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‘We take it day by day’ West Hempstead resident needs kidney transplant affected her father and having been prevalent in both her and Eric’s family. “We’ve lived our When Eric Peluso, a lifelong life with it,” Michele said. “To West Hempstead resident who see Eric go through this, to see has lived with kidney disease for him suffer… I never thought it nearly two decades, began dialy- would happen to him. It’s heartsis treatment Dec. 8, he and his breaking,” she added. wife, Michele, took Peluso’s family the same approach has a long history of t h at h a s g u i d e d kidney problems, them through Eric’s beginning with his 20-year journey: “We mother, Rose, who take it day by day.” suffered from kidDespite being ney failure shortly placed on the kidney after Eric was born. donor waiting list at She was placed on NYU Langone Hosdialysis for about a pital in Mineola last year and a half and June, Eric was, up received a kidney until that point, able ERIC PELUSO transplant in 1984. to focus largely on Eric’s brother also diet and exercise to suffered from kidmitigate his kidney disease. ney failure in the early 2000s, Since then, Eric’s kidneys and his mother’s kidney failed have failed, and his health has again around the same time. declined. He now receives dialyEric’s struggle with kidney sis treatment three times a week disease began when he was testfor three and a half hours. ed to see if he was a match for “I still have faith that some- his father’s kidney. His diagnosis thing good will come out of this came back showing an increased someday,” said Eric, 39, a mail amount of protein in his blood, carrier. “It’s hard… I’m disap- leading doctors to place Eric on pointed, but I have to stay posi- medication to reduce his protein tive and keep my head up.” levels. Michele explained that kidAlthough Eric’s brother, ney disease has been a mainstay of Eric’s life and her life, having CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

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TWELVE-YEAR-OLD GOSPEL SINGER Janessa Smith, of West Hempstead, was nominated for the 2022 Rhythm of Gospel Music Awards in two categories.

12-year-old gospel singer to release new single By ANNEMARIE DURKIN adurkin@liherald.com

A West Hempstead middle schooler is taking the gospel world by stor m. Janessa Smith, 12, who was nominated for over a dozen gospel music awards in just the last three years, is gearing up to release her newest single, “Finish this Race,” set to be available on music streaming platforms Jan. 21. Janessa Smith has been writing and singing songs

since she was 4 years old. Born in the Bronx to Jamaican parents Kevin and Ann Marie Smith, Janessa said she wrote this song to remind listeners that while their journey may be long and hard, God is there to help you make it through. “Her music is very influential, and when you listen to it, it grabs you a certain way,” Kevin said. “Her generation has grown up with her, so in the end, she’ll have a fan base that will be following her for

quite a bit of time.” In addition to releasing her latest single this month, Janessa was recently the recipient of a handful of nominations for awards within the gospel community. Janessa’s 2020 single, “He’s able,” earned her six nominations from the Rhythm of Gospel Awards, set to take place in Jacksonville, Fla., in June, including nominations for Inspirational Song of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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LAKEVIEW FIRE DEPARTMENT members, emergency personnel and volunteers gathered by the fire truck to drive Santa around the fire district.

Santa came to town, on a fire truck On Dec. 29, the Lakeview Fire Department drove Santa around the fire district on its fire truck, which was lit up with holiday lights. This is an annual tradition that kids enjoy and that many adult residents look forward to. If you couldn’t see Santa touring the area, some residents who captured footage of the jolly guy posted it on Lakeview Fire Department’s Facebook in the comment section of their Santa posts. –Lisa Margaria

SANTA [NICK LOCURCIO] and Joseph Gladd, firefighters. YOUNG RESIDENTS WERE thrilled to meet Santa. YULIA DYKMAN-HILL, INDIVIDUALLY Probationary EMT, Santa [Bradley Little, Firefighter] and Scott Bento, Probationary Firefighter.

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Hundreds packed into the lobby of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on Monday as new County Executive Bruce Blakeman, County Comptroller Elaine Phillips and County C l e rk M a u re e n O’Connell took their oaths of office. In his first remarks after taking leadership over one of the country’s most populated counties, Blakeman made it clear that he would not abide Christina Daly/Herald by Gover nor NEW NASSAU COUNTY Executive Bruce Blakeman gave his first Hochul’s mask manspeech after his inauguration at the Cradle of Aviation Museum date, which was in Garden City. implemented in e a rl y D e c e m b e r mon sense must supplant hysteria.” amid a new wave of cases caused by the highly contagious Blakeman promised to lobby Albany to keep students in class without masks. Omicron variant. Blakeman also took aim at the previ“Starting today, Nassau is normal a g ain,” Blakeman told a larg ely ous administration’s approach to the tax unmasked crowd. “We have seen the rav- reassessment system, describing it as ages of the Covid-19 pandemic, but we “unfair” and “secretive,” alluding to the can no longer be afraid. Yes, we still have algorithm used by Laura Curran’s office. Blakeman pledged to provide transparchallenges, but they are manageable.” According to The New York Times’ ency by investigating the previous sysonline tracker, Nassau’s hospitalization tem with Comptroller Phillips. “There is no reason why millionaires rate had increased by 47 percent in the previous 14 days, with 58 deaths in that should pay zero taxes, and then homes same period. The seven-day positivity that are identical in the same communities pay vastly different tax rates,” Blakerate climbed to 24 percent, as well. Blakeman said the county would con- man said. “It’s broken and we will fix it.” tinue to encourage and support free vac- Reducing taxes to retain young people cinations and testing for residents. He and keep older adults comfortable would said this approach would account for the be another major focus of the new economic, social, and mental health con- administration, Blakeman said. Blakeman closed by saying he and sequences of lockdowns and mandates. “Nassau County is not in crisis,” new District Attorney Anne Connelly Blakeman continued. “Our hospital would demand the repeal of the state’s admissions are rising by a manageable bail reform bill. and predictable rate. Reason and com-

