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Program helps special-needs students By KATHERINE FENTON lyn-ereditor@liherald.com
Long Island children of all abilities enjoyed some time in the spotlight on Aug. 29 with the help of Minute Masters, an organization created by two educators from Lynbrook that produces inclusive educational videos. Minute Masters is a subscription-based video series that was started by Lynbrook natives Kerrie Hall, a pediatric occupational therapist, and Julia Garvey, a special-education teacher, with the goal of fostering confidence and independence in children of varying abilities. Hall and KERRIE Garvey began offerLynbrook ing inclusive dance classes in 2018, and they decided to create minute-long videos of their lessons to help students remember what they had learned from week to week. Wanting to reach more children, Hall and Garvey were inspired to take the idea a step further and create a series of videos on a wide range of educa-
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Cheers to the return of Oktoberfest Lynbrook’s Oktoberfest returns to Greis Park at 3 p.m. on Oct. 2, a year after the village had to cancel the event in 2020. Thousands of people attended the inaugural outing in 2019, including Tim Flynn and his son, Timmy.
Female footballer gives Owls a kick LHS senior makes history on the gridiron By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
Lynbrook senior Olivia Vuotto said she never thought about playing football, but jumped at the chance to become a kicker for the varsity team when head coach Stephen LoCicero approached her. Now she’s making history one kick at a time as the only girl to ever score points for the Owls on the gridiron. “It’s honestly so much fun,”
said Vuotto, who is the Herald’s spotlight athlete this week. “I think that the best part is just being able to be part of the team. All the boys are very supportive, and they make it better. They’re so encouraging, and the coaches are so encouraging, and I couldn’t feel any better to be a part of the team this year.” LoCicero was hosting the first day of camp on Aug. 23 and in need of a kicker when he glanced over toward the track
and saw Vuotto, 17, taking part in a captains’ practice for the girls’ varsity soccer team, on which she is a midfielder. Having coached her in basketball in the past and her father, Joe Vuotto, in football when LoCicero was the wide receiver coach for Lynbrook in 1991, it dawned on him to ask her to kick extra points for the varsity squad. After a tryout, LoCicero CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
tional topics. Because each video in the series is a minute long or less, they dubbed it Minute Masters. To celebrate the official launch of Minute Masters, they hosted a Red Carpet Premiere at Bellmore Movies and Showplace on Aug. 29. The children who were featured in the videos got a chance to dress up, pose for photos on the red carpet and see themselves on the big screen. “The Red Carpet premiere was for the children who starred in our videos,” Hall said. “Our videos have children both with and without special needs, so we have representation HALL of all learner types within it. We just wanted to do whatever we could to make them all feel like superstars and give them and their families something to celebrate, so it was a really, really special day.” Hempstead resident Karen Navarro, who attended the event with her 10-year-old daughter,
e just wanted to do whatever we could to make them all feel like superstars.
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LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY HERALD — September 23, 2021 THE LODGE’S EXALTED Ruler Lisa Moldovan lit a white candle in remembrance, above.
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NEW YORK ELKS Lodge No. 1 in Lynbrook hosted a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Sept. 12. Lynbrook Fire Chief John Donald lit a red candle
Elks Lodge commemorates 9/11 On Sept. 10, members and officers of New York Elks Lodge No. 1 in Lynbrook gathered to commemorate the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the tragedy. The lodge’s Americanism Chairman John Nuzzi Sr. said he wanted to make the ceremony extra special this year while remembering the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks. Several elected officials and community leaders were
LYNBROOK POLICE CHIEF Brian Palladino ignited a blue candle, at left.
invited to the event, and Lynbrook Fire Chief John Donald lit a red candle, while the lodge’s Exalted Ruler Lisa Moldovan ignited a white candle and Lynbrook Police Chief Brian Palladino lit a blue one. “The lodge officers and members will not forget that tragic Tuesday morning,” the Elks said in a statement. “On its 20th anniversary, we will remember what has been done to our country’s soil.”
Lynbrook health care worker named an All-Star A Lynbrook health care professional was recently named an All-Star by t h e E m p i re S t at e A s s o c i at i o n o f Assisted Living. Julianne Bertini, an engage life d i r e c t o r a t A t r i a Ta n g l e wo o d i s among the 21 recipients that were honored during National Assisted Living Week from Sept. 12 to 18. “This year’s award recipients were chosen from among thousands of healthcare workers,” ESAAL Executive Director Lisa Newcomb said, according to a news release. “They represent the best and finest health professionals who daily care for and help keep our cherished seniors safe and healthy. We are delighted to pay tribute to these exceptional men and women, who dedicate their careers to caring for the elderly.” Bertini was chosen as an award recipient for the compassion she
ATRIA TANGLEWOOD ENGAGED Life Director Julianne Bertini was honored with the All-Star Award by the Empire State Association of Assisted Living.
shows residents, and for her immense creativity, according to the ESAAL. She actively listens to residents, trying to integrate their suggestions into activity prog ramming. During the l o ck d ow n , B e r t i n i a n d h e r s t a f f dressed up routinely in all kinds of costumes to bring enjoyment and happiness to the residents. The 2021 ESAAL All-Star Award recipients work and live on Long Island, in New York City, the MidHudson Valley, North Country, Syracuse and Rochester. To learn more, visit esaal.memberclicks.net/esaal-all-stars-2021. Courtesy ESAAL; compiled by Mike Smollins
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LYNBROOK RECENTLY HOSTED members of the FDNY who rode from Montauk to Washington, D.C. in honor of firefighters who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Herald Community Newspapers, with a readership of roughly 200,000, is among the largest and most respected community news groups in New York State, covering 26 communities on Nassau’s South and North Shores. The group has consistently ranked among the top five community news groups in the New York Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest, garnering hundreds of awards over the years. Herald alumni have gone on to work for many major media outlets, from Newsweek to The Daily Mail, and CNN to the BBC.
