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School officials focus on plans for reopening tendent Dr. Melissa Burak said that a task force comprising teachers, parents and adminisAs school districts have trators recently met, and collecbegun to develop reopening tively decided that students and plans for students, parents in staf f members should be Lynbrook and East Rockaway required to wear masks for all have offered mixed opinions on indoor activities and on school whether they supbuses in September, port a mask manbut they will not date for their chilneed to wear face dren. coverings outdoors.

T h e Ly n b ro o k “I commend Board of Education everyone for making met Aug. 11 to disthe health and welcuss the district’s fare of our students plans, while East a t o p p r i o r i t y, ” Rockaway hosted a Burak said at the presentation Aug. 20.

Aug. 11 meeting.

Though school disShe added that tricts have not been there will be no given specific rules remote learning this to follow for Septemschool year, and the ber, school officials district will return DR. MELISSA are monitoring the t o i t s p re - C ov i d recommendations BURAK s c h e d u l e, wh i c h from the Centers for Lynbrook schools i n cl u d e s n o r m a l Disease Control and arrival and dismisssuperintendent Prevention and the al times, a regular American Academy bell schedule, allowof Pediatrics amid rising Covid- ing students to use lockers and 19 cases with the growing preva- locker rooms, and the return of lence of the Delta variant. The the early-morning drop-off proCovid positivity rate for Nassau gram for elementary school stuCounty rose from 0.43 percent on dents. Though portable washing June 30 to 3.72 percent on Aug. stations will remain in place, the 19.

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By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Courtesy Steve Grogan

A battle for the ages Greis Park was home to a lacrosse game between New York City police officers and firefighters last Saturday. Lynbrook Deputy Mayor Mike Hawxhurst, far left, Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, third from left, Town Supervisor Don Clavin, fifth from right, Mayor Alan Beach, second from right, and Lynbrook Fire Chief John Donald, far right, joined some of the players. Story, more photos, Page 3.

‘He will be missed’

Longtime E.R. athletic director, coach dies at 83

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Harry Friesleben spent decades coaching, teaching and helping students develop at East Rockaway JuniorSenior High School, eventually becoming an icon in the community and on the basketball court sidelines — even when it wasn’t the one the Rocks com-

peted on.

“When we would go watch other teams play, whenever he walked into the gym, it was like Don Corleone walked in,” said Joe Lores, the winningest boys’ varsity basketball coach in ERHS history, comparing his colleague to the character from ‘The Godfather.’ “Everyone came to pay homage. It was incredible.”

Friesleben died on Aug. 11, at age 83, of cancer, but he leaves behind a legacy in the village of dedication to coaching and teaching. He was born in East Rockaway in 1938, and became a community fixture.

He graduated from ERHS in 1956, and taught science and phys. ed. there while serving in various roles, including CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

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Courtesy Steve Grogan

THE FDNY FIREFIGHTERS celebrated their victory over the NYPD at a lacrosse game at Greis Park in Lynbrook.

FDNY, NYPD battle it out at Greis Park

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DNY firefighters and NYPD officers went head-to-head in a lacrosse game at Greis Park’s new turf field on Aug. 21 to benefit the Brian Moore Fund, which was created in the memory of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 2015. In all, $7,500 was raised.

The game saw the NYPD come from behind to tie it, 8-8, in the closing seconds of the game, but the firefighters quickly rallied in sudden death to

score the winning goal and take the contest, 9-8.

Notable attendees at the event included Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach, a retired FDNY firefighter, Deputy Mayor Michael Hawxhurst and Lynbrook Fire Chief John Donald, as well as Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, and Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, a former NYPD detective.

Courtesy Steve Grogan

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IN ALL, $7,500 was raised for the Brian Moore Fund, which was created in memory of a police officer killed in the line of duty in 2015.

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THE FDNY DEFEATED the NYPD, 9-8, in sudden death.

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Elks initiate four new members

The New York Elks Lodge No. 1 recently initiated four new members, including Tyron Brown (sponsored by Lodge Secretary Mark Stuparich), Robert Haber mann Jr. (John Nuzzi Sr.), Jean Hunt (wife of Trustee Frank Hunt) and Dorothy Maffucci (wife of the late Peter Maffucci).

Hunt and Maffucci are former presidents of the lodge’s Doe’s Club, which has helped the Elks for many years.

The lodge is seeking for new members to help increase its goals of contributing to charities.

Courtesy New York Elks Lodge No. 1; compiled by Mike Smollins

Courtesy New York Elks Lodge No. 1

MEMBERS AND OFFICERS of New York Elks Lodge No. 1 recently initiated four new members.

Donation made to RVC veterans Members of the South East District Elks Veterans Committee recently made a donation in honor of Rockville Centre American Legion Post 303 for the Run for Heroes event.

Fo r m e r RVC Po s t C o m m a n d e r Joseph Scarola accepted the Elks’ donation on behalf of Commander Frank Conlon.

Elks District Committee Chairperson

Anitra Butler and Treasurer John M. Nuzzi Sr. presented the post with the donation.

“The Elks pledge is our bond as members never to forget our nations veterans,” the Elks wrote in a statement.

Courtesy New York Elks Lodge No. 1; compiled by Mike Smollins

Elks to remember 9/11 New York Elks Lodge No. 1 plans to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, on the eve of 9/11.

The lodge members and officers will host a ceremony on Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. at

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For more information, call John Nuzzi at (516) 805-3701, or email him at bigpapanuz@aol.com.

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Parents offer mixed views on masks CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE superintendent added, no daily health screenings will be required and no contract tracing will be necessary except at lunchtime, when face coverings will be removed so students can eat. Additionally, partitions will be taken down across the schools except for in speech instruction.

The district will also offer rapid testing at every building on Sept. 9.

East Rockaway school officials were still finalizing plans and were scheduled to have an update at the Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, after the Herald went to press. On Aug. 20, school officials released a PowerPoint presentation, which updated the community about the return to school.

“Our number one priority for school reopening in September is the overall health, safety and well-being of our students and staff,” school officials wrote in the presentation, which is available on the district’s website. “It is our goal to ensure that everyone is in the safest environment possible and that school closures and the need to quarantine individuals are minimized.”

