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‘It’s an iconic piece of history’ Items from 1919 Triple Crown horse Sir Barton to be auctioned occasion, she found a dusty black top hat that caught her eye. She learned that the hat was part of A Missouri woman unknow- a lot that had to be sold all ingly dipped into the discovery together. of a lifetime a decade ago at an Having a background in Arkansas flea market. The. trea- horseracing, she noticed saddle sures she uncovblankets, a sadered belonged to dle, crops and the fabulous hisother items, and tory of Sir Bardecided to buy ton, the first them because horse to win racshe planned to ing’s Triple have a dedicated Sir Barton (1919) Crown, in 1919. horseracing disGallant Fox (1930) The items, play in her home Omaha (1935) including blansomeday. kets and a saddle, When she War Admiral (1937) a jockey’s helmet returned to MisWhirlaway (1941) and a trainer’s souri, she stored Count Fleet (1943) hat, are to be aucthe items in a tioned Thursday tub. Years later, Assault (1946) at Weiss Aucwhen she went Citation (1948) tions in Lyn through them, Secretariat (1973) brook, two days she made a fascibefore this year’s nating discovery.

Seattle Slew (1977) Kentucky Derby.

“I was looking Affirmed (1978) The consignor at the saddle, American Pharoah (2015) of the items, who thinking I might asked to remain cut it in half to Justify (2018) anonymous, dismount it on the covered the items w a l l , wh e n I while travelling through Arkan- turned over the leg saddle flap sas on her way home to the and barely noticed something Ozark Mountains of Missouri. there inscribed in the leather,” She said she typically stops at she recalled in a news release. “It flea markets in search of antique read, ‘Sir Barton.’ I gasped. I may hats and sunglasses, and on that CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Triple Crown winners

Courtesy Jane Sloan

TAKING PART IN the field dedication to late former Lynbrook coach Don Roth were, from left, his daughter, Jane Roth Sloan; his grandson Parker Sloan; his friend Rich Hess; Lynbrook baseball coach Al Marrazzo; Roth’s son, Tim; and his granddaughter Kelsey Roth.

Remembering a legendary Owl Field named after late LHS coach Don Roth

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Legendary Lynbrook baseball coach Don Roth transformed his love for the sport into a lasting legacy in the village. That legacy was enhanced Saturday, when Lynbrook South Middle School’s baseball field was posthumously dedicated in Roth’s honor, and now bears his name.

Roth was a Lynbrook High School pitcher who went on to become a teacher at LHS, and then served as varsity baseball coach for 27 years. He died of cancer on Feb. 28, 2021, at age 80. After his death, several community members shared stories about and memories of

him with his family, many affectionately referring to him as “Coach Roth” or “Coachie.”

Messages came from those he coached, others who had been in his health or driver’s education classes at Lynbrook High, and others who were friends or acquaintances.

At the time of Roth’s death, his family was unable to hold a memorial ceremony because of the coronavirus pandemic. A celebration was held late last month. At the field dedication on April 30, LHS varsity baseball coach Al Marrazzo and Roth’s longtime friend Rich Hess, the varsity coach at Valley Stream South High School, spoke about Roth’s dedication and legacy, and shared stories about him.

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NEW YORK ELKS Lodge No. 1 Chaplain Paul Schneller was recently recognized by District Ritual Chair Stephanie Hansa for becoming an All-Star at a recent competition.

Elks bid farewell to S.E. district At a recent clinic, it was announced that New York Elks Lodge No. 1 will no longer be a part of the Southeast District.

The New York state lodges will be divided into two districts, with the Lynbrook lodge now joining the South District in the Westchester area along with Staten Island Lodge No. 841, Brooklyn Queensboro Lodge No. 878 and North Shore New Hyde Park Lodge No. 2107.

District deputy historian and photographer William McCabe was in attendance to document the farewell momentous occasion. The district’s banner will now have a special place in the Heritage Room at New York Lodge No. 1.

Decades ago, Long Island lodges were split into three districts, but the middle unit, known as Central Island District Elks, was split many years ago.

NEWS BRIEF Lynbrook resident is SHA’s valedictorian Courtesy New York Elks Lodge No. 1

Elks celebrate their All-Star chaplain Officers and members of New York Elks Lodge No. 1 in Lynbrook recently celebrated Chaplain Paul Schneller for being an All-Star and winning a district ritual competition.

“As 2021-22 lodge chaplain, you made

Lodge No. 1 very proud,” the Elks said in a statement. “Job well done scoring a 90.2 as our lodge chaplain.”

Lodge No. 1’s officers received a district high score of 84.8 for their efforts in a recent competition.

Lynbrook resident Angela Dattoma earned the honor of serving as the valedictorian of Sacred Heart Academy’s class of 2022. Olivia Christel, of Carle Place, was named salutatorian.

Dattoma, who finished at the top of SHA’s senior class, has been recognized for her success as a National Merit Angela Commended Scholar and was awarded a National Italian Exam Gold Medal, and the Scholas-

tic Art and Writing Silver Key. In addition to her academic success, she has represented SHA well in the arts, taking part in SHA’s chamber ensemble and at the Long Island String Festival. She will continue her studies at Boston College in the fall.

Sacred Heart Academy’s class of 2022 will graduate Dattoma with a ceremony in the Sister Virginia Crowley Theatre at SHA on June 4.

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LYNBROOK HIGH SCHOOL performing arts students recently put on performances of “Les Misérables.”

Photos courtesy Lynbrook School District

LHS students perform ‘Les Misérables’ EACH SHOW WAS met with a standing ovation from the audience.

Students at Lynbrook High School recently took to the stage to showcase their powerful production of “Les Misérables.”

It was a combined effort of many performing arts students to put on the show. Tackling mature themes, they embraced the enormity and seriousness of such a production and rose to the occasion in every aspect possible.

Talent burst from the stage from every performer and hard work was on display, making for captivating and compelling performances. Thorough behind-the-scenes work included costuming, set construction, lighting and more. Students said they were proud of their efforts, and the community was, too. After every show, the audience responded with a standing ovation.

“Lynbrook High School put forth a production of ‘Les Misérables’ that will not soon be forgotten,” Director of Fine and Performing Arts Adrianna Schaefer said, according to a news release. “The level of talent and hard work displayed on the stage each performance was beyond incredible. To say it was a smashing success is an understatement.”

Lynbrook High to welcome new principal Lynbrook High School Assistant Principal Matthew Sarosy will step into the role of principal on July 1.

Sarosy will become principal after 16 years of commitment to the district, starting as an eighth grade U.S. history teacher at North Middle School in 2006, a position he held for six years. He moved on to become the assistant principal of LHS in 2012, with the primary duty of overseeing the day-to-day operations of students in ninth and 10th grades.

