbrook police officer Dan Gilmartin recently produced a documentary in memory of the late LPD officer and Lynbrook Fire Chief Kenneth Frost and two other LPD officers who died in the line of duty in the 1930s. Gilmartin enlisted the help of Village Historian Art Mattson, a director at the Historical Society of East Rockaway and Lynbrook, with research for the project. The short, which is about 13 minutes, is airing on Lynbrook TV, (Optimum and Altice channel 18 and Verison Fios channel 34) at 12:45, 2:45, 4:45, 6:45, 8:45 and 10:45 a.m. and p.m. Frost, who was born in 1898 and died in 1931, was a lifelong Lynbrook resident. He served as a volunteer firefighter, former fire hief and a motorcycle police officer for the village. The documentary can also be viewed at youtube.com/watch?v=SPPZgJHdGx0. Courtesy HSERL; compiled by Mike Smollins
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Producer from E.R. lands legacy award Harrington said the pandemic has created challenges for the Plaza Organization and for all theatre companies across the U.S. “I feel terrible that the entire Plaza staff is furloughed and I worry about them, as well as all the freelance actors, musicians, designers and crew personnel that have been part of the Plaza family over the years,” he said “With the current news of the vaccine, I am delighted that there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel. In the meantime, we are using this down time wisely to organize and inventory the costume, prop, scenery, backdrop and tech departments. As soon as the restrictions are lifted, Plaza will be back bringing musical theatre to Long Island audiences and beyond. And, like many others, I can’t wait.” Courtesy Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc.; compiled by Mike Smollins
East Rockaway REsidEnt Kevin Harrington, who is the president of Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc. in Lynbrook, will receive the 2020 Harry & Sandy Chapin Legacy Award.
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“Legacy award? Legacy award? I’m not old enough for a legacy!” laughed producer Kevin Har rington when Marc Courtade, the executive director of the Huntington Arts Council, informed him that he was selected as the recipient of the 2020 Harry & Sandy Chapin Legacy Award, which honors artists for their long-standing contributions to the arts on Long Island. Harrington, 59, the president of Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc. in Lynbrook, and an East Rockaway resident, has been producing and directing Broadway musicals, family theatre musicals, and arts-ineducation productions for more than 35 years. With their corporate offices and rehearsal studios in Lynbrook, Plaza’s touring productions have been presented in such local venues as the NYCB Theatre at Westbury, the Riverhead Theatre, the Cradle of Aviation Museum, the Long Island Children’s Museum, the Showplace at Bellmore Movies, Westbury Manor and Manhattan’s Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors Festival, as well as long-distance venues in Maryland, Ohio and Wisconsin. While a graduate student at New York University, Harrington studied with such notable musical theatre veterans as Agnes DeMille, Alfred Drake, Marni Nixon and Larry Fuller. Sponsored by the League of American Theatres, Harrington was selected to participate in the Commercial Theatre Institute’s certification program and produced the equity showcase production, “Go Go Beach” for the New York Musical Theatre Festival. A member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, he has directed more than 300 musicals, including “Ragtime,” “Evita,” “West Side Story”,” The Producers” and “The Sound of Music.” In 2018, Harrington acquired the Hudson Vagabond Puppets, which are wellknown across the country for their narrated ballets and larger-than-life puppetry performances that enrich school curriculum and engage family audiences. “I was honored that HVP creator, Lois Bohovesky, passed the torch to me to continue the legacy of her award-winning Hudson Vagabond Puppets,” he said, according to a news release. “One of the many highlights each year is to present outdoor musicals, accompanied by full orchestra, in the beautiful parks of Long Island.” For more than 35 years, thousands of Long Island residents have been delighted by the free outdoor musicals presented by Plaza in such places as Eisenhower Park, Hecksher Park, Morgan Park, Steppingstone Park, and in parks located within the Town of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay. Harrington’s most recent outdoor productions have included “Mamma Mia,” “My Fair Lady”,” Hairspray” and “Sister Act.” “Each summer, I receive so many notes and emails from grateful audience members who otherwise would not have access to live musical theatre because they are unable to travel into Manhattan or for economic reasons,” Harrington said, according to a release. “2020 was the first time in 39 years I have not been able to present a summer musical.”
