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Man cited for alleged tiger mistreatment risk of injury by allowing them to interact, and not installing adequate fencing to prevent him Former East Rockaway resi- from escaping. dent Larry Wallach caused a stir USDA officials did not, howevin the village in 2017 when he er, speak to allegations that Walwas cited for harboring a pet lach had shocked the animal wallaby, and he recently drew with an electric prod. The USDA the ire of the People for the Ethi- did not return a request for comcal Treatment of ment at press time, Animals and the b u t D r. M o n i c a U.S. Department of Bando, the captive Agriculture for his wildlife veterinarian alleged treatment of in the captive animal a pet tiger. l aw e n fo rc e m e n t According to division of the PETA P E TA , Wa l l a c h Foundation, said she allegedly posted vidwas disappointed eos on Facebook that officials had not that showed him confiscated the aniusing an electric DR. MONICA mal. prod to scare a juveWallach “has nile tiger named BANDO demonstrated a comSheba, keeping him PETA captive wildlife plete inability to in a rundown enclo- veterinarian safely and humanely sure and handling handle this wild anihim in a dangerous mal and should no and inhumane manner, which longer be able to keep or exhibit led the U.S. Department of Agri- this or any other wild animals,” culture to cite Wallach for viola- Bando said. “So the USDA cited tions of the federal Animal Wel- Wallach for multiple violations fare Act. of the federal Animal Welfare Violations included failing to Act, but he was given a free pass follow veterinary instructions to continue to use the electric for treatment of Sheba’s broken prod.” toe, confining him to an encloWallach said he uses the prod sure with broken floor boards, placing the tiger and a wolf at CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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Gold standard in scouting High-achieving Girl Scouts, from left, Bernadette Kilkelly, Abigail Loiselle, Sara Bahri, Christina Franco, Amber Wilkins and Marisa Welch celebrated their Gold Awards at the East Rockaway Senior Center July 8. Story, more photos, Page 4.

Village stung by $50K settlement Couple who lost beehive seek further damages By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

A couple who had their beehive confiscated by officials in 2017 recently reached a $50,001 settlement with the Village of Lynbrook. The case continues, though, as they seek damages for the legal fees that they have incurred. Daryl Altman and her partner, Robert Shepard, cared for thousands of honeybees in their

backyard hive for over a year, but village officials had the bees and the hive removed on June 26, 2017, which began a legal battle between the two sides. “It’s a civil rights case, a matter of invasion of privacy, lack of due process, search and seizure,” Altman said. “This is a constitutional case, and you’re usually entitled to legal fees, and that was a part of the deal that the settlement never specified.” Altman said that she and

Shepard originally sought more than $1 million, and have incurred up to $75,000 in legal fees. They would not accept the village’s offer of $50,001, they said, until officials also agree to cover their legal expenses. Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach said on Friday that he had not heard about an official settlement, and noted that the village confiscated the bees after neighCONTINUED ON PAGE 9

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LYNBROOK HIGH SCHOOL was one of 12 winners of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame’s program. Kellenberg Memorial, Long Beach, Southampton and Wheatley high schools. Founded in 2004, the Long Island Music Hall of Fame is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea that Long Island’s musical heritage is an important resource to be celebrated and preserved for future generations. The organization, which encompasses Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Kings counties, was created as a place of community that inspires and explores Long Island music in all its forms. To date, the organization has inducted more than 100 musicians and music industry executives, and also offers education programs and scholarships to Long Island students, sponsors the Long Island Sound Award and features traveling educational exhibits, including a state-of-the-art mobile museum. To learn more or see the 2022 application process, visit limusichalloffame.org. To view Lynbrook’s winning entry, visit youtube.com/watch?v=IbBXMzBdsQ Courtesy LIMHOF; compiled by Mike Smollins

THE PERFORMANCE WAS given virtually.

Lynbrook firefighters extinguish brush fire The Lynbrook Fire Department responded to a brush fire behind a home off Ocean Avenue on July 11. Fire Chief John Donald wants to remind residents that burning off any debris or landscaping brush is strictly prohibited in the village. The firefighters were able to extinguish the fire before it got out of hand or spread to any homes or buildings in the surrounding areas. Courtesy Lynbrook Fire Department; compiled by Mike Smollins

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LYNBROOK FIREFIGHTERS PUT out a brush fire at a home near Ocean Avenue on July 11.