Sarosy will be the 10th principal in Lynbrook High School history. Principal Joseph Rainis has led the school since 2006.

“I’m excited and extremely grateful,” Sarosy said, according to a news release. “I’ll only be the

10th principal of Lynbrook High School — for a building that’s been around for 100 years, there’s something unique and special about that.”

Sarosy also served as the interim principal of South Middle School last year. During his three months in the position, he oversaw a return to inperson learning, a process in which he listened to the input of teachers, staff members, parents and stuMatthew dents.

During his time as assistant principal, Sarosy saw the high school grow and thrive in several ways. Perhaps most nota-

bly were the physical extensions that have expanded opportunities available to students. New music rooms, art rooms and classrooms are used by students d a i l y.

Sarosy expressed excitement for the innovation lab, where students can bring their digital designs to life with a 3D printer.

Sarosy has adopted the nickname of “Mr. Class Night” for his guidance in organizing the much-loved Sarosy annual event, a competition between freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. While he takes a role overseeing the students’ planning,

they typically take charge and make Class Night a student-run endeavor. The celebratory night involves a competition for a firstplace prize, and students show off their skills on stage with music, dancing, skits and much more.

Although Sarosy will have to pass the torch on to another Class Night leader, he said it will always remain a student-run event — and his attendance is still guaranteed.

As principal, Sarosy will have a larger focus on curriculum. His main goal, he said, is to continue the school’s high level of student success.

“What I would hope is that people view me as approachable, fair and honest,” Sarosy said. “Those virtues make for a strong building leader.”

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East Rockaway native Hirschberg is survived by Deborah “Debbie” Hirschher husband, Charlie Hirschberg died peacefully in her home in Las Vegas on April berg; children, Chris Hirsch11, 2022. She was 65. berg and Dianna Black; Hirschberg grew up in g randchildren, Isabella East Rockaway, a village she Hirschberg, Mason Black loved and was devoted to for and Madison Black; and 60 years. She worked as a brother, Lawrence Brimlow. branch manager and vice In lieu of traditional president in the banking funeral ar rangements, Deborah Hirschberg industry for over 30 years Hirschberg requested that a and enjoyed many communicelebration of life be held in ty events and clubs, including the East her honor. It took place on April 22.

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lYNBROOK TRUCK COMPANY firefighter Dylan Bien rescued a cat from a burning home on April 21. Above, Bien with a member of the Rockville Centre Fire Department.

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A united effort to clean up for Earth Day

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ASSEMBLYWOMAN JUDY GRIFFIN helped organize the event, and helped with the cleanup.

Courtesy Assemblywoman Judy Griffin

LOCAL OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY groups and scouts got together for an Earth Day cleanup at Hempstead Lake State Park. called on New York to address toxins that he called the “root of it all.”

Assemblywoman Judy Griffin and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky hosted the cleanup.

“I am so grateful to the indi-

viduals, children, families, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and o r g a n i z at i o n s wh o j o i n e d together to participate in our Earth Day cleanup at Hempstead Lake State Park,” Griffin said in a statement. “Together

we made a difference and demonstrated why it is essential to preserve our natural resources and keep our shorelines pristine — by keeping our parks clean, beautiful and safe, Hempstead Lake Park and the

surrounding areas will remain a place for many generations to enjoy.”

Bill Brown, of the state’s Pa rk s D e p a r t m e n t , a l s o expressed his gratitude.

“I’d like to thank all of the volunteers who came out to Hempstead Lake State Park today,” he said. “Awareness and action are the best ways to fight pollution.”

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In honor of Earth Day 2022, a community cleanup took place at the South Pond and McDonald Pond area of Hempstead Lake State Park.

Local community groups took part in the effort, including several Boys and Girls Scouts troops and local energy and conservancy organizations who aim to help kee p the South Shore clean.

In all, the group collected more than 50 bags of garbage.

“A scout is clean,” Troop 214 Scoutmaster Carmine Giangregorio said, according to a news release. “We always leave the outdoors cleaner than we find it. Hope we inspire others to do the same.”

Troop 40 Scoutmaster Mike O’Hare said his group enjoys camping, hiking and all things outdoors. “We follow a simple, ‘Leave no trace’ policy.”

Matt Cliszis, who belongs to a local conserancy group, said its members were “thrilled” to participate in the event and called the lake one of the county’s best resources, while George Povall, of All Our Energy, another, local group, thanked the volunteers and

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Herald wins 17 state newspaper awards STAFF REPORT It was a big showing for Herald Community Newspapers at the New York Press Association spring conference last weekend in Saratoga Springs, with the group from Richner Communications winning 17 state awards, including top honors for in-depth reporting, column writing and spot news.

The team of Nakeem Grant, Scott Brinton, Peter Belfiore, Sue Grieco and Jim Bernstein won the Thomas G. Butson Award for the Malverne/West Hempstead Herald following an April 2021 shooting at a West Hempstead Stop & Shop that killed one person, and injured two others.

“Incredible local coverage of a local trauma,” judges from the Nebraska Press Association shared.

“The spectrum of pieces — hard Courtesy of New York Press Association news, editorial, column, etc. — to HERALD COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS was well-represented at the New York Press Association’s spring conference in Saratoga Springs last widen the context and learning weekend, where the group won a total of 28 state awards. From left, reporters Will Sheeline and Tom Carrozza; senior reporter Mallory Wilson; from this event and its impact on publisher emeritus Cliff Richner; senior editor Laura Lane; senior reporter Karina Kovac; sales/marketing associate Jessica Kleiman; digital the community was exemplary.”

The team also earned top honors sales manager Lori Berger; sales vice president Rhonda Glickman; executive editor Michael Hinman; senior reporter Jordan Vallone; Riverdale for spot news for their coverage of Press editor Gary Larkin; and deputy editor Jeffrey Bessen. the shooting, that ultimately led to Community Newspapers. “I am so proud murder charges for Gabriel DeWitt to be a part of this team.”

Wilson, who reportedly worked as a cart Other runner-up wins included: collector at the supermarket.

Senior editor Laura Lane finished as a ■ Coverage of religion for Andrew Garrunner-up in the in-depth news category cia and Jordan Vallone for the Merrick as well for her coverage of speed enforceHerald with stories described by judges as ment on the roads around schools for the “very strongly worded and political” filled East Meadow Herald. with “lots of good quotes.”

“Really solid reporting on a local issue that may not have seemed particularly ■ Best obituaries for Jeffrey Bessen, prinewsworthy, but after research, was demmarily on his remembrance of Jim Steinonstrated to be a looming safety issue that man. “The lede made me want to keep — unchecked — could have had tragic reading,” according to one judge. “The consequences,” the judges said. “And Ms. more I read, the more I wanted to read.”