An FDNY 343 ride from Montauk to Washington, D.C. took place from Sept. 14 to 18 to remember the firefighters who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The first day of the ride was from Montauk to Lynbrook. The day ended at the
Vulcan Engine Company No. 2 firehouse. Each year, the Lynbrook volunteers host the riders. The next day, the FDNY riders left from Manhattan and headed to Washington, D.C.
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COMMUNITY UPDATE Ongoing
ing 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.
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.
Tuesday, Oct. 19 East Rockaway Board of Education The East Rockaway Board of Education will host its next meeting at 7 p.m. at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School, 443 Ocean Ave. Live stream recordings will be posted at eastrockawayschools.org.
Saturday, Sept. 25 Lynbrook Soccer Day Lynbrook hosts Soccer Day with a fourgame slate against Hewlett. The girls’ junior varsity team plays at 10 a.m., the boys’ junior varsity squad hits the field at 12:15 p.m., the varsity boys’ soccer team plays at 2:30 p.m., and the girls’ varsity team plays host at 4:45 p.m. A portion of the proceeds for the event will benefit SIBS Place, a program that helps children and teenagers from 5 to 17, who are battling cancer or another devastating illness, or have a parent battling cancer and the Fly a Kite Foundation.
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 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. 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,
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Wounded Warrior Block Party and Concert Lynbrook Fire Chief John Donald, left, and former Chief Kevin Bien,chairman of the Lynbrook Fire Department’s 10th Annual Wounded Warrior Concert and Block Party, are reminding residents about the fundraising event on Sept. 25 at Greis Park, which is set from 4 to 10 p.m. All funds raised go toward Nassau County Firefighters Operation Wounded Warrior. A number of wounded servicemen and their families from Bethesda, Md. and Fort Belvoir, Va. will be in attendance. More than 150 prizes will be raffled, including JetBlue flight tickets call (516) 599-8630 or visit lynbrooklibrary.org.
Monday, Oct. 4 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.
Wednesday, Oct. 13 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.
The East Rockaway VFW’s thrift shop is open for business. Lynbrook’s Soccer Day is Sept. 25. 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.
Sunday, Oct. 17 Elks Drug Takeback Program New York Elks Lodge No. 1 in Lynbrook is hosting a drug take back program between noon and 3 p.m. Attendees can bring all unused prescription drugs to the lodge, at 57 Hempstead Ave., where they will be properly discarded.
Monday, Oct. 18 East Rockaway Village Board Meet-
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The event came after a series of recent roads follow the U.S. Department of accidents near the Bay Park Conveyance Transportation & Federal Highway project on Sunrise Highway, which result- Administration’s safety requirements, ed from speeding and distracted driving, which include guidance on protective despite the projects safety measures measures such as signage, lane width and taper lengths, based on the roadway exceeding federal requirements. dimensions, volume of traffic On the heels of Labor Day and other factors. weekend, County Executive To e n h a n c e e x i s t i n g Laura Curran announced a efforts, the DPW and Police work zone safety awareness Department will work to idencampaign at a news confertify locations where more sigence on Sept. 8. “Drive like nage or digital speed indicayour family works here” tors may be needed and help aims at protecting workers allocate resources. and drivers as the county continues aggressive roadway and infrastructure improveIncreasing awareness of ments. As part of the camroadwork Courtesy Nassau County paign, the county will launch The county’s new text mesCOUNTY EXECUTIVE sage service was activated on a new text message service to alert residents of daily lane/ LAURA Curran visited Sept. 13. To sign up, residents road closures and changes to Rockville Centre on can text “roadwork” to 888777. traffic patterns due to con- Sept. 8 to announce The service will include a 6 struction and traffic acci- a countywide cracka.m. recap via text message of down on reckless dents. T daily road or lane closures “We are keeping our foot driving in work zones. due to county roadwork, as on the gas in Nassau, driving well as real time updates on forward the most ambitious changes to traffic patterns road repaving campaign in decades and throughout the day due to accidents or getting residents back to work with large emergency roadwork. Residents can also scale infrastructure projects across our sign up for daily email updates on nassaucounty,” Curran said. “I am urging resi- countyny.gov/trafficmanagement. dents to drive through these work zones “We want to take this opportunity to like your loved one works there because urge contractors and utility companies to for many residents, they do. Our dedicat- renew their commitment to alerting the ed crews have a right to safety and our county of planned work impacting our residents have a right to smooth roads roads so we can make sure these alerts and solid infrastructure – we can have it are as up to date as possible,” Curran both ways. With our new text service, we said. are making it easier than ever to be notiFurthering her efforts to make resified of roadwork so residents can plan dents aware of roadwork, Curran also ahead.” announced that the interactive map Curran’s announcement took place in at nassaucountyny.gov/roadwork has Rockville Centre because the county was been updated to show which roads were finishing a roadway improvement project, resurfaced in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and resurfacing 2.11 lane miles of pothole-rid- what projects are next. The site, initially den roadway on DeMott Avenue from launched by Curran’s administration in North Village Avnue. to Long Beach Road. 2019, is aimed at increasing transparency. “I would like to remind all drivers to obey the law and slow down when Increasing awareness for work zone safeapproaching all construction areas,” ty NCPD Commissioner Patrick Ryder Curran also acknowledged the dedicatsaid. “These men and women working at ed county employees, contractors, state, these sites watch out for us by improving and local workers who are improving our roadways, in turn, we should watch county infrastructure. The county’s new out for them by slowing down and paying work zone safety awareness campaign attention. By doing this, we can ultimate- will honor their roles in the community ly reduce needless injuries and deaths. and highlight importance of cautious Our police officers will be intensifying driving near work sites. their patrols around all roadway conThe county will use social media, struction sites and will have a zero-toler- email blasts, the text service and other ance approach toward anyone who vio- platforms to get the message out and fealates the law.” ture members of the work force to put a face to the crews working alongside the traffic whose lives depend on drivers NCPD stepping up patrols, enforcement The crackdown on reckless driving being alert, patient and cautious. will include an increase in police patrols and enforcement near roadwork sites Courtesy Nassau County; compiled by across the county. Curran and Ryder Mike Smollins
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OLIVIA VUOTTO
Lynbrook Senior Soccer/Football A STANDOUT CENTER-MIDFIELDER and two-time All-Class selection, Vuotto is pulling double duty this fall as the leader of Lynbrook’s soccer team and also a key contributor on the gridiron. In the opening week of both seasons, Vuotto scored three goals and assisted on another to get the soccer campaign off to a successful start, while also making history for the football program by going a perfect 4-for-4 on extra-point kicks to become the first-ever female to score for the Owls.
