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The lost sports season

Players, coaches and community lament spring cancellations schools and middle schools,” said Pat Pizzarelli, executive director of Nassau County athletics. Every time the Lynbrook var- “Long Island is one of the areas sity girls’ lacrosse team breaks most affected by this terrible panfrom a huddle, they yell “Togeth- demic, so both Section VIII [Naser!” with coach Vincent Tetro. sau] and Section XI [Suffolk] have Now more than ever, the 16-year made this very difficult decihead coach said, sion.” they need to heed While he was that message after prepared for the the devastating season to be canblow of having the celed, Tetro said, spring season canthe announcement celed. came suddenly, on a “Lynbrook has Tuesday afternoon, this great tradition and shocked him. of having a sense He spoke with his of family,” Tetro players in a videosaid. “It’s bigger c o n f e re n c e a n d than any game — elIzABeTh through their text it’s bigger than anychain to console thing. They love MuRPhY them, but he lacrosse, and to Lynbrook High School acknowledged that have it taken away girls’ varsity lacrosse it would be difficult from them, they’re to fill the void left devastated.” by the cancellation. Any hopes for even a modified The decision affected not only spring season were dashed on games and playoffs, but also the April 21, when health and safety senior game; the senior dinner, at concerns led athletic administra- which underclassman talk about tors and school superintendents their graduating teammates; and in Nassau and Suffolk counties to Family Fun Day. Tetro said it was announce the cancellation. all especially tough on seniors. “For the safety for our stu“They lost their chance to be dent-athletes, Section VIII has leaders of the team,” he said. made the difficult decision to cancel spring sports for our high Continued on page 3

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Courtesy Ginamarie Isler

The lYNBRook PolIce Department received packages purchased from Dunkin’ Donuts.

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Lynbrook resident studying nursing makes gift baskets for first responders By NIcole AlcINDoR nalcindor@liherald.com

Ginamarie Isler, of Lynbrook, had her nursing studies interrupted this spring because of the coronavirus pandemic, but she is putting her time at home to good use, raising more than $4,000 through GoFundMe to assemble care packages for first responders. In the past three weeks, the 27-year-old has delivered dozens of gift baskets to first

responders at hospitals, and police and fire departments across Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, Westchester, Queens and Orange counties. She has undertaken the effort with her fellow nursing students, Christine Geraci and Matthew Brady. “I think the best part about helping first responders is seeing how happy they are in the pictures with the care packages,” Isler said, “and hearing them say things like, ‘I’ve been using the ChapStick

you gave me to help my skin that has been breaking down under the masks.’ I would say that caring for others is innate within me, and that’s why I want to be a nurse.” Isler, who is a senior nursing student in Rockland County, had her in-person clinical studies at Montefiore Nyack Hospital and Good Samaritan Medical Center cut short because of the statewide stay-at-home order. She is still taking online classes, Continued on page 3

e were excited to be seniors and be leaders and make an impact.

the forMer LynBrook Lyceum was destroyed in a 1913 fire.

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How do historians determine the age or location of long-gone buildings? One of the best ways is to closely examine old photos and picture postcards (see photo above). I obtained a postcard labeled “School – Lynbrook, L.I.” Records show that the building was constructed sometime between 1905 and 1910, and that the building served grades one to 12 for decades. But the postcard was not dated and had no cancelled postage stamp. The school’s location was not known either. The question was, “What is the date of the postcard and where was the school?” The above photo is of the Lynbrook Lyceum. It was taken by Lynbrook’s Leo Bock early in the 20th century. The date of this photo was not known, but the building was known to be on Union Avenue on the east side of the street, opposite today’s Lynbrook High School. What more can the postcard and picture tell us? Looking again at the Lyceum

picture, we see that there is part of another building visible in the background with a leafy tree partly obscuring it. (See arrow.) On closer inspection, we can see what appears to be a cupola atop a roof. The gabled roofline, roof trim, cupola and tree match those in the school photo. From those two images, we can conclude that the Lynbrook school building stood just south of the Lyceum, on the east side of Union Avenue. There is a parking field there today. Is there more we can learn? The Lyceum photo has American flags flying. On close inspection with a magnifying glass, the flags can be seen to have 45 stars. Since Utah was admitted as the 45th state in 1896, and Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state in 1907, the flags suggests that the Lyceum photo was taken between 1896 and 1907 . . . unless old flags were kept flying beyond 1907. Newspapers reported the destruction of the Lyceum by fire in 1913, hence the widest possible date range of the Lyceum photo must be 1896-1913. Another piece of information narrows the dates further. Shortly after the Village of Lynbrook was incorporated in March 1911, police uniforms were changed from light gray to dark blue. Since the police officer in the Lyceum picture is wearing a dark uniform, the final date range for the Lynbrook Lyceum picture is 1911-1913. Voila!

