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Army Corps reveals plan to stop storms constituents of the proposed plan,” said Scott Sanderson, a project manager for the Army The U.S. Army Corps of Engi- Corps of Engineers who works neers recently released a draft in coastal planning in its Philareport for the Nassau County delphia District. Coastal Storm Risk “This is part of an Management Study, ongoing process to which outlines a get feedback on the tentatively selected findings and really plan that includes evaluate the feelings East Rockaway and on it and what reviLynbrook. It would sions may need to be include elevating made as we go formore than 14,000 ward, or what refinehomes and floodments need to be proofing more than made depending on 2,500 industrial and the types of comcommercial properments we get.” ties across the The Army Corps, South Shore to mitiin partnership with gate the risk of the state’s Departflood damage durment of Environing storms. mental Conservation Before moving and the county, is forward, the plan conducting the feasimust be approved LAURA CURRAN bility study in Nasby several authori- Nassau County s a u ’s B a ck B ay s ties, including Con- executive area, which includes gress, after engiall the tidal bays and neers engage with estuaries connected the community to gather feed- to the South Shore. The study is back on their ideas. investigating possible solutions “This is a tentatively selected to reduce damage from coastal plan, and it’s part of the process storm flooding, which affects where we release our findings population, infrastructure, faciland socialize with the public and stakeholders and affected CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

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Villages remember the fallen Bright blue lights symbolizing the twin towers emanated from Lynbrook Village Hall last Saturday. Story, more photos, Page 3. Coverage of East Rockaway’s ceremony, Page 5.

Lynbrook schools display patriotism with 9/11 fundraiser By JULIA SWERDIN lyn-ereditor@liherald.com

The Lynbrook Owls commemorated the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with a day of reflection and remembrance on Saturday, which included the high school’s first varsity football game of the season. There was a patriotic theme throughout the festivities, September 16, 2021

which included a fundraiser that netted more than $2,500 for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, left a lasting impact on the Lynbrook community, which continues to honor the memory of those who died that day. The Owls defeated Valley Stream South High School, 41-6, at Marion Street Elementary School to

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THE LYNBROOK FIRE Department color guard stood in front of the two World Trade Center steel columns that is the centerpiece of the village’s 9/11 Memorial.

Lynbrook commemorates 20th anniversary of 9/11 the national anthem. The Rev. Richard Stelter of Our Lady of Peace Roman Catholic Church gave the invocation It was a night of remembrance and before Beach spoke and Deputy Mayor reflection on Saturday as elected offi- Mike Hawxhurst and Trustees Ann cials, first responders, veterans and resi- Marie Reardon, Robert Boccio and Laura dents gathered at the Memorial Garden Ryder read the names of those lost on behind Lynbrook Village Hall to remem- that day. ber the lives lost on 9/11 in a solemn cerAidan Gordon performed the taps emony. before the village led a moment of reflecLy n b r o o k M ayo r A l a n B e a c h tion and silence and the American addressed those gathered at the event, Legion and NYPD Pipes and Drums then recounting that it has been two decades, performed “Amazing Grace.” The Rev. 20 years, 240 Nathan Gasaway months and 7,300 of Lynbrook Bapdays since 2,977 tist Church offered people were killed the closing prayer, in the ter rorist and Butler then attacks of Sept. 11, perfor med “God 2001. Lynbrook lost Bless America,” 20 residents in the wh i ch w a s fo l attacks. lowed by the shin“We come ing of a beam of together at this lights from Village memorial and othHall symbolizing ers across our area the twin Ttowers where those that and closing perished are forevremarks from e r re m e m b e r e d Beach. and memorialBrian Brown, ized,” Beach said. the captain of “It not only serves Truck Company as a place of for the LFD, and remembrance, but his wife, Renee, as a place of learnraised money to Courtesy Dylan Bien ing and reflection LYNBROOK FIREFIGHTERS LINED the purchase the twin for future genera- steps outside Lynbrook Village Hall during tower lights for the t i o n s t o c o m e. the villages 9/11 ceremony. Two blue 9/11 event. More While nothing can lights symbolizing the twin towers stretched than 250 residents ever bring back d o n a t e d n e a rl y into the sky from the roof. those we lost on $13,000 to purchase that day, nothing them after a year will ever stop us from keeping their lega- of fundraising. The village will use them cies alive. We are inspired by the bravery every Sept. 11 to remember those who and heroism we witnessed.” were lost. To begin the ceremony, Lynbrook “When those buildings fell, heroes Police Chief Brian Paladino and Lyn- rose,” Beach said. “Despite the evil that brook Fire Chief John Donald recited descended on us that day, we are forever the Pledge of Allegience, which was fol- moved by those that gave the ultimate lowed by Toni-Ann Butler’s rendition of sacrifice.”

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LYNBROOK OFFICIALS, FROM left, Trustee Laura Ryder, Mayor Alan Beach, Trustees Robert Boccio and Ann Marie Reardon and Deputy Mayor Michael Hawxhurst stood near the lights.

