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Netting some hope in W.H. Chief Soccer Club surprises players with drive-by parade By NAkeeM GrANt ngrant@liherald.com

Courtesy TOPSoccer

JeSSiCA, leFt, ANd Lauren Lee helped organize a drive-by parade for the West Hempstead Chiefs Soccer Club’s players on May 9.

With the coronavirus pandemic putting an end to the West Hempstead Chiefs Soccer Club’s spring season, the group found a way to score off the pitch. Volunteers and leaders of the club took part in a driveby parade at their players’ homes on May 9. “It lifted people’s spirits, and I think it shows that as a group, we’re connected and we’re a family of TOPSoccer players,” said Lauren Lee, the West Hempstead director for the

youth soccer program. “A lot of the players have been in our program for a long time, so it was just nice to say, ‘We’re thinking of you.’” More than a dozen cars full of volunteers met in the parking lot of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Hempstead that afternoon. The group then drove by 16 players’ homes in West Hempstead, Malverne and Franklin Square, holding signs showing their devotion to the team. All of the players received gift bags that included soccer balls, water bottles Continued on page 4

Malverne, W.H. fitness trainers adapt with virtual sessions By NAkeeM GrANt and MeliSSA koeNiG ngrant@liherald.com; mkoenig@liherald.com

Among the myriad disruptions the coronavirus epidemic has inflicted on everyday life, the statewide closure of gyms has dealt a stinging blow to the fitness-minded. Stuck at home and following social distancing and self-isolation guidelines, fitness facilities in Malverne and West Hempstead have been forced to adapt, and are developing new routines to help their clients stay in shape. T h e r e s a Fo d e r s, g r o u p instructor and personal trainer at Fitness 19 in Malverne, had

started outdoor workouts with residents shortly after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all non-essential businesses in March. When social distancing measures were instituted, however, Foders quickly made a transition to virtual training on Facebook Live. “I have a lot of dedicated members that have followed me for the last 10 years,” Foders said. “It’s definitely been tough, because I’m not computer savvy, but having all these great people in my circle, that motivated me. It’s just nice that I can give back.” Foders, of Lynbrook, sets up shop in her living room, and

hosts training sessions Monday through Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Her workouts focus on highintensity interval training, which features cardio work as well as exercises focusing on arms and abdominal muscles. Foders’s Facebook group, Terrible Theresa Training, now has more than 300 members, including some in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and California. “A lot of my friends, their sisters-in-law and my daughters have been sharing it with other people, and this group just kept growing,” Foders explained. “Now our group shares everything from sweaty selfies with their family to healthy food recipes. It just

blows me away.” Foders added that because some of the other gyms at which she works have closed for good, she will continue virtual training once the lockdown is over. She said she also hoped to do more outdoor training as well. When Mike Lisi and John Feliciano, the co-owners of RAF Strength & Fitness, in West

Hempstead, found out in March that they would have to close their gym, they immediately made the transition to virtual classes. They had ordered 200 resistance bands that they handed out to their members, Lisi said, and now they host virtual workouts lessons every day at 10 a.m. Continued on page 14

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Northwell salutes our EMS professionals on the front lines To those who bravely rush to the aid of the sick and injured, even during this time of quarantines and social distancing. Who jump to action and provide compassionate care for people just before they become patients. To the inspiring EMS professionals across the nation, including the 800+ within our health system, we offer our heartfelt gratitude. Thank you for your steadfast courage, strength and skillâ€”and for being our #HealthcareHeroes before, during and well after these unprecedented times.

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Businesses react to economy shut down mkoenig@liherald.com

Michael Corleone, owner of Kayo Boxing in West Hempstead, has not been paying rent for his gym since New York’s economy shut down at the end of March, and now that Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Long Island’s stay-at-home order has been extended through May 28, he will continue to lose income. “Personally, I do not feel that this order is proper,” Corleone, of Franklin Square, said. “I understand the problem, but how can our civilization be able to stand on its own unless we get back to work?” If his business stays closed, he explained, he will not be able to bill the members of his kickboxing gym for classes, and if he cannot bill his clients, he cannot MicHael pay rent. corleone “I cannot wait to get back to Owner, work,” he said. “I was raised very old school, therefore that means I Kayo Boxing am a worker. I love to work, and look forward to being able to open my gym.” In his announcement on May 14, Cuomo said Long Island was not yet ready to re-open, but five other regions in New York were — including the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley, North Country and Central New York. “The others,” the governor wrote, “can be UN-PAUSED the moment they hit their benchmarks.” In order to reopen, a region must meet a set of stringent guidelines, including: Long Island currently meets five of the seven criteria. It falls short on two — 14-day decline in hospital deaths and new hospitalizations under 2 per 100,000 — and like all other regions in the state, it is expected to have a sufficient number of contact tracers in place by the time it opens.

was raised very old school, therefore that means I am a worker.

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Elmont Chamber of Commerce President Paul Sapienza said he understood Cuomo’s decision, calling it a “necessary evil.” The Island continues to have a large number of coronavirus cases, he explained, and he does not want those numbers to increase when the economy reopens. As of May 13, Elmont had 1,230 positive coronavirus cases, according to data from the Nassau County Department of Health — one of the highest figures in the entire county. “As bad as it is for us to stay closed, it would be much worse for us to get a resurgence,” Sapienza, who owns Sapienza Bake Shop on Hempstead Turnpike, noted. “If [staying closed] is what we have to do to keep people alive, then we have to do it” because “a dead customer is no good.” For regions that meet the state’s criteria, reopening is to begin cautiously, the governor said, and will play out over the coming weeks in four stages: Phase One: Construction, manufacturing, wholesale

trade, select retail for curbside pickup only, and agriculture, forestry and fishing. Phase Two: Professional services, finance and insurance, retail, administrative support, and real estate, rental and leasing. Phase Three: Restaurants and food services, beyond takeout and delivery. Phase Four: Arts, entertainment and recreation, and education. The state, Cuomo said, has created a New York Forward Reopening Advisory Board to help guide the reopening process. In the meantime, Franklin Square Chamber President Lisa DelliPizzi said she will continue to post information about unemployment, grants and federal programs designed to help small business owners. “Anything we can do to promote small businesses, we’ll do,” she said. “I can just hope that [the owners] hang in there a little longer.”

Donations for Mount Sinai South Nassau In recognition of National Nurses Week, Stop & Shop donated more than 30 pallets of essential groceries to 500 nurses and other frontline workers at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside. One of Long Island’s hardest hit hospitals since the onset of the pandemic in late February, Mount Sinai South Nassau has treated more than 1,240 patients with Covid-19, while totaling more than 760 patient recovery discharges. “Stop & Shop values the tremendous work that Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital is doing to keep the community safe and healthy during the pandemic,” said Stefanie Shuman, External Communications and Community Relations Manager for Stop & Shop. “As nurses and other hospital workers are busy taking care of others, Stop & Shop is proud to take care them. We hope this donation will save these essential workers a trip to the store for basic necessities and make their lives a bit easier to manage.” The Stop & Shop donation included everyday essentials such as paper towels, toilet paper, peanut butter, jelly, pasta,

pasta sauce and cereal. Representatives from the grocery chain handed out the items to 500 healthcare workers at the hospital on May 7. “In our hour of greatest need, Stop & Shop came forward, without being asked, to see how they could help our frontline staff who have been working so hard in what has been a life and death struggle each day for the last two months,” said Richard J. Murphy, president and CEO at Mount Sinai South Nassau. “We are so very grateful to Stop & Shop for their ongoing, extremely generous donation of thousands of nourishing meals and for this special delivery of essential groceries. “On behalf of our hardworking frontline staff, and all of the hospital’s employees, we thank you for going above and beyond, for providing a deep well of encouragement and for assuring us that we are not alone in this battle,” he added. “You nourished not only our bodies, but our souls as well.” Courtesy Stop & Shop; compiled by Briana Bonfiglio.

