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Troop 240’s food drive for WHHS and nonperishable items in my living room right now. My biggest takeaway is that if you give With activities limited due to people a way to help, they’ll the coronavirus pandemic, West respond. I’m just overwhelmed Hempstead Boy Scout Troop 240 with the response.” had sought ways to give back to Canzoneri said she spread the people in need. Aware of the word about the food drive growing need for through email blasts nonperishable food, and social media. the scouts held a Her husband, Scoutfood drive June 1-10 master Joseph Canto s uppor t We st zoneri, said the Hemps te ad Hig h results also exceeded School’s food pantry. h is e x pe ctation s “We had heard amid other issues about so many famisuch as the pandemlies affected by the ic and Black Lives loss of jobs within Matter protests. The the West Hempstead food drive’s success, community,” said he said, proved that Assistant Scoutmasgoodness still exists. ter Mary Canzoneri, “For us to get this who proposed the JosePH kind of collection, it idea for the food really shows how CAnzoneri drive. “Whatever the much people out Scoutmaster, community asks of there really care,” us, we make it hap- Troop 240 Joseph said. “The pen.” care for our scouting Canzoneri kept a family and commubin on her front porch, in which nity, the generosity and the people dropped off food each day. thoughtfulness they’ve shown She said she received more than gave me a lot of hope. Drives like 100 nonperishable food items, this keep the scouts focused on much to her surprise. what’s really important in the “There’s so many variables to world today.” the loss of income right now,” Troop 240 Committee Chairshe said, “so I wasn’t expecting this huge pile of canned, boxed Continued on page 15

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At A news conference on June 17, double amputee Patricia Lewis thanked the Lakeview Fire Department for putting out her house fire.

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Double amputee thanks Lakeview firefighters By nAkeem GrAnt and mike smollins ngrant@liherald.com, msmollins@liherald.com

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

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the fire. Lewis, a registered nurse, thanked the Fire Department and Lynbrook Restorative Therapy for their efforts at a news conference on June 17. “It’s great that she recognized us, because we don’t often interact with the victims after the emergency,” said Lakeview F.D. Chief James Galia. “We come, we

mitigate the emergency and they go on to deal with the after-effects, and we’re on to the next emergency. I think it does a lot to boost morale.” Galia said that when firefighters arrived at Lewis’s home, the fire had begun spreading to the first floor. His crew, led by Assistant Chief Michael Joyce and Fred Continued on page 9

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Nassau was on track to begin Phase to be less than 50 percent inside, because Three reopening of businesses on we still want to maintain six feet,” CorWednesday, according to County Execu- bett said. “That’s the reason why we opted tive Laura Curran and Gov. Andrew to use parking lots for outdoor dining, Cuomo. Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett because you can fit more tables there. So said he had worked closely with both far, it’s been great to see how packed our businesses are. We need these Cuomo and Curran’s office to businesses to survive in our discuss plans about outdoor downtown area.” dining. Corbett said he met with “We wanted these places to the Malverne Chamber of come back better than ever,” Commerce regularly to disCorbett said. “We were very cuss steps to take, as well as proactive with the informainformation he received from tion we gathered, and we Cuomo and Curran’s offices. work with each business indiHe said that the village was vidually to devise the best fortunate to have many of its plan for them.” businesses deemed as essenDuring the third phase, tial. Corbett added that the restaurants will be permitted Keith corBett village’s initiative, the “Malto open for inside, in-person Malverne mayor verne get and go,” also helped dining, provided employees to keep small businesses and patrons wear masks, and six feet of social distancing is maintained afloat. The initiative, which started in between tables. Spas will also be allowed March, urges residents who are in need of food or supplies to go straight to the to reopen. Restaurants will only be permitted to store, and then straight home. “That in itself was a huge benefit to reopen indoors at 50 percent capacity, according to the governor’s New York our businesses,” Corbett said. Seven New York regions have already Forward website. The maximum number entered Phase Three. Only Long Island, of people per table will be 10. Spas will also only be able to open at 50 New York City and Mid-Hudson have not. Cuomo said at his daily briefing on percent capacity, with safety protocols. June 18 that he was in a “happy-go-lucky Waiting rooms will be closed. “For our restaurants, it’s really going mood” because New York had tested

e need these businesses to survive in our downtown area.

