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Activist is running for village trustee On March 16, Ryder, 52, will contest one of two seats now held by Trustees Michael Hawxhurst, Laura Ryder, a lifelong Lyn- 53, and Hilary Becker, 60. Hawxbrook resident and h u r s t s a i d h e longtime communiplanned to r un ty activist, recently again. announced that she “I enjoy what we planned to run for do together as a the Lynbrook vilteam,” said Hawxlage board of trusthurst, who was ees in March. first elected to the “I think I have a board in 2009. “I lot to offer,” Ryder enjoy the challengsaid. “I’ve been es. This year has very involved withbeen the biggest in the village for challenge we’ve the last two decseen. We’re changades. It’s been more ing strategy day by service-based for lAuRA RyDER day because differour residents, and Lynbrook village board ent requirements I’d like to expand change day by day. on that and maybe candidate We’ve had to have do even more, and I the ability to pivot think being on the village board and make quick decisions, and would enable me to do more of we’ve done that.” that.” Continued on page 15

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Promoting Christmas tree safety The Lynbrook Fire Department created a Christmas tree fire safety video, which will air on Lynbrook TV throughout the month. In the film, firefighters extinguish a living room fire sparked by a Christmas tree. Story, more photos, Page 8.

‘I was screaming for my life’

WWII vet turns near-death experience into short film By NiColE AlCiNDoR nalcindor@liherald.com

Lynbrook native Edward Field can still remember Feb. 3, 1945. He was flying in a B-17 bomber toward Nazi Germany when bullets streaked across the sky and struck one of its four engines, draining the aircraft’s fuel tanks. A navigator for the U.S. Army and a second lieutenant, Field said he was crippled with fear as

the plane rapidly descended, landing in the frigid North Sea between England and Holland. He later chronicled this neardeath experience in a poem, which he and his niece, Diane Fredel-Weis, recently crafted into an award-winning short film. After the crash, Field and his crewmembers climbed out of the massive plane, also known as the “Flying Fortress.” As they crawled onto the only emergen-

cy raft, Field quickly realized there was no space for him, and he might freeze to death in the sea. “Before the flight, I read that humans could only survive for 24 minutes in waters at that freezing temperature in February, so I was terrified of dying of hypothermia,” said Field, 96, a Lynbrook native who now lives in New York City in the West VilContinued on page 8

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LFD responds to multiple vehicle fires By Steve GroGan lyneditor@liherald.com

Lynbrook firefighters tackled an intense fire that consumed three vehicles in a driveway of a home on Whitehall Street on Nov. 28. Under the command of Chief Michael Brooks, firefighters responded to a car fire in the driveway and next to the twostory home at 424 Whitehall Street near Holmes Place at 11:20 a.m. While the fire chiefs responded to the scene, they were notified that multiple calls were received for the fire while heavy black smoke could be seen above the trees blocks away. Two vehicles parked side by side in the back of the driveway and in front of the garage were fully engulfed in flames, with it spreading to a third car and threatening the home. The flames were

high enough to set the next door neighbor’s pine tree on fire. Engine Company was first on the scene and took the hydrant at the corner of Whitehall Street and Holmes Place. Their first attack hose line went up the driveway to fight the fire, while a second hose line, manned by Vulcan and TallyHo Company members, went to the rear of the house to get the area behind the burning vehicles and to cover and protect the garage and the home. The cause of the fire is unknown, as the two cars that were first ablaze were allegedly not operable with disconnected batteries. Brooks requested an immediate investigation by the Nassau County Fire Marshal’s Office, which responded to the scene. The result of their investigation is not known at this time. There were no injuries in the fires.

three vehicLeS on Whitehall Street went up in flames. the vehicLeS were charred after the firefighters extinguished the blazes. FireFiGhterS knocked down the burning vehicles, at left.

Little League season persevered this summer By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

The decision to “Play Ball” amid the pandemic this summer wasn’t an easy one for Lynbrook Little League’s board of directors, but moving forward with the idea proved to be a home run for 100 kids. “We had to make sure we could adhere to the strict guidelines put in place by both Little League International and Gov. Andrew Cuomo,” said Lynbrook Little League Vice President and Umpire in Chief David Smollett. “It was completely understandable that we didn’t have a unanimous decision by the board to have a season. We received a lot of calls from parents asking us to give it a go, and we’re glad we did. Everything worked out in the end.” Baseball and softball were on the short list of sports permitted to begin July 8 under social distancing guidelines put in place by Cuomo. Lynbrook typically conducts three seasons, spanning from early April through early November. However, making one season happen, from late July until late August, for Minors (9-10 year olds) and Majors (11-12 year olds), was better than none, Smollett said. “I think everyone was a little surprised how successful we were,” he said. “It was a challenge, but the kids and parents all did a great job with the safety

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LYNBrOOk LITTLE LEaguE conducted a month-long season this summer as well as skill-oriented clinics. measures and distancing rules. We only had one rainout and every team played 14 or 15 games.” Greg Straub, a member of the board who also coached his son Kasey’s team and conducted half a dozen free skillbuilding clinics for younger players, said the kids just loved being on the field. “Kids didn’t get to do a lot during the spring and summer,” he said. “It was great to get them out there.”