Courtesy Stop & Shop

Hospital worKers at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside received paper goods and groceries from Stop & Shop on May 7 in honor of National Nurses Week.

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MicHael corleone, owner of Kayo Boxing in West Hempstead, said he will continue to lose income because of Long Island’s stay-athome order.

By Melissa Koenig

Coaches, volunteers surprise players Year by the ENYYSA — an honor given to donated by the Eastern New York Youth Soc- those who demonstrate patience, undercer Association and candy. Coaches who standing and dependability — in December, took part in the caravan shared written mes- proposed the idea of doing the same for their players. sages of encouragement with each player. “My mother and I have been bummed out TOPSoccer, or The Outreach Program for about the season being canceled, and we Soccer, is a community-based really just wanted to see the training program for young athkids again,” Jessica, 16, said. letes with disabilities. Lee, who “Our goal was to make them helped to launch the local chaphappy and try to give back to ter of the program in 2011, said them what they’ve given us. that she and her daughter, JessiJust seeing their smiles made it ca, recognized that families of worthwhile.” children with disabilities face a Jessica, a junior at Kellenunique challenge during the berg High School in Uniondale, pandemic. added that next year will be her “Jessica and I were missing last season with the TOPSoccer out on soccer, and we know that jessiCa lee program before she starts colTOPSoccer member our players were missing out as lege at Catholic University, in well,” Lee said. “We wanted Washington, D.C., in the fall of them to play on their own and bring a little cheer and sunshine to their 2021. “I’ve had so much fun with this prolives. It was just such a blessing to see how many volunteers wanted to share this gram,” Jessica said. “With everything that’s happening right now, I’m going to try to moment with our players.” The Lees started doing drive-by parades enjoy this as much as I can.” The Chiefs Soccer Club is planning to in March to celebrate their friends’ birthdays. Jessica, who was named TOPSoccer’s profile its players on the club’s Instagram 2019 regional and national Buddy of the account, at WestHempsteadtopsoccer. continued from front page

ust seeing their smiles made it worthwhile.

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Chiefs soCCer Club player Danielle Ziti, above left, and her mother, Deborah Richards, thanked volunteers during the drive-by parade. rafael borja, near left, was happy to receive his gifts. aidan davila, far left, with his parents, Lira and Wilson.

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New York beaches to reopen on Friday

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By Scott Brinton, Jim BernStein and Karen Bloom sbrinton@liherald.com; jbernstein@liherald.com; kbloom@liherald.com

New York state will allow beaches to open next Friday, May 22, in time for the Memorial Day weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at his daily briefing Friday. The governor said, however, local towns and cities can decide to extend the order barring access to beaches beyond that date, if they deem it necessary. The reopening of beaches will take place in tandem with New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut, which has already reopened certain of its beaches. The new order came one day after a bipartisan group of state senators called on the governor todd to create a plan for safe reopenKaminSKy ing of the beaches. Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Long State senator Beach Democrat who serves Malverne and West Hempstead, joined the nine senators in asking Cuomo to establish “an inter-jurisdictional task force to coordinate and execute” beach reopenings. “New York City should have lifeguards and all necessary personnel ready to go for Memorial Day,” Kaminsky said in a statement “The city has had ample time to develop a safety plan and prepare. If the mayor doesn’t open NYC beaches, other New Yorkers in neighboring areas will deal with unnecessary risks and chaos.” Nassau County beaches have been closed since Cuomo issued the first New York Pause order in late

he city has had ample time to develop a safety plan and prepare.

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BeacheS are Set to open across New York state on May 22, in time for the Memorial Day weekend. Local cities and town, however, have the authority to keep them closed. Above, a view of Long Beach before the Covid-19 pandemic. March, shutting down most businesses and public places in an effort to slow down the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday night, the governor continued the New York Pause order through May 28, with the option and ability to extend enforcement of the order through June 13. The order applies to five of the state’s 10 regions, including Long Island and New York City. On May 1, 13 town supervisors from across Long

Island gathered to begin developing plans to open their recreational facilities, including beaches. “The theme of our discussion was that the Covid-19 pandemic does not follow town borders, and it’s necessary to collaborate on our best practices and strategies for summer programs and services,” Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin said. “Working together as a team and maintaining communication will be key to providing the safest environment.”

Sacred Heart embraces virtual education During the unprecedented events caused by the Covid-19 global pandemic, Sacred Heart Academy showed its dedication to the success and education of its students by making the transition to an online education platform, without any delay in learning. Sacred Heart became one of the first schools on Long Island to employ its online learning program, beginning with classes on March 16. SHA’s online model provides the full, unabridged curriculum for its students to ensure that they will be prepared for their next academic step. When the possibility of closing school due to the pandemic became apparent in March, members of SHA’s EdTech team — Caroline Walsh, Kristen Schreiner, Terry Shirreffs, and Kathryn Mulholland — began to execute their plan for school to continue virtually and coached the Sacred Heart faculty on how to appropriately and successfully conduct class from home. “As an Ed Tech coach I’ve been working with the faculty and students preparing for paperless learning for some time now,” said Walsh, who is also a history teacher at Sacred Heart. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would be using it this year to the extent that we are.” The education model of Sacred Heart’s online learning platform is using the tool Screencastify to record daily lessons for the students. The videos are approximate-

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StudentS at Sacred Heart Academy began the shift to virtual education on March 16. ly 15 minutes long depending on the lesson that day. Sacred Heart has used Google Classroom daily as the main source of communication. The screencasts and daily lessons, assignments and homework are posted on Google Classroom. Teachers post all material by 8 a.m., and the students are required to hand in all assignments by 5 p.m. to be marked “present” for the class. “It was a huge and quick transition, but overall everyone has kept an open

mind and continues to work hard to make sure that our students have the best remote learning experience possible,” said Shirreffs, who is also the music department chairwoman at Sacred Heart. The Sacred Heart teachers and students have since embraced this new style of learning. Some remote-learning projects include sending students on virtual field trips to museums in history class, having them create their own concerts in chorus class, submitting science projects for an online science research sympo-

sium, and assigning art projects that have to do with working from home, among other assignments. In addition, Sacred Heart’s Advanced Placement government and theology classes will be the first classes in Sacred Heart’s history to go almost paperless for the entire year. This online technique officially took effect on March 16. Since then, parents have expressed their appreciation and gratitude for this new platform on an educational and personal level. “Sacred Heart has been doing a wonderful job,” said Sacred Heart parent Melissa Maher. “As an educator myself, I am so impressed with how the school hit the ground running and began their online learning in such a professional and steadfast manner. My daughters are both working very hard and I can see all the learning that is going on. We are appreciative that you were ready for this challenge and had an excellent system in place.” Joann Schwartz, another parent at SHA, said she appreciated how supportive the school faculty has been for her daughter, Sophia. “While Sophia is doing her work, I often hear the teachers speaking and I am so impressed and happy that she is surrounded by such love and support,” Schwartz said. Courtesy Sacred Heart Academy; compiled by Nakeem Grant

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The Nassau CouNTy Police Department paraded in front of Mount Sinai South Nassau on May 13.

