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E.R. resident seeks to honor his late father Last year, Caracciolo, 41, discovered a news article about the federal Sept. 11 Victims CompenThough it’s been 20 years sation Fund, which provides since the terrorist attacks of money to families of first Se pt. 11, 2001, many first responders who have died of illresponders and their families nesses because they worked at are still battling with potentially ground zero. life-threatening health effects “It was a story about somebecause of their exposure to body who you wouldn’t think toxic dust in the air would be a first at g ro u n d z e ro, responder — it was including a number a janitor at a colin the Lynbrooklege,” Caracciolo East Rockaway area. said. “There was For Dan Caraccithis sort of wave o l o , a h e av i l y that took over me.” involved East RockaCaracciolo then way resident and recalled his father’s banker at Big Global service to New York Bank, the attacks City after the still hit home. His attacks. Lawrence DAN father, Lawrence worked for Verizon, Caracciolo, died in CARACCIOLO which was contract2007 at age 55 from East Rockaway ed to deliver all the metastatic maligcabling needed to nant melanoma, a support the infradeadly skin cancer that he and structure for the ground zero his family said they believe may recovery effort. He delivered telehave been caused by his work at communication equipment to the site of the former World the city, including to the Police Trade Center. While the Caracci- Department, Fire Department olo family was initially told the and Port Authority. His duties, disease resulted from a harsh however, took a toll on his mensunburn that his father suffered tal health in a matter of weeks, in the U.S. Navy during the Viet- according to Caracciolo. nam War, Dan said they now believe there could be more to it.

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By MADELINE ARMSTRONG lyn-ereditor@liherald.com

Courtesy Steve Grogan

Villages to commemorate 9/11 On Saturday, Lynbrook and East Rockaway will host their annual 9/11 memorial services to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Lynbrook’s event is set for 8 p.m., at Memorial Garden, behind Village Hall, while East Rockaway will host its ceremony at Memorial Park, with a name reading at 4 p.m. and a remembrance event at 7 p.m. Above, members of the Lynbrook Fire Department lined up at a previous event.

’It was just complete shock’

Lynbrook deputy mayor recalls escape from WTC

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Lynbrook resident Michael Hawxhurst was at his desk on the 80th floor of the World Trade Center’s South Tower at 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, when he heard, but could not see American Airlines Flight 11 crash into the North Tower between floors 93 and 99.

“It hit on the north side, so you really couldn’t see the dam-

age that was done,” recalled Hawxhurst, who is now the Village of Lynbrook’s deputy mayor. “You could see the flames and smoke. We thought one of the small planes flying around the area hit the building, but later they announced that we should evacuate, so we started walking down.”

Twenty years later, Hawxhurst, 54, recalled the events of that terrible day in an interview with the Herald.

Survivor’s story At the time, Hawxhurst was an audit director for Mizuho Capital Markets. After being told to evacuate, he and five others from his office headed down the staircase, while others stayed, all unaware of the deadly events that were still to unfold. When they reached the 44th floor, an announcement over the loudspeaker urged people to return CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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Lynbrook remembers the fallen 13

By STEVE GROGAN lyn-ereditor@liheralc.om

The Village of Lynbrook has a new sign that reads, “Lynbrook Honors Our Troops” at the east and west entrances to the village on Sunrise Highway.

With the death of the 13 servicemen and women on Aug. 26 in Kabul, Afghanistan, a member of the Lynbrook Fire Department suggested that purple and black bunting, usually put on firehouses when a member dies, be added to those signs to acknowledge the 13 killed in action. Another firefighter then suggested that 13 American flags should also surround the signs.

The two suggestions were brought to Fire Chief John Donald, a former U.S. Marine, who quickly gave his approval.

Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach was also

approached and he too approved the idea that the Village of Lynbrook was remembering those 13 killed in action in service of their country.

On Aug. 30, Lynbrook Fire Department’s Truck Company Capt. Brian Brown obtained the purple and black bunting from their firehouse, while the village’s Department of Public Works supplied 26 American flags to be put around the two signs. Brown and his son, Lucas, a 13, who attends North Middle School, hung the bunting and erected the flags on both of the signs on Sunrise Highway.

Later that morning, Beach and members of the village board gathered with members of local veterans groups at the sign on Sunrise Highway and Ocean Avenue to show the Village of Lynbrook’s support for U.S. troops while also remembering and honoring the 13 who died.

Courtesy Steve Grogan

LYNBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT’S Truck Company Capt. Brian Brown and his son Lucas placed the bunting on the sign and erected 13 American flags around it to remember the 13 servicemen and women who were killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

E.R. resident recounts escaping Twin Towers

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

East Rockaway resident Theresa Gaffney was walking down the staircase from the 84th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, when the second plane struck her building.

“Not until I got away from the building did I know that we were under attack and our lives would be forever changed,” she said. “I was fearful for my own life, the lives of my many coworkers, the first responders and my family members. I am sure you have heard many versions of the rest of that day, walking endless miles, scared, alone and afraid of what was to lie in the days and the months ahead.”

Gaffney said that after the attacks, she felt survivor’s guilt. At the time, she was a young, single woman in her early 20s, and saw that so many mothers and fathers with young children died that day.

“As I reflect on the 20th Anniversary

of 9/11, I honestly do not feel any dif- plenty since that day. She built a family ferent than I did on the 19th anniversa- and has continued to assist many chariry or the 14th anniversary or any of the table organizations. Gaffney has also anniversaries in the past 19 years,” she gotten more involved in her communisaid. “My feelings surrounding that ty, becoming an emergency medical technician and even servday have not changed. I ing as a village trustee mour n the loss of so and deputy mayor in the many friends. I treasure past. the bonds and friend“I live my life every ships that were made d ay t o t r y a n d m a ke while we all mour n other people’s lives a littogether.” tle better and easier,” she Gaf fney said that said. “ I try to raise my while many things have children to be loving, changed in every day life caring, giving individusince that dark day, 9/11 als. It was not until after is a day that she will not I became a mom that I forget. She added that realized why I was one of some people have moved the survivors. I look at on and many people forCourtesy Village of East Rockaway my three beautiful chilget about the tragedy for THERESA GAFFNEY dren and thank God 364 days per year, only every day for allowing acknowledging it on the anniversary, but for those that lost me to have them.“ Gaffney said she is unsure what the someone, the day is a part of their lives future holds for her children, but she that will “never go away.”

She added that her life has changed believes they will make a big difference

in the world. She added that the love and support she felt from her family and friends in 2001 sticks with her every year on the anniversary of the attacks, and called it a second chance at life. She still mourns her co-workers and friends that she lost that day, she said, and is grateful and thankful that she was able to make it out alive.

Gaffney said that there is a lot of turmoil in the world, and she wished the country was more united like it was in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.

She noted that she hoped that children who are growing up in current times will one day see the peace and togetherness the country exhibited in 2001, but added that she hoped it wouldn’t spur from another terrible tragedy.

“God bless our troops that have and continue to fight for our freedoms that we sometimes take for granted and pray for the ones that made the ultimate sacrifice,” she said. “May God bless the families of the thousands lost that day with the strength to keep their legends alive.”

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VILLAGE OFFICIALS AND veterans gathered at the new “Lynbrook Honors Our Troops” sign after the bunting and flags were added. Taking part were, from left, Lynbrook Police Chief Brian Paladino, Mike Davies, Trustees Laura Ryder and Robert Boccio, Deputy Mayor Michael Hawxhurst, Mayor Alan Beach, Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Pat Nealon, and, from right, Steve Grogan, Thomas Wohlrab, Michael Martin, former VFW Commander Ed Donegan, American Legion member Frank Quinn, Marine Corp League Past Commander Len Goldstein, American Legion Commander Bill Marinaccio and SFC Army Recruiter Jose Morrero.

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RemembeRing the 9/11 fallen

Deputy mayor recalls his harrowing WTC escape rate destinations. Hawxhurst headed to their offices so they would not interfere home to Lynbrook, where his wife at the with the rescue efforts at the North Tower. time, Melissa, and daughters, Sarah, then Hawxhurst was standing outside a 4, and Hannah, 10 months, were waiting freight elevator to take him back to his for him.