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land, travel to Lynbrook to attend the event. The Rockville Centre Inn on Sunrise Highway provides free rooms for the guests and Lynbrook Fire Department volunteers their families. will once again host their annual Concert There will be at three bands that will and Block Party for Wounded Warriors on play during the concert, all of them donatSept. 25 from 4 to 10 p.m. at Greis Park . ing their time and talents for the cause. The The event will benefit Nassau County cost of admission is a $20 donation and will Firefighters Operation Wounded Warrior, a include food. There nonprofit charity comwill also be about 150 prising volunteer fireprizes raffled that evefighters that has ning, thanks to the worked since 2004 to generosity of memhelp wounded servicebers of the Chamber m e n a n d wo m e n , of Commerce and including locally at the many stores and veterans’ hospital in shops, as well as other Northport. It is not major corporations af filiated with the that donate prizes. Wounded Warrior projAdditionally, Jetect, and volunteers Blue Airways is again receive no compensacontinuing to support tion for their work. Lynbrook’s efforts to This year will mark help the wounded by Courtesy NCC-OWW the 10th time Lynbrook donating two roundhas hosted the event, THE LYNBROOK FIRE Department will trip tickets to anywhich was canceled host a concert and block party to where they fly, which last year because of the benefit Nassau County Firefighters will also be raffled sepcoronavirus pandemic. Operation Wounded Warrior on Sept. arately that evening. Rockville Centre fire- 25 at Greis Park. There is a second prize fighters will also be in as part of that raffle attendance to help supfor a Traeger Pro port the wounded warriors. Series grill, and a third prize of a Yeti coolWhile Lynbrook firefighters host a con- er. The raffle cost is $10. cert, other Nassau County fire departments The event will take place in front of the host Doo Wop shows, spaghetti dinners, Recreation Building at Greis Park, the golf outings, road races, motorcycle runs entrance for which is on Horton Avenue and other events. between Merrick Road and Sunrise HighIn the previous nine years, Lynbrook’s way. People seeking additional information firefighters have raised nearly $200,000 from can contact former LFD Chief Kevin Bien the concert and block party to benefit the at (516) 993-6074. Those that cannot attend, wounded. And, each year, wounded sol- but wish to make a donation can mail diers still receiving treatment at Fort Bel- checks to NCFF-OWW, P.O. Box 295, Garden voir, in Virginia, and Bethesda, in Mary- City, 11530.

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An estimAted 2,000 people turned out for the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony, held Saturday in Lido Beach.

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Hempstead Town salutes 9/11 heroes By JAmes Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com

Sept. 11, 2021, dawned as a stunningly beautiful late summer morning, the sky an azure blue and the sunshine a bright yellow — just as it was on the same day 20 years ago. At the Hempstead Town Park at Lido Beach, there was a standing-room only crowd that gathered before a makeshift stage on the sand and also filled a wooden walkway leading from the parking lot. The crowd, estimated by officials at about 2,000, had come to observe a milestone anniversary — the 20th year since two commercial jetliners were hijacked by terrorists, who used them as missiles to slam into each of the mAriAnee twin towers of the World Trade tABorsky Center, killing almost 3,000 peoMerrick ple. The mood on the beach was somber. “It was the day America lost its innocence,” said Marianee Taborsky, of Merrick, who came with her husband, Kevin. They embraced before taking seats set up on the beach. She had heard reports of the attack that morning and turned on her TV. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “This doesn’t happen to us. This was America.” Speakers, including New York state’s new lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, a former state senator from Harlem, spoke not only about the terror of that day, but also of the sacrifice of 9/ll responders. Others, including New York City police officers and Long Island legislators, talked of losing fathers, nephews and other relatives. “I plan on being here every year that I am lieutenant governor,” Benjamin said. His predecessor, Kathy Hochul, now governor, had spoken at the Lido Beach ceremony last year. Some of the loudest applause of the day came for New York Police Department Detective Vincent DeMarino, whose father, also Vincent DeMarino, of Valley Stream, a deputy chief in the city police department, died of can-

t was the day America lost its innocence.

memBers of the Rockville Centre Fire Department served as the color guard at the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa. cer after working at the ruins of the World Trade Center. Detective DeMarino was 9 on Sept. 11, 2001. He sat in class while other students were pulled out by their parents after the attacks. When he got home, he said, his mother explained to him that two planes had hit the trade center. She told him his father was “fine.” “But she didn’t know that until he came home after 2 in the morning,” on Sept. 12, he said. He said he father had been “the Energizer bunny, always busy” and chatty. “But after that day, he just sat down,” DeMarino said. In 2018, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor “directly linked to his work at ground zero,” he said. His father died 13 months later. “He took his work at ground zero head on,” DeMarino said. “This was my dad. Share your story too.” The

crowd rose to its feet. Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin noted that last year the observance was held in the Lido Beach parking lot, and the crowd was limited because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, he said, the event could safely be held on the beach. The 9/11 terrorist attacks “took a toll on the country,” Clavin said, but they also brought “unity and bravery.” Many of the first-responders sat quietly. Among them was Pat Antonacci, of Levittown, an NYPD detective who said he worked at ground zero for a few months. “It was horrific,” he said. His wife, Maryann, said, “It took a toll on him. He Continued on neXt page

Hempstead Town holds 9/11 ceremony didn’t talk about it. He didn’t even smile for months.” Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman spoke of losing his nephew, Sgt. Tommy Jergens, a New York state court officer from Valley Stream. He died when the towers collapsed. “Some people dread this day,” Blakeman said. “We know we are going to have to relive the pain and the horror of that day.” He said his nephew joined the Boy Scouts, the U.S. Army and the state court system because “the kid always liked

amoNg tHe atteNdees was Todd Gleason, 61, of Island Park, a crane operator who removed the last piece of World Trade Center steel from ground zero.

to wear uniforms.” “We never got to say goodbye,” Blakeman said. Only his shield was found. At the end of the ceremony, a number of people tossed white carnations into the choppy surf of the Atlantic Ocean. One of them was Cara Donaldson, of Plainview, a psychologist. “Throwing flowers means casting my prayers to Mother Nature and God,” she said. The pain of 9/11, she said, “never ends, even 20 years later.”

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New York Police Department Detective Vincent DeMarino spoke of his father, also Vincent, of Valley Stream, who died in December 2019 of a brain tumor directly linked by his doctors to his work as a first responder at ground zero in the months after the 9/11 attacks. HemPstead towN suPervisor Don Clavin led the ceremony.

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Girls Volleyball: Lynbrook at South Side ................4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer: Uniondale at Baldwin.......................4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer: Elmont at Calhoun...........................4:45 p.m. Boys Soccer: Hewlett at South Side......................4:45 p.m. Girls Volleyball: Carey at Long Beach ......................... 5 p.m. Football: Farmingdale at Oceanside .......................... 6 p.m. Football: Hicksville at Freeport ................................... 6 p.m.