Lane’s reporting had an actual impact, ■ Best editorials for Brinton in the Merwith changes to speed zone and enforcerick Herald, praised for putting “faces” on ment.” editorials. “Each editorial led off with a That coverage also earned Lane a runnarrative lead paragraph about someone ner-up spot for community leadership affected, which helped readers relate to behind a team of reporters from The Postthe issue.”

Standard in Syracuse.

Brinton also won first place for his column writing that would appear on the Herald opinion pages.

“I am immensely proud of our team for once again being recognized for the tremendous work they do serving our communities week in and week out,” said Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald Community Newspapers. “Never has local journalism been more important than during the past two years. Throughout the entire pandemic, our team of essential workers has been in the communities telling the stories of our neighbors., businesses and institutions.

“Our company is proudly familyowned, which allows us to impartially report the facts. From critical health information and school updates, to celebrations of life’s milestones and more, we’ve got you covered.”

Former photo editor Christina Daly was a runner-up for the state’s Photographer of the Year behind Erica Miller from The Daily Gazette in Schenectady. Judges commended her on a “nice collection of

■ Daly was recognized for her feature photo in the East Meadow Herald, where readers are drawn in, forcing them to “look at it longer and longer.”

Christina Daly/Herald file

FORMER HERALD STAFF photographer Christina Daly was honored as a runner-up for Photographer of the Year by the New York Press Association for photos like this one, which originally appeared on the cover of Living in Franklin Square/Elmont. excellent work” where Daly “caught more that the action” with her photographs.

Former reporters Kate Nalepinski, Brian Stieglitz and Stephanie Banat were recognized for their education coverage inside the pages of the Wantagh Herald.

Judges praised them for the “balance of hard news and features related to the schools, keeping people informed on mask and vaccine protocols, while also showcasing new programs and providing that human interest piece that is so vital.”

Photographer Brian Ballweg was awarded runner-up status for his sports action photos that appeared in the Lyn-

brook/East Rockaway Herald, after prompting one judge to “almost feel the pain” in an athletic play.

Herald creative director Jeffrey Negrin and features/special sections editor Karen Bloom were runners-up for best large space ad for Lynbrook/East Rockaway, while Negrin also earned honors for best house ad/ad campaign.

Mona Waitzman was a runner-up for best small space ad.

“It takes a great team, from every department, to bring home the awards we have this weekend,” said Rhonda Glickman, vice president of sales for Herald

The Heralds also received honorable mentions for a news story from Andrew Garcia, and for best special section-advertising for Negrin’s graduation issue that appeared in the Rockville Centre Herald.

The Riverdale Press in the Bronx earned 11 awards, including top honors for general excellence, overall design, editorial page and newsprint special sections. That paper was led up until earlier this year by Michael Hinman, who is now executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers.

Overall, the publications from Herald Community Newspapers won 28 state awards, allowing it to finish in the top three newspaper groups and chains in New York.

In all, more than 130 newspapers participated in this year’s competition, submitting 2,481 entries in 67 categories.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

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p.m. Visit lynbrookvillage.net or call (516) 599-8300 for more information

Herald Guide The Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald ‘s annual Guide will print this summer. If you want to have your community group listed as part of our clubs and organizations page, email information including when the club meets, the address, a phone number and any other relevant details to msmollins@liherald.com.

Vendors and pet photos sought for 52nd Huckleberry Frolic The East Rockaway Grist Mill Committee and the Village of East Rockaway are seeking vendors for the 52nd annual Huckleberry Frolic on Saturday, June 11 (rain date scheduled for June 18). It begins at 10 a.m. with a parade leading to Memorial Park, and includes a variety of entertainment, food trucks, vendors, rides, a petting zoo, a pet photo contest and more. Anyone interested in becoming a vendor can call Village Hall at (516) 8876300. The committee also seeks entries for the pet photo contest, which includes categories like pet and owner look-alike, best dressed, funniest photo and more. Send photos to Huckleberry Frolic Committee, 376 Atlantic Ave., East Rockaway, NY 11518.

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.

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

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Tuesday, May 17 School Budget Votes The East Rockaway and Lynbrook school districts host their 2022-23 budget votes at their respective high schools from 7 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday, May 24 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 eastrockawayschools.org.

Wednesday, June 8 Lynbrook Board of Education

Courtesy Steve Grogan

A happy 100th Members of American Legion Post 335 attended the 100th birthday party of World War II veteran Alfred Jamieson, who now lives at the Bristal Assisted Living facility. They presented him with a certificate of honor. Taking part were, from left, former Lynbrook Village Trustee Steve Grogan, Jamieson, Howard Kalachman and Post 335 Commander Bill Marinaccio.

376 Atlantic Ave., all in East Rockaway. .

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

Recovery Is Here NY Recovery services are available for those dealing with alcohol or substance abuse, eating disorders, addictive behavior or mental health crises, including recovery services from intervention through sobriety. To learn more, call (516) 559-5220 or email recoveryishereny@gmail.com.

Saturday, May 7

Thursday, May 10

Free Yoga Session

Home Composting

Get a fun and effective full-body workout at Pin Oak in Parking Lot 4 of Eisenhower Park. Meet the five New York trainers of the Ola Ka Ola women’s health platform for a live and free session. All you need is a yoga mat. All levels welcomed.

Join master gardeners from the Cornell Cooperative Extension at the East Rockaway LIbrary for an educational lesson on how to compost in the hope of crafting some “black gold” at the home. The event is scheduled for 7 to 7:45 p.m. For more information, call (516) 599-1664 or visit eastrockawaylibrary.org.

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Monday, May 9 East Rockaway Village Board The East Rockaway mayor and village board will host its next meeting at 7 p.m. at 376 Atlantic Ave.. Vist villageofeastrockaway.net or call (516) 8876300 for more information.

Monday, May 16 Lynbrook Village Board The Lynbrook mayor and village board of trustees will host its next meeting at Village Hall, 1 Columbus Drive, at 7

The East Rockaway Huckleberry Frolic committee is seeking vendors.

Lynbrook Kiwanis meets on May 5 at the Lynbrook Library.

Join Ola Ka Ola trainers for a free yoga session in Eisenhower Park on May 7.

The East Rockaway village board meets on May 9.

School budget and Board of Education votes are on May 17.

The Lynbrook Board of Education will host its next meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Lynbrook High School, 9 Union Ave., Lynbrook.

HAVING AN EVENT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest.

All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to msmollins@liherald.com

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Islanders cap first season at UBS Arena Following incredible back-to-back appearances in the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Islanders and their fans will have to wait until next season to experience the Stanley Cup Playoffs at UBS Arena.

The Islanders concluded their inaugural campaign at UBS last Friday evening with a 6-4 loss to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Isles finished 37-34-10, including a 20-16-5 mark at home following a difficult 0-5-2 start in the state-of-the-art venue.

