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Malverne loses an arts ‘icon’ Former MHS teacher and musical director dies at the age of 91 By nakEEM Grant ngrant@liherald.com

Courtesy Ivy Mitchell

MalVErnE HIGH SCHool English teacher and musical director Charles Messinger taught for nearly 30 years.

A lifelong devotee of theater, film and ballet, Malvernite Charles Messinger shared that passion with hundreds of students during nearly three decades as Malverne High School’s musical director. From makeup and wardrobes to stage lighting and script readings, Messinger held his musicals to the highest standards.

“He made sure that everything we did was first class,” said Joe Nappi, who worked alongside Messinger at Mal-

verne High from 1976 to 1984.

“He was stern, but he knew how to have fun. The kids just absolutely adored him.”

Messinger, who was known as Chick, died on Dec. 20 in Doylestown, Pa. He was 91.

Born and raised in the Bronx with a wide range of extended family nearby, he was encouraged by his parents, Frank and Helen Messinger, to take up music and fine arts at an early age. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the late 1940s, and went on to earn an undergraduate degree from New York Continued on page 3

W.H. native writes book on near-death experience By nakEEM Grant ngrant@liherald.com

West Hempstead native Jacob Cooper was just 3 years old when he found himself gasping for air and fighting for his life.

During a trip to the park with his parents, he was climbing the ladder of a slide when he suddenly started struggling to breathe.

Then he heard a loud noise in his head, as if a plug in a wall had been yanked out. “I was overwhelmed by fear, and it just felt like eternal suffering,” Cooper, now 30, recalled. “It’s something that I wouldn’t wish on anybody.”

Cooper tried shouting for help, but to no avail, as he passed out. He remembers being in a euphoric state, seeing visions of his life as he went through what he described as a tunnel.

“That’s when I came back to reality and woke up in a hospital bed,” Cooper said. “There’s going to be people that might not believe this, but I really had a spiritual experience.”

Cooper later found out that he had suf fered whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory-tract infection. Cooper, now of Massapequa, decided to share his experience in a new book, “Life After Breath:

How a Brush with Fatality Gave Me a Glimpse of Immortality,” which was published by Waterside Productions last month.

“The title is called ‘Life After Breath’ because I experienced life after suffocation,” Cooper said, “but I also picked that title because my experience has some parallels with Covid-19 and people feeling winded and out of breath.”

Cooper’s book has been endorsed by well-known authors such as Suzanne Giesemann and Raymond Moody, who has written about near-death experiences. “Jacob Cooper’s book, ‘Life After Breath’ is a clear illustration of the power

of these experiences,” Moody said in a news release, “and what they reveal to us about the very real possibility that consciousness continues after death.”

It wasn’t until 2010 that Cooper was able to make sense of his experience, when he read “Embraced by the Light,” by Betty Eadie, in which she

shares her own near-death experience. Reading the book eventually inspired Cooper to take part in the International Association for Near-Death Studies’ annual convention in Durham, N.C., in 2017 and 2019.

“Reading Betty’s story gave me a lot of universality behind my experience,” said Cooper.

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Teacher known for promoting acceptance Messinger never second-guessed having University. After college, he briefly served him play Tevye, a Jewish milkman from in the U.S. Army in Germany, and then Russia. Instead, Murray recalled, Messingreturned to New York, where he earned a er took him to meet his Jewish family to help him prepare for the role. In addition, master’s from Columbia University.

Messinger started his career as an Eng- Messinger took Murray and the high school cast to see “Fiddler on the Roof” on lish and drama teachBroadway, where er at Malverne High they met its legendin the 1950s, and ary star, Zero Mostel. directed the school’s “At that time in musicals from 1957 to my life, I really didn’t 1984. Many of his stuhave a lot of associadents praised him for tion with people from nurturing their different cultures,” appreciation of the Murray said. “He English language and helped to make me both American and feel comfortable English literature — around other people. including the actor He had a real way of Tony Danza, who showing a human graduated from Malside . . . just a cool verne High in 1969. vibe where he was Messinger was also accepting and tolerrecognized for his ant.” stimulating teaching, Four years earlier, his ability to reach a Malver ne High wide range of stujunior Kelly Covingdents and his willing- MessingeR inspiRed Many of his ton had become the ness to give Black students to take up careers in theater. first Black student to students leading earn a lead role in a roles in the musicals.

“This is part of the reason as to why he musical when she starred as Annie in “Annie Get Your Gun.” “He was so knowlwas so impactful in my life and the lives of others,” said Cameron Murray, who is edgeable and talented and generous with Black and starred as Tevye in “Fiddler on his gifts,” Covington said of Messinger. the Roof” in 1977. “It was during a turbu- “He got things out of kids that no one else lent time, and there was a little pushback could do on an emotional and physical from the community about an African- level.”

Many of Messinger’s former students American playing Tevye.”

The Malverne School District had also remembered him for his generosity. received a desegregation order from the Troy Williams, who graduated from MalNew York State Education Department in verne High in 1981, said that Messinger 1966, but racial tensions remained high paid his prom night expenses, along with during the 1970s. Murray, then a 15-year- his college applications.

“I got to pursue my dreams because this old sophomore at the high school, said continued from front page

Remembering chick Messinger “He was teacher first, and his teaching extended beyond the classroom. He inspired you without even knowing he was doing it to you.”

–John Vetere, a student of Messinger’s from 1973 to 1976

“That man set a bar so high, it’s something that his [successors], including myself, have been shooting for [for] decades. We owe him so much.”

–David Coonan, musical director, Malverne High School

“As the director of the musical, Charles Messinger set the bar at a very high level, and was an inspiration to all of the directors that followed him. His legacy lives on in all future musical productions at Malverne High School.”

–Michael Messina, district chairman of music

man had faith in me,” said Williams, who tap-danced in Messinger’s musicals. “He gave without seeking anything in return.”

Williams also noted that Messinger was known for making playwrights such as Shakespeare appealing to all of his students. “He was taking guys like me, who were on the border of being a thug, and letting them know that it was OK to read Shakespeare,” Williams said. “His enthusiasm for literature and theater just brought everything to life.”