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Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett said the village was ready to start Phase Three. 68,000 people overnight and found an average infection rate of .9 percent — the lowest it had been since the coronavirus pandemic began in mid-March. New York City’s infection rate was 1 percent, while Long Island’s was .7 percent. By contrast, the infection rate had earlier reached 20 percent in New York City

and 16 percent on Long Island. The governor insisted that businesses must keep up coronavirus safeguards. He issued an executive order on June 18 giving local authorities the power to immediately shut down businesses that do not maintain safety protocols. Bars and restaurants that do not can lose their liquor licenses.

Black business owners gain new support By Scarlett liriano cepin Several Black Lives Matter protests have occurred on Long Island in the weeks since the George Floyd killing on May 25. However, since New York state is still coping with the coronavirus pandemic, some people have not been able to take part in the protests. As a result, people are resorting to showing their support for the movement in other ways. Shopping at black-owned businesses is something that many activists have deemed necessary during this time. Black business owners in West Hempstead talked about the importance of supporting black-owned businesses in the community. “One way to build a community is obviously through wealth,” said Sagine Pierre-Charles, the West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce’s vice president. “When you support a black-owned business, you’re literally putting money back in your community.” Pierre-Charles, who is the owner of Sage & Angie Boutique on Nassau Boulevard, opened her retail store in 2017. Pierre-Charles, of West Hempstead, said she saw the need for a boutique in the community. So she decided to fill that need through her business. Recognizing the diversity in the community, she sought to make sure her items cater to people of different backgrounds. Due to the pandemic, the boutique is now providing masks and hand sanitizer to customers to ensure a safe shopping experience.

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#Who Got next?, on Woodfield Road in West Hempstead, has made several changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sage & Angie employees are also steaming all clothing that is tried on and not bought. Coronavirus concerns have become an inevitable aspect of consumers’ experience as well. Businesses everywhere have had to change their policies and products because of the new precautions that were implemented. Sydney’s Sweets is no

exception to this. The bakery on Hempstead Avenue has had to adjust to the lack of large gatherings since the lockdown took effect in March. “We turned ourselves from an in-store retail location to curbside pick-up and nationwide shipping,” said Jermaine Perry, co-owner and pastry chef. “This is a season where we’re usually doing gradua-

tions, weddings and large birthdays, which would have anywhere from 50-150 guests. Now all of our cakes are 20 and under, which is a very big difference.” Perry and wife, Sydney, founded Sydney’s Sweets in 2013. Their cakes have garnered the attention of various television shows such as WE tv’s “Bridezillas” and “The Tamar and Vince Show.” The Perrys said they pride themselves in making “a product that people would expect out of Manhattan” right here in West Hempstead. #Who Got Next? on Woodfield Road is a hair studio and barbershop. The owner, Kim Burke, also runs her own day care business. Usually, the shop is known for being a family-friendly environment. Now Burke is only able to see a couple of clients a day. She has her hands full keeping her clients safe and providing them with quality services at the same time. Despite the changes brought about by the pandemic, Burke has noticed a silver lining. “Since Covid-19, there’s [been] more support coming from the community,” she said. In the past, Burke had noticed a lack of support from people within West Hempstead. Although buying at black-owned businesses has become very trendy in recent weeks, these businesses have existed in the community for years. Burke said she hoped to see more support of these businesses going forward.

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Herald ScHoolS WHHS holds Virtual Family STEAM Night The West Hempstead School District held a Virtual Family STEAM Night on June 11, which included more than 40 projects demonstrated by Advanced Placement STEM students and teachers. Being unable to hold an in-person event, West Hempstead educator Sheila Dempsy and STEM Director Joe Cangemi organized the virtual event for students and families to conduct projects and experiments in the comfort of their homes. Courtesy West Hempstead School District; compiled by Nakeem Grant

West Hempstead HigH School student Laiba Wasti completed a project for the district’s Virtual Family STEAM Night with her partner Danny Torrentes.