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You actually get to eat at the schmorg, and smell the flowers, not to be forced to select them. You can arrive at your leisure rather than in obedience to the photographer’s demand, and pick your friends (and your relatives too) without reference to the “other side.” You needn’t worry where Aunt Zooey is seated (or even if she’s invited) ’cause you’re not the guy who made the list, nor can you be blamed if the band is too loud or if the valet parker loses a car, or if the “main” attraction arrives after 11. Yes, to be a guest at someone else’s catered event, especially after making one or more of your own, is to experience the joy of the unpressured, and the absolute delight of the totally relieved. Only as a guest is “a on mint” something to chew on and not a reminder of what the evening is costing. Only as a guest can you ignore the videographer and talk to whomever you like; can you reach for the ice completely oblivious to the centerpiece or reach for a second helping without contemplating taking out a second mortgage. Guests needn’t worry whether their suit can button or need to stroll from table to table making certain the soup is hot or that the “special meals” were served. Guests, for whom “green” refers to the salad and not the legal tender requested by maitre’d, need only pay compliments and not the piper nor the caterer. Guests get to observe the scene and be part of the scene without having to direct or produce the scene, and eventually can review the (inevitable) photos and tapes

only to find themselves and not to determine who was missing or overlooked. Yet, being a guest at someone else’s event is a sweet treat far beyond the sweet breads or baby lamp chops. To be invited to someone else’s passage of rite is to be asked to share a most meaningful moment in their lives; it’s an opportunity to be part of, not some faceless global history, but of the personal history of someone you know. Recently, Janet and I attended two very, very different weddings of the children of dear friends. Yet as dramatically different as were the crowds or the rooms or the menus, the atmosphere were the same: the parents were all equally overcome with mixed emotions, the brides were encased in regal aura as the oldman grooms stood by with pride, humility and total joy. And suddenly we realized that at someone else’s celebration, someone you care for r admire or love, you’re not a guest at all: you’re a participant. You’re a part of their life as they shared that life with you. As each couple emerged from the marriage ceremony, I realized I wasn’t just attending and watching, I was feeling, feeling their excitement and nervousness and love. A golden rule is said to be, “love they neighbor as thyself.” Joyous events, especially wedding, enable you to “love your neighbor’s child as your own” and “feel your neighbor’s joy as your own” and that, my friends, makes your own life one joyous event.

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waitlist. If we have enough children, another class will be added following the first.

Virtual Chapter Chat Read-Aloud with Miss Samantha

Intermediate Spanish Class

Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Miss Samantha at 6:30 p.m. for a virtual reading of a few chapters of the book “Secrets of Topsea: A Friendly Town That’s Almost Always by the Ocean” by Kir Fox and M. Shelley Coats. After the reading, a discussion of the book will be held. Register online at the library’s website, www.whplibrary.org.

Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Piedad Ramirez between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. for a virtual intermediate Spanish class. Call Piedad Ramirez for more information at (516) 481-6591 Ext.11 or via email at canaria@whplibrary.org.

Wednesday, Jan. 19 Genealogy class

Tuesday, Jan. 11 Virtual Simply Stronger Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Marilyn Bunger between 9:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. for another installment of her virtual exercise and strength training class via Zoom. Registration is required. The class is held weekly and gives you access to Marilyn’s recorded videos 24/7 for 13 sessions from October to December and costs $30. Your registration will not be approved until payment is received. Once your payment is received, you will be sent a link to join the class. Please make your check payable to WHPL and mail to West Hempstead Public Library. Register online at www.whplibrary.org.

Wednesday, Jan. 12 Virtual Conversation Circle Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Sandy Hindren for a virtual conversation circle between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Chat with friends and neighbors as those who attend pose questions or topics and give everyone a chance to respond. Attendees learn from each other, share experiences and wisdom, and clarify goals and values. The conversations aim to foster deeper knowledge and understanding as we talk about money, improving society, medical issues, any concerns of the day, and all topics that arise. Have a topic you’d like to discuss? Join the conversation and share it with the group. Registrants will receive a copy of Sandy’s

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Learn yoga at the W.H. public library A yoga class at Fitness19 in Malverne in 2017. Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Joe Cilmi on Wednesday, Jan. 12 between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. for a virtual yoga class. book, “7 Keys to Love.” Registration is required with an email address. A class link will be emailed to participants. Register online at www.whplibrary.org.