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Girls Soccer: Mepham at South Side........................ 9 a.m. Girls Volleyball: Clarke at West Hempstead .............10 a.m. Girls Soccer: Seaford at V.S. South .........................10 a.m. Girls Soccer: Long Beach at Lynbrook ....................10 a.m. Football: Glen Cove at Baldwin ................................. 2 p.m. Football: Sewanhaka at Elmont...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Carey at Calhoun ............................................. 2 p.m. Football: MacArthur at V.S. Central ................................. 2 p.m. Football: South Side at V.S. South .................................. 2 p.m. Football: Wantagh at Bethpage....................................... 2 p.m. Football: V.S. North at Hewlett ........................................ 2 p.m. Football: West Hempstead at Seaford ............................ 2 p.m. Football: Malverne at Clarke ........................................... 2 p.m. Football: Carle Place at East Rockaway .......................... 2 p.m. Football: Westbury at East Meadow................................ 2 p.m. Boys Soccer: Farmingdale at Oceanside ....................... 5 p.m.

Navigating a higher level of competition last season proved a rough road for Malverne/East Rockaway’s girls’ soccer program, but a return to familiar territory with most of its roster intact has longtime coach Joe Lores excited about a considerable rebound. “I really don’t know why we were bumped up a league, but now we’re back where we belong and where we’ve always been, and bringing back almost the entire team,” Lores said. “I think the stiff competition we faced like Cold Spring Harbor, Carle Place and Wheatley is only going to help us this season.” The Rockin’ Mules will compete in a conference comprised of West Hempstead, Sewanhaka, Roslyn, Great Neck North, Elmont, Roosevelt and Lawrence. They went a respectable 4-5-1 against a similar set of foes in 2019. Lores said they have only a couple of starting jobs to fill, with one being the last line of defense. Senior Jazmine Ackies (Malverne) shared the goalkeeper responsibilities in the spring and will get first crack to land the job. “She’s enthusiastic about playing the position and has varsity experience which can be valuable,” Lores said. “Our entire defense is back, so I think we’re going to be difficult to score against.” Kendra Chinchilla and Princia Ulysse, both Malverne seniors, and sophomore Ema Basic (East Rockaway) barely came off the field last season, Lores said, and will remain vital to the team’s success this fall. “Kendra is a four-year starter and our leader,” Lores said. “She handles all of our goal kicks and cleans everything up. She comes from a strong soccer family and brings a high soccer IQ and plays physically.” Lores describes Ulysse as one of the best athletes on the roster. “She’s a tremendous basketball player contributing on the soccer field and that’s never a bad thing,” he said. “She’s fast and athletic and gives her all.” Basic is a travel soccer player with a lot of experience. Lores said in the case where he would mark an opponent one-on-one, Basic would get the assignment to do so. A three-sport athlete who also competes on the basketball court and softball dia-

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JULIA BRIENZA IS one of many key pieces for Malverne/East Rockaway as it looks to make a signifcant rise in the standings after a difficult spring season. mond, senior Mimi Bilardello (East Rockaway) is an All-Conference midfielder who can help control the center of the field and put the ball in the net. She had four goals in 2019 and added two more last season. Lores would like to get junior halfback Julia Brienza (Malverne), who plays on the travel circuit, more involved in the offense. She could see time at forward along with versatile freshman Avery Whitehouse,

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another travel player who scored her first varsity goal in the spring. Juniors Emma Keller and Sabrina Ramharakh, both from Malverne, are skillful and athletic forwards who’ll be counted on to help get the Rockin’ Mules’ production back to 2019 form. “The chemistry should be good and we’re more experienced,” Lores said. “No excuses to not have a competitive season.”

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THE LYNBROOK OWLS hoisted American flags at the first football game of the season on Sept. 11, which marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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accounts of where they were on 9/11 with the team. At the game, each coach donned a hat with NYPD or FDNY embroidered on them, as well as T-shirts with the words, “Lynbrook Never Forgets” written across them. The LHS Student Government Association distributed the shirts. In all, the SGA sold more than 500 shirts and raised over $2,500. All profits were donated to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a charity that honors military and first responders. The foundation has committed more than $250 million to its various programs, including a 9/11 educational exhibit, as well as programs to build mortgage-free homes for injured veterans and first responders and to ensure stability and security for families of fallen officers. “We wanted to create a sense of unity among our Lynbrook families,” SGA adviser Mary Kirby said. At the Sept. 1 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Melissa Burak emphasized the importance of unity. “We take pride in the fact that the Lynbrook School District is a community,” Burak said. “We want to use that strength … and make it a special event for those who suffered as a result of 9/11.” There were several festivities planned around the football game, including a ceremony that was organized by the Demon-

te and Gilmartin families. LHS senior Jaden Harvin performed the national anthem at the start of the football game, which he said was “an incredible honor.” Players then ran onto the field with American flags in a display of patriotic spirit. At halftime, members of the SGA delivered a poignant speech honoring all those who died on 9/11 and read the names of fallen Lynbrook alumni and residents. “Among those who lost their lives were five LHS alumni,” President Emma Leighley said. “Dennis Buckley, class of 1981; Morty Frank, class of 1988; Aram Iskenderian, class of 1978; Patrick O’Keefe, class of 1975; Glen Wall, class of 1980.” Players and spectators then stood and joined in a moment of silence. The Lynbrook varsity kickline team also performed a special halftime routine to “Proud to Be an American” by Lee Greenwood, choreographed by senior Karoline Ryf and junior Alexandra Spector. The dancers sported shirts with the American flag. “LVK never forgets the sacrifices our service members made that day, as well as the people who unfortunately lost their lives,” coach Danielle Goodwin said. Added coach Stacy Benson, “We want everyone to know how proud we are to be part of such a special, tight-knit community.”

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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.

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, Oct. 18 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.

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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.

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.

