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ith local businesses struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic, Bryan Lanzello sprang into action, using social media to create raffles to help support them.

“I don’t know where he gets his drive from. I really do commend him for it,” his wife, Lisa, said. “He doesn’t settle for anything less than the best that he could do.”

Long a community advocate, Lanzello raised money by hosting raffles on Facebook, charging a $10 participation fee and using the proceeds to purchase gift cards from Lynbrook businesses to raffle off on social media live streams. Lanzello, of East Rockaway, understands the challenges that small businesses face, having run his own, Lanzello Roofing and Remodeling, in Hewlett, since 2007.

For his dedication and involvement in his community, Lanzello, 40, is the Herald’s 2020 Person of the Year.

He grew up in Valley Stream and moved with his family to Lynbrook in 2006. Then he and Lisa purchased a home in East Rockaway three years ago. They have four children, Damon, Arianna, Mason and Gavin, who attend Lynbrook Public Schools. Lisa recalled that she met her future husband in 2001, when she worked at a tile store and he came in to purchase materials. They married in 2005.

Over the years, Lanzello has been involved with a number of local groups, including as president of the Titans Football program since 2015, the Lynbrook Little League, Lynbrook Roller Hockey and Valley Stream Youth Council. He also volunteered at Our Lady of Peace church, hosting and sponsoring fundraisers, including the church’s largest event, its annual dinner dance, as well as its Casino Night, Ladies Gala and others. Additionally, he has hosted Lynbrook village events, such as the roast of Mayor Alan Beach in January and a carnival in June 2019. He

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Bryan Lanzello is the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald’s Person of the Year for 2020. Above, Lanzello when he was honored by the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce in January 2019.

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and coach, said the program was struggling before Lanzello became president, and his efforts led to its recovery, including setting a record for memberships this year, with 130 football players and cheerleaders. Though the 2020 season was canceled because of the pandemic, Barkley said, the program’s future appears bright with Lanzello at the helm.

“Under Bryan’s leadership, the Titans have really become a centerpiece for the neighborhood,” Barkley said.

“The overall objective has been to really bring the community together as part of one big family.”

Lisa said that her husband joined the Titans’ leadership team because he wanted to help organize fundraisers to ensure the program survived for their children and so many others in the neighborhood.

When he first came on board, participants were supposed to receive trophies, backpacks and journals at the end of the season, but the league ran out of money, so Lanzello donated funds to ensure that children received them. He then joined the board to help improve the league, eventually becoming president.

Tara Aragona said she met the Lanzellos when they began volunteering together in the Lynbrook Public Schools and at other fundraisers. Her daughter, Sadie, is also a cheerleader for the Titans program.

“Bryan is a community man, and he’s very big on making all the Titans feel like one big family,” Aragona said. “He’s super-successful at coming up with great, fantastic, grand ideas to try and raise money for the Titans, and he gets everybody involved, and I think that’s what the kids like most

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LHS wrestler continues to make history With another history-making feat on her resumé, Ally Fitzgerald has continued to become a trailblazer in girls’ wrestling.

As a Lynbrook High School junior, Fitzgerald captured the 113-pound girls’ title in the first all-girls tournament in the 42-year history of the Eastern States Classic Jan. 11-12.

Seventy girls, from 30 schools, competed in various weight classes at Sullivan County Community College in Loch Sheldrake.

“It feels really amazing to know that I’m one of the pioneers of girls’ wrestling, especially on Long Island,” Fitzgerald said, “and that I’m paving the way for other girls in the future.

I’m really proud to be a part of it.”

Fitzgerald created a buzz as a freshman in 2018 when she became the first girl in Nassau County history to win a championship at a boys’ high

LHS student is a Regeneron scholar

school wrestling tournament, at South Side High School in Rockville Centre.

She has an edge, she says, because she can compete against boys as well as girls.

Fitzgerald had to overcome adversity and a bad break early in the tournament, but was able to rebound. She was leading her match in the roundrobin portion of the tournament when she accidentally elbowed her opponent with 18 seconds left in the third and final round, and was disqualified, a decision she said she disagreed with.

Undeterred, Fitzgerald used the loss as motivation, she said, and went on to win three straight matches en route to the championship in her weight class.

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Ally Fitzgerald with Rich Renz, left, and Ed Parenteau.

Throughout the summer of 2019, Lynbrook High School student Sara Bahri spent many late nights at the Weill Cornell Medical College’s Andersen Lab of Physiology and Biophysics, in Manhattan, poring over research documents as part of a major science experiment.

The hard work and effort paid off when Bahri was selected as one of 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2020 competition. The contest is hosted by the Society for Science & the Public, and is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competitions for students.

“Being selected as a Regeneron STS scholar truly feels like a dream come true,” Bahri said.“This is a very full-circle

moment for me, and it’s shown me how much I have grown, not just as a researcher, but as a person in general.

This validation of my efforts is both motivating and humbling.”

The Society for Science & the Public is a nonprofit founded in 1921 that is dedicated to expanding scientific literacy and research, and effective science, technology, engineering and math — or STEM — education.

Alumni of the contest have made many contributions to science and hold more than 100 of the world’s most distinguished science and math honors, including the Nobel Prize and the National Medal of Science.

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Sara Bahri was named a Regeneron scholar.

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Lynbrook 12-year-old aces tennis tournament Four to five times a week, after classes end at Lynbrook South Middle School, Cooper Schorr, 12, heads to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens to take tennis lessons. He also hones his skills at weekly lessons at the Bethpage Park Tennis Center.

Cooper’s dedication is paying off: He earned a national ranking in the sport after he and Zavier Augustin, of Malverne, won the Boys 12 doubles title at the U.S. Tennis Association’s Empire Cup in Mamaroneck. With the victory, Cooper was ranked No. 12 in his age group by the USTA. “To be able to win that, it was really special,” Cooper said. “That was one of my goals. I was very happy and very

proud. I reached my goal.”

Cooper and Zavier won five matches together in the tournament.

Cooper began playing tennis when he was 3, and quickly started showing flashes of greatness, which led to his being paired against players who were three to four years older than him.

As he improved, he started entering mini-tournaments, and while he also excelled at hockey and baseball, he committed to tennis. The choice has proven to be a good one.

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Cooper Schorr, 12, has played tennis since he was 3, and was ranked No. 12 in the sport for his age by the U.S. Tennis Association after he and Zavier Augustin, of Malverne, won a doubles title at the USTA’s Empire Cup in Mamaroneck.

Lynbrook man pleads guilty to grisly murder A Lynbrook man pleaded guilty in January to murder and other charges relating to a 2016 attack on his girlfriend’s mother,Theresa Kiel, which led to her death in 2018.

Ralph Keppler appeared before Acting Supreme Court Justice Christopher Quinn to face charges of second-degree murder and conspiracy, and fourth-degree possession of a weapon.

According to authorities, Keppler beat Kiel, the mother of his girlfriend, Francesca Kiel, with a metal barbell outside her New York Avenue apartment in Long Beach on Dec. 4, 2016, at about 10:30 p.m.

Theresa was a teacher and principal in the Malverne School District for 30 years. Her daughter previously pleaded

guilty to murder for her involvement in orchestrating the attack.