In addition to limiting spectators to two per participating athlete, per Cuomo, Lynbrook put extensive safety measures in place, including purchasing 200 masks and installing sanitizing stations in the dugouts, positioning the umpire behind the pitcher (instead of behind home plate), each team providing its own baseballs, eliminating sharing of equipment, handshakes and hi-fives. “It’s tough to tell kids they’re not

allowed to celebrate after something exciting happens,” Smollett said. “They adjusted well. The important thing was they got to play in a safe and healthy environment.” Registration for 2021 will begin in January. For more information, go to www. lynbrooklittleleague.com. “We usually have 500 kids in a normal season and hopefully that’ll be the case again,” Smollett said.

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Three student-athletes from Lynbrook High School and two from East Rockaway High School are one step closer to playing college athletics next year. Lynbrook’s Jenna Hendrickson, John Carver and Andrew Ciprian, and East Rockaway’s Eligio Guarino and Anthony Piazza, recently signed their commitment letters to play their sport of choice at the collegiate level. Hendrickson, who plays lacrosse at the club level with Icon, scored 75 goals and added 19 assists for the Owls in 2019 and helped them to land a spot in the Nassau Class C playoffs. A midfielder with tremendous all-around skills, she’s headed to the University of Pittsburgh. “Jenna worked tirelessly over many years to fulfill her goal of playing high level Division 1 lacrosse,” coach Vinny Tetro said. “She has done things on the lacrosse field that players and coaches alike are in awe of. She has a natural ability to slow the game down in her mind, which allows her to play at a level only truly great players can achieve.” Hendrickson, who has well J. Heck/Herald over 100 goals in two varsity campaigns, also takes draws JENNa HENdrIckSON, wHO scored 75 goals for and leads by example. “She’s Lynbrook in 2019, is headed to the University of one of the smoothest players Pittsburgh. you’ll see and a huge scoring for the high school team but has long threat,” Tetro explained. “She has a knack for getting to the cage and starred at prestigious levels. He’s currently playing professionally with the New putting the ball in the back of the net.” Carver, a pitcher, will take his baseball York Cosmos Soccer Club and is headed to talents to Adelphi University. “I am so Wake Forest University. Guarino has played attack midfield proud of the young man he has become,” coach Al Marrazzo said. “He is driven and and left wing for the Cosmos since focused and understands what it takes to August, competing against older players. be successful. He is a young man that has He said he has enjoyed the competition, earned this scholarship and opportunity. and has learned a great deal from the He is well deserving and we wish him experience. He played for the Lynbrook/East Rocknothing but the best. He and his family away Sting from 2011 to 2015, helping the should be extremely proud.” Ciprian, a long stick midfielder who team win two State Cups and two Long was brought up to varsity as a sopho- Island Cup championships. In addition to more, will continue his passion for the Cosmos, he has played for the U.S. Soclacrosse at Palm Beach Atlantic Universi- cer Development Academy teams of the New York City Football Club and the Red ty. Owls coach William Leighley shared Bulls. Piazza will play baseball at Western his excitement about Ciprian’s next chapter. “There are very few, if any, of our Connecticut State University. He’ll be a lacrosse players who love the sport more four-year varsity performer for the Rocks than Andrew and for him to be able to and also plays travel ball. He has expericontinue playing in college makes me and ence at third base, shortstop and on the all of his coaches so pleased,” he said. “It mound. “There aren’t many high school was the best thing I ever did when I was a baseball players that work as hard as player and I am sure he will feel the same Anthony,” East Rockaway coach James way. I can’t wait to follow what I know will Hickey said. “He’s put in a tremendous amount of time into reaching his goal of be a successful four years.” East Rockaway’s Guarino didn’t play college baseball.”