While the State Department of Health will not offer guidelines for schools, East Rockaway will follow recommendations from the Nassau County Department of Health, CDC and NYSED. School officials will have the final say on how to reopen in September, including which Covid-19 protocols to implement, such as masking and physical distancing.

The CDC has recommended that schools monitor the level of Covid-19 transmission in the community at large

and in their school community, as well as the vaccination rate there before making decisions. School officials noted that if new Gov. Kathy Hochul institutes a mask mandate for all schools, the district would have to follow suit.

Parents have offered mixed views on masking their children when they return to school. In an email to the Herald, Tonia Frith noted that she favored mask wearing. She said she has two children enrolled in the Lynbrook School District, and she teaches in New York City.

“Masks did a great job of keeping us healthy last year,” she wrote. “Nothing has changed for our small children. They are not vaccinated, and even adults are needing booster shots. I hate masks.

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Responding to an inquiry seeking feedback on an East Rockaway Facebook page, John Salles wrote that districts should “mask them up,” while Ariana Maria offered a different outlook, saying that masks should be optional, not mandatory.

“They spent all summer out and about,” she wrote of children. “They were at camps with no masks. Let the parents decide.”

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A concert-goer put her hands in the air as former “The Voice” contestant Wé McDonald performed a redition of “Rise Up” by Andra Day at the Never Forget Concert at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on Saturday.

Never Forget Concert remembers 9/11 McDonAlD strucK A victory pose after the audience cheered following her performance of the national anthem at the concert.

By KAte nAlepinsKi knalepinski@liherald.com

Even an impending tropical storm can’t halt America’s pride. Despite rain caused by the approach of Henri, the Never Forget Concert at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater – a music festival to honor the nation’s military, first responders and 9/11 victims — went off as planned Saturday night.

All proceeds from the concert went to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a nonprofit created in 2001 that works to provide mortgage-free houses and other benefits to injured veterans, Gold Star families and first responders.

Around 7 p.m., the show kicked off with the bagpipe groups Emerald Society and NYPD Pipes and Drums, made up of active and retired New York City Police Department members. Two American flags on the stage waved in the wind as the national anthem was performed by “The Voice” contestant Wé McDonald.

The CEO and founder of Tunnels for Towers, Frank Siller, then took the stage.

“We can never forget what happened 20 years ago,” Siller said. “The foundation makes sure we never forget by honoring the sacrifice, and we honor the sacrifice by doing good. Let us do good for the greatest of all Americans: those who are willing to die for you and I.” Siller founded the nonprofit to honor his brother, Stephen, a New York City firefighter who strapped 60 pounds of gear to his back and ran two miles through the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel to the twin towers, where he died in the effort to save others.

Sporting an FDNY T-shirt, “American Idol” contestant Jax performed “My Hero” by the Foo Fighters. It was followed by a performance by Danny Rodriguez, a former New York City police officer who said he was two blocks from the World Trade Center when it collapsed. He devoted his cover of “Into the Fire” by Bruce Springsteen to those who lost their lives

steve Miller of the Steve Miller Band sported a U.S.A. Olmypics shirt during the Never Forget Concert.

BAgpipe groups eMerAlD Society and NYPD Pipes and Drums, made up of active and retired New York City Police Department members, performed on stage.

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Rapper Flo Rida later hit the stage with his track “My House.” During a brief technical issue, the audio for “Wild Ones” cut out. Flo Rida invited Jax back to the stage to help him finish the 2011 tune.

As the rain began to intensify, Flo Rida encouraged the crowd to keep dancing.

“To see you all out here smiling for something so purposeful – my hat goes off to you guys. This is a moment to cry tears of joy, so DJ hit it,” he said, leading into his “I Cry.” After he motivated the crowd to shout “Tunnels to Towers” several times in unison, he ended with his chart-topper “Low.” Additional performances by Journey, The Chainsmokers, Wyclef Jean, the Steve Miller Band, Gavin DeGraw, John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ann Wilson of Heart and Lee Greenwood rounded out the night.

Former Heralds editor to be honored at Irish Festival

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By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

The 49th Nassau County Ancient Order of Hibernians Feis and Irish Festival is set for Sunday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Nickerson Beach in Lido Beach, and this year’s honoree will be John O’Connell, the former executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers, who retired in 2016.

“It’s such a high honor to have been chosen as the honoree of this year’s Nassau County Ancient Order of Hibern i a n s Fe i s a n d I r i s h Fe s t iv a l , ” O’Connell said. “Having participated in the Nassau AOH Feis for many years, and knowing all the wonderful, hardworking Hibernian volunteers who give of themselves each year to promote and sustain the best of Irish heritage and culture that this feis and festival represents, I am truly blessed and humbled to be selected by those Hibernians as the 2021 honoree.”

At the feis and festival, there will be Irish step dancing and live music by Bangers and Mash. There will also be Irish vendors, bagpipers, children’s games, Irish language demonstrations, an art competition and a raffle.

Catholic Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m.

The entrance fee is $10 per person.

Children under 16 will be free. All local, state and federal Covid-19 safety precautions will be adhered to. For more information, go to www.NassauAOHFeis. com, or email MikeNYAOHsports@ gmail.com. Nickerson Beach is at 880 Lido Blvd in Lido.

Photos courtesy John O’Connell

the 49th naSSau County Ancient Order of Hibernians Feis and Irish Festival will be held Sept. 19 in Lido Beach, at which John O’Connell, left, the Heralds’ former executive editor, will be honored.

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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.

Courtesy Town of Hempstead

Thursday, Aug. 26

Tying the knot at the Town

East Rockaway VFW Comedy Fundraiser

Lynbrook natives Mira Mulvaeny and Gregory Springsted were married at Hempstead Town Hall on Aug. 6. Town Clerk Kate Murray, far left, officiated the ceremony.

East Rockaway VFW Auxuliary Post 3350 will be holding a comedy fundraiser for ages 18 and up at 90 Division Avenue, Levittown at 8 p.m.