“Ralph Keppler stalked Theresa Kiel for more than a week and then brutally attacked her outside her Long Beach home, leaving the woman in a persistent vegetative state until she succumbed to her injuries nearly two years later,” District Attorney Madeline Singas said in a statement. “This defendant was remarkably calculating in his plan to murder Theresa Kiel.”

Keppler was sentenced to 22 years to life in prison in June, while Francesca Kiel was sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role in the attack.

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Ralph Kepler was sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for his role in the attack and subsequent death of his girlfriend’s mother, Theresa Kiel.

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Nothing could stop NYPD officer Ross Dichter from reaching 20 years on the job without taking a sick day — not even the tongue cancer he developed because he worked at ground zero in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

“It was a goal I set,” Dichter said. “I wanted to go 20 years without ever calling out sick. I just made it to work and just kept going in.”

Dichter’s dedication did not go unnoticed. In the winter, New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea surprised Dichter by promoting him to detective in Shea’s annual State of the NYPD address at the Police Breakfast at the Pierre Hotel, before an audience of law enforcement, government and business officials.

Dichter, a lifelong Lynbrook resident, has been a member of the NYPD since July 1999, and has served as the crime analysis officer for the 20th Precinct since 2003.

Dichter was asked to videoconference into the ceremony from his Lynbrook home, and was told that he would be recognized for continuing to work from home despite his illness. During the conference, Shea praised Dichter as the person most familiar with crime statistics in the 20th Precinct, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, but Dichter was stumped when the commissioner asked him the relevance of the numbers 70 and 46.

“I started to sweat, and I had no idea,” Dichter recalled.“I was embarrassed that I was talking to the police commissioner and I didn’t know what those numbers represented. And that’s when he came back and said, ‘That’s your new detective shield number, 7046,’ which shocked me.”

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NYPD officer and Lynbrook resident Ross Dichter was recognized for never taking a sick day in 20 years on the job.

Lynbrook chamber hosts ‘Evening of Excellence’ One 2020 Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce honoree is an educator.

Another is the coordinator of a nonprofit charity. One is a health care provider. And another is a community leader. Together they have contributed in countless ways to the village, chamber officials said.

The four were recognized at the chamber’s annual Evening of Excellence at Temple Am Echad, where the organization’s 2020 officers were also installed. Honorees included Educator of the Year Steven Freifeld, Volunteer of the Year Shannan Pearsall, Business of the Year Northwell Health Physician Partners and Carol Burak, who was

honored as a distinguished Chamber of Commerce president emeritus.

“These four entities have given hope to children in need, fed the hungry, helped our students to be intellectually and socially aware, made newcomers feel welcome and made quality health care more accessible,” Chamber President Stephen Wangel told the 149 attendees. “We should all be grateful for what they’ve given to our community.”

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The Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce honored, from left, Ira Nash, Shannan Pearsall, Steve Freifeld and Carol Burak.

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Community rallies around ailing resident Lynbrook officials aim to improve parks To help revitalize Lynbrook, village officials began smaller beautification projects at six parks in February, and are preparing for a major overhaul of Greis Park in the future.

“The renovations will bolster community aesthetics in the parks . . . while enhancing the residential property values in our community,” Mayor Alan Beach said.

Three of the smaller “pocket” parks — Revere, Alphonse Catania and Juliette Low — are in the southeastern section of the village. Two — Molly Pitcher and Betsy Ross — are in the southwestern area. And the sixth is Five Corners Park, near Citi Bank, at

Broadway and Merrick Road.

Lynbrook’s population is growing, Beach said, and park renovations are needed to meet the needs of a changing community.

Melville-based H2M architects + engineers was tasked with the pocket park improvement projects. Work included the installation of benches, paths, trees and plants.

According to Beach, improvements were funded by county and state grants, with no Lynbrook property-tax dollars.

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Lynbrook village officials have started making improvements at Greis Park and small pocket parks in the village.

In her pitched battle against pancreatic cancer, Valerie Fellows flew to Switzerland in February for a new treatment that could extend her life, and the Lynbrook community helped her fight.

“She’s strong and she’s a fighter,” said Jennifer Mudd, who has been a friend of Fellows for many years. “She said she’s not giving up, and she’s going to keep fighting until she can’t anymore.”

Mudd created a GoFundMe page on Valentine’s Day — which happened to be Fellow’s 56th birthday — to help offset her soaring medical bills and travel expenses. The community in which she has lived her whole life has backed her, helping her page generate nearly $36,000 of its goal of $50,000 in four days.

Fellows was born and raised in Lynbrook with two older sisters, Lisa and Donna. She and her husband, Mark, raised two sons, Zak and Jake in the village. Mark runs an Allstate insurance firm

on Broadway. Before she became ill, Valerie worked at Sterling Pierce Co. Inc., a commercial printing company in East Rockaway, for many years.

Life changed for the Fellows family in January 2019, when Valerie’s cancer was diagnosed. She underwent many hours of chemotherapy, and was given a clean bill of health in September 2019. A month later, however, doctors discovered that the cancer had returned and had begun to spread aggressively.

Though she was initially diagnosed with Stage 1 pancreatic cancer, in fall 2019, doctors informed her that it had become Stage 4.

With her fight continuing as of last February, the community jumped in to support her. “Once the community gets involved like this,” Mudd said,“it’s a game changer.”

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The Lynbrook community rallied around Valerie Fellows and her husband, Mark, during a difficult time.

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Former East Rockaway Mayor Joseph Carrigan dies at 87 Whether serving as village mayor, fire chief or creator of the Raiders football program, Joseph Carrigan spent his life serving East Rockaway.

In 1997, Carrigan was elected village trustee, and served for six years before being elected mayor, a position that he held for four years. As mayor he oversaw the first restoration of Memorial Park since World War II, implemented Operation Downtown to rehabilitate the village’s business district, ushered in the renovation of the public parking lot at Atlantic and Rocklyn avenues and McNulty Park on Ocean Avenue, and saw to the completion of White Cannon Park. In 2010, the village board renamed White Cannon Point, at the Main Street canal’s Talfor Boat Basin, Joseph F. Carrigan Point.

“His DNA was service,” said Joe Vito, who spent many years playing under Carrigan on the Raiders, “especially to the East Rockaway

community.”

Carrigan died after a brief illness on Feb. 24, at age 87, but his legacy lives on in East Rockaway.

As Vito tells it, Carrigan had an impact on him from an early age.

When his parents took him to his first Raiders practice in 1971, he recalled, he didn’t want get out of the car, but eventually he started playing for the team and fell in love with the game because, he said, Carrigan made it fun. The sport meant so much to Vito that he became a high school football coach in 1983.

“A coach has more impact on people in one year than most people will impact you in their whole lifetime,” said Vito, who now coaches at Roosevelt High School. “That’s so true, because his character had that impact on me.”

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Former East Rockaway Mayor Joseph Carrigan

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East Rockaway volunteer supports youth, businesses Lanzello has been recognized for his dedication to local communities several times over about it.”