Tuesday, Sept. 21

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

Sunday, Sept. 26 Run For Heroes Assemblywoman Judy Griffin hosts a run/ walk to raise funds for local Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion posts, including American Legion Post 335 and the Howard Lathrop VFW Post in Lynbrook. Registration is 8 a.m. and event begins at 9 a.m. at Baldwin Park. Rain or shine. To register, visit elitefeats.com/runforheroes21.

Wednesday, Sept. 29 Food Art

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Beams of reflection On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, beams from Lynbrook Village Hall reached the night sky behind steal beams from the World Trade Center site. The Chefs of D’ Future is back to show you 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 visit lynbrooklibrary.org.

Monday, Oct. 4

lage 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.

Lynbrook Village Board Meeting

Wednesday, Oct. 13

The Lynbrook mayor and village board of trustees will host its next meeting at Vil-

Lynbrook Board of Education

The East Rockaway VFW’s thrift shop is open for business. St. Mary’s hosts a Communion Breakfast on Sept. 19. The Run for Heroes event is set for Sept. 26. The Lynbrook Library hosts food art on Sept. 29. The Lynbrook village board meets on Oct. 4.

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Army Corps unveils coastal study findings CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

Courtesy USACE

THE U.S. ARMY Corps of Engineers recently released a draft report for the Nassau County Coastal Storm Risk Management Study.

■ Elevation of 14,183 homes across the county.

Flood-proofing involves sealing all areas of a structure from the ground level up to about 3 feet. The measures would help make walls, doors, windows and other openings resistant to surge waters.

■ Flood-proofing 2,667 industrial or commercial structures from the ground up.

The study team will continue to evaluate natural features, as well as local flood-

walls to protect critical infrastructure, such as power stations and wastewater treatment plants, including the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility, to help communities recover faster and improve resilience. According to Sanderson, the engineers evaluated other flood-risk management

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ities, property and ecosystems, especially after Superstorm Sandy. The study, begun in 2016, cost $6 million, half of which the DEC and federal programs funded. The estimated cost to elevate homes is $3.8 billion, funding for which has not been finalized because the plan is still tentative. Sanderson said the engineers hoped to finalize the study by June 2023, and noted raising homes is voluntary for homeowners and many may opt out, so a timeline is unknown at this time. “The Nassau County Back Bays Study outlines important strategies to protect our South Shore from the next major coastal storm,” County Executive Laura Curran said in a statement. “We need to continue hardening our shorelines and flood-proofing homes, businesses and critical infrastructure in order to ensure our residents’ safety in the years ahead.” The study team prepared the draft report to present findings and technical analyses and outline the plan. The document describes engineering, economic, social and environmental analyses, and includes:

measures during the study, including storm-surge and cross-bay barriers, floodwalls and natural features, but hydraulic modeling indicated that storm-surge and cross-bay barriers did not significantly reduce water levels and, in some cases, exacerbated flooding in certain areas. “It’s extremely important,” Sanderson said. “This particular study area was identified as a high-risk, vulnerable area, so this is a very important study, and the feedback from the public . . . it’s extremely important to get all that feedback over the next couple of months.” The tentative plan has been lauded by elected officials, including State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach. “It’s been nine years since Superstorm Sandy, and South Shore communities need meaningful storm protection,” he said. “This study, while welcome, needs to become more than just paper and evolve into funding and real deliverables as soon as possible. This must go from concepts to actual, physical storm hardening — and that’s what matters as sea levels rise and storms intensify. Time is of the essence.” The Army Corps will host public hearings to gather feedback on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. To learn more, visit nap.usace. army.mil. Questions can also be submitted until Oct. 18 by email to PDPA-NAP@ usace.army.mi.

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A happy return to school for Lynbrook students

Photos courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Dr. Melissa Burak joined incoming students at the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center as part of phys-ed class.

PRESENTS

Students and staff members returned to Lynbrook Public Schools on Sept. 9 for the first day of school, which brought with it new opportunities and a return to in-person learning. At Lynbrook High School, students were greeted with an entirely new wing. Thanks to the successful passage of a bond in the fall of 2017, high schoolers have additional opportunities at their fingertips, including an innovation center, modernized art and music classrooms, a

school store and a dedicated classroom for the Career Development Program. “We are very excited to welcome our students back to our buildings for a year of in-person learning,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Melissa Burak said. “This year will present unique challenges, but as we always do in Lynbrook, we will rise up and persevere.” Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools; compiled by Mike Smollins

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS will hold HEARINGS and DECISIONS on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. in the Court Room at the Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, NY 11563, to hear the following cases: PUBLIC HEARING #989 Rosa DeDomenico - 17 Jefferson Avenue § 252-4 Alteration or Reconstruction Permitted in District: Single Family Dwelling, Proposed in District: Enlargement of Nonconforming Two Family Use. #990 Christopher Longo - 5 Lenox Avenue § 252-14 Required frontage and living area; restrictions on use of other structures for residences -Permitted Lot coverage: 35%, Proposed Lot Coverage 37.1%. DECISIONS #987 Christian and Jeannette Meszaros - 49 Whittier Street.#988 Joan Grossman - 118 Linden Avenue .All interested parties should appear at the Public Hearing and may view case files at the Building Department on Monday thru Friday, between the hours of 8:00AM and 3:00PM. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Ginger Fuentes, Chair Person of the Board of Zoning Appeals, Brian Stanton, Superintendent, Department of Buildings Lynbrook.Publish 1x 127467 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on September 14, 2021, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Malverne Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not

substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Lisa Ridley District Clerk REFUNDING BOND RESOLUTION OF THE MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2021, AUTHORIZING THE REFUNDING OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING SERIAL BONDS OF SAID DISTRICT, STATING THE PLAN OF REFUNDING, APPROPRIATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000,000 THEREFOR, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $10,000,000 REFUNDING SERIAL BONDS OF THE DISTRICT TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION, AND MAKING CERTAIN OTHER DETERMINATIONS ALL RELATIVE THERETO. Object or purpose: refunding of all or a portion of outstanding bonds issued in 2012 Period of probable usefulness:thirty (30) years, commencing on the date of original issuance of the first note or bond issued for the purposes for which the outstanding bonds were issued. Amount of obligations to be issued: not to exceed $10,000,000 A complete copy of the refunding bond resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the District Clerk, Malverne Union Free School District, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, New York. Dated: September 14, 2021 Malverne, New York 127453