After retiring to New Hope, Pa., in the 1990s, Messinger invited many of his former students to visit him, and shared humorous stories about theater, the Army,

and fine arts

“I did not have the pleasure of working with him, but from the stories that are being shared, he leaves behind an incredible legacy. His work will remain with us through the children he inspired.”

–Dr. Lorna Lewis, district superintendent

“He put us in check real quick, but at the same time, he made our experience a lot of fun. That man was an icon.”

–Ivy Mitchell, a student of Messinger’s from 1979 to 1982

“He had a huge impact on my life as a singer and performer. It all started with Mr. Messinger.”

–Robin Lewis, a student of Messinger’s from 1975 to 1978

and life with them. He continued following the arts, and reviewed films for local publications.

Messinger was predeceased by his brother, Zane, and is survived by his nieces and nephews, Merrill and Barry Lipter, Andy Messinger and Karen Sokoloff; cousins Peter and Ellen Reiss, Pamela Reiss and Steven Stave; and several grandnieces and grandnephews.

A memorial service will be held this spring at the Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newtown, Pa., under the direction of the Garefino Funeral Home in Lambertville, N.J.

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ReheaRsing a typically racially mixed Messinger production at Malverne High.

Island Harvest to distribute food to those in need Hempstead Town officials handed out begin with Island Harvest distributing hundreds of boxes of food to people in 4,500 health and shelf-stale food boxes to need last month, and announced a new seniors at a variety of drop-off points and program with Island Harvest to ensure 15 low-income senior housing sites. that nobody within the town goes hungry Seniors make up 16 percent of the town’s population and are as the coronavirus the most likely to pandemic continues. experience food inse“This pandemic curity, officials said, has brought many and the boxes will challenges to our include food support table, and one of the resources for them, most serious is the nutrition informaabundant concern for tion and the contact food,” said Town infor mation for Supervisor Don Island Harvest Food C l av i n . “ N o o n e Bank’s Community should struggle to Empowerment obtain a meal. We Team, which can aligned with Island help residents apply Harvest with one for the Supplemental goal in common: Nutrition Assistance Ensure no one in the Program.

Town of Hempstead volunteers Handed out food to Island Harvest goes hungry during families in need in Elmont. will also hold four this holiday season.” food distribution The town board recently approved a $400,000 grant using events over the course of two weeks to funding from the town’s $133 million fed- provide families and students with 4,000 eral CARES Act fund for the food bank’s boxes of healthy food,, such as meat, fresh No One Should Go Hungry in Hempstead produce and dairy products. Additionally, program, he said, which will run through the food bank will distribute 400 shelf-stathe end of the month. The program will ble food boxes per week to the Long Island

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Island Harvest PresIdent and CEO Randi Shubin Dresner, at lectern, spoke about food insecurity with town officials at a food distribution event last month.

Federally Qualified Health Centers in Elmont, Roosevelt, Hempstead and Freeport. Many patients at these health centers are low-income, town officials said, and are at risk of becoming food insecure.

“Supervisor Don Clavin and the town board have been invaluable partners in helping us provide much-needed food assistance to thousands of Town of Hempstead residents who have suddenly found themselves in the unenviable position of

not having enough to eat,” Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO of Island Harvest Food Bank, said in a statement.

“Thanks to their support and advocacy, we’re helping make sure that no one goes without such a basic need as food, and on behalf of the people we serve, we thank them for their efforts.”

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Neighbors iN the News Malverne students awarded as distinguished scholars

Jonathan Wolfsohn

Malverne High School senior Alex Balarezo was recognized as both a Hispanic Scholar and African-American Scholar from the College Board 2020-2021 National Merit Recognition Programs, while senior Yaelle Pierre was named a semifinalist for the 2020-2021 Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation annually recognizes exceptional students who exhibit dedicated leadership, service and action that positively impact others.

Pierre is on her way to becoming one of 150 bright, young leaders to earn a scholarship toward college and future goals. She is actively involved in several organizations and clubs and has held leadership positions, such as class president, presi_______

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dent of both Model UN and Foreign Language club, and secretary of the Book Club. She is also a member of the National Honor Society, Student Government, Creative Writing club, dance team and plays clarinet for the award-winning Malverne

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of being part of that convention made me feel like I wasn’t alone. It certainly gave me a lot of camaraderie.”

Cooper was also inspired to write his book by Malver ne native and Long Island medium Robert Richard Wright, who died last year. “He kept pushing me through the years to get this book out,” Cooper recounted. “ H e w a s s u ch great mentor for me and my work.”

C o o p e r earned a degree JaCob Cooper in social work at Adelphi UniverAuthor sity in 2013 and a master’s at Adelphi in 2014, and is a licensed clinical social worker and hypnotherapist in Nassau County. He grew up OrthodoxJewish, but does not belong to any faith, and said he has learned to embrace all religions.

“I hope that my book not only improves people physically, but helps them to take ownership of their spirituality, too,” he said. “When I had absolutely nothing, I was able to experience

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hen I had absolutely nothing, I was able to experience everything.

West hempstead native Jacob Cooper, 30, shares his near-death experience in his new book. everything. I use that as a tool for people to evolve, because when we get too complacent in our lives, we don’t tend to open up and grow.”

Cooper said he plans to hold Facebook Live events and podcasts to promote his book along with future projects. “Life After Breath” can be purchased at https://amzn.to/38dfzyP.

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Herald Inside LI talks vaccines at webinar

By Nicole AlciNdor nalcindor@liherald.com

Last year, nearly 350,000 Americans died of Covid-19 — and more than 3.2 million total — making 2020 the deadliest year in U.S. history, according to the Associated Press. Help, though, is on the way.

In the weeks leading up to the New Year, the federal Food and Drug Administration approved two vaccines — the first by Pfizer-BioNTech and the second by Moderna —which have gone to health-care workers and will also go to residents of long-term care facilities during the early stages of distribution.