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Nursing student wants to make workers smile but she said she wanted to find a way to help others during this difficult time. “It’s a small thing to make a difference, and that’s what nursing is,” she said. Isler shared her GoFundMe campaign on her Facebook and Instagram pages. She also contacted a few highprofile medical Instagram accounts to help promote the link. And she spoke with Lynbrook business owners to help with donations. With the money Isler raised, she purchased needed items from Amazon and Target, which she then wrapped in baskets for first responders. The baskets included snacks, ChapStick, lotion, mouthwash, body and makeup wipes, pens, protein bars, energy drinks, tea, candy, mints, oatmeal, hand sanitizer, emergency immuneboosting packets, water, Gatorade and Snapple. Isler contacted officials at hospitals and police and fire departments to arrange for no-contact drop-offs, for which she wore gloves and a mask and met a representative dressed in personal protective equipment outside each facility to hand off the baskets. “We wanted to give first responders items that could help them on their shift,” Isler said. “We also wanted to help out the nurses who are working long hours because we could no longer support them at the hospital in the clinical setting at school. Helping out first responders helps me to realize I’m going into the right career, and it gives me a sense of contentment and fulfillment.” Isler’s nursing classmate, Christine Geraci, 28, of Orange County, helped drop packages at various locations. “I decided to help out with this initiative because I wanted to give credit to those who put fear aside and go help, and I knew many nurses were working long shifts and having a hard time,” Geraci said. “It’s the best feeling in the world to deliver positive energy when things

first responders from Orange Regional Medical Center, in Middletown, N.Y., far left, received a basket full of needed items through Ginamarie Isler’s initiative. isler has raised more than $4,000 to assemble care packages for first responders during the pandemic.

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are so uncertain.” Geraci recalled seeing many first responders looking sad and depressed on social media amid the pandemic. “I just want to put a smile on their faces,” she said. Despite the no-contact drop-offs, Geraci said, she still worried about being exposed to the virus. “It’s natural to be afraid, but it’s just a matter of not letting the fear be strong enough to stop you,” she said. “It was amazing to see how happy the first responders are in the photos they sent us after they

received the packages. We won’t stop. We will continue to help our first responders until we can’t anymore.”

Players, coaches look to positives of canceled season Continued from page 1 “After our meeting, I messaged them that it was one of the toughest things I’ve done in coaching, to watch their faces and see they’re so upset. But one of the things I told them is that you don’t always remember every win or loss, but you remember the memories and friendships you made.” One such senior is attacker Elizabeth Murphy, who said she was “extremely heartbroken” after the news came out, and that she had been one of five seniors looking to take a major role on the team. “I’ve been looking forward to this for the longest time,” she said. “I’ve been on the team since freshman year, and every year gets better and better. We were excited to be seniors and be leaders and make an impact.” Murphy will play lacrosse for the University of Cincinnati next year, and she said she is excited she will be in a new environment. The decision to cancel spring sports came after administrators in Nassau and Suffolk met over a 24-hour span beginning April 20. Even if public schools were to reopen, no sporting events will be held. A week earlier, Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended New York state’s stay-at-home policies through May 15, meaning that schools will be closed until at least that date. Nassau County’s Athletic Council, which includes superintendents, principals and officials, met the night of April 20 and was unanimous in its decision. Athlet-

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the east roCkaway varsity softball team won the Nassau County Class C title for the seventh time in eight seasons last year, but will not have a chance to build on that success. ic directors met the following morning and agreed with the ruling. David Barth, the East Rockaway School District athletic director, said that even though it was a shame to see the spring sports season canceled, he understood why officials made the difficult decision. “While our student-athletes are, of course, deeply saddened by the cancellation of the spring sports season, we all also understand that it is a decision that was made with everyone’s health and best interests in mind,” he said. Lynbrook Athletic Director Tom Graham said he felt badly for all athletes, especially seniors because they will not have a final season and juniors because the stoppage might affect their chances at college

recruitment. He noted, however, there are many positive actions being displayed throughout the community, including teammates giving presents to one another to lift their spirits, and Vetro and others using virtual meetings to create a dialogue. “Those are things that really help with the mental health piece of it,” he said. “Between the coaches and the kids, they’re just doing some tremendous things to keep their spirits up, and I think that’s so important and it resonates not just in Lynbrook, but throughout the county. “ For Jack Rogers, a senior midfielder on the Lynbrook High School boys’ varsity lacrosse team, keeping in contact with his teammates and coaches has helped soften

the blow of not having a senior season. He said the Owls had played box lacrosse, an indoor version of the sport that is not played on a traditional field, since November and spent hours in the gym to prepare for a season that would never come, but it brought them closer together. “I just think that sports kind of help you through a lot of this adversity and being in quarantine,” he said. “We’re all just trying to stick together and fight through these tough times. We are bigger than the adversity that’s being put on us right now, and we just need to stay strong.” Rogers said he learned a great deal under head coach Bill Leighley, and noted that the practices were a grind, but made him a better player, and he had looked forward to serving as a captain this year. He added that he planned to take what he learned to Arcadia University next year, where he will continue to play lacrosse. Rogers said he was thankful for the experiences he had in Lynbrook, and that he was excited for the next chapter. Meantime, he is following a workout routine, preparing for next year and remembering the good times and memories of being an Owl. “We really built this brotherhood, so I think games and championships come second,” he said. “This brotherhood will last a lifetime, and we really bought into the legacy and tradition in Lynbrook. We all love each other and will be brothers for the rest of our lives.”

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Charles O. Weiler

Having access to library resources is essential for people at all stages of their lives, especially during times like these. Since public libraries are now closed, the East Rockaway and Lynbrook libraries are bringing their services to the community digitally, 24/7 with online resources and subscription services, including eBooks, audio books, digital magazines, study support, homework help and continuing education for children and adults. All a resident needs is a library card. If a community member does not have a library

card, they can apply for a digital card at nassaulibrary.org/digital-card-application. In addition, each library is offering an array of services via social media, email and/or chat, such as online storytimes, webinars, virtual scavenger hunts, crafts, reading suggestions for all ages and reference and information services. For more information, visit lynbrooklibrary.org, or eastrockawaylibrary.org. Courtesy Mary Thorpe; compiled by Mike Smollins.