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community update Ongoing Covid-19 Testing Lynbrook residents are eligible to get tested for Covid-19 at the Valley Stream Pool parking lot, 123 W. Merrick Road in Valley Stream from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. Rapid testing is available and no appointments are needed. Stay in your car and wait for directioins, and bring your identification and insurance card.
VFW Thrift Shop in East Rockaway 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. Courtesy East Rockaway School District
The key to fundraising success Friday, March 19 Krafty Kids Pick up a craft kit and a book when you register at the East Rockaway Public Library. Join Miss Donna for a prerecorded virtual story and a craft demonstration that you’ll be nuts (& bolts!) about. visit eastrockawaylibrary.org for more information.
Saturday, March 20 EREF Race The East Rockaway Education Foundation will go virtual for its annual fundraiser this year as it hosts a 5K, 10K and half marathon between March 20 and 28. To register via Elite Feats, visit bit.ly/3b3WGQg
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The East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School Key Club raised $6,350 during its Double Good Popcorn fundraiser last monh, and donated it to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Taking part were, from left, Jason Miller, Sofia Valdebenito, Isabella Schaefer, Sarah Riordan and Kyra Devlin.
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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. Visit lynbrookvillage.net or call (516) 599-8300 for more information. It will also be Grievance Night.
The East Rockaway Public Library hosts a book discussion at 7 p.m. The book being discussed is “Long Bright River” by Liz Moore. Copies are available in regular and large print at the front desk. Copies available to download on ebook and audiobook on the Libby app. Email reference@eastrockawaylibrary.org or stop by and give the library your email address to get the link to the online discussion.
Embroidery Activity Pick up an embroidery kit at the East Rockaway Library and learn how to master the elusive french knot by repetition. The libray will supply the thread, needles, hoop, material and information for the virtual meetup, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Visit eastrockaway.org for more information.
Tuesday, April 13 Lynbrook Library Board Meeting The Lynbrook Library will host its monthly board meeting at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call (516) 599-8630.
The East Rockaway VFW’s thrift shop is open for business. The East Rockaway Library gets crafty on March 19. A virtual fundraiser race is set for March 20-28. The Lynbrook village board meets on March 22. For full village election coverage, visit liherald.com.
Tuesday, April 20 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.
East Rockaway Board of Education 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 eastrockawayschols.org. It will also host a budget work session on Jan. 12 at 6 p.m., preceded by a regular work session.
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Playoffs the main goal for Lynbrook soccer By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com
After Lynbrook snapped a 5-year playoff drought in 2019 and knocked off defending Nassau Class A boys’ soccer champion Mepham in the opening round, the Owls are relying on a strong midfield and their defensive anchor to lead another postseason push. Senior four-year starting defender Thomas de Menezes anchors the backline in front of junior Haris Sekic and sophomore Joe Patrucci, who are sharing goalkeeping duties, coach Josh Berlin said. “Thomas is our only returning starter on defense and we’re asking him to do a lot,” Berlin said. “He’s at sweeper now and the biggest part of everything we do at that end of the field.” The Owls’ midfield is their strength, Berlin noted. Senior Anthony Campos leads a group that includes juniors John Schachinger and Max Casares, and sophomore Riley Fowler. Up front, its senior Michael Frank and junior Conor Lynch topping the depth chart. Lynbrook’s girls’ program endured a rough regular season but played its best soccer down the stretch in 2019, knocking off Valley Stream Central in the first round of the playoffs on Samantha Shea’s goal and giving South Side all it could handle in a 1-0 OT loss in the quarterfinals.
Shea is one of six seniors coach Mike Palumbo is counting on. A seventh, defender Leanna Sullivan, is out for the season after suffering an injury playing basketball. Senior captain Kayla Schwizer heads the defensive unit and is a fierce competitor who handles most of the set pieces and takes some corner kicks, Palumbo said. “Kayla does all the right things,” the coach noted. Senior Sarah Fava brings athleticism and a physical presence to the defense. Returning in goal as a third-year varsity keeper is senior Kathryn Postiglione, the class Salutatorian whose kept the Owls close in many games with spectacular stops. Shea is a hard-working outside midfielder with a solid two-way game. In the center, junior Olivia Vuotto is an outstanding playmaker who had 3 goals and 5 assists in 2019 on the way to earning AllClass honors. Vuotto handles the majority of corners, Palumbo said, and is creative with the ball at her feet. Senior Alyssa Campos is one of the team’s most versatile players and will see time in the midfield and forward. Senior Heather Horowitz brings a non-stop motor to the forward group. “Our schedule is just as tough as it was last season, but we have potential to turn a lot of heads,” Palumbo said.