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Despite losing its all-time leading scorer, Molloy College’s men’s basketball program is aiming to rebound from a 12-17 season, including a 7-9 mark against East Coast Conference foes. The Lions, who captured their firstever ECC Tournament title in the 2018-19 campaign, aren’t playing any non-conference games this season due to Covid-19 and won’t be in action until traveling to upstate Rochester to face Roberts Wesleyan College in the Jan. 9 opener. “We began working on conditioning around the same time as we usually do and then got into individual skill work and socially distant team-based offense and defense drills,” head coach Charlie Marquardt said. “We have that mandatory week off around the holidays and when we start back up Dec. 28, we’ll have 10 days to get ready for the opener.” Barring any changes, the 18-game ECC schedule and postseason tournament will be played without fans. “I’m expecting games to have the feel of a scrimmage,” Marquardt said. “We will have to generate our own energy. It’ll be intriguing.” The Lions will also need to turn the page on the Nick Corbett era. A threetime All-ECC First Team selection, he averaged 23.7 points per game and finished his career at Molloy with 2,032 points, 379 rebounds and 385 assists and 153 steals. “Not only was Nick our alltime leading scorer, which is an amazing feat considering some of the players we’ve had, but he also had the uncanny ability to step up late in games,” Marquardt said. “Who’ll be getting the ball in crunch time this season will be by committee,” Molloy returns four players who made at least 14 starts a season ago, including former Baldwin High School product Justin Caldwell, a redshirt senior big man, and former Lynbrook High School standout James Montgomery, a sophomore who like Caldwell is 6-foot-7. Calldwell, who averaged a little more than 5 points and 5 rebounds per game last season while making 22 starts, knows what it takes to get the job done inside, Marquardt said, and will be counted on to provide leadership as well. Montgomery started 19 games and led the Lions in field goal percentage (55.7) on the way to chipping in 6.3 points per game. “James improved as the season went on and made steady contributions as a freshman,” Marquardt said. “He got bigger and stronger during the offseason and he can attack the rim as well as post up.” Pano Pavlidis, a 6-8 sophomore, emerged last winter and Marquardt is expecting even more with 17 starts under his belt. Pavlidis led the team in

rebounding (6.8 per game) and scored at a 6.7 ppg clip. Though experienced in the frontcourt, Marquardt also likes his collection of guards and believes it’ll take strong backcourt play for Molloy to be competitive against the likes of Daemen, Bridgeport and St. Thomas Aquinas. Spearheading a deep group of guards is Steven Torre, one of few seniors on the roster. He’s the Lions’ top returning scorer (10.4 ppg) and made 14 starts. Marquardt said the plan is for Torre to be off the ball more and make up for some of the offense lost by Corbett’s departure. Junior guard Frankie Phelan is a breakout candidate following a determined offseason. Another quality option to run the point is Kenny Lazo, a freshman out of Brentwood High School who won two Long Island championships and earned All-State honors. Marquardt describes Lazo as a born leader and tenacious defender. Former Lawrence Woodmere Academy standout Kendall Ogilvie, a junior, transferred from LIU Post prior to last season but didn’t play. He’s in the mix along with a pair of freshmen — former Freeport High School’s Darren Fergus and Mick Browne from Queens. “We like our guards,” Marquardt said. “We have some experience, some guys with bigger roles and some talented newcomers.”

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JuNIOr PaNO PavLIdIS, a 6-foot-8 forward, averaged 6.7 points and 6.8 rebounds for the Lions last winter and is primed to take his game to another level.

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threat to the Western Bays through the Bay Park Conveyance Project,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said, according to a news release, “which will restore ecosystems, increase resilience and support local economies. This milestone is a critical step in advancing this landmark project furthering the state and county’s ability to deliver this project expeditiously and at a lesser cost to taxpayers.” Courtesy Nassau County; compiled by Mike Smollins

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The Nassau County Legislaure unanimously voted on Nov. 25 to approve a design-build contract between the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation and Western Bays Constructors for the $439 million Bay Park Conveyance Project. The plan is designed to restore the ecosystem and water quality in the Western Bays by sending treated effluent, or wastewater, from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant to the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant’s ocean outfall pipe through underground tunnels. The project will significantly reduce nitrogen loading from wastewater effluent entering the Western Bays each year to achieve significant resiliency benefits. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the selection of Western Bays Constructors as the design-build contractor selected for the construction of the project on Nov. 6. “I thank Gov. Cuomo for his commitment to Long Island’s environment and the Legislature for unanimously approving one of the most significant and innovative ecological projects in Long Island history,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said, according to a news release. “The Bay Park Conveyance Project will improve water quality and rejuvenate critical marshland and marine life in the bays, resulting in greater storm resiliency and revitalized recreational and economic activities for one of Nassau’s most treasured natural resources.” Built in 1949, the Bay Park plant serves more than half a million Nassau County residents and discharges an average of 52 million gallons of treated effluent into the Western Bays each day, adversely affecting some 10,000 acres of water and tidal marshland. The nitrogen contained in treated effluent breaks down and severely damages coastal marshes serving as natural storm surge barriers protecting hundreds of thousands of res-