NCPD, county exec thank MSSN workers By Nakeem GraNT ngrant@liherald.com

The Nassau County Police Department blared their car sirens as they paraded in front of Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside to thank their health care workers on May 13. County Executive Laura Curran and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder both thanked front-line workers for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Over the last several weeks, we’ve all been through this battle together,” Ryder said. “We will come back, and we will come back stronger than ever.” Curran said the tenacity and professionalism shown by MSSN’s frontline workers gives her hope for the future. “This crisis did not create heroes. It revealed the heroes who are already among us,” Curran said. “You are those heroes.” The celebration, Ryder explained, was also held for the NCPD to thank the hospital staff for aiding a police officer who needed emergency treatment after he had suddenly collapsed on duty in March. “The work that was done in the emergency room and the ICU room was what saved our officer’s life,” Ryder said. “We want to thank all of our first responders working in the hospitals for doing what’s right to keep our communities safe, and more importantly, doing what is right to keep my members safe.”

healThCare workers applauded and thanked the NCPD for their support. Nassau CouNTy poliCe Commissioner Patrick Ryder, at lectern, thanked front-line workers for their efforts during the pandemic. The Nassau CouNTy Police Emerald Society Pipe Band performed at MSSN.

Food for THoUGHT Restaurateurs speak on what it’ll take to reopen fully

“Not only am I a small business owner,” said Michele Galo, owner of Little Enrico’s Pizzeria, “but I am also a nurse practitioner working on the front lines. I have seen the huge impact Covid-19 has had on our communities firsthand. I understand how this virus can spread rapidly and how someone can deteriorate in a matter of seconds, because I have witnessed it with my own eyes. It affects people of all ages, even those with no underlying medical conditions. “Additionally,” Galo said, “since the pandemic began I have had a cleaning company come to deep sanitize Little Enrico’s, and each evening the restaurant is cleaned thoroughly with disinfectants. I understand how important this deadly virus is; therefore, we are taking every precaution to keep our employees and customers safe. All employees are wearing masks to prevent the spread of these infectious droplets, and hand washing is key. Pick-ups are done from

our side window, so customers do not enter inside the store. We also are offering curbside pick-ups and contactless deliveries. “We have taken a big hit as a small business during this time. More credit cards are being used, which means more fees to be paid. Thankfully, we have been open every day, so our employees are still able to provide for their families. And we have been donating leftover pizza to North Shore Valley Stream Hospital to feed our health care workers who have spent countless hours working during this pandemic and risking their own lives to save strangers. We appreciate the continued support from our community during this difficult time.”

Chrisavgi Sourgoutsis, owner Mitchell’s Restaurant Valley Stream The food industry has changed drastically because of the pandemic. Many restaurants are closing or operating strictly through takeout and delivery methods in order to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. Mitchell’s Restaurant in Valley Stream, which is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., offers takeout options or delivery using the curbside method — which allows for food to be ordered and paid for over the phone, and then employees deliver food to homes without customer contact. “This is an unprecedented experience and all industries, including the food industry, will be changed forever,” said Chrisavgi Sourgoutsis, the owner of Mitchell’s Restaurant. “The food industry might never bounce back, and that’s sad and challenging.” Although Sourgoutsis is unsure what it will take to fully open all of New York’s restaurant industry again, she imagines that in

Peter Kambitsis, owner Sugarberry Bakery Rockville Centre “Opening up is going to take patience and help from the landlords, and hopefully the state can help the landlords, too,” said Peter Kabitsis, owner of Sugarberry Bakery in Rockville Centre. “Family and friends came to help me stay open through these tough times, and Rockville Centre was very supportive, as well. It will not be easy, but Rockville Centre people always come out to support. I made a lot of friends the last 60 days. “Once [restaurants] get to 100 percent [capacity], then [the industry] will be back,” Kambitsis said. “As New Yorkers, we’re going to bounce back, and we’re going to want to go out. With a phase-in, a lot of places will not be reopening because you have to pay your rent, your electricity. One hundred percent of your expenses are still going to be there. As a restaurant, you cannot open with 25 percent or 50 percent occupancy. To open the place, pay full rent, full utilities and full employment, but only have 30 percent occupancy,

order for her restaurant to reopen with sit-down services, many changes will need to occur. “I think opening again might mean that all tables in the restaurant are spaced six feet apart, people wear masks and gloves, and checking temperatures at the door,” she said. “We will have to reconfigure our restaurant in terms of where tables and booths are placed.” During the past few weeks, Sourgoutsis said Mitchell’s has reduced the number of staff, which has been difficult. “I don’t think anyone ever expected this. When customers ask us, ‘When do we think we will reopen,’ all we can tell them is that we are just going by what we see on the news,” she said. “It has been a struggle for us, but we are trying to stay positive and hopeful, and this time has really shown us how wonderful our customers are and how resilient we are.”

is setting us up to fail. “Because we have to open up slowly, government needs to step in and do something for the landlords. If they can help the landlords, they can help us to move forward. “It will be hard. It’s going to take all the help they can get. It will take lot of hard hours of work and sleepless nights. It’s going to take friends and family to come in and help. It’s going to take a lot of people to help out.”

Randy Rosner, Manager Bagel Boss Hewlett “I think that it’s up to the consumers to move along the process of reopening,” said Randy Rosner, the manger of Bagel Boss in Hewlett. “They have to continue with being aware of social distancing and most importantly wearing masks. “It sounds like such a simple thing to follow, but there are still people trying to come into stores —my store especially — without a mask, and they’re not allowed in,” he said. “To me it boggles my mind that people think they don’t have to follow social distancing protocols. It’s set up for everybody to stay safe. “Like the governor says, if you feel sick, you have to stay home. You have to follow the protocol; that’s the most important thing. It will help everybody in the end. It all falls on us as people, whether it’s the workers or customers. Everybody has to be aware that we’re all protecting each other by abiding by these social-distancing guidelines.

“For me personally, as the weather gets warmer, outdoor seating will become a big help for all restaurants. It gives them another avenue of serving food. We have tables outside, and if restaurants do it correctly, I think that’s going to be a big help. “Hopefully this all comes together soon and things open up for everybody. There are so many small businesses hurting even though they’ve remained open. It’s sad to see them hurting, as it’s so hard to stay in business even under normal circumstances.”

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Michele Galo, owner Little Enrico’s Pizzeria Franklin Square

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Neighbors iN the News Lions Club names new district governor The West Hempstead Lions Club recently announced that club member Terri Oster was elected to district governor for District 20K2, Nassau County and Bermuda. Oster, of West Hempstead, has been a member of the West Hempstead Lions Club since 2008, has served all club positions and will now lead 35 clubs throughout Nassau County and the Country of Bermuda. For more information on the Lions Club, follow the group on Instagram at whlionsclub, or on Facebook. Courtesy West Hempstead Lions Club; compiled by Nakeem Grant

Courtesy West Hempstead School District

Chestnut street sChool students and siblings Isabelle, Sam and Willy Mejia shared their favorite thing about their music teacher Diana Minerva during the school’s Teacher Appreciation Week.

W.H. students thank their teachers Chestnut Street School in West Hempstead celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week with a week of activities for students to express their gratitude to educators. Each day, Principal Faith Tripp posted a new prompt for students

to follow, including expressing their favorite thing about their teacher and reflecting on a special memory. Courtesy West Hempstead School District; compiled by Nakeem Grant

West hempstead lions Club member Terri Oster was elected to district governor for District 20K2.