GAMES TO WATCH Friday, Sept. 24
Boys Soccer: Wantagh at Lynbrook .......................4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer: V.S. Central at Baldwin .....................4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer: Sewanhaka at Calhoun ...................4:45 p.m. Boys Soccer: Elmont at Carey ...............................4:45 p.m. Boys Soccer: MacArthur at Long Beach ................4:45 p.m. Football: Plainedge at South Side.............................. 6 p.m. Football: Clarke at West Hempstead .....................6:30 p.m. Football: Hewlett at Wantagh ..................................... 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25
Girls Volleyball: Wantagh at South Side...................10 a.m. Girls Volleyball: Kennedy at Carey ...........................10 a.m. Girls Soccer: Wantagh at MacArthur .......................10 a.m. Football: Glen Cove at Mepham................................ 2 p.m. Football: Elmont at Long Beach...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Garden City at Carey ........................................ 2 p.m. Football: V.S. Central at Sewanhaka .............................. 2 p.m. Football: V.S. South at Kennedy ...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Bethpage at Lynbrook ...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Seaford at Lawrence ........................................ 2 p.m. Football: Friends Academy at Malverne .......................... 2 p.m. Football: Manhasset at V.S. North ............................. 2 p.m. Football: Baldwin at New Hyde Park ......................... 2 p.m. Girls Soccer: Sacred Heart at South Side................... 4 p.m. Boys Soccer: Massapequa at Oceanside ...................... 7 p.m.
Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, the Lynbrook girls’ soccer team had a spring season they’d likely prefer to forget. Still, coach Mike Palumbo was content with its performance despite the harsh record. “The girls last season battled every single game,” he said. The Owls finished the shortened season 2-10-1 in Conference A2, which positioned them last in the standings. Due to the structure of the conference, the squad was relegated to A3 for this season. Perhaps the relegation was a blessing in disguise, as they have performed admirably in their initial three matches, maintaining a 2-0-1 record. As opposed to last season where the team was composed of a multitude of seniors, this years’ squad is noticeably younger, forcing the few remaining seniors to become leaders on the fly. One is starting goalkeeper Keziah Job. “Job is a senior who is a first-year goalkeeper that we trained over the summer,” Palumbo said. “She has come very far and is doing an absolutely amazing job. She is a very good and big basketball player so she has great hands, and that’s one of the reasons we transitioned her to keeper.” The off-season workouts seem to be paying off in the early going, as she has only conceded 4 goals in their first two matches. In the midfield, Palumbo stated that four-year varsity player and three-year captain Olivia Vuotto acts as the “point guard” of said unit and the team as a whole. “She doesn’t come off the field,” Palumbo said. “She works every minute of every game. She takes all of our free kicks and corner kicks. She is our true leader.” Vuotto, who is also kicking for Lynbrook’s football team, has three goals already. Joining Olivia as both a captain and a starting midfielder is her sister Tyla. The latter plays a more attacking style than her sister and has performed remarkably so far tallying three goals and two assists. Rounding out the unit is freshman Gabriella Meszaros “who constantly plays up beyond her ability,” Palumbo said, and eighth-grader Leah Casolaro, who leads the Owls with three assists. Leading the defense is captain and
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LONG BEACH GOALKEEPER Alex Hastings secured the save with Lynbrook’s Tyla Vuotto on the attack during last Saturday’s 1-1 draw. three-year varsity player Isabella Sanchez. Palumbo referenced her as one of the other leaders along with Olivia Vuotto. Sanchez leads a talented but very young defense and is “constantly vocalizing to the younger girls,” Palumbo noted. She already has scored a goal this season. Accompanying her on the defensive line is Junior Alexandra Kim, Sophomores Mikayla D’Ambrosio and Lucia Palumbo, and eighth-grader Payton Staltzer, who is
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their first substitute off the bench. The unit as a whole has performed well in the early going. The Owls started their season off with comfortable road victories against both Jericho and Island Trees by scores of 4-2 and 5-2, respectively. Olivia and Tyla Vuotto had two goals apiece at Island Trees. Last Saturday, they battled Long Beach to a 1-1 draw in the home opener. Olivia Vuotto scored and Job made nine saves.