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Film recalls harrowing wartime plane crash ContinuEd From Front pagE lage. “I was screaming for my life at the top of my lungs, and that’s when a member of my crew jumped in the water, a man named Sgt. Jack Cook, and let me have his place on the raft. I survived and he died.” After three hours of anxiously waiting on the raft, adrift at sea, three of his crewmembers died of gunshot wounds, Field said, and he watched as the pilot froze to death. Finally, when Field said it felt as though all hope was lost, he and his remaining crewmembers shot flare guns into the air, and a British Air rescue cruiser discovered them, saving their lives. “Not only were we afraid of freezing to death, but we were terrified that the Germans would capture us, and I am Jewish, which was evident from my dog tag around my neck,” Field said. “We were lucky that the British found us because I could have ended up in a worse situation in a concentration camp.” About two weeks after surviving the plane crash, Field returned to navigating planes, completing 24 more missions in all. Later, after moving to France, Field became a poet and author, who published about a dozen poetry books, novels, a collection of memoirs and a travel book. He helped bring his near-death experience to life in a short film adaptation called “Minor Accident of War,” which was created by Fredel-Weis. The film, which she also produced, is based on a poem that Field wrote about his third mission, called ”World War Two.” Field, who nar-

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Edward FiEld, a U.S. Army Air Forces navigator during World War II and a Lynbrook native, worked with his niece Diane Fredel-Weis to create the short film “Minor Accident of War,” which has won several awards. rates the film, said he enjoyed working with his niece on the project. Fredel-Weis said the poem made her emotional. “Every time I would read my uncle’s poem, it would make me cry, and it has been a dream come true to work on this collaborative project with my uncle,” she said. “My uncle is definitely my role model because he’s been through so much, and he’s still such a positive spirit.”

Field graduated from Lynbrook High School in 1941 and lived in Lynbrook from age 5 until he was a young adult. He did not always imagine himself serving as a navigator. In 1942, he began college in Washington Square at New York University in the school of commerce, studying marketing. However, at the end of the year, Field enlisted in the Army because he said he felt it was where he belonged, as college was not for him.

When Field entered the Army, his first job was as a clerk typist, at Tinker Field outside of Oklahoma City. He then trained as an aviator cadet in 1943 and graduated in December 1944. “Most people were drafted,” he said, “but I enlisted.” “Minor Accident of War” has screened at film festivals around the world, including in Australia, England and Poland. The film won Best Short Film in Chicago, Best Animated Film in New York and Best Short Documentary in Los Angeles. Earlier this year, the National World War II Museum hosted a special screening of the film, which has also been submitted for review for an Academy Award. Field has generated a strong following through his LGBT literature, and his awards and honors include the Lamont Poetry Prize and Lambda Literary Award. He also won a Guggenheim fellowship in 1964 for his first book called, “Stand up, Friend, With Me,” which was published in 1963. In 1964, Francis Thomas produced and Field wrote the voiceover text for the short documentary “To Be Alive!”— which won Thomas an Academy Award in 1965, and Field received recognition for the project. Field’s work was also featured in a book called “Poets of World War Two,’’ an anthology published by the Library of America. Two years ago, Field was inducted into the New York Senate Veterans Hall of Fame. For more information on the film “Minor Accident of War,” visit ww2shortfilm.com.

LFD’s holiday fire safety video to air on village TV thE lynbrook FirE Department created a Christmas tree fire safety video, which is airing on Lynbrook TV this month. At left, a firefighter filming the video.

Back in 2013, members of the Lynbrook Fire Department produced and filmed a Christmas tree safety video in Wilcox Alley on the border of Greis Park in Lynbrook. The firefighters constructed a living room with furniture and a lit Christmas tree. The video, which has been re-edited, shows what could happen if a Christmas tree catches fire and how quickly it can consume a home’s living area. The video will be shown on local Lynbrook TV, channel 20/33 throughout December. It can also be seen on the LFD website, lynbrookfd. org under the “Press Room” tab. Chief Michael Brooks reminds residents about some simple rules to make a safe Christmas season for their families. Remember to water a live Christmas tree often; to make sure the tree light wiring is not frayed; to keep any and all heat sources or candles away from the tree; and turn off the tree lights when going out or when going to bed. Brooks asked all residents to watch the Christmas tree fire safety video. He also wished all village residents, on behalf of the membership of the Lynbrook Fire Department, a safe and happy holiday season. Courtesy Steve Grogan