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Lifelong Lynbrook resident Charles Weiler dies at 85 Lynbrook resident Charles “Chucky” O. Weiler died on April 18, with his daughters by his side. He was 85. Weiler was born one of three children of Phillip and Edna Weiler on Nov. 6, 1934, in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. When he was a baby, his family moved to Lynbrook, where he spent his life and raised a family. Weiler graduated from St. Raymond School and Lynbrook High School before joining the U.S. Army in 1952, where he served in the Korean War until 1954. Upon returning to Lynbrook, Weiler joined the Lynbrook Fire Department’s Vulcan & Hose Company No. 2 in April 1954. He recently celebrated his 66th year as an active member after rising through the ranks to captain of the Vulcan Company, for which he also served as warden and a trustee. Additionally, he was a member of the Southern New York Fireman’s Association. Weiler worked as a postal clerk in the Lynbrook Post Office and a driver for Louis Ohland Meats in Lynbrook. He also worked at Flinch & Bruns Funeral

Home and, most recently, Perry Funeral Home, and bartended at the Lynbrook Elks Club for many years. He was a parishioner at Our Lady of Peace Roman Catholic Church for 58 years. In Februay 1961, Weiler married Carole A. Coonan, and they raised their daughters, Debbie and Christine, in Lynbrook. He was fond of the Vulcan Company, the Mets, “Jeopardy” and “Wheel of Fortune,” reading books and solving jigsaw puzzles. He is remembered by many as “Chance Book Charlie.” Weiler was predeceased by his wife in July 1982, and by his brother Philip. In addition to Debbie (Ken O’Connor) and Christine (Keith Worsdale), he is survived by his sister, AnneMarie; his grandchildren, Colleen, Timothy, James, Dennis and Carolyn; his nieces and nephews, Philip, Elizabeth and Virginia Weiler, and Patrick and Timothy Coonan. Weiler was laid to rest at Calverton National Cemetery in Wading River on April 27. A memorial Mass at Our Lady of Peace and a celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

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Letter from Covid-19 victim’s wife to the governor

Dear Governor Cuomo, I am writing to share the story of my husband, William Mantell, who died from Covid-related pneumonia on April 17. Bill was a health care worker on the front lines. He wasn’t a nurse or physician working in a hospital, but a pharmacist at a small community pharmacy that he owned for 31 years, in Rochdale Village, N.Y. As you know, retail pharmacies are deemed essential businesses by New York state and are expected to remain open. Bill did as he was instructed. His exposure to the public was not optional, and he kept his pharmacy running to serve his patients and community. Within the first week of this crisis, he sold out of hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, disinfectant sprays, masks, gloves, alcohol, thermometers and Tylenol.

There were no cleaning supplies left on the shelves, and it was becoming nearly impossible to replenish those items. Not only did Bill have limited product to sell to his patients and customers, but also there were very few supplies to clean the pharmacy with, and he had zero personal protective equipment to keep himself and his employees safe. Bill was running a small business, and he wasn’t in a position to quickly install plastic barriers at cash registers and other protective measures throughout the store that large corporate pharmacies had the resources to do.

In the beginning of this crisis, I was glued to the news. I heard news stories about the nurses and physicians in hospitals who were begging for PPE to protect themselves. I listened to your news conferences in which you asked President Trump for help obtaining equipment and PPE for those on the front lines in hospitals. I don’t recall the push for PPE for the workers on the front lines who were not in hospitals: the retail pharmacists, delivery people, grocery store employees and workers in essential factories. If New York state was having difficulty procuring these items, how were small businesses supposed to? I feel like my husband was left to fend for himself. If Bill had the PPE earlier, would it have changed his outcome? I want to bring to your attention the difficulty Bill went through to try to have a Covid-19 test scheduled. He called the testing hotline on March 28 and was told someone would get back to him within two days. Two days later he called again and was reassured he was “still on the list.” Three and a half weeks later, on April 22, the New York State Department of Health called to schedule a test. This was five days after he died. Is it acceptable to have a person who is sick wait almost a month for a test? Why wasn’t his personal physician allowed to order a test? How did those waiting on lines at the drive-through sites have their tests scheduled? If Bill had been tested and treated earlier, would it have changed

his outcome? It was extremely difficult for my family and me (and I am sure for every other family who has a sick loved one) to know that Bill was in the hospital suffering alone, with no family or friends by his side to support him. I understand the reasons why, and I understand that the nurses have such a high patient load that they are often unable to extend the extra human elements they normally give those in their care. I know Bill was anxious, scared and exhausted trying to take care of his needs on his own. If even one family member was allowed at their own risk, gowned from head to toe, to be there with him, to ensure that he laid on his stomach, did his breathing exercises, helped with the side effects caused by his medications and let him know that he wasn’t alone, would it have changed his outcome? My story is one of nearly 17,000 in New York state. I am helpless in a time when there is so much uncertainty in the world. I have lost my best friend, and my daughters have lost their father. I am calling on you, Governor Cuomo, to continue leading our state through this challenging time. Small businesses on the front lines need PPE to safely serve people during this pandemic, and our loved ones need someone by their side to fight and survive. In loving memory of my husband Bill, Carole Mantell

Island Harvest offering food across Nassau

Food bank partners with county to feed 1,000 families in need amid the pandemic By BRIAN STIEGLITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

“No one should have to question where their next meal is coming from,” wrote Nassau County Executive Laura Curran in a Facebook post on April 23. Her sentiment echoes the goal of Island Harvest Food Bank, with which the county recently partnered to distribute food at nine local sites. In Curran’s social media post, she announced the county had joined with the Bethpage-based food bank to provide enough meals to feed roughly 1,000 families in one day. This continues Island Harvest’s efforts to help the growing number of Long Island residents who were furloughed or lost their jobs because of business closures or stagnations. The food bank first launched an emergency response program on March 9 to help residents who were financially impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. This included its Emergency Contingency Business Plan to put in place specific measures to ensure the health and safety of its staff members, volunteers, clients and food. Through its emergency response plan, the organization has purchased 50 percent more food than it usually does. Staff members surveyed 124 school districts and identified 32 that needed support providing meals to students. For such districts, staff members and volunteers created pop-up, drive-through food distribution centers. It ran a mobile food pantry to distribute food to about 300 nonprofits, and delivered food to roughly 1,700 people who could not leave their homes, including seniors, veterans and the immunocompromised.