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Lynbrook High School was among the winners of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame’s fifth annual High School Music Department Recognition Program. Due to Covid-19, the 2020 awards had to be canceled, and for 2021, the ceremony shifted to a virtual application process. For the first time, video entries were accepted that showcased music the schools created under difficult conditions and pandemic restrictions. Both the LIMHoF Education Committee and a panel of music educators reviewed the videos that were submitted from each school. As a result, 12 Long Island high school music programs were awarded recognition wins and celebrated via video format, including Lynbrook. For the first time in its history, music performance videos from each applicant were posted to LIMHoF’s website. And some high schools submitted multiple videos to showcase their different music groups. . “During the pandemic, school music programs in particular were dealing with incredible restrictions due to social distancing and remote learning, which created major difficulty for students learning to play music,” said LIMHoF Education Chairman Tom Needham, according to a news release. “Music is a collaborative process and students need to be able to play music together. A lot of schools made it work, and we wanted to showcase their accomplishments under the circumstances. These schools found a way to do something great. The students overcame tremendous odds. This showcases, and is a tribute, to the students who adapted to a difficult situation.” In addition to Lynbrook, schools receiving the prestigious recognition were: Centereach, Farmingdal, Great Neck North, Great Neck South, Half Hollow Hills East, Harborfields, Hicksville,

Girl Scouts honored for taking action By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

On July 8, the Girl Scouts of East Rockaway, Lakeview, Lynbrook and Malverne honored 2020 and 2021 Gold Award winners for their efforts to improve their communities with projects that made the most of their skills and leadership abilities. As adaptable as ever, the scouts moved their Gold Award ceremony to the East Rockaway Senior Center when they AMBER WILKINS heard about the rain that TropiGirl Scout cal Stor m Elsa Troop 2188 was bringing with it. The Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting, recognizing excellence and leadership, requires the completion of two Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador Journeys or the earning of the Silver Award and one Senior or Ambassador program. Amber Wilkins, of Troop 2188 in Malverne, pre-

felt it was important to debate the hard topics that people often don’t want to talk about.

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EAST ROCKAWAY VILLAGE Trustees Jack Felbinger, far left, and Rich Bilello, Deputy Mayor Gordon Fox, Mayor Bruno Romano and East Rockaway Girl Scout Coordinator Madeline Pearson honored the Gold Award recipients. sented a PowerPoint to administrators at Malverne High School on the benefits of creating a debate club. “I felt it was important to debate the hard topics that people often don’t want to talk about,” Wilkins

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market for two weeks straight. It was a wonderful opportunity. I’m so glad that I had it.” Abigail Loiselle, of Troop 2000 in Lynbrook, used her passion for teaching to create a backpack literacy program at the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center. She devised a lesson plan to help parents realize the benefits of incorporating literature into their children’s lives, and donated backpacks full of school supplies, books and games to the kindergartners. Loiselle’s fellow Troop 2000 member, Sara Bahri, called attention to science research opportunities for her classmates at Lynbrook High School with a website and blog she kept throughout the 2020 school year. And finally, Christina Franco, of Troop 2821 in Lynbrook, raised awareness of the challenges people with disabilities face by writing a children’s book called “So I can Hear the Birds Sing.” “It gives a little insight on how all children have a lot to give society,” Franco said. 2020 Gold Award winners who were not in attendance included Emma Anderson, Gia Cerulli and Sara Lombardi.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY UPDATE Ongoing 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.

Monday Night Car Shows in East Rockaway Have you heard? They didn’t reinvent the wheel, but East Rockaway Kiwanis has the cars rolling! Come Monday nights from June 21 to Aug. 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday nights to celebrate Car Shows. People of all ages gather together safely outdoors on Main Street at Parking Field 6. DJ Ken will spin the oldies. Many of the cars start to come at 4 p.m. from surrounding neighborhoods with some as old as 1931.

Thursday, July 15 Chamber Networking Event The Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce will host its first in-person networking event since the coronavirus pandemic first peaked in early 2020. The outing is set for at 5:30 p.m. at Pearsall’s Station, 479 Sunrise Highway, in the village. If you’re having an event that you’d like to publicize, email info@lynbrookusa.com.

Monday, July 19 Lynbrook Village Board Meeting The Lynbrook mayor and village board of trustees will host its next meeting at Village Hall, 1 Columbus Drive, at 7 p.m. It will also be streamed virtually. Visit lynbrookvillage.net or call (516) 599-8300 for more information.

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Eagle Scouts soar Nicholas and Timothy Shaw of Rockville Centre, Brooks A. Honerkamp of East Rockaway, James T. Sprizzo of East Rockaway, Anthony Romano of East Rockaway, Anthony L. DeSano of East Rockaway, John F. Kelhetter of Lynbrook and Joseph Carini of East Rockaway became Eagle Scouts on June 26 and were congratulated by Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito

Wednesday, July 21 Mental Health Virtual Talk NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness Queens/Nassau) will have a virtual discussion on “Youth suicide, what can we do to prevent it and what can we do when it happens?” from 7 to 9 p.m. The speaker will be Dr. Vera Feuer of Cohen Children’s Medical Center. Visit namiqn.org to sign up or call (516)326-0797.

Monday, Aug. 2 Lynbrook Mayor’s Golf Outing The Lynbrook Mayor’s Golf Outing will begin at 9:30 a.m. with registration and a brunch, then a shotgun start at noon followed by a cocktail dinner at 5 p.m. at the Hempstead Golf and Country Club at 60 Front St. in Hemp-

stead. Proceeds will benefit the Lynbrook Community Chest, and this year’s honorees are John Fraser-Mifsud of Daikin and Anthony Bartone of Terwillger & Bartone Properties. Visit lynbrookvillage.org for more information.