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For the first time in Nassau Police Department history, a Black woman has been promoted to the position of chief of support. Lorna Atmore, a 25-year member of NCPD, was promoted to the chief support position on Feb. 25. She succeeds Chief Ronald Walsh, who recently left to serve as Long Beach police commissioner. Atmore is now commander of the Support Division, one of the department’s
largest units that includes the 911 center, information technology and the upcoming police body camera program. With the new position, Atmore is fifth in line for command of the department. “I really appreciate the support of Commissioner Patrick Ryder and County Executive Laura Curran for their confidence in my abilities,” Atmore said. “I’m just really excited to step into the role and hopefully do a good job.” Ryder said she is well qualified for her new role. “The promotion of Assistant Chief Lorna Atmore to three-star chief of support was an easy decision, as she is known to be one of the most dedicated and intelligent professionals in the executive ranks,” Ryder said in a statement. “I have great confidence in her ability to get the job done and to serve the residents in Nassau County.” Curran said that she was pleased to promote Atmore to her new role. “I’m proud of the efforts Nassau continues to make to ensure our law enforcement reflects the rich diversity of our communities – especially for positions of leadership,” Curran said in a statement. “Chief Atmore’s dedication to the department and her command experience have defined her as a true professional, a leader and a trailblazer.” Atmore began in the force as an officer and eventually rose to sergeant in the 3rd Precinct. She also led the 7th Precinct’s Detective Squad and was later promoted to captain, inspector and deputy commanding officer in the 4th Precinct, before being promoted to deputy chief of the support division. Family members who were in the New York City Police Department inspired her initial interest in a law enforcement career. “I really thought the job wouldn’t be a fit for me at first, but my cousins assured me that I would enjoy the job and to give it a chance,” she said. “I took their word for it, and by the time I got done with the police academy, I was in love with the job.” Atmore noted she wants to inspire young people of color who might be interested in a law enforcement career. “I hope that young people look up and see myself and other people of color in prominent positions and see what we’ve accomplished so they can visualize themselves as future leaders in law enforcement,” she said. “I think that we represent these opportunities that exist that young people may not know about.” Atmore added that she hopes in the future that more people of color are promoted to prominent law enforcement posts. “I understand and appreciate the excitement of my promotion and its uniqueness,” she said. “In my mind, I’m hoping that in the next five to 10 years that promotions like this will be more commonplace.”
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connections and I feel that has been quite challenging, it makes it even more important that we communicate everything and make sure the patients and I are on the same page when we discuss patients’ care plans. I do see a lot of fear among the patients in the community, and again it’s our job to try to help support and overcome that fear because we’re all facing it. It’s not like we’re not facing it as well, but I feel it’s my duty to meet some of the fear that these patients have. It’s not something we’ve discussed before. Is your hospital safe? They might be afraid of. We have to take care we don’t inadvertently infect people, which was not something we had prior to the pandemic.
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room it may be a tent or a car in the parking lot. We examine a child in a tent or a tailgate. We have given vaccines in the backseat of a car for fear of entering the building in the early stages of the pandemic. But we treat, we reassure, and we refer patients to the hospital when it is necessary. No, it has not been easy since Covid began, however I do see families spending more time together, less commuting for some, job flexibility and new ways to learn. Many people have slowed down and are taking time to smell the roses. Several people have received the COVID 19 vaccine, which brings hope for the future. Perhaps the adversity has improved us all in some ways. It has not been easy, but we persevere.