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Malverne teen honored at N.Y. History Day Two Malverne High School students took part in the New York History Day competition at the state level. High school students Geoffrey Enwere and Kyle Sayjoan submitted research papers to the senior category on the theme of “Breaking Barriers in History.” Sayjoan wrote about the loyalty of JapaneseAmericans in internment camps who heroically served in WWII. Enwere’s research paper focused on La Malinche, an enslaved Aztec woman who became a respected adviser to Cortés during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. As a result of their submissions, Enwere placed among the top 10 students in New York state. The students’ topics were inspired by their social studies

classes along with school library databases and other school resources to prepare for the statewide contest. District officials congratulated Enwere on this achievement.

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Call our editors today 516-569-4000 or email ngrant@liherald.com malverne HigH scHool student Geoffrey Enwere placed among the top 10 students at the state level in the New York History Day competition.

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Editor’s note: Quotes attributed to Adam Selden are from an interview on June 8, 2020. Many businesses have been forced to scale back aggressively since March because of the global coronavirus pandemic. A few, however, have been forced to expand. For Adam Selden, 50, of Melville, a quick pivot in business direction during a crisis has created new possibilities for Albatross Manufacturing. The brand Albatross Manufacturing (albatrossmfg.com) falls under Selden’s company, Quality Specialty Projects, which he founded in 2008. His company has distributed any number of items, but now it is focused on facemasks, which are in high demand these days. “We had been doing some clothing and receiving government contracting, so we were working to supply products for those clients,” Selden said. Selden secured a contract with the U.S. Army to supply their weight room and gym equipment for military fitness centers. He also worked closely with the American Red Cross, as his company supplied tarp materials for the foundation. The Bayside, Queens native and University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus was candid in saying business started to drop off in mid-2019. “We had a really bad seven months from August 2019 to, really, March 2020,” Selden said. “There was no federal funding, really, and we were working on government contracts.” He went on to say that the onset of the coronavirus pandemic provided an opportunity to jump-start his business. “When this whole thing kind of got started, the Red Cross came to us and said we had to get started into looking into masks,” Selden said. He and his business partner, Matt Delaney, of Manhasset, listened to that advice. The pair scrambled to find manufacturers in China near the top of the year, but with the country facing serious pandemic restrictions, they were unable to secure a shipment immediately. Once the manufacturers were able to ship, though, Albatross received its first load, which it sent to the American Red Cross. Selden, who had worked out of a Melville office with no warehouse to that point, then started shipping masks out of his home. After sending masks to roughly 8,000 homes, the Albatross founder knew he needed a new way to go about this. With the help of Delaney, and the hiring of a few part-time employees, Albatross soon shipped hundreds of thousands of masks to residents across Long Island, with more than 100,000 of those coming to Nassau County. Albatross even began donating masks to local fire departments and essential workers. The company has since expanded. Selden said there are a few reasonable next

steps, including distributing hand sanitizers, hand wipes and wall-mounted automatic thermometers to take the temperature of any person who walks past. The demand to expand in product and volume has forced Albatross to look toward securing a warehouse in Plainview. “If we get this, we are going to need inventory, and I plan on hiring a staff to do that,” Selden said. “We wouldn’t be able to do the business without it.” Courtesy Adam Selden

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Rallying for September schools reopening By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com

Chants of “Classrooms not class Zooms” and “Classrooms are essential” could be heard through the crowd of roughly 50 parents and teachers from across Long Island who gathered on Franklin Avenue in Mineola to express their desire that schools reopen for in-person instruction in September. The “Rally To Reopen Schools in September” took place on June 20 in front of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative building. The event was organized by East Setauket residents Maria Sanders, Amalia Makroglou and Aristea Lucas. The three organizers are mothers of children in school, and Lucas works as an English as a second language teacher in the Sachem Central School District. Sanders noted that they chose Mineola as the rally location because it served as a “middle ground” location for attendees. “Back in April, Cuomo said that the schools would be closed for two weeks to help our medical infrastructure and flatten the curve,” Sanders said. “Now we’re in June, and we’re still questioning September. [Gov. Andrew] Cuomo needs to act and tell us that schools need to open in September.” Cuomo first closed all schools in the state on March 16 for two weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. The governor continued to extend the closing, until on May 1 he announced that all schools would stay closed for the rest of the school year. The state has yet to release reopening guidelines. Oceanside residents Steven and Randi Weinberg attended the rally with their two children, Noah and Stella. Randi noted how Noah, who is entering second grade in the Oceanside School District, has not enjoyed the distance-learning experience. “He didn’t enjoy looking at the screen to learn and then having to turn to me for guidance,” she said. “I’m not a teacher;