Tai Chi Join West Hempstead Public Library and Eddie Hug between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. for a virtual tai chi class. This class is weekly and gives you 24/7 access to Eddie’s recorded video sessions (12 sessions). No class is scheduled for Nov. 24. Access to the courses costs $30. Your registration will NOT be approved until payment is received. Once your payment is received, you will be sent a link to join the class. Please make your check payable to WHPL and mail to West Hempstead Public Library Attn: Programs, 500 Hempstead Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552. Include on the check: Your name,

address, phone number and the name of the class. Register online.

Thursday, Jan. 13

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Virtual Chapter Chat Read-Aloud with Miss Samantha

Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Joe Cilmi between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. for a yoga class via Zoom. Registration is required. This class costs $30 and is weekly and gives you access to 12 of Joe’s recorded videos 24/7. Your registration will NOT be approved until payment is received. Once your payment is received, you will be sent a link to join the class. Please make your check payable to WHPL and mail to West Hempstead Public Library Attn: Programs, 500 Hempstead Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552. Include on the check: Your name, address, phone number and the name of the class. Register online at the library’s website, www.whplibrary.org.

Stories and Songs for Babies and Toddlers with Miss Victoria Join West Hempstead Public Library and Miss Victoria between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the community room for stories and songs! Registration begins 1 week prior to the program. If the class is full, please add your child to the

Join the West Hempstead Public Library and librarian Jean King to learn about the free genealogy website FamilySearch.org. The class will look at the different parts of the website including family trees, the historical records, and the FamilySearch research wiki. Also discussed will be the free genealogy conference sponsored by FamilySearch RootsTech2022 - which will take place the first week of March 2022. All attendees will receive a beautiful Winter Tree Diamond painting kit which can be picked up on Thursday, January 20 at the Reference Desk. Register online at the library’s website, www.whplibrary.org.

HAVING AN EVENT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to rtraverso@liherald.com

W.H.’s residents once unsuccessfully proposed to change its name to Mayfair Gardens. Lucien Laurin, the Belmont Stakes champion, lived in West Hempstead. The magician Max Holden, who died in Oceanside, performed in Malverne. Gil Clancy, the legendary boxing trainer, was from Malverne. In 1911, the Amsterdam Development and Land Company purchased land in Malverne.

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GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL’S Student Council in West Hempstead created its own holiday cards for senior citizens in the Town of Hempstead.

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Found pet in Malverne On the mor ning of Jan. 3, Ruth Schumacher found what looks like a light brown, male Pitbull mix in Malverne that she suspects is someone’s lost pet. As the Herald went to press, there has been no additional information released from Schumacher via Facebook about the dog, other than that Schumacher will bring it in for a microchip check. If you have any helpful information about the found dog in the photo, email lmargaria@liherald.com. –Lisa Margaria

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Kennedy Sophomore Wrestling ON DEC. 11, Goldstein helped the Cougars to a 4th-place finish (out of 13 teams) in the 45th annual Sprig Gardner Tournament hosted by the Bellmore-Merrick District. He captured the 285-pound title with a 6-4 overtime decision against Lawrence’s Andres Valle. Goldstein, who is ranked third in Nassau in the weight class, also had a big semifinal win over Mepham’s Miguel Rivera in the two-day event on the way to earning Kennedy’s George Munnich Most Outstanding Wrestler award.

GAMES TO WATCH Friday, Jan. 7

Wrestling: Lynbrook at V.S. North...........................4:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Lynbrook at V.S. South ..................... 5 p.m. Wrestling: Baldwin at East Meadow ........................... 6 p.m. Boys Basketball: Syosset at Freeport ......................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Farmingdale at Oceanside .............. 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Clarke at Wantagh ........................... 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 8

Wrestling: Calhoun Tournament.............................9:30 a.m. Girls Basketball: Sewanhaka at Elmont....................... 10 a.m. Girls Basketball: Hewlett at South Side......................... 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: MacArthur at Mepham...................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: South Side at Hewlett ...................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: North Shore at Lawrence ................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: G.N. South at Long Beach ................. 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Elmont at Sewanhaka ........................12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Seaford at Carey ..........................12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Roosevelt at Kennedy ......................... 2 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 10 Boys/Girls Bowling: Oceanside at Baldwin ..................... 4 p.m. Gymnastics: South Side at Long Beach .......................... 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: Hicksville at V.S. Central .................6:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: C.S. Harbor at West Hempstead.......... 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Carle Place at Malverne ................. 7 p.m.

Malverne boys’ basketball staged an impressive second-half rally against Manhasset in the championship game of the Hank Williams Memorial Tournament Dec. 29 to give head coach Darrol Lopez his 300th career victory. The Mules, who trailed by eight points early in the third quarter, closed the gap to one entering the fourth and then outlasted the Indians down the stretch for a 60-56 win. Senior Trey Robinson, the tourney MVP, scored 6 of his team-high 25 points in the final 2:30 including a short jumper in the lane to put the hosts ahead for good. Senior DeAndre’ Blagrove (17 points) had a steal on Manhasset’s final possession and threw down an emphatic dunk at the buzzer to cap Lopez’s milestone accomplishment. “I never made any goals to reach 300 or 200 or however many wins,” said Lopez, a 1983 Malverne graduate and three-year varsity player under Williams. “It’s about trying to win county and Long Island championships and getting upstate,” he added. “This just happened along the way. What 300 means is Hank and I now have 750 wins together.” Lopez, who took over as head coach of the Mules in the 1999-2000 season, entered this campaign four wins shy of the plateau. He was presented with a plaque at midcourt following the game by Malverne Athletic Director Michael Pelan. The Mules, who beat Glen Cove on the first day of the tournament, led Manhasset 15-11 after the opening quarter and increased their advantage to 23-15 midway through the second after sophomore Chad Wesley sank a pair of free throws and junior Joshua Croom followed by swishing two technicals. The Indians rallied, however, and it was tied at 25 at halftime. Liam Connor, who had 15 points, scored half of Manhasset’s points during a 10-2 spurt to close the half. He and Liam Buckey (23 points) then carried over the visitors’ momentum into the third quarter as they raced to their largest lead of the night, 35-27, following a Buckey trey. “They’re a high-quality Class A team,” Malverne assistant coach Walter Aksionoff said of Manhasset. “They had