Wednesday, Aug. 11 Lynbrook Board of Education The Lynbrook Board of Education will host its next meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Lynbrook High School, 9 Union Ave., Lynbrook. Virtual meetings can be found at lynbrookschools.org.

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

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The East Rockaway VFW’s thrift shop is open for business. East Rockaway Kiwanis hosts summer car shows on Monday nights. The Lynbrook chamber hosts a networking event July 15. The Lynbrook village board meets July 19. NAMI hosts a virtual talk about preventing youth suicide on July 21.

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as a training tool to calm animals down, not to shock them, and noted that he has trained up to 40 or 50 tigers, and has owned dozens of wild animals of various kinds over the years. “Never once do I touch the animal with the” prod, he said. “I do use the noise because the noise is a training thing. I use it because it makes a noise. Not once did I ever light up a tiger, and the reason is because tigers remember. The last thing you want to do is piss off a tiger.” But PETA — which has a motto that reads, in part, “animals are not ours to use for entertainment” — noted that the USDA had previously cited Wallach for animal welfare violations, including for confining a cub to a kennel in what was deemed a “cluttered garage,” not feeding an appropriate diet to cubs and allowing the public to interact with juvenile tigers. “PETA is now calling on the feds to terminate his license and on the public to help end such cruelty by avoiding backyard animal-exploiting enterprises like the plague,” Michelle Sinnott, PETA’s associate director of captive animal law enforcement, said in a statement. Wallach acknowledged that he was cited by PETA, but added that they visit him annually, and he often receives citations for “little things.” He maintains his licenses to own wild animals, though. “All my animals are treated amazing,” he said. “I have the best vets, I spend stupid money on food, stupid money on my vets.” For 10 years, Wallach worked as a captain of a SPCA wildlife unit, and he often puts on exotic animal shows. He said Sheba was donated to him last August, and he quickly trained him. He said his dog, a Husky named Rocket, got along well with the tiger, and they learned to coexist. After he finished raising Sheba, he sent him to Noah’s

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Officials, beekeepers can’t reach agreement bors complained. “The concern is the safety of the neighborhood, of the surrounding properties,” he said. “Having a 50-by-100 plot with 20,000 bees on it, that’s a concern of the village’s.” Altman said she and Shepard were both at work on the day that their hive was removed four years ago. The couple had spent a year learning about beekeeping and had joined the Long Island Beekeepers Club before taking on a hive in April 2016. The experience ended, however, when a village inspector and a professional beekeeper from the Queens County Farm Museum confiscated the hive and some 20,000 bees, and the couple were fined $308.50. Officials said the hive violated village code, which reads, “Grounds, buildings and structures shall be maintained free of insect, vermin and rodent harborage and infestation. Methods used for exterminating insects, vermin and rodents shall conform to generally accepted practice.” But Altman said the hive was not an infestation because honeybees are used for agriculture, adding that they are docile, and many of her neighbors supported the hive because it created 40 pounds of honey in the first year, which the couple often gave away. She also said village officials dragged out the case, filing for its dismissal four times, which increased the couple’s legal fees. Altman and Shepard have been represented by Bellport-based attorney Will Snead, while the Village of Lynbrook was represented by the Garden City-based Vigorito, Barker, Porter & Patterson, LLP. Both firms did not return requests for comment at press time. Altman said she didn’t want to take the $50,001

settlement, but if the couple hadn’t agreed to it and the settlement was brought before a judge, they could have ended up with less than what was offered, so they felt compelled to agree to it and then seek compensation for the legal fees separately. She said the village has yet to pay the initial settlement. “So now we have to go back to court,” she said. “They’re forcing us to go back to court to have the judge make the decision, and now they’re wasting more of our time and money and the taxpayers’ money, too, because we’re being forced to go to court to get what we’re entitled to.” After the bees were confiscated, village officials returned the empty wooden boxes that once housed their hives. They now sit in front of the couple’s home. “It was horrible,” Altman said. “We took care of those bees, and it’s almost like you have a relationship with them, and they’re in the backyard and every morning you take a look and see how they’re doing. And the bees have a relationship with that hive, and that evening when we came home and the hives weren’t there, there were several bees right in our backyard sort of circling around, and there was no hive to go in.” The case is pending in the U.S. Eastern District of New York Court and was assigned to a new judge last month. Altman said she and Shepard hope to move upstate in the near future to avoid dealing with village officials, and said she wished people cared more about bees. “People should appreciate bees,” she said. “They’re pollinators. Without bees, we don’t have fruits or vegetables or flowers.”

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DARYL ALTMAN AND Robert Shepard won a $50,001 settlement from the Village of Lynbrook after they had their beehive and some 20,000 bees confiscated in 2017, but they are seeking $75,000 more in legal fees from the village.