Attendees are asked to make a $20 donation and arrive by 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 29 Boy Scouts of America Fair Join the Boy Scouts of America’s Iroquois District for a Scout Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bay Park Playground, 198 1st Ave., in East Rockaway.

Leaders and scout representatives from Nassau County will showcase the scouting program. If your child is interested in joining scouting and you live in any of the following areas: Alden Terrace, Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Cedarhurst, East Rockaway, Elmont, Franklin Square, Freeport, Hempstead, Hewlett, Inwood, Island Park, Lakeview, Lawrence, Lido Beach, Lynbrook, Malverne, North Woodmere,

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Oceanside, Rockville Centre, Roosevelt, Valley Stream, West Hempstead or Woodmere, you are welcome to come learn more about the program. For more information, contact Boy Scouts of America Vice President of Membership, Michael Williams, at (917) 656-2126.

Wednesday, Sept. 1 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.

Monday, Sept. 13

East Rockaway Village Board Meeting

board will host its next meeting at 7 p.m. at 376 Atlantic Ave., preceded by a work session. Vist villageofeastrockaway.net or call (516) 887-6300 for more information

Sunday, Sept. 19 St. Mary’s/Maris Stella Communion Breakfast The day starts with a 9 a.m. mass at Our Lady of Lourdes in Malverne before moving to the Lynbrook Knights of Columbus at 78 Hempstead Ave. The mass and breakfast are in memory of Sgt. Christopher Christodoulou NYPD and Det. Russel Timoshenko.

Contact Chris Denker at 516-5992708 or cmdenker@optonline.net.

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The East Rockaway mayor and village

The East Rockaway VFW’s thrift shop is open for business.

East Rockaway Kiwanis hosts summer car shows on Monday nights.

East Rockaway’s VFW hosts a comedy fundraiser on Aug. 26.

There is a Boy Scouts of America fair in Bay Park on Aug. 29.

The Lynbrook school board meets on Sept. 1.

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Vaximóvil hemos podido ayudar a muchos.

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TIARA LANGRASTA

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hen COVID began, I worked in a 320-bed facility. We tried to adhere to the everchanging Department of Health regulations while dealing with sick patients, sick staff, and lack of personal protective equipment. Thanks to the staff’s diligence, when I left that facility in June of 2020, it was COVID-free.

I came to South Shore in July of 2020. Since then, our facility has quickly brought two COVID outbreaks under control.

To this day, we continually monitor every person who comes into the facility. Almost 75% of our residents are completely vaccinated and we remain COVID-free.

The new mandate that all nursing home staff must be vaccinated is another challenge. Some employees have valid reasons for not wanting the vaccine, like those of child-bearing age

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who are concerned as to how the vaccine will affect the development of their child.

COVID has complicated nursing administration so much that sometimes, after a hard day, I’m physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted. As this virus mutates and the regulations continuously change, I will do whatever I can to maintain a safe and healthy facility. But I can’t do it alone. The staff at South Shore has been – and continues to be – an important factor throughout this whole pandemic. The residents and their families have been very understanding and supportive of our efforts even when our measures seemed a bit extreme. We’ve all learned a lot, dealt with a lot and yes, even cried a lot … but at least we are better equipped and prepared for whatever the future holds.

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work at Jamaica Hospital in Jamaica, New York and I became a nurse because I wanted to help treat patients from my hometown with compassion and care. I also wanted to provide health literacy to the underserved community.

Covid-19 affected my job because we lost so many patients and peers due to the virus.

There was a shortage of materials and staffing throughout the pandemics and that made all of our jobs so hard. It was hard losing so many people.

I got through the pandemic using prayer. I also had a strong support system including my fiancé, my family and my friends. The strong teamwork at my job also helped me overcome the challenges faced during the pandemic.

I like working at Jamaica because it's placed in the neighborhood I grew up in. Therefore

I'm giving back to my community and even my loved ones who still live there.

I do think Jamaica Hospital will make a comeback post-Covid. I believe the knowledge and experience we gained will continue to help us provide better patient care experiences.

HERALD HOMETOWN HERO LAURA CURRAN

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E.R. resident remembered for impact on school athletics CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE girls’ and boys’ varsity basketball coach and athletic director. In 2003, the high school gym was named in his honor.

Lores first met Friesleben in 1982 when he was the athletic director at ERHS and Lores was looking to become a volunteer basketball coach for any grade.

He noted that he knew of Friesleben when he coached the ERHS varsity team when Lores played for Lynbrook High School, but didn’t meet him until he sought the job.

Upon their meeting, Friesleben offered Lores a job coaching junior-varsity boys’ basketball, a position he held for three years. When Lores got the chance to coach varsity boys’ basketball at Lynbrook High School, Friesleben didn’t want to lose him and offered him a position to coach varsity girls’ basketball at East Rockaway, but Lores declined because, he said, he thought he was a better boys coach. Friesleben then offered to become the girls’ varsity coach and give up his role of boys’ varsity coach to Lores after serving in that position for 27 years.

“I was blessed,” Lores said. “He took me under his wing from the very beginning. He’s always been in my corner.”

Lores went on to lead the boys’ team to 222 wins — more than any coach in school history — and five titles, including a Long Island championship when his son, Joseph, was on the team. In 2019, Lores was inducted into the Basketball Coaches Association of New York Hall of Fame, and he said he was proud that Friesleben stood beside him as he was enshrined.

William Kienkie recalled that he met Friesleben in 1967 when he was just a “skinny seventh-grader,” and

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LONGTIME EAST ROCKAWAY Junior-Senior High School boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball coach and Athletic Director Harry Friesleben died on Aug. 11, at 83. for mer Athletic Director George Faulkner told Friesleben, then the junior-varsity boys’ coach, that Kienkie and Steve Hefele would be a good fit on the team. Kienkie described his former coach as “tough,” but said he helped him develop his game when he played for him from 1970 to ’73, and that they quickly grew a strong bond as Friesleben helped him hone his

skills.