“My only thought was to get home to office at 9:03 a.m., when United Airlines Flight 175 struck between the South Tow- my family and make sure that other peoer’s 77th and 85th floors, including Hawx- ple got home to their family,” he said. hurst’s office, killing four co-workers.

“You felt the building shake, but not Sad, but grateful Though he and many of his co-workers like you would have thought if a 747 at full speed hit it,” he said. “It shook, and you escaped, Hawxhurst said, four people from felt a rush of air come through the eleva- his office died that day because they didn’t tor shaft. We knew something was wrong evacuate. He said he felt fortunate to get out alive, but noted he feels a and didn’t know what, and we deep sense of remorse for the decided to walk the rest of the 2,996 people who died that day, way.” including 344 firefighters and Hawxhurst had gotten to 71 police officers. work shortly before 8 a.m.

When Hawxhurst returned that day. After the first plane home, he hugged his family, hit, he saw papers flying and feeling grateful to be alive and flames spewing from the in their arms. Only then did North Tower, but couldn’t see he learn that both towers had the full impact zone. After the collapsed, the Pentagon had second plane hit, he and his also been attacked, and United co-workers tried not to panic, Michael Hawxhurst, Flight 93 went down over he said.

Lynbrook deputy Shanksville, Pa., after passen“The immediate thought mayor gers thwarted a third terrorist was just to get out,” he said. attack.

“We went back to the stairAfter the attacks, Hawxwell and started walking downstairs again. With each floor, more hurst worked remotely until mid-Decempeople were coming on the stairs, so it ber 2001, when he went back to work at a was slow going, but we were continually different building in Manhattan. He said it was “a little bit eerie” to return to the making progress.”

When he and others reached the 20th office, especially since members of his floor, Hawxhurst said, they crossed paths senior staff had died in the attacks.

“It gives you a new lease on life,” he with firefighters climbing up the stairs while they were heading down. It was said, “and shows you how important your family is and that you have to spend the chilling to think, he said, that many of those firefighters likely didn’t survive time with them and enjoy the time with that day. After exiting the building, Hawx- them because you just don’t know what’s hurst walked across Broadway to John going to happen in life. You’ve got to enjoy every moment you have with them.”

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Hawxhurst remained with Mizuho CapBecause it was 2001 and cell phones were in their infancy, only one person had ital Markets for six years after the attacks one among them to try and contact their and then took an audit position at UBS, families to let them know they were OK. where he still works. He became a LynHawxhurst said he gave his family’s con- brook village trustee in 2009, and is now tact information to the group before part- deputy mayor. On July 31 this year, he wed ing ways with them. He was in shock, he Shannon Kelly and has three stepchildren said, when he first saw the buildings bil- with her, Andrew, Hannah and Nora.

On Sept. 11, the village will commemolowing smoke as he looked back amid the frantic scene of people racing out and rate the 20th anniversary of the attacks in a somber ceremony, which has been an first responders rushing in.

“It was just complete shock,” he said. annual tradition in the years after that “At that point, I could see the holes in the dark day. Hawxhurst said it is vital to buildings. I could see these huge airplane remember the lives lost, and noted that the engines. I saw one of them on the ground, village refurbished its 9/11 monument in and you kind of didn’t realize what was Memorial Park and added lights for this happening in the sense that it was a ter- year’s ceremony.

Hawxhurst said he often thinks about rorist attack, but you could see the scope the events of that day and still carries a of disaster.”

Hawxhurst and his group made their key to his old office labeled “World Trade way through the smoke uptown and Center” with him on his keychain.

“People need to be aware of the number walked across the 59th Street Bridge into Queens. Only then did they learn of the of people who lost their lives, the number coordinated terrorist attack. The bridge of heroes who tried to save people that was packed with cars and pedestrians day,” Hawxhurst said. “I was walking out fleeing Manhattan. Two fighter jets flew of that building and I’m watching people overhead toward ground zero, an image walk in . . .. All those people who gave up that Hawxhurst said remains with him 20 their time to help someone else. That’s years later. The group then walked down what our country’s about. That’s what our Queens Boulevard, caught a city bus to neighborhood is about — helping other Jamaica, Queens, and jumped on the people in their time of need — and you Long Island Rail Road, off to their sepa- don’t want that ever forgotten.”

CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE On this 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on our soil, below are the residents from our area who lost their lives in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

To attend a memorial service in your area, see the calendar listings on Page 8 of this issue.

JAMES BARBELLA

DENNIS BUCKLEY

RICHARD CAPRONI

RICHARD FITZSIMONS

MORTON FRANK

WILLIAM GARDNER

MIKE HANNAN

JAMES HARAN

MICHAEL HORN

TIMOTHY MCSWEENEY

PATRICK O’KEEFE

EMELDA PERRY

ANDREW STERN

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Elks bowl for a good cause New York Elks Lodge No. 1 in Lynbrook recently hit the lanes as it sponsored a South East District bowling fundraiser to benefit those suffering from cerebral palsy.

The Elks across the state merged to support a partnership with New York Cerebral Palsy, which goes back to 1964.

ELKS MEMBERS AND officers from across the state hit the lanes for the cause.

Partiicpants in the event included Lodge No. 1 Exalted Ruler Lisa Moldovan, and many other officers and members of the lodge. In all, $1,100 was raised for the cause.

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New MSSN president outlines goals

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Dr. Adhi Sharma took over as president at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside on Sept. 1 after previously serving as its chief medical officer and its executive vice president for clinical and professional affairs.

Sharma succeeds Dr. Richard Murphy, who was president for nine years and had worked in health-care leadership roles for more than four decades. Sharma was chosen by the hospital’s board of directors after a six-month search and will be the hospital’s first physician leader, as the presidency has typically been a chief executive officer role led by those with business backgrounds.

As he prepared to take over the role, Sharma sat down for a question-and-answer session with the Herald.

Herald: What are your thoughts and feelings on taking on a new role?

Sharma: There are a lot of emotions. Specifically, I’m cer-

tainly humbled by the trust that’s been put in me, and the staff that we have here has been so amazing. I’m excited to take on the role and eager to continue the momentum that we have built up this year to keep going forward. When we came out of the pandemic, a lot of hospitals came out not as strong as they went in, and we actually came out stronger. That was because of our ability to respond and the close-knit group of staff we have that really stepped up to the plate. Everybody worked side by side, so we came out with a lot of momentum, and we’re very eager to keep that momentum going forward.

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ON SEPT. 1, Dr. Adhi Sharma, left, took over as president of Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside, at left, from Richard Murphy.

Herald: Can you describe your roles and duties and how they compare to what you were doing previously?

Sharma: My role [before Sept. 1], I was chief medical offi-

cer and executive vice president [of the hospital], so I had a number of areas that I provided oversight for, including [information technology]. I worked closely with nursing, all of the quality and regulatory components, as well as patient experience components, so there were a lot of areas that I oversaw.

It will be an interesting transition to let go of everything that I’ve been involved with at the level that I’ve been involved . . . I will have to backfill my current role, and once I do that, that’s when that transition will occur.

As long as I’m serving two roles, I’ll end up staying closer to the projects that I’m involved with now. [This role] reflects where health care is today. We are much more focused on quality of care, clinical programming and population health, and much less focused on contracting and all the business elements of health care.

Herald: What are some of your major goals going forward?

Sharma: The main goal is in three parts. The first is to

keep that forward momentum, so all of the projects we have going come to fruition, and to see them to completion and any hiccups or obstacles, we have to make sure we overcome those. The second is to steward the integration with the system [that comes with the planned $400 million expansion], that’s a very high priority for us . . .

The third is to continue to provide the care we’re known for to keep our staff engaged through this process and make sure their wellness is being minded. Because of the pandemic, there’s a lot of fatigue setting in for our staff . . . Getting our staff and our community to whatever the next phase of this is . . . will be the third priority — to see us through the pandemic.

Herald: What are your thoughts on your predecessor Richard Murphy, and has he given you any advice?