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RAlly oRgAnIzERs, FRoM left, Amalia Makroglou, teacher Aristea Lucas and Maria Sanders spoke to the crowd about why it is important to reopen schools in September.

I’m trained to do something else. There’s also that boundary between being a mom and being a teacher that has been hard for me to follow.” Teachers in attendance included Carolyn Schwartz, a Rockville Centre resident who teaches English in the Baldwin School District. Schwartz said she believes a social divide will occur if distance learning continues. “You are creating the largest divide on the planet if this keeps going on,” Schwartz said of distance learning. “For me as a middle class mother, I can get my child a tutor. Others may not be able to do that, depending on their financial circumstances, and that may cause their children to fall behind in school due to that.” The dissatisfaction with distance learning extends to college for East Meadow resident Marie Lombardi noted her 20-year-old son decided to continue college outside the state because of the uncertainty whether school will reopen here in September. “My son just finished at Nassau Community and was set to attend Hofstra,” Lombardi said. “He decided to enroll at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut instead due to the u n k n ow n f u t u r e f o r schools in New York.” Sanders added that the importance of school is beyond education. “I recognize that some school districts have better distance learning than others, but school is much more than learning ABC’s and one, two, threes,” she said. “It’s social learning, emotional learning and THE RAlly To Reopen Schools in September was held building relationships. We outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative can’t teach them all of Building Mineola on June 20 to urge the state to reopen this in the comfort of our kitchens.” schools in September.

THE WEInBERg FAMIly, from left, Stella, Randi, Noah and Steven of Oceanside, said they hope schools reopen in September. THE EducAToRs In attendance included Long Beach speech therapist Tammy Neumann of Oceanside, left, and Baldwin English Language Arts teacher Carolyn Schwartz, from Rockville Centre, right.

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Herald sports Tiz the Law wins historic Belmont Stakes By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

With most of the sports world still idle in the midst of Covid-19, horse racing grabbed the spotlight last Saturday evening with the Belmont Stakes serving as the opening leg of the Triple Crown for the first time in history. And, for the first time since 1882, a New York-bred earned its way into the Belmont history books. In striking distance throughout the 1 1/8-miles, Tiz the Law cruised past pacesetter Tap It to Win down the stretch and was never threatened by closers Dr Post and Max Player on the way to a 3 ¾-lengths victory in the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes. “I was pretty confident by the time we hit the seven-eighths pole,” said Tiz the Law’s jockey, Manny Franco, who secured his first career Triple Crown race win. “He was so kind and relaxed for me,” he added. “He was so comfortable and never got keen, so I think that was the key.” Franco, 25, the New York Racing Association’s leading rider the past two years, has piloted Tiz the Law to all four of his graded stakes victories, including three in a row. “It means a lot to me,” he said. “This is my home track. I’ve been riding here for about six years already. One leg of the Triple Crown is the dream of any jockey. I’m happy with the opportunity that I have right now.” Owned by Sackatoga Stable and trained by Barclay Tagg, Tiz the Law, bred in the Empire State by Twin Creeks Farm, returned $3.60 on a $2 win wager, increasing his career earnings to more than $1.5 million. The final time was 1:46.53. “It’s tremendous [to win the Belmont with a New York-bred],” said Jack Knowlton, operating manager of Sackatoag Stable. “We buy New York-breds; that’s our game, and we don’t spend a lot of money. We’ve been with Barclay Tagg for 25

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JOckEY MaNNY FraNcO earned his first career Triple Crown race victory.