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residents,” Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin said in a news release. “Through this collaboration with Mount Sinai South Nassau, we are now proud to offer free Covid-19 rapid testing to residents. Thank you to Mount Sinai South Nassau’s team of front-line heroes for providing top quality healthcare for our residents and working together as we combat the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.” Mount Sinai South Nassau has already tested more than 10,000 patients at its Oceanside drive-through site, but to date the testing has only been open to patients being admitted to the hospital or coming for a procedure. The two sites in the Five Towns tested over 800 residents from Oct. 20 to Nov. 25. “Robust testing has proven to be a vital tool to help contain the spread of Covid-19 and currently more than 10,000 residents are able to be tested for the virus per day,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said, according to the news release. “But as we see upticks in New York state and in our local communities, I am committed to further expanding testing throughout the county to ensure all residents readily have access to it. Thank you to the team at Mount Sinai South Nassau for opening this drive-through rapid testing site and for the life-saving work they do every day.” Courtesy Mount Sinai South Nassau; compiled by Mike Smollins

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has been a Girl Scouts troop leader in the past. Ryder said her parents inspired all 10 of their children to help others. “I have the ability to start things from scratch and build it up into something from beginning to the end,” she said, “and I think that that’s something that’s pretty strong that I bring to the table that I could see the board benefiting from and of course the village as a whole.” Ryder lives in the village with her husband, Mike, and works as a paralegal at her family’s law firm, Ledwith & Atkinson. She and Mike have two children, Shannon, 26, who owns a dog walking and pet sitting business, and Aidan, 20, a junior at the Virginia Military Institute. A Lynbrook resident since 1995, Hawxhurst is an internal auditor. He has two daughters, Sarah, 24, and Hannah, 20, and a month ago he became engaged to Shannon Kelly, a middle school science teacher in the Malverne School District. Becker, a lifelong Lynbrook resident, comes from a family that has long been active in local politics. He and his wife, Geralyn, have four children, Noelle, Joseph, David and Thomas, and Becker has worked in real estate for 40 years and joined the board in 2009. Becker’s potential bid to ru again comes after he ran unsuccessfully for

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the seats of village Trustees Hilary Becker, left, and Michael Hawxhurst, center, are up for election in March, along with that of Village Justice William McLaughlin. Hawxhurst said he would seek re-election in March, on the New Vision Party line, with Ryder and McLaughlin. Becker said the Preserve Lynbrook Party was vetting candidates, which may include him. mayor in a contentious election against Beach in 2019, which Beach won with more than 70 percent of the vote. After the election, Beach named Hawxhurst deputy mayor, a position that Becker had held before the election, and Becker returned to being a trustee. While that election was filled with vitriol, Ryder said she planned not to attack her opponents in the upcoming election, and she hoped they would do the same. Ryder said her goals include bringing back the village’s beautification commit-

tee and fostering a stronger relationship with County Executive Laura Curran, among other initiatives. Hawxhurst said that he was pleased to see Ryder running on the same ticket. “She’s always been one to raise her hand to help out and to be involved and to never look for anything in return,” he said. “She just wants to make this village that she lives in a better place. We all live here, so everything we do impacts ourselves and our families. That’s the type of people you want to see on the board.”

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Bethany Church to host Christmas Boutique Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Bethany Congregational Church in East Rockaway is hosting a Christmas Boutique every Friday and Saturday beginning Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Laura ryder, seCond from left, has announced that she will run for village trustee in the March election. With her were, from left, her husband, Mike, their son, Aidan, and their daughter, Shannon.

Continued from front page Becker said it has been “a pleasure to serve the community,” and noted that the Preserve Lynbrook Party planned to run a slate of candidates in the March election, which may include him. “Our candidate committee is currently interviewing prospects for the two trustee positions and the one village justice position,” he said in a statement. “I have submitted my name to the committee to run for trustee and hope to be selected; however, I have full confidence that the committee will select the best possible candidates to serve the residents of our great village.” Hawxhurst and Ryder belong to the New Vision Party, and will run on the ticket with Village Justice William McLaughlin, whose seat is also up. All trustee candidates will vie for two open seats in an atlarge election. Those seeking to run for village board must collect 100 petition signatures between Dec. 29 and Feb. 9. Ryder said that although she shares a political outlook with fellow New Vision members Hawxhurst, Mayor Alan Beach and Trustees Robert Boccio and Ann Marie Reardon, she would bring an independent voice and ideas to the board. Ryder has been active in the Lynbrook community for many years and now volunteers for the Lynbrook Community Chest, which provides financial help to village residents who have fallen on hard times, and the Lynbrook Cares Committee, a group of volunteers who work to help those in need across the village, including shoveling snow and raking leaves for the elderly and disabled, and more. She was previously with the Lynbrook Beautification Committee, which sought to enhance the village’s aesthetics and has since been disbanded, and headed a committee in 2004 that sought to bring a Sept. 11 memorial to the village after she approached then-Mayor Gene Scarpato about creating one in memory of Lynbrook residents who died in the attacks. The project was completed in 2006. Ryder attributed her involvement in the village to her father and mother, Peter and Susan Ledwith. Over 50 years, Peter served as the village attorney, village prosecutor and a trustee. In the past, he volunteered as a coach for CYO basketball, and he and Susan supported initiatives at Our Lady of Peace Church. Additionally, Susan