Sharma: He’s been mentoring me for this role for the last six years. I’ve been working very closely with him. I first started working with him in 2007, so I’ve known him a

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long time . . . While I’ve been here, he’s been working very closely with me. He’s an excellent role model for any hospital leadership. It’s easy to oversimplify this sentence, but the gravity of it cannot be underestimated: He gets it. I’ve worked with a lot of CEOs, and he’s a CEO that gets it . . . It’s so easy for . . . a non-clinical CEO to just look at numbers, look at volumes, look at budget reports, things like that. He doesn’t just do that. He always sees the big picture, and he always sees the totality of that picture.

Herald: What specific challenges do you face taking on this new role during a pandemic, especially with the Delta variant?

Sharma: There are going to be interesting challenges

related to this [vaccine] mandate [for health care workers] and what that’s going to mean for health care. I support that mandate. I think it’s the right thing to do for health care. It’s the right thing to do for our patients, it’s the right thing to do for our staff, so it was great that we were able to get that mandate in New York state. There are staff that may find it so objectionable that they leave health care, so we may see a concern with staffing as it relates to people who just opt to not get vaccinated.

That’s going to be a challenge. I think that Delta has shown us that even when you think you’re out of the woods, you’re really not.

Herald: Community outreach has always been a part of the hospital. What plans do you have to continue that?

Sharma: Community outreach is more important than ever. Getting information to people, that’s been a high priority for us. Our Truth in Medicine polls have been a great vehicle for us to really just assess what the pulse is of the community . . . We’re very eager to partner with our communities, partner with our elected officials to get education to our communities. The most important thing in health care is that people are educated . . . If we have food deserts in our community, if we have access issues in our community, we want to see how we can solve those problems. The [Covid-19] ‘Vaxmobile’ is a great example of solving an issue of access to vaccines.

We’ve learned a lot about our community through this pandemic, and we want to put all that knowledge to work. There are some silver linings in this pandemic, and our relationship with the community has never been tighter.

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Sunday, Sept. 19

VFW Thrift Shop in East Rockaway

St. Mary’s/Maris Stella Communion Breakfast

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.

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 516599-2708 or cmdenker@optonline.net.

Thursday, Sept. 9 Back to School in Lynbrook

Wednesday, Oct. 13

Students in the Lynbrook Public Schools return to school.

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.

Saturday, Sept. 11 9/11 Memorial Ceremony Lynbrook is hosting its annual 9/11 memorial service to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks fo Sept. 11, 2001. The event is set for 8 p.m. at Memorial Park behind Village Hall, 1 Columbus Drive. Plans for East Rockaway’s ceremony were not available on the village’s website at press time.

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Monday, Sept. 13 East Rockaway Village Board Meeting The East Rockaway mayor and village 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.

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.

Tuesday, Sept. 14 East Rockaway Board of Education

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Never forget Lynbrook and East Rockaway will each commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with ceremonies on Saturday.

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

Nursery Rhyme Story Time Introduce your baby to the East Rockaway Library during 30 minutes of rhymes, movement activities, music and stories in-

person at the library from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Call of stop by the library to register.

For more information, call (516) 5991664 or visit eastrockawaylibrary.org.

Wednesday, Sept. 15 Family Food Art The Chefs of D’ Future is back to show you

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

School is back in session in early September.

Villages are set to host 9/11 memorial ceremonies.

Lynbrook, E.R. village boards meet on Sept. 13.

The East Rockaway school board meets on Sept. 14.

how to create food art using focaccia Italian flat bread flavored with herbs and spices, then decorated with vegetables. Class will be indoors with masks and each family will have their own table, class size limited. The event is set for 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. and open to children in kindergarten through third grade, and their parents or caregivers. For more information, call (516) 599-8630 or

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The East Rockaway Kiwanis Club will resume its meetings on the second and fourth Monday of each month at Villa Maria, 81 Main St., in the village, after Oct. 8.

The club will also host a pasta night on Oct. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. in honor of Richard Meagher, who was heavily involved in the community for decades and died on June 25 at 82, The donation requested for the event is $20. Meagher was named Kiwanian of the Year in 2011.

On Nov. 14, the club hosts an event at Governor’s Comedy Club in Levittown to raise funds to send a child to Camp Kiwanis. Tickets for the event are $20, and more information can be obtained by calling Michelle at (516) 851-8727.

Additionally, the club is going to support a myriad of events for the East Rockaway School District this school year, including two K-Kids clubs, a Builders Club for middle school students and the East Rockaway High School Key Club for 202122, using the hashtag #kidsneedkiwanis to raise awareness for their outings.

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THE LYNBROOK LIBRARY recently hosted a Child Safety ID Program. Taking part were, from left, Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray, Nassau County Legislator Bill Gaylor, the Silver family, Lynbrook Village Trustee Ann Marie Reardon and Mayor Alan Beach.

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AS PART OF resuming events in the community, the East Rockaway Kiwanis Club will honor late community man Richard Meagher, who was honored as Kiwanian of the Year in 2011.

Elected officials came to Lynbrook on Aug. 16 for a Child Safety ID Program as part of the Town of Hempstead’s Operation Safe Child. Parents were provided with identification cards that display pertinent physical information relating to their child’s appearance.

The event was hosted by Nassau County Legislator Bill Gaylor and Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray at the Lynbrook Public Library. Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach and Trustee Ann Marie Reardon also took part.

“Thank you to all the parents that came out to my child ID program,” Gaylor said, according to a news release. “Though Nassau County is one of the safest counties in the nation, parents should know that in the case of an emergency or the unthinkable, they are prepared and have the ability to provide police with an up to date description of their child at a moment’s notice.”

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A veteran-laden Hofstra women’s soccer team is fueled for a return to the NCAA Tournament this fall after its abridged spring season ended in heartbreak.

Hofstra, which entered September ranked 25th in the national coaches poll, returned nearly every starter from a 7-1-1 team where the Pride led the nation in scoring per game, but were denied a chance to compete on the sport’s biggest stage following a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Elon in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) semifinals. The rare spring season due to the pandemic created a far shorter than normal offseason.

“Last season came to an abrupt end and were deeply disappointed, but the fortunate thing this year was it was a quick turnaround,” said 16-year head coach Simon Riddiough, MAtthEW VOWiNkEL LED the Pride with 6 whose team opened with a 4-1 start goals and 5 assists on the way to earning Allafter wins against Stony Book, Alba- CAA First Team honors. ny, Brown and Columbia along with a “She is a supreme athlete,” said Riddinear upset of seventh-ranked Penn State in 2-1 defeat. “It is good to get back ough of Pearse. “We’re excited about her future.” at it.”

Another backyard product that RiddiThe Pride were tabbed as the unanimous CAA favorite with three players ough hopes makes strides this fall is junior forward Cailey Welch, a former earning pre-season conference player of the year accolades including senior for- standout at North Shore High School who ward Miri Taylor, fifth-year midfielder has battled back from injuries.

Lucy Porter and junior defender Anja Suttner. Forward Lucy Sheppard and mid- Pride men eye CAA crown The Hofstra men’s soccer team will fielder Jordan Littleboy, who like Porter are using an extra year of eligibility look to get over the hump this fall of allowed because of last year’s shortened achieving its NCAA Tournament aspiseason, received preseason All-CAA hon- rations following three years of near misses. orable mention nods.

The Pride were knocked off in the Porter, a reigning First Team-All American, notched her first goal in a 3-0 CAA finals by James Madison in penalty win at Columbia Sept. 2. Heavy defensive kicks last April making the third season a focus on Porter has paved way for seven row its season ended in a shootout to the different scorers led by four goals apiece Dukes on the conference tournament from Taylor and Sheppard. Freshmen stage.

“It is tough to take, but it makes you Georgia Brown and Ellen Halseth have stronger,” said 33-year head coach Richboth notched two goals.

Brown, a freshman from England, pro- ard Nuttall. “I feel like we have a well-balvides Hofstra with a bright future along anced team this season.”

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VIRTUAL PUBLIC INFORMATION WORKSHOPS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE DRAFT NCPs

HOLLYWOOD HEALTH CLUB in Long Beach owners are planning to open a similar facility in Hewlett next month.

Information and an opportunity to comment on each of the Draft NCPs will be provided to the public through Public Information Workshops and Hearings.

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FORMAT: The Public Information Workshops and Public Hearings will be conducted virtually via the Zoom platform and will be recorded for record keeping purposes.