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Hempstead to host Mobile Town Hall dates

The Town of Hempstead’s Mobile cations, veterans information, senior proTown Hall will be appearing at locations grams and services, tax exemption inforthroughout the the 4th Councilmanic Dis- mation and referrals on non-town related trict in the coming weeks, according to concerns. town officials. This one-on-one service, From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Mobile Town “Around the Town with Hall will be at the following Anthony,” will give residents locations and dates: the chance to meet with Coun■ Tuesday, July 20, South cilman Anthony D’Esposito to Hempstead Fire Department, discuss their issues. 555 May St., Hempstead. “Hempstead Town is committed to bringing governThursday, July 22, Shell ■ ment to residents,” SuperviCreek Park, 30 Vanderbilt sor Don Clavin said. “I’m Ave., Island Park. grateful that Councilman Wednesday, July 28, Mal■ D’Esposito is availing himself verne Library, 61 Thomas and his knowledgeable staff Anthony D’Esposito Place, Malverne. to assist residents with townrelated issues. In addition, ■ T h u r s d ay, Ju l y 2 9 , staff from Town Clerk Kate Hewlett Point Park, 130 Murray’s office will also be on Hewlett Point Ave., East Rockhand to assist residents with away. questions specifically related Tuesday, Aug. 3, Oceans■ to the town clerk’s office.” ide Park, 3800 Mahlon Brower “Being accessible to resiDrive, Oceanside. dents is my priority as your Hempstead Town council■ Thursday, Aug. 5, Parkman,” D’Esposito said. “Visit ing Field H6, Franklin Avenue me at one of these many conand East Broadway, Hewlett. venient Mobile Town Hall Don Clavin ■ Tuesday, Aug. 10, Parklocations to discuss problems ing Field W-3, Irving Place and or ask questions on HempCentral Avenue, Woodmere. stead Town matters of concern.” The Mobile Town Hall will visit nine ■ Thursday, Aug. 12, Lynbrook Public locations throughout the 4th Council DisLibrary, 56 Eldert St., Lynbrook. trict, and staff members will join with D’Esposito to assist residents with ■ Tuesday, Aug. 17, Rockville Centre Pubanswers and questions related to town lic Library, 221 North Village Ave., Rockgovernment, including permits and appli- ville Centre.

Lynbrook receives $15K grant to enhance cyber security The Village of Lynbrook recently received a $15,585 grant to bolster its cyber security. The funding will be used to enhance the village’s ability to protect, detect, identify and respond to cyber attacks. “Cyber security threats are among the most prevalent risks large organizations face, including municipalities,” Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach, according to a news release. “This grant is a good start to help us put in place adequate measures to ensure we can protect ourselves against malicious actors in cyberspace. Anytime we can partner with state and federal officials to obtain funding for these initiatives helps take the burden off our taxpayers. “ The funding was secured by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Assemblywoman Judy Griffin. Kaminsky called cyber attacks a “taxpayer nightmare.” “An attack on a municipality’s servers carries catastrophic implications, jeopardizing highly-sensitive information and governmental operations — and can cost taxpayers dearly,” he said, according to a news release. “I was proud to secure over $15,000 to bolster cyber security for the

Village of Lynbrook. I will continue to fight to enhance the safety — both physically and virtually — of our community.” Kaminsky has long advocated for efforts to bolster the cyber security of local governments and tackle cyber crime. At a legislative budget hearing earlier this year, he urged the state’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Patrick Murphy to provide resources and support to Long Island municipalities and schools to help prevent cyber attacks. Griffin said cyber attacks have become more prevalent, and measures must be taken to curtail them. “As more cyber incidents occur in our communities and in New York state, it is paramount that we act proactively to protect ourselves from cyber attacks with upto-date technology,” she said, according to a news release. “I was proud to help secure over $15,000 for the Village of Lynbrook to ensure they are protected from future cyber incidents.” Courtesy State Sen. Todd Kaminsky; compiled by Mike Smollins

East Rockaway recently hosted a tree dedication event in memory of Emma Tolmach at Memorial Park. Tolmach dedicated many years of service to local residents, including founding the Cultural Arts Council in East Rockaway and the Book and Authors Luncheon in Lynbrook.

Attendees included Tolmach’s former neighbors, co-workers, friends, East Rockaway Mayor Bruno Romano, Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito. Courtesy Town of Hempstead; compiled by Mike Smollins

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THE LYNBROOK BOARD of Education reorganized on July 6.

Lynbrook school board reorganizes The Lynbrook Public Schools Board of Education held its annual reorganization meeting on July 6 at Lynbrook High School. During the evening, William Belmont was elected as president of the school board, while Lesli Deninno became vice president and David Yaker was voted secretary.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Melissa Burak, Treasurer Linda Gillespie, District Clerk Theresa Moran and Assistant District Clerk Deborah Sorbara were also appointed to their positions. Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools; compiled by Mike Smollins

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EAST ROCKAWAY RECENTLY hosted a tree dedication in memory of former community activist Emma Tolmach at Memorial Park.