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September, 2021 PRESENT: HON. DICCIA PINEDAKIRWAN/Special Term Justice, Supreme Court --------------------------------X ELIZABETH BIONDI, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Index No.: 611430-2021 Petitioner, -againstCAROLD CORPORATION, GOLDSTAR ABSTRACT, LLC, PETRA EDOBOR, ST. ROSE HILFORD FLAVIUS,”JOHN DOE”1-5 and “JANE DOE” 1-5, the last ten names being fictitious, said parties intended being undisclosed, unnamed and unknown investors, participants, corporate or other entities, conduits, trustees, servicers, custodians and others, if any, having or claiming an interest in, or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Respondents. --------------------------------X On reading and filing the petition of ELIZABETH BIONDI, verified on the 28th day of August, 2021, and the official search and certificate of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, showing assignments of record, if any, and it appearing therefrom that the mortgage from Nicholas Biondi, as mortgagor, to Home Federal Savings and Loan Association, dated April 15, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Nassau County at Liber 10550, page 60, and the Assignment of Mortgage from Home Federal Savings Bank f/k/a Home Federal Savings and Loan Association, as Assignor, to Carold Corporation, as Assignee, dated June 19, 1985, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Nassau County at Liber 11661, page 958, with respect to the mortgaged premises located at 140 C Union Avenue, Lynbrook, New York, and it appearing to my satisfaction that the Assignee, Carold Corporation, organized under the laws of the State of New York on June 19, 1942, with its DOS Process address listed with the New York State Department of

State, Divisions of Corporation listed as 434 Broadway, 7/F New York, New York 10013, was dissolved by Proclamation/Annulment of Authority on September 25, 2002, has ceased to exist and do business as such for more than eighteen (18) years. Now, upon motion of ROBERT G. McDERMOTT, ESQ., attorney for the petitioner, it is ORDERED that all persons interested in the said mortgage be and they are hereby ORDERED to show cause at a Foreclosure Part 3 of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, on the 22nd day of October, 2021 at 9:30 AM of that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, why said mortgage should not be discharged of record, pursuant to Section 1931 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law as an ancient mortgage; and it is ORDERED that this order shall be published 1 x a week for 1 successive weeks in the Lynbrook Herald, a newspaper published in the City of Garden City, 2 Endo Boulevard, Garden City, New York, in said County, and it is further ORDERED that service of a copy of this order and of the papers on which it is granted upon the County Clerk, and by first class mail with certificates of mailing upon Petra Edobor and St. Rose Hilford Flavius, 140 C Union Avenue, Lynbrook, New York; Goldstar Abstract, 1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite E123, New Hyde Park, New York 11042, on or before the 15th day of October, 2021, shall be sufficient. ENTER: ___________________ HON. DICCIA PINEDA-KIRWAN J.S.C. 127472

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Courtesy East Rockaway School District

RHAME AVENUE ELEMENTARY School Students were ready to return to school on the first day on Sept. 2.

Students return to school in E.R. The East Rockaway School District welcomed students back during the first day of school of the 2021-22 school year on Sept. 2. Staff greeted students with open arms as they entered their respective buildings. In addition, students were introduced to

their new learning environments and participated in fun exercises with other classmates. Courtesy East Rockaway School District; compiled by Mike Smollins

CENTRE AVENUE ELEMENTARY School students were also excited to return.

LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY HERALD — September 16, 2021

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salary, commission, bonuses and benefits. must have own vehicle and valid driver’s license.

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LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS POSITIONS AVAILABLE

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Baldwin $495,000 Laurel Avenue. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/ family room and home office. First floor master bedroom. Taxes: $10,227.37

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Bellmore $640,000 Hewlett Lane. Split Level. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Updated eat-in kitchen with maple cabinets and granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den with sliders to deck. Cathedral/vaulted ceiling. Many updates. Near Newbridge Road pool and park. Taxes: $13,060

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Hewlett Bay Park $1,800,000 Veeder Drive. Colonial. 7 bedrooms, 4.55 bathroms. Gourmet eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, butler’s pantry and breakfast room with fireplace. Formal dining room. Den/family room with wet bar and home office. All large rooms with high ceilings. Sweeping staircase and 6 fireplaces. 1.1 acres of park-like property. Security system. Convenient to shopping and LIRR. Taxes: $39,072 Lido Beach $915,000 Regent Drive. Hi Ranch. 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms. New eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Open layout with living room with gas fireplace. Den/family room and home office. 3 season room overlooks inground heated pool with slide and patio. Near beach and close to all. Taxes: $11,500 Merrick $634,000 Lincoln Boulevard. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. New open-concept eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Wraparound balcony staircase overlooks living room with granite fireplace. Formal dinig room. Spacious den with French sliders to deck and lush yard. Home office and many updates including newly finished parquet/herringbone floors. Master bedroom with walk-in custom closet. Security system. Close to all. Taxes: $11,489.38 Source: The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island Inc,, a computerized network of real estate offices serving Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn.