After an unprecedented 13-game road trip to open the season, the Islanders played their first game at UBS Arena on Nov. 20 against the Calgary Flames and fell short, 5-2.

Next season marks the Islanders’ 50th anniversary as an NHL franchise.

Limited season ticket memberships are available. For information, call (888) 694-7537, or email memberships@newyorkislanders. com.

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THE ISLANDERS WENT 20-16-5 in their inaugural season at UBS Arena in Elmont.

MEKHI WALTERS, OF Elmont, above, worked the UBS Arena main entrance and handed out Islanders bucket hats to fans on April 28.

CHARLIE MCANULLA OF Bellmore, above, showed off his Islanders art as he entered UBS Arena April 28.

THE WALLS THROUGHOUT the second-level rotunda at UBS Arena honor famous Long Islanders like ‘Dr. J.’ Julius Erving.

AT LEFT,, MATT Martin of the Islanders, right, tangled with Washington’s Anthony Mantha April 28.

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Lynbrook knocks off Long Beach

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

Long Beach Sophomore Flag Football/Soccer COMING OFF A second straight Honorable Mention All-County soccer season that saw her lead Long Beach’s midfield and give the competition fits, Roberts is tearing up Nassau County’s newest sport. She’s a standout linebacker and running back for the Marines’ flag football team and never comes off the field, coach Lori DeVivio said. Roberts totaled 18 tackles in the first two games and also rushed for over 100 yards.

GAMES TO WATCH Thursday, May 5

Baseball: V.S. North at Lynbrook ...........................4:30 p.m.

Baseball: East Meadow at Baldwin .......................4:45 p.m.

Baseball: Carey at Sewanhaka .............................4:45 p.m.

Softball: Long Beach at Seaford ...........................4:45 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Plainedge at Wantagh ...................4:45 p.m.

Softball: Hewlett at Elmont......................................... 5 p.m.

Baseball: Oyster Bay at East Rockaway ................5:15 p.m.

Friday, May 6

Boys Lacrosse: Mepham at Baldwin .....................4:30 p.m.

Baseball: Wantagh at Clarke .................................4:45 p.m.

Softball: Sewanhaka at Lynbrook..........................4:45 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Carey at Calhoun ..........................4:45 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Massapequa at Long Beach .........4:45 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Oceanside at East Meadow ............... 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: West Hempstead at Lawrence ........... 5 p.m.

Softball: V.S. South at V.S. Central .............................. 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Roslyn at Long Beach ........................ 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 7 Girls Lacrosse: Clarke at Kennedy ................................... 1 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Oceanside at Lynbrook ........................... 3 p.m.

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LYNBROOK’S KAELYN O’BRIEN had passing and rushing touchdowns in its win over Long Beach on April 28.

DeVivio, who played wide receiver with the New York Sharks in the World Professional Football League. “I’m excited about pioneering this initiative.”

Senior Alex Hastings, who missed the game against Lynbrook due to a softball game, helps lead the offense as starting quarterback. Nicole Perez, a Long Beach soccer player, has ignited the defense with two interceptions for touchdowns early in her flag football career.

Sophomore running back Rylee Roberts has also made strides in her first year with flag football, rushing for over 100 yards in the team’s first three games. She also shines on defense as a middle linebacker and leads the team in flag grabs.

“It has been a really fun experience,”

said Roberts, who plays soccer in the fall.

“It’s new to everyone and the coaches make it fun.”

The inaugural flag football season is now hitting the home stretch with the Nassau County playoffs looming. Long Beach hosts Massapequa Friday at 5 p.m. and Lynbrook visits West Hempstead this Tuesday evening.

The eventual Nassau County champion will face the winner from Suffolk for the Long Island title at the New York Jets training facility in Fordham, Park, N.J. on June 4.

“It would be insane to get to play there” said Sanzhez, a lifelong Jets fan of her motivation to reach the championship stage. “That would be amazing.”

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Lynbrook and Long Beach squared off April 28 for the first time in a girls flag football matchup in what both programs hope will turn into a long-lasting South Shore rivalry.

The inaugural meeting was dominated

by Lynbrook against a short-handed Long Beach team, but the dedication to advance flag football into a growing sport on Long Island was apparent on both sidelines with full embrace of being pioneers for a new league, “It’s a great experience and the girls are having a lot of fun with it,” said Lynbrook senior Izzy Sanchez, who caught three touchdowns in her team’s 41-0 home win against Long Beach. “It’s an amazing opportunity.”

The Owls jumped out to a 35-0 halftime lead in improving to 3-0 on the young season led by junior quarterback Kaelyn O’Brien, who threw one touchdown and scored another on the ground. Tyla Vuotto registered one rushing touchdown and also reached the end zone on a punt return. Mimi Berkowitz also ran for a score.

On the defensive side of the ball, Lynbrook held the Long Beach offense at bay aided by interceptions from Keziah Job and Mackenzie Casey. Job also recorded three sacks.

“The kids dominated in all facets of the game with offense, defense and special teams,” said Lynbrook head coach Rob Kolb, a former assistant college football coach at Stony Brook and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. “They are working hard and are buying into the offensive and defensive system.”

Long Beach, which entered the Lynbrook game at 1-1, was without some key players due to conflicts with other spring sports. Under the direction of head coach Lori DeVivio and assistant coach Rocky Butler, a former standout quarterback at Hofstra, the Marines are excited to tackle a new challenge while laying the foundation for a brighter future.

“I think girls flag football will make a major impact on Long Island,” said

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Field named in memory of late Don Roth CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Attendees at the event included Roth’s son, Tim, and daughter, Jane Sloan, as well as Roth’s grandchildren, Parker and Lily Sloan and Kelsey Roth, who each threw out a “first” pitch. Following in their late grandfather’s footsteps, Parker, Lily and Kelsey all play the sport he loved in their respective grades.

After the event, Hess said it meant a great deal to honor his friend.

“I’ve been friends with Don Roth since 1989,” he said. “Don was a lifelong mentor to not only me, but the many Owl baseball guys that played for him.”

Marrazzo said it was an honor and privilege to dedicate the field to Roth.

“He was a man who gave so much to the program, the high school and the Lynbrook community,” he said. “Coach Roth’s name is synonymous with the name Lynbrook and we are fortunate enough to have a little piece of it right here at our field. It was an honor to work for him as well as alongside him.”

Roth was born on March 7, 1940, to Dorothea Knoop and Henry Roth, and was their second son after his brother Robert.

He grew up on Whittier Street in Lynbrook, attended public schools in the village and developed an affinity for baseball at a young age. He grew up a Brooklyn Dodgers fan and idolized Gil Hodges.