He added that Friesleben was there for him on and off the court, even in the years beyond when he played. When Kienkie’s second son, Gregg, died at 10 weeks, Friesleben was among the first people there to console his former player. Friesleben went on to coach Kienkie’s sons, Bryan and Mike, in later years, Kienkie said, noting they kept in touch and played golf with each other well after his playing days. Kienkie said he marveled at his former coach’s skills on the court.

“He used to sit in a chair at half court and make shots,” Kienkie recounted. “He was one of the best players in ERHS history . . . He was known all over Nassau County hoops by coaches and referees alike.

He will be missed.”

Friesleben is survived by his wife, Patricia; his children, Janice Yale (Scott), Diane Friesleben and Kristin Lettiere (Vincent); his grandchildren, Kaitlyn (Matt), Timothy, Brandon, Zachary, Amanda, Lauren (Isaac) and Matthew; his great-grandson, William; and his sister, Marjorie Friesleben (Antoinette Deluca).

Friesleben’s wake was on Aug. 14 at Donza Funeral Home in East Rockaway, and his funeral was held there on Aug. 16. He was buried at Pinelawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Farmingdale.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be sent to the American Cancer Society.

Lores said Friesleben’s effect on East Rockaway would not be forgotten. “When you think of East Rockaway basketball, you think of him,” he said.

“When you think of just that person who was larger than life in the building, it was him. He just commanded respect all through the county.”

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Fire departments march in local parade

BY TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

Normally a procession of multiple fire trucks and ambulances is an ominous sign, but on the evening of Aug. 21, it signaled the return of the Fourth Battalion Parade after a year’s hiatus.

Firefighters from Rockville Centre, East Rockaway, Lakeview, Lynbrook, and Malverne — the departments which make up the battalion — strode from Parking Lot 12 along Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre in full dress uniforms and continued down Long Beach Road to the applause and adulation of dozens of residents.

The firefighters and their vehicles turned right onto Lakeview Avenue, left down Knollwood Road, and eventually into the side entrance to Fireman’s Field at South Side High School where they were met with family, friends and local officials. All along the parade path, judges inspected the firefighters on their marching discipline, appearances and dress code.

Rockville Centre Fire Chief Jim Avondet said each department and its firefighters try to avoid a “gig” which means falling out of step during the march and leads to points deducted from a department’s score.

Avondet, who was elected to the position by his peers in April, added that he was excited at the chance to celebrate with the battalion in-person for the first time since 2019. “I couldn’t be prouder to march with and lead them,” Avondet said. “This is the kind of time where we put it together and have a little fun.”

Avondet was also referring to the drill competitions at Fireman’s Field in the early afternoon that preceded the march. Rockville Centre’s Woodland Engine Company took first place with a perfect score of 30 points.

In addition to the fun of having the departments together for the drill, march and barbeque that followed was all for a cause, as each department raised money for the Nassau County Firefighters Burn Center Foundation.

The foundation helps fund the NUHealth’s Nassau County Firefighters Burn Center at Nassau University

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MEMBERS OF THE Rockville Centre Fire Department marched down Long Beach Road during the Fourth Battalion Parade, which supported the Nassau County Burn Center.

Medical Center, which aims to provide quality burn care to victims.

“We supply them with specialty items and training,” former RVCFD Chief John Hennig said. He added that the departments were also able to supplement the purchases of infant thermometers and skin graft equipment.

The Burn Center also puts on a Burn Camp in Connecticut to provide victims with a place to be together and feel comfortable with others who have gone through similar challenges. All nine battalions in Nassau County contribute financially through a fundraiser that the departments host.

At this year’s post-march barbeque, the Burn Center set up a tent for residents to purchase shirts to honor

Charlie Jaeger, who Hennig described as a “driving force” behind the center. Jaeger died last September after 51 years of service to the department. The proceeds went to the Burn Center that Jaeger was so active in.

The RVCFD will host a fundraiser for the Burn Center on Sept. 9 to mark the one-year anniversary of Jaeger’s death at the department’s headquarters on Centre Avenue.

Mayor Francis X. Murray, an active member of the RVCFD since 1972 saluted the men and women of the Fourth Battalion while also wearing his uniform. The mayor was flanked by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, Village Trustee Emilio Grillo and Village Administrator Nancy Howard.

The magic of music Ever been angry, afraid, anxious, stressed?

Of course you have, you’re human, after all! So what do you do when you’re feeling upset? Yes, speaking with your therapist can help. Yes, being with people you love can help.

Yes, going for a run can help.

But I’ve got a solution for you that’s always available, doesn’t cost anything and will quickly soothe your soul and heal your pain. Yeah, like what? A magic pill?

Nope. It’s listening to music!

Yes, music can calm your nerves, heal your soul and provide relief from anxiety, stress and tension. It’s a powerful medicine that can lower your blood pressure, distract your mind from pain and bring people together in a positive way.

Here are three of my favorite songs I listen to whenever I’m in a funk.

• Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds.

“Don’t worry about a thing Cause every little thing’s gonna be all right.”

As soon as I hear those words sung with the Marley beat, I instantly relax. Yes, it’s a bit of magic! Magic that works.

music even more fun? Sing aloud!

Sway to the beat! Dance with abandon! Make it a whole body sensation.

And pay zero attention to how good your voice is or how well you move.

Can’t remember the words to a song or having trouble finding a song with words that speak to you? No problem. Be creative -- become a song writer. Substitute your own words to the beat that matches your mood.

Music paints a picture with emotional color. It apadin can make onerous tasks feel like pleasant ones.

Ask any kid who is singing the “Clean up, clean up” song while putting her toys away. With an upbeat melody and easy-going lyrics, cleaning up suddenly seems like fun!

Have you been washing your hands for 20 seconds since Covid hit?

I hope you’ve changed it from a chore

Person to Person

• When Rosie Grier sings, “It’s all right to cry, crying gets the sad out of you,” whatever sad is inside of me disappears.

As the music and lyrics resonate with me, I feel i n a c a l m e r, h ap p i e r place.

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inda • When John Mayer sings, “My shadow days are over, I finally learned to let it go,” I let it go; I let it be; my mood is lifted.