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MALVERNE BOYS’ BASKETBALL head coach Darrol Lopez entered the season four wins away from reaching 300 for his career and got the historic victory Dec. 29. a much better shooting night from the outside than we did, but we’re still going to keep shooting our share and also get the ball inside to Trey and DeAndre’.” The 6-foot-7 Robinson (7) and 6-4 Blagrove combined for 13 points in the third and led the comeback along with fellow senior Norman Brown and junior Farvens Ulysse. Senior Keondre Greene hit a key basket in crunch time as well. “This was a statement game,” Lopez

said. “We play everybody hard. We’re going to come at you hard whether you’re a AA school, an A school or a B school.” Lopez has guided Malverne to 12 county titles, six Long Island crowns and one state championship (2006-07.) In his first season at the helm, the Mules won Nassau and L.I. and reached the state final where they lost by one point to two-time defending champ to Buffalo Traditional.

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Thomas, had a successful kidney transplant, his mother died in 2008 at age 57, of complications of kidney and heart problems. Eric’s father died in 202, at 72, of liver cancer. Eric has struggled immensely during his own battle with kidney disease and search for a donor. Receiving dialysis treatment on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week at the New Hyde Park Dialysis Center, he sometimes experiences cramping as well as pain in the middle of the night as a result of the treatments, Michele said. But the daily care of the support system that he and Michele have established is what keeps Eric fighting each day. “We all help each other,” Eric said of the support he receives from Michele and his family. “We try to keep it positive,” Michele added. “We take it day by day and be there for one another… A support system helps

anyone cope with a situation.” Michele said that she hopes a living kidney donor will come forward to help Eric. A donation of this kind would speed up Eric’s recovery and prolong his life. Dialysis, on the other hand, she called a “non-long-term approach.” Michele described Eric as a kind person who loves his family. While Eric and Michele, who is diabetic and thus not a viable donor, don’t have children, Michele said that her husband “adores” his 3-year-old niece and his 3-month-old nephew. “He would love to see them grow and go through the stages of life. A kidney donor can make that dream become a reality,” Michele said. “It will save him,” she said of Eric receiving a kidney transplant. “If someone wants to be a hero, he’d have a normal, healthy life.” Those interested in becoming a kidney donor for Peluso can call the NYU Langone Transplant Institute at (212) 263-3621.

NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS Malverne business pays it forward Benny and Maria Montalbano, Malverne Chamber members and co-owners of Elite Painting Services Plus, hosted an event to give back to Malverne families and community members while helping bring commerce to the Malverne Cinema, a fellow chamber business. The couple paid for 90 tickets to “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Sing 2” so

kids could see the movies free of charge. “Thank you Benny/ Elite Painting for always contributing to our community!” the Malverne Chamber of Commerce posted on Facebook. “We are proud to call you a member of the chamber.” –Lisa Margaria

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decided to record Janessa’s original song, Year, Alternative Christian Song of the titled “One Day,” at his home recording Year, Special Event/Instrumental Artist studio in West Hempstead. Smith released of the Year, Youth/Young Adult Artist of his daughter’s song in 2019, and distributthe Year, Best Performance by a Female ed it through DistroKid, a digital music Artist and Best Urban Contemporary distribution service that shares songs on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Female Artist. Tidal, TikTok and YouTube. During a car ride with her “We’re just grateful that father in 2017, Janessa was her music is getting early sucsinging a gospel song that her cess on a big scale, so we’re father had never heard elated about that,” Kevin before. When he asked her said. “She doesn’t know the what it was, she said she had magnitude of it, but she’ll get written it. it when she gets a little bit “It was overwhelming older, that she’s really doing because we didn’t expect this something great.” at all,” Kevin said. “Even last “One Day” made its way year when we went to the on to several gospel radio staStellar Awards—when we got tions, but Janessa landed on there and saw the magnitude the Christian Billboard of it — I realized that she’s charts with her follow-up sinreally doing something great, KEVIN SMITH gle, “He’s Able,” in 2020. The and to be recognized like that, Father song peaked at No. 210, and that means the music is good remained on the Billboard too.” Janessa has a deep love for gospel charts for 20 weeks. “She was very private [at first]— she music, in part because of her dad’s influence as a gospel music producer for a didn’t want her friends to know, which I number of artists and as a member of the understand, because she wants to be a Calvary And Friends Gospel Band from kid,” Kevin said. “She doesn’t know the Massapequa. She said she has been influ- magnitude of her success, [which] I guess enced by the sound, power and message is good, she’s very humble.” “Recording music is fun to me,” she that gospel music brings. Kevin, a music producer and owner of said, “but I like to do stuff like other kids, the record label Inspired Recording, too, like making TikTok videos.”