On Dec. 23, Herald Inside LI held a Zoom webinar featuring three doctors, all of whom recently received a first shot of vaccination, to discuss their experiences and what people can expect in the coming months.

“I urge people to take the vaccine because Covid-19 is a horrific disaster to human life,” said Dr. Aaron Glatt, chairman of the Department of Medicine, chief of infectious diseases and the hospital epidemiologist at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside. “We want to go back to hugging and seeing people, and the way we will do this is through the Covid-19 vaccines. The goal is to vaccinate everyone.”

Webinar attendees were encouraged to submit their questions for the panelists. One viewer asked if the vaccine could hurt fertility.

“There were some cases of women who got pregnant after getting the vaccine; however, there is zero evidence that the vaccine can cause infertility,” Glatt said. “I would tell a pregnant woman that it’s a personal decision if she wants to take the vaccine, but if she chooses to get the vaccine, she might be protecting herself more, as well as protecting others and [her] baby. [She] might even give [her] baby antibodies against the virus.”

Another viewer wondered whether people of color were more likely to experience side effects from the vaccine or lower efficacy.

“There were about 40,000 people of color that were represented in the experimental trials for these two vaccines,” said Dr. Zenobia Brown, vice president and medical director of population health at Northwell Health Solutions. “We have proven that the vaccines are safe for people in minority groups.”

Brown and Glatt agreed that although the PfizerBioNTech and Moderna vaccines were proven 95 percent effective in experimental trials, after people receive them, there is still a chance that they can contract the

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HerAld iNside li recently held a Zoom webinar featuring three doctors to answer viewers’ questions about the new Covid-19 vaccines. virus and spread it to others.

“When I get my second dose of the vaccine, I won’t become Superman. I don’t know how to play the piano now, and I won’t magically know how to play the piano after the second dose,” Glatt said. “We still need to be careful, and we still have to wear masks and social distance.”

“I cannot stress this enough: Social distance and wear masks, even if you get the vaccine,” Brown said. “My biggest fear is that people will not want the vaccine. I look forward to the day when more and more people will want to take the vaccines.”

For Dr. Nicolas Hernandez, the academic hospitalist at Northwell Plainview Hospital and another panelist, taking the vaccine was a decision that he made to protect his family, his patients and himself.

“I was scared when they gave me the Pfizer vaccine, but I’ve been a patient with Covid-19, I’ve had family

Herald Inside LI to host local college webinar With the Covid-19 infection rate rising during a second wave, many Long Island parents were concerned about the health and safety of their college-aged children who lived in university dorms during the fall semester.

In the coming weeks, before the spring semester begins, parents will have to choose whether to send their children back to school to live in campus dorms or off-campus apartments, or whether they should live at home and attend local schools.

Local colleges are accepting students on rolling admission to accommodate those who decide at the last minute to stay home for the spring semester. Many parents, though, are wrestling with

choosing the best options for their children.

Herald Inside LI will host a free live Zoom webinar, sponsored by Molloy College, on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m., to discuss staying local for college. The webinar will feature college advisers, counselors and college students, who will share their thoughts on staying home this spring.

To register, go to LIHerald.com/StayingLocal. To sponsor a webinar or for more information, contact Amy Amato at aamato@richnerlive.com or (516) 5694000 ext. 224. For questions, email insideli@liherald.com.

–Nicole Alcindor

members that have had Covid-19, and I take care of patients with Covid-19, so I wanted to do my part,” Hernandez said, while adding that his only reaction to the first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was temporary fatigue and soreness. “As a family physician, I recommend that all immunocompromised people should get the vaccine, and even if you are not up for the vaccine, still do your part.”

This webinar was the final episode of the first season of Herald Inside LI. To watch the recording of this episode and all others, go to LIHerald.com/Recordings and subscribe to the Herald Inside LI YouTube channel.

The next Herald Inside LI episode will take place on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. and will feature college advisers and counselors discussing students staying local for upcoming spring semester, rather than going away to school. To register, go to LIHerald.com/StayingLocal.

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events and activities

Ongoing

Learn basic coding Teenagers in grades six and up can learn the fundamentals of HTML, the standard markup language, to create basic web pages and web applications in a Zoom class from the Franklin Square Public Library on Jan. 13 at 4 p.m. Registration is required.

Farmers Market at Crossroads Crossroads Farm’s weekly farmers markets will be held each Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Make dog biscuits Visit the Franklin Square Library’s webite during the month of January to learn how to make dog biscuits, which will be donated to a local shelter for community service credit. Participants must snap a photo of themselves making the dog biscuits with the Baking Caoch video and their finished product.

They can then drop them off at the library to be donated or can donate them to a local shelter themselves.

However, if a participant donates the cookies themselves, they must snap a photo of them dropping the biscuits off at the shelter. Please send those photos to ebach@franklinsquarepl.org

Friday, Jan. 15 Draw Martin Luther King Jr. Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can watch a video to learn how to draw Martin Luther King Jr. from the Elmont Memorial Library’s website on Jan. 15.

Registration is required.

St. Francis Hospital Outreach bus

Beware the kraken Children in first through fifth grade can discover interesting facts about the giant squid with the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum and create their own giant squid from items around the house in a pre-recorded program available on the Franklin Square library’s website under “Children’s Special Programs.”

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Lakeview F.D. receives PPE kits Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray provided free PPE kits to the Lakeview Fire Department last month. Ex-Chief Fred Senti, Jr., President of the Association of Fire Districts of the State of New York, his daughter, Ex-Chief Heather McNeill, and son, Ex-Chief Fred Senti III accepted the kits.

Saturday, Jan. 9

Tuesday, Jan. 12

Wednesday, Jan. 13

The Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum will tell children in first through fifth grade all about narwhals and how their tusks inspired legends of unicornsin a pre-recorded program that will be available on the Franklin Square library’s website under “Children’s Special Programs.”