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Q. Our central air conditioning unit sits next to the rear corner of our house, and even though it’s 25 feet from our patio, where we entertain, it still makes a lot of noise when it runs. During a recent barbecue with friends, it became the topic of conversation, and my friend recommended either building a “sound wall” around it or moving it to the side of the house, just around the corner, which makes me wonder why they didn’t just put the unit there in the first place. It doesn’t make sense, and really would have solved the problem. What do you think? A. I think you’re lucky to be inquisitive and not take the first advice you got, because your friend’s advice may have caused you a lot of needless aggravation. For a few decades, the rules in most local communities have not only restricted where a central air conditioning condenser unit can be placed, but also require a building permit onte eeper and a zoning hearing process if the unit is intended to stay where someone who should have known better installed it. In the process of starting a large design project with new residential clients, we architects are stuck with having to check for extraneous issues that will hinder a smooth permit process, and those units become a sticking point. Unless there will be 5 to 8 feet of clearance to a side property line, depending on the community, you may want to avoid the extra couple of thousand dollars and wasted time detouring through a zoning variance process just because a friend or uncaring air conditioning company recommended putting the unit where it has been clearly discouraged from being placed for the last 30 years. I see this problem nearly every day, and realize that the installers either know about the problem or must have recently emerged from living under a rock, because there’s almost no way not to know if you do this for a living. The sound wall can work, but be sure to check with a manufacturer about air clearances, because the unit needs air flow to properly dissipate heat. Walls also require foundations, and can be expensive if the wall will be built to last. Also, the wall or fence requires a permit at the same time as the A.C. unit, no matter where you place both. Even fences around A.C. units require permits. The reason for keeping side yards clear is the noise echo between houses. Neighbors must have once brought this to the attention of their local government, because this wasn’t always an issue. Units hinder emergency workers who need access to side yards with fire hoses to prevent flames from spreading. You could also research and replace old equipment with a new, quieter model for a lot less money than a wall or permit — or just turn up the music and talk louder to mask the sound, for no cost at all. Enjoy your barbecues!

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y wife called soon after 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, her voice measured but tense. I was halfawake, preparing myself for the day, while our then 1½-year-old daughter slept in the next room of our Long Beach apartment. “Turn on the TV,” Katerina said. There were the twin towers ablaze in fireballs, black smoke pouring from the structures. Like so many of us, I could only stare, mouth agape, in stunned disbelief. My wife was at SCOTT Lawrence Middle School, where she BRINTON teaches to this day. The teachers didn’t have a TV to know precisely what was happening, so she called me to find out. She was sitting with a colleague whose husband worked at the World Trade Center. I stuttered as I relayed what I was seeing. I can’t recall which station I was watching, but I remember the frantic, frightened voice of a telecaster in a helicopter that whirred from a distance above the twin towers. Then, suddenly, the unexpected happened at 9:59 a.m.: The south tower col-

lapsed. The image of its shiny metal exterior cascading down, and then a massive gray ash plume spiraling back up hundreds of feet into the air, was seared into my mind. It haunts my thoughts to this day. I gasped. Then I had to explain to my wife what had just happened, and she had to tell her colleague, who was overcome by fear and sorrow. As I write this 20 years later, a chill radiates up my spine into my brain. At 10:28 a.m., the north tower fell. We, as a nation, had just witnessed the mass murder of 2,606 people in the twin towers live on TV. I’ve been covering the aftermath of the attacks since that day. Last Saturday I photographed the Town of Hempstead’s moving 9/11 ceremony, held, as it always is, at Lido Beach Park, where people gathered by the Atlantic Ocean on the day of the attacks to catch a glimpse of the smoke plumes from the towers. NYPD Detective Vincent DeMarino, whose father, also Vincent, of Valley Stream, an NYPD officer who died in 2019 of brain cancer because of his time spent at ground zero, encouraged attendees to tell their stories of that terrible day. In doing so, we keep the collective memory of the attacks alive so we “never forget.”

And so, I tell my story here. After collecting myself, I readied my daughter and headed to my wife. As I drove on West Park Avenue through Long Beach on the way to Lawrence, I spotted the smoke plumes through a break in the houses, just as I was entering the city’s West End. The plumes were like giant ribbons stretching to the heavens. “My God!” I said to myself, realizing that nothing would ever be the same. My wife was released from her duties after the children were sent home, and we met up on a side street in Lawrence. I could see the fear and horror in her eyes. We realized we had no cell service, but I told her that everything would be OK. I wondered whether that was true. My wife drove our daughter back to our apartment, and I went to work just down the street at the Heralds’ office at the time, in Lawrence. From there I took dictation from reporters who had been dispatched to train stations along the Babylon and Far Rockaway branches of the Long Island Rail Road. They were interviewing survivors who had hurried out of Manhattan, white ash and sweat coating their dark business suits. They poured out of the trains like frightened war victims. I worked until 3 a.m. the next day to

’ve been covering the aftermath of the attacks since that awful September day.

produce a paper. I remember stepping out of the office onto the empty sidewalk on Central Avenue around midnight and staring into the black sky. I heard F-16 fighter jets streaking overhead. They flew low, but I couldn’t see them. I felt drained and hollow. I was unprepared for the sense of sorrow that I — and the nation — would feel in the coming years. I reported on 13 funerals and memorial services in the months after Sept. 11, training my camera’s zoom lens on the grieving family members and friends of the victims. I hated shooting photos of those in such deep mourning. Now, though, my sense is that those pictures are an important part of history. They are documents that tell us about the price of terrorism. They show us, in no uncertain terms, why we must, as a nation, work toward world peace. I have reported on those annual ceremonies ever since. At last Saturday’s, I could hear the anger and sorrow of the family members and friends of 9/11 victims as they spoke. There is no peace that can come from such an attack, only acceptance. Never, ever forget. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.