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Nassau County Legislature: A year in review

■ In response to New York state legalizing the recreational use and sale of cannabis products for individuals 21 and older wherever smoking is allowed under the Clean Air Act, we created a law that prohibits the smoking or vaping of cannabis at all county-owned facilities. Currently, the smoking of tobacco is prohibited at county-owned properties. This legislation helps clear up any confusion by the public and reinforces that smoking of any kind is not permitted at county properties along with the vaping of cannabis as well. In

■ We passed bill creating a new school bus camera program that will impose fines on drivers who illegally go around or pass school buses with its stop sign out and lights flashing. These cameras will help make sure our students are safe when boarding and exiting buses, by hopefully prompting more drivers to follow the law and putting our children less at risk.

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■ After hearing reports of m e m b e r s o f t h e l aw ill enforcement community and first responders being refused service at restaurants, fast food establishments, coffee shops, food trucks and retail stores, we passed a law that that prohibits such businesses or their employees from refusing to serve these individuals based on that criteria.

■ The Legislature established a special revenue fund that will ensure every dol-

holiday season was filled with joy and happiness along with good health that will remain throughout the New Year. Gaylor is a county legislator for Legislative District 6, which comprises Malverne, Lynbrook, North Lynbrook, Valley Stream and portions of Rockville Centre, Hewlett, Franklin Square and Woodmere.

■ As vice chair man of t h e Ve t e r a n & S e n i o r Affairs Committee and to help combat veterans that are part of the Nassau County gover nment employee workforce and aylor need medical help, especially those suffering from posttraumatic stress, I introduced a bill that provides up to an additional five paid days off. This time can be used for VA appointments, physical therapy or psychological or stress-related treatment. As your legislator, I am grateful for the support you continue to provide, and I look forward to taking on the challenges that lie ahead in 2022. I hope your

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lar received from millions of dollars in settlements resulting from a class action lawsuit against several opioid manufacturers and pharmacies will go toward prevention, treatment and education programs specifically targeting the opioid epidemic. Without the special fund, the settlement proceeds would be placed into the county’s general fund, where they could be spent for purposes wholly unrelated to the opioid crisis.

addition, we passed a bill amending Nassau County’s Social Host Law to help prevent the consumption of cannabis by minors in private homes.

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The year 2021 was another busy one for the Nassau County Legislature. As we enter 2022, I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the key initiatives from last year that were passed by the Legislature and signed into law.

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Hempstead goes green at Mulchfest By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

The second annual Town of Hempstead Mulchfest is allowing environmentalists, gardeners and other townsfolk to chip in and recycle their Christmas trees in exchange for bags of mulch at Baldwin Park on Grand Avenue. Started by Supervisor Don Clavin last year, the program is run by the town’s parks department and the sanitation department, which this year is collecting plastic and cardboard recyclables at two exchanges. At the first one recently, the loud whirr of an industrial woodchipper could be heard every few minutes as residents pulled in with their seasonal trees on their car roofs for drop-off. Firs, spruces and pines were tossed efficiently by parks workers into the machine, which ground them up, giving off a fresh, sappy tree aroma. Parks Department Regional Supervisors Chris Maloney and Terence Murray reflected on their experience at Mulchfest last year by telling a story of one Levittown woman who called the town hotline after the event and requested mulch to plant her prize-winning tomatoes in the spring. “We brought over about 30 bags of recycled mulch [to her home], and she let

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RESIDENTS CAN WATCH the loud spectacle of their Christmas trees being ground up for mulch at Baldwin Park. it dry from January to the spring and sprinkled it throughout her garden,” Murray said. The woman was so thankful that she asked the workers to return over the summer so she could gift them

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some of her award-winning tomatoes. It was a wonderful “full-circle moment” for the workers, Murray said, noting they enjoyed the refreshing taste of the tomatoes in the heat working outside. Nutritionists agree that people who grow their own food at home can benefit in numerous ways. The food tends to be more nutritious and allows for a more diverse and healthier diet, as the food is packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Gardening is also a rewarding way to stay active and be exposed to vitamin D from time in the sun, especially if Covid concerns keep you at home. Applying the mulch, which is free for

any Hempstead resident to pick up at Baldwin Park (follow the signs), can be a cost-saving way to beautify and prepare upcoming gardens for planting, said Murray, who is involved in tree plantings at Baldwin Park. “We have beautiful soil” for growing on Long Island, he added, recalling the days, 60 and 70 years ago, when potato farms occupied much of Nassau County. Maloney agreed how “there is nothing better than putting back into the community” and how full-circle the “whole cycle” of planting and giving back can be. Last year, an estimated 130 trees were turned into mulch and returned to the public. So far this year, about 75 trees have been ground up, with one more day, Jan. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., when town residents can trade in their trees for mulch. Maloney showed enthusiasm about putting the “as-natural-as-natural-gets” chips back into Baldwin Park for local residents to enjoy. “Last year’s success has inspired us to bring Mulchfest back to the Town of Hempstead for a fun and environmentally friendly way to repurpose Christmas trees . . . ” Supervisor Clavin said. “The Town of Hempstead proudly stands for greener and environmentally friendly programs.” In addition to Mulchfest, the Town of Hempstead hosts S.T.O.P. (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) and E-Cycle (electronic recycling) events throughout the year to help promote the safe disposal of materials that could be hazardous to the environment and the waste stream. The full 2022 S.T.O.P. and E-Cycle schedule will be announced on the town website, hempsteadny.gov, soon.