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reaking up Covid fatigue with all six seasons of ‘Northern Exposure.’

barkeep Holling Vincoeur (John Collum) and his live-in girlfriend (and later wife), the former beauty queen-turned-waitress Shelly Marie Tambo (Cynthia Geary), aspiring filmmaker-shaman Ed Chigliak (Darren Burrows), general store owner Ruth-Anne Miller (Peg Phillips) and Fleischman’s quiet and patient receptionist, Marilyn Whirlwind (Elaine Miles). There are a host of minor, but always eccentric, characters who round out the cast. What defines the show are the relations among the characters, the depth of their thoughts and the intelligence of the dialogue. There is no other show quite like it. Many have compared it to “Twin Peaks,” another ’90s cult classic. Yes and no is my answer to that appraisal. There is a persistent darkness to “Twin Peaks,” which is about the murder of a teenage prom queen. “Northern Exposure,” meanwhile, is one long celebration of life and its many traditions and mysteries. Sadly, the show isn’t available on a streaming service, only on DVD, but buy it and watch it if you’re seeking a feel-good story that will stimulate your mind and soul. I’d love to know what show is keeping you going through the pandemic, and why. You can email me at sbrinton@liherald. com. 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.

We’re on Trump time for another seven weeks

alf of me never wants to write or speak the name Trump again. Half of me wants to finish the work I started nearly four years ago: to use my 750 words in this newspaper to speak to the issue of our time, the ongoing incompetence of the Trump administration. Apparently my second half is Trumping my first half, at least this week. I tried over and over again to stand in others’ shoes, to imagine how readers who clearly are RandI informed and kReIss patriotic could support a leader who freely lies and then lies about lying, who cheats and who is willing to abuse the majesty of the presidency for his personal gain. I understand when a reader praises his peace initiative between Israel and the UAE, or the Warp Speed vaccination program. Well done, Mr. President. But none of this comes close to compensating for all we’ve lost here at home, and across the world.

Responding to a column about Trump’s bad behavior, some readers digress to Cuomo and Clinton, with references to their lapses. But they aren’t in the White House. Does the fact that Hillary Clinton either did or did not use a personal e-mail account have anything to do with Donald Trump’s misogyny and racism? Were Cuomo’s people speaking to Russian operatives before his election? Perhaps you have loved ones and friends who have died of Covid-19. We have, and we are living the same masked and socially distanced life that so many of you are. This is our war, and we pull together to protect one another. Do we just let go the fact that Trump, back in January, was in the singular position to organize a cohesive national response to what he knew was a surging global pandemic? Do we forgive and forget 265,000 dead Americans? Do we let go of the tragedy that thousands died because the president decided to keep the pertinent information about the deadly virus a secret? How can we forgive the delay in

ramping up manufacturing of masks and gloves and ventilators? Even if we accept that which we cannot change, how do we accept his present shenanigans — the comments and behavior of the outgoing president in the face of his clear defeat to Joe Biden? The man is still raving, hurling false accusations and conjuring imaginary frauds perpetrated against his campaign. Dozens of frivolous lawsuits have fizzled to nothing. The courts are upholding the integrity of the election, and yet the sitting president says he won’t concede, and may or may not agree to attend the inauguration or welcome the new president to the White House. We have a leader who fiddles while the pandemic burns across the land. Every single day we are paying the price for electing him to office. This will all go away after the inauguration, I suppose, as Biden takes office. But what to do with the Donald? Reports abound that he is the subject of investigations in D.C. and New York. Trump has been pardoning himself

hen what? I don’t think it serves our country to be in forgive-andforget mode.

since he stepped into the presidency, so more pardoning will not be a surprise. The question is, how aggressive will authorities be in prosecuting him for his alleged misdeeds? Biden should not be asked this question, and certainly he should not answer it. Unlike his predecessor, he knows that executive power stops at the doors to the Justice Department. We teach our children that actions have consequences, and that bad actions may lead to punishment or sanctions. It must be the same for the president. I don’t think it serves our country to be in forgive-andforget mode. We cannot let Trump slide into his next incarnation with impunity. We cannot give him a pass if he has actually broken laws that he swore to uphold. He may be unsavory and duplicitous and, frankly, incapable of being president, but none of that is illegal. Let the investigations run their course. If we are a country of laws, then so be it, for everyone. If the legal eagles find no cause to pursue prosecution, then so be it. Should charges be brought, let Trump have his day in court. This is not to humble the man, but to heal the country. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Seeking comfort in a cult classic this pandemic year