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MEMBERS OF THE East Rockaway School District were welcomed back to a new school year during the annual Superintendent’s Conference Day.
E. Rock hosts Superintendent’s Day The East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School was filled with anticipation for the 2021-22 school year, as teachers, staff, Board of Education members and administrators came together for the annual Superintendent’s Conference Day. Superintendent of Schools Lisa Ruiz welcomed teachers and staff back to a new school year, provided a safety plan update and introduced new staff. Other administrators also discussed helpful tips on technology, emergency safety proto-
cols, Dignity for All Students Act responsibilities and more. Lunch was provided as well as a special dessert food truck that played music and welcomed the staff back on a positive note. In the afternoon, the teachers went back to their respective buildings for their faculty meetings with the principals. Courtesy East Rockaway School District; compiled by Mike Smollins
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Gary Gregory was appointed as the East Rockaway School District’s new director of physical education, health and athletics during a recent Board of Education meeting. Gregory, a Levittown resident, earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physical education curriculum from Queens College. Courtesy East Rockaway School District He went on to earn his Advanced Certificate in Educational Leader- GARY GREGORY RECENTLY joined the East ship from LIU Post. Rockaway School District. Gregory served five years in the haka and Jericho school districts. He has U.S. Marine Corps working as an avionics technician for a search and res- also worked as an adjunct professor at cue unit. His teaching career spanned 14 Queens College. Gregory is a member of several associayears in the New York City Department of Education, where he taught physical edu- tions, including New York State Associacation and health, served as a dean of stu- tion for Health, Physical Education, Recredents, and as a building athletic director. ation and Dance, the New York State AthGregory then led the Mt. Vernon City letic Administrators Association and the School District and then most recently National Interscholastic Athletic Adminisserved at Roosevelt Union Free School Dis- trators Association. He said his goal in East Rockaway is to trict as a director of physical education, encourage and support all students to health and athletics. During his time at Roosevelt, Gregory believe in themselves, never settle for less, served the district as the Covid-19 safety continue to work hard and realize their coordinator and supported its re-opening true potential. Gregory added that he also plan. He also brought the pool and aquat- plans to work alongside district staff and ics programs back into operation and provide opportunities for them to continue infused technology into the physical edu- to grow professionally and to further cation and athletics programs. In addition, advance programs. he has coached multiple sports at the modified, junior varsity and varsity levels for Courtesy East Rockaway School District; the New York City, Valley Stream, Sewan- compiled by Mike Smollins
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E. Rock native Joseph Carrigan dies Longtime E.R. resident East Rockaway native and Wantagh resident Joseph Carrigan died on Sept. 10 from a 9/11-related illness. Carrigan worked as a sergeant at the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey and was a proud U.S. Air Force veteran, as well as a former captain and member of the Inwood Fire Department. Carrigan spent 18 months a the World Trade Center site after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. He responded to ground zero on 9/11 and survived both collapses of the twin towers, helping to rescue hundreds of civilians and first responders. He was reassigned to the site for the recovery operation and was later assigned to the John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Emergency Services Unit and then to the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Academy there. Carrigan was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Herma Carrigan. He is survived by his daughters, Amanda, Emily and Taylor; his sister, Joanne and brother, James (Paola); his nieces and nephews Gabriella Carrington and Sam and Joan Gipson; and his cousins, Linda Reeves and William Gipson (Barbara). His wake was on Sept. 16 at Donza Funeral Home, and his funeral Mass was at St. Raymond Roman Catholic Church. Carrigan was buried at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale. Donation’s in his memory can be sent to the
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EAST ROCKAWAY NATIVE Joseph Carrigan died on Sept. 10 from an illness related to working at ground zero after 9/11. Tunnel to Towers foundation in memory of FDNY firefighter Stephen Siller at t2t.org.
Gloria Carmela Christiano later became president of the died on Sept. 11 at her home in Parish Council. She also volunEast Rockaway. She was 99. teered teaching English to newly Christiano was bor n in arrived immigrants on weekBrooklyn in Decemends. Christiano’s ber 1921, and she passions included quickly went on to volunteering at the finish her primary Grist Mill Museum, education before which she helped entering college at 14. g et listed to the She married Vincent National Register of Christiano in 1960 Historical Places in and spent 42 years 1998. with him before he She is survived predeceased her in by her children, 2002. Paul (Carol), Diane Courtesy Donza Funeral and Denise Mihalich Christiano was Home (Joseph); and her heavily involved in t h e c o m m u n i t y, GLORIA CARMELA grandchildren, including becoming CHRISTIANO Dylan, Marissa, president of the PTA, Kristen, Joseph and and a Girl Scout leadBlake. Chsristiano’s er, and she remained involved in wake was held on Sept. 14 at the scouts until she was in her Donza Funeral Home, and her late 80s. Additionally, she funeral Mass was Sept. 15 at St. worked to solicit donations from Raymond’s Roman Catholic local communities and taught Church. She was buried at Calreligious instruction at St. Ray- verton National Cemetery in mond’s Parochial School, and Wading River.
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Supporters of police and other first responders held a rally over the weekend, “Back the Blue Malverne Walk,” attended by dozens of people. The rally went from the Westwood Long Island Rail Road station in Malverne into Lynbrook and down Hendrickson Avenue in Lynbrook to Little Five Corners and back into Malverne on Hempstead Avenue. The photos above were taken on Hendrickson Avenue in Lynbrook.