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD Parks Department Regional Supervisors Chris Maloney and Terence Murray encouraged town residents to attend the last day of Mulchfest at Baldwin Park on Grand Avenue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 8.

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ith 2021 behind us, I’m trying hard to be optimistic about 2022. When you’ve lived past your 70s, you have the benefit of having seen multiple ups and downs in our country, and those experiences give you some insight into what might lie ahead. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a big toll on most of America. Our daily rhythms have been scrambled. We’ve been forced to work from home, and have patiently suffered through JERRY lockdowns and the loss of social KREMER interaction. But because we are such an innovative nation, by the end of 2022, it’s likely that we will have tamed this disease and possibly be better prepared for any new health challenge. Last year was a tough one for the business world. The lockdowns around the world and the constant flare-ups of Covid-19 caused shortages of critical products. Some manufacturers who have

ample inventory have taken advantage of the shortages and have raised their prices unnecessarily. Oil refineries with large inventories have joined the parade and jacked up the price of gasoline. Millions of small businesses have been forced to close, and in many cases they will never return. 2022 promises to be a better year for our long-suffering industries. Our strangled shipping ports are likely to catch up with the backlog of containers, and the uncontrolled buying of 2021 will slow down. By midyear, many members of the workforce who stayed home will finally find new job opportunities, or bargain their way into better-paying positions. I’m thinking optimistically about the challenges we face, except for one. Surveying the scene from Minnesota or Montauk, I am most pessimistic about the political world. I have served over 30 years in state and local government. I have seen bold new programs, and marveled at political stars in both the Democratic and Republican parties. For the most part, today’s crop of

elected officials is as different as night and day from my time in state government. Once upon a time, leaders in my political world were willing to sit down and discuss the needs of the people, and got things done with simple handshakes. The backroom meetings were about the next 10 years, not the next 10 minutes. Quite a few of today’s incumbents, especially those in Congress, are interested only in getting re-elected, and are willing to say and do whatever it takes to hold on to power. It doesn’t make you a socialist if you believe in child care tax credits, more day care, pre-K programs and relief for young people struggling with college debt. Pollsters will tell you how widely accepted these initiatives are. But a handful of entrenched politicians will tell you they aren’t worth the cost or are being abused. Those same ideologues will eagerly vote for tax cuts for the rich and the purchase of more military equipment, needed or not. The biggest threat of 2022 will be the ongoing attacks on our voting system. Republicans in more than a dozen states

’m thinking positively about the challenges we face this year, except for one.

have passed laws putting state legislatures in charge of their voting systems. Dedicated independent professional election workers are being supplanted by party hacks whose only job is to protect their political base. It’s possible that hundreds of actual winning Democratic candidates will be denied victories under these new systems. These machinations should be the target of a real 2022 Stop the Steal campaign. Do we have any political heroes left on the national stage? Some of the 10 Republican House members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump have been willing to give up their seats in the name of protecting the nation. A few in that brave group are seeking re-election, and were willing to take the risk. These are just random thoughts about the new year from a mostly optimistic columnist. I am eternally hopeful that the better angels will prevail in 2022. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

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n the Dec. 2-8 issue, I invited readers to say how they were getting through the coronavirus pandemic so far, noting that all eyes were on the Omicron variant, and that our stories would surely evolve. Thank you so much for sharing these snippets of your lives. * “Friendship got me through Covid. I would not have made it through this unexpected plot change in life without my peers. The sudden death of my dog put a wave of grief over me for months. My RANDI best friend KREISS brought light into my shadowy sadness.” — E.K. * “‘So far’ are the operative words. No crystal ball here but by late February [2020] you could see it coming. Was still shocked by the incompetent and misleading, politicized government response and the willing denial by so many that killed and threatened. Read ‘The Great Influenza,’ spent months on the terrace and stayed as isolated as we could. Got a puppy.” — T.G. * “During the early days, I would take long walks in the early morning to clear

my thoughts. As time went on, I would run into other walkers, with many of us stopping to say hello and ask if everything was OK. On Thanksgiving 2020, a group of us got together outside and set up our tables six feet apart. We couldn’t be with family, but were happy to have found new friends.” — Anonymous * “I was reminded of all the things I used to love about myself. I read more than I had in years. I had genuine conversations with my family, who, despite living in the same house for years, never were quite on the same page. Most important, I was aware of all I had taken for granted: I was finally satisfied with the life I had created for myself. I was reminded of the little girl who smiled and laughed and loved herself.” — R.G. * “I feel blessed just being here in Merrick with my mom, Rose, after losing my dad, Fred, to mantle cell lymphoma during the pandemic. As a resident of Australia, I had to secure a Travel Exemption from the Australian government to be allowed to board a flight to New York.” — L.H. * “I temporarily moved next door to my daughter and her family in July 2020.