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Celebrating our Hometown Heroes

n mid-May, as the coronavirus pandemic raged in New York, the Heralds undertook what became a monumental project to feature each week the front-line heroes who were — and are — keeping us safe and providing for our daily sustenance — doctors, nurses, EMTs, firefighters, supermarket employees and sanitation workers. Every week through November, we published 16 Hometown Heroes — 444 in all — encouraging them to describe in their own words their harrowing, and sometimes horrifying, experiences. They told stories of death and job loss, mourning and fear. At the same time, they demonstrated resilience in the face of unbearable hardship and kindness to desperate strangers.

They spoke of our shared humanity at a time of collective tragedy. Last week, we wound down the series, publishing our final set of 16 Heroes in our Thanksgiving Day issue, a fitting way to end it. We are so grateful to so many people who have kept our society and our economy moving during this crisis. We began the series focusing primarily on health care workers, but we expanded it over time to include teachers and principals, custodians and business owners, and many, many people who formed ad hoc organizations and small nonprofits to address the needs of their neighbors during the pandemic. This week, we feature our stories — those of editors and reporters who, at

Why returning to the Paris accord is good for L.I.

resident-elect Joseph Biden recently committed to re-entering the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit carbon dioxide emissions worldwide, which President Trump pulled the U.S. out of in June 2017. Re-joining the climate treaty, which 194 countries have agreed to — including every industrialized nation except the U.S. — will surely be good for Long Island. Why? Because any effort that we make to limit CO2 and mitigate the global-warming crisis is good for the Island. Leading scientists from the United Nations’ International Panel on Climate Change and other agencies around the world tell us that we have limited time —

perhaps only a decade or two — to reverse the effects of the crisis before the Earth’s climate system suffers permanent damage. And, they tell us, we must make a concerted, collective effort to address climate change. That was the idea behind the Paris Agreement. Among the many potential dangers of climate change are stronger hurricanes, and with Long Island jutting 118 miles into the Atlantic Ocean, we are particularly vulnerable to oceanic storms. We must not forget Superstorm Sandy. Thankfully this hurricane season, we weren’t hit by a hurricane, but Tropical Storm Isaias, which began in the Caribbean as a Category 1 hurricane, did wreak

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the beginning of the crisis, were deemed essential workers by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and since then have provided readers with the vital, fact-based information necessary to keep them and their families safe. We have often risked our own health to report not only on the pandemic, but also on the massive social and political protests that have erupted across Nassau County this year. Yes, we wore masks in the field. Yes, we maintained social distancing — or tried our best to do so. Still, in the backs of our minds, we had to live with the persistent thought that any time we were in the field reporting, we could have been infected. No doubt, 2020 has been a year like no other, for journalists, too.

Thank goodness the election wasn’t in February To the Editor: Re John O’Connell’s column, “Give thanks the election is over, and put the knives away,” last week: I was deeply saddened that a person such as O’Connell bought into President Trump’s madness. O’Connell wrote that Trump ignited national pride among his followers, but that’s not at all what I saw. I saw an explosion of hate and intolerance. I saw people voting against their own best interests by supporting him. He is anti-union. He is anti-labor. He has declared bankruptcy six times, each time forcing his vendors to sue him to recover pennies on the dollar. His vindictiveness carries into his political decisions. His intent of destroying the states that didn’t

havoc here in early August, downing trees and power lines, causing widespread outages for a week or more. There were so many hurricanes in the Atlantic this year that forecasters ran out of names — the last named storm was Wilfred, in late September — so they switched to letters of the Greek alphabet. 2020 was the seventh most costly hurricane season on record, with more than $40 billion in damage in the U.S. Now, not later, is the time to address the climate crisis. We are pleased to see the president-elect taking it seriously, appointing former Secretary of State John Kerry, who signed the Paris Agreement for the U.S. five years ago, as his climate czar.