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In honor of their selfless ef forts throughout the Covid-19 patient surge and pandemic, mechanic Michael Watson, physician assistant Hamera Bhutta and nurse Mariana Peredo were selected to re present Oceanside’s Mount Sinai South Nassau in the New York C i t y H o m e t ow n Heroes Parade July 7. Their commitment to teamwork and dedication to treating and serving every patient as if they are their loved ones, friends or neighbors has been vital to Mount Sinai South Nassau’s response to the more than 6,000 residents admitted to MSSN with Covid-19 since March 2020, hospital officials said.

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Molloy college names new VP of academic affairs After an extensive search, Dr. Michelle Piskulich was selected to the position of provost and vice president of academic affairs at Molloy College and will begin her appointment on Aug. 23. Piskulich was previously a senior associate provost at Oakland University, and the college’s search committee was assisted by the Storbeck Search firm, in selecting her out of nearly 100 applicants. Piskulich has extensive experience in leading and managing faculty initiatives and academic programs, overseeing areas that include faculty affairs, governance, online learning, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, academic human resources, academic space planning, outreach, professional and continuing education, and summer programs for a campus of 19,000 students and 2,500 faculty and staff. She impressed the search committee with her breadth of experience in academic affairs and her collaborative and interactive manner of engagement. Michael Torres, vice president for technology & institutional effectiveness and chair of the Search Committee, said Piskulich was a great fit. “Michelle Piskulich demonstrates a career of successful academic leadership that will assist Molloy College in achieving its goals,” he said, according to a Molloy College news release, “and does so with direction and purpose, carried out with a sense of humor and good will.”

In addition to her experience as senior associate provost, Piskulich has held a range of leadership assignments, including Interim executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, with direct reports including academic deans in schools in the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business Administration, School of Education and Human Services, School of Engineering and Computer Science, School of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, university libraries, graduate school, honors college, director of the Eye Research Institute, vice president of research, director of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, and the executive director Macomb Community College outreach, among others. Piskulich previously served as associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, director of the Master of Public Administration program and Chair of the Department of Political Science, where she held a tenured faculty appointment. She was also president of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), an organization that is the accreditation body for master’s degree programs in public policy, affairs and administration for 318 colleges and universities in 25 countries. Courtesy Molloy College; compiled by Mike Smollins

Courtesy Molloy College

DR. MICHELLE PISKULICH was named provost and vice president of academic affairs at Molloy College.

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PRIDEFUL KINDERGARTNERS HELD up the letters of “Kindergarten” as they celebrated their graduation.

Lynbrook kindergarteners move up It was a day filled with positivity and promise on June 21 as the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center graduating class of 2021 was celebrated. Students marched down the 50-yard line at Marion Street Elementary School to the theme of “It’s a Small World” as they wore caps representing the colors of the rainbow. The cheery kindergartners sang along as they waved to their family and friends who were cheering on from the nearby bleachers. Principal Ellen Postman welcomed visitors and congratulated the class of 2021. “Take a good look on stage, and what do you see?” she asked, according to a school district release. “I see a world full a children who had the best school year ever. All of your children’s laughter, bright smiles and kindness have turned the Kindergarten Center into its own small world.” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Melissa Burak praised Lynbrook families for the ongoing partnership that grew stronger in lieu of the Covid-19 pandemic, and she added that she looked forward to seeing what’s next for the eventual Lynbrook High School class of 2033. “We know that this year began with so many trepidations about what this year was going to bring,” she said, according to the release. “I hope you see the fruits of the labor of everyone. As Mrs. Postman said, it takes a

EXCITED KINDERGARTNERS MARCHED on the field for their graduation ceremony at Marion Street School on June 21. village. You were a great support for us, and we thank you so much. As always, the Kindergarten Center is a beautiful place to begin one’s educational career here in Lynbrook. We are so proud of all you graduates. This is just the beginning of a long journey that we hope will continue to bring good, happy moments for you to cherish forever.” The students also

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presented the kindergarten poem “I Am a Promise,” as well as “The World is a Rainbow.” Each kindergarten graduation class and their teachers were called up one-by-one so they could receive proper recognition before marching off the field in celebration. Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools; compiled by Mike Smollins

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS will hold HEARINGS on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. in the Court Room at the Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, NY 11563, to hear the following case: PUBLIC HEARING #988 Joan Grossman - 118

Linden Avenue § 252-4 Alteration or Reconstruction A nonconforming use shall not be enlarged or extended, nor shall any structural alteration be made in any building. Permitted in District: Single Family Dwelling, Proposed in District: Enlargement of Nonconforming Two Family Use. All interested parties should appear at

the Public Hearing and may view case files at the Building Department on Monday thru Friday, between the hours of 8:00AM and 3:00PM. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Ginger Fuentes, Chair Person of the Board of Zoning Appeals, Brian Stanton, Superintendent, Department of Buildings Lynbrook.Publish 1x 126749