Season of fire and flood slips into September

t has been a season of extremes, but after the floods and the fires and the winds and the Covid surges and the ICUs getting slammed and the little ones getting sick, and the heat waves searing the country, north, south, east and west, one drumbeat persists: Get the vaccine. Wear a mask. Take a booster. It’s easy and necessary. I can’t offer wiser words than these. If everyone who could have gotten the Covid-19 vaccine had done so, thousands of lives would have been saved. FamiRANDI lies would have KREISS avoided devastating illness and loss and broken businesses. But there being no percentage in looking back, there is still opportunity for people who have been reluctant to step up now and make themselves and their families safer from the virus. As autumn spins into view, we are clearly in the crosshairs of various unprecedented forces, meteorological, medical, political and cultural. I don’t know anyone who isn’t feeling anxious. Please, if you are among the sanguine and

secure, let me know your secret. The meteorological stressors seem an apt metaphor for the general distress of observing our country in the clutches of destructive forces: a defeated president who won’t go away, a clutch of sycophants who will sell their souls for another year in office and, unbelievably, millions of folks who feel so angry and disenfranchised that they would rather risk a tussle with Covid — or possibly a fatal encounter with Covid — than get an inoculation that will keep them safe. The difference is that, unlike the random violence of tornadoes and floods that have plagued us this summer, the political disturbances in the field have intentionality. The past administration targeted climate change initiatives and women’s rights and diversity. For four years we suffered a vacuum of moral leadership; the center frayed, and we haven’t yet repaired the damage that was inflicted on our departments of justice and state and housing and health. President Biden, love him, hate him or ignore him, is pushing against a tide of irrational vitriol that would overturn a legal election and let chaos reign. In the

name of “freedom,” people are rejecting a vaccine that can save the lives of the children they love. Somehow this all intertwines with the catastrophic weather we have endured this summer. When nature goes wild, some part of us knows to hunker down and ride it out, because when the storm passes, the sun will shine again. Order will be restored. But on the political front, there is no such guarantee. We are not done with hurricanes this season. As The Weather Channel warns: “We may still expect storms bringing exceptionally high waves … The sea may be white with driving spray; visibility very seriously affected…” It goes on to say that even large vessels may disappear for long periods of time in the deep troughs between the heaving seas. A fearsome description. But such storms can be survived. More frightening is our current political and pandemic cyclone. Our ship of state is also disappearing into deep troughs, and who knows if it can rise again? We must not take our eyes off this prize. Everything, including the actual weather, is conspiring to distract us from monitor-

lease, if you’re among the sanguine and secure, let me know your secret.

ing the attacks on voting rights and women’s rights. We need energy and focus to stay vigilant. We cannot do any of the important work that needs to be done unless we get the vaccine available throughout the country. Our hospitals and medical teams need relief, and we can help return to some normalcy if we get inoculated. If we get our kids inoculated. On the weather front, how many 500year storms do we need to survive before the anti-science refuseniks realize it is still within our power to curb the emissions and toxins that affect our climate? The storms, the pandemic and the politics seem pulled into a tightening vortex, playing out here and now. My sense is that our time, this particular time and place, autumn 2021, will stand out in history. It will be important, someday, to have the story of these troubling days set in print. What we can’t know, or even surmise, is how this unsettling season will evolve. The hurricanes will eventually blow out to sea. We will pick up the pieces. But after this season of political madness, who will remain standing? Each of us can do something: get the vaccine, wear a mask and, when it’s time, vote as if our democracy depended on it. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Vaccine race is community-by-community effort

ore than 80 percent of Nassau County adults have received at least their first dose of a Covid19 vaccine. That’s excellent. Overall, about 68 percent of Nassau residents who are eligible for the vaccine — that is, anyone over age 12 — are now fully vaccinated. That’s good, but not great. Not great because that leaves 30 percent — a sizable number — who are yet to complete their vaccination regimens. And here’s the thing: Not all communities are equal in the race to vaccinate as many people as humanly possible. The vaccination rate is just above 50 percent in Cedarhurst, Elmont, Freeport, Inwood, Lawrence, Mill Neck, Old Westbury and Uniondale. In other communities, it actually falls below 50 percent. In the 11549 ZIP code of Hempstead, it’s 26

percent; Greenvale, 35 percent; and Roosevelt, 48 percent. In any number of other communities, the rate hovers in the 60 percent range. Compare that with the rate in the 11020 ZIP code of Great Neck, where it’s 80 percent; Jericho, 78 percent; Plainview, 78 percent; the 11040 ZIP code of New Hyde Park, 75 percent; Mineola, 74 percent; Port Washington, 74 percent; Williston Park, 74 percent; Merrick, 73 percent; and Syosset, 73 percent. It becomes clear, based on these statistics, compiled by the federal and state governments, that there is a wide disparity in vaccination rates between many of the county’s more affluent communities and its low-income neighborhoods. County health officials must ask why people in working-class areas have fallen so far

And don’t forget your flu shot this year

ith all the highly necessary talk about the Covid-19 vaccine, it would be easy to overlook the flu shot, which each of us should get every year, but only about half of us do. With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, it’s more important than ever to get a flu shot this year. Then, if you do get sick, you can rule out the flu. Even if you do get the flu after receiving the shot, it’s likely to be a mild to moderate case, not the type that can knock you off your feet and send you to the hospital. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 12,000 to 60,000 people died of the flu in the U.S. each year between 2010 and 2020. That doesn’t come close to the more than

650,000 deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic since March 2020, but it is still a heavy death toll. Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu shot every season, with rare exceptions, according to the CDC. People with underlying health complications should be particularly vigilant about getting the vaccine. Throughout the pandemic, we have seen how those with medical conditions are far more likely to succumb to a virus. September and October are the best time to be vaccinated against the flu, the CDC says. Ideally, everyone should be vaccinated by the end of October. Flu vaccines are offered in many doctors’ offices and clinics, as well as at many pharmacies and urgent-care cen-

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behind in being vaccinated. Do they not have the time to get their shots because they are working three jobs? Do they lack access to health-care facilities? Is transportation a problem? Is English a barrier? In certain communities, Cedarhurst and Lawrence in particular, religious conviction may play a role, and Jewish spiritual leaders from throughout the Five Towns recently released a video, which is at times serious and others humorous, encouraging their congregants to get vaccinated. We applaud that effort. Such targeted campaigns are clearly needed in any number of neighborhoods throughout the county. The race to achieve herd immunity — when 75 to 80 percent of all county residents have been vaccinated — will be won one community at a time.