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Owls’ first female football player is thriving recruited Vuotto to the team, and she now plays soccer and football for the fall season. Since she joined, she has gone 8 for 9 in extra points (one was blocked, not missed), and has helped the Owls (2-0) become the second-highestscoring team on Long Island to start the season with 89 points. “She’s like automatic,” LoCicero said. “The team has welcomed her in, and they’re excited about her. The community has been very receptive, the school is very receptive. Everybody’s been part of that Lynbrook family, and we’re very excited for her and for the football program.” Locicero began coaching at Lynbrook High 31 years ago, taking on the head coach role in 2006. He d never had a girl on the football team roster before this year, but said he hoped it could be the beginning of a trend of integrating more girls into the sport. While Vuotto handles the extra points, Joe Patitucci performs kickoffs and field goals, and Max Dantona handles some kicking duties when Vuotto can’t make it because of soccer. Vuotto attends soccer practice throughout the week and then performs reps with the football team a few days per week afterward. On Sept. 18, she and the Owls played Long Beach to a 1-1 tie in soccer at Lynbrook in a game
that started at 10 a.m., and she then traveled to Manhasset for a 2 p.m. football game, arriving with 15 minutes to spare. After getting 10 quick practice kicks before game time, she went 4-for-5 in extra points for the Owls. “I was actually wearing my soccer jersey under my football jersey because I didn’t have time to change,” Vuotto said with a laugh. Upon joining the team, Vuotto chose to wear No. 22 in honor of her father because he donned the number when he played for the Owls. Though playing football was an adjustment for her, she said, she has become comfortable with it and has felt support from her teammates and coaches. While she has enjoyed football, she added, she hopes to play soccer in college, and has yet to decide where she will attend. “She’s everything you’d want in a young woman,” LoCicero said. “She’s intelligent, she works hard, and she’s a pleasure to be around. She’s funny, and she’s got ice in her veins. She can kick. It’s incredible.” Vuotto said she hoped that she could become a trailblazer for more girls who want to play football someday. “I really just hope that I can leave an impact for other girls in the future,” she said. “I feel like that’s my main goal.”
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AFTER JOINING THE varsity football team as a kicker, Lynbrook High School senior Olivia Vuotto has thrived in the role, becoming the first female in school history to score points in football. VUOTTO SAID HER teammates have embraced her.
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Adryana, said the children there were treated “like they were movie stars.” She praised Minute Masters as a solid resource for Adryana, who has spina bifida and hydrocephalus. “Adryana loves to dance — she dances in her wheelchair, but she loves to dance,” Navarro said. Watching Minute Masters videos, Adryana has been able to pursue her love of dancing and grow increasingly confident, Navarro explained. The series features different categories of videos, so students can learn not only dances, but also songs, healthy habits and more. “It gave her a chance to do what she loves the most and really helped her build her confidence,” Navarro said. “It’s such a great idea for children of any ability to be able to exercise or just de-stress from school or anything that’s going on in their lives.” The videos are particularly useful because Hall and Garvey used their respective areas of expertise, along with research on child development and sensory processing, to base them around proven strategies for educating children. From the short video lengths to the assortment of video categories like “Brain Breaks” and “Sensory Station,” the series is tailored to maintain engagement and support students’ emotional and physical wellbeing. “The pacing of the videos makes it easy for them to follow along with,” Garvey said. “They’re able to express themselves and learn new skills, and it’s really increased their confidence. It’s amazing to see our whole vision come to life, and these children really benefit from it.” Looking ahead, Hall and Garvey said they hope to reach children everywhere with the video series, and the online format has made their lessons especially accessible. Visit minutemasters.org for more information.
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Baldwin $449,000 Parsonage Place. Contemporary. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Open concept kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Water views and room to dock boat. Master bedroom with private balcony overlooking water. 40 foot new Trex deck. Large outdoor shed. FEMA compliant. Taxes: $7,050 Bellmore $609,000 Surf Drive. Hi Ranch. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room with skylights. Den/family room and exercise. Master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and dressing area. 2 fireplaces. Large deck and side yard. Nearby marina and park. Taxes: $14,430 East Meadow $680,000 Cadillac Drive. Split Level. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Updated eat-in kitchen with quartz countertops, soft close cabinetry and new appliances. Formal dining room. Den/family room. Master bedroom with large his/hers closet. Large 4 car driveway. Large fenced yard. Close to parkways and shopping. Taxes: $12,897 East Rockaway $474,000 Baisley Avenue. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Spacious family room. Front porch and oversized yard. 2 car garage Taxes: $10,171.52 Franklin Square $1,050,000 Adonia Street. New Colonial. Dogwood section. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with large center island and built-in wine cooler. Open floor plan. Formal living room. Formal dining room. Family room with fireplace. Master bedroom suite. Pre-wired Sonos surround sound system. Freeport $670,000 Rose Street. Colonial. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Finished basement with outside entrance. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Living room with fireplace. Formal dining room. Den with fireplace and home office. Large front porch. Oversized property with deck, patio and pool. Separate 1,500 square foot workshop. Taxes: $10,951 Long Beach $765,000 Franklin Boulevard. Expanded Cape. Eastholme section. Updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, island and stainless steel appliances. Open layout. Formal dining area with sliders to yard. Ensuite master bedroom. Second floor family room with access to oversized deck. New landscaping. Many updates. Close to beach, boardwalk, shopping, dining, and LIRR. Taxes: $15,662.32 Rockville Centre $1,205,000 Raymond Street. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Custom eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. Master bedroom suite with large master bathroom. Walk-up attic with recreation room and bonus rooms. Lush landscaped property. Custom front porch. Central air conditioning and security system. 2 car detached garage. Taxes: $22,159.59
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Q. We want to re-insulate our house before winter while we renovate, and aren’t sure about which type to use. The costs seem to be very different between fiberglass and foam. What would you suggest we use, and why? Are there any other less costly choices? A. Insulation, of all building materials, has the highest return on investment when you consider the installation and material cost compared with the savings over the rest of the life of the building. Every second of every day, your building or home is losing temperature to the outside environment, heating up in the summer and cooling onte eeper down in the winter, at constant expense, so resisting that loss of temperature and money should be a high priority in the design and selection of materials. Choose the best material and have it installed correctly.