Explore Rome, virtually

Blood drive

Winter Wonderland Storytime

Friday, Jan. 8

Monday, Jan. 11

Make llama art

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2718 in Franklin Square is hosting a blood drive on Jan. 12 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Donors must wear a mask or face covering and cannot be experiencing Covid-19 symptoms for 14 days before giving blood or test positive for the virus. All donors will have their temperatures taken, and will be rewarded with a free pair of socks. To set up an appointment, call (516) 478-5262.

Join Malverne Children’s Librarian Antoinette Levine for an interactive early learning storytime on Zoom with stories, songs, rhymes and fun winter crafts. Craft materials will be provided and can be picked up in advance. For ages 1 and up. Registration is required.

Call (516) 599-0750 ext. 303 or email malvernekids@malvernelibrary.org to register and schedule a time to pick up the materials.

Compete in a game show

Malverne Board of Ed. meeting

Make sock snowmen

Learn about the narwhal

Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can pick up a craft kit of materials from the Elmont Memorial Library and learn how to make a llama craft on Jan. 8.

Registration is required.

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Miss traveling? Can’t wait to take a trip somewhere? Join Todd Schlitt from the Elmont Memorial Library on Jan. 9 at 10 a.m. to learn how to use Google Earth to explore Rome. Registration is required, and a link will be emailed to all participants before the program.

Children in kindergarten through second-grade can compete in a wacky, live game show from the Franklin Square Public Library on Jan. 11 at 4 p.m. Registration is required, and all registrants will receive a Zoom link to the program.

The Malverne Board of Education will hold its next public meeting on Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. at the Malverne High School library.

Children in kindergarten through sixthgrade can make a snowman out of socks and supplies from the Franklin Square library on Jan. 13. Participants must have their own scissors, and registration is required.

The Masjid Hamza food pantry is open every Monday from 4 to 6 p.m.

The state has passed legislation halting evictions.

Local restaurant owners can apply for a grant from the County Legislature.

Northwell GoHealth Urgent Care West Hempstead is offering Covid testing.

For breaking news, visit www.liherald.com.

The St. Francis Hospital Outreach bus will be parked at the Elmont Memorial Library parking lot on Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to provide residents 18 and older with a blood pressure check and a simple blood test for cholesterol and diabetes. The staff will also provide patient education and referrals, and will offer free flu shots. No registration or appointment is required.

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Federal gov’t stalling offshore wind farms the federal governMent is holding up construction of offshore wind farms between Long Island and New Jersey because the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has yet to assign the final leasing grounds for them, as it was supposed to have done two years ago. Above, a view of the nation’s only offshore wind farm, off the coast of Rhode Island.

By Madeline arMstrong The final leasing grounds for offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island were supposed to have been designated in early 2019 so lease auctions could be held, but nearly two years later, they have not yet been assigned, slowing New York’s bid to acquire 70 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030.

Assignment of New York Bight Offshore Wind Energy Areas, located between Long Island and New Jersey, has been indefinitely postponed without explanation, angering local elected leaders like U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat from Garden City and a wind energy proponent.

The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, a division of the Department of the Interior, oversees assignment of offshore wind leasing grounds. Rice, who represents the 4th Congressional District, covering a wide swath of Nassau County’s South Shore, recently wrote to DOI Secretary David Ber nhardt to express her outrage that designation of the WEAs continued to be delayed.

She was joined by other elected leaders, including Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove who represents the 3rdCongressional District, and who was formerly Nassau’s county executive, as well as Rep. Jerrold Nadler of the 10th District and Rep. Tom Reed of the 23rd District. The representatives asked that the BOEM assign the WEAs so lease auctions could be held. To date, they have not received a response from either the BOEM or the DOI. That has local environmental advocates concerned and dismayed, as offshore wind does not emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere the way fossil fuel power plants that burn oil, natural gas and coal do, and so wind energy is not a cause of climate change, the slow heating of the Earth over time. Global warming is considered a particular threat to Long Island because it causes sea levels to rise and hurricanes to grow bigger.

“If we’re really going to fight climate change and transition to renewable energy, offshore wind has to play a key role,” said Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Farmingdale-based Citizens Campaign for the Environment. “It is not a luxury item. It is a necessity.”

Esposito said she supports Rice’s letter.

“We really need a congressional representative to get involved, take action and support wind farms,” Esposito said.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, a state agency that promotes energy efficiency and renewable power, is also calling on BOEM to designate the final WEAs. “Our progress in catalyzing this gamechanging industry is limited without additional lease areas in the New York Bight — a needed solution only BOEM has the authority to execute,” read a NYSERDA statement. “We urge BOEM to issue final Wind Energy Areas for the New York Bight.”

When contacted, BOEM gave the following statement: “BOEM continues to

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this Map, froM the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, shows the potential wind energy that would be captured off the coast of Long Island. work with our government agencies and our stakeholders to assess how future offshore wind development could affect other ocean uses with the goal of reducing potential conflicts.” The BOEM said it was assessing possible conflicts, but it did not specify what they might be.

Esposito said she believes the federal government has been stalling the assignment process to assist the oil and gas industries. President Trump “has been clear he does not support wind,” she said, “and wants to continue advancing the exploration and development of oil and guess industries.”

Rice said Trump has never supported wind farms and has worked to stall other

renewable energy projects in New York.

In July 2019, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, legally requiring New York to obtain 70 percent of its energy supply from renewable sources such as wind, solar and geothermal.

According to Joe Martens, director of the New York Offshore Wind Alliance, a coalition of advocacy groups that support wind power, 27 percent of New York’s energy currently comes from renewable sources. “We have a long way to go in 10 years,” said Martens, “and offshore wind is one of the ways that we can make the transition.”

There are currently three projects proposed in the New York Bight, two of which — Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind — have begun the regulatory review and permitting processes, and have the potential to power hundreds of thousands of homes and bring in hundreds of millions of dollars, even billions, for the local economy. “As New York continues to build back its economy from the [Covid-19] pandemic,” read a NYSERDA statement, “offshore wind provides a massive opportunity to stimulate billions of dollars in investments and create thousands of family-sustaining jobs.”