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s medical director, I’m in charge of oversight for the ambulance corps and relaying information to the ambulance corps in order to help them understand how they should be handling different types of patients. Back when there was Ebola, we dealt with that in a similar way. I had Covid back in March, and it took me until the end of June to be able to ride my bike again, so it took me a long time to recover from it. I’ve had numerous patients that were sick with Covid and ambulance corps members that were ill as well, but fortunately, the vast majority did recover.On the bright side, the evolution of telemedicine has been very nice. I’ve been able to help people alleviate their stresses and connect with them virtually, whereas in the past, that wasn’t possible. I’ve
had a lot of patients who not only suffered from Covid-19, they also suffered from being quarantined. Many of my patients never showed these symptoms until the pandemic, and that’s when they became agoraphobic [fearful of places that might cause panic]. I’m hoping that by late spring-early summer, we’ll be able to get back to doing what we want to do. The combination of the downward slope of the infection curve on the [Center for Disease Control and Prevention's] website, seeing people getting better and people getting vaccinated is making this curve drop dramatically lower. At the ambulance corps, we’re honored and privileged to be able to help people in need. We just want people to continue to do the right thing and to be sensible, but at the same time, not be fearful.
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family practice, psychiatry, surgery, ob-gyn, dermatology and ophthalmology. Everyone gave of themselves to the point of exhaustion in an incredible display of selflessness, collaboration and love for our fellow man. Now our Covid census is much smaller, and we fortunately have a number of medications to treat patients with Covid. I am delighted to once again treat outpatients with endocrinological disorders. I have received the vaccine and am very grateful that it is available. It will save countless lives. I urge everyone to receive the vaccine.
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climbed the ranks to become one of the world’s best ultra-endurance athletes. His book, “Can’t Hurt Me,” motivates many, including Santoli, who shared it with his friends after reading it. “Goggins’s stories about how he runs to train his mind really stayed with me,” Santoli said. “I thought about it throughout the entire run, pushing through the pain, and remembering that anything is possible if you just put your mind to it.” Santoli said he got interested in motivational speakers and self-help books about three years ago, a passion that his lifelong friends Cordes and Jean now share. “We’re all very healthy mind-oriented,” Cordes said. “After hearing Goggins speak, we can all agree that the mind is way more powerful than most people know, and we’re able to apply this knowledge to everything: helping friends through difficult times, overcoming stress and, of course, completing this run.” The students first heard of the challenge about two months ago via social media, and soon after, they decided they would take part. After attempting to recruit friends, family and classmates to join, they quickly realized they would be the only three in Lynbrook taking part. “Everyone called us crazy,” said Cordes. “I mean, it is crazy. If you had told me this last year, I never would’ve thought it was possible, but I couldn’t be happier that we did it.” Even for Cordes, a cross-country runner, the challenge certainly seemed daunting. But, for Santoli and Jean, neither of whom had run track, the 48 miles were uncharted territory. “We started out very energetic,” Jean said. “On our first run, we ran through streets screaming and laughing.” Quickly, however, the fatigue caught up with them. “Waking up to run four miles at 3 a.m., especially after we’d already completed 24 miles, was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do,” Cordes recalled. He explained that the three of them could not have gotten through the run without teamwork, pushing each other to keep going and never give up, even when all they wanted to do was sleep.
Between running intervals, the boys stretched, massaged their muscles and loaded up on water and carbohydrates. Then, they fell into a much-needed sleep. Two hours later, the alarm would sound once again to wake them for another run. Their biggest concern leading up to the event was the potential for physical injury, especially considering their lack of training. For one week before the challenge, they ran about four miles each day. But, for a run as encompassing as the one they were about to embark on, that level of preparation was the bare minimum to suffice. The trio agreed that their collective mental strength was the greatest weapon in completing the 48 miles. “Even when we were hungry and exhausted, there was never a doubt in our minds that we would complete it,” Santoli said. Cordes shared a smiliar sentiment. “As long as we stayed physically healthy, I knew we had the mental strength to push through.” he said. “It would’ve been so much easier to go back to sleep, to just lie and tell everyone we did the 48 miles ... but determination is what really kept us in line.” The four-hour expeditions took place throughout the neighborhood, sometimes in the streets of Lynbrook, and other times around the school track; Jean said the change in scenery helped maintain their motivation. The miles were counted on a mobile app, which, simultaneously, tracked their time. According to Santoli, the final run was their fastest “by far,” spanning about 41 minutes. “On our last lap, we were going crazy the entire time,” Santoli recounted. “It was just the greatest high in the world. I would do anything to go back and do that last run again.” As the boys rounded that final corner, their families cheered them on, amazed and astonished by their accomplishment. The money they raised and the lessons they learned, however, were the greatest gratification they could have received. “Things I used to find difficult don’t seem too hard anymore,” Jean said. “If you stay disciplined, gravitate toward positivity and remain hopeful, anything is possible,” Santoli added.