Lanzello’s passion for helping his commu- the years. The Valley Stream Youth Council nity is also evident in his business, said Jim honored him as Youth Council Advocate of the O’Connell, who first met Lanzello when he Year in 2013, Lynbrook village officials named Lanzello Remodeling Business hired him to remodel his home of the Year in 2017, and the 13 years ago. He has since Lynbrook Chamber of brought him back for a few projCommerce named him ects over the years, before he Businessman of the Year in 2019 started working at Lanzello’s — the same year that the business a year ago. Lanzello, he OF THE Nassau Council of Chambers of said, is driven by his love for his Commerce named him family, his dedication to unifying Lynbrook’s Businessman of the the community and his desire to Year. ensure that his small business Lisa said she is impressed by what her husand others thrive.

“I think part of it is he’s able to put himself band has accomplished, noting that he is a in the position of what other small businesses positive role model for their children, while are going through, their struggles and their also being there for people in the local comdesire to serve customers,” O’Connell said. “I munity.

“There really is so much that he just dips his think he does it very well, and it has served him well in capacities other than being a business hands into,” she said. “Anywhere he’s needed, he’s willing.” owner.”

Lanzello Roofing and Remodeling opened for business 13 years ago. The company Courtesy Lisa Lanzello remodels bathrooms, decks, rails, interiors and East Rockaway resident Bryan Lanzello is the Herald’s Person kitchens, installs dormers and extensions, and of the Year. Above, Lanzello with his wife, Lisa, and their children, Darron, center, and, from left, Gavin, Arianna and Mason. oversees masonry, roofing and siding work.

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East Rockaway wins L.I. title As Nassau’s lone Class C school, East Rockaway had to play its usual waiting game after the basketball regular season ended while the rest of the county conducted weeklong tournaments featuring as many as 20 teams.

But first-year head coach Cheri Poland said the mostly inexperienced Rocks embraced the downtime, practiced hard and worked on their weaknesses. “It’s a long season and when you’re playing as many as three games in a week, it’s tough to work on everything you want to work on,” she said.

East Rockaway’s improved chemistry was on full display March 9 when it rallied from an early 11-point deficit to beat Pierson, 54-43, to capture the Long Island Class C championship/ Regional Semifinal at Newfield High

School in Selden. Senior Hunter Vertuccio scored 14 of her game-high 27 points in the first half and sophomore Riley O’Hagan had eight of her 11 points in a pivotal third quarter as the Rocks won their second L.I. title in three years.

“We played well in spurts throughout the season but today we showed how much we’ve grown,” Poland said.

Sophomore Katy Howard added 10 points and 10 rebounds, including the go-ahead basket in the final minute of the second quarter for a 22-21 halftime lead. Sophomore Theresa Lynch had four points.

Aidan O’Connor knew it was a long time since East Rockaway boys’ basketball hung a Long Island championship banner. In his final opportunity March 10, the senior forward did something about it.

O’Connor poured in a gamehigh 26 points and junior point guard Franklin Infante added 20 to lead the Rocks to a 72-65 victory over Southold at Centereach High School for the program’s first L.I. Class C title since the 2011-12 campaign. O’Connor, who grabbed 12 rebounds, and Infante (10-for12) also combined to hit 15 of 19 free throws. Nick Grathwohl paced Southold with 18 points.

“It feels awesome,” O’Connor said.

“Our team last won Long Island eight years ago and it’s great to be hanging a banner on the wall. We came

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out hungry and started strong. They made a run in the second quarter but then we picked it back up after halftime.”

Many other Rocks contributed on the scoresheet and were instrumental in the weekslong preparation to face the First Settlers. Senior Kyle Barth had nine points, freshman Tyler Hyland hit threes in each of the first two quarters, and senior Joseph Acampora had four key points in the third when they started to pull away.

“We’ve done a lot of great work against man defenses all season and we were hoping that’s how they’d guard us,” East Rockaway head coach Paul Collins said. “We were ready for any situation and it was great to see our kids go out there and play so well as a team.”

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Students adapt to remote learning H.S. spring sports cancelled It was game over for public high school spring sports on Long Island for 2020. Any hopes for even a modified season were dashed April 21 when health and safety concerns led athletic administrators and school superintendents in Nassau and Suffolk counties to announced the cancelation of the spring sports season. Section VIII athletics conference governs Nassau County, and Section XI, Suffolk County.

“For the safety for our student athletes, Section VIII has made the difficult decision to cancel spring sports for our high schools and middle schools.”

Nassau County Executive Director Pat Pizzarelli said.“Long Island is one of the areas most affected by this terrible pandemic, so both section VIII and

Section XI have made this very difficult decision.”

Nassau County’s Athletic Council, which includes superintendents, principals and officials, met on April 20 and was unanimous in its decision. Athletic directors met the following morning and agreed.

“It’s very sad for the seniors, but we are dealing with life and death,” Pizzarelli said. “We have to safeguard our students and communities. We waited as long as we possibly could to make this heartbreaking decision.”

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With Gov. Andrew Cuomo mandating that schools and non-essential businesses remained closed in April, remote learning continued to be the “new normal” for Lynbrook and East Rockaway students, staff members and parents.

Though there had been a few adjustments to ensure that all students were accommodated, school officials in both districts said remote learning had been successful to that point.

“I think the staff and students have been working really hard to try to maintain the quality of learning that we’ve been used to in our district,” said Gerard Beleckas, the Lynbrook School District’s assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment. “We’re very fortunate that we have great people in the community, the parents and students as well as the faculty.”

Beleckas said that students at the

upper elementary, middle and high school levels used Microsoft Office 365 to complete assignments, while younger elementary school students used Flipgrid and Seesaw, learning apps that are geared toward that age group. While teachers could not lecture students as they would in a traditional classroom, they were able provide feedback and answer questions at any time of day.

“I think that the teachers are doing a really nice job at reaching out to their students and their families, and just trying to make sure they’re learning,” Beleckas said, “and also making sure that they still feel connected to the school and community. It’s important for the students to realize that folks still care about them when they’re home.”

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Gerard Beleckas, the Lynbrook School District’s assistant superintendent for curriculum.

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E. Rock resident Jim Adelis dies at 67

Cares Committee gives back Betty Bergbuchler, 91, said the coronavirus pandemic has caused her to worry and has made routine tasks like grocery shopping hard for her. However, thanks to the Lynbrook Cares group, she no longer has to leave the Nathan Hale Senior Village where she lives to buy food.

“They’re angels from heaven, and they saved my life,” Bergbuchler said. “I never knew there were such lovely people. They just do it out of the kindness of their hearts and to help people.”

Lynbrook Cares was co-founded by village residents Laura Ryder and Steve Schmitt, who are its chairs. Schmitt approached Mayor Alan Beach last year with an idea to create a volunteer committee to help shovel snow for seniors and veterans. Ryder then gave him the idea to expand it by offering leaf raking, housework, companionship, grocery shopping and the option to pick up prescriptions for seniors or others in

need of assistance.

The group is helpful for seniors like Bergbuchler, who moved to Lynbrook in 1941 and has lived at Nathan Hale for about 12 years. She said she has had trouble sleeping because the coronavirus has caused her to panic, but at least some of her worries have been lifted thanks to Lynbrook Cares.