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ISLANd HARvEST Food Bank partnered with Nassau County to distribute food at nine different county sites on April 23.

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Editor’s note: Carole Mantell recently lost her husband, Bill, to Covid-19. He was a pharmacist, working on the front lines. Carol wrote to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, urging him to provide protective equipment to essential employees like him to protect them from the virus. “I needed to write a letter to Governor Cuomo regarding our family’s experience with Covid-19,” she said. “I want this to be a call to action to make changes in how this terrible disease is being handled.” The Mantells lived for many years in Rockville Centre before moving four years ago to East Meadow. Here is Carole’s letter to the governor:

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norTh Shore animal League America’s campus in Port Washington is currently still doing, but pet-owner candidates must make an appointment to adopt.

North Shore Animal League still fostering adoptions By Jennifer Corr jcorr@liherald.com

Tanner Callicutt of Manhattan had thought about getting a puppy for some time, but house-training one seemed daunting given his busy schedule as an actor and a restaurant host. So when New York state shut down to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in mid-March, Callicutt thought, “‘When am I going to have six weeks of undivided attention to devote to training him and making sure that he’s house-broken?” In December, Callicutt’s friend, Will Ganss, went through North Shore Animal League America, a no-kill animal rescue center in Port Washington, to get a puppy. He noticed the amount of love a shelter pet can give, so he decided to go with North Shore Animal League for his new puppy. Callicutt is not the only one to take advantage of the stay-at-home order to train and get to know a new pet. “There are a lot, a lot of people who are inquiring about adopting animals,” Diane Johnson, North Shore Animal League’s vice president of shelter Operations, said. “Basically, all of the animals that we have on our website, someone has asked about, which is great because a lot of them are long-term animals that have been here a little bit longer.” Because the animal rescue can no longer allow walkins, potential adoptees can look for adoptable cats and dogs on the organization’s website, www.animalleague. org. On the website, Callicut found a lab-mix puppy named Otis. “I saw his picture online and immediately fell in love,” Callicut said. Callicutt then contacted North Shore Animal League and was able to filled out his adoption application over the phone and made an appointment. On April 3, he sat down with Otis at the rescue. “By the end of it, I was like ‘Yeah, he’s mine,’” he said. “I want to take him home.” Johnson said now is a good time to adopt a pet. “People are home and they have the time to devote to an animal,” she said. “This is a great time for training and spending time with them. We had an outpouring, before this happened, of people who wanted to foster. So we have 40 animals in foster homes that are getting attention 24/7 rather than being here.” Fostering has been the alternative option, Johnson said, for pets whose owners died from Covid-19. She said there were two cases that the shelter handled. In one, the animal was supposed to be housed at the shelter, but at the

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Tanner CalliCuTT adopTed his lab-mix puppy, Otis, from North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington. last minute a relative stepped up to take the animal in. In another, a neighbor of an individual took in the animal as a foster pet. The neighbor is now working independently to have the animal adopted. “Rather than the animal coming to the shelter, where it’s new for them, and it’s scary, they’re with a foster in a safe and loving environment,” Johnson said. North Shore Animal League could not name the foster owners for privacy reasons. For animals that do currently live at the shelter, staff members and volunteers have provided care for them too. Adoptable dogs are walked three to four times a day and are able to go outside and play. Volunteers have also been taking them to the beach. “Our front line has been unwavering,” Johnson said. “We’ve been here from the start. Our staff and volunteers are still here providing care and enrichment for the ani-

mals, and you can’t ask for more than that. Our staff is so dependable when it comes to the animals.” Also dependable, Johnson said, has been the emergency veterinary service provided by North Shore Animal League’s Pet Health Centers, which are now doing a curbside service for which the animal is brought in and the owner stays in the car. “Veterinary medicine has been deemed an essential service, so we have remained open to some degree,” Dr. Mark Verdino, a veterinarian with North Shore Animal League, said. “We have, at this point, closed what we would consider non-critical services. So we’re not doing annual exams for the most part. We’re not doing elective procedures, like if a dog needs dental cleaning...” Verdino and his team have also worked to inform the public on the relationship between Covid-19 and companion animals. As of April 22, only two companion animals had tested positive for Covid-19, and the chances of humans spreading the disease to animals are low, officials said. “There have been, globally, very few cases where they have tested animals in the home of Covid patients and they have gotten positive tests,” Verdino said. “Does that mean they are infected, or does that mean they are just picking it up on the test? That’s what we really don’t know.” As of now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that those who are sick with Covid19 stay isolated from their pets, along with anyone else in their household. The CDC has also recommended keeping pets away from situations in which they could interact with other animals and humans outside the household. However, Verdino said, people should not be paranoid. He has heard of cases in other shelters and rescues in which people have tried to drop off their pets out of fear they could contract or spread coronavirus, or that owner would be unable to care for the pet if quarantined. This is has not happened at North Shore Animal League to date, however, he said. “What we’re trying to do is tamper that paranoia out a little bit,” Verdino said. “Again, there’s no evidence that companion animals are playing any roles whatsoever in the transmission of this disease.” Go to North Shore Animal League’s website at animalleague.org to browse adoptable pets and contact (516) 8837575 to become a pre-approved adopter. Adoptions are done by appointment. The organization is also accepting donations.