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A hijacked street in 1929 Editors note: Lynbrook historical odds and ends is a column that takes a look back at some interesting facts and events in the village from over the years. In 1929, Stauderman Avenue was blocked by a group of individuals who said they “owned” the street. They proceeded to drill holes in the street and insert rt iron bars as a barricade. They claimed that, as the heirs of certain bondholders named Langdon, Keller and Simonson, they had inherited
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Among the many items in the proposed $103.4 billion New York state budget is money for case management services and the UJA-Federation of New York is campaigning for an additional $2.5 million to aid Holocaust survivors. There are 40,000 survivors living across the state and 40 percent of them live in or near poverty, according to the UJA, a New York-based social services organization that bills itself as the “world’s largest local philanthropy.” The UJA added that during the coronavirus pandemic elderly Holocaust survivors, living with advanced age and health issues, have faced increased risk of illness and many remain stuck in their homes, unable to shop for food and other items or gather with friends and possibly family. In the Five Towns, nearly 25 percent of the Holocaust survivors that the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC have in its programs lives at or near the poverty level, according to Associate Executive Director Cathy Byrne, who oversees the older adult and special needs programs. “Our Holocaust survivors continue to teach us the meaning of courage, commitment, tolerance and resilience,” said Gural JCC CEO Aaron Rosenfeld. “It is our honor and duty to ensure they are cared for, celebrated and that their life lessons are retold to each successive generation. That has been integral to the mission of the Gural JCC for the past 40 years and will continue to be for the next 40 years.” The UJA is encouraging people to urge their state legislative leaders to ensure sufficient funding is available to care for New York’s Holocaust survivors, and to “never abandon and never forget,” those in need. Go to https://bit.ly/3lceo7K to sign the UJA’s petition to support the organization’s campaign.
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year ago, we faced many new challenges as the coronavirus threw the world into a panic. Many unanswered questions made us fearful of both the known and the unknown. Despite this heightened level of stress, we adjusted, and new approaches to cope with the pandemic arose. We Zoomed from room to room, and country to country, without having to pack our bags or experience jet lag. We found a new dress code for our virtual meetings: ROBERT mullet outfits with “business on GOLDMAN the top, party on the bottom,” and made sure to turn off the cat filter. Masks became more than just a protective measure: They became a fashion statement, or an advertisement or promotion for a business, product or cause. For some of us, reality TV became an escape: Joe Exotic was anointed the “Tiger King,” as the mystery of who killed Carole Baskin’s husband still lingers. Speaking of lingering, some of us put on the pandemic
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pounds as we binged on series and food. All of the changes emerging from the pandemic are linked to our human need to stay connected during times of adversity. Fads are an expression of belongingness. Sadly, the social deprivation that we all experienced left a hole in this fundamental human need for contact and connectedness. As we had to increasingly remain socially distant, our need for emotional connectedness grew stronger. As an attorney and practicing psychologist, I witnessed firsthand how many of my attorney colleagues reported on social media feeling stressed. This was a shocker, as attorneys are known for being loath to admit they struggle. I felt a call to action, and started offering resiliency training over Zoom to my fellow attorneys. Little did I know that this group would offer me support as I mourned the passing of my father during the pandemic, when public gathering was prohibited. The Virtual Lawyers Lounge continues to be relevant, and is more than 500 members strong. The pandemic was a rare event in which human distress was universal, as
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we learned early on that Covid-19 does not discriminate. Our common experience of living through the pandemic created a space for empathy across the world, even if we couldn’t give a hug or wipe a tear for those who needed it the most. The buzzword born out of our universal experience is resilience: the ability to overcome adversity. By our evolutionary nature, resilience is tied to our need to survive. We survived by finding new ways to connect. These new ways should not be forgotten, but rather incorporated into our “new normal,” whatever that is. Now, as the vaccines roll out and the new world opens up, questions stoke our fears. Is the new world safe? What will the new normal look like? This anxiety is the reality for adults and children who were abruptly thrown into a new lifestyle, without any mental or emotional buffers. For example, the child who will awaken from his Covid-19 slumber of gaming and return to a classroom setting where he will barely recognize his classmates through the mask-covered mouths and protective Plexiglas that separates them from one another.
ow, as the vaccines roll out, new questions stoke our fears. Is the new world safe?