Yes, music is a powerful medicine, allowing us to acknowledge our emotions (without judgment) and validate our experience. Want to make

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to a bit of gaiety! It becomes so easy – when you sing Happy Birthday twice!

Music even softens the moments for those who suffer from dementia.

Since musical memories are not as damaged as other memories, hearing familiar tunes helps perk up one’s brain, relieves stress and reduces agitation.

So no matter what stage of life you’re in, if you’re looking for a bit of magic to combat troublesome emotions, compile a playlist of your favorite songs – songs that will combat stress, enhance your mood and help you regain your balance and bounce! ©2021 Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach and author specializes in helping people overcome procrastination and debilitating anxiety and fear. Contact her at DrSapadin@aol.com. For more information about her work, visit her website at www.PsychWisdom.com.

Town supervisor talks hurricane preparedness carroyo@liherald.com

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LFD shines in parade competition Members of the Lynbrook Fire Department ear ned some hardware during an invitational parade on Aug. 14, hosted by the Baldwin Fire Department in recognition of its 125th anniversary.

Fire Chief John Donald and Assistant Chiefs Scott Bien, Chris Kelly and Danny Ambrosio were all smiles after earning the prestige.

Lynbrook's junior firefighters took first place in the parade, as did the county's band from Our Lady of Good Counsel, and the LFD took fifth place out of 23 departments that marched in the annual parade.

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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF EAST ROCKAWAY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway on Monday, September 13, 2021 at 7:00 PM at 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York, to introduce the following proposed local law: Proposed Local Law #5 of 2021 - amending Section 244-10.E of the code as it relates to obstructions for windows on commercial establishments within the Village.

The above proposed local law may be inspected in the office of the Village Clerk at Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York, seven (7) days before the hearing, during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

All interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard at the time and place aforesaid.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, New York.

Patricia Renner Village Clerk-Treasurer August 18, 2021 127205 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking On Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town

Superstorm Sandy, Clavin said. With $700 million secured through the NY Rising Community Reconstruction At 1 p.m. Aug. 22, as Tropical Program, the town has been providStorm Henri was lashing Nassau ing rebuilding and resiliency assisCounty, Town of Hempstead Supervi- tance to communities severely damsor Don Clavin paused for a moment aged by Tropical Storms Irene and to give an interview on the town’s Lee and Sandy. hurricane preparedness and Some of the initiatives of this proresponse effort, PSEG Long Island’s gram have been implemented in response and how Superstorm Sandy, Hempstead, while others are now in wh i ch b at t e re d L o n g the works. Clavin said of Island in 2012, has influthe state gover nment, enced the town’s and resi“They have a couple of dents’ perce ptions of great programs out extreme weather events. there—the construction Clavin said the town of homes, shoreline secuprepared ahead of Henri rity, and we are going to for its arrival, instilling continue to work with the in residents a sense of state and the county to confidence that the town protect our residents.” could handle this emerHe alluded to how raisgency, Clavin said. ing houses should protect In the days leading up residents from future to the storm, PSEG Long s t o r m s u r g e s. ” A f t e r Island officials said rateSuperstorm Sandy, you p aye r s c o u l d e x p e c t saw the redesigning of power outages of seven to how they’ re building 10 days. Clavin called the houses,” he said. “You statement unacceptable. had them elevated. You’ve “First,” he said, “you seen that throughout the scare people by doing entire South Shore, and I that, and then you’re indithink it’s worked out cating to them that you great.” don’t think you’re ready He added, “If you go to to respond. They need to any of the South Shore provide the services that community, you see housthey’re paid to do here.” es that are raised, and the Henri veered east of esidents feel more DONALD CLAVIN rsecure.” its projected path, so Nassau County was not hit by Hempstead Town He remembered how the brunt of the storm, supervisor people “piled their entire which was downgraded lives in their front lawns” from a hurricane to a after Sandy, and he recogtropical storm at 7 a.m. Sunday. Still, nizes that, along with the town, resiNassau was hit with heavy rain from dents learned from the devastating Henri’s outer bands. “We are very, experience. very fortunate,” Clavin said. “The “You have a lot of residents who stor m tracked down to the east, live in the South Shore take their which really saved the day in the vehicles and move them north. Why? Town of Hempstead. It lowered the Because they knew what happened in storm surge and the winds.”

Superstorm Sandy. They learned that He remained worried about Aug. lesson, and now they’re better pre23, the day after the storm, however. pared,” Clavin said.

“Now, the overall rain amount is still Overall, for Henri and other future a concer n,” he said. “We are on extreme weather events, Clavin has standby to have anybody who has a some simple advice for residents to concern of a tree down, we are going avoid loss of life and property: “We to get the crews down there.” ask residents to stay off the roads The town has learned its lesson and stay at home.” from previous big storms, especially

By CRISTINA ARROYO RODRIGUEZ

Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 9th day of September, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations: ATLANTIC BEACH MARK LANE - west side, starting at a point 42 feet south of the south curbline of Park Street, south for a distance of 18 feet.

(TH-220/21) EAST ATLANTIC BEACH ROCHESTER AVENUE starting at a point 223 feet of the south of the south curbline of Park Street, south for a distance of 14 feet.

TH-279/21) BETHPAGE BOONE STREET - south side, starting at a point 161 feet west of the west curbline of North Wantagh Avenue, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-235/21) BOONE STREET - north side, starting at a point 367 feet east of the east curbline of Farmedge Road, east for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-280/21) EAST ROCKAWAY WILLIAMSON STREET south side, starting at a point 74 feet opposite the northeast curbline of 8th Avenue, east for a distance of 18 feet.

(TH-255/21)

ELMONT HEATHCOTE ROAD - west side, starting at a point 35 feet north of the north curbline of 109th Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-187/21) EMPORIA AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 410 feet south of the south curbline of Atherton Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-202/21) KELLER AVENUE - west, starting at a point 356 feet north of the curbline of L Street, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-230/21) FRANKLIN SQUARE JAMES STREET - west side, starting at a point 212 feet south of the south curbline of Fenworth Boulevard, south for 20 feet.