Full STEAM ahead — at home — for students

lenges that have been completed include a pom pom drop, a basketball tower and a wind anemometer challenge. The hands-on projects encourage engineering and problem-solving skills, along with team work if students engage in the activities with a family member. After completing their STEAM challenge for the week, students are encouraged to share pictures and videos with their school’s specialist, who also gets in on the fun. Ceglie, LaBarbera

and Sarro-Pizarro have created videos for their students, showcasing how they completed the STEAM projects with their loved ones at home. In addition to the STEAM challenges, the library media specialists have also assigned digital lessons for students in keyboard proficiently through TypingClub. com and computer coding through Code.org. Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools; compiled by Mike Smollins

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West end elementary School first-grader Kaylee DeCiantis, far left, successfully completed a basketball tower challenge that asked students to build a structure out of newspapers that could hold the weight of a ball. Waverly Park second-grader Isabella Khaimova, second from left, with her completed basketball tower. Waverly Park elementary School first-grader Eli Badalov, second from right, showed off his completed wind anemometer. marion street elementary School fourth-grader Preston Trupia, far right, tested out his wind anemometer.

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Lynbrook teachers ‘drop’ in on creative students Lynbrook High School art teachers Tom Sena and Michael Kunz have found a creative way to educate their students and others on artists from around the world during the coronavirus pandemic. Together, they started a podcast called “The Drop,” short for “dropping knowledge” about the arts to everyone. Every Friday, Sena and Kunz interview an artist live using the video conference platform Zoom, edit the live feed and upload the episode to their YouTube channel for others to view. Sena teaches senior portfolio art and Kunz teaches Advanced Placement art at Lynbrook High School. The podcast is an extension of a program that Sena implemented four years ago in his senior portfolio art classes called “the cisiting professional artist series.” During this program, Sena contacts professional artists from around the world to do live Skype sessions with his high school seniors. Before their video conferences, Sena and his students analyze and prepare questions for their “visiting” artist. The program enables the students to get real world exposure to working creative people and gives them insight into professions, lifestyles, and experiences. Sena and Kunz wanted to bring a podcast to fruition to keep students and others connected to the arts, especially during the pandemic. “It has been a very rewarding experience for us, and something we hope brings a little bit of a ray of light to everyone while we all deal with such uncertainty,” Sena said, according to a district release. The teachers promote “The Drop” on their personal Instagram pages, as well as on the show’s devoted Instagram account, @thedropinterviews. For those interested in listening in live, the teachers provide the login information. Live episodes take place every Friday at 3 p.m. The final version of the podcast is then posted to their YouTube channel, The Drop Interviews.

Lynbrook HigH ScHooL art teacher Michael Kunz interviewed an artist on “The Drop” podcast. Sena and Kunz also send a link out to their students so that they can watch the completed version of the episode on YouTube. Thus far, the two art teachers have spoken with illustrator Vic Lee, from England; painter Frank Oriti, from Cleveland, Ohio; Emmy nominated filmmaker and photographer Miguel “Mig” Martinez, from Washington, D.C.; and stencil artist and environmentalist Alex Stewart from Vancouver, B.C. Sena connects with most of the artists through Instagram and forms friendships along the way. The podcast has become a great way introduce talent from around the world to students and others who are interested in the arts. Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools; compiled by Mike Smollins.

LFD firefighters salute outgoing chief Members of the Lynbrook Fire Department came out in droves on April 22 to honor outgoing Chief Nick Pearsall — from a social distance. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the LFD could not host a traditional ceelbration, but firefighters drove by Pearsall’s home on Hendrickson Avenue, honking their horns and blaring the sirens on their firetrucks as they rode by. They were led by new incoming Chief Michael Brooks, who took office on April 21. Chiefs and members of neighboring fire departments also took part in the

caravan of fire vehicles that drove by his house. Pearsall stood in his driveway with his wife and two children as the participants rode by to thank him for his service. After the fire vehicles passed, other firefighters driving their regular vehicles paraded by, honking their horns. Mayor Alan Beach also took part in the festivities. Pearsall was elected chief in 2019 after serving as an assistant chief the previous three years. Courtesy Lynbrook Fire Department; compiled by Mike Smollins

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Editor’s note: Swerdin is a sophomore at Lynbrook High School. As Lynbrook students are learning to adjust to the new reality of social distancing and at-home learning, many struggle to feel a sense of everyday normalcy. To combat these new challenges, Lynbrook high school and middle school students Mason, Ryan and Logan Benvenuto paired up with Sofia and Penelope Yaker to establish the Owl Buddy Program. The initiative is run by students, for students, to provide an outlet during this stressful time. It is also an opportunity to feel a purpose outside of schoolwork and gain community service hours. “This program is a great opportunity, especially in these times, for young kids to have an interaction that they otherwise aren’t getting,” said Joseph Giovinco, is a junior at LHS and a buddy to Luke Nappi, a first-grader at Marion Street Elementary School. “They get so excited to see their buddies, and it’s something for us both to look forward to.” Once or twice a week, students spend time on online platforms, such as FaceTime, Zoom or Google Meet, to read, talk, tutor, exercise and create games. Owl Buddies make sure to keep young students busy by making sure they socialize, but stay on top of their schoolwork. There are