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The Hollywood Health Club in the Five Towns will make its home at the former site of Retro Fitness at 1255 Hewlett Plaza in Hewlett. The gym did not reopen after the Covid restrictions were lifted. The 13,000-square-foot building has two levels of parking, already set up as a fitness club, but will undergo what Diamond called “a major transformation.” He is

returning to a market he served 25 years ago with the Hollywood Atrium club in Lawrence, which Diamond sold.

The Hollywood owners said they would renovate the Hewlett facility as they did in Long Beach and make it a premier fitness club. All new strength equipment will be brought in, private smart rooms will be built that includes the Mirror and spin bikes. A classroom for women-only classes, a childcare nursery (when permitted) and fully renovated locker rooms will all be part of the Hollywood Health Club in Hewlett.

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CONTENT: Each virtual Public Information Workshop will begin with a presentation that will in‐ clude information regarding the 14 CFR Part 150 process and details on the noise abatement, land use, and program management measures recommended in the Draft NCP document. Workshop attendees will be able to ask questions and engage with the Project Team. During each Public Hear‐ ing, the public will have an opportunity to provide oral comments on the Draft NCP document. All comments will be recorded by a stenographer and included in the Final NCP documents. Each speaker will be granted the same time limit to speak, which will be 1 to 3 minutes, depending on the number of speakers registered at the start of the hearing.

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Hempstead rolls out second round of ERAP

By KATE NALEPINSKI knalepinski@liherald.com

Hempstead Town residents that are facing economic hardship as a result of the pandemic will have another opportunity to apply to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

ERAP is a program directed to tenants and landlords who are facing housing insecurity because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Supervisor Don Clavin, Hempstead Town Board members, and the Long Island Housing Partnership, Inc. gathered for a press conference in mid-August to

remind residents that they can still apply.

The second round began Aug. 17 and will run through Sept. 28.

The program can assist with current and prospective rent, arrears for utilities and home energy costs, and other expenses related to housing like rental security deposits to ensure housing stability.

Assistance under ERAP can be provided for up to 18 months of payments, are subject to program restrictions, and will cover arrears and costs accrued on or after March 13, 2020. There is no cap on the amount, and they may include full amounts of rental and utility payments.

LGA: October 4, 2021 at: http://panynjpart150.com/LGA_PIW.asp

All comments (written and oral), along with responses developed by the Port Authority, will be included in the Final JFK and LGA NCPs and will be considered by the Federal Aviation Administra‐ tion (FAA) in their decision‐making process on the Port Authority‐recommended measures con‐ tained in these Final NCP documents.

Upon written request to the Port Authority at the address provided above, a hardcopy, CD‐ROM, or flash drive of either the Draft JFK or LGA NCP documents and workshop presentations will be provided for those who specifically indicate that they do not have a computer or access to the internet.

Chinese, Greek, Spanish, and American Sign Language interpretation services for the Public Infor‐ mation Workshops and Hearings are available upon advance request. To make arrangements for such services, contact the Port Authority Noise Office at NYPART150@panynj.gov or at (212) 435‐ 3880 no less than one week prior to the Public Information Workshops, which is September 22, 2021 for JFK and September 29, 2021 for LGA.

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Nobody had ever said that to me before.”

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As Amy began to feel safe with me, she opened up about her many fears – of not measuring of, of feeling inadequate, of being awkward in social situations. Amy, however, was not just complaining. She was

Amy continued to pick up many reassuring messages from me and others. Two of them kept ringing in her ears.

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“A stitch in time saves nine” or “Haste makes waste?”

“Opposites attract” or “Birds of a feather flock together?”

It all depends on the context.

The same holds true for what people say about you. So, listen to the voices that are helpful at this time, in this context, not the ones that place you in a one-down position or humiliate you or are part of your past. Calm down, take your time, refocus your attention and you’ll be able to figure it out – like you always do.

Whose voice will you listen to? I hope you remember to listen to those who help you develop confidence, build backbone, and value what you do. ©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. Visit her websites www.

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On Sept. 11, 1967 the tower of strength that was her father was violently torn from her family’s skyline by the sinister act of a single killer.

As she watched her heretofore secure and serene world tumble and fall into a mixed rubble of tears, rage, doubt and fear, this teenage girl vowed to climb out and climb up, and rebuild her life.

She also vowed to keep Sept. 11 as her personal day of anguish, and absorb all its pain and grief within herself so the rest of the world could forever enjoy the day unburdened by sorrow.

And indeed, in the ensuing 34 years as she completed her education, pursued a career and raised a family of her own, she took solace in the fact that even as she privately met each eleventh day of Se ptember with mour ning and dread, for everyone else it remained an unscar red autumn day.

While “9/11” was unalterably seared into her memory as a day of catastrophe like 11/22 or 12/7, she drew comfort from the knowledge

But now, she whispered, there would be no laughter, and even if, as time went by, laughter did emerge, it would be, as was her own, forever diluted by the recollection of what occurred on Sept. 11. As three decades ago she cried for her family, she now, so many years later, cried for her country and the public’s day she couldn’t protect from infamy. She felt everyone’s pain as her own, and was angry she c o u l d n’ t p r eve n t o r remove it.

that at least for everyone else, it was but another day on the calendar, a week or so after Labor Day, filled not with tearful recollection, but of kids returning to school, of glorious fall bree zes and foliage flirting with a change in color.

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This past Sept. 11, she called me immersed in tortured tears, crying hysterically that she had failed: That now, Sept. 11, because of the sinister acts of yet more killers destroying more towers and taking more precious lives,’ that now Sept. 11 would be, not just for her, but for so on many (if not for all), a d ay o f u ny i e l d i n g bereavement. She has tried so hard and so long to insulate all those around her from the torment and agony of unexplainable loss. She had struggled to make the day her own so her muffled cries could shield the laughter of others.

And so that’s how we sat by the television for several days watching oldman leaders and citizens and victims and strangers all come to grips with the unfathomable and relate to the unthinkable. We watched as shock gave way to understanding, and paralysis to action,’ as grief responded to consolation, as anger evolved into resolution, and hope replaced despair.

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Suddenly, she turned to me and, with a tired half smile said, “America is going to make it through this just fine,” her shoulders are broad enough and her spirit is strong enough to carry this date into the future.

I had hoped to spare my nation the sorrow of my family … now my family shared the grief of my nation. We are but one family, yet we feel for the thousands that now hurt as one but also hurt one at a time. We also realize now that they known of our pain, they would have hurt for us as well. Somehow its easier now, knowing that while my family was always part of my country, my country is really part of my family, and that together we will overcome sorrow and loss as we move forward together in freedom toward peace.

This is a reprint of a column from Sept., 11, 1967.

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“It actually led him to move to Florida within a year’s time,” Caracciolo said. In 2006, Lawrence was diagnosed with cancer, and he died a year later. His son said he later realized that his father may have gotten cancer because of the dust in Lower Manhattan.

“Now we understand why he died — he got sick from the dust,” Caracciolo said. “It’s as clear as day.”

After researching what qualifies an individual as a first responder, Caracciolo concluded that his father fell into that category.

While his family is not seeking to make a claim with the VCF, Caracciolo said, members said they hoped to work with the FealGood Foundation in the coming years after his father is recognized.

“A 9/11 first responder includes all of those contracted companies that were there to assist New York City in the initial recovery,” Caracciolo said. Since this discovery, Caracciolo’s goal has been to have his father’s name added to the FealGood Foundation’s 9/11 Remembrance Wall in Nesconset. He submitted his father’s name about two months ago and said he is hoping for the best.

“There’s a remembrance wall for first responders that is totally inclusive,” Caracciolo said. “We are hoping by next year’s ceremony we’ll have his name etched on.”

Caracciolo encouraged those who served or had family members who served in the aftermath of 9/11 to apply for a first responder remembrance and research possible complications of the toxic dust at ground zero.

As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks approaches, Caracciolo said he is reminded of the monumental effect that the terrorist attacks had, not only on his family, but also on the country.

“We will never forget,” he said. “It’s a generational, game-changing kind of event in our nation’s history.”