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The two biggest problems buildings face are water and movement, and closed-cell foam is an excellent choice to resist both, because it adds rigidity to the walls and roof while slowing or stopping moisture. Open-cell foam is less costly, but can collect and hold moisture like a sponge does. Fiberglass not only does not expand to completely fill the floor, wall and roof cavities, it also collapses when wet. The only place I would use fiberglass, given a financial choice not to, would be in buildings that need to be stripped due to regular flooding, since foam would be hard to remove in a repair or remediation. With fiberglass insulation you must leave an air space to the outside of the insulation so that air can freely flow to carry moisture away, a sure sign that the cavities continuously have humidity, just like the outside air. From a cost perspective, you can look at the issue two different ways. Do you want to save money in one day and pay more the rest of the building’s life, or do you want to make the investment to save the money on rising utility costs for the rest of your life in the building? I reduced the insulation in an energy analysis for a home in the spring, when the client got a quote of $16,000 for closed-cell foam. We are now required to do formal energy analysis on each project, so working the numbers and using some creative changes with more resistive window and door ratings, which adds some cost, we were able to use closed-cell foam and save the owner around $8,000. In 10 to 12 years, all those savings will begin to reverse themselves as utility prices rise and continuous temperature is lost. Good luck! © 2021 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.
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n New York state, over 5,000 people hold titles such as mayor, supervisor, sheriff, chief of police and others, and these office holders are responsible for the good and welfare of their citizens. Other than New York City’s mayor, none are as powerful as the state’s 62 county executives. While some have small constituent bases, the downstate county executives have responsibilities with larger populations than several other states. While the public is largely unfamiliar with the role of county JERRY executives, in areas such as NasKREMER sau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, being a county executive is a very big deal. The current Nassau County executive, Laura Curran, is responsible for nearly 1.4 million residents. Her proposed 2022 budget is $3.3 billion. In her daily job, she supervises thousands of public employees, including one of the largest police departments in the state. In addition, she must deal with the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic
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and a host of other municipal headaches. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is charged with taking care of the needs of over 1.5 million residents in a territory that, combined with Nassau, has a population larger than 37 states. Like Curran, Bellone deals with the challenges of monitoring a large county workforce and a major police department, and overseeing dozens of agencies that provide critical services to Suffolk residents. With their wide-ranging experience, you’d think that county executives like Curran and Bellone would be on a fast track to higher political office. A look at the state’s political history, however, shows that no county executive has ever been able to successfully use his government experience as a springboard to the job of governor, attorney general or state comptroller. A number have tried, with no success. In 1968, Nassau County Executive Eugene Nickerson ran in the primary for the U.S. Senate, but lost that contest. Current U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi ran in a primary for governor against then Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, but failed. Political observers agree that if the late Nassau County
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executive Tom Gulotta had run for governor against the late Mario Cuomo, he might have been elected. Instead, Gulotta yielded to State Sen. George Pataki, who beat the incumbent governor. Former executives in Westchester County have had mixed results in the quest for higher office. Al DelBello won a Democratic primary for lieutenant governor and served under Cuomo, who gave him few if any responsibilities during his four years in the job. DelBello was a bright and highly capable executive, but after his first statewide role he did not seek any other office. Republican Rob Astorino has run for governor a number of times with no success. Bellone is term-limited, and after this year he will be out of office. Curran is seeking her second term as county executive, and is an odds-on favorite because of her many successes and her strong administrative talents. She has run her office in a nonpartisan manner, and has the respect of Nassau County’s business and political communities. The question that Bellone currently faces, and that Curran will face, is what opportunities there will be for
he future looks bright for Nassau’s Laura Curran and Suffolk’s Steve Bellone.