now 115 Lynbrook students involved in the program, but according to Sofia Yaker, the numbers are growing each day. The program is not only beneficial for students. According to Ryan Benvenuto, parents love it too. Due to the many new hardships that parents are now facing, such as working from home and keeping their children engaged in schoolwork, they are thankful for their children’s buddies. “We want to help all of the parents who have been tasked with not only working from home, but also having to home-school their children,” Sophia Yaker said. “We hope to give the kids a chance to socialize and to give the parents a much-needed break in their day.” Parents have been contacting the buddies to share how much their children love the program and the experiences they are gaining from it. Lynbrook mother and alumna Jane Sloan has two children who participate in the Owl Buddy Program — Lily, a first-grader at West Endd, and Parker, an eighth-grader at Lynbrook North. “This is such a need for Lily,” Sloan said. “She missed connecting with her friends, discussing books with her teachers and working on projects. … I am so grateful and thankful that we were introduced to this program.” Sloan’s son Parker is also enjoying his time with Owl Buddy Mikey Mummendey, who is in first grade. Parker helps Mummendey improve his math skills, and in return, Mummendey helps Parker with his art skills.

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s we suffer through pandemicmandated home confinement, the media becomes more and more important to us each day. We follow it for information, for comfort, for life-saving advice and for ways to keep us from having nervous breakdowns. In every time of crisis, some figures emerge that either capture our attention or stand out because of their impact on our lives, one way or another. President Trump and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have commanded the continuous attention of us JeRRY New Yorkers, kReMeR because both have our fate in their hands in different ways. Obviously, the president has a major role at the national level, and as a state, we look to the governor. Both have traveled bumpy roads, but as time now shows, there are more differences between the two than similarities. Knowing both men fairly well, I think back over the years on how each followed a chosen path to get to where they are

today: in our face on a daily basis. The political world and the business world are like two different planets, and they presented different challenges to Cuomo and Trump. The president was born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth, and the governor came from a family of modest means. They’re both from Queens. Trump struggled over the years to prove that he wasn’t just his father’s son, and Cuomo had an uphill fight to prove that he was a worthy heir to the Cuomo family name. When Trump made a lot of mistakes in the real estate business, he turned to his lawyers and family to bail him out. Andrew Cuomo had a brilliant mentor in his father, and made only one political mistake, which was his misguided decision to challenge State Comptroller Carl McCall for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2002. Those headaches briefly held both Trump and Cuomo back from their goals to get to the top of their respective mountains, but not for long. After their setbacks, each one decided that he would keep pushing, and nothing would get in the way. Trump was determined to

emerge from his financial failures and make the world believe he was a business genius. With the smart use of public relations and a lot of lucky breaks, he became a household name thanks to the wildly popular television series “The Apprentice.” And, over the years, he managed to put his name on countless buildings and projects. Cuomo didn’t have the benefit of a money machine behind him, but he always had a fierce determination to win, and understood the political world a lot more than any adversary. Time heals all wounds — even political ones — and in 2006, he decided to run for attorney general. He ran a highly professional office, and proved that he was his own man. Four years later, he turned his attention to mounting a campaign for governor, and, now in his third term, he has emerged as a national figure. So today, Trump and Cuomo are in the spotlight at the same time, and the differences between them have emerged for all to see. The president has his bully pulpit, with his nightly TV coronavirus brief-

governor and a president share the spotlight, but in very different ways.

ings. At the same time, however, Cuomo has become a national celebrity with his daily briefings. The president holds forth in two-hour sessions laced with insults of the media and repeated insistence on being thanked for everything he has or hasn’t done. Cuomo presents facts and statistics, and gives viewers the feeling that he really cares about who lives or dies. There are 49 other governors, but at this point Cuomo leads the pack. There is no doubt Trump believes that his daily pronouncements will help his re-election chances. But there is such a thing as too much exposure, and too much of the same wears on the average voter. On the other hand, Cuomo’s daily sessions have attracted a legion of new followers, and his prominence may play an important role in his political life years from now. Unplanned as it was, the competition between the two guys from Queens has been a clear win for Cuomo. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Having the ‘best words’ never mattered more

am reading so many good words these days, but sadly, none of them are coming from the president. That’s a shame, because throughout history, words have inspired people to resist tyranny, to slog through depressions and to find their better selves in times of crisis. What leaps to mind? “We have nothing to fear but fear itself,” or “Give me liberty or give me death” or “No taxation without representation.” Sober and inspiring, right? Last week, I’m pretty sure I heard Donald Trump RAndi spewing nonsense kReiss about ultraviolet light and disinfectants curing Covid-19. He said he was just putting it out there; he was just thinking out loud. What’s the harm? The terrible harm is that he is a font of abysmal ignorance, and his advice is taken to heart by many people who believe what he says because he is, unfortunately, the president of the United States. I know some of you read these words and want to remind me of the

respect due a president. I say to that: Respect is earned. Trump has trampled every opportunity to speak truth to the American people, to support the scientists who are on the front lines and to create an organized federal response to this pandemic. His lying has always been disturbing, but now it has become lethal. If you believe what he says and you also hope to live a full life, just check with your doctor before you inject any disinfectant. Two weeks ago, Trump used the word “liberate” to rally the know-nothings who see social distancing, a proven life-saving strategy, as some kind of infringement of their right to go back to work or out to the local bar. That particular word, “liberate,” was intentionally used to foment protest among Trump’s base. New York Times columnist Tom Friedman said it with his own excellent prose: “Think about the use of that word. We were not in jail! We were not doing something wrong! We were doing what our president, governor, mayor and national epidemic experts told us to do: behave responsibly and shelter in place . . . Trump was cynically trying to curry

favor with his base by implying that the Democratic governors … were unfairly locking people up. Is there anything more irresponsible that this president could do?” That was before Doctor Trump started free-associating about disinfectants and ultraviolet light. Fortunately, the best words are also being offered by thinkers and writers who choose to lift us up. Mindfulness expert Jack Kornfield wrote in the Times magazine: “The feeling that we have so little control over how death could touch us in this instance — that’s what a lot of these current anxieties come down to, right? We’re worried about ourselves or the ones we love dying from Covid-19 . . . It’s wild that we have our personalities and our bodies and full lives and families and then, poof, they’re gone. We look for a story . . . What I know from 50 years of meditation and doing hospice work is that we’re not just this body. You are made of spirit. And the spirit makes it so that even if people have died, we’re still profoundly connected to them in love. In that sense, they haven’t exactly died. They are in us, not

hose words are coming from thinkers and writers who choose to lift us up.