As we venture into the new normal, I envision a world of hope and reprioritized values. For a resilient march to this new normal, we must acknowledge that much of what we believe in having control over is just an illusion; we need to remain present in all that we do and appreciate the temporary nature of all circumstances. When the inevitable, unpredictable event happens, embracing it with optimism, fortitude and courage helps us through the rough patch and aids us as we move forward to where we want to be. Most important, in the resilient march to the new normal, we must never forget the need and value of hugging one another, rebuilding our personal connections, wiping away a tear and offering an approving smile that may be seen with or without a mask. As of this writing, 2.65 million people across the world have died because of the coronavirus. In honoring those we lost and keeping alive the lessons learned, we must become more vigilant about tending to our health, physically and mentally. Dr. Robert Goldman is the chief psychologist and co-CEO of TLC Virtual Resiliency and an adjunct professor at Hofstra University and St. Joseph’s College. Learn more at tlcvirtualresiliency.com.
Fragments: surviving a season of loss
didn’t tune in to the news at all yesterday, and that was a happy change from one year ago, when I couldn’t not watch, but when I did watch, the grim predictions from epidemiologists, juxtaposed with the misinformation coming from the White House, had me worried sick. Doctors told us to wear masks, stay at home, close schools and avoid contact even with our parents and children and grandchildren. At the same time, the president rolled out his RANDI no-big-deal mesKREISS sage. He promised that the coronavirus would just go away. Yet people were dying, and refrigerator morgue trucks were parked on New York City streets. For me, not trusting our highest elected officials to keep us safe in the face of a historic pandemic was psychologically destabilizing. The message was: You’re on your own. We did what we had to do. No kids, no supermarkets, no friends and no communal events of any kind.
Now, one year later, I don’t need to hear the news because I trust that the government is going about its business, fighting the best fight it can against the virus. What does this pandemic anniversary mean to us? My husband and I are just past two weeks since our second vaccine. I think we’ll be fine, but there is a definite process to reemerging and rebooting a full life. With the second jab, it isn’t as if this dreadful year gets erased. Just a glance in the mirror reminds me that I’m not the same person I was last March. I made a joke in a column last year about my own personal silver lining as my hair turned gray. Now it’s even more so, and very long, a kind of metaphor about time and change and a new acceptance of mortality. I’m thinking about my friends of the heart who died over the past year, Marlene and Marty and Don. I mention their names to write them into my world and honor their memory. They didn’t all die of Covid-19, but they left this world too
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soon and without the comforting rituals of traditional funerals and visiting among family and friends after the loss. Letting them go is more difficult because there was no way to say a real goodbye or hold the hands of their loved ones. My husband has photos of these buddies pasted on a full wall in his office, like the man without a country, yearning for “home.” Living through this year, with plenty of food and access to the Internet and the ability to work online, reminded me that good fortune shines on only some people. More than 530,000 of us died, many because they had to go to work, or lived in large family groups or couldn’t figure out the byzantine vaccine rollout protocols. I don’t know their names, but I want to carry them with me into the post-pandemic world, with a kind of “never forget” mantra. They shouldn’t just disappear. In the beginning I was Zooming with the grandkids pretty often, and then less often, and then we had hardly anything to share because we weren’t doing anything all day. I thought from the begin-
ven friends who died of something other than Covid were deprived of comforting rituals.