The New York Bight wind farms would create about 32,000 jobs annually, Martens said. “I think this is a great opportunity for a whole new generation of workers,” said Roger Clayman, executive director of the Long Island Federation of Labor. “Our labor movement was not always environmentally sensitive, but the fact is we’re all on the front lines of climate change.”

When the Wind Energy Areas might be designated is unclear. “I don’t know if anybody could [know] unless they had a crystal ball,” Esposito said. Martens said that 6,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy would need to be generated by 2030 to help New York reach its goal of 70 percent renewable energy by that year.

Development of a single wind farm takes years. That is why it is crucial, the experts said, to designate the WEAs so leases can be assigned, and the years-long regulatory review process and construction can begin.

“I will openly concede that it will be a challenge,” Martens said, “but in New York anyways, we’re required to do it.”

Esposito urged Long Islanders to “speak up and speak out in favor of wind energy.” “Having a voice matters,” she said, “and we can’t stay silent and hope that things change.”

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Dancers from Jam Dance Studio in Bellmore helped Evan Styron, center, propose to his girlfriend, Lisa Friedrich, of East Meadow, with a surprise flash mob at Wantagh Park.

JAM Dance organizes flash mob proposal year ago, just before the Covid-19 lockdowns put New York on pause. Friedrich, a hairstylist, said that since she and StyEvan Styron said he defied the odds ron are very similar, they found ways to when planning to propose to his girl- stay entertained during quarantine. Last friend, Lisa Friedrich, May, for example, the o f E a s t M e a d o w. two dressed up in forBetween the Covid-19 mal attire and decoratpandemic, a last-mined her home to hold a ute location change “prom-demic.” and inclement weath“I’ve dated a lot of er the day of the girls, but never one engagement, “I had that made me feel every obstacle against compelled . . . to me,” he said, “but I’m marry her,” said Styresilient.” ron, a licensed mental On Dec. 20, 2020, health counselor from Styron and Friedrich Massapequa. “I knew drove to Wanta gh from day one that she Pa rk t o a t t e n d a was the one.”

Christmas function — Styron said he and or so Friedrich Friedrich knew they thought. Once they would get engaged parked, dancers from before the end of 2020, JAM Dance Studio in once frieDrich saiD yes, the but the actual proposBellmore filled the lot, dancers threw rose petals in the air. al was still a “total flash mob-style, as surprise” to his fianBruno Mars’ song “Marry You” blasted in cé. He got the idea to do a flash mob prothe background. posal after Friedrich showed him a video “I was like a deer in headlights,” Fried- of one on YouTube last February. rich said.

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after the flash mob ended, Styron popped the question. “and I wanted to do something that was like a magic moment for Lisa, something that made her feel special.”

To conjure the magical moment, Styron enlisted the help of Friedrich’s best friend, Angela Connelly, who lived next door to JAM co-owner, Gina Petitto, growing up. Although this was only JAM’s second flash mob proposal, it was “probably more exciting because everyone really needed some good news since quarantining,” Petitto said.

About 20 dancers participated in the flash mob, which was choreographed and rehearsed over the course of two weeks.

Styron said he and Connelly scouted Cedar Creek Park in Wantagh as an initial location for the proposal, but had to change plans after a powerful nor’easter whipped across the region on Dec. 17.

On the day of the engagement, an unexpected storm threatened to ruin the special surprise, but for the 10 minutes the flash mob took place, Connelly said the weather cleared up. Some of the couple’s family and friends were on hand to surprise the bride-to-be. Everyone, including the dancers, stayed socially distant

and wore masks.

As the team performed their choreography, Styron improvised a few of his own moves, twirling Friedrich around the parking lot and dancing along to the song.

“Lisa’s face was priceless,” said JAM coowner Michele Cuccaro. “She was in a shock in the best way possible . . . and couldn’t stop smiling.”

As the song concluded, two of the dancers rolled out a 30-foot banner spray painted with red graffiti lettering, which asked Friedrich if she would take Styron’s hand in marriage. Styron said he rushed to get the ring out of the box once Friedrich realized what was happening.

“It was the most amazing day of my life, [and] a good finale to 2020,” Friedrich said. “I’m looking forward to a lifetime of memories.”

Styron said he is looking forward to spending more quality time with Friedrich and her son, Nicholas, 8. Petitto and Cuccaro said they hope to choreograph the couple’s first dance as husband and wife.

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This procedure uses a catheter to place a stent to open the heart’s blood vessels that have been narrowed by plaque buildup.

St. Francis Heart Center at Mercy hospital will also enhance the existing diagnostic catheterization program, offering immediate cardiac care to patients who present at the hospital with a heart attack or other significant cardiac issue. St. Francis Heart Center doctors will have the ability to perform an intervention to open the artery through stenting when disease is discovered during a diagnostic catheterization. The capability to restore blood flow and save the heart muscle for patients within 90 minutes is critical.

“Launching St. Francis Heart Center at Mercy expands access to our renowned cardiac care that consists of top-ranked physicians and medical teams,” said St. Francis Hospital President Charles L. Lucore, MD, MBA. “As the only hospital on Long Island to have a 5-Star CMS rating and the only one to be designated in the New York Metro area as a Top General

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CatholiC health ServiCeS is expanding its award-winning St. Francis Heart Center cardiovascular program with new interventional services at Mercy Medical Center in RVC. Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, expanding our nationally ranked cardiac programs further enhances our vision of providing exceptional patient care, in the communities we serve.”

The St. Francis Heart Center at Mercy team will be backed by the St. Francis Hospital cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists, perfusionists and others who have expertise in all types of heart surgery. This includes coronary artery bypass surgery to the newest, minimally

invasive valve procedures, including surgical techniques designed to treat certain cardiac arrhythmias, or irregular heart rhythms.

“Timely diagnosis and treatment of patients experiencing heart problems is vital to successful outcomes,” said CHS and St. Francis Hospital Chairman of Cardiology Richard Shlofmitz, MD. “St. Francis Heart Center at Mercy puts the quality of St. Francis Hospital closer to home for a large number of residents who will now

have quick and easy access to exceptional cardiac care that will save lives.”