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They were expecting a baby in August. I was there to help them out and they were there, providing precious moments at a time I would have been isolated and anxious.” — Anonymous * “We were three couples, close-by neighbors living in comfortable condos on the beach. We met every evening to talk, swim, have drinks and share extra supplies we were able to find. I painted every day. I have 42 completed paintings, three of which I sold. I let my hair grow out and am no longer a slave to my roots. My husband and I played board games.” — C.T. * “I not only ‘got through’ the pandemic, I rather enjoyed the peace and serenity afforded by the lockdown. My life revolved around a few people with whom I really love doing things. I enjoyed cooking, reading, card and game playing, long walks. I see a definite beauty in stepping off the world, albeit temporarily.” —A.C. * “At first I thought Covid would disappear quickly, but when I realized it was here to stay, I felt resentful. I’m 74, and I felt that a year and a half of my time was stolen from me while I locked myself inside. But I came to realize I was lucky. My family was healthy, and I didn’t have

read more than I had in years. I had genuine conversations with my family.’

to go off to work. I just had to stay alive!” — B.C. * “Minus side: masking, no city, travel, theater, movies, felt restriction of movement. Plus side: more quality time to spend with family and friends, read, needlepoint, dining al fresco, a slower pace and longer phone conversations, spending less but giving more.” — B.G. * “Morning: television and telephone to family, friends. Afternoon: taking walks with husband through Cedarhurst. Evening: paint and write in a journal. I have kept seven journals — and I have tossed out two with the most negative thoughts.” — L.M. * “Volunteering at the People Loving People Food Pantry in Oyster Bay was rewarding: It proved that during the most difficult times, people share with those less fortunate.” — K.G. * “Dealing with the pandemic is a slam dunk when you’re never alone. Lola and Mackenzie are my two small, hairy best friends. Never more than a few feet from wherever I am, they are great listeners. We rarely disagree, and they think I’m a brilliant conversationalist.” — Anonymous Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Nassau should enforce state’s mask mandate

ruce Blakeman’s first public act as Nassau County executiveelect, in the second week of December, was one of rebellion. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, had ordered mask use in indoor spaces where people gather to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Blakeman, a Republican, said he would defy the order, refusing to enforce it once he took office Jan. 1. The governor had left enforcement to the counties. We understand Blakeman’s reluctance to reinstate a mask mandate. People have grown tired of obeying orders. Most of us just want our freedom back. We want our old pre-pandemic lives. We crave normalcy. Apologies for the blunt language, but the coronavirus doesn’t give a damn about our desire to return to the way things were before all hell broke loose. It is a virus. It has an innate need to replicate, and to replicate it requires host bodies. Nature has granted the virus a seemingly incalculable ability to mutate to avoid eradication. That is why we must do all in our power to eliminate the coronavirus — including wearing masks in public spaces. That is why the state mandate is necessary. Blakeman has said there is little scientific evidence to demonstrate that masking reduces transmission of the coronavirus. That is not true. He only need look to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Science Brief from Dec. 6, titled “Community Use of Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2,” to find it.

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LETTERS The gift of a kidney To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Kidney donor tells story of the gift she gave”: The donor sure augmented the meaning of giving of oneself. For her kidney she must have received a heart — not only one. This was a heartwarming story. She sure was courageous and generous. What a nice story for the season. May an extra-big star keep smiling on her. DIANA IHMANN Valley Stream

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The CDC cites numerous studies, conducted over the past two years in a variety of settings, demonstrating that mask wearing, when carried out properly, can reduce the transmission of Covid-19. According to the CDC, at least 10 studies have “confirmed the benefit of universal masking in community level analyses.” The agency, considered one of the world’s leading authorities on infectious diseases, further states, “Each analysis demonstrated that, following directives from organizational and political leadership for universal masking, new infections fell significantly.” Data from 200 countries, including the U.S., demonstrated reductions in the death rate as well. Furthermore, the CDC concludes, “increasing universal masking by 15 percent could prevent the need for lockdowns and reduce associated losses of up to $1 trillion, or about 5 percent of the gross domestic product.” If Blakeman is sincerely concerned about protecting the interests of Nassau businesses, as we firmly believe he is, then he will enforce the mask mandate to ensure that they stay open. No one — no one — wants the type of lockdowns that we are increasingly seeing in other countries. At some point soon, however, they could become inevitable if patients were to overwhelm our hospitals once again. The Omicron variant, clearly far more transmissible than previous strains, has spread like wildfire across the U.S. over the past month. As of press time Monday, Long Island’s daily positivity rate stood at nearly 25 percent — the

highest in the state, despite our high vaccination rate. Preliminary data indicate that Omicron, which is fueling this most recent surge, may be less virulent and less deadly than previous strains. Given the exponential growth of this new form of the virus, however, we are seeing hospitalization rates rising fast, which, once again, is straining our health care workers, who are already worn out by nearly two years of battling a relentless foe. At least one president of a major Nassau hospital has asked the public to consider staying home for two weeks to minimize spread. When Hochul enacted the indoor mask mandate on Dec. 10, it was supposed to last until Jan. 15. She recently extended it to Feb. 1. We urge Blakeman to consider enforcing it. The county mustn’t fine businesses that are earnest in their efforts to carry out the mandate — as many have been. Without enforcement for egregious violators, however, there will be those who disregard the law entirely, and therein lies the problem. To defeat this terrible, highly transmittable disease once and for all, we need a far greater sense of unity and resolve than we have shown to date. As a nation, we have always managed to summon our better angels and come together for a cause greater than ourselves. Now we are faced with yet another crisis of epic proportions that requires us to think beyond ourselves and do what is best for the greater good. Mask up!