ning that the teenagers suffered most from the isolation and emotional vacuum that can follow months of down time with no other kids around. I have faith in their resilience, though, and history teaches us that young people have survived other deprivations, especially during wartime. We ventured out the other evening for the very first time, to sit in an outside tented area of a restaurant. It wasn’t perfect. It felt strange to wait for food, and I was impatient. I realize I have to give this new normal some time. One year after the pandemic began surging across America and the world, my freezer is still packed. I have more toilet paper than I need. I remember some of my parents’ behaviors, which I called a Depression-era mentality, and I know we have adopted some slightly irrational habits as a result of our anxiety during the worst days of Covid-19. I expect all of this will evolve as our faith in the future — any future — is restored. I would like to live long enough to read the great books that will surely be written about this year, especially the fiction, which so often touches the most profound truths. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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assau County got some very good news last week after passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan: The county will receive $397.7 million in federal aid to pay for expenses after it fell into a deep budget hole caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 has not only killed more than 530,000 people in the United States, but also has ravaged the finances of our state and local governments and school districts. States and counties — which depend heavily on sales taxes for funding — were particularly hard hit over the past year. People haven’t been shopping at local businesses the way they did before the pandemic, in part because many fear contracting the virus in public, and many simply haven’t the money to shop. We hope and trust that the ARP will be a vital shot in the arm to reignite the economy, both here in New York and across the country. It is certainly giving local elected leaders the opportunity to breathe easier, knowing they won’t have to lay off essential workers, including police officers and emergency medical technicians. In total, New York state will receive $12.6 billion in aid, which will be used to mitigate the spread of the virus and enhance the vaccination effort, as well as balance the state’s budget so it, too, can avoid layoffs. School districts will also benefit from the funding allocation.
letters Stimulus bill delivers relief To the Editor: Congressional passage of the most recent stimulus bill, called the American Rescue Plan, is great news for all Americans, regardless of your politics. Beyond delivering much-needed relief to people struggling to make ends meet, this bill also provides the bold federal investment necessary to accelerate vaccine distribution, ensure that schools fully reopen and support struggling small businesses, like our restaurants. I am especially pleased that this bill funds local governments like Nassau County, particularly as we continue to hold the front line in our fight to defeat the coronavirus once and for all. LAURA CURRAN Nassau County executive
Cuomo should step aside To the Editor: The recent allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against Gov. Andrew Cuomo are
No doubt, the ARP is far-reaching. We should all be thankful that state and local governments will be made whole after a historically devastating year. Leaving them to fend for themselves — essentially the plan of Republican leaders like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — could have, and likely would have, been disastrous. Mass layoffs of front-line workers would have meant a double whammy for the nation: We would have lost not only many people entrusted with protecting our safety during the pandemic, but also their spending power and tax dollars. The first round of federal pandemic aid provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES, was a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill, passed last March, that provided aid to states and, in a more limited way, local governments, as well as loans to businesses. It saved tens of thousands of businesses, especially small ones, and many, many lives, in particular through vaccine research. The trouble was this: Any aid that state and local governments accepted could be used only to fund coronavirus mitigation efforts. There was no aid to those governments to continue operations while the economy was tanking last spring. State and local elected leaders pleaded — practically begged — for greater aid beyond funding for coronavirus mitigation, but the Republican-controlled Senate and President Trump would not budge.
The second round of aid, a hotly contested bill signed late last year, provided $900 billion, again without unrestricted aid to state and local governments. With this third round of federal aid, we are seeing the load lifted for state and local elected leaders. At the same time, the American Rescue Plan will increase funding for vaccination programs, and provide $1,400 in direct aid to a majority of working families and individuals and greater funding for small businesses. Yes, we continue to add to America’s debt — a debt that will one day have to be repaid. U.S. debt now stands at $27 trillion — or 128 percent of our gross domestic product. Only 10 years ago, we worried that our debt had surpassed 90 percent of GDP. So yes, we will have to cut back in the future. Now, however, is not the time. In the here and now, we must focus on economic recovery, and the only way to lift ourselves out of our current fiscal quagmire and jump-start spending is through federal aid. Going forward, we will have to work harder than ever — and we will have to do so together, united as one country, Republicans and Democrats. And we will have to innovate, which means we will have to focus more than ever on providing educational resources not only to our children, but to people of all ages. As a nation, we will survive, but we will have to do a lot better than we did in 2020.
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uring the coronavirus pandemic, many of us have needed to get outside, and have rediscovered the joy of walking or riding a bike to see friends and exercise. Should this trend continue — and record bike sales suggest that it will — then New Yorkers will be healthier, traffic will be less congested and air quality will improve. But for walking and biking to be realistic options for most people, we first need to invest in safe and adequate infrastructure, just as we have Carter done for every mode of striCkLanD other transportation. This is a critical public safety issue for Long Island. Today, our roads are too risky — Nassau and Suffolk counties were ranked second and third most dangerous in the state, as measured by the number of fatalities, personal injuries and property damage resulting from traf-
fic crashes. In fact, in 2019, Long Island accounted for over a quarter of all bicycle fatalities in New York. Too many lives have been lost because of dangerous roads. Safe places to bike and walk are also part of a holistic economic recovery. Civic leaders seeking to attract and retain young professionals with amenities comparable to any major city and to solidify a strong “sense of place” across the Island have already invested in revitalizing downtowns with walkable communities and affordable multi-family housing. The missing commercial part of that mix may follow even faster than expected now, as many people who have worked from home for more than a year question the value of long commutes. In fact, the large redevelopment areas proposed for Long Island are mixed use, with the intention of creating live-work-play communities — and future residents and workers will look for recreational opportunities and better connections to parks.