them when they finish their terms. In 2022 there will be statewide contests for the three major offices. Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who has won all of his races by staggering numbers, is expected to coast to victory. Attorney General Letitia James may decide to challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul, which would leave an opening for an aspiring attorney. Neither Bellone nor Curran is a lawyer, so that eliminates that opportunity. So what’s next for these two Long Island rising political stars? Both are young and highly capable. It will take some time for there to be a major opening at the state or federal level, but it will come. Once upon a time, it was considered political heresy if one Democrat challenged another, but that’s now considered old thinking, and opportunities that no one ever thought about may surface. For now, the chiefs of both suburban Long Island counties will have to play the waiting game. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
Feel-good, do-good work: Here’s the plan
our teenager sets aside his phone, his iPad, his computer, his tricked-out sneakers, her makeup palette, her micro shorts, his ratty T-shirt, her addiction to Instagram, his obsession with TikTok, and they leave home for some weeks or months to trim trees, cut back brush, dig ditches, install solar panels, and otherwise work toward mitigating the devastating effects of climate change. They join a corps of similarly unprepared, illequipped teens and they get paid RANDI minimum wage to KREISS do their bit to keep the earth spinning. Just days after becoming president, Joe Biden signed an executive order providing for establishment of such a group — a Civilian Climate Corps. This would be the first-ever government-led initiative to put large numbers of young people to work fighting climate change. Democrats have expressed support for the idea, which is now incorporated in the $3.5 trillion spending bill bumping its way through Congress. Specifically, the CCC would “aim to conserve and restore public lands and
waters, bolster community resilience, increase reforestation, increase carbon sequestration in the agricultural sector, protect biodiversity, improve access to recreation, and address the changing climate . . . “. . . Projects could range from wetland restoration in Florida’s Everglades to building parks or installing solar panels in urban areas. Corps members would be paid minimum wage, receive health care benefits and possibly school credit for their service. Would parents get behind this idea? It makes sense that hard work could be a great benefit to our children. This generation of teenagers has survived pandemic shutdowns and isolation; a public-works experience could help them become more independent and resilient and educated in basic life skills. The idea would be to merge large cross-sections of teenagers from rural areas, urban zones and suburban communities and offer an opportunity for a rich social and cultural experience along with the physical work. The idea isn’t new. More than 80 years ago, my uncle joined the first CCC launched by FDR to put young men to work during the Great Depression. It was called the Civilian Conservation Corps,
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and my uncle left Brooklyn to work somewhere out West for a summer clearing brush. I wish I had more details, but all I know is that as an old man, he recalled the experience as one of the best times of his life. He got paid, he got fed, he had a nifty uniform and he met people he never would have met in Brooklyn in 1934. The CCC operated from 1933 to 1942. The organization was semi-military, and some political leaders at the time urged increased military training as the drum beat of war in Europe was getting louder. Many of the young men in the program, which employed millions, became the fighting force for America in World War II. My uncle joined the Navy at 17 and served on a minesweeper. The new CCC has more modest goals, hoping to employ hundreds of thousands rather than millions, and it would be diverse in every respect, in contrast to FDR’s CCC, which was strictly segregated. According to a story in The Washington Post, the Depression-era CCC was more popular than any of FDR’s other New Deal plans, earning the respect of the president’s foes as well as his supporters. It is thought that FDR, who conceived of the program, got the idea from Har-
utting young people to work fighting climate change would be a new New Deal.
vard philosopher and writer William James. “If now there were instead of military conscription a conscription of the whole youthful population to form for a certain number of years a part of the army enlisted against Nature,” James once observed, “the injustice would tend to be evened out, and numerous other goods to the commonwealth would follow. Our gilded youth [would be] drafted off according to their choice [of work assignments] to get the childishness knocked out of them, and to come back into society with healthier sympathies and soberer ideas.” Even as a state legislator, FDR boosted conservation efforts. His CCC was a perfect plan to address widespread national unemployment in the 1930s. In his first inaugural address, he said, “I propose to create a Civilian Conservation Corps to be used in simple work, not interfering with normal employment, and confining itself to forestry, the prevention of soil erosion, flood control and similar projects.” Eighty-eight years later, it is still a winning plan. But it requires a zeal for hard work and an idealism that fueled other do-good programs like the Peace Corps. I hope we, as a society, still have the right stuff. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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In the meantime, you will find our coverage of the races in the main section of the paper over the coming weeks. We might cover a news conference convened by a candidate on a salient issue or issues. We will publish Q&A’s with candidates, asking them to opine on subjects relevant to our readers. In a Q&A, candidates are asked to respond to each question in a maximum of 250 words. When they exceed that limit, we cut the response from the end down. For the second straight year, New York will allow early voting, which will begin Oct. 23 and continue through Oct. 31. Voters can cast ballots at selected sites across Nassau County during that period. For a complete list of early polling places and their hours, go to the Nassau County Board of Elections website. If you need to file an application for an absentee ballot, you can call the Board of Elections, at (516) 571-8683, and ask for one; fax a request to (516) 571-2058; or mail
LETTERS ‘Common-sense’ gun bill needed To the Editor: Back to school brings a lot of excitement, but it can also bring anxiety. Our children’s safety is impacted not only by Covid-19, but also by our other national epidemic — gun violence. While New York state has some of the best gun violence prevention laws in the country, keeping families safe takes commitment on the local level as well. As an advocate for gun violence prevention, I have long supported public education about safe gun storage. One way to prevent unintentional child shootings is to make sure firearms are stored securely in the home using a safe or a gun lock, and making sure the weapon is unloaded, with ammunition stored separately. When sending your child to a play date at a friend’s house, always ask about the presence of a gun and how it is stored, the same way you would ask about food allergies or other child
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a request to Nassau County Board of Elections, 240 Old Country Road, Fifth Floor, P.O. Box 9002, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. Otherwise, you can cast your ballot at your local polling place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2. All elections are consequential. Presidential elections are always hotly contested, and garner outsized attention. Though local elections are far more low-key, they are often more consequential to people’s everyday lives, affecting their propertytax bills, policing, roads, parks, garbage collection and sewer and water systems. If you want your voice to be heard, you need to cast a ballot. Our democracy is not, as they say, a spectator sport. It requires participation. So, in the coming weeks, please pay close attention to the Herald’s coverage of the candidates and then, regardless of how you do so, fulfill that most American of civic duties and vote.