Courtesy West Hempstead Lions Club

Let us Know News Brief items including awards, honors, promotions and other tidbits about local residents are welcome. Photographs may be emailed as well. Deadline for submissions is noon Thursday, week prior to publication. Send to ngrant@liherald.com

Molloy College nursing students give back By Briana Bonfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Members of the Molloy Nursing Student Association have been “working tirelessly, nonstop, to see what they can do” for others during the coronavirus pandemic, said Geraldine Moore, a Molloy College nursing professor and one of the club’s faculty advisers. From writing letters to seniors at a local nursing home to sending food to health care workers in hospitals, the student-run organization has taken on a number of projects intended to lift the spirits of vulnerable people as well as those working on the front lines of the ongoing emergency. MNSA Co-presidents Gina Roy and Brianna Gerbasio, seniors at Molloy, spoke about the club’s mission to help others. In a normal school year, it provides support to the college’s 1,400 nursing students, offering mentorships and organizing fundraisers and other volunteer efforts, which are not only service opportunities but also bonding experiences for the future nurses. The group has donated to Bethany House, a local shelter for women and children, and Camp ANCHOR, which offers programming for people with special needs. When the coronavirus became a public health crisis in New York, forcing the college to close and to shift to online instruction, “we didn’t take that as a break,” Ger-

Courtesy Molloy Nursing Student Association

molloy College alumni battling the coronavirus pandemic received thank-you letters from the Molloy Nursing Student Association. basio, a Merrick resident, said. “As nursing students, this is really close to home for us, and we wanted to help out.” MNSA’s 12-member board and several other nursing students are taking part in pandemic-related outreach. Hundreds of nursing students are on the club’s email list and are encouraged to participate. The group began by writing letters to

senior citizens living at Oceanside Care Center, a nursing home, hoping to allay some of their loneliness while they cannot have visitors. Then MNSA bought food from EGP Oceanside, Antonio’s Deli in Malverne and Boswell’s Deli in Merrick and had it delivered to 21 hospital units across Long Island, including North Shore University Hospital, Long Island Jewish

Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center, Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Mount Sinai South Nassau and NYU Winthrop Hospital. “As soon as one project is done, they’re on to the next,” Moore said. Next, MNSA sent notes of encouragement to Molloy alumni working in the medical field. Roy is a patient care associate at North Shore, so she sees how helpful outside support can be in a hospital. “It makes the job so much better for essential workers in general,” she said. “Even if you had a bad day, if someone brought food and said thank you just to tell you you’re making a difference, it helps. The club has also expanded its newsletter, The Pulse. There is usually one issue per semester, but a communications team has been producing it weekly to highlight the efforts of those working in health care, crisis intervention and food service as well as first responders. People from the Molloy community who write about their experiences and send photos of themselves are featured in the newsletter. Going forward, MNSA members hope to send supplies to Bethany House, an emergency homeless shelter for women and children based in Roosevelt, and put together care packages for first responders. Roy and Gerbasio encourage anyone in the community who has ideas for service projects to email them at mnsa@ lions.molloy.edu.

‘We’ll get through this together’

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Trio of mother-daughter nursing duos help battle coronavirus By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

In 1972, Lori Brady’s father was shot and stabbed while on duty as an NYPD officer in the Bronx. Though she was only 8, she said that was the moment she decided she wanted to become a nurse. “I couldn’t visit my father in the hospital because I was too young,” she recalled. “I helped my mother care for my father and younger siblings after the attack, and from that point on, I decided to become a nurse. I didn’t want anyone else to suffer.” After helping her mother, Kathleen, support her father, John, and her younger siblings, John Jr., who was 4 at the time, and Christine, who was 2 months old, Brady followed her dream and became a nurse. Years later, her daughter, Carolyn, answered the same calling, and they are now one of three mother-daughter tandems working against the coronavirus at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside. Teresa and Leanne Eberhart and Carolyn and Lauren Engel are the others. Lori Brady, 57, works at the Center for Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, while Carolyn, 25, is undergoing orientation and will rejoin the Emergency Department in two weeks. Lori’s sister, Christine Scott, also works at MSSN, in the Education Department. Carolyn Brady was born at MSSN in 1992, and went on to work in its Emergency Department for five years before she graduated from Molloy College in 2018. She then joined the team at St. Francis Hospital as a medical and surgical telemetry nurse for a year, but wanted to return to MSSN after the pandemic started. She was rehired on April 20. Carolyn said her mother inspired her to become a nurse, and that observing her on the job helped shape her nursing style. “My mom has always been my role model and best friend,” she said. “I’ve always admired her ability to show endless compassion to everyone she meets. I knew I would be able to spread the same kind of sunshine to families and patients if I followed in her footsteps, so that’s what I did.” Lori has had many roles at the hospital over nearly three decades. For the past 17 years, she has worked in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, helping patients recover after cardiac episodes or heart surgery. These days, however, the pandemic has altered everyone’s role at the hospital, and has brought with it plenty of stress. “One of the most frustrating things is that our nursing intuition has been blindsided, as the patients become critically ill so quickly,” Lori said. “There are no typical warning signs that the patient is deteriorating. They are speaking to you one second, and they go into an arrest a second later. It’s very stressful, and you feel like you are working in a combat-like setting all the time.” To stay positive, Lori said, she finds solace in praying, meditating and practicing

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aS the coronaviruS pandemic continues, three mother-daughter nursing teams are battling it at Mount Sinai South Nassau. Above, from left, Lori and Carolyn Brady, Teresa and Leanne Eberhart and Carolyn and Lauren Engel.

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lori Brady, left, has been a nurse for nearly three decades, and her daughter, Carolyn, also works at Mount Sinai South Nassau. There are three mother-daughter nurses at the facility. yoga. The hospital also has a prayer group that meets twice a week to remember and honor the patients they have lost, the ones they might save and the staff, which needs strength to carry on even as they become more tired by the day. Much like Lori Brady, Teresa Eberhart, 52, said she was inspired to become a nurse after seeing her father receive exceptional care. “My father was very ill when I was a young child,” she said. “I saw the nurses working and caring for him. It was a powerful experience.” Teresa’s father went on to live a full life, and she followed her passion. She has been a nurse for 32 years and is now a nurse educator, imparting knowledge to nurses of varying years of experience. She also makes sure the correct information about Covid-19 is conveyed to staff. When her daughter Leanne, 23, told her

she wanted to become a nurse, Teresa had mixed emotions, but she said they are easier to manage with both of them working a the same hospital. “It was frightening at times, knowing what she was going to be faced with, but at other times, it’s good,” Teresa said. “She is a new nurse. I know her team looks out for her. I’m able to assist her to navigate the health care system.” Leanne has been part of the MSSN staff for five years, and became an Emergency Department nurse in April 2019. Though they work in separate units, the Eberharts manage to make time to see each other, and together they help coronavirus patients connect with their loved ones by using an iPad. Leanne said that growing up in a family of nurses and firefighters gave her insight into the selflessness of first responders to put strangers’ lives before

their own. “I would sit at the dinner table and hear these amazing stories of their days at work, and sure enough, I wanted to be part of that story,” she said. “It seems that saving lives is just in my blood.” Nursing is also a family affair for Carolyn and Lauren Engel. Carolyn. 54, has spent three decades in nursing and has worked as a nurse educator at MSSN for the last 20 years. At age 23, Lauren is the youngest critical care nurse at the hospital. Carolyn’s time spent educating others has helped her serve as a pillar of support for her daughter. “She is very careful and I always taught her that she has to put on her ‘life vest’ before she can save anyone,” Carolyn said. “I’ve always given her the tools to figure things out.” Lauren is a third-generation nurse, following not only Carolyn, but also her grandmother, Maria Johansen, who served as a critical care nurse at a hospital in Brooklyn during the 1970s and ’80s. She said she also has a long list of family members who are first responders, including her father, Wade, who is a sergeant in the Malverne Police Department. Her younger sister, Jennifer, 20, is also pursuing nursing and is now a senior at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. While her years of on-the-job experience and having her mother there to mentor her have prepared Lauren, she said the coronavirus pandemic is like nothing she has encountered. However, thanks to a strong support system, she said, she has been able to stay positive. She added that it has been uplifting to help patients make full recoveries, but noted that it has also been “extremely difficult” to see so much death. “I learned that it’s OK to cry,” she said. “We have a great team here. When you cry, you don’t have one shoulder to cry on, you have three or four. We know that we’ll get through this together.”