(TH-246/21) ADMONT AVENUE - north side, starting at a point 130 feet east of the east curbline of Roosevelt Avenue, east for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-258/21) LEVITTOW RESTFUL LANE - east side, starting at a point 120 feet south of the south curbline of Swirl Lane, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-272/21) MERRICK GRUNCLY PLACE - north side, starting at a point 254 feet east of the east curbline of Merrick Avenue, east for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-204/21) UNIONDALE SOUTHERN PARKWAY south side, starting at a point 330 feet west of the west curbline of Nostrand Avenue, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-196/21) VAN BUREN STREET west side, starting at a point opposite the northeast curbline of Knull Street at the utility pole, north for a distance of 101 feet, then north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-244/21) LENOX AVENUE - west side, starting at a pont 605 feet north of the north curbline of Braxton Street, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-251/21) WEST HEMPSTEAD BEDELL TERRACE - north side, starting at a point 153 feet east of the east curbline of Hempstead Gardens Drive, east for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-191/21) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: ELMONT HILLSBORO AVENUE east side, starting at a point 307 feet south of the south curbline of Atherton Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-490/15 - 11/24/15) (TH-273/21) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be Heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: August 3, 2021 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 127186

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Q. I am so frustrated about my construction. I am acting as contractor, and the guy framing my house, whom I trust completely, is saying my plans are ridiculously over-designed, and the beams are much too big and don’t even have columns in the plans. Can I switch architects in the middle of construction, and what would it take to do that?

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Trust the framer or the architect?

A. Picture if you will a group of people sitting in a courtroom. One is your framer, another is your architect and the judge is hearing the case in which you spent way too much on beams, or even worse, your lawyer is going over the damages of cracking and sagging ceilings and walls. Who do you imagine will be the onte eeper responsible party in the eyes of the law? Your framer? No, your architect.

Why? The state grants a license, upon proof of a rigorous education followed by an internship and one of the longest exams given to show competence, not to your framer, but to the architect. Your County Office of Consumer Affairs, which licenses contractors, not framers, can confirm what the qualifications are: no formal educational background, no particular experience, not even an exam. Your framer gets elevated to the status of a licensed professional by you and you alone. He may be smart, even experienced, but the call isn’t for him to make, any more than a couch potato making the calls for a professional football team.

There are no consequences for framers whether they’re right or wrong. If they choose not to put in beams prescribed on the sealed, permitted plans, just to make a point, and the house seems sturdy on the sunny day when they drive away, they may pat themselves on the back — that is, until the wind blows like it did recently in one of many heavy storms, or until the first heavy snowfall, when the roof begins to creak and sheetrock cracks. At that point, the amateurs you trusted are long gone.

Framers can say anything, and they often do, confusing homeowners into believing their bold, unsubstantiated claims and calling into doubt the designated professional’s judgment or competence.

“Rule of thumb” has no place in construction, but homeowners regularly and naively believe nonsense claims.

The claim of no columns to support the beams makes no sense, since all beams require support. It sounds more like your framer is flexing his ego to you instead of speaking to the architect. If your plans carry the professional’s seal and received a permit, to change the situation requires a lot of backtracking. The owner and new architect, if they have any ethics, should notify the current architectof-record of the change in status. New, redrawn plans and new paperwork carrying the new architect’s seal, with an explanation letter, must be submitted to your building department; all this because you granted an amateur the level of responsibility they have no legal standing to hold over a licensed professional. Good luck!

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t’s hard to believe that the Cuomo dynasty has come to an end, but New York now has a new governor, Kathy Hochul. I use “hard to believe” because for nearly 11 years, Andrew Cuomo had such a dominant role in the daily life of all New Yorkers.

To the best of my recollection, no governor in my lifetime was in your face as much as Cuomo was.

As I look back over the past 55 years, there have been eight governors occupying the Albany mansion. At least five JERRY of them served four or more KREMER years. But none of them was as powerful a figure as Cuomo. During the height of last year’s coronavirus crises, New Yorkers — and people around the world — looked forward to his daily briefings on how New York was coping with the pandemic. For that brief period, Cuomo was a 24/7 presence.

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whether Nelson Rockefeller or Mario Cuomo, you realize that none of them was as front-and-center as Andrew Cuomo. If it wasn’t an update about Covid-19, the news would carry a story about the almost daily feud between Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. No matter what media you followed, there was a daily story about some Cuomo initiative. It seemed for some time that the only place the governor didn’t inhabit was your bedroom.

But the days of a Cuomo in the news are over, at least for now, and many in the political arena consider this a blessing.

Hochul may be surprised to find out how many people are ready to welcome her with open arms. As much as Cuomo accomplished — and he did do a lot — the state was ready for a respite with a new face on the Albany scene.

It’s a historical fact that New York governors and New York City mayors have a hard time getting along. They view the political stage as having only one spotlight, and they will do anything

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to grab it. Of all the feuds that I recall, none was as nasty as the Cuomo-de Blasio wrestling match. If de Blasio announced that he was lifting some Covid restriction, Cuomo would immediately step in and say not so fast.

In the run-up to her swearing in, Hochul met privately with de Blasio, and they exchanged pleasantries. In addition, she spoke extensively with de Blasio’s likely successor, Eric Adams. Don’t be surprised if, in the coming weeks and months, the new governor takes the extra time to make nice with any politician who had been scorned by Cuomo.

At the top of his hit list were the two leaders of the State Legislature, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins. No one has ever written a love story about a New York governor and an Albany legislative leader, but Cuomo’s relationship with the current legislative leaders was especially hostile. Both would sit down with him and hammer out state budgets, but the level of dis-

ut Hochul will have only a short window of time to attack a host of issues.

trust was always high. Every legislative leader has a pretty strong ego, but none could eclipse Cuomo’s.

In the weeks ahead, Hochul will no doubt go out of her way to establish a close working relationship with both state leaders, and they, in turn, will shower her with compliments and pledges of harmony and good things to come. That is a welcome change of atmosphere, because the new governor has a lot on her plate, and she’ll only have a short window of time to attack a host of issues. At the same time that she’ll be wrestling with new challenges, there will be a handful of politicians plotting to challenge her next year in a primary contest.