Honoring those we lost on Sept. 11, which ‘seems like yesterday’ To the Editor: Many of us have our own stories that carry the memory of one or more of the 2,977 family members, friends or neighbors taken from us in an inexplicable act of hatred 20 years ago. Those of us old enough to remember Sept. 11, 2001, know that evil exists because we saw and felt it, and many continue to live and suffer with its effects. As President George W. Bush said in his address to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 20, 2001, we were “a nation awakened to danger and called to defend freedom.” Sept. 11 seems like yesterday, yet the calendar tells us that the memories and the scars are now 20 years old. It’s stunning to think that there is a generation of Americans who have no memory of that day other than what they have seen on video or learned

ters. You need a flu vaccine every year for two reasons. First, your immunity protection from vaccination declines over time, so an annual inoculation is needed for optimal protection, according to the CDC. Second, flu viruses are constantly changing. The composition of flu vaccines is reviewed annually by CDC officials, and is updated to protect against the viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming flu season. It takes about two weeks after your shot for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against influenza virus infection. That’s why it’s best to get vaccinated before flu viruses start to spread in your community.

OPINIONS

ears ago, my wife and I walked onto a Martha Vineyard’s beach with my Cornell University advisee and his parents, only to be confronted by a white man asking where we thought we were going. My advisee’s father, a professor at a prestigious medical school, who was African-American, replied, “I could ask you the same. I own this beach.” That wasn’t my first experience with racism, but it highlighted how education, expertise and wealth can be denied by the color of one’s ROBERT skin. My first memoSCOTT ry of how race can distort reality is of when a friend and I were wrestling on the sidewalk on Third Avenue in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on the way home from school. We were having fun, but a passerby told us to stop. “Blacks and whites shouldn’t fight,” she said, instead of just saying that kids shouldn’t fight. My neighbor and I were simply playing, and unlike that lady, we could see each other merely as friends. I’m not colorblind. I see color and shades of color, but I try to see people for who they are as individuals. This is called

respect. When I was at camp as a 9-yearold, I remember small signs that lined the paths. Each said, “Others,” meaning think of others, welcome others, respect others. We put similar signs around the Adelphi University campus when I was president. Respect is a two-way exchange. Racism denies respect. Racism rejects the humanity of another person or group. We should understand that demands for respect and dignity are not demands for privilege and standing. We should teach in our schools and houses of worship, and certainly in our homes, that others should be respected even when they look different from us. Respect is different from tolerance. Tolerance is passive acceptance. Respect is an active engagement with another person as an equal. Respect requires action, while tolerance requires no commitment. In our society, many people grow up in communities lacking diversity because of decades of laws and regulations that, even when overturned, had set a foundation for segregated housing and divided communities. Yet the children who grow up in these towns and villages will most likely one day supervise, or be supervised by, or be a neighbor of, someone of a different

s a Black friend and I wrestled on a sidewalk long ago, a woman admonished us.

LETTERS in school. One of the enduring lessons of that day was that we must never be afraid to recognize evil for what it is, call it by name and be willing to fight together as one against it. It is that lesson that makes the events unfolding in Afghanistan so alar ming and disheartening to watch, as some of the very organizations responsible for the horrors of that day celebrate our haphazard withdrawal. What have our leaders forgotten? But those of us old enough to remember Sept. 11 also remember that goodness exists. That must be recognized, too. We remember the heroes who rushed toward danger to save thousands of lives, giving their own lives in the process or now suffering from 9/11-related illnesses. We see that goodness today in our first responders, health care workers and so many others these past 18 months, in ways large and small, as we have tried to help one another through this unprecedented fight against Covid-19. Patriot Day, 9/11, is important as our opportunity to “never forget” the evil inflicted on so many, and at the same time, embrace our capacity for good. It is our opportu-

ethnic or racial background. If they don’t learn the value of respect for others in their homes or schools, where will they? In 1944, the Carnegie Corporation funded research by Swedish Nobel Laureate Gunnar Myrdal to study race relations in the United States. In his report, entitled “An American Dilemma,” he noted the contradictions of American democracy. The “dilemma” refers to a nation torn between allegiance to its highest ideals and awareness of the cruel realities of racial discrimination. The U. S. military was still segregated in the 1940s. Myrdal was quoted as saying that Americans “of all national origins, regions, creeds, and colors” hold in common “the ideals of the essential dignity and equality of all human beings, of inalienable rights to freedom, justice, and opportunity.” And yet, he said, these ideals were compromised by the pervasive violations of the dignity of Black Americans by public policy and private privations. The legacy of slavery and restrictive covenants robbed Black people of wealth and opportunity. They were denied G.I. Bill benefits given to white veterans, which created much of the white middle class and ensured home ownership, the bedrock of American economic wealth.

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nity to honor those we lost through service to people, but just as important, to take the time to make sure that our children and grandchildren understand what happened that day and why it is important that we must respect one another and be vigilant and united in defense of our values and way of life. God bless the lost and the families left behind. May God bless those we continue to lose and those suffering from 9/11-related illnesses. May God bless our military, police and first responders who keep us safe and protect our freedom. And may God continue to bless the United States of America. STEVE RHOADS Nassau County legislator

CORRECTION The author of last week’s column “In celebration of teachers” was misidentified. The column was written by Robert A. Scott, not Alan Singer.

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Schools were segregated. There was a systematic denial of respect, opportunity and equal access before the law. A modern-day Myrdal would find many of these same dilemmas today. Housing and school segregation persist, restrictions on voting are flourishing, systemic racism is common, and respect as people and as citizens is refused to Black Americans. The history of racial discrimination is being denied even as it continues by those who deny it. Mutual respect is essential to social cohesion and civil discourse. To deny the humanity of millions of our neighbors is to limit our nation’s capacity to fulfill its ideals. These are difficult times. My hope is that, even in times like these, families, clergy and teachers will prepare children with the basic values of civility, sincerity and respect for others. We should each know that we are the “other” to some, and that others deserve the respect that we believe is due to us. Our national values — freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, democracy itself — will wither without mutual respect. Dr. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University and author of “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Awardee, 2019).

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Reflections on race, racism and respect

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