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EAST ROCKAWAY RESIDENT Dan Caracciolo is seeking to have the name of his father, Lawrence Caracciolo, added to the FealGood Foundation’s 9/11 Remembrance Wall because he said he believes his father’s terminal cancer was caused by his work for Verizon at ground zero after Sept. 11, 2001, as seen above.

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Glen Cove and and Malverne) NORTH BELLMORE surrounding areas) HEMPSTEAD Wednesday, 10/20/2021 Monday, 10/04/2021 Tuesday, 10/26/2021 Wednesday, 9/22/2021 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm

Fun with friends.

New adventures.

Making a difference.

Register for an information session in your area at gsnc.org/programs.

Once registered, you will have the opportunity to sign your daughter up for a Daisy Discovery activity.

OCEANSIDE HERRICKS Wednesday, 10/20/2021 Monday, 9/27/2021 7:00pm 7:00pm

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ELMONT BALDWIN Wednesday, 10/13/2021 Monday, 10/04/2021 7:00pm 7:00pm

Lynbrook welcomes new teachers and procedures, and also met their mentors. To familiarize themselves with the community, the new staff took a bus tour of the district.

“We have a talented and experienced staff in Lynbrook and we are excited to welcome our newest staff to our educational f a m i l y, ” B u r a k s a i d , according to a district release.

Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools; compiled by Mike Smollins

Public Notices

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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Dr. Melissa Burak welcomed the new staff.

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curbline of the apex of Clarendon Drive/North Drive east for a distance of 109 feet.

UNIONDALE ARGYLE AVENUE (TH 216/21) North Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Nassau Road east for a distance of 65 feet.

ARGYLE AVENUE (TH 216/21) South Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Nassau Road east for a distance of 50 feet.

WEST HEMPSTEAD MAPLE STREET (TH 331/21) North Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Woodfield Road west for a distance of 45 feet.

MAPLE STREET (TH 331/21) South Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Woodfield Road west for a distance of 45 feet.

ALSO, to REPEAL from Section 202-1 “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” from the following locations: NORTH VALLEY STREAM LINDEN STREET (TH 683/64) North and South Sides - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER starting at the east curbline of Franklin Avenue east for a distance of 42 feet.

(Amend: 1/5/65) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: September 9, 2021 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 127374

PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

THE LYNBROOK SCHOOL District welcomed new staff during a special two-day orientation on Aug. 30 and 31.

THE NEWEST MEMBERS of the Lynbrook School District staff took a bus tour of the community.

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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Board of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Monday, the 13th day of September 2021 at 7:00 P.M., will conduct a Public Hearing under Village Code #212-1.1 at which time the Board will take proof of the unreasonably dangerous condition of sidewalks, curbs, etc. contiguous to the properties set forth below and will determine whether said conditions must be repaired by the owner(s) of said properties or, upon failure to so repair, that the Village will do so with the cost thereof to be assessed against said properties: House Number and Street Section, Block and Lot 3 Baylis Place 46-02-03 214 Tottenham Road 33-07-05 7 Catalpa Avenue 39-04-1A

By Order of the Board of Trustee John Giordano, Village Administrator Lynbrook, New York 127388 LEGAL NOTICE of 35 feet. a distance of NOTICE OF PUBLIC WALCOTT AVENUE (TH 25 feet.

HEARING 311/21) West Side - NO CENTRAL PLACE (TH PLEASE TAKE NOTICE STOPPING HERE TO 319/21) South Side - NO that pursuant to Article 9 CORNER - starting at the STOPPING HERE TO of the New York State north curbline of Merril CORNER - starting at the Constitution, the Place north for a distance west curbline of South provisions of the Town of 40 feet.

Franklin Avenue west for Law and Municipal Home MERRIL PLACE (TH a distance of 30 feet.

Rule of the State of New 311/21) North Side - NO NORTH VALYork, both as amended, a STOPPING HERE TO LEY STREAM public hearing will be CORNER - starting at the CORONA AVENUE (TH held in the Town Meeting west curbline of Walcott 316/21) East Side - NO Pavilion, Hempstead Avenue west for a STOPPING HERE TO Town Hall, 1 Washington distance of 30 feet.

CORNER - starting at the Street, Hempstead, New MERRIL PLACE (TH north curbline of Kelly York, on the 23rd day of 311/21) South Side - NO Court north for a distance September, 2021, at STOPPING HERE TO of 30 feet.

10:30 o’clock in the CORNER - starting at the CORONA AVENUE (TH forenoon of that day to west curbline at Walcott 316/21) East Side - NO Avenue west for a STOPPING HERE TO consider the enactment of a local law to amend distance of 30 feet.

CORNER - starting at the Section 202-1 of the code LIDO BEACH south curbline of Kelly of the Town of FAIRWAY ROAD (TH Court south for a distance 350/21) East Side - NO of 27 feet.

Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “PARKING STOPPING HERE TO CORONA AVENUE (TH CORNER - starting at the 316/21) East Side - NO OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at the north curbline of Lido STOPPING ANYTIME Boulevard north for a starting at a point 27 feet following locations: distance of 50 feet. south of the south (NR) CEDARHURST FAIRWAY ROAD (TH curbline of Kelly Court OAKLAND AVENUE (TH 350/21) West Side - NO then south for a distance 347/21) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME STOPPING HERE TO of 75 feet.

CORNER - starting at the LINDEN STREET (TH starting at the north north curbline of Lido 242/20) North Side - NO curbline of Peninsula Boulevard north for a STOPPING HERE TO Boulevard north for a distance of 40 feet.

CORNER - starting at the distance of 117 feet.

(NR) LYNBROOK east curbline of Franklin EAST MEADOW SOUTH FRANKLIN Avenue east for a EAST MEADOW AVENUE AVENUE (TH 319/21) distance of 49 feet.

(TH 301/21) West Side West Side - NO STOPPING LINDEN STREET (TH NO STOPPING HERE TO HERE TO CORNER 242/20) NO PARKING CORNER - starting at the starting at the north ANYTIME - starting at a north curbline of Poe curbline of Central Place point 49 feet east of the Avenue north for a north for a distance of 30 east curbline of Franklin distance of 32 feet. feet.

Avenue east to the west INWOOD CENTRAL PLACE (TH curbline of Scott Drive.

WALCOTT AVENUE (TH 319/21) North Side - NO NORTH DRIVE (TH 311/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO 310/21) South Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the STOPPING ANYTIME CORNER - starting at the west curbline of South starting at a point 132 south curbline of Merril Franklin Avenue west for feet east of the east Place south for a distance

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LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY HERALD — September 9, 2021

On Aug. 30 and 31, the Lynbrook School District welcomed its newest educators during orientation.

Organized by Dr. Maureen Berman, assistant superintendent for personnel, transportation and student support services, the orientation program serves as an opportunity for the new staff to meet their colleagues, learn about the district and prepare to welcome students on the first day of school.

Over the course of the two-day event, the staff was introduced to Board of Education President William Belmont, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Melissa Burak, central administrators and current staff members. They learned more about the district’s curriculum, technology, policies

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Immediate Openings Available Elementary School Nurse Candidates must hold a NYS Registered Professional Nurse License CPR Certification required

NYSED Fingerprint Clearance required.

Candidates should email a letter of interest and resume to: Mr. Darren Raymar, Principal of Covert School draymar@rvcschools.org

We hire the smartest people who can solve the hardest marketing objectives with an arsenal of solutions and a smile through the journey.

Per Diem Substitute Teachers Candidates must hold a High School or College Diploma $125 Daily

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Medical Escort: 8am-1pm, DSP: 3pm-11pm & Overnight Community Habilitation & Respite Positions

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Additional information about the position of correction officer is available on our website at https://doccs.ny.gov/

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Sign On Bonus $2,500.00 for CDL driver bus and van KATHY HOCHUL, GOVERNOR • ANTHONY J. ANNUCCI, ACTING COMMISSIONER An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Candidates should email a letter of interest and resume to: Mr. John Murphy Principal of South Side High School jmurphy@rvcschools.org

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Apply on-line today or download exam information at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/

Part time teacher Aides at South Side High School Salary: $15.00 per hour

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H.S. Diploma or equivalent, must drive, speak and write English. $15-$18/hr. Excellent benefit package.