For now, though, New Yorkers can look forward to their state government functioning normally, with no sign yet that former Governor Cuomo is planning a return to power.

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.

Heading west, into smoke and wildfire hell

confess, the headline is hyperbolic, but for a Long Island woman on her first cross-country road trip, the wildfires and smoke demand purple prose. We arrived in an area of California that is designated “purple” because conditions are “extremely unhealthy,” according to the weather service. It rained ash.

We sea-level dwellers are accustomed to clean air and no elevation issues.

Right now I am at 6,700 feet and I can’t see the mountains in front of me. We RANDI knew the West KREISS was in a wildfire and air-quality crisis, but we needed to move, to change the scenery and mostly to see our kids and grandkids who live out here. We started planning this trip last year during the lockdown, and the planning itself was liberating.

Driving cross-country has been my dream. My husband has always put it off, dreading the endless driving days through the middle. But that’s what I wanted, to experience the unchanging open prairie and the nothingness. How can you really know it’s all out there if

you don’t drive through it?

Like most dreams, I got just a piece of it, but these days that counts.

Early last week we flew to Denver, picked up a rental car and drove to Cheyenne, Wyo., then Park City, Utah, then Elko, Nev., before we arrived in California. The experience has been both better and worse than expected.

The flight was great and the car was waiting for us.

This sounds matter-of-fact, but as an obsessive planner, I had spent dozens of hours scrolling through hotel and car websites, trying to find the best — and the most cancelable — plans. We heard all the horror stories of people being stranded at airports with no cars available.

The day we landed, Denver had the worst smoke and air quality of any place in North America. We headed out, stopped at a Walmart to buy a cooler, a small bed for Lillybee the dog and enough water for a Sahara crossing, and then we drove to Cheyenne.

In the months since we first planned this adventure, the Delta variant has overwhelmed the hotel experience.

Everything that can be is online. Breakfast buffets are masked affairs with no real buffet, just grab and go. No house-

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cleaning services unless requested.

Cheyenne itself is hot, dry and seemingly the center of the American military complex. Streets are named for generals. We drove by a life-sized missile on display in the park. The only surprise in Cheyenne was Mort’s Bagels in the center of town.

The drive to Park City made me think of the movie “North by Northwest,” in which Cary Grant gets strafed by a crop-duster out in the middle of nowhere. We drove through featureless high plains studded with occasional red rocks. The openness can feel disorienting.

We stayed in Park City for two nights. I’ve wanted to visit ever since Robert Redford brought the Sundance Film Festival to the area. As it turns out, we should have gone 25 years ago. Today, Park City is emblematic of all the overdeveloped mountain towns overrun by rich folks who want seasonal mega-mansions on the slopes.

Two days into the trip, the Delta surge necessitated that we wear masks indoors everywhere and eat only at restaurants with outdoor tables. On a personal level, we were doing well. Lillybee turns out to be a roadie. Eight hours in the car is doable. She isn’t picky about

he day we landed, Denver had the worst air quality of any place in North America.

sleeping arrangements.

We felt good just being let loose, but there were new constraints, and we knew we were losing ground to the virus. Our luggage comprised two huge bags, one carry-on and Lillybee’s bed.

We were quite well organized, and only lost one Kindle along the way, although we thought we’d lost the car keys and our phones too many times to count.

News of the world popped up along the way on the phones and in headlines splashed across newspapers. It was all disturbing: masking meltdowns, Governor DeSantis of Florida on the ascendancy, Cuomo self-destructing and then, suddenly, Biden hitting a wall in Afghanistan. Fortunately, the TVs in our hotel rooms didn’t work and we wouldn’t let a repairman in, so no TV. Our last night on the road was in Elko, and it must have been forgettable because it was just three nights ago and I forgot the highlights.

The big takeaway so far is the smoke and the intense heat around the country.

Driving along the Great Salt Lake felt like traversing Mars. Nothing but shimmering heat as far as we could see, the salt flats stretching in all directions like a prophecy.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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New York must require masks in school

ew York’s new governor, Kathy Hochul, made it clear in the days leading up to her ascension to the state’s highest office that she would like to see a statewide mask mandate for schoolchildren and their teachers.

Thank you, Governor. We need you to work toward, and enact, such a mandate, by way of the State Department of Health, in order to end the partisan bickering that we have seen at Board of Education meetings of late. Anti-maskers, extolling the virtues of personal freedom, clash with parents who are concerned that their children may be next to fall victim to the coronavirus, and often older teachers who are worried that they might get sick and perhaps die.

On June 15, then Gov. Andrew Cuomo, believing the vaccines had tamed the viral invader, lifted all Covid-19 restrictions. For the schools, that was a mis-

take.

Children under 12 are now most vulnerable to the disease because they cannot, as yet, receive the Covid-19 vaccines.

Their only forms of protection are vigilance and masks. Kids tend not be vigilant, so, really, masks are it for them.

Infection rates — and even hospitalizations — are soaring across the country among children. We have a sacred obligation to protect them.

That is the primary reason the state should require students to wear masks at all times in school. Otherwise, what we will get is a hodgepodge of rules. The Massapequa School District came out last week to say it would not require masks, but rather recommend them.

Recommend them? Who are officials there kidding?

Meanwhile, the Baldwin, Roosevelt, Jericho and Riverhead school districts have all said they would continue to

require masks. Good for them. That’s the right thing to do.

No single Board of Education should have to make this decision, however.

That’s why the state must step in.

In June, we thought we had beaten back Covid-19. Then along came its close cousin, the so-called Delta variant, which is significantly more infectious and potentially more deadly for the unvaccinated than the original strain of the disease. The variant had been with us for months, but it hadn’t really taken hold in New York until recently.

Let’s face it: We have a ways to go before we eradicate this disease. No one is suggesting that we return to the restrictions that we saw in the early days of the pandemic. We should, however, take every reasonable precaution to limit the spread of the virus. That begins with requiring masks for all students.