Schmitt explained that people in need like Bergbuchler can place orders over the phone, and a volunteer will do their shopping for them.

“It’s important to help your community,” Schmitt said. “I see it a lot throughout the country. The idea is to help people who are older or disabled.”

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Tommy Atkinson and Shannon Ryder loaded up a car full of supplies

obituary Beloved Lynbrook BOE member dies Whenever there was an important school event or a chance to advocate for students, Alicemarie Bresnihan was there.

Bresnihan died in May of cancer at age 85. Many of her fellow Board of Education trustees and school officials said they would remember her for her dedication to education and her passion for all things Lynbrook.

“There has been no greater supporter of the students and staff of the Lynbrook Public Schools than Alice,” Superintendent Dr. Melissa Burak said in a statement. “For 45 years, she has been a trusted school board member who exemplified how a board member champions the efforts of all in the district. Her attendance at every single district event was astonishing.”

Board President William Belmont said he knew Bresnihan for most of his life, dating back to when he was a stu-

Jim Adelis spent much of his life giving back to the community, and never sought praise. His actions were so far-reaching that they even surprised his wife, Lucy.

“Pay it forward will be his legacy,” she said. “A lot of things I’m finding out, I never even knew. Every Christmas, he would take gifts to kids in the hospital, and he never told me.”

Adelis died on April 4 of kidney failure brought on by Covid-19. He was 67. He leaves behind a legacy of altruism, which includes helping to found the Trees for Troops event at Dees’ Nursery in Oceanside each holiday season, in which Christmas trees are shipped to military personnel across the country and overseas.

Adelis was born on May 28, 1952, and grew up in Brooklyn. He went on to run Ogden Security at John F.

dent in Lynbrook. He got to know her on a professional level on the board.

“She is a shining example of what public service is all about,” Belmont said. “Her calm demeanor and diligent efforts were always appreciated by the board. On a personal note, Alice exemplifies what’s great about Lynbrook. Someone who lived here, raised her kids here and has always worked hard to make Lynbrook a better place.”

Burak said Bresnihan would be missed. “She was truly an advocate of public education and role model for all educators and will be missed,” she said.

“We extend our sincere sympathies to Alice’s family and friends.

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Late Lynbrook BOE Trustee Alicemarie Bresnihan.

Kennedy International Airport in Queens for decades, which was where he met Lucy, who worked for him as a security guard.

On their first date, she recalled, he told her he would marry her, and she thought he was crazy. His words proved prophetic, however, and they wed at City Hall in Manhattan on Oct. 14, 1983 and they had two children.

Dan Carbonaro, a retired Port Authority Police Department detective, said Adelis and his impact will not be forgotten, especially at each Trees for Troops event. “When I see a Christmas tree now in December, I’ll always think of him,” he said. “And that’s great, because he’ll be alive forever. As long as you remember somebody, they’re not gone.”

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Jim Adelis with his wife, Lucy.

Honoring a cherished custodian Even into his late 70s, Elbert Wilder, a longtime custodian at the Friedberg Jewish Community Center school in Lynbrook, would stand near its entrance, flail his arms and legs and dance to entertain children as they arrived.

His routine brought smiles to the dozens of children at the school, who affectionately refer to him as “Elmo” because most can’t pronounce his first name.

He em-braced the moniker, often wearing an Elmo T-shirt.

“The children run to him like he’s the Pied Piper,” said Karin Ponsiek, an administrative assistant at the JCC, formerly the Temple Am Echad school.

“They love to share with him what they’ve just done in class or tell him stories, some making no sense, but he listens like it’s a bestseller. His biggest

complaint during this quarantine is that he misses the children.”

Wilder has been at home since the coronavirus pandemic forced the school’s closing. So Allison Fixler, the JCC’s early-childhood director, brainstormed a way to surprise him.

On May 1, his 80th birthday, she organized a drive-by parade outside his Hempstead home to show him how much the Lynbrook community has missed him during the pandemic.

“Every year before his birthday, he would always give us a countdown at the school,” Fixler said with a laugh.“He would always say, ‘One week until my birthday,’‘One day until my birthday.’ So every year we’d have a big celebration, Christina Daly/Herald

Elbert “Elmo” Wilder was honored with a surprise drive-by parade to celebrate his birthday on May 1.

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At 8:20 p.m. on May 1, the lights inside and outside Lynbrook and East Rockaway high schools were turned on to recognize the 12th-graders who had their senior experience cut short by way of the coronavirus pandemic.

Schools across Nassau and Suffolk counties took part in the Light Up the Night event at 8:20 — 20:20 military time, in honor of the class of 2020. In Lynbrook and East Rockaway, dozens of cars drove by each building as seniors and their families took in the moment.

“It means everything to us,” Lynbrook Superintendent Dr. Melissa Burak said. “I think, collectively, we can agree that our hearts are broken. My heart aches for these seniors who have lost out on so many milestones.”

First, spring sports were canceled, and

then, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that remote learning would continue statewide for the rest of the school year. With the status of prom and graduation looking grim at the time, Burak said, it was important to stay positive and find ways to bring the community together from a safe distance.

East Rockaway Superintendent Lisa Ruiz said the seniors and athletes need to be recognized. “While I understand this gesture does not make up for our seniors and student-athletes missing out on certain memorable events,” she said,“it was a small, but hopefully significant, way for us to honor them from afar.”

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Above, Alan Owens, Bill Kienke and Joe Lores.

Capri razed for luxury rental apartments Wearing a hard hat, Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach blew a golden whistle in June to signal the start of a project that he had long waited for: the demolition of the Capri Lynbrook Motor Inn. “This property has long been a nuisance for the village,” Beach said, “and I’m thrilled to be here today to help bring a welcome revitalization that not only will add foot traffic for local businesses, but also bring the kind of smart development that strengthens the community as a whole.”

Beach spoke as the razing of the motel began. The site will soon be home to the $24 million, 80-unit Cornerstone at Yorkshire apartment complex. It will be built by the Farmingdale-based Terwilliger & Bartone Properties at 5 Freer St., and will replace a motel

May marked nearly three months since many houses of worship in Lynbrook and East Rockaway switched to virtual services to abide by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ban on large gatherings.

Over that time, the virtual technology teams at temples and churches in the communities have adopted Zoom, Facebook,YouTube and Google video platforms to hold services.

“We have mostly used Zoom, and we’ve learned very quickly,” said Bonnie Vakarin, a member of the technology team at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre. “I miss being in the sanctuary, and Zoom doesn’t allow for communal singing, but I’ve picked up on things very quickly. It’s been a positive learning experience

and a smooth transition.”

For Bethany Congregational Church of East Rockaway, the switch to online platforms didn’t come as easily.

At first, religious leaders tried Facebook Live, but a number of congregants struggled with it because it was unfamiliar, so church officials pre-recorded services and posted them on Facebook.

“Many of our congregants are elderly, and at first they didn’t know how to work live- streaming and other technological devices,” said the Rev. Mark Lukens, who attends to the church’s digital needs. “Pre-recording our services made it easier for people, and now if we mess up during services, it won’t be live. We can edit the videos and then post them.”