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Front-line workers at Northwell Hospital in Manhasset received appreciation cards from Howard T. Herber Middle School’s students.

Malverne kids thank front-line heroes Sixth graders at Howard T. Herber Middle School in the Malverne School District recently shared their gratitude for front-line workers. Loredonna Hennessy and Kimberly Hayes’ sixth-grade classes took time out from remote learning to create thank you cards for the frontline workers at Northwell Health Hospital in Manhasset. Cards were made to let these heroes know just how much they are appreciated and valued. Teaching assistant Rosaria Roy, whose daughter is a nurse at Northwell Hospital, was able to deliver the cards to her coworkers.

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LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTO PRESUPUESTARIO Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE UNIÓN DE WEST HEMPSTEAD CIUDAD DE WEST HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK AVISO SE DICE, que de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26 del Gobernador del Estado de Nueva York (en adelante, “Orden Ejecutiva”), una Audiencia Pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Unión de West Hempstead, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York se llevará a cabo de forma remota el 2 de junio de 2020 a las 7:30 p.m., el tiempo prevaleciente, para la transacción de negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, incluyendo los siguientes artículos: 1. Para presentar a los electores una declaración detallada (presupuesto propuesto) de la cantidad de dinero, que será necesaria para el año fiscal 2020 - 2021. 2. Para discutir todos los temas en adelante establecidos para ser votados por votación en ausencia de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26 para la Votación Y Elección Presupuestaria que se llevará a cabo el martes 9 de junio de 2020. 3. Para realizar cualquier otro negocio que pueda venir debidamente antes de la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y los actos de modificación de la misma. Se pondrá a disposición de los residentes del distrito escolar a partir del 26 de mayo de 2020 una copia del presupuesto propuesto en el sitio web del Distrito en http://www.whufsd.com. Si bien la Ley de Educación 1716(2) requiere que el presupuesto también esté disponible en las oficinas del Distrito Escolar, cualquier biblioteca pública/biblioteca de asociaciones libres dentro del Distrito, y el lugar de votación, este año no será posible debido a la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26 y la prevalencia del virus COVID-19 y el potencial de propagación a través de nuestra interacción personal. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, la Sección 495 fue añadida a la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles y requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cuánto del valor

total evaluado en el rollo de evaluación final utilizado en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumerará todo tipo de exención concedida, identificada porla autoridad legal, y mostrará: a) el impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exención expresada como un monto en dólares del valor evaluado o como porcentaje del valor total evaluado en la lista; (b) el importe acumulado que se espera reciba de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y c) el impacto acumulado de todas las exenciones concedidas. El informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26, el Voto Presupuestario y la Elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación se llevarán a cabo el martes 9 de junio de 2020. La Orden Ejecutiva ordena que el voto presupuestario y la elección se lleven a cabo mediante un proceso de votación en ausencia en lugar de la votación en persona. Por lo tanto, no habrá votación en las urnas para el voto presupuestario anual y la elección de este año. El Distrito enviará los boletos en ausencia con un sobre de devolución pagado por franqueo a votantes calificados. Para ser escrutados, los boletos ausentes deben ser recibidas en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito antes de las 5:00 p.m. del 9 de junio de 2020. Por lo tanto, todo elector calificado votará por voto ausente sobre los siguientes puntos: 1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2020 2021 y autorizar que la parte requerida de los mismos sea recaudada por impuestos sobre los bienes imponibles del Distrito. 2. Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación para un período de tres años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2020, y expira el 30 de junio de 2023, para suceder a Joseph Magaraci, cuyo mandato expira el 30 de junio de 2020. 3. Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación para un período de tres años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2020, y expira el 30 de junio de 2023, para suceder a Vincent Trocchia, cuyo mandato expira el 30 de junio de 2020.

4. Adoptar el presupuesto anual de la Biblioteca Pública de West Hempstead para el año fiscal 2020 - 2021 y autorizar que la parte requerida de la misma sea recaudada por impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito Escolar. 5. Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta de Síndicos de la Biblioteca por un período de cinco años que a partir del 1 de julio, 2020, y expirar el 30 de junio de 2025 para suceder a Leonard Zehnwith, cuyo plazo expira el 30 de junio de 2020. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar y el presupuesto de la Biblioteca Pública de West Hempstead para 2020 - 2021, excluyendo el dinero público, por cualquier residente del Distrito a partir del 26 de mayo de 2020 en el sitio web del Distrito al http://www.whufsd.com.. (Debido a las órdenes decierre del Gobernador, la Orden Ejecutiva y el riesgo de transmisión de COVID-19, la declaración no estará disponible en las oficinas del distrito escolar, bibliotecas públicas o el lugar de votación).). Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26, las peticiones que nominen a los candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación y miembro de la Junta de Síndicos de la Biblioteca serán presentadas y recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito en 252.Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York a más tardar el lunes, 11 de mayo de 2020 a las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente. La petición puede ser presentada por correo enviando al Secretario del Distrito en su oficina en 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York 11552, o escaneando la petición y enviándola por correo electrónico al Secretario de Distrito en tbryant@whufsd.com. La petición debe ser recibida por el Secretario de Distrito a más tardar el lunes 11 de mayo de 2020 a las 5:00 p.m. Cada petición se dirigirá al Secretario del Distrito e indicará el nombre y la residencia del candidato y describirá la vacante específica para la cual el candidato es designado. Cada vacante en la Junta de Educación que se llene se considerarán vacantes específicas separadas. Se requiere una petición de nominación separada para designar a un candidato a cada cargo específico separado. La petición describirá al menos la duración del mandato y contendrá el

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AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Executive Order 202.26, the Budget Vote and Election of Board of Education members will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. The Executive Order directs that the budget vote and election be conducted by an absentee ballot process in lieu of in-person voting. Therefore, there will be no voting at the polls for this year’s annual Budget Vote and Election. The District will mail absentee ballots with a postage paid return envelope to qualified voters. In order to be counted, absentee ballots must be received in the office of the District Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020. Thus, every qualified voter shall vote by absentee ballot on the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2020 - 2021 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. 2. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2020, and expiring on June 30, 2023, to succeed Joseph Magaraci, whose term expires on June 30, 2020. 3. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2020, and expiring on June 30, 2023, to succeed Vincent Trocchia, whose term expires on June 30, 2020.