TIz ThE Law, the 4-5 favorite, became the first New York-bred to win the Belmont Stakes in 138 years. Courtesy Joe Labozzetta/NYRA

years, and I keep telling everybody, Barclay doesn’t get a lot of big horses, big opportunities, but when he does, he knows what to do.” Tagg, who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003 with Funny Cide, said his main concern leading up to the shortened Belmont was Tiz the Law’s 11-week layoff. But that proved a non-factor. “It looked to me like everything just went like clockwork,” he said. “That’s the way the horse likes to run and that’s the position the horse likes to be in. Manny knows the horse very well.” Held without spectators and owners, and with limited media permitted to attend, Tagg thought the quietude was “very nice” and said the absence of crowd noise helped keep Tiz the Law calm, and it showed. “About the five-eighths pole, my horse was so relaxed, so calm,” Franco explained. “From there, I knew I had so much horse to win the race. I didn’t want to move early. I knew I had the horse underneath. I was just waiting for the right time to move.” Dr Post, trained by three-time Belmont winner Todd Pletcher, finished a lengthand-a-half ahead of Max Player for runner-up status. Both horses were making just their fourth career starts. The $1 trifecta returned $99.50. Pneumatic, Tap It to

TraINEr BarcLaY Tagg has mapped out future plans for Tiz the Law, who upped his career earnings to more than $1.5 million and is 5-for-6 lifetime.

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Win, Sole Volante, Modernist, Farmington Road, Fore Left and Jungle Runner completed the order of finish. “He ran great,” Dr Post jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. said. “No excuse. He got beat by a good horse too. The winner is a nice horse, New York-bred and he ran great. My horse is improving. . . He just needs a little more time to figure things out.” Linda Rice, trainer of Max Player,

said, “He got shuffled back a little after the break and had a wide trip through the turn, but he was still running on at the end of it. He hasn’t run in five months so it was a pretty good effort.” Tagg said he will target the Aug. 8 Travers Stakes at Saratoga, followed by the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby and the Oct. 3 Preakness for Tiz the Law, who has five wins in six career starts.

Lakeview firefighters honored for heroics

Senti III, both ex-chiefs, deployed two hand lines, one to the basement and another to the first floor. Fire Commissioner Heather McNeill said that Lewis’s quick thinking — and the physical therapy she had received at Lynbrook Restorative Therapy — saved her life. “It’s very humbling that Ms. Lewis sought us out in order to thank us,” McNeill said. “… It’s very heartfelt and heartwarming that she took the time out to acknowledge what we were able to do for her.” In 2019, Lewis, a Mercy Medical Center oncology nurse, suffered a stroke, and was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. She eventually had both legs amputated below the knee in two surgeries just months apart, and rehabilitated at the Lynbrook facility. While there, she learned how to quickly put her artificial legs on, which, she said, helped her on the night of the fire. “If I hadn’t been able to put on my legs quickly, or had instead had to use my wheelchair,” Lewis said, “who knows what would have happened?” Nurse Lisa Penziner, special projects manager for Paragon Management, which oversees 10 rehabilitation facilities, including Lynbrook Restorative Therapy, descried Lewis as a positive person who remained optimistic throughout her rehab. She added that Lewis was able to spring into action quickly because of her commitment to rehab. “When we heard about the fire, we were of course saddened,” Penziner said. “But one of the things that really made me proud and made Lynbrook proud was the fact that she was able to get those legs on so fast and get out of the building.” In addition to in-person rehab, the Lynbrook facility also offers outpatient therapy, and has an amputee support group to help patients deal with the mental rigors of adjusting to their lives after losing limbs. The group is

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Patricia Lewis, of Rockville Centre, met with members of the Lakeview F.D. open to anyone, and usually meets at the Lynbrook facility on the second Wednesday of each month at noon, but during the coronavirus pandemic it has been holding sessions on Zoom. To join, call Penziner at (516) 457-5585. Galia said that responding to emergencies under new safety protocols during the pandemic has been challenging. Over the past three months, the Fire Department has limited the number of personnel who respond to emergency calls to reduce their chances of catching the virus. Volunteers have also been equipped with personal protective equipment such as N95 masks, gloves, medical gowns, eye shields and surgical bonnets.