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The expanded St. Francis Heart Center cardiac services at Mercy joins St. Francis Heart Center at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip. St. Francis Heart Center will be further expanded to offer cardiac services at St. Joseph Hospital in Bethpage in 2021, with the opening of a new cardiac catheterization lab.

More information on the cardiology services offered at CHS may be obtained by visiting CHSLI.org/cardiac-care or call 888-HEART-NY. Courtesy Catholic Health Services; compiled by Jill Nossa

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Downing School hosts pajama drive Malverne’s Maurice W. Downing Student Council teamed up and coordinated a pajama drive to help those in need.

More than 100 pairs of pajamas were sent to a family services organization in Uniondale.

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Maurice w. downing Student Council members collected pajamas and donated them to a family services organization in Uniondale.

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Boxes were filled with donations for people in need.

Annual Reindeer Games goes virtual Maurice W. Downing School students were filled with excitement as the school hosted its annual Reindeer Games.

Although the event was held virtually this year, students had the opportunity to take part in some fun games via WebEx and enjoyed the interactive activities.

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the rescue vixens — and the Grinch — posed for a photo with the event organizers, the Irish Pub owner Shawn Sabel, third from left, and Steve Burke, of the Baldwin Hot Rod Association.

Locals host drive-thru Toys for Tots car show

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The Baldwin Hot Rod Association teamed up with the Irish Pub to host a drive-through holiday Car Show to benefit Toys for Tots on Dec. 13.

Neighbors drove through the Irish Pub parking lot behind the business, on Merrick Road in Baldwin, and dropped off toys. Organizers said eight boxes were filled with toys to be donated to children in need this holiday season.

The boxes were dropped off at the Freeport Police Department.

Local residents enjoyed classic cars, food and drink specials from the Irish Pub and the holiday spirit as the Grinch greeted people and posed for photos. The event was sponsored by the Baldwin Hot Rod Association, the Irish Pub and Grand View Auto Body.

“I was just trying to bring people out, trying to do the right thing,” said organizer Steve Burke, of the Baldwin Hot Rod Association.

Burke said he worked hard to organize the end-of-the-year event, and thanked everyone who helped make it a reality.

Recently, his friend Rich Baldassano, of Baldwin, lost his brother, Robert Baldassano, and his friend Jack McGinley lost his wife. The event, Burke said, was dedicated to their loving memory.

Additionally, three women from the Rescue Vixens attended the event and posed for photos wearing holiday-themed pin-up attire. Ms. February, or “Catie Chaos,” Ms. October, or “Tombstone Tess,” and Ms. November, or “Bookworm Sami,” joined the fun and sold calendars showing off their provocative photo shoots to benefit the rescue.

the grinch, far right, snuck around the boxes of toys nearby Skyler Kaiser, left, Sabel, Gail Kaiser, Steve Burke and Sam Cools.

Bellmore resident dennis Newman, right, was paid a visit by the Grinch, also known as Terence Hopper.

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Studies have shown that only five out of 100 people survived a fire in the top level above the second story in a wood-framed one- or two-family residence; 95 out of 100 died.

If your architect is experienced in your particular community, one of more than 70 jurisdictions in your county, each with their own zoning board and rules, you should take his advice. Your community has previously not approved attics as living space, and no licensed professional who is doing their job will support the idea of putting you or your children’s lives in jeopardy. Either take the architect’s advice and proceed, speak directly to your building official, stop the job while you apply for a local zoning variance and state variance decisions (which could take up to a year) and then proceed.

Keep in mind that if either one of the boards turns you down, you are prohibited from having a habitable third floor, and you will have to submit revised plans and reconstruct anything that doesn’t comply with the law. In my experience, your community is very strict, and has even delayed its final decision and then forced the owner to cut down (rebuild) the wishful height to the regulation height. If your “designer” isn’t licensed and legally qualified to advise you, he may actually be violating the law. In your state it’s a class E felony for him to hold himself out to be practicing without a license.

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t’s now nearly a year since the Trump administration learned that a deadly virus was making its way into our country. During that period, the White House and many governors have engaged in a political wrestling match over who was responsible for leading the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.

While you may not like the conclusion, it is clear that President Trump never took this crisis seriously, and is even less concerned now that his tenure is about to end.

It may be an uphill battle, but JERRY President-elect Joe Biden has made it kREMER clear that he is willing to aggressively step into that battle on Jan. 20, because the next six to nine months will determine whether the pandemic is beaten. There are two good reasons why there has to be a field general leading the fight. America can’t afford for this dark cloud to linger indefinitely because of the economic damage we have experienced. Moreover, what if there is another pandemic, caused by one

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Prior to the election, the president predicted that there would be many millions of vaccinations before the end of the year.

To date, fewer than three million people have been inoculated, and only 11 million doses have been distributed around the country. The slow rate of inoculations is due to the fact that many states are staggering under the weight of testing costs and the needs of responders. Local governments and health care institutions have been on their own for 10 months after being told by Washington that the virus was a state-by-state problem.

Biden has pledged to get inoculation numbers up to one million a day. That is comforting, but health care professionals estimate that even at that rate, it would take over a year to vaccinate every American. And to reach that pace, the federal government will have to take some draconian measures.

The Defense Production Act dates back to the Korean War. It gives the president the power to force companies to drop their private customers and produce what the country needs. Trump claimed he used

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the act to get General Motors to build more respirators, but GM claimed it came forward on its own to build them. The president didn’t aggressively use the act, for fear of offending his conservative base, which opposes government intervention.

Why is there a need for use of the act now? When you have a mass anti-virus campaign, you need more than a vaccine. The big pharma companies are spending billions of dollars to keep up with their competition and protect their stockholders. In addition to the vaccines, you need cotton swabs, syringes, packing materials, dry ice and other supplies, and those products aren’t manufactured by big pharma. That’s where the federal government comes in. Using the act, manufacturers can be forced to produce the goods that are needed to get a complete program in place.