After the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles, Roth eventually adopted the Mets as his f avorite team. After g rowing up

embroiled in the Dodgers-Yankees rivalry, Roth developed a strong dislike for the pinstriped team from the Bronx.

Roth graduated from LHS in 1958 after a successful high school baseball career.

He went on to pitch at Wake Forest University on a baseball scholarship, where he won the ACC championship in 1962. He earned his bachelor’s degree in education there, and in the decades following, Tim said, his father often donned school apparel out of pride for his alma mater.

He went on to earn his master’s from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also served as the varsity baseball coach for the Tar Heel’s freshman team in 1964.

After college, Roth enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he became a lieutenant and served in Korea. While there, he coached the 7th Infantry’s baseball team, leading the squad to the 8th Army Command baseball championship in 1965 and ’66, and he was named Coach of the Year by the Stars and Stripes newspaper both seasons.

After returning to the U.S., Roth accepted a position to teach health and driver’s ed. at LHS. He went on to coach the Owls varsity baseball team for nearly three decades, amassing more than 300 victories.

During his time coaching the Owls, Roth planned yearly trips to various Major League Baseball stadiums for his players. Jane and Tim also got into the

sport. After her father’s death, Jane fondly recalled spending many days in her youth on the diamond on Marion Street, chasing groundballs and keeping the statistics book for the Owls.

Tim was a star baseball player at LHS and earned the Diamond Award as the top player in Nassau County in 1990 while playing for his father.

“On behalf of the family, I would like to thank Lynbrook coach Al and Richie for all of their efforts in arranging this wonderful and meaningful event,” Tim said. “Both Al and Richie were close friends of my father and meant a lot to him. We are thankful that Coach Roth’s legacy and love of baseball will be remembered forever in Lynbrook.”

Photos courtesy Jane Sloan

FORMER LYNBROOK HIGH School varsity baseball player and coach Don Roth.

THE FIELD AT Lynbrook South Middle School now bears Roth’s name.

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Sir Barton’s items to be sold at auction have screamed. I was in shock.”

“If this was a baseball item, you’d make it the equivalent of a 1920s Babe Ruth uniform,” Weiss Auctions owner Philip Weiss said. “The most important part of horseracing is the Triple Crown, and this was the first acknowledged Triple Crown winner in history, so it’s pretty historic.”

Sir Barton was a chestnut colt bred in Kentucky by Jon E. Madden at Hamburg Place Farm, near Lexington. In 1918, Madden sold Sir Barton to JKL Ross, a Canadian businessman, for $10,000. A year later, on May 10, 1919, the horse won his season debut as a maiden in the Kentucky Derby.

The next day, he was shipped to Baltimore, where he won the Preakness Stakes four days later.

Sir Barton went on to win the Withers Stakes in New York and then the Belmont Stakes on June 11 to complete the first Triple Crown.

The four victories came in a 32-day span, and Sir Barton was retroactively honored as 1919’s Horse of the Year. His first loss came later in 1919 at the Dwyer Stakes, but Sir Barton finished

1919 with $88,250 in winnings, notching victories in five of his 12 races.

After the consignor discovered the inscription, she began researching further into Sir Barton. She said she saw several of the items she purchased in many of the pictures and discovered the initials of trainer Guy Bedwell in the old top hat she found and the initials of jockey Johnny Loftus in the jockey skull cap.

Through further research, she found that after Bedwell died, his son, assistant trainer Leonard Bedwell, moved to a farm in Arkansas, just off the highway where she later discovered the items.

“I then very carefully stored and protected my newfound treasures,” she said. “I knew I had something special.”

She added that she kept quiet about the discovery, revealing the lot only to close friends and her brother, and she never cleaned the items.

Weiss said that while he couldn’t verify beyond a doubt that the items belonged to Sir Barton, he has conferred with horseracing historians and collectors, and it is believed the

items were used in training and other races, but not the Triple Crown events. He said one of the helmets post-dates the type jockeys wore in 1919 and was likely worn by Loftus in the years after the Triple Crown, and the saddle blanket with the No. 1 on it — Sir Barton’s number — looked like a match for the horse’s size. He also used old photographs to match some of the items to the horse and jockey.

Weiss, who has been in the auction business for more than three decades, moved his auction house to Lynbrook in 2012 after its Oceanside headquarters were heavily damaged in Hurricane Sandy. He said he has been a horseracing aficionado for many years, and used to handicap races for New York newspapers.

He also spent a lot of time at Saratoga through the years.

The consignor was referred to Weiss Auctions by one of Weiss’s customers, he said, and he spent several months researching the items before feeling comfortable enough to auction them. Also offered in the sale will be rare early 20th century boxing card uncut proof sheets, a collection of Zaccagnini Disney figurines, and an early original Charles

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SIR BARTON, RIDDEN by jockey Johnny Loftus, won the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes in 1919, making him horseracing’s first Triple Crown winner.

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Weiss said that he has auctioned several horseracing items through the years, but the fact

that the consignor was in the right place at the right time to land Sir Barton’s lot was special.

“It’s like a perfect storm, and everything that needed to happen happened,” he said. “It’s an iconic piece of history.”

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THE OLD ORCHARD House was the summer home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., which he built at Sagamore Hill in 1938.

Sagamore Hill ready to finally reopen Museum was renovated during coronavirus pandemic-fueled closure

By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, local residents, visitors, academics and Roosevelt enthusiasts have been deprived of full access to Sagamore Hill National Historical Site. Next month, the museum and park will fully reopen the second floor of the Theodore Roosevelt House and the Old Orchard House.

Deemed a national historic site in 1962, Sagamore Hill has been closed only a handful of times. From 2011 to 2015 it was closed for a complete restoration of the house, and there have been a handful of government shutdowns over the last several decades — most recently in 2018 and 2019, when disagreements between President Donald Trump and Congress over immigration policy and construction of the border forced national parks around the country to close their doors.

As the pandemic has eased, Sagamore Hill has gradually reopened, while abiding by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and government health guidelines. According to Jonathan Parker, the Oyster Bay park’s superintendent, ensuring the safety of guests and employees has always been a priority.

“As a federal facility, we follow a couple of different parameters that guide our operations, such as the Safer Federal Wo rk f o r c e Ta s k Fo r c e, ” P a rke r explained. “Although our passion is to bring people into the park, our priority is public health and safety.”

After the initial shutdown in March 2020, Sagamore Hill’s park and beach were reopened to the public that June.

Then, last July, the Theodore Roosevelt House reopened for short guided tours on the first floor.

Next Thursday, the house will reopen

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SAGAMORE HILL OCCUPIES 83 acres, and during Roosevelt’s lifetime it was known as the Summer White House. its second floor. Visitors will be able to view the bedrooms, studies, bath chambers and servants’ quarters where the president and his family lived.