“I have to say that our guys have done it with the utmost professionalism, and they continue to do it even as things start to open up,” Galia said, “but we’re hoping to get back to normal sometime down the road.” McNeill said she hoped that Lewis’s recognition of Lakeview’s firefighters would encourage more residents to volunteer. “Just because of the pandemic and everything else that’s going on,” McNeill said, “we want people to know that we’re still here, and we’re serving the community. We’re more than happy to have them come down, and we’ll show them the ropes so that they can be equipped to rescue somebody.”

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Senator honors Malverne, W.H. students Four students from Malverne and West Hempstead, were among the 28 high school honorees for State Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s annual Senate Student Stars Award. Hebrew Academy of Nassau County senior Eitan Wertman; Midreshet Shalhevet High School for Girls senior Zahava Ganchrow; Valley Stream North High School senior Hannah Indiviglio and West Hempstead High School senior Nicholas Agro were honored with this recognition. Kaminsky visited each recipient’s house and presented them with the award for their exceptional work and leadership. “I am thrilled to recognize these extraordinary students who have excelled academically and established themselves as leaders in their communities,” Kaminsky said in a news release. “The Student Stars Award winners represent the best and brightest that our schools have to offer, and serve as role models for their peers. I applaud their achievements and will be eagerly awaiting their future plans.” Wertman, of West Hempstead, transferred to HANC in 10th grade and was described as an amazing addition to the HANC family. Wertman was honored for being smart, full of spirit and was known as a teacher’s dream student. He is enrolled in a dual curriculum and helped organize and coordinate the school’s virtual color war over Zoom. Ganchrow, of West Hempstead, was chosen as student director for the school Envision Shakespeare Team. Her leadership skills were evident as she directed her fellow students to perform Shakespeare in a tristate competition. Her classmates and peers as being gentle, kind and a true leader. Malverne resident Indiviglio, who is valedictorian for the class of 2020, has taken the most rigorous classes offered at the school and has excelled. She has worked and volunteered at Camp Anchor as a counselor. Because of her experiences at Camp Anchor, Indiviglio has thought about pursuing a career as a special ed. teacher. Indiviglio was co-chair of Spartan MiniThon, a dance marathon that raised more than $15,000 for pediatric research. She is also a member of the National Honor Society. Agro was a vital member of the varsity volleyball,

HannaH indiviglio, of Malverne, was also honored. Photos courtesy Todd Kaminsky’s office

WeSt HeMpStead HigH School senior Nicholas Agro, right, was honored with the Students Stars Award from State Sen. Todd Kaminsky. baseball and bowling teams. Agro is graduating in the top 5 percent of his class while taking the most rigorous curriculum. He also founded the Debate Team at West Hempstead High School. He is interested in pursuing a career in mechanical engineering with the ultimate goal to make cars more efficient. Agro will attend Central Michigan University this fall. Courtesy State Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s office; compiled by Nakeem Grant

HonoRee eitan WeRtMan, a senior at Hebrew Academy of Nassau County.

Meet W.H.’s top graduates of the class of 2020 While the coronavirus pandemic has Island Harvest, a food bank servicing changed the course of senior year for the those in need on Long Island. He also class of 2020, the valedictorian and saluta- worked as a counselor for the West Hemptorian of West Hempstead High School stead Police Activity League Judo Club. Miot reflects positively on his four reflect positively on their experience with years at West Hempstead some insightful words of High School, especially the advice. everyday moments he got to Aside from his 100.68 GPA, experience with his friends valedictorian Runako Miot’s and classmates. “My favorite high school career was full of high school memory is when achievements in and out of one day after school when I the classroom. He served as a was in ninth grade,” he said. member of the National “My friends and I were hangHonor Society and Spanish ing outside of the school, takHonor Society, combining his ing turns riding my friend’s academic accomplishments longboard. There were many with leadership and service. funny moments during my He also scored a 5 on his Runako Miot high school career, and it was Advanced Placement English definitely an unforgettable language exam. As a member of Students Against time.” When asked what he would like to say Destructive Decisions, Miot was able to confront the risks young people face on a to his fellow graduating classmates, Miot daily basis. He was also a member of the stressed the importance of staying posischool’s Key Club, which promotes leader- tive and accepting the support of others. ship and standing for what is right “I would like to encourage my fellow through service and volunteerism. Con- classmates to just stay positive and purtinuing his altruism, Miot volunteered for sue their goals,” Miot said. “No matter the