4. To adopt the annual budget of the West Hempstead Public Library for the fiscal year 2020 2021 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District. 5. To elect one (1) member of the Library Board of Trustees for a five-year term commencing July 1, 2020, and expiring on June 30, 2025 to succeed Leonard Zehnwith, whose term expires on June 30, 2020. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget and the West Hempstead Public Library’s budget for 2020 - 2021, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District beginning May 26, 2020 on the District’s website at http://www.whufsd.com. (Due to the Governor’s closure orders, the Executive Order and the risk of transmission of COVID-19, the statement will not be available at school district offices, public libraries or the polling place). . AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Executive Order 202.26, petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education and member of the Library Board of Trustees shall be filed and received by the District Clerk at 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York not later than Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, The petition may be filed by mailing the petition to the District Clerk at her office at 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York 11552 and/or scanning the petition and emailing it to the District Clerk at tbryant@whufsd.com. The petition must be received by the District Clerk no later than Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District and shall state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered separate specific vacancies. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate specific office. The petition shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent. Vacancies on the Library Board of Trustees shall be considered separate specific vacancies. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to

Molloy College alum recovers from Covid-19 bbonfiglio@liherald.com

When Billy Bianco, a 2017 Molloy College nursing alumnus, first developed an awful cough in early March, he thought it was his asthma acting up. This was just before confirmed Covid19 cases began rising in the state. Bianco, 25, had not yet treated a coronavirus patient at Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan, where he works full time, or Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, where he works per diem around two days per month. He had not yet seen the severe and fatal toll the virus would take on patients. So he used his inhaler — but that wasn’t helping. Once he started getting bad body aches, and eventually was bedridden, he suspected he had coronavirus. “It took a lot out of me,” Bianco said. “I couldn’t move, couldn’t get out of bed. It turned into terrible body aches, and it felt like I was being stabbed if I moved the wrong way.” He got tested at the Jones Beach drivethrough testing center about five days into being symptomatic. When he didn’t receive a call with test results in three days, he checked his patient portal. The results were in: he was positive for

Covid-19. At this point, he was at the tail end of the illness, and it just confirmed what he’d suspected. Bianco, who is from Shirley, had just moved in with his girlfriend and her family in Long Beach on March 1, before getting the virus. While sick, he self-isolated in a room in their home for about a week, and then spent a few more days recovering at his parents’ home in Shirley. After feeling well again, he waited about four days before returning to work, and that’s when everything started to change at his job. Hospital for Special Surgery, where Bianco typically sees healthy patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries, was now taking in overflow coronavirus patients from other hospitals. To his benefit, Bianco had experience working full time at Mount Sinai South Nassau, where he learned crisis management, he said. “It was a little scary at first,” he admitted. “Right when I went back was when the crisis was at its peak.” Bianco explained that many staff members at the hospital had to shift roles and rise up to the occasion. At times, he’s found himself taking on a leadership position in the unprecedented situation.

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each separate specific office. Such nominating petitions shall describe the specific vacancy upon the Library Board for which the candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Clerk of the District; and, must state the name and residence of the candidate. As per Executive Order 202.26, there is no minimum number of signatures required on the petition for the June 9, 2020 Budget Vote and Election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register online no later than May 26, 2020. There is no provision for in-person registration for this election. Those wishing to register to vote should visit

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AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail to the Office of the District Clerk at Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District

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“Patients we were getting were much more critical than anything I’ve ever seen,” he said. “I took on the role of teaching a lot of staff who weren’t familiar with critical patient care. “A lot of it is just teamwork,” he continued. “At the end of the day, it comes down to having a system and a plan. It’s easy to panic and shut down in a crisis, but my go-to is being able to compartmentalize.” Bianco added that the support of his fellow Molloy College alumni is a huge help during these difficult times. “I have great friends I’ve made at Molloy,” he said. “We’re a community of nurses, and we’re all using Facebook and social media to share our stories and be there for each other. Having other people that understand is what makes a difference.” Another challenge was finding a place to live, where he was away from family and keeping them protected. He stayed in a hotel and with colleagues for a few days, until the Hospital for Special Surgery offered him free housing for those affected by Covid-19, within walking distance from the hospital. He goes to work feeling lucky — that he survived the virus and is able to keep his family safe. Many patients aren’t as lucky. “I’m seeing people starving for air,” he said. “There are a lot of people who don’t see what we see and don’t understand the

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Billy Bianco, 25, a Molloy College alumnus, is a nurse at Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan and Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside. gravity of what’s going on.” “It’s so important to social distance and take care of your fellow person,” he added. “I survived, but that doesn mean that everyone I came in contact with would have.”

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home and have a contract saying we’d be done by March 30th. As work moved along, the contractor got sick and had many family emergencies, and the workers stopped showing up. We got upset when they came back around the holidays, then stopped again after we paid a big check, right before the new year. We feel as though the contractor is just running a Ask The Ponzi scheme, taking Architect money and then disappearing. We had checked him out and seen other jobs, thought we did our homework, but feel like we failed. We just found out he was working under another contractor’s license. We started a lawsuit and reported him to Consumer Affairs. Now we have to find another company. onte eeper How do we avoid having this happen again?

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years as an architect, I’ve met many business people. Every year we go over our files, and I sigh at how many characters I remember who came into various projects and either disappeared or disappointed. Fortunately, it’s a smaller number than the successes, but there are telltale signs I have come to know and can share. In selecting the replacement, if every time you call them it goes to voicemail and you can only speak to them if they call back, they’re going to be a communication problem. If I’m busy on my cellphone, I’ll hit the button that says I’ll call you right back, because people need acknowledgement and a call back, especially after giving a payment. It’s always best to call an office number and hear a live, human voice to leave a message. I find that many people purposely block others from knowing who’s calling, which is a problem because when you call a cellphone, looking for instant gratification, using a “private caller” identification, stop and think about the person you’re calling. Maybe they really are on another call, or maybe they saw a number they don’t recognize and believe they’ll be drawn into a call from a solicitor. So set up the specific way you’ll be communicating, and confirm that the other party agrees. If every time you speak to them you either get a different excuse or they don’t follow through or they give you a task to keep you occupied, be very concerned. Do your follow-up right away, and set specific times to speak. If they keep failing to meet commitments, you have to cut the cord, and hopefully your contract has such a mechanism. My clients may wince at such wording about how and why we may part ways, but it’s a necessity in a good agreement. There are legitimate reasons for construction delays. People really do get sick or have family emergencies. Confirm that there’s an alternate, a site manager or other responsible party so that lines of communication are open and direct. Good luck! © 2020 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

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f there’s one overarching economic lesson the coronavirus pandemic is teaching us, it’s that the United States has become over-reliant on other nations for critical manufacturing capacity. It’s time we brought this production home. As the pandemic struck here, U.S. authorities found themselves scrambling for all sorts of medical supplies that are mostly produced overseas. From surgical masks to ventilators to pharmaceuticals, America’s hospitals and alFonse health care workers were left at the d’aMato mercy of foreign companies. But those companies often had other priorities. When the pandemic began in Wuhan, China, Chinese authorities mandated that production of critical health care supplies be channeled to domestic use. This “China first” policy left the American health care system short of the items we need to fight the virus here. The U.S. has scrambled valiantly to make up these deficiencies, with our companies converting their production to make these critical medical supplies. In the best example of this, General Motors, in a