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recently took part in a WABC-TV special, “Back to School: Learning During a Pandemic,” hosted by Lauren Glassberg. Participants included Roger León, superintendent of Newark Public Schools in New Jersey; Dr. Jennifer Lighter, a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases at NYU Langone Health; and Dr. Jill Emanuele, senior director of the Mood Disorders Center at the Child Mind Institute in Manhattan. Glassberg distributed questions among the panelists. Here are my ALAN responses, which have been edited SINGER for space. What do you think needs to be done in terms of catching kids up in learning? The Brookings Institute posted a preliminary study in December 2020 that projected that students would lose 30 percent of the expected learning gains in reading and 50 percent in math because of Covid19 disruptions. In June, the federal Office for Civil Rights reported that the pandemic widened pre-existing racial, ethnic and economic disparities in education. There will be pressure on school administrators, teachers and students to catch up as fast as they can. If performance is measured by standardized exams, that could lead to
intense test prep rather than a focus on the joy of learning, making school a dreary place for kids who are returning to school full of joy. Have you heard any stories that suggest kids can’t learn in different situations? I think the bigger problems are the adult political battles over vaccinations and masks, which will increase adolescent anxiety and can contribute to bullying in schools. We’ve seen Covid-19 spikes in Louisiana and Texas, where people have been most hostile toward vaccinations and masks. New York City is mandating that all school employees be vaccinated by the end of September, but the teachers’ union acknowledged that there are thousands of unvaccinated city Department of Education workers, including teachers. We want to be hopeful, but we also need to be prepared. Kids respond to what is going on and the anxieties of parents and teachers. Should children and parents know which teachers are vaccinated? Teachers have rights. People with disabilities have rights. People with religious beliefs have rights. This question may have to be resolved in court. There are studies reporting that online learning isn’t as effective as classroom instruction. Can you discuss this? I have two high school-age grandchil-
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e must make school and learning fun. That must be the priority.
LETTERS safety issues. While such precautions may seem like common sense, the Republican majority in the Nassau County Legislature refused to even discuss a safe storage bill simply because it was filed by a Democrat, Legislator Ellen Birnbaum. For three years the majority kept the bill off the docket, until a statewide safe storage law finally passed in Albany. Why did the Republicans drag their feet on this bill? Child safety is not a partisan issue. Why let party politics intrude on legislation to keep Nassau’s families safe? This is simply one area where the majority is putting their party affiliation ahead of the people they have been elected to represent. LAURA BURNS Founder, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Burns is running for the Nassau County Legislature in the 6th District.
Teddy Roosevelt inspired 9/11 hero To the Editor: I would like to make the case that on Sept. 11, 2001, former President Theodore
dren who are now seniors. I worked with them on FaceTime. They received instructional packets from school, and sometimes they could do them and sometimes they couldn’t, but I was there to help. The reality is, though, that most students don’t have someone with whom they can work. Parents may not be fluent in English. Parents themselves may not be well educated. My grandson needed help with chemistry. I don’t know chemistry, but as an experienced teacher, I asked him to explain it to me, and through that process he figured it out. Many kids don’t have that, and they get lost and give up. That’s the problem with online learning. I virtually visited about a dozen metropolitan-area middle and high schools during the pandemic. Some had high attendance, while at others, less than 50 percent of students showed. With online learning, many students didn’t attend school, and even if they signed on, many weren’t required to turn on their cameras and weren’t there.
Roosevelt, of Oyster Bay, helped save his beloved White House or the U.S. Capitol, in addition to the lives of any people still inside either building between 10 and 10:30 a.m. that day. This posthumous “act,” 82 years after his 1919 death, was made possible through the person of Todd Beamer, who led the heroic passengers aboard United Flight 93 with the words “Let’s roll!” Although Roosevelt was born in 1858 and was president from 1901 to 1909, his very American spirit was still alive in 2001. Though he wasn’t on Flight 93, he was there in spirit, in the heart and mind of Beamer. There is little doubt that if Beamer and his courageous fellow passengers had not mobilized to attack the terrorist hijackers and bring that plane down in Shanksville, Pa., it would have soon struck the White House or the Capitol. That Beamer was, at least in part, inspired by the ideals, ideas, words and life of Roosevelt was documented in Newsweek (Dec. 3, 2001) and in Beamer’s wife’s book, “Let’s Roll!” Lisa Beamer tells how, sometime after 9/11, she found on Todd’s home office desk a quotation from Roosevelt’s 1910 “Man in the Arena” speech, which read, in part: “The credit belongs to the man who is
Did some older students take part-time jobs to earn income during school hours? At one vocational school, many parents were out of work. Because the primarily young men at the school had job skills, they were working and signing into class on their phones, but the teachers were aware they weren’t really there. It was difficult, because the teachers didn’t
want to come down hard on them, because their families needed the income, but they weren’t learning. What are your final thoughts on where you think this school year is headed? First, for younger children, we must make school and learning fun. That must be the priority. For older children, the challenge will be to reaffirm the habit of hard work, even when the task is difficult or boring. That is preparation for future life. I’d like to propose a civics project for every school and student. We need to enlist our children as Covid-19 educators. This was done during World War II, when children were mobilized for recycling campaigns to educate their parents, and it was done by Mayor Ed Koch in New York City in the 1980s, when there was a water shortage. Our children should become active in their families and communities, educating parents, family members and neighbors on why they should be vaccinated. That would bring excitement to the schools, engage kids on many different levels and help address the pandemic. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on twitter at https://twitter.com/AlanJSinger1.
FRAMEWORK by Tab Hauser
One of the last sunsets of the summer — Glen Cove
actually in the arena . . . who strives valiantly, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in worthy causes. Who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement and who, at worst, if he fails, fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know nei-
ther victory nor defeat.” Roosevelt’s influence was certainly still alive — 91 years after he delivered that speech in Paris — in Todd Beamer on Sept. 11. RICHARD SIEGELMAN Plainview
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