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ntil recently, I had never thought deeply how radical my parents were when I was a child. I’m not sure they realized it at the time. In 1972, when I was 5, they put me on a big yellow school bus whose primary route wound through Gordon Heights, in Suffolk County, a nearly all-Black neighborhood that was developed by Louis Fife in the 1920s. I was one of a handful of white children on the route. Two years later, my younger brother joined me on the bus. Growing up in the tiny country SCOTT hamlet of Yaphank, a nearly BRINTON all-white community, I had no notion of the frighteningly seismic socio-political events that were breaking out across the country at the time, including an anti-desegregation movement that swept the nation, roiling cities from Boston to Los Angeles and too many points in between, including the Village of Malverne. “This place was a virtual war zone in the late 1960s and early ’70s, where you had people standing in picket lines ready to kill each other over issues of integration,” then Malverne Schools Superintendent James Hunderfund told the Herald in 2019. “There was a sense of separatism, and

that was prevalent in other places, but it was rampant here.” In Boston alone, 40 anti-desegregation riots and protests broke out between 1974, the year I turned 7, and 1988, when I was a junior and senior in college. Much of the sound and fury was stirred by a group called Restore Our Alienated Rights, or ROAR, led by its chair, Louise Day Hicks, who claimed she was defending white neighborhoods by pushing back against court-ordered desegregation school busing plans. Yet my parents put me on that bus, appearing unworried, as if there were nothing out of the ordinary in this seemingly simple act of parenthood. All these years later, I’m happy and proud they did. It is why, in large part, I grew up to be an antiracist, one who works to eliminate racism in American society through words and actions. I came to this realization when I recently read Ibram X. Kendi’s immeasurably hopeful book, “How to Be an Antiracist” (One World, 2019). In this compact 238-page text, which is one part instruction manual on how to live a life free of racial prejudice and one part personal remembrance and reflection, Kendi, 38, a journalist and university professor, dissects, point by point, the many and varied forms of bigotry while laying out his vision for a socially

just society in which all people, regardless of skin color, can achieve equality and happiness. “If we ignore the odds and fight to create an antiracist world, then we give humanity a chance to one day survive, a chance to live in communion, a chance to be forever free,” Kendi writes. It isn’t surprising that my parents put me on that bus. My father, the son of Christian missionaries, grew up in Africa, in the Congo. One of only a handful of white children in his village — the others were his siblings — he spoke Lunda, a Bantu language, before English. He was steeped in African art and culture and mysticism. As an adult, he was a music teacher and visual artist, and African sounds and design concepts played a central role in his work throughout his life. He spoke of Africa only in the fondest terms, regaling family and friends with often humorous stories of life in the jungle. My maternal grandfather was a drycleaner who set up shop in a Black neighborhood in Bellport, also in Suffolk, and I spent many afternoons behind his counter, playing hide-and-seek with my brother between the clothes racks. Grandpa, whose parents emigrated from Italy, greeted customers as though they were old friends, no matter their color. Kendi grew up in Queens, and he

bram X. Kendi’s immeasurably hopeful book made me think of my parents.

reserves some of his best writing for the chapters describing his childhood. You can see and feel the streets he describes with a certain melodic beat, like a rap. “We certainly weren’t imitating anything on the Ave — to the contrary,” he writes. “The wider culture was avidly imitating and appropriating from us; our music and fashion and language were transforming the so-called mainstream . . . Fresh baggy jeans sagging down. Fresh button-down shirts or designer sweatshirts in the winter under our bubble coats. Fresh T’s or sports jerseys in the summer above our baggy jean shorts. Dangling chains shining like our smiles. Piercings and tattoos and bold colors told the mainstream world just how little we wanted to imitate them.” In this beautiful book, we see a Black child come of age in a nation that is perpetually seeking to define him, cordon him off, suppress him, but we also see this child grow into a man who overcomes the odds, and who confronts not only the racism that is pervasive throughout our society, but within him — yes, he admits, a Black person can be a racist. Only by confronting racism in all its forms can we find peace. “How to Be an Antiracist” does just that. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

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just booked a reservation to see the next full solar eclipse. Call me an optimist; I expect to be there. Save the date: April 8, 2024. You can see it in all its glorious totality from Mazatlán, Mexico, along a narrow diagonal path that enters the United States near San Antonio and moves across the country to Maine and Canada. I am embarrassed to say I missed the last big eclipse, in 2017, because I couldn’t find anyone who wanted to go to Nashville with me, where the viewing was expected to be RANDI superb. I mean, KREISS how shortsighted was that? I am in awe of astronomical phenomena, and that was possibly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I didn’t go, even though I had a hotel booked. Failure of what? Energy? Determination? I did see a sliver of the eclipse from my home in Woodmere, along with my mail carrier, who was stopped in his tracks, looking skyward through a sun filter. Very meh experience, eclipse-wise.