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or over a century, American higher education has been viewed as a public good as well as a vehicle for personal growth. It has been a source of scientific and technological advances as well as a means for individual intellectual and social development. According to such polls as Gallup and Pew, Americans believe that higher education is nearly essential in helping young people and adults succeed personally and professionally. We can see this on Long Island, where 15 public roBert a. and independent colleges and unisCott versities prepare the region’s students for productive and satisfying lives in a range of careers, from attorneys to artists to military officers, who contribute to the common good. These institutions enroll over 160,000 students, many the first in their families to attend college; employ over 30,000 people, from groundskeepers to faculty and administrators; have operating budgets of over $5 billion, yielding tax revenues and retail sales for the local and state economies; and hold over $1.5 billion in invested funds. If a community started an economic development initiative seeking an employer whose workforce included highly educated people who would be

active locally, whose “products” and services added to the economic and cultural well-being of the community, whose operations were respectful of the local ecology and whose economic impact would be significant, it wouldn’t have to look much further than its closest college or university. Nationally, however, there are an increasing number of critics of higher education, some of whom even question the value of a college degree. According to recent reports by Pew and Gallup, those surveyed said they were deeply concerned about higher education because of increases in tuition and student debt, and questions about the relevance of academic programs. Survey respondents’ dissatisfaction with colleges correlated closely to their political affiliation, with more Republican-leaning respondents saying higher education is going in the wrong direction. Those respondents were also much more likely to mention allegations that college faculty bring their political and social views into the classroom, and that colleges spend too much time protecting students from views they might find offensive. While we in higher education may question the design of the surveys, the vagueness of the questions and the definition of “college” they use, the results are the work of established polling orga-

mong the increasing number of critics are those who question the value of a degree.

Letters vote for him was and is clear. He appointed unqualified cronies to cabinet positions who proceeded to gut the public school system and make decisions based on increasing big-business profits. Lastly, the last four years of “good economy” is a balloon that is due to burst in a few years. The national debt will have to be paid at some point, and people like O’Connell will conveniently forget that a big chunk of it is the fault of Donald Trump. LIz AMbROSINO West Hempstead

Reminded what Thanksgiving is about To the Editor: Sitting at breakfast this morning, I was feeling sorry for myself because tomorrow, Thanksgiving, I will be home alone (for the first time) celebrating the holiday. This was not the original plan. I was to visit my son and his family and enjoy Thanksgiving with them.

nizations, and help perpetuate public views. Therefore, we should take these findings, and the resulting news stories, seriously and try to understand not only why these views exist, but also what we can do to regain public trust and confidence in our institutions. In many public discussions and news articles, higher education is overrepresented by wealthy institutions like Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford. Institutions on Long Island are not comparable in terms of students’ family income. Nearly 30 percent of students at Adelphi and over 21 percent of those at Hofstra come from families in the bottom 60 percent of family income (under $65,000), with fewer than 4 percent of families in the top 1 percent ($630,000 or more). In comparison, 15 percent of Harvard students are from families in the top 1 percent; Yale, 18.7 percent; Princeton, 17 percent; and Stanford, 17.5 percent. Long Island institutions are more accessible and offer opportunity to a wider swath of society. The role of higher education is complex and not easily understood. Not only do colleges and universities challenge what is known through research, scholarship and other creative endeavors, they also act as curators of the past, the archivists of heritage. They bridge the past and the future by preparing graduates for the challenges of careers and com-

merce as well as citizenship. Several Long Island colleges and universities are ranked nationally, but none are exceedingly wealthy, aloof from their communities and principally residential in character. Nor are any as the universities of Georgia, Alabama or Ohio State. Instead, our colleges and universities are primarily commuter institutions that fulfill their missions not only in their classrooms and online, but also in their communities. There are numerous examples of college partnerships with schools, chambers of commerce, nonprofit groups and businesses, not only for the benefit of the partners, but also as part of students’ education. Our research universities contribute to biomedical advances and the understanding of climate physics, among many other contributions. Many of our colleges and universities partner with one another in order to share resources and enhance efficiency. Overall, they are responsive and flexible, and have demonstrated that they can meet societal and student needs with a variety of programs and credentials. With greater efforts to demonstrate commitments to student success on and off campus and renewed initiatives to serve the public, colleges and universities can strengthen their place in society and regain public trust and confidence as essential forces for social mobility and personal fulfillment. Institutions on Long Island can lead the way. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University.

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What happened, however, is that he lives in what is now a yellow zone, and he and his wife and school-age sons are concerned that they might inadvertently expose me to Covid. My initial reaction was disappointment and sadness, despite the fact that every year I have been blessed with being a participant in a great family celebration of extended family, including my two sons and daughter and their families. As I read Randi Kreiss’s column “Dinner for two at our Thanksgiving table” (Nov. 19-25), about the berlin Airlift and the sacrifices of World War II, I recognized that me being alone at Thanksgiving was nothing compared with the many who are currently suffering through this pandemic in such tragic ways. I am fortunate to be in good health, have the love of family and friends, have a roof over my head and food to share with our local pantry each week. When I sit down to Thanksgivings dinner tomorrow, I will remember to be very thankful, and I will look forward to next year and a hopeful return to normal for all of us. MARGE ELLIS Merrick

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In praise of higher education

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