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Part-Time, Hours 9-2

P/T and F/T Shifts Available Flexible Hours

Double Pay-Holidays CALL AGENCY

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CROSSING GUARDS Needed For

FREEPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT

SALES PA R T / F U L L T I M E AVA I L A B L E .

Flexible Hours in a Busy Women's Hosiery & Accessories Retail Store in Cedarhurst NY. Some Experience- Will Train to help customers and promote sales & restocking merchandise.

516-395-5408. Ask for Chuck TOW TRUCK DRIVERS: FT/PT. Days, Evenings, Weekends. Experienced Only Apply. Call Sacha or Mike 718-291-2992

TRAINED SURVEYORS

wanted in small firm with large opportunity to advance. Applicants must be career oriented with excellent work ethic, attention to detail and the desire to become licensed. Work directly for licensed Land Surveyor. Experience with Total Stations, RTK GPS and Civil 3D software a big plus.

Salary commensurate with experience. ra@aksurveyors.com 516-678-9610

3 Hours/ Day - $18.00/ Hour

Eldercare Offered

Call 718-541-6011

ELDERCARE OFFERED/ HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE

Must Be 21 Years Old Retirees Welcome

Daytime Pumpkin Carvers Blaze, Old Bethpage Restoration Village

Outdoors From September Through November 5–8 Hour Shifts Carve Creative Pumpkin Designs For Display Hourly Rate - $16 To Apply:

http://hudsonvalley.org/employment HANDYMAN FT/PT: Experienced In Light Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry. Will Train.

Clean Driver's License. handyworksmary@gmail.com 516-503-6938 MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST P/T, Leading To F/T. Previous Experience With Patient Check In Collecting Copays, Verifying Insurance, Filing, EMR and Appointment Scheduling Knowledge Required. Good Phone and Computer Skills. Located in Island Park. Call Jim, Mgr. 516-670-8800 or Fax Resume to 516-670-8809. email: wolfie65@verizon.net.

Path Monitor

At Blaze, Old Bethpage Village Outdoors From September Through November 5-8 Hour Evening Shifts Provide A Welcoming Atmosphere And Ensure Guest Safety. Hourly Rate $16.

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Open F/T & P/T Positions Experience Preferred Virtual Work Environment Make Money From Home Call For Confidential Interview 516-484-2999

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his oversized center hall colonial is located in the desirable Village of Rockville Centre on a large 75’ x 162’ lot with expansive fenced back yard ideal for entertaining or private relaxation. The first floor features a large formal dining room, grand living room with wood burning fireplace, updated eat in kitchen with granite countertops, stainless-steel appliances, gas stove, a den with gas fireplace, French doors that open to a paver patio, an office with a closet and separate side-entrance and a half bath. The second floor includes a master suite with full master bathroom, as well as three additional king or queen-sized bedrooms with large closets plus an additional full bathroom. This home also boasts a partially finished basement that includes ample storage. You will also enjoy hardwood floors, crown molding, gas heat, central air and in-ground sprinkler system. Call Christine Ferramosca at 516-835-8468 to make an appointment to view this lovely home.

REAL ESTATE Real Estate Attention Sportsmen! NY-VT Border, Minutes to Bennington, VT. 30 acres, Only $99,900! Open and wooded, trails throughout property. Abundant wildlife, great views with southern exposure. Town road, power, telephone, Owner Financing 802-447-0779

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Wishing All A Healthy, Happy SweetNew Year

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Updtd Gran/Wood EIK & Bths. HW Flrs. Fin Lower Level. Att Gar.Community Pool & Tennis. Near All. SD#14 .................................................................................. .$685,000

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267 Channon Rd, BA, REDUCED! 7 BR, 4 Bth Exp Ranch Full FBsmt on Quiet St in SD#20. 2 Car Att Gar .....................................................................................$1,100,000

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Doorman Bldg with Elevator. Indoor Garage Pkg & Storage... ...................... $599,000 395 Serena Rd, NEW! 5 BR, 2 Bth Col on O/S Property. Updtd EIKs. 3 BR Main Level, 2 Upstairs with OSE. SD#14. Possible M/D with Proper Permits. Near All..$799,000 1610 Hilary Ct, 11;30-1, Beautifully Gut Renovated 4600 Sq Ft Colonial in Cul de Sac.5 BR,3.5 Bth with Full Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20. Tax Grievance Filed.

REDUCED!..... ............................................................................................... $1,225,000 1390 Broadway #102, BA, REDUCED! 2 BR, 2 Bth Coop in Luxurious Hewlett Townhouse. LR/DR, Updtd Kit & Office/Den.Elevator, 24 Hr Drman, Valet Pkg, Pool.

Priv Storage Area. Great Location Near Shops & Trans... ............................. $349,000 , 33 Murdock Rd, 2-3:30, NEW EXCLUSIVE! 5 BR,3.5 Bth Col on Beautiful St in SD#20.

Large Gran/Wood EIK, LR/Fpl, FDR/Fpl, Den & Sun Rm. Mstr Ste w/ Vaulted Ceiling, New Bth,WIC & Terr. Bsmt... .......................................................................... .$999,000 54 Rose Lane, 12-1:30, REDUCED! PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT! 3 BR, 2.5 Bth Split on Over 1/2 Acre Parklike Property in Waverly Park Area. Updtd EIK, Den/Fpl/Vaulted Ceiling, FDR & Mstr Ste/Updtd Bth & Sitting Rm. 2 Car Gar. SD#20. ........ ..$899,000

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WATERFRONT LAND for sale! Great Opportunity to Build Multiple Homes on One Acre Including 5 Lots. Permits & Bulkhead Required.SD#15... ............................ .$599,000

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CEMETERY PLOT FOR TWO For Sale: Pinelawn Cemetery. Garden Of Normandy North. Negotiable. 516-872-1508

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Q. We noticed a chip in our porcelain bathtub, made by the tile guy when our bathroom was renovated about three months ago. The tile company sent someone to repair it, because we didn’t want to replace it, which costs much more. We had kept the old tub, which was fine, so we didn’t have to replace the plumbing. We aren’t satisfied with the repair because, even though the color matches, the texture is slightly different, and we still notice it. Guests may not say anything, but we see it and don’t like it. What would you do?

That’s what should be done. Don’t waste time, just recover the tub and move on. Good luck.

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A. We had just such a problem when the guy who caused the chip dropped a power tool while putting in a towel bar. He didn’t want to admit it at first, but then finally agreed to “fix” it, because otherwise everything would have needed to come out, again, and be completely redone, from the tub to the tile to the onte eeper plumbing. The tile was never going to be a perfect match, either. So the same guy who dropped the tool dabbed a matching primer on the spot, waited until it cured, buffed it out just like the instructions said, then brushed on the final coat with a little eye-dropper brush.

It looked like a repair, and was very obvious and disappointing. After much wasted discussion and time, when the guy tried his best to convince us “nobody would see it, it was hardly noticeable,” we decided to call a bathtub refitting company. The estimate wasn’t bad and the tile company agreed to pay for the repair. I was impressed at how much simpler the process was than I anticipated. I had doubts that the tub wouldn’t look as substantial as the porcelain tub finish and wouldn’t last.

Putting in a bathtub can affect the waterproofing of the bathroom if it isn’t installed with redundant materials to prevent water from getting into the walls. Typically, the lipped edges of the back of a wall-to-wall tub go up against the surrounding waterproofed walls before the tile is installed, so the tile overlaps the raised tub edge. This prevents water from flowing against gravity into the wall, especially after the sealant is installed. With the original tub still in place, the junction of the tub and tile isn’t disturbed, and the new tub covering joins at the tiled wall edge and is then resealed to actually reinforce the original waterproofing.

The bathtub replacement took one trip to thoroughly measure and a second trip to install.

Because the new tub is an exact match with the shape of the original one, there are no air pockets between the old and new tub. The tub fixture looks perfect, and was not only an exact fit, but has been there for eight years and still looks brand new.

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think everyone will concede that the summer went by too quickly. But despite the speed at which two months have passed, the world around us continued to function, and both good and bad things happened. In this short period of time, New Yorkers have seen the resignation of their governor and our first major storm experience. The weeks and months ahead will no doubt present us with new challenges.