Then, on May 28, the Old Orchard House, where the Theodore Roosevelt Museum is housed, will begin welcoming visitors again. The building was the summer home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Teddy’s oldest son.

The museum chronicles Roosevelt’s life and career, and his rise to the presidency. Bill Bleyer, the author of “Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt’s Summer White House,” said he was excited about the reopening. There are numerous

scholarly artifacts and documents in the museum that he and other writers will soon have access to again, he said.

“They don’t just have the Sagamore Hill archives here, they have all of his letters from his childhood home as well — critical documents,” Bleyer said. “So, for researchers like myself, this has been a long two-year wait.”

Although the park has not been fully accessible to visitors, Parker said it has not been idle. The delay in reopening is partially attributable to renovations and repairs in the historic buildings.

“There’s a lot that goes on here behind the scenes that people don’t know about,”

Parker said. “We’ve done archaeological digs, renovations, worked on our guide experience. We can’t wait to welcome local, national and international tourists back to Sagamore Hill.”

The old visitor center, which was destroyed by a fire on Christmas Eve in 2018, has been demolished. The park will welcome visitors to a new visitor center in the Old Orchard House when it opens Memorial Day Weekend.

Plans are also in the works for a major renovation of Sagamore Hill’s porch and foundations, but that not affect tours inside the house.

Jay Perrell, treasurer of the Friends of Sagamore Hill, stressed how important the full reopening is for the local community and Roosevelt fans everywhere. “We look forward to the total site being open in the near future,” Perrell said. “It’ll be great for the community, since it’ll bring visitors from around the country, and really from around the world.”

According to data from the National Park Service, Sagamore Hill had roughly 105,000 visitors in 2020. By the service’s calculation, they contributed roughly $6.3 million to the local economy. And that data was collected the first year of the pandemic, indicating the impact Sagamore Hill has even when hobbled by an international health crisis.

Harriet Clark, executive director of Oyster Bay’s Raynham Hall Museum, who enjoys walking around the Sagamore Hill park, stressed the importance of the historical site’s reopening for the community. “I’m just delighted that we’ll be able to enjoy the museum again,” she said. “The rising tide lifts all ships: Frequently, people who come to Sagamore Hill come to us at Raynham Hall as well.

History lovers are drawn to our historic village.”

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By Order of the Board of Education Malverne Union Free School District 131175 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, BROADRIVER TRF I, L.P., SERIES C, Plaintiff, vs.

DIANE MELTZER, AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF ELINOR MELTZER A/K/A ELEANOR MELTZOR A/K/A ELINOR MELTZOR A/K/A ELEANOR MELTZER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on January 25, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 16, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 343 Peninsula Blvd., Lynbrook, NY 11563. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 42, Block D02 and Lot 94.

Approximate amount of

judgment is $5,221.35 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 611619/17.

This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

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I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 6, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 10 WILSON AVE, LYNBROOK, NY 11563: Section 37, Block 275, Lot 153,354,355: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF LYNBROOK, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 009524/2010.

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If it’s difficult, do you think you can’t do it? Is difficult for you synonymous with impossible, overwhelming, exhausting, just too damn hard!

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EaST ROCKaWay 44 West Blvd, BA, NEW! Adorable & Affordable Renovated 2 Bedroom Ranch in Bay Park. New Kitchen & Bth, Roof, Siding, Heating System, Electrical System, Paved Driveway. Updtd Plumbing. Close to Parks, Beaches & Trans. SD#19. Just Move In!............................................................$349,000

ROCKVILLE CENTRE 71 Windham Rd, BA, NEW TO MARKET! Immaculate 5 BR, 2.5 Bth Farm Ranch in New Canterbury Area. Over 3200 Sq Ft of Living Space with Great Flow for Entertaining. Main Floor Master Ste w/ Updtd Bth. Full Bsmt with Hi Ceiling. 2 Car Gar. Landscaped Yard. New Heating System, CAC, HW Flrs, Anderson Windows.......................................................................... $1,250,000 299 Princeton Rd, BA, Move Right Into This 3 BR, 2.5 Bth Colonial on Lovely Street. LR w/ Fpl, FDR, Sun Room & Updated Gran/Wood EIK. Master Ste Has Updtd Bth. Walk Up Attic with Cedar Closet. Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Det Gar. Rockville Centre SD .........................................................REDUCED! $825,000

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What triggers the mother/daughter use permit is a second kitchen onte eeper and a second living occupancy. Most local municipalities have other requirements geared toward not making the second living unit use permanent, as if it were to possibly become a two-family, because most communities want to restrict or control that type of use. By doing so, they avoid multiple households getting away without paying each family unit’s school taxes and the problems with extra vehicles on the street.

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I usually work with families to comply, but still accommodate both families by trying to create a vestibule that allows one family not to have to walk through the other family’s space. Depending on the municipality, this concept has been better received by some and not by others, though I think that is changing. Privacy is a very important part of getting along between family units, and it seems like an obvious need. It also helps with compartmentalization, since separating the units adds to fire safety by limiting smoke and fire spread.

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Spiral stairs were traditionally installed in, of all places, firehouses based on the history of fire equipment that was pulled by horses. The horses would pull the wagons into the firehouse, be unhitched and head right for the straight staircases. Apparently, horses love to climb. They couldn’t make the turn on a spiral stair. Problem solved!

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y any measure, this winter was one of the coldest and wettest ones I can recall. Quite a few bone-chilling days made you want to crawl into bed and stay there.

Many of my friends chose to travel to Florida for vacations and some have talked about moving there for good, complaining about our weather, high taxes, crime and the cost of living.

The national media hasn’t helped, either, with periodic stories about the number of New Yorkers who are JERRY fleeing the state.

With the help KREMER of the United Van Lines, the U.S. Movers Association and a variety of other sources, I was able to get a better picture of who is moving and why they’re moving. The states that lost the largest numbers of residents in 2021, in order of loss, were New Jersey, Illinois, New York, Connecticut, California, Michigan, Minnesota,

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Louisiana, Ohio and Nebraska. The states gaining in population, in order of growth, were Vermont, South Dakota, South Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Oregon, Idaho and Rhode Island.

New Jersey had the dubious distinction of losing the most residents.

Roughly 69 percent of moves in the state were outbound. The vast majority of those people who left were retirees, followed by those wishing to live closer to other family members.

Thanks to remote work, New Jersey also lost residents to jobs in warmer climates with lower housing costs.

New York State came in at No. 3, for a variety of reasons. Why are New Yorkers leaving at a record pace? As of late, the state is burdened with high taxes and a lack of affordable housing. Income and property taxes are a major irritant.

Brutal winters add to the discomfort.