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The virtual setup at East Rockaway’s Church of the Nazarene.

Double amputee escapes fire

with a long history of controversy, including drug overdose deaths and arrests for alleged prostitution. Leasing of the units is slated to begin next summer, with an official opening in the fall of 2021.

“We have long heard the community’s resounding call to tear down the Capri Motel,” said Anthony Bartone, managing partner of Terwilliger & Bartone, “and we’re thrilled to have started knocking it down today to make way for luxury new apartment-style living that will become woven into the fabric of the village community.”

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The Capri Lynbrook Motor Inn was razed in June.

Double amputee Patricia Lewis acted quickly when a fire started in her basement on April 10. She put on her artificial legs and got out of her Rockville Centre home before the Lakeview Fire Department arrived to put out the fire.

Lewis, a registered nurse, thanked the Fire Department and Lynbrook Restorative Therapy & Nursing for their efforts at a news conference on June 17.

In 2019, Lewis, a Mercy Medical Center oncology nurse, suffered a stroke, and was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. She eventually had both legs amputated below the knee in two surgeries just months apart, and rehabilitated at the Lynbrook facility.

While there, she learned how to quickly put her artificial legs on, which,

she said, helped her on the night of the fire. “If I hadn’t been able to put on my legs quickly, or had instead had to use my wheelchair,” Lewis said,“who knows what would have happened?”

Nurse Lisa Penziner, special projects manager for Paragon Management, which oversees 10 rehabilitation facilities, including Lynbrook Restorative, described Lewis as a positive person who remained optimistic throughout her rehab.

“When we heard about the fire, we were of course saddened,” Penziner said. “But one of the things that really made me proud and made Lynbrook proud was the fact that she was able to get those legs on so fast and get out of the building.”

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Patricia Lewis spoke at a June 17 news conference.

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Former Lynbrook Mayor Eugene Scarpato dies at 89

A summer of splashing at Lynbrook’s Village Pool begins Though the coronavirus remains a concern, Lynbrook and Rockville Centre residents were still permitted to use the Lynbrook Village Pool as long as they adhered to social distancing and other safety guidelines.

Mayor Alan Beach said village officials decided to open the facility while following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“It’s been well received and appreciated by the families,” he said in July. “The staff is doing an excel-

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lent job making sure it’s clean and safe. It’s a great place to be in this heat.”

Beach also praised the staff for their hard work and dedication in making sure the pool opened, which was well after its scheduled opening on Memorial Day because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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The Lynbrook Village Pool opened with special social distancing protocols for guests.

Scarpato was born in Queens on June 30, 1931, the third son of John and Josephine Scarpato. He graduated from LaSalle Academy in New York City and then attended St. John’s University, where he majored in accounting. He joined the U.S. Marines in October 1953, and became a first lieutenant during the Korean War. Afterward he joined his family printing business, My-Jo Printing, which was affectionately named after his mother.

Courtesy Virginia Scarpato

Former Lynbrook Mayor Eugene Scarpato died on July 21of heart complications at 89. In addition to serving as mayor from 1995 to 2007, he helped build the village pool.

Historian worries about marine life in the wetlands

H.S. sports delayed until 2021 Nassau County High School student-athletes will have to wait until 2021 to compete in sports.

At an emergency meeting held Aug. 26, Nassau school superintendents voted to postpone high school sports until Jan. 4, becoming the first of the state’s 11 sections to move its fall season. The following day, superintendents released a letter stating they may reassess the decision prior to Sept. 20.

“I believe other sections will follow and pull the plug, but I can’t speak for anyone else,” Section VIII (Nassau) Executive Director of Athletics Pat Pizzarelli said Aug. 26.

“We felt strong enough to make this decision now,” he added. “We took the cautious route, but we believe it’s in everyone’s best interests.

There are too many unknowns.

Whether it’s the village pool, the Little League baseball field or the vibrant downtown, there is evidence of former mayor Eugene Scarpato’s impact on Lynbrook in all parts of the village.

Scarpato died on July 21 at 89 of heart complications, but he leaves a lasting legacy in a village that meant a great deal to him, and where he served as mayor from 1995 to 2007.

“He did so many things,” his wife, Virginia, said. “He revitalized the village. He created the baseball field.

He brought in the pool. There’s a lot of great stuff that he did.”

“It’s just not time to allow kids to play sports,” he continued. “And my first and foremost concern is the safety of our student-athletes.”

The decision came two days after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo issued guidance permitting lower-risk high school fall sports (soccer, tennis, swimming, field hockey and cross-country) to begin practice and play on Sept. 21, while noting football and volleyball could begin practice but not play.

However, Nassau’s superintendents did not consider the current conditions safe enough to conduct any fall sports.

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Art Mattson was paddling his kayak on Aug. 6 in Pearsalls Hassock, a small saltwater marsh connected to Hewlett Bay, when he suddenly stopped to watch as a white egret glided over the water.

“That’s the beauty of this place,” he said, smiling as he watched the bird.“It’s a pocket of heaven.”

But for Mattson, a Lynbrook resident, history author and a director of the Historical Society of East Rockaway and Lynbrook, there is a growing fear that the beauty he often observes while kayaking in the hassock could be in jeopardy.

Pearsalls Hassock, through which he took this reporter on a kayaking tour on Aug. 6, is the site of a planned Long Beach Consolidation Project. The

plan will see the complete dismantling of the existing water pollution control plant in Long Beach, which will be converted to a pump station that will connect to the Bay Park plant through an underwater force main.

There are stakes where the pipe will run near Pearsalls Hassock, and Mattson said he worried that the project could harm wildlife habitats, including an osprey nest that is in line with the stakes.

“No one’s paying any attention to that, and there seems to be no plan to preserve what’s there,” he said.“Maybe they’ll have it in mind . . . I’m hopeful they’re going to do it the right way and do the right thing..”

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Villages commemorate 19th anniversary of 9/11 On a somber Friday, residents, elected officials, first responders and community leaders gathered for ceremonies in Lynbrook and East Rockaway commemorating the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

“I was impressed to see so many residents at the service supporting family and friends of those lost,” Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach said, “and in doing so, they maintained social distancing.”

When addressing those gathered at the memorial behind Village Hall, Beach said the country should use the solemn day to focus on what unites people instead of what divides them. He said he still felt anger, grief, loss and sadness 19 years after the attacks, but he also had hope for the future.

“We will never forget,” he said.“But in all of its destruction, it brought us closer.

We should also remember the unity of Sept. 12 and the days following the attacks. New Yorkers and all Americans stood strong and together, in a way that I have never seen before in my lifetime. We were there for our neighbors, friends and family . . .

We owe it to those we lost 19 years ago today to make it a point to live and rekindle the spirit of the unity that brought us together.”

In East Rockaway, first responders, village officials, community members and others gathered in Memorial Park to read the names of those that were lost that day and to also host a ceremony of remembrance.

Condo project proposed for Village of Lynbrook A development firm caused a stir in Lynbrook in early September when it posted fliers in the neighborhood and revealed plans on social media to build an 18-unit luxury condominium project in the village.