The world has turned since then. When the pandemic began and we were all shut down and shut inside for long periods of time, I started looking upward and outward for comfort and inspiration. I set up my Celestron telescope and learned how to use it properly. One dark night, I saw the surface of the full moon, with craters and geographical features I hadn’t seen before. Last Dec. 21, I saw the convergence of Jupiter and Saturn and could distinguish the rings of Jupiter in the telescope. As the pandemic wore on and wore me down, I found a real freedom in the night sky, observing the constellations we all know. I watched the International Space Station fly by. I downloaded the NASA website so I could try to spot other space objects floating around overhead. One app visualized my own night sky at any given moment, based on my location as communicated through my phone. This may sound elementary to those well schooled in astronomy, but across the span of my educational experience, astronomy remains a black hole. I have a passion and interest to learn what I can, but I feel

frustrated by how difficult the discipline is. I’m a word person, and astronomy is all about math and physics and chemistry. Still, I’m determined to learn what is within my reach. Speaking of black holes, I’ve read the simplest descriptions of the phenomenon over and over, and yet I don’t get it, or the concept of an expanding universe, or gravitational waves, or dying stars. So I let that go. I absorb what I can. I look at the night sky and know for certain that we are an infinitesimally small piece of the universe, and that other worlds and other beings are possible. I know that our daily gripes and strife and political conflicts are nothing in the cosmos. Whatever our thinking, our alliances and our behaviors, we have in common this minuscule life raft called Earth, and we don’t have it for long. Contemplating the galaxies that stretch for millions of light years in all directions makes me think we can do better with this transitory gift of life. End of lecture. I am comforted by gazing upward, and I wish the same for you. As part of my galactic journey, I just

missed the last big eclipse, but I’m planning to be looking up at the next one.

read “The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s Vanishing Explorers,” by astronomer Emily Levesque. It was much more fun than Stephen Hawking’s “A Brief History of Time,” which was pretty much a black hole to me, not that I can visualize “a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing — [not even] light, can escape from it.” (Wikipedia) Levesque has traveled to every far-flung spot on earth to book “observation time” on the most advanced telescopes in the world, which are always perched on remote, dark-sky mountaintops. She shares her adventures at the observatories in Chile, where the lively tarantulas almost took the fun out of the moment. She talks about the freezing cold at the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii, and the time a colleague thought he had discovered a new planet that turned out to be energy coming from a nearby microwave where someone was heating soup. She evokes the gorgeousness of the heavens and the privilege of being among those who roam the stars. Read the book. It’s a great escape into a world most of us don’t know. Then think about the Great Eclipse of April 2024. Save the date. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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During a heat wave

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■ Never leave children or pets alone in enclosed vehicles.

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LETTERS Yes, Audubon needs a name change To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “Audubon Society confronts its racist namesake — sort of ” (July 1-7): I salute Brinton for his thorough analysis and ounce of bravery coming through in the Herald’s opinion pages. I think that his suggestion to change the name of the Audubon Society is proportionate, timely and overdue. I have a feeling that he will face a great deal of opposition, name-calling and resentment from political bodies and individuals, but I am with him all the way. AMNON TISHLER Bellmore

Getting back into the city To the Editor: I look forward every week to reading Randi

The best way to safely enjoy the water is to learn how to swim. Enroll your family in age-appropriate Red Cross water-orientation and learn-to-swim courses. Basic water safety rules are part of these classes. You’ll learn how to tell if a swimmer is in distress or drowning, and how and when to call for emergency help. You’ll also learn how to help someone in trouble in the water while keeping yourself safe. To find classes for you and your family, contact your local aquatic facility.

Water safety tips

A Red Cross water safety poll released in 2013 showed that nearly half of Americans said they had had an experience in which they were afraid they might drown, yet more than half planned to engage in activities that would put them at risk of drowning over the summer. Members of the Aquatic Sub-Council, part of the Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council, have developed the Circle of Drowning Prevention and Chain of Drowning Survival protocols to raise

awareness of the most important steps swimmers can take to reduce the number of preventable drownings. The Circle of Drowning Prevention shows the layers of protection that can help prevent potential drownings: ■ Pay close and constant attention to children you are supervising in or near water. ■ Fence in pools and spas with adequate barriers, including four-sided fencing. ■ Learn swimming and water-survival skills. ■ Make sure children, inexperienced swimmers and boaters wear U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets, and always swim in areas watched by lifeguards. The Chain of Drowning Survival illustrates the steps you should take when you spot someone in distress in the water: ■ Recognize the signs of a struggling swimmer, and shout for help. ■ Rescue and remove the person from the water without putting yourself in danger. ■ Call emergency medical services. ■ Begin rescue breathing or cardiopulmonary resuscitation if necessary, and use an automated external defibrillator, or AED, if available. ■ Transfer care to advanced life support if needed. For more, go to www.redcross.org.