only in our hearts but also somehow in our very being. Knowing this doesn’t take away the power of that grief to shake us to our roots, but it lets us know something bigger than all of that: Who I am is not just this body. We are consciousness.” Seeing the beauty in Kornfield’s words gives me faith that we will also understand this time more fully when our fiction writers begin using this global pandemic as grist for the literary mill. Writer Sloane Crosley reminds us that things are moving too quickly now to have any perspective, but with the advantage of time, we may find ourselves reading another “Don Quixote” or “The Grapes of Wrath” or “The Plague,” all inspired by historic tragedies. Time is the critical ingredient. As Crosley said in a Times article, the sensational, get-it-while-it’s-hot treatment of world events often disappoints. Fiction writers, she said, are only now getting World War I right, which may be a bit of an exaggeration. We can only hope that our best writers are busy taking notes so that someday they can summon their own best words to explain this crazy time to the rest of us. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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side from the slings and arrows thrown more sparingly than usual by President Trump, the nearly two-month-long coronavirus crisis has been largely free of the bitter partisan politics that have roiled our nation in recent years. Until last week, that is. Yes, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, perhaps unsurprisingly, went there even now, as families across the country have been reeling amid a steadily mounting Covid-19 death toll. After offering desperately needed financial relief to small businesses, Congress began debating whether to fund states whose annual budgets have been decimated because of the coronavirus. McConnell’s pathetic response: Fund yourselves or declare bankruptcy, saying he would have no more “blue state bailouts.” That clearly angered Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who for weeks had called on Congress to fund the states, noting that New York is staring down a historically high $10 billion to $15 billion gap in its budget. Without federal intervention, New York

How to write your U.s. representative Go to these websites to reach your local congressional representatives: ■ U.S. Rep. Peter King, 2nd District, peteking.house.gov. ■ U.S. Rep. Thomas Suozzi, 3rd District, suozzi.house.gov. ■ U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, 4th District, kathleenrice.house.gov. ■ U.S. Sen. Char les Schumer, schumer.senate.gov. ■ U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, gillibrand.senate.gov. might be forced to cut 20 percent of aid for essential services like fire, police, hospitals and schools. Such cuts would mean steep, across-theboard staffing cuts, Cuomo warned, but

there would be no choice. With income tax collections halted at the moment and sales taxes bottoming out, the state is now essentially broke, when only two months ago it was solvent. Cuomo fired back at McConnell, arguing that, year after year, New York contributes more than any other state than it receives in federal aid. Meanwhile, McConnell’s home state of Kentucky is among the states that contributes the least to the federal coffers, but among those that take the most in aid. “Just give me my money back, Senator,” Cuomo implored McConnell. If Congress were to refuse to fund the states to make their budgets whole again, then “you will see a collapse of this national economy,” Cuomo said. We urge New Yorkers to write to their congressional representatives to show support for swift action to fund the states and avoid an economic catastrophe of even greater proportions than we have already seen. Local representatives’ websites are listed in the box.

Keep extending the Ocean Parkway bike trail

ith most people confined to their homes by the coronavirus pandemic and itching to get out into open space, it becomes abundantly clear that Nassau County is lacking when it comes to bike trails. The county has fewer than 50 miles of bike trails, compared with New York City, which has 450, and Suffolk County, which has 370. So Nassau residents have long had a hard time finding a place to ride freely, unconcerned about the presence of cars. Now, as the weather (finally) warms, and with people unable to work out at their gyms, many are turning to cycling for exercise. But too many are forced to ride on

streets, unprotected from the vehicles around them. True, there are fewer cars on the roads, but it’s still much safer to ride on trails, away from traffic. It’s also better for motorists. Many drivers now find themselves navigating among pedestrians, runners, cyclists, inline skaters and skateboarders. What cyclists need are safe places to ride, removed from suburban streets. Historically, Nassau lawmakers have not seen the importance of bike trails, as those in New York City and Suffolk County have. The thinking has been, people drive, so why bother with bike trails? Those trails give people a place to exercise and enjoy themselves in a safe setting. That’s all the reasoning needed. The coro-

letters A phased reopening To the Editor: As we look to the months that lie ahead, we must ask the question: How can we build back better? There is no returning to yesterday — there is only moving forward. In the months ahead, employers will need to rethink how workplaces can be safer. Our health care system

will have to become harder and more resilient. Our technology must improve. This pandemic has altered New York, and we have been through hell, but we must learn the lessons of this crisis in order to reimagine a better society. Last Sunday, I outlined a phased plan to safely reopen New York at the appropriate time, taking a regional approach. Phase One will be to

navirus crisis only further illustrates how important they are. The five-mile-long Wantagh Parkway bike trail, which leads down to Jones Beach, was crowded last weekend, but most users managed to keep a safe distance from one another (see story inside). It is one of just a handful of bike trails in the county. The only other major trail loops for 10 miles around the Hub, in the center of the county. New York state has committed to a 10-mile, $16.2 million extension of the existing three-mile-long Ocean Parkway bike trail, itself an extension of the Wantagh Parkway trail. Let’s hope, given the current economic crisis, the state is still able to build it.