matter of weeks, converted an auto parts manufacturing facility in Indiana to the manufacture of ventilators. Now, as the demand for ventilators is subsiding in the U.S., these machines can be exported to other nations that need them. American enterprise and inventiveness will come to the rescue of sick patients around the globe. That model of self-sufficiency should guide American manufacturing policy from now on. The entire supply chain should be examined for all of our critical industries, to incentivize bringing production back home. Health care workers shouldn’t be left short of masks and gowns. Patients shouldn’t be deprived of life-saving equipment and medicine. One thing Congress should immediately reinstate is a tax incentive that for years helped keep production of pharmaceuticals much closer to home. It made Puerto Rico a major manufacturing center for critical drug supplies. But when it was allowed to expire, the production of these drugs moved mostly to Asia. Bringing this production nearer to home again is in America’s national security interest, and could help revive Puerto Rico’s moribund economy. That’s not the only manufacturing that

should be brought home. The world economy runs on computer chips. They’re in everything we use. And America has a great chip industry. But other nations heavily support their production of computer chips, and then dump them in the U.S. at below true cost. The Trump administration is wisely reviewing U.S. trade policy in this area, and there is great promise that much of the world’s future computer chip production could take place right here. New York is particularly well positioned to take advantage of this new manufacturing surge, because we have some of the world’s premier computer chip research, development and manufacturing capability. There are other areas where this clearer-eyed trade and manufacturing policy should prevail. In the most recent financial rescue package, U.S. airlines were given substantial relief, totaling some $25 billion. That’s understandable, because they are suffering dramatic declines in passengers through no fault of their own. But when these airlines start flying again, it would be reasonable to require that as they buy new planes in the future, they buy American. They’ll be surviving on taxpayer dollars, and we should be flying on American-built planes.

ur health care workers shouldn’t be left short of masks and gowns.

The same goes for other major U.S. manufacturing. American auto manufacturers have received substantial federal government support during hard times. They should bring supply-chain production back to the U.S. The parts that go into American cars should be made here, not overseas. And for years, Asian nations have been dumping solar panels to the U.S. at below cost. That should stop. We can and should make solar panels. That means jobs for workers who produce and install them. Other American energy sectors deserve support, too. The dumping of oil by Saudi Arabian and Russian despots during the pandemic has severely wounded U.S. oil producers. While cheap gas right now may be a welcome boost to our economy, losing our domestic oil and gas production to this unfair foreign oil dumping isn’t in our longterm national interest. A national energy policy that helps stabilize the world oil market and keeps U.S. production alive is. The next decade will be a challenging time for American companies and workers. We will be emerging from near Depression-era levels of economic carnage and job loss. Bringing jobs home and helping our economy to recover is America’s No. 1 job. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

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e’re all caught in the password paradox: We need passwords that we can remember but that are odd and complex enough not to be memorable. As we get older, this is challenging. This week, for example, I stepped into the credit card quicksand and began sinking fast. It actually started last month, with an email from a major credit card company (name withheld, because I’m not that stupid) with which I’ve been doing business for many years. The note said that I would be getting a brand new card, just because. I was perfectly happy with my old card; randi there were no kreiss issues; my bills got paid; but they wanted to share the “great news” that a new card was on its way. I proceeded to file that great news in the area of my brain reserved for stuff like remembering to book a colonoscopy. Then, a few days ago, the card arrived. Immediately, Inspector Clouseau (a.k.a. my husband) said, “How do you know who sent the card? Why should you get a new card

you didn’t ask for? Maybe it’s just a scam.” Man, life is hard enough these days. A deadly pandemic is sweeping the globe. We haven’t been out of the house in days. Do I really think people are out there trying to trick me into accepting a new credit card? very possibly. Still I proceeded. I looked over the card and did what it said, which was to go to the company’s website and verify the card, thereby authenticating my existence. Suddenly, the shoe was on the other foot. The company was fine, but I had to prove who I am. Shouldn’t be a problem. I called the number indicated and got a young man with a foreign accent who might have been wearing a mask, because I could barely hear him. Also, I may be hard of hearing. He was definitely working from home, unless he brings his screaming toddlers to his office somewhere on the subcontinent. He asked me my name. “I want to ask you some questions, Randi,” he said, quickly getting very familiar. It was past my bedtime, and I just wanted to be done with this nonsense. “Please verify your address,” he said. Check. “Please verify your earlier address.”

Check. “What is your mother’s maiden name?” I told him. I was starting to sweat. “What was your first car?” Thank heavens I remembered that my parents gave me a 1965 Mustang, which they later took away from me and gave to my sister, who sold it at quite a profit 15 years later. But where was I? “What is the name of your favorite pet?” I looked at Lillybee and wondered, did I give them dog No. 1 or dog No. 2 or Lillybee? I took a shot, and guessed right. We were good. Now the inquisitor asked, “What is your verbal password?” “I don’t have one,” I said. “Apparently you do,” he responded. “I don’t remember it,” I said, now desperate to be done with the interrogation. “You need to tell me your verbal password,” he said, “or I can’t authenticate your card.” “Pomegranate,” I snapped, figuring I’d take a shot. “No, madam,” he said. “But I can give you a hint.” “What is this, ‘Jeopardy’?” I asked him. “I need to be done with this call. You have my name and my address and the last digits of

hank heavens I remembered that my parents gave me a 1965 Mustang.

my Social Security. You know more about me than my husband. Can’t you OK the card?” “No, madam,” he said. “But the verbal password starts with ‘e.’” Look, I said, we could be here all night before I come up with the right word. Then I whispered, “OK,” totally defeated. “Elephant?” “No,” he said, but then countered, “We can accept the last four digits of your checking account.” I yelled for Inspector Clouseau, who was in the next room, wearing headphones, bingeing “Homeland” and also fast asleep. “I need our checking account number!” I screamed. The inspector was not pleased. “Who would need our checking account number and why?” he asked. “Clearly it’s a scam. Someone is phishing.” But we had no choice. We’ve become those gullible old folks who sign over their home to any friendly felon on the phone. Reluctantly, Clouseau got the number, and the credit card guy was finally mollified. He said he would authorize my account. He said I had to create a new verbal password. I did, and I recorded it someplace very safe … but I already forgot where that is. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ov. Andrew Cuomo is set to open beaches statewide, including Jones Beach, on Friday. It is a moment we have all eagerly awaited, a symbolic gesture signaling we are starting to win the protracted battle against the coronavirus. We must not allow ourselves to become overconfident and complacent, however. As Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency room physician and medical researcher at Brown University, noted on CNN last weekend, “This virus is so wily.” Just when you think you have beaten it, you haven’t. Case in point: South Korea. The country reported its first Covid-19 case on nearly the same day as the United States, in January. Unlike the U.S., however, the South Korean government conducted massive testing early, and began contact tracing to isolate the ill, while asking people to voluntarily practice social distancing and keeping large segments of the economy open. On May 5, South Korea reported only three new coronavirus cases, while the U.S. was reporting thousands per day, and South Korea had recorded just 250 Covid-19 deaths, compared to tens of thousands here, according to numerous published reports. With negligible levels of new infections and a relatively low death count, South Korea started to relax its social-distancing measures early this month. On May 2, South Korean officials reported, a 29-yearold man who had partied at five nightclubs on a single night in Seoul had tested positive for coronavirus, and infected roughly 80 others — and those were the 80 the government managed to track down. He partied among as many as 7,200 people that night, and the government was racing to find them all to ensure that the infected