OPINIONS

une was National Homeownership Month. For many, homeownership is a part of the American dream that is proving to be increasingly difficult to attain. Long Island home prices have hit historic highs for the second year in a row, reinforcing a 2019 report from New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli that found that nearly 40 percent of Long Island homeowners could not afford their homes. Homeownership should not be a luxury few can afford. Long Island’s NICOLE JEAN skyrocketing prices and a CHRISTIAN home longstanding history of redlining and housing discrimination make homeownership even more challenging for Black people and other people of color. This nature of division was a deliberate choice, and is built into the foundation of Long Island. In 2019, Newsday’s “Long Island Divided” explored the stark segregation and injustices on the Island, noting that 90 percent of Black residents live in just 62 of its 291 communities. Long Island’s racist past did not happen in a vacuum. The state and federal governments had an equal role in instituting racist housing policies. The Federal Housing Administration was a significant player in ensuring that Black Americans stayed out of white suburbs. Communities across the country were developed with the help of the FHA on the condition

that homes would not be sold to AfricanAmericans. Levittown was one of these communities, and it remains nearly allwhite today. Strategic segregation across Long Island set a precedent for the housing bubbles that we see today. Affordable housing on Long Island is often segregated in its own “community” or “development,” becoming a cluster lacking the integration or diversity that is the strength of any suburban community. There is also a stigma attached to the term “affordable housing,” which have been code words to refer to people of non-white descent or of lesser economic means. Yet another difficulty of homeownership on Long Island is a lack of standardized funding from New York state that would ensure affordability. The affordable housing resources that do exist are parceled out in a nonstructured way to local municipalities and some wellknown nonprofits, both of which operate using a business model that favors “profit” or “project completion” over sustained affordability that diversifies communities. Not only is homeownership on Long Island prohibitively expensive, but communities of color are often not afforded the same resources that are allocated to predominantly white, affluent communities. Ideally, all Americans would have equitable access to affordable homes, good education systems and other resources that allow communities to thrive. It is obscene that this is not the standard or even the norm in the U.S., let alone here

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on Long Island, home to “America’s first suburb.” In a proclamation during National Homeownership Month, President Biden said the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development would “advance affordable and sustainable homeownership” throughout the country and break the deep-rooted barriers that have prevented so many people of color in the U.S. from becoming homeowners. These barriers, alongside the economic hardships created by the coronavirus pandemic, are keeping many from the opportunity of homeownership. The Uniondale Community Land Trust is working hard to provide this resource in its community. Instead of creating a separate neighborhood of affordable housing, in Uniondale the goal is to integrate affordable housing within the existing neighborhood. With 225 community land trusts across the country, this affordable housing model allows residents to renovate and sell homes at lower-than-market prices while retaining ownership of their land

ffordable housing’ have been code words to refer to people of nonwhite descent.

through 99-year ground leases. This model helps create permanent affordable housing and gives community members agency over how their towns can grow and thrive. U-CLT is working diligently to build a project pipeline to provide homeownership opportunities for families making 60 to 80 percent of the area median income. As of 2020, the AMI in Nassau County was $126,600. The goal is to help provide fair, equitable housing here. Having access to stable, quality, affordable housing helps people become part of diverse communities, find and keep jobs, lead healthier lives, and take better care of their children. There is no question that opportunities to own homes make a serious positive impact in people’s lives. Creating sustainable, affordable housing is an excellent way to ensure that all can become homeowners in their lifetimes. Homeownership does not need to be unattainable. Current homeowners should be able to afford their homes. Providing people and communities with the resources they need to flourish must be a priority everywhere. Nicole Jean Christian is executive director of Uniondale Community Land Trust. To learn more about its efforts, go to www.uclt.org or email info@u-clt.org.

FRAMEWORK by Christina Daly

LETTERS Kreiss’s column in the Herald, and enjoyed none more than “Five-day tour of the Big Apple’s thrills and chills” (July 1-7), about her trip to Manhattan with her daughter and grandchild. I totally relate, having recently ventured back into Manhattan, most recently visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MOMA. I hope Randi caught the Alice Neel exhibit at the Met. I was unfamiliar with Neel, but wow, what a creative and gifted artist — from her earlier work of Communist party leaders, to motherhood, to people of color, to the architecture of her beloved Harlem and so much more. And, of course, all the wonderful art at MOMA. Sadly, somehow we missed Van Gogh and Calder, but will definitely go back sometime soon. But I have tickets to immersive Van Gogh, which I’m really looking forward to. Living in Long Beach — and really, anyplace on the Island — it can at times seem, if you let it, like a chore to go into Manhattan, but once there, I quickly realize everything I love and have missed

about the city. There’s nothing quite like that energy, and it feels so great to see it coming back. I just love walking around, taking in the sights and sounds. The streets seem to be as busy as ever. And once theater reopens, I believe Manhattan will be back 100 percent. Thanks to Randi for her oh-so-relatable columns, putting into words much of what I’ve felt, thought and experienced during Covid. LORRAINE CIERI Long Beach

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