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mid a global pandemic, colleges nationwide have indefinitely shifted classes online. With students no longer using campus facilities and resources, they have created petitions and filed class-action lawsuits calling for tuition reduction and reimbursement. This discontent arises against the backdrop of a turbulent economy, historically high tuition costs and record levels of student loan debt. Now is the time to take definitive action on higher education reform to best position our next generaoLiver tion of students. roberts But the current mainstream reform proposals — like free college and debt cancellation — engender uncompromising, hyperpartisan reactions, which inevitably lead to inaction. If we truly want to improve our higher education system, we must pursue a bipartisan approach that reduces tuition costs and student loan debt, expands college opportunities for high school students, and requires no increase in taxes. Currently, there is only one proposal that adequately fulfills these goals: Degree-in-Three reform. It calls for tran-

sitioning the college system away from the traditional four-year degree model to three-year degrees. Tuition would be reduced by 25 percent, students would have fewer loans and interest to pay back, more could afford college degrees, and they could seek employment and start earning salaries a year earlier. According to Paul Weinstein, director of graduate programs at John Hopkins University, colleges could eliminate a year by shifting to a trimester system, adding a winter term, removing redundant class requirements, focusing on early declarations of majors, offering crossover master’s classes for students pursuing graduate degrees, and accepting more A.P. credit equivalents. One criticism of Degree-in-Three reform is that reducing the length of a college career could potentially compromise the quality of education. But many universities — more than 30, according to Weinstein — already offer three-year degree programs. In addition, most colleges now allow students to substitute internship experience for classroom credit, and some even allow internships to fulfill a full semester’s worth of credit. So colleges could eliminate a year by creating formal summer internship programs-for-credit that buttress classroom

egreein-Three reform presents a bipartisan solution to a divisive issue.

Letters reopen low-risk construction and manufacturing businesses in parts of the state that have experienced a 14-day decline in the hospitalization rate. Phase Two will open certain industries based on priority and risk level. (Businesses considered “more essential,” with inherent low risks of infection in the workplace and to customers, will be prioritized.) Officials are closely monitoring the hospitalization rate, the infection rate and other key health indicators, and will make adjustments to the plan based on this crucial data. There will be a two-week waiting period in between phases of this plan, to monitor the effect. This will help ensure that the hospitalization and infection rates do not increase as some workers begin to return to work. Businesses and industries will create plans that include new measures to protect employees and consumers. The physical workplace will have to be reimagined to be safer, and businesses must implement processes that reduce the risk of infection. The state is consulting with local leaders in each region and industry to formulate these plans. Multi-state coordination is key, especially in downstate New York,

instruction. With colleges already recognizing the interchangeable nature of classroom instruction and internship experience, students earning employment opportunities and gaining real-world experience earlier could hardly be viewed as compromising their education and development. And with incoming freshmen now face uncertain economic futures, maximizing work experience through internships could best prepare them for, and significantly improve their competitiveness in, future job markets. Underscoring its bipartisan political appeal, Degreein-Three reform wouldn’t require a single dollar of additional taxes, and would deliver wide-ranging economic benefits. With lower tuition costs, less student loan debt and an additional year of salary, the improved financial posture of college graduates would enable greater economic investment on their part — the purchase of cars and homes. Entering the workforce one year earlier, college graduates would also bolster our Social Security System through additional payroll taxes. Further, by allowing students to graduate in three years, colleges could open up more seats in their incoming classes, which would mean more opportunities

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for high school students to attend competitive colleges and pursue their desired career paths. By doing so, colleges would be able to offset any potential profit losses from the transition to three-year degrees. We foll for life Degree-in-Three reform presents a bipartisan solution to a divisive national us from In e issue. Republicans have long proposed reducing the government’s role in admin- emerge istering loans in favor of private-sector lending, while Democrats have advanced free college and debt cancellation. Given these opposing approaches, bipartisan action would seem highly unlikely. But Degree-in-Three Reform caters to both parties’ interests, while still preserving the opportunity for each party to tout its preferred solutions to the problems it sees with the college system. With a three-year degree model, college tuition and loan debt would decrease, and more students would be able to attend college, making Democrats happy. And those benefits would accrue without raising taxes, and reduce government’s role in adminis- ways. O tering student loans, which would please major state, w Republicans. travele In the meantime, Degree-in-Three shows, reform would have already cut tuition costs by 25 percent, reduced student loan betwee Kno debt and delivered wide-ranging macroback ov economic benefits. a chose Oliver Roberts, who lives in Massapequa, is a second-year student at Harvard Law School. Comments about this column? Oroberts@jd21.law.harvard.edu.

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where the outbreak has been more severe. We will work with neighboring states to ensure safe and consistent policies. Downstate, special attention will be taken to ensure the safety of low-income communities. Last Saturday, the total number of hospitalizations fell to 13,839 — returning to the level of March 31. This is a positive trend, but it is still far higher than we would like to see. I am very saddened to say we lost 367 New Yorkers that day, down from 437 the previous day. Every day, this is the worst, most devastating news that I must give to New Yorkers. The state’s essential workers were to be honored with an air show on Tuesday. The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds were set to fly over the metropolitan area as a tribute to all the workers on the front lines of this pandemic. “This is our way of showing that we are all in this together and that America’s spirit will prevail,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein and Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday noted in a joint statement.

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