The proposal, called Parson’s Corners at Lynbrook, would be built at 161 Union Ave., where a sushi restaurant now operates, and would have a mix of one- and two-bedroom units.

The request for the project was filed with the village’s Building Department

by L.I. Building Corp. on Sept. 1, and more information eventually came to

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The village board eventually hosted a public hearing in November before approving it on Dec. 21, but builders must gain further approvals.

The development would mark the second major housing project in the village this year. In June, the muchmaligned Capri Lynbrook Motor Inn was razed, and a $24 million, 80-unit complex will soon replace it.

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After 10 straight summers at the decided they would host their own Lynbrook Village Pool, the annual Swim event at the Lynbrook pool.

Across America event had to be They reserved the pool at 8 a.m. altered this year. That didn’t on Aug. 17 and decided to stop five young Lynbrook swim laps to raise money residents from doing on their own. their part to raise “Swim Across money for cancer America is an imporIN research through this tant event because it event. helps people with canFor a decade, the cer, and we couldn’t let Lynbrook pool has Covid stop us,” Jason hosted Swim Across explained.

America each August, and The five friends pooled over the years, hundreds of their resources, so to speak, swimmers dived in to raise more and through family and friends, than $160,000 for cancer research. they raised $1,600 for the cause.

With participation in this year’s Courtesy Nikki Diaz event reduced because of the coronavi- Lynbrook residents, above from left, Rebecca Wolk, rus, residents Jason Diaz, 12, Sofia and Jason Diaz, Joseph Wolk, and Steven and Sofia Steven Michelakos, 12 and 9, and Michelakos raised $1,600 for cancer research as Joseph and Rebecca Wolk, 10 and 8, part of Swim Across America.

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ERHS senior joins Cosmos Soccer Club At a young age, Eligio Guarino fell in love with soccer while watching it with his father and grandfather.Then, at 17, he began playing professionally with the New York Cosmos Soccer Club.

“I’ve been playing soccer since I could walk, basically,” Guarino said. “I’ve been playing competitively since I was 3 or 4.”

The East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School senior has played attack midfield and left wing for the Cosmos since August, competing against older players. He said he has enjoyed the competition, and has learned a great deal from the experience.

Guarino played for the Lynbrook/ East Rockaway Sting from 2011 to 2015, helping the team win two State Cups and two Long Island Cup championships. In addition to the Cosmos, he has played for the U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams of the New York City Football Club and the Red Bulls.

He explained that the academy is similar to minor league clubs, from which the best players are selected and groomed to become professionals. He played on the under-13 and under-14 teams for the Red Bulls from 2015 to 2016, and then for the under-15, under-17 and under-19 teams for the NYCFC from 2017 to 2020. As a student, he is a member of the National Honor Society.

He also played in the Generation Adidas Cup, a major youth soccer tournament that includes international teams, in Toronto last fall and again in Atlanta in February. He played three games at each tournament and tied for first for most goals, scoring five in the six combined games.

On Stevenson Street in Lynbrook, one home embraced the Halloween spirit in October as 89 foam jack-o’lanterns with various designs lined the lawn and lit up the night, making a neighborhood spectacle.

“I dubbed myself the crazy pumpkin lady,” Tessa Farr, the pumpkin patch’s creator, said with a laugh. “I come up with the designs myself and some are things I’ve seen people do that I put my own spin on.”

Farr said Halloween is her favorite holiday and she decided to get in the spirit by creating the jack-o’-lanterns to embrace the spooky celebration. The hijinks began last year when she designed 42 pumpkins

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Courtesy Leo Guarino

East Rockaway High School senior Eligio Guarino began playing for the New York Cosmos Soccer Club when he was 17.

and her collection is growing.

For each pumpkin, Farr drew the design in pencil then used an X-acto knife to carve them into jack-o’-lanterns. Her husband, Josh, and children, Drexel, 7, Cici, 5, and Cosette, 1, also got in on the fun and created their own designs. Farr said she makes her creations out of foam because animals frequently eat real pumpkins and it can take anywhere from 20 minutes to two hours to finish them.

“Every day is Halloween in our house,” Farr said.“The kids are always dressing up. Halloween’s my favorite holiday and it always has been, and I passed it on to my kids.”

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The Farr family had 89 jack-o’-lanterns on display.

Groups provide Thanksgiving meals

Villages commemorate Veterans Day. Veterans, residents and elected officials gathered at the Doughboy Memorial behind the Lynbrook Long Island Rail Road station on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, as American Legion Post 335 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2307 hosted their annual ceremony.

The festivities began at 11 a.m., the time when the armistice was signed on Nov. 11, 1918, ending World War I. The Doughboy statue was dedicated in the village on Oct. 12, 1920, and its base lists the names of 15 local resients who were killed in the war.

At the ceremony, VFW Commander Pat Nealon, Nassau County Legislator William Gaylor, Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach and American Legion Commander Bill Marinaccio each said a few words to those gathered. Other attendees included Deputy Mayor

‘Crazy pumpkin lady’ gets Lynbrook in the Halloween spirit

Michael Hawxhurst, Trustees Ann Marie Reardon, Hilary Becker and Robert Boccio, as well as Lynbrook Police Chief Brian Paladino and members of the LPD. Residents, elected officials and servicemen and women gathered at Memorial Park in East Rockaway on Veterans Day to recognize veterans.

Mayor Bruno Romano addressed the audience, and told the Herald afterward that it was vital to honor veterans.

“We owe our veterans a tremendous amount of gratitude for sacrificing their lives for our freedom,” he said.

Though the 11th annual Thanksgiving dinner at Bethany Congregational Church had to be canceled, organizer Barbara Herrmann was still be busy preparing and delivering meals for those in need during the holiday season.

Each Thanksgiving, the church, at 100 Main St. in East Rockaway, hosts a dinner for those who need a hot meal. This year, however, things had to be done a bit differently because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Herrmann, and her children, Alyssa and Matthew, worked with a handful of volunteers to prepare meals and deliver them to those who ordered in advance.

“It just saddens us, because it’s something that we really enjoy doing,” Herrmann said of having to cancel the in-person event.“It’s a wonderful event for the community, and it really, really

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Courtesy Robert Vito

East Rockaway hosted a Veterans Day ceremony.

promotes fellowship. We understand that this year we cannot offer the community this dinner because we need to make sure that everybody stays healthy.”

Though in-person events were canceled, the East Rockaway and Lynbrook communities each provided meals for those in need.

The Lynbrook Community Chest — which provides financial help to Lynbrook residents — also got into the spirit of the holiday. The group provided a free Thanksgiving meal with turkey and sides to any Lynbrook resident in need.

“Even though a lot of people are back to work, there are still many, many families that are feeling the effects of Covid-19 and being out of work,” Laura Ryder said.

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Bethany Church could not host its Thanksgiving event.

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Clarence William Gaylor Jr. could often be found sitting in an office chair at the Lyn Gift Shop on Atlantic Avenue, dressed in a sport coat and tie. Beside him was another chair, often occupied by a customer, family member or friend who had stopped to chat with the longtime storeowner.

“He was always a familiar, smiling face in Lynbrook,” recalled his son, County Legislator C. William Gaylor III.“A lot of people over the years would come in, and he’d hold court. They’d talk about what was important and life in general.”