We have a new governor, Kathy Hochul, who has hit the ground JERRY running, and established herKREMER self as a major political figure.

She has appointed a number of highly experienced staff members, and will make many more changes in order to erase the Cuomo footprint. Her new head of the Department of Financial Services is Adrienne Harris, who has worked as a special assistant to the White House and a senior adviser in the U.S. Treasury Department. DFS is a

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complex agency, and needs a level-headed leader.

Hochul has not been reluctant to wade into controversial areas. She has signed an executive order to require masks in all schools, and is pushing hard to get unvaccinated New Yorkers to get their shots as soon as possible. She called a special session of the Legislature to extend the eviction moratorium and also to move forward on the legalization of marijuana. Up to this point, the state had done a miserable job of distributing federal funds to New Yorkers who are behind on their rent.

Like many appointed public officials who plan to seek election to their new positions, she has a short time to establish herself as a strong governor, in the hope that she can ward off a 2022 primary challenge. The legislative leaders are making a sincere attempt to work with her, many out of relief that the Cuomo era is over. But time will tell whether they can work as an effective team, because Albany is a place where egos can collide on a moment’s notice.

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While many of us were lounging on a beach or escaping on a golf course, politicians around the country were doing loads of mischief. Despite the fact that at least six states were all but drowning in Covid cases thanks to the Delta variant, their governors were busy banning mask mandates and telling everyone to make believe the disease had disappeared. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose state is racking up new cases, is actively battling school districts and cruise lines, who are just trying to keep people of all ages from getting sick.

The so-called red state governors are having a field day passing laws intended to restrict people from voting and to ban virtually all abortions. To date, over 400 laws have been introduced in 38 states to restrict the general public’s, and especially minorities’, opportunities to vote. The Texas legislature has passed a law banning abortions six weeks after a fetal heartbeat is detected. Having four daughters, I’ve learned that most women don’t even know they’re pregnant at that stage.

In June, a number of states with

ed state governors are having a field day passing restrictive voting laws.

Republican governors decided that people were declining to go to work because they were getting an extra $300 in federal unemployment benefits. Assuming that those people were all a bunch of slackers, state officials decided to stop giving out the federal dollars, assuming that this would force the recipients to leave home and go back to work. Their judgment has proven wrong, as unemployment statistics haven’t changed, and the people who were staying home continued to do so.

A final note about who’s running for public office these days. It seems that during the past year, there were 23 new people elected to the State Legislature. Only six had any government experience, and four had held a job in the private sector.

That left 13 who came into public office with few if any credentials. There’s no moral to this story. It’s just circumstantial evidence that it’s hard to find experienced people to run for office, and that’s a big loss for all of us.

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?

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A dog’s tale: the view from inside the canine carry-on

can’t stretch out, I can hardy breathe, but even inside this dog carrier, the air is better than the smoke out in Lake Tahoe. As the family pet, I went along on the summer vacation out West. Think of me as your four-legged eyewitness to one family’s encounter with environmental disaster.

As my human reported last week, we headed to Tahoe last month to visit kids and grandkids. We expected a month of R&R on the Truckee River. My human dad, superanxious about the RANDI trip, fixated on my KREISS food and my, um, movements. I’m not talking Beethoven. He carried blue New York Times plastic bags across the country because those are his favorite disposables.

We flew to Denver and drove 16 hours to Tahoe. A different hotel every night, weird hallway smells, walks on scorching asphalt and very super-sized people not wearing masks, which I resent because if something happens to my humans, I’m toast.

In Tahoe, we stayed at my sister’s house and at a rental house in the moun-

tains. My sister has a new, irritating puppy. He ate my food and chewed up my travel bed. He sneaked up on me and jumped on my back for reasons I don’t understand. The rental house was worse.

At night I walked outside in blackout conditions, the heavy musk of bear in the air.

Then smoke from the fires swept into Tahoe and smothered our air. People have no idea how ash and the absence of any poopworthy grass can affect a dog.

Then the humans started to misbehave. Tensions escalated into tiffs, and sniping ensued. Someone growled, “Who’s idea was it to come out here, anyway?”

And, “Who peed in the kitchen?”

The humans clearly had no idea what to do. Some knucklehead decided that an escape to San Francisco would work. Did I have a say?

New hotel room, new “pet relief ” area.

So stressful. My human dad brought along the blue plastic Times bags because sometimes even humans need comfort toys.

The San Francisco air was clear and in the “healthy” range on www.airnow.com.

While I cooled my paws in the hotel, my people walked the Embarcadero and

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toured the Botanical Gardens. But it was all an illusion of relief.

Back in Tahoe, air quality misery was now compounded by “extremely high and dangerous risk of fire.” CalFire texted that news to people’s phones every few hours.

We moved yet again, from the rental house back to my sister’s house, just for safety, to be under one roof.

That meant back to the devil dog.

Family tensions erupted again. Light the grill or don’t risk a spark? Walk me around the block or let me roam the yard? Take the kids to town or hide from the smoke? Everyone was supercharged, and displaying all the symptoms of loving but dysfunctional families everywhere. Lots of shouting, some crying, endless couldhave, should-have, and who’s feeding the dogs? I’m here to tell you that either no one fed me or everyone fed me. I hate when the humans become unreliable.

After a few days of simmering under one roof, my humans decided to leave, give up the rental house a month early, return our car to the wrong location (Reno instead of Denver) fly out of Reno ASAP, and then home.

So I’m writing on the RNO-to-DEN leg.

ither no one fed me or everyone fed me.

I hate when the humans become unreliable.

I heard news of hurricane-remnant flooding in New York, but we’re homeward bound, escaping the fires and ready for the wind and rain. A leg up to my compatriots splashing through flooded streets.

Tomorrow we fly back to the God-blessAmerica-I-hope-I-never-travel-again-better-than-a-mound-of-peanut-butter-glorious East Coast. We worry about the family we left in Tahoe, and yeah, even the new puppy. How’s a little guy supposed to feel safe outside and comfortable inside when Noah’s Ark is burning? My humans’ grandkids just sent a photo of a bear looming at the edge of their property.

Who’s going to tell the little guy to stay away?

The kids have several plans in play while hoping for shifting winds. Meanwhile, we fly east.

It is undignified to travel inside a “doggie carry-on” bag, but I fell for the old peanut butter trick. She who shall not be named tossed a peanut butter cookie into the bag, and I dived for it. Again.

Over the past three weeks I have slept in nine different beds. Now we’re cruising at 34,000 feet and I’m in a canvas tote, stuffed under the seat of some overstuffed dude. Nothing seems quite right, even in a dog’s world.

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

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he Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., set off a cascade of worldwide catastrophes over the subsequent two decades — the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and many other terrorist attacks, in multiple countries. September 2001 seems like a lifetime ago, but for those old enough to remember that terrible year, it remains a haunting memory, a fever dream that we try to lock in the backs of our brains but is ever-present.

For those of us in Nassau County that day, we could only watch in horror as grayblack smoke plumes spiraled out of the twisted, shattered remains of the twin towers upward into an otherwise perfect azure sky. The plumes were visible from points across the county.

Shortly after the attacks, people started to gather on the beach in Lido and at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick — the highest point on the South Shore — to watch the billowing smoke, staring silently in stunned disbelief.

The United States homeland was under attack for the first time since World War II, and at that moment, we had no idea who the invader was, or the future suffering in distant lands that the attacks would bring.

It was all incomprehensibly terrifying.

In a front-page story in the Heralds’ Sept. 13-19 issue, “Terror at the Towers,” reported by Scott Brinton, Carrie James, Laura Lane, Jeff Lipton, Larry Maier and Cindy Roth, this is how we described the scene: “A wave of fear and despair raced across [Nassau County] Tuesday morning

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’m really scared. It’s so scary if we have something of a World War III. I’m really, really scared.

ROLLEN CAJOLES after terrorists slammed two hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, sending the Twin Towers crumbling into Lower Manhattan.

“In the afternoon, surviving victims of the attack filtered into Nassau by Long Island Rail Road, like refugees from a war zone. Many, who were still shaking dusty, white debris from their clothes, were not from the area but had taken the first train they could out of the city and gotten off at the first possible stop.”

We sent our reporters to the train stations to meet the survivors of the attacks.