situation, there will always be people in their corner supporting them and pushing them forward.” Miot will attend Hofstra University in the fall to study biomedical engineering. Salutatorian Sabrina Manuel is a well-rounded student boasting achievements in and out of the classroom. With a graduating GPA of 99.11, Manuel has received multiple acknowledgements for her academic excellence, including outstanding achievement in pre-calculus honors, the National Hispanic Recognition Award and being on the Principal’s List every quarter Sabrina of her high school career. She also served as a member of both the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society. As a committed member of the West Hempstead High School community, Manuel was a member of the nationally competing cheerleading team and softball team, SADD, Mathletes, World Language Club and participated in school-spon-

sored tutoring. Outside of the school environment, she coached cheerleading and worked at summer camp each year. As a dedicated athlete and friend, Manuel’s favorite high school memories revolved around her dedication to cheerleading and time spent with her classmates. “My favorite out of school m e m o r y w a s at t e n d i n g nationals for cheerleading in Florida,” she recalled. “And my favorite in school memory was any class I had where my entire group of friends was in it.” Manuel wants to remind her fellow graduating classManuel mates to work hard, but not sweat the small things. “I hope you all are able to do well and succeed in any of your future endeavors,” she said. “Remember to have fun, and not stress over the little, non-important things.” Courtesy West Hempstead School District; compiled by Nakeem Grant

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The Rev. Michael Duffy, of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, in Malverne, announced during last Saturday’s Mass that he was named as the next rector of St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre. Duffy, who served as pastor of Lourdes for the past three years, was appointed to his new role at St. Agnes Cathedral by Bishop John Barres. He will begin his role at St. Agnes on August 26. “These last three years have been an incredible adventure,” Duffy said in a let-

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IF WE GET THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC, economic crisis and social upheaval and still come out all right, it only proves that we have the will to resolve anything in our path. Even if growth slows to a halt and industry has nowhere to go, we must remember not to fixate on the “will” to progress, but experience life as it is realized. Zackary Hirashima, East Rockaway High School WITH SO MUCH OCCURRING across the globe and in America that is new, unprecedented and even chaotic, it is easy to forget the subtleties of our lives that make us truly happy and keep us motivated to chase our dreams. Try to take a moment each day to remember what makes us happy and to motivate yourself. As Winston Churchill said, “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”

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ur main focus during this pandemic is to make sure that everyone has enough to eat. We have had food at the Community Center that has been donated by Syd Mandelbaum and Rock and Wrap It Up!, along with many other organizations. Through Sasha Young and Gammy's Pantry, the center also currently serves as a Long Island Cares food donation site. We have been honored to partner with Long Island Cares to intensify each of our missions to reduce food insecurity, especially during this pandemic. Families can claim at least 20 pounds of food once a month at our food distribution sites We were also honored to receive a $30,000 grant from State Sen. Todd Kaminsky. The Five Towns Community Center is thankful to have the support of Senator Kaminsky as we have partner with local governments, our neighbors and other social service agencies to assist those in need, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. This grant will allow us to help people from a diverse spectrum dealing with food insecurity. The Community Center is over 100 years old, and people in the community have a great deal of reverence for the community center. I want the legacy of that to continue. I think we’ve all done a great job of doing that during this pandemic by providing services to those in need. I hope we continue to be of assistance to those in need.

ow that everything is virtual, things are tremendously busy. Now you have to call more to feel like you are serving people the best you can and things are a lot more involved. With the pandemic happening, I decided to start a new ministry on Saturday, April 11, from 10 to 2 p.m. For this food distribution center program, Valley Stream Presbyterian Church has partnered with Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and Long Island Cares to provide groceries for people every Saturday. Each family is allowed to receive food once a month through the program, and every Saturday 200 families are provided with groceries. Serving others virtually and through the food distribution program is satisfying, but I miss in-person gatherings with my congregation. I hope that in the future I can resume in-person services while practicing social distancing. My congregation is suffering from a lack of hugging. We know things will never be the same because of the virus. We are thinking that if we open up again, there will most likely be no hugging, touching or communal singing, which are all things that could spread the virus more. There’s a lot that we will have to figure out.