The elder Gaylor died on Nov. 28, at age 79, of complications of a heart attack. He left his mark on the village through his business and volunteerism in many local civic groups. The owner and operator of the gift shop for nearly 35 years, he was affectionately known as “Mr. Hallmark.”

Gaylor served the village in many roles, including as president of the

Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce, an Elks Lodge No. 1 officer, a Lynbrook Fire Department Hose Company associate member and president of the Lynbrook Gardens cooperative apartments. He also served on many village committees, including the Beautification and Community Chest committees, volunteered at Our Lady of Peace Church, and was a member of the Historical Society of East Rockaway and Lynbrook.

His son fondly remembered him for his dedication.

“His legacy is the amount of involvement he had in the activities and different clubs and organizations,” he said.“That’s really his legacy: the love he had for Lynbrook, his community, and his friends and family.”

Santa visits Lynbrook For nearly 70 years, the volunteer firefighters of the Lynbrook Fire Department have provided Christmas fire truck rides to the village’s children during the holiday season.

This year, with the coronavirus pandemic causing the need for change, the firefighters came up with something different: a Santa Claus tour.

The LFD members put Santa in the bucket of Truck Company’s

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Lynbrook native comes home to direct CBS drama ‘Bull’ Though Mike Smith has directed more than 70 TV episodes throughout his career, he said it was special to be at the helm for an episode of “Bull” that filmed on Dec. 11.

The Recreation Center at Greis Park was converted into an FBI headquarters set as Smith sat in the director’s chair for the legal drama, which airs on CBS on Mondays at 10 p.m. It follows Dr. Jason Bull, played by “NCIS” alumnus Michael Weatherly. Smith, 49, who now lives in New Jersey, said that directing in the village where he grew up was a dream realized.

The episode is scheduled to air on Jan. 25.

“As soon as we showed up, I started pointing things out to the producers,” Smith said as some of the 110-member

crew buzzed outside the recreation center, unloading trucks and prepping the set. “I said, ‘Guys, I grew up here. I played Little League at Greis Park, I graduated from there, I went to that Dunkin’ Donuts.’”

Smith was born in East Rockaway, to Beth and Bruce Smith, who moved to Lynbrook when he was 3. He was on the Lynbrook High School track, crosscountry and wrestling teams before graduating in 1989 before going on to work on several television shows.

“I couldn’t be happier with what I’m doing and what I’ve reached,” he said, “but I feel like I haven’t even begun my career.”

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Santa Claus paid a special visit to Lynbrook on Dec. 12

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As he passed by, Santa waved to the children who came out of their homes to greet him.

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A pre-bid meeting and walk thru is scheduled for January 12, 2021 at 2:00 PM. Potential bidders are asked to gather at the Malverne Senior High School main entrance 80 Ocean Ave. Malverne, NY 11565, at which time they will be directed to the areas of work. This meeting is not mandatory; however it is highly recommended that all potential bidders attend.

It is the Board’s intention to award the contracts to the lowest qualified bidder providing the required security who can meet the experience, technical and budget requirements. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informality and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Board, is in the best interests of the School District.

Malverne Union Free School District Board of Education 301 Wicks Lane Malverne, NY 11565 124251

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A. Set up an electric fireplace in front of the real one, or play the Yule log rerun on your TV. A client once complained of the same problem, and after much searching, I asked them to build a fire so I could observe their method. They started the fire too far forward, so the smoke climbed the walls onte eeper and smoked out the room, setting off the smoke detector. Rule No. 1: Make sure the fire is directly under the flue opening and centered in the fireplace.

There are many reasons why a fireplace doesn’t function. Some are obvious; some aren’t. Here are some possible reasons why yours doesn’t work. 1) The chimney is too narrow compared with its height. 2) The opening is too wide and not high enough. 3) The opening is too high and not wide enough. 4) There’s no fresh-air intake near the fire to draw air upward. 5) The flue has cracks that haven’t been detected. 6) The chimney isn’t two feet taller than the closest part of the roof within a 10-foot area, so breezes aren’t carrying smoke away, but instead a vacuum builds and forces air down the chimney. Winds rolling over your chimney from the upside roof slope also blow smoke downward in your chimney.

7) The flue has an angle bend in it that’s too sharp. 8) The wood selected isn’t properly seasoned.

9) Your fire starter is too wet or too dense. 10) The chimney has an animal living in it and must be cleaned out and capped. 11) The chimney is wet on the inside, either from openings in the exterior surface or the mortared crown or because it has no cap. This isn’t a likely reason for the smoke problem, but there’s a remote possibility.

Since a fire needs fuel, oxygen and heat to burn, these reasons are basic to why you haven’t had success. The formula for a great fire is the right type of starter (an easy-burning tinder) at the bottom, air space between everything of one-half to threequarters of an inch, and a dry, soft wood like pine above the tinder. Add oak or other hardwoods after the fire is going to create more brightness. Updraft is also essential. I’m certain that one of these reasons is causing your problem. Don’t use any treated or dressed lumber that can give off poisonous gases and creosote. Be safe and attentive. Good luck!

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n a year when so much has gone awry — so many lives lost, businesses battered, jobs vanished — it strains the imagination to think what we might be thankful for, particularly as the nation enters its second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The coming months will likely be, as President-elect Joseph Biden has said, a “dark winter.”

Thanksgiving is, however, all about the audacious nature of hope.

The holiday, first celebrated in the fall of 1621, commemorates the struggle that the original Pilgrims faced and, against all odds, overcame in the New World — and the kinship they felt with the Native Americans who rescued them, helping to provide sustenance to a relatively small band of people who otherwise might have starved. The roughly 50 colonists at the original harvest celebration in Plymouth, Mass., were outnumbered by Native Americans two to one, according to History.com.

The 100 Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower had seen much death between 1620 and 1621: Some 78 percent of the women died during the first winter. Yet they persevered, and survived.

So shall the American people today — thanks in no small measure to our heroes

— the doctors, nurses, EMTS, firefighters, police officers, teachers, teachers’ aides, sanitation workers, railroad workers, subway and bus drivers, custodians, cooks, waiters and waitresses, supermarket employees and so many others — who have kept us safe, our education system up and running, and our economy moving. When many others were able to work from home, they put their lives on the line to do their jobs.

As a society, we should take a moment and reflect on their sacrifices over the past nine months.

We can also be thankful for our family and friends. We may not be able to shower them with hugs and kisses as we might want, but we can keep them in our thoughts and close to our hearts.

And we can be thankful for the miracles of modern science. Only 100 years ago, the 1918 pandemic ran wild for two years, killing 50 million worldwide, including 675,000 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Thanks to technology that allows many of us to work remotely and socially distance, to date we have seen a tenth of the 500 million cases that the world did in

1918-19, and because of modern medical technology, the death toll thus far is onefiftieth what it was then.

So, while the number of infections and deaths today is unacceptably high, it is not close to the level of suffering experienced a hundred years ago — and let us hope and pray that it remains that way.