While Biden is preparing to take on the vaccine program, the pandemic is exploding in numerous states that have a shortage of hospital gowns, masks and gloves and can’t cover the costs of doctors, nurses and other first responders. Bipartisan

ven ramping up to a million inoculations a day may not be enough.

Covid relief legislation finally signed last week by the president will inject some new money into the efforts of local organizations, but it won’t make up for the costs they have been incurring since last March.

The world is keeping a close eye on our national effort, and many friendly countries are trying to figure out why we’ve done such a terrible job of combating the virus. But our enemies are also keeping a close eye on our tragedy. In his latest book, “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World,” author and CNN host Fareed Zakaria claims that our enemies could create another health crisis in our country in as little as 24 hours. Are we capable of handling another one? You know the answer to that question.

The weeks and months ahead will determine how long America will suffer and how well we will heal. Happily, the incoming administration is prepared to pick up the ball dropped by the outgoing one.

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?

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Saving our sanity and our souls through books

reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The person who never reads lives only one.”

— George R.R. Martin

It nearly killed me. One of my grandkids said they “hate” books. They don’t read books except when one is assigned in school.

Given the options of smartphones, TV and computers, they don’t ever crack the cover of a novel or nonfiction adventure, even during RandI quarantine, when there’s so little to kREIss do.

Oddly, this kid gets good grades and likes school, which seems counterintuitive, because I can’t imagine anyone becoming an educated person in the world without reading books. It’s not like I haven’t tried. I have gifted and suggested books pitched toward this particular teen’s interests. I’ve read the same books they are assigned in class so we can talk about them. I keep tossing out lines and getting no bites.

My hope is that this child just hasn’t found the right books yet to get their attention. I know a few people who

became enthusiastic readers in adulthood. I wish that for this young person I love.

Granted, I was a book nerd from the time I could put eyes on paper. I remember, in first grade, begging my father for some money so I could buy books. It was like falling in love. My first loves were “Half Magic,”

by Edgar Eager, and “The Boxcar Children,” by Gertrude Chandler Warner.

If feels lame even to be defending reading when it seems so self-evident that through books we fire up our imaginations, we live other lives and we timetravel to places beyond our reach. We find comfort in finding common ground with writers. It is a bias, but I do believe that life is only halflived without books.

As part of my own life, I have led book groups for the past 20 years, and this year will do so again. For the first time, our group will be Zoomed, and so it’s open to anyone who contacts the Longboat Key Education Center (941383-8811, (charity@longboatkeyeducationcenter.com) wishing to sign up. We meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, and began this week with the first of eight short books in eight weeks.

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I want to share my reading list because I call my class “Literary Gems,” and these are. We begin with “Hamnet,”

by Maggie O’Farrell. William Shakespeare had a son, Hamnet, who died when he was 11. Four years later, the bard wrote “Hamlet.” From these thin facts, O’Farrell weaves a rich story of grief and life in the throes of a plague.

Our second book is “We Have Always Lived in this Castle,” by Shirley Jackson. Murder, mayhem and the especially delicious brand of British madness abound in this story by the author of the most famous short story in the world, “The Lottery.” Next, we’ll read “The Boy in the Field,” by Margot Livesay, a luminous psychological thriller. Our last book for January is “Writers and Lovers,” by Lily King, a gorgeously written, rather ordinary story of a young woman finding her way, told with extraordinary beauty.

In February, we’ll read “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” by Ocean Vuong. This debut novel by a Vietnamese-American writer was described as “permanently stunning” by Ron Charles of The Washington Post. It is an original and exquisite amalgam of memoir,

or many of us, talking about them is as much fun as reading them.

letters and poetry. Next, we read “The Disappearing Earth,” by Julia Phillips, comprising an astonishing cast of characters, an unspeakable crime, all set in Kamchatka, on the Siberian peninsula.

Our third book next month is “Trust Exercise,” by Susan Choi, a brilliant send-up of students enthralled with themselves in an artsy university setting. The language is pitch-perfect. Our last selection is “Last Train to Key West,” by Chanel Cleeton. It is 1935, and a ferocious hurricane is barreling towards the Florida Keys. A helluva story of three women caught up in a story of murder, betrayal and salvation.

For many of us “bookies,” talking about the novels and nonfiction works is as much fun as reading them, like a delicious dessert after a remarkable meal.

So I hope some readers can join the book group. But no matter what, wherever you are at this moment, sheltering in place, working from home or venturing out, I want to share these special books with the hope that you connect with the authors and find solace and peace and joy in that connection.

Reading? The past year, when so much was lost, books brought joy into to my life. As the new year begins, they are the untapped treasure of 2021.

Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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et’s say it like it was: 2020 was miserable. It was a horrid year for us all. Everyone — everyone — was affected to one degree or another by the coronavirus pandemic, which washed over us like a merciless tidal wave, leaving fear, anxiety and death in its wake.

The speed at which the virus swept across the land was stunning, leaving us feeling helpless against a viral invader.

Nearly 4,700 people have died of Covid19 in Nassau and Suffolk counties — and an estimated 25,000 in New York City — since the coronavirus broke out in the greater metropolitan area in March, bringing grief to hundreds of thousands of lives here.

On top of those terrible — and terrifying — statistics, Long Island lost more than 100,000 private-sector jobs from November 2019 to November 2020, an 8.8 percent decline, according to the New York State Department of Labor. The biggest losses came in hospitality, 35,800 jobs; education and health services, 23,600; trade, transportation and utilities, 15,000; professional and business services, 10,000; and manufacturing, 8,000.

There is help available, however. If you are feeling anxious, depressed or suicidal, regardless of the reason, you can — you should — check out the state Office of Mental Health website, where you will find numerous resources to turn to for help.

There you will find the NY Thankful project, for which you are asked to write messages about all that you are thankful for. The very act of writing down all that is good in your life, it seems, helps relieve stress and anxiety. We suggest that you try it — if not on a state website, then on your own.

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letters The pandemic’s empty chairs To the Editor: In a November speech, President-elect Joe Biden expressed his sorrow at the number of empty chairs that would appear at the dinner tables of many families this year because of the coronavirus.