Major tech companies are enticing our younger population to leave the state for locations that are less crowded. Just like

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New Jersey, New Yorkers have family members all over the country, and as we age, there’s a desire to live closer to them. A separate category of now exNew Yorkers are upstate residents who continue to leave in alarming numbers.

An interesting statistical footnote is that Vermont was the No. 1 state for population growth in 2021.

Roughly 68 percent of all moves in the state were inbound. Most of Vermont’s new residents came from nearby states, apparently looking for a quieter life that’s not far from the urban centers of the Northeast. Vermont has a number of highly rated colleges and the lowest crime rate in the country. While I wouldn’t rush to move there, I have met a number of people over the years who like living in the woods, but brag about being able to get to a Broadway show in three hours.

I understand why Vermont did so well, but why does South Dakota rank second in growth? I reached out to a former state senator who explained to me that South Dakota has a 3.5 percent

hy are New Yorkers leaving at a record pace? Let me count the ways.

unemployment rate and a number of national companies constantly looking for skilled workers. It’s also considered the second-best state for female entrepreneurs. I also learned that many of its new residents are from California, anxious to get away from the dense population and quality-of-life issues.

Pondering all these statistics is a head-spinning experience, but there are a number of clear trends. Six of the states at the top of the losing-population list have colder climates and large urban areas that are no longer desirable. Many of those residents have family members in warmer and lower-tax states, which is a major inducement to leave.

Despite all of the pros and cons of living in New York, I can easily argue why the good features far outweigh the bad ones. I was born here, and am determined to be a part of the New York experience for as long as possible.

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.

The pandemic may be evolving, but it’s not over

may be dead right.

Nearly two years ago, I wrote a column suggesting that, in the fight against Covid-19, our elders would be sacrificed. Last week, The Washington Post reported that we are seeing a rise in deaths among the vaccinated elderly.

According to the Post, “Nearly two-thirds of the people who died during the recent Omicron surge were 75 and older.” During the Delta wave, only one-third of deaths were among the elders.

To date, more than 700,000 peoRANDI ple over 65 have KREISS died of Covid in the U.S. The irony is that most older people are vaccinated; it’s their age and other medical problems that contribute to mortality. I take no pleasure in being right. But the new rising deaths among our elders remind us that the pandemic is still a threat.

Every pandemic protocol has evolved over time. Americans, who are not great at nuance, are being forced to take a nuanced approach to fighting coronavirus.

Two years ago, schools were closed, and children were socially isolated. We

did what we could do with what we knew then. If then President Donald Trump had followed the advice of his medical team early on, some 30,000 lives might have been saved, according to Deborah Birx, former White House coordinator for coronavirus response.

The availability of good testing kits was problematic into the Biden administration. Even today, access to anti-viral drugs is challenging in many communities. Covid produced no heroes.

There has been enough suffering to go around. Two and a half years into this plague, our teens are experiencing unprecedented mental health issues, our young parents are trying to keep their infants and toddlers safe until a vaccine is fully available, and working people are figuring out how and where to move forward with their careers.

I don’t think older folks have it worst, and I speak with some authority. Many of us have full and rich lives, but we all hoped that after a lifetime of working, we might have more years in the bank.

Everyone has experienced loss. I see, with my own grandkids, a kind of resignation to endless disappointments. No dates, no proms, no football games and,

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for way too long, no school. I see, with my nieces and nephew, the mix of joy and terror that attends raising infants in a pandemic.

I have seen people’s dreams evaporate as longtime businesses succumbed to the pandemic, as it surged from weeks to months to years.

Two years ago, I wrote that children need to get educated, and they need to get out of the house to play and meet friends. If not, we will have a generation of pandemic kids growing up with unique psychological problems. That, too, has come to pass.

So the opening of schools and camps and sports events and travel is all good, but not good for all. Then, as now, the needs of the children are in conflict with the need to protect our older people. The children must come first, but it isn’t an either/or situation. The problem can be addressed reasonably well. Nuance, again.

As the epidemiologists have told us, widespread testing, universal protections like masks and respect for medical guidelines can allow our kids and grandkids the social freedom they need and still help keep older people safe.

This isn’t perfect, but it isn’t rocket

am not prepared to trust my health to the kindness of strangers.

Masks work.

science, either.

Today in America, older people and immuno-compromised people, our mothers and fathers, our grandparents and our neighbors, would be safer if we all wore masks in common inside places.

Why is it such a big ask to do a simple thing to protect someone else?

I get the relief of not having to wear a face covering, but I do not get the refusal to help keep others’ safe from serious illness and death.

I wrote two years ago about senicide, the practice, acceptable in some cultures, of killing older people or abandoning them to certain death. Has Covid become the 21st-century version of the ice floe?

That doesn’t have to be the deal. There is another way to move without stepping over bodies. Masks work. Social distancing is effective. Vaccines and boosters protect against the virus.

But I am not prepared to trust my health to the kindness of strangers. For my boomer brothers and sisters, we need to take care of ourselves, and that means making our own rules. We need our masks and, right now, we need to be extra careful about gathering indoors. Stop shaking hands! Carry hand sanitizer.

We need to find our lives again and renew our connections, but we must proceed with caution.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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orry, Al Gore. You didn’t invent the internet. That was Tim Berners-Lee. The London-born computer scientist developed a way to network different computers with different operating systems among scientists working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, and in the process, he created the building blocks that would become the World Wide Web in 1989.

Networking computers wasn’t a new concept. The U.S. Defense Department had established the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network — or ARPANet — which was a data packet-switching system. But in 1989, what would become the internet was commercialized, with a huge boost from Berners-Lee, who created the first web browser in 1990.

Berners-Lee had grand ideas of what instant access to and exchange of information could do for society. Any information would be at any person’s fingertips, no matter where they were. The physical borders and oceans that separated us would be effectively erased, creating a sort of utopia mankind could only dream of before.

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LETTERS Free speech isn’t an absolute To the Editor: Re Ronald Rosenberg’s column last week, “When so-called free speech is censored”: Mr. Rosenberg’s claim of censorship fails on several points, mainly in its absolutist position. The claim that “The First Amendment is the immovable cornerstone of our nation” is poetic, but simplistically ignores the numerous limitations of law, custom and civility we navigate daily. “Free speech” is thus neither absolute nor “indivisible.”

A l l e g i n g a n “ u n e q u ivo c a l defense of our freedom [to speak], regardless of where, when or how we choose” is to recreate Babel.

In praising his tolerance of speech by “repugnant,” “antisemitic” “socialists” Mr. Rosenberg overlooks the relevant fact

borders were indeed wiped away — at least virtually — it wasn’t harmony and bliss that resulted.

In fact, on the eve of his creation’s 30th anniversary, Berners-Lee told The Guardian that while he was still an optimist, he was an “optimist standing at the top of the hill with a nasty storm blowing in my face, hanging onto a fence.”