Likely, it will. On Saturday, the innovative New York company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals received emergency-use authorization for its experimental antibody treatment for the coronavirus. President Trump received the treatment, and by all accounts it was highly effective. The drug is designed to prevent patients from becoming severely ill by imitating the body’s natural defense system. We can only say, wow!

If all goes well, the Regeneron treatment should prevent many deaths, enabling health officials to safely roll out at least one of the vaccines now in the pipeline without undue political pressure. By April, we could indeed round the corner on this terrible pandemic, says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Yes, there has been much despair this year, but there is much hope as well.

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e are pleased that Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is once again promoting small businesses ahead of the holiday season — which is vital this pandemic year.

Last Friday, Curran and county Industrial Development Agency Chairman Richard Kessel came to Rockville Centre to promote an innovative contest, aptly titled the Shop Safe, Shop Local Scavenger Hunt, and we are encouraging readers to take part in it.

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ery or making a purchase at a local shop, and take a photo of yourself — masked — at each location, along with the product you purchased and your receipt. Then email it to scavengerhunt@nassaucountyny.gov or share it on Facebook.

The first person who finishes all four tasks and registers them on each day of the contest will receive a $100 gift card.

All purchases must be made at small businesses in a single community on the day of the contest. Online and delivery orders are eligible. The complete set of

instructions can be found at www.nassaucountygov/shoplocal.

As we noted in last week’s editorial, “Remember to shop locally this holiday season”: “Despite the crisis, we encourage you to consider patronizing our mom-and-pop shops, many of which now offer their goods online. Abandoning our local businesses would be devastating on so many levels.”

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letters More praise for doctor’s column To the Editor: As Bob Praver did in last week’s letters, I also applaud Dr. Eric Last’s column, “Surely we shouldn’t be fighting over wearing masks” (Nov. 12-18), on the urgency of wearing masks in fighting the coronavirus

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pandemic. But while Last’s exhortation that we must “treat others as you’d want to be treated yourself ” was well-intentioned, I believe it would fall on deaf ears when directed not only at those who, at this late date, scoff at the wearing of masks and social distancing, but also those who deliberately promote and take part in large, illegal social gatherings with no consideration of taking measures to counter the spread

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he coronavirus pandemic has created a variety of hardships that have left families and children in distress. Social isolation. A mounting death toll. An estimated 8 million Americans falling into poverty. We have entered uncharted territory, and uncertainty continues as cases continue to rise across the U.S. Grief is a normal reaction — grieving not just the loss of life, but also the loss of normalcy and freedom when a disaster occurs. So what happens when we add even more stress to families sharon and their children, skariah particularly when schools close?

The trickledown effect of all this misfortune can dramatically weigh on kids, especially if they don’t have access to mental health resources at home. Typically, mental health symptoms are identified at school, by their teachers and peers, social workers and guidance counselors.

Children need a routine and consistency. Remote learning and social isolation will continue to uproot them. Children

with autism also face challenges with irritability, anxiety and behavioral disturbances. And the erratic nature of schools’ opening and closing (albeit temporarily) can have a lasting effect.

A recent study in JAMA Pediatrics showed that more than 22 percent of students in the Hubei province of China reported symptoms of depression, and more than 18 percent had anxiety symptoms, when schools closed for over a month. A second study, in the Journal of Pediatrics, determined that younger children (ages 3 to 6) were more inclined to show fear or clinginess, where older kids (6 to 18) were more likely to show inattention and persistent inquiry.

Clinging, inattention and irritability were the severe psychological conditions demonstrated by children in all age groups.

School closures — short or long — are unfortunately bound to happen until a safe and effective vaccine is available.

Prepare to take care of your child now.

First, children need outlets. In early childhood, play is important for development in the physical, verbal and emotional domains. Build that imaginary fort,

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LeTTers of the virus. The time for these selfish and greedy individuals to be reasoned with has long passed.

These people should be penalized for their actions, which continue to put the rest of us at even greater risk of acquiring the disease, and severe penalties should also be meted out to participants in these gatherings, not just their greed-bound organizers.

If anything, these miscreants should consider the 17th-century English poet John Donne’s poem, telling us not to ask “for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” They might also be reminded that, indeed, “no man is an island,” as Donne wrote. It appears, though, that they do not realize or accept this concept, even though we are all in this fight — together.

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Fourth — and most important — pay attention. Younger children can’t always express their distress, anxiety or fear.

Their behavior may regress. Look for the signs, which include an increase in crying or neediness, more temper tantrums or somatic symptoms (headaches, stomach aches) than normal. Older children may also show increased anger and irritability.

If you think your children or adolescents may need a mental health professional, don’t hesitate. They are acting that way because they need help. So watch out for them to verbalize any suicidal thoughts, ongoing sleep disturbances, a decline in overall functioning (hygiene, grooming), aggression or worsening substance use. If you see these signs, seek treatment.

Following these steps may help keep children mentally fit during one of our harshest times. Nothing can replace life as we knew it pre-Covid, but you can manage this new normal and keep your kids safe, too.

Special features The op-ed, or opposite the editorial, page features a weekly Framework photo, which is chosen by our photo editor. The Framework offers a creative, at times humorous outlet for our photography staff. In this spot, we also publish photos sent to us by readers, featuring them on vacation, reading the Herald at various international landmarks. We call it Herald Around the World.

At times, a correction box might appear on the op-ed page. We strive each week for the highest standards of accuracy and accountability. When we make mistakes in our reporting, we believe we must own up to them and correct the record.

Sharon Skariah, M.D., is the director of child and adolescent psychiatry for Zucker Hillside Hospital. She is also an assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell.

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the United States, and amid big treatment strides, the disease continues to ravage African-American and other minority communities with a particular vengeance.

Black, Asian, Native American and Hispanic patients still die far more frequently than white patients, even as death rates have plummeted for all races and age groups.”

As Covid-19 continues to spread aggressively nationwide, it is crucial that government officials at all levels — federal, state and local — address the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on people of color. Immediate attention should be paid to issues such as the availability of testing facilities in communities of color, access to health care, inequitable treatment once access is provided and priorities for providing vaccines once they are available. The evidence is clear: Government owes it to all Americans to ensure fair and equal access to health care, regardless of race, in this pandemic — and always.

To the Editor: The Washington Post last Friday published a new analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on people of color. It reported, “Nearly nine months after the virus exploded in

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encourage storytelling, toast s’mores in your backyard. For adolescents, it’s important that they develop their own sense of identity but also explore peer relationships. Encourage this — in a socially distanced, safe way.

Second, seek normalcy. The goal is to foster continued development, even if your children can’t attend school in person. They want to feel safe — an important tool for parents to use during the crisis. Make sure you provide protection and consistency in an otherwise uncertain time. Talk to them about their feelings. Ensure their safety by creating an atmosphere of stability.

Third, adapt to the environment. Summer may be gone, but you can still enjoy the outdoors safely during the fall, and even on some nice winter days. When the extreme cold sets in, continue building on the elements of safety and fun you have already introduced. Have family game nights. Schedule a movie night. Cook and bake together as a family. Designate a reading hour.

Although it may be colder, it’s important to get exercise, so go for a walk or a hike or a brisk bike ride. There are also online exercises for kids, like yoga and others.

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