Covid-19 has often been compared to the 1918 flu pandemic, which killed 675,000 Americans, a majority of them young adults, and infected one-third of the world’s population during its four waves. Masks were strongly recommended, but many protested against wearing them. People were quarantined, hospitals were full, and the death toll was overwhelming. Like Donald Trump, President Woodrow Wilson underplayed the severity of the virus. There was no vaccine, no Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and very few opportunities to work from home in that precomputer era.

that your mental health is connected to everyone else’s. What the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated, in certain terms, is that we are all interconnected in a larger societal web. So — please — seek help if you need it.

If you make any New Year’s resolution, let it be that you will take care of yourself in 2021 — both your physical and mental well-being.

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s 2020 came to a close, the coronavirus surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death in the U.S. — a sobering reminder of the toll the virus continues to take.

We have learned a lot about Covid-19 over the past 10 months. Importantly, we know now that it isn’t just a lung and respiratory issue, as was thought early on. It is a systemic inflammatory disease that may affect many organs in the body, and when it comes to the heart, it can JeFFrey t. be especially serious. kuvin Covid-19 infection certainly does not affect everyone’s heart, but it turns out that you don’t even need to have significant symptoms to have heart-related issues.

The most direct, and at times the most complicated, impact of the virus on the heart is muscle inflammation, a condition called myocarditis. This can result in a variety of cardiac issues, including

muscle weakness and rhythm disturbances.

It is well known that other viruses — as well as some medications, chemotherapies and other medical conditions — can also affect the heart in similar ways.

In addition to direct toxic effects on the heart muscle, Covid-19 may cause blood clots, which can impact the heart, lungs and the brain, resulting in heart attacks, pulmonary emboli and stroke. We learn more every day, but it remains unclear whether traditional approaches to heart disease are applicable to patients with long-term complications of the coronavirus, like heart damage.

While many patients are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, others may become very ill, and some even succumb to the disease. We don’t know the exact number of Covid-19 patients with myocarditis, because some patients may have cardiac involvement without even knowing it.

Some of the symptoms of myocarditis include chest pain; shortness of breath; heart palpitations or irregular heartbeat;

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hronic heart conditions are showing up after even mild cases.

Letters One of the empty chairs of 1918 belonged to my family. My father, then 16, was playing in the streets of Manhattan with his brother, Irwin, 13. Irwin wasn’t feeling well, and my father carried him home piggyback, and his mother put him to bed. The next day he was dead. Ironically, his parents and older brother remained healthy, but they never recovered emotionally from Irwin’s death. It was especially devastating to my paternal grandmother, whose father fought in the Civil War, contracted tuberculosis and gave it to my grandmother and her sister, both of whom died young: a history of empty chairs. My father would occasionally see my sister and me drawing pictures or playing a game, and remark, “My brother and I used to do that.”

When the 2020 pandemic arrived, I immediately thought of Irwin. Did he suffer? Was his mother with him at the end?

Had he survived, I would have had an uncle and perhaps some cousins on my father’s side. Empty chairs span generations. Only one photo of my father and his brother remains, as my grandmother destroyed all the others in her grief.

Fortunately, I lost no family members in 202, but as I watched the statistics rise, I knew that each death was more than just a number. It reflected a deep loss and an empty chair at the table of many families. I hope they find solace in 2021 and beyond.

PAUlA RODEnAS Merrick

lightheadedness, dizzy spells or loss of consciousness, and extremity swelling.

The lingering effects of Covid-19 on the heart, particularly myocarditis, have been a hot topic in the sports community.

Several college and pro athletes with the virus have done the right thing by staying off the field this season — not only because of the risk of virus transmission, but because their doctors saw evidence of myocarditis on an MRI. The heart needs time to heal. We know that active inflammation of the heart can cause serious problems, even in highly trained athletes. And, during recovery, athletes should refrain from heavy exertion until they are assessed by a cardiologist.

And if an athlete can get asymptomatic, or subclinical, effects of the heart, so can we all.

Given new and emerging data, the exact risks and treatment protocols for Covid-related cardiac issues remain unclear. Who should undergo MRI testing of the heart — the best way to detect myocarditis — is a question that has not

been definitively answered.

As things stand now, a coronavirus infection alone does not warrant an extensive cardiac evaluation. If, however, patients are highly symptomatic and have abnormalities in specific laboratory tests, like electrocardiograms or echocardiograms, then highly specialized tests, like MRIs, might be warranted.

As the pandemic continues, as at all other times, it is important to recognize cardiac warning signs, which can be very similar to Covid symptoms.

Addressing cardiac risk factors, including cholesterol, blood sugar levels, blood pressure, sleep hygiene and obesity — is always prudent. In addition to improving quality and quantity of life, it is widely recognized that controlling cardiac risk factors can affect the course of Covid-19.

MALVERNE/WEST HEMPSTEAD HERALD — January 7, 2021

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Cardiac Covid: How the virus impacts the heart

Jeffrey T. Kuvin, M.D., is the de Roulet professor and chair of the Department of Cardiology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell. He is the senior vice president of cardiology for Northwell Health’s Central and Eastern regions, chair of the Department of Cardiology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital, and co-director of the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital.

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Give Trump his due

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To the Editor: Re Carolann Perez’s letter to the editor, “How did we almost re-elect Donald Trump?” (Dec. 17-23): The writer said that Randi Kreiss was “brave enough” to have written about President Trump. On the contrary, Kreiss took every low pot shot at Trump that she could come up with, yet virtually denied him any credit whatsoever for his achievements, which were significant and many. And this is coming from someone who recognizes Trump’s failures and personality flaws.

Remember when Trump, early on, restricted travel between the U.S. and China, and President-elect Biden called him a racist and xenophobe? Yet soon after, Biden criticized Trump for not having taken this action sooner. What hypocrisy!

Would people have voted for Biden if the media had reported more thoroughly on the Hunter Biden scandal and its potential implications for the presidentelect? This was an election the true outcome of which we will likely never know with certainty.

ROBERT RUBAlSKY East Rockaway

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