That sentiment has been expressed in a variety of ways in the past few weeks, since Tesla electric car company founder Elon Musk launched what is now looking like a successful hostile takeover of Twitter. There are many who fear that Musk’s past aversion to filtering out content others might deem harmful to society could begin a further slide for social media down the mountain of civility.

The internet — especially social media — has been nothing short of revolutionary, facilitating the sharing of a diversity of ideas. But it has also created polarization we’ve never seen before.

And not just with big-ticket issues like Donald Trump or Israel or reproductive rights, but even with the smallest things, like what baseball team you like, or the joke about the former vice president inventing the internet.

Elizabeth Niedbala, a post-doctoral

researcher with the U.S. Defense Department, blames the echo chambers created by social media. We can take to Facebook or Twitter and repeat our ideas over and over, creating what Niedbala calls “attitude clarity,” she told the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Even more, social media gives us an instant audience of others — many likeminded — who will agree with us, giving us more of a sense that we’re right and creating what Niedbala called “attitude correctness.”

Our opinion could be spot-on, or it could be very wrong. Yet, either way, if someone challenges our position, it’s not just a disagreement. It’s war.

Sadly, that’s what many disagreements have come to. Instead of simply sharing opinions and respecting disagreements, we take offense to anyone disagreeing with us. And we never find common ground.

But we don’t need to be hanging onto a fence in a nasty storm. We can take a step back and just listen. We can even disagree still, and stick to our opinions.

We don’t need to hate each other. We just need to remember that, in the end, we’re all in this together. And disagreement is the start of a good conversation — not the end.

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hy do small businesses matter? There are more answers to that question than there are streetlamps on your local Main Street, but the best reasons may be, well, the smallest.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses account for about 44 percent of our national economic activity. On Long Island, they are our economic backbone. Roughly 90 percent of the businesses here are small or medium-sized.

While these are JOHN strong arguments, let’s zoom in a litKEATING tle further: Personally, small businesses are the center of our everyday lives. You probably know exactly what shop in your town serves the best slice of pizza; the only dentist gentle enough to keep your panicky spouse coming back for regular cleanings; the bakery that makes the only red velvet cake your sister will eat; the day care center that helped your kids learn their ABCs.

These are all small businesses, and during National Small Business Week 2022, which began last Sunday and ends on Saturday, PSEG Long Island celebrates their importance. We couldn’t imagine life without them, and we recognize the blood, sweat and tears that local entrepreneurs pour into their small businesses to overcome endless challenges and find success in an ever-changing economic climate.

PSEG Long Island has been supporting small businesses since 2018 with economic development grants and other incentives that keep local commercial districts thriving.

When the coronavirus pandemic struck, small businesses faced their greatest challenge in at least a decade, amid diminished foot traffic and new safety measures. We increased our support efforts with targeted grants, supporting local chambers of commerce and business improvement districts in their efforts to provide outdoor seating and signage to create a safe shopping and dining experience for their customers.

In the past four years, our company committed more than $2 million to eco-

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LETTERS that the speech at issue respected our norms of polite discourse, as he does in his essay.

Alleging “suppression” by Facebook ignores Facebook’s right to establish “house rules” for discourse, much like that for a debate, our Congress or a courtroom. This isn’t censorship; the First Amendment doesn’t apply. Mr. Rosenberg’s opinion, as written, wouldn’t be incarcerated in “Facebook jail,” but a troll’s or hatemonger’s version might be, one hopes.

And while I share Mr. Rosenberg’s concerns about speech intolerance on college campuses, it must be noted that it isn’t limited to conservative students.

It seems that a key element of the “enterprise of liberal education” Mr. Rosenberg cites has been undermined, partly, I think, by the dogmatic examples of its elders. Missing from this claim of “lethal threat,” and more relevant than Facebook, are the actions of various gover nment entities to ban books and ideas from places like schools — that is censorship.

Mr. Rosenberg presents Facebook as the chief arbiter, somehow the gatekeeper to free speech land when hundreds of newspapers, including the Herald, and dozens of magazine exist in which he is free to write. Radio and TV remain available as free speech venues, though all have house rules. Websites galore and new social media plat-

nomic development grants and incentives across Long Island and the Rockaways. To learn more, you can visit www. psegliny.com/inthecommunity/revitalization.

You can see the results of these grants in communities all across Nassau County: thriving small businesses like Rosario’s Pizzeria in Seaford, K-Fit Studio in Valley Stream, Noble Savage Brewing in Glen Cove, and Bright Eye Beer Company in Long Beach.

More than 100 businesses received “vacant space” discounts for opening up in previously empty storefronts in their communities. Some received Main Street Revitalization grants for making major upgrades that increase foot traffic in their commercial districts. And many businesses have received a much-needed bump from the outdoor dining and shopping improvements made possible by the dozens of grants we have provided to local chambers of commerce. All of these grants help optimize the use of the energy grid in these commercial districts.

We have also given beautification

grants of up to $2,000 to many local chambers to enhance the visual appeal of shopping districts, and you can see these results, too. The Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District used the money to string lights through downtown to make it more inviting for residents and visitors to walk around in the evening. The Baldwin chamber used its grant for a “Welcome to Baldwin” sign.

The East Meadow chamber purchased American flags to line the business district.

So, this week, we encourage you to celebrate National Small Business Week in the simplest, realest way possible: Do the little things that make life worth living in your community. Buy a pie from that pizzeria. Make a dental appointment for your spouse. Bring your sister a slice of that red velvet cake. Bring home a “growler” of beer from the local craft brewery.

Enjoy the vibrancy of your community, and PSEG Long Island will be there to provide the programs and support that will continue to make your Main Street a destination for years to come.

John Keating is the manager of economic and community Development at PSEG Long Island.

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forms appear frequently, so speech has never been more free.

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Has the Herald thought through ‘Please say gay’?

To the Editor: Re the Herald editorial “Please do say ‘gay’” (March 24-30): Aside from the title, which was misleading and deceptive, the issue comes down to two questions. Do we really want to sexualize K-through-third-graders? Why should we be upset that schools don’t introduce topics of sexuality to 5- to 8-year-olds?

Children at that age can’t possibly process the kinds of information opponents of Florida’s bill seek to give them.

Why not let them be kids and seek, instead, to protect their innocence? You refer to the bill as “anti LGBTQ,” but not presenting kids with information they are not mature enough to handle isn’t anti anything. It’s pro-kids.

The second question is, should taxpayer-funded schools be the ones to present this information. If parents want to introduce these topics to their children, that is their prerogative and their right. Public schools represent the public, and public opinion on these mat-

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Why should schools wade into topics that have the potential to polarize and divide? Schools should stick to reading, writing and arithmetic. They would be far better able to handle those topics if

they weren’t veering off into social experiments.

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