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Get a Covid-19 booster when it’s offered

fficials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week that those who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will likely need a booster shot after eight months — meaning that those who were first in line to be vaccinated in January are already coming due for their boosters.

CDC officials said that the Food and Drug Administration is now reviewing the efficacy and safety of booster shots, but they will probably become available this fall. We say this: Be prepared to get a booster if and when it is offered.

All of us must do all that we can to eliminate this terrible scourge and restore normalcy to this country. Vaccines, masks and social-distancing requirements are our only real defenses against the coronavirus, for which there is no known cure.

The Covid-19 vaccines are extraordinarily effective in keeping people out of the hospital and preventing death. We are, however, seeing an increasing number of “breakthrough” cases, in which vaccinated people are testing positive for the coronavirus and even getting sick.

But their symptoms are most often mild to moderate, officials say.

The overwhelming majority of people who are on ventilators (97 percent) and who are dying (99 percent) are unvaccinated.

As of last Friday, the seven-day Covid-

19 infection rate for Long Island had crept up to nearly 4 percent — that is, the Island is now seeing four times as many cases as it did at the start of the summer.

Officials attribute the spike to the Delta variant, which has spread across the country like wildfire, particularly in states like Florida and Texas, where peo-

ple tend to eschew basic safety precautions like masks and social distancing, and the vaccination rate is significantly lower than in the Northeast.

Bottom line: If you haven’t been vaccinated, now is the time. If you have been, be ready for a booster.

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ndrew is out and Kathy is in — a stunning political tale that seems to have taken everyone by surprise. Unless you have a long memory, that is, and have lived in Nassau County for a generation or more.

Remember Karen Burstein? She’s still alive and well, and as far back as 1970, when she was 28, she ran as a Democrat for Congress opposed to the Vietnam War. She lost that contest. In 1972 she was elected to the State Senate from the Five Towns, and ended up serving three RONALD J. terms.

The long comROSENBERG mute to Albany must have given her plenty of time to think — and seethe. Burstein has since revealed that she found herself immersed in a misogynistic world where male chauvinism was just a prelude to sexual harassment, and where high skirts and low blouses were often the requirements for staff advancement. In an era when demands for equal pay for equal work

were met with smirks, and staying after office hours wasn’t about reviewing legislation, Burstein has said she found it a toxic, demeaning and corrupting environment.

She confronted it publicly, condemning it for what it was. The result was indifference. Albany’s sexist culture crossed partisan divides, Senate districts and generations of politicians.

As late as the 1990s, political consultant Dick Morris told the Village Voice, “Our image of the Empire State is as a bastion of liberalism, feminism and good will to women who seek higher office. In fact, it is one of the most sexist political environments in the nation.”

And now here we are, solidly in the 21st century, when we have made enormous progress in creating genuine equality in the workplace — unless you review the predatory actions of one Andrew Cuomo.

Let legions of therapists try to analyze his tortured person. This was a man who, at the same time he was signing legislation empowering women to speak out against sexual harassment in the workplace, was

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Cuomo wasn’t that great

Enjoyed Brinton’s column on his yard

To the Editor: In August 2018, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, “America was never that great.” He forgot about the millions of immigrants who have come here to seek a better life and live the American dream.

During his administration, scandals included sexual harassment, several thousand nursing home deaths from the coronavirus, and the alleged use of state employees on the taxpayers’ dime and time assisting in ghost-writing his book, for which he was paid $5 million. With ever-increasing taxes and long-term debt, job losses, a failed public education system and declining public transportation, it is the Empire State that was never that great, as it declined under Cuomo’s watch.

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Governor.

To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “Restoring a lost habitat in our backyard” (Aug. 19-25): I was smiling throughout the whole thing. I also have certified my yard as a wildlife habitat with the National Wildlife Federation. However, my property is 30 by 50, which includes my little bungalow, so I’ve had to squish a lot of plants in here, which I have done.

After Superstorm Sandy in 2012, most of my neighbors went to grass with a couple of flowerpots, and one neighbor took out the entire yard and put in cement, much to my horror.

At my age, it’s getting a little more difficult to rein everything in, especially since I’m so close to other people here in East Rockaway, but I do my best to keep everyt h i n g s o m e wh a t c o n t a i n e d (although my neighbors would beg to differ, I’m sure).

I’m so glad Brinton wrote this column. Great to see like-minded people.

LARRY PENNER Great Neck

engaging in inappropriate, unwanted behavior that would have fathers of daughters lying in wait outside the governor’s mansion to pop him in the nose.

Now, New York’s first woman governor has taken over the office. Kathy Hochul has an urgent agenda that ranges from ever-changing coronavirus issues to public works to a progressive State Legislature that is pushing jobs, investments and entrepreneurs out of state. Oh, and she also has to raise tens of millions of dollars to run what may be a primary followed by a general election. She also needs to clean house of Cuomo staff loyalists who would like nothing more than for her to fail.

It still remains a rocky road for women in New York state politics.

Geraldine Ferraro ran for U.S. senator twice and never got past the primaries.

Elizabeth Holtzman was another Senate race loser. Burstein ran and lost the race for state attorney general. Kathleen Rice didn’t survive the primary for that job. There are other names as well, like Mary Ann Krupsak, who are known only

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to students of arcane state politics, but their experiences reflect the difficult life of women in an Albany distilled by Cuomo’s most recent actions.

There is an axiom in politics that says if you aim for the king, your shot better be fatal. In the case of Cuomo, a punitive, vindictive, abusive politician who has fallen from grace is far from mortem. Consider his interview with New York Magazine.

“I feel like I did the right thing,” he said.

“I did the right thing for the state. … I’m not gonna drag the state through the mud, through a three-month, four-month impeachment, and then win, and have made the State Legislature and the state government look like a ship of fools, when everything I’ve done all my life was for the exact opposite. I’m not doing that. I feel good. I’m not a martyr.”

This is surely not the voice of a penitent man.

Karen Burstein would probably ask us, “And just what were you expecting?”

Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He is currently with the law firm he founded in 1999, Rosenberg Calica & Birney, in Garden City.

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