Sylvia Melendez, who worked in Lower Manhattan, described the chaos after the towers crashed to the ground. “The rush of clouds of debris forced everyone out into the streets,” she said. “Everyone was running away.”

Here in Nassau, people were glued to their TVs and radios, watching and listening, hoping for the best but fearing the worst. “I’ve been listening all morning,” Luisa DeGirolamo, who worked at La Margherita Pastry Shop in Bellmore Village, said. “I’m devastated. I can’t get over it.”

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The challenges on Long Island are many. Our aging infrastructure needs serious attention. As the nation’s first suburb, we are living with an antiquated system that requires an upgrade. Our increasingly overburdened roadways, bridges and tunnels are dismal.

The environmental infrastructure is failing.

Drinking water has challenges, including the quality and quantity. Surface water contamination is rampant from nitrogen and other pollutants entering our creeks, bays, harbors and the Long Island Sound. Our air is polluted with toxins too small to see with the naked eye. We are vulnerable to sea level rise, climate change and the inevitable next big storm. The fact is, we aren’t ready.

Our environment is too important for the noaction tendencies of the past to continue. Our

really scared.”

Many parents rushed to their children’s schools to pick them up and take them home, fearful of further attacks. “A lot of people came and pulled their kids out because they didn’t want them to be in a place with a large group of people,” said Pat Brace, PTA president of Bowling Green Elementary School in East Meadow.

“They thought they would be a target.”

Nassau police doubled patrols around municipal buildings, schools, houses of worship and transportation lines. Police also diverted westbound traffic away from New York City. Motorists who had to travel major thoroughfares were advised to stay home.

The military closed down the airspace over Long Island, with unlighted F-16 fighter jets streaking overhead above John F. Kennedy International Airport into the night of Sept. 11 to 12.

Nearly 500 Long Islanders died in the attacks at the World Trade Center or later succumbed to 9/11-related illnesses. Each one was a life extinguished too soon. We must remember all of them — their essential goodness, their essential humanity.

In the coming days, there will be solemn ceremonies in remembrance of the dead.

Consider attending one to show your support for the victims, or stop and pause for a moment at 8:46 and 9:04 a.m. on Saturday and reflect on or say a prayer for the victims. In this way, you will help to keep their memories alive for generations to come. “Never forget” should never become a trite slogan. It should be a motto by which we live.

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hen talking with my grandkids about returning to school this fall — to the building, with other kids, not the dining room table — I was reminded of a school day of my own years ago.

“Bobby.” I heard my name called on the second-floor landing of A. B. Davis High School in Mount Vernon, N.Y. The caller was Mr. Leone, Joseph Leone, my biology teacher and college adviser. “Why haven’t you signed up for ALAN the SATs?” he asked.

SINGER Neither of my parents had attended college, my mother had died eight years earlier, and my father, a vacuum cleaner salesman, had his hands full with two active kids. When I think about the controversies surrounding school openings this fall, I think, too, of the critical role of teachers in the lives of their students.

That certainly was the case for me.

Mr. Leone wasn’t alone in affecting my life for the better. I was going to drop out of college after my first year not only because of the cost, but also because I

questioned why I was there. I entered to be a minister, but had become disillusioned with organized religion. My college adviser, Mildred Martin, helped me sort through the financial and philosophical questions and urged me to appeal my financial aid award, and I continued as her student.

Other teachers stand out as well. Miss Calabrese and Miss King, in elementary school, “Pop” Phillips in high school, Mark Ebersole in college, and Kay Moore and Robin Williams in graduate school.

The past year of living and learning with Covid in our path and in our shadows revealed the inequalities of access to teachers like the ones I’ve known. When teachers are diverted from their main responsibilities, teaching and advising, they can’t fulfill their roles to the fullest. It is especially difficult for them to be effective when students lack access to broadband and Wi-Fi, a quiet place to study, and supportive adults to help them with difficult assignments.

A distinguished psychologist once said that we human beings are the “teaching species.” All species must learn enough to leave the nest, but humans turned teaching into a “calling,” a vocation dedicated to preparing the next generation

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was going to drop out of college after my first year. I questioned why I was there.

LETTERS looming issues need real solutions, not lip service. We need to address the Island’s solid-waste crisis, illegal dumping and the associated increases in disposal costs.

Hochul hasn’t been handed the reins of the state at our finest hour. New Yorkers suffer with an unsustainable tax burden that’s accelerating the exodus of high-net-worth people, employers and job creators. The growing disparity in income and wealth, an increasing immigrant population and the associated educational and health care challenges are monumental. And our young workforce and empty-nesters are leaving because of a lack of affordable housing.

Leaders in the past have forsaken us in favor of book deals, their own selfish agendas and their next election. Indeed, some are in prison for their bad behavior, but the reality is, the good people of New York have been sold out, and that’s why we require Hochul’s earnest leadership.

We have hope in her vision, fortitude and ability to make the really tough decisions. We’re counting on her. Most important, please know that we are here for you, governor. Long Island and the state of New York have immense resources, none greater than their residents.

There will be vocal naysayers who attempt to stop Hochul from addressing these vexing challenges. There are people who talk a lot, and there are people who get stuff done. To Hochul, I say this:

with knowledge, skills and values. As a result, teachers have a moral, social, civic and historical responsibility for not only educating each new generation but also, in this way, creating the future.

We must remember the vocation, the calling, of teaching. As the historian Jacques Barzun said, “Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.”

At the beginning of our nation, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson stated that public education was at the heart of democracy.

“The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people and be willing to bear the expenses of it,” Adams wrote. “There should not be a district of one mile square without a school in it, not founded by a charitable individual, but maintained at the public expense of the people themselves.”

Jefferson expressed similar sentiments. It is unfortunate, therefore, that some local school boards see teachers simply as employees, instead of as those who inspire discovery and awaken students’ imaginations, as Mark Van Doren and Robert Frost said.

But while the Founders argued that schooling was a local responsibility, they were adamant about the public benefits

to the nation. They believed that education should be public; is critical to democracy because it prepares an informed citizenry, able to ask questions; is important because it prevents aristocracy and promotes meritocracy; should be free from religion and ideology; should be equal and equally available to all citizens; and is a public investment that is worth the cost.

While the ideals of the Founders foundered on the compromises made to create a republic, they nevertheless created within the Constitution the mechanisms for correcting early mistakes and providing the means for continuing the pursuit of a “more perfect union,” which we have shown the ability to do.

As we help our kids and grandkids, or relatives or neighbors’ kids, prepare for a new school year, let us acknowledge the noble profession of teaching, perhaps by remembering our own teachers, and do what we can to fulfill the Founders’ aspirations for true equality of education in America.

Robert A. Scott, Ph.D., is president emeritus of Adelphi University; the author of, or contributor to, 18 books and monographs; and the author of hundreds of articles on higher education and social issues. His latest book is “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Prize awardee, 2019).

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Please be the latter. Be bold. We heard you say you’d “fight like hell for New York,” and that’s exactly what Long Island needs.

WILL FLOWER Bayville

Cuomo should be impeached To the Editor: Re Robert Rosenberg’s column “History repeats itself in Albany — again and again” (Aug. 26-Sept. 1): I agree with Rosenberg’s opinions, and would add that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo would indeed get the last hurrah and make “the State Legislature and state government look like a ship of fools” if it gave him a free pass on the nursing home deaths scandal and his subsequent cooking of the books to make it appear less egregious than he would have had us believe. Interestingly, Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed immediately that these deaths were undercounted by some 12,000.

By ordering nursing homes to accept Covid-19 patients, Cuomo, threatening owners with penalty if they did not comply, exposed many more confined elderly to the virus, potentially causing their deaths. With all due respect, I consider manslaughter to be an even more serious

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crime than the sexual harassment charges that forced Cuomo’s resignation.

Given the present state of affairs, it is now the State Legislature (and, ultimately, the State Senate) that is on trial, and it remains to be seen whether playing politics will take precedence over what must be done in the name of justice. How can

anyone trust Cuomo now? He contends that he will not seek future political office, but only impeachment would close the book on that possibility, definitively and conclusively.

ROBERT RUBALSKY East Rockaway

LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY HERALD — September 9, 2021

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