Editorial update In our March 26-April 1 editorial, we called on Congress and President Trump to eliminate the $10,000 cap on the federal income tax deduction for state and local taxes, which is costing many Long Islanders thousands of dollars a year. Doing away with the cap would provide much-needed economic stimulus. self-isolate. At press time, authorities had identified 2,500. The man was what public health officials call a “super spreader.” A similar nightmare scenario could happen here if we are careless, and let’s state it plainly: Many Americans simply have not been as careful as the South Koreans. If New Yorkers are not vigilant as state officials ease stay-at-home orders, allowing us to again return to the beaches — and eventually stores, restaurants and schools — we could very well take a big step back, as was the case in South Korea. This past weekend, large groups of teenagers were seen cycling on the Wantagh Parkway bike trail on the way to Jones Beach, in violation of state social-distancing requirements. Many were in close contact but weren’t wearing masks, also a violation. Adults must model social distancing for young people. At the same time, parents and guardians must hold frank discussions with their kids, particularly teenagers who might venture out on their own, to explain the rules. Teenagers are social creatures. Indefi-

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letters We can all do our parts To the Editor: It has been heartbreaking not being able to be with my Ricky during this time at his residence for people with developmental disabilities. He has severe cognitive impairments, has never been able to speak and is now blind. He relies entirely on others for everything. That’s why, in all his 61 years, we have never gone this long without visiting his residence. During these frightening times, Ricky and most other vulnerable and defenseless New Yorkers are locked down and need direct caregivers, whose compensation does not reflect the essential nature of their work. Right now, so many frightening aspects of the coronavirus are out of our control. We don’t know who will be stricken, how our economy will fare and when this crisis will end. It’s a lonely time for so many of us. Through my many years of life and public service, I have found that when things spin out of control and we feel

Last Friday, the House of Representatives included the measure in its $3 trillion fiscal stimulus plan. That, in part, owed to strong lobbying by Governor Cuomo and the Long Island congressional delegation. We implore the Senate to negotiate in good faith on the House stimulus bill — and nix the SALT cap. nite self-isolation at home is among their worst nightmares. Now, at least, they will have the chance to head to the beach. Spending late spring and summer days on Long Island’s white-sand beaches is a rite of passage for many teens, particularly high school seniors who want to kick back for a few weeks or months after finishing school. They deserve to be able to do so, but they must do so responsibly. We all must. That means staying six feet apart from others, wearing a mask in public, washing your hands frequently for at least 30 seconds and not touching your face. If we follow these simple rules, we stand a much better chance of reopening New York safely, with minimal risk of a second infection wave. Otherwise, we could be South Korea. After the super spreader infected dozens in Seoul, Mayor Park Won-soon ordered all bars and clubs closed indefinitely. “Carelessness can lead to an explosion of infections,” he said. Remember those words this Memorial Day weekend if you are heading to the beach — or anywhere else.

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y most recent column, “Medicare for all could cost you a bundle,” was published in the March 6-12 issue. So much has transpired since then. For one, the world turned upside down. Two, the subject of that column, Bernie Sanders, ended his presidential bid and endorsed Joe Biden. So, you could argue, that column is no longer relevant. We no longer need to discuss Sanders’s Medicare for All proposal, a single-payer health insurance system controlled by the federal government. sCott Maybe. But I Brinton fear not. In that column, I wrote that Medicare for All would likely dramatically raise federal taxes for most Americans to fund health insurance for everyone, whereas our current insurance system costs us less because our employers pick up the lion’s share of our premiums. I compared the United States with Canada. The U.S., I noted, spends $13,722 per person on health care annually, compared with $6,448 in Canada. The average American family, though, pays $8,200 a year for health insurance, compared with $9,200 per individual in Canada. From a purely economic standpoint, there is thus no incentive to move to a Canadian-style single-payer system — if you have health insurance through your

employer, which 91 percent of Americans do, or at least did (I’ll get to that in a minute). Biden has said he would expand the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, if elected president, to make sure that a greater number of uninsured Americans are covered, with an eventual goal of insuring everyone. Democratic presidential primary voters have overwhelmingly voted for Biden, effectively endorsing his centrist approach to solving the nation’s health insurance crisis — and, yes, there is a crisis, and it’s only getting worse by the day. From 2010, the first year of the ACA, to 2016, the last year of Barack Obama’s presidency, the number of uninsured nonelderly Americans dropped from 46.5 million to just under 27 million, a decrease of nearly 42 percent, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, which studies health issues. In 2017 and 2018, however, the number of uninsured people increased by about 500,000 per year, as the Trump administration sought to limit enrollment in Obamacare as it worked to dismantle the ACA. Then the coronavirus pandemic struck. Now an additional 27 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance because they are out of work, according to KFF. No job, no insurance. It is, as Sanders points out, a fundamental flaw of our employer-based system. In Canada, if you’re out of work, you keep your government-sponsored insur-

ance. And during a pandemic, you really don’t want people running around without insurance. Sick people need to see a doctor. Period. The question is, how do we balance the clear economic benefit of employer-based insurance with making sure everyone is covered? The public option. Essentially, it would work like this: The federal government would create an insurance program that all Americans could buy into, which would compete with private insurers. Government subsidies would ensure that anyone, regardless of income or job status, could buy into the program. It would be much like Obamacare, but rather than allowing states to control their own insurance exchanges, which has caused something of a hodgepodge system, there would be one program, run by the federal government, similar to Medicare. Pete Buttigieg proposed the plan during his presidential primary bid. It is not, however, a new idea. Obama touted it during his 2008 presidential campaign. Obamacare was a compromise between what the president wanted and what Republican congressional leaders were willing to accept. Both liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans hated it, but it appealed to centrists in both parties — at least at first. As the so-called bases of both parties came to hold greater sway in the years after the ACA’s enactment, it became the

ure, I love Norway, but the U.S. isn’t Norway, and won’t be anytime soon.

Letters helpless, those of us who pray certainly should. After that, I always realize that while I cannot change everything, I can change something, even if it’s a small matter. So I buy dinner for the direct caregivers at Ricky’s house at least once a week. I also reached out to Dr. Julie Bates and her staff at Advantage Care Diagnostics & Treatment Center in Freeport. Dr. Bates and her amazing staff specialize in health care for people like Ricky, who can be so difficult to diagnose and treat due to their inability to communicate and their different way of perceiving changes in their health. Like so many health care professionals right now, Dr. Bates needed funding to protect both patients and staff. I donated $10,000 to help them with that. I also helped Plainview Hospital with a $5,000 donation in appreciation of the wonderful care they give people with special needs. I try to do something every day, like delivering food and helping organizations that seek to make a difference during these very dark days. We have to remember, appreciate and recognize the abundance of good work being done right now by so many unsung heroes who are, together, making a massive

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target of increased derision among far-left f th les liberals and far-right conservatives. tea Which brings me to this year’s presiha dential race. nations Biden is an Obama-era centrist. Berty. It’s t niecrats despise centrism. I get it. They have embraced an ideal version of what a home. As t socialized state might look like — they bring up Norway again and again. Don’t get me wrong, I love everything about Norway, but the U.S. isn’t Norway, and won’t be anytime soon. The U.S. is a vast, diverse, populous, socially fractured nation, with no political consensus save for a dogmatic belief in capitalism, even among many liberals. Try passing Sanders’s plan for socialized insurance through Congress right now. It would never happen. So, what are Berniecrats to do? Do they, as so many did in 2016, sit out the election, or even vote for President Trump, as a protest? They’ll have to vote their consciences. They should try this thought experiment, panies however: Imagine if our entire insurance pandem system were currently under the purview author of Trump — who labeled the coronavirus critical to dom pandemic a “hoax” and suggested (perhaps sarcastically) that we inject people left the of the i with disinfectant and shine ultraviolet The light inside them to cure the disease. Let that thought sink in. Then, come make u panies November, vote. make t best ex 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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