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Letters beyond troubling, and describe a disturbing pattern of behavior that also now includes a potentially criminal act. The gravity of these claims makes it clear to us that the governor cannot lead the state while faithfully responding to multiple investigations. This is especially true in light of the impending state budget deadline, the need to continue guiding the state through the coronavirus pandemic and the fragility of the state’s economic recovery. The New York State Constitution demands that if the governor is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of Governor, the Lieutenant-Governor shall act as the Governor until the inability shall cease.” We call on the Cuomo to step aside, at least until such time that the state attorney general’s investigation is complete. We are confident that the lieutenant governor would ably serve the people of New York. JoHN BRookS, JAMES GAuGHRAN, Todd kAMINSkY, ANNA kAPLAN and kEvIN THoMAS New York state senators
Was the chopper really necessary? To the Editor: Was it really essential for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to travel from Albany via helicopter to visit the round-the-clock Covid-19 vaccination center at the Javits Convention Center recently? The event was little more than a career politician’s photo op.
The good news is that both Nassau and Suffolk counties have started to invest in safe biking and walking trails. There are first-class bike paths in Eisenhower Park and Bethpage State Park, as well as several trail systems in parks and a few northsouth trails. What is missing is a main artery to tie this all together, much as the Long Island Expressway did for an earlier generation that wanted to drive their cars to the post-war suburbs. A proposed Long Island Greenway would provide this connectivity and jumpstart a true network of trails for point-to-point travel across the Island. Stretching 175 miles from Manhattan to Montauk, the greenway would be a multi-purpose trail that would be mostly off-road along power lines, connecting downtown redevelopment areas such as Innovation Park and the Nassau Hub, 26 parks and 46 train stations. It would make walking and biking safe for people on Long Island and a real option for exercising, visiting friends, even picking up gro-
ceries. And it would be good for downtown business as well: Trail users spend about $250,000 per mile annually on trailrelated local businesses, according to a 2012 study by the Rails to Trails Conservancy. This project could be shovel-ready and provide jobs in the near term while setting the foundation for Long Island’s success over the long term. The state has already built the Empire State Trail from Buffalo to New York City, and has invested in preliminary engineering studies to extend it across Long Island. According to a study released recently by New Yorkers for Clean Water and Jobs, 65,000 jobs could be created by the $3 billion New York State Environmental Bond Act, which would support projects like the Long Island Greenway. We need those jobs now to help our economic recovery, and those investments would pay back health and economic dividends for years. Long Islanders should call on their elected officials to support investments in park infrastructure. Carter Strickland is the New York state director for the Trust for Public Land.
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Why couldn’t Cuomo ride Amtrak from Albany to Manhattan? upon arrival, it would have been a quick five-minute walk through the $1.6 billion Moynihan Train Hall to the Javits Convention Center. Perhaps Cuomo didn’t want to rub shoulders with constituents while riding Amtrak and walking to his news conference. He might have also run into reporters, who were banned from the Javits Center event. They might have asked some embarrassing questions dealing with his ongoing nursing home and sexual harassment scandals. The day before his visit, u.S. Representatives Carolyn Maloney, Jerry Nadler and Nydia velazques, along with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, conducted a news conference at the Manhattan 30th Street Heliport. They called for the elimination of non-essential helicopter rides, like the one that Cuomo took. Before he became president, Joe Biden was known as “Amtrak Joe.” He regularly commuted from his delaware home to Washington, d.C., via Amtrak for decades. Why couldn’t Cuomo emulate Biden? Forget the helicopter trips to and from Albany to the Big Apple. Lead by example. He should show his support for transit just like Biden and become “Amtrak Andrew.” LARRY PENNER Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.
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