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he 2019 documentary “Biking Borders,” chronicling the ninemonth, 9,320-mile cycling adventure of two college friends, Max Jabs and Nono Konopka, from Berlin to Beijing, opens with the pair struggling to stay upright as they pedal down a snowcovered road in eastern Turkey shortly after Christmas 2018. These guys are just nuts, I thought. Immediately, I was hooked. I had to watch this travelogue — twice. Following its opening scene, the SCOTT film, recently released on NetBRINTON flix, cuts to Germany and thereafter follows the pair’s journey chronologically, starting in the summer of 2018 at the Brandenburg Gate and ending at China’s Tiananmen Square in the spring of 2019. Viewers quickly learn that their trek was far more than a sightseeing tour of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It was fundraiser to build a school in Guatemala, which has the highest illiteracy rate in Central America — roughly 25 percent. We also learn that the two, despite attending university in the biking capital of the world, the Netherlands, had barely

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pedaled anywhere before their epic trek. Apparently, Jabs had ridden a little while in school, but Konopka not at all. In fact, the two undertook no special athletic training for their journey. According to a Forbes article on them, they figured they would get in shape on the way. As noted, these guys just seemed nuts — but in the best of ways. The two 20-somethings, both German, graduated together with degrees in international marketing from Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands in 2018, and set out on their journey only months later, headed to some of the most remote, inhospitable, potentially dangerous places on the planet. Yet they were all smiles, veritable fonts of infectious positivity. Chalk it up to irrational exuberance or youthful naiveté, but they just went for it — and succeeded — continually promoting their trek via social media along the way to bolster donations for their cause. If you watch anything on Netflix this winter, be sure to catch this film. For starters, it just makes you feel good. With so much pain in the world these days, it reminds us that there is hope for humanity, that we are not all irredeemably greedy, self-centered creatures. We can, through the power of belief and teamwork, do enormous good for the world.

f you watch anything on Netflix this winter, be sure to catch this quirky film.

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transit strike that shut down New York City for days. It was the first of many municipal crises to face incoming Mayor John Lindsay, who ran on the Liberal and Republican Party lines, winning more than 1.1 million votes, or 45 percent, defeating Democrat/Civil Service Abe Beame, who had 41 percent, and Conservative Party National Review Editor William F. Buckley, who garnered 14 percent. Rush hour began at 4 a.m., and many people arrived home as late as midnight. The Long Island Rail Road added extra service. Both Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal were mobbed with thousands of new customers. Transit Workers Union President Michael Quill went to jail, suffered a heart attack and subsequently died. He did not live to see his successor win a record 15 percent wage hike. The subway fare was raised 33 percent, from 15 to 20 cents. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

Jabs and Konopka started out hoping they might raise 50,000 euros (about $56,500) to build a one-room, cinder-block school in Guatemala. By the time they reached Iran, they had collected that sum and more. As of press time, the project had raised 288,700 euros (about $326,400), enough to construct five schools. Their new goal is a million euros — enough for 20 schools in Guatemala, Ghana and Laos. Jabs and Konopka partnered with the New York City-based nonprofit Pencils of Promise, which builds the schools. Adam Braun, 38, a Brown University graduate who worked on Wall Street, started the organization in 2008, prompted by a conversation he had had with a little boy on a street in India while in college. The boy was begging for money. What he wanted, though, was a pencil so he could write and learn. Braun gave him one. Later, feeling unfulfilled in high finance, Braun recalled that chance meeting and left behind his safe, well-appointed world for international nonprofit work, starting Pencils of Promise with $25. The organization has since raised $75 million for education in the developing world. I knew none of this before watching “Biking Borders.” When I learned the story behind the film and Pencils of Promise, I just had to donate to the cause,

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which can be done at bikingborders.com. The site is in German, but Google Chrome can translate it into English. Whether or not you donate, you should watch this documentary. The scenery is stunning, and on the road Jabs and Konopka encounter many kindhearted people who offer them aid when they need it most. And yes, things go awry from time to time, despite all their optimistic planning. Jabs and Konopka just embrace the people they meet, and people embrace them back. The two seem unafraid, no matter the circumstance, even in countries that are known to be hostile to westerners. In Iran they are met as something like heroes, with people waving to them, cheering for them and pouring food into their hands — and strangers welcoming them into their homes for a night’s rest and a rice-filled Persian meal. As an avid cyclist, I am at once envious of and fascinated by their trip. You needn’t love cycling, though, to enjoy this hour-and-a-half-long film. At its core, it’s really about our shared humanity, and these days, we can use all the humanity that we can muster. 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.

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‘Biking Borders’ brings out the best of humanity

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