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With a steady decrease in coronavirus cases, Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital began welcoming back visitors to the medical center last Friday, but under strict guidelines. While the hospital had welcomed visitors 24 hours a day before the pandemic, it is now following guidelines recommended by the state’s Department of Health, which means only one visitor per patient between 4 and 8 p.m. Visitors are not permitted to split the four-hour block among different visitors; only one person can come to see a patient each day. The hospital’s other visitation rules include:

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■ Visitors must be 18 or older. ■ Visitors will be required to provide their names, the name of the patient they are visiting and their contact information. ■ Visitors will undergo a symptom and temperature check upon entering the hospital. ■ Visitation will be denied to anyone who reports significant exposure to or symptoms of Covid-19 within 14 days of the visit. ■ Thorough hand hygiene must be performed before entering and upon leaving the patient’s room. ■ A surgical mask must be worn at all times; one will be provided if needed. ■ Additional personal protective equipment will be provided, if indicated. ■ Once in the facility, the visitor must remain in the patient’s room throughout the visit, except when requested to leave by the staff. Additionally, the Emergency Room is not accepting visitors, and the Behavioral Health Unit is only permitting visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Because there is a statewide ban on nursing home visitation and the hospital’s Transitional Care Unit is a licensed nursing home, visitors are prohibited there at all times. “This is visiting hours in the post-Covid era,” said Joe Calderone, the hospital’s vice president of corporate communications, “meaning it’s not going to be the way it was before Covid. Now, when you come to the hospital, on order of the Health Department, we have to collect people’s contact information, and when they come to the hospital, a number of things are going to be different.” Calderone added that visitors must practice social distancing, check in when they arrive at the hospital and fill out their contact information on an iPad, so that staff can conduct contact tracing in the event of a second wave of infection. The hospital continues to monitor the coronavirus pandemic, and its visitor policy may be altered as the need arises. The new visiting rules are in effect to keep all patients safe from infection. If a visitor has cold or flu symptoms, hospital administrators said they should stay home. “We recognize that patients who have visitors generally do better and make a

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RichaRd MuRphy, the president and CEO of Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital, said hospital officials were eager to reunite patients with their family members and friends, but had to adhere to strict guidelines to ensure everyone’s safety. faster recovery,” said Richard Murphy, the hospital’s president and CEO. “We are as [eager] as our patients to reunite them with their loved ones. This is another important step toward returning our hospital to more normal operations. We always operate with our patients’ needs foremost in all we do, and having family members present at the bedside is at the top of our list.” The hospital is taking measures to provide a safe and sterile environment for patients, visitors and staff, thoroughly cleaning and sterilizing all units and departments (as well as its comprehensive network of outpatient specialized health care centers). As of Friday, there were only 10 confirmed Covid-19 patients being treated at MSSN, and they were isolated from non-coronavirus patients. The Emergency Department is also screening patients seeking emergency treatment, so non-Covid patients and staff can be in a safe environment. Patients visiting the hospital for any procedure, oncology or infusion treatment, or surgery are required to undergo pre-procedure Covid-19 testing at a new drive-up testing site in the hospital’s Washington Avenue parking lot. The test must be performed no more than two days before the procedure. Though there are strict guidelines in place, Calderone said enabling visitors to come to the facility again was a major milestone for the hospital, and he urged residents not to put their health on hold. “It’s been three months since we’ve had visitors in the building,” he said. “It’s good for everyone . . . Emotionally, no one wants to be in a hospital where you can’t have outside visitors, so the connection with family and friends is critical to the healing process, and we recognize that and embrace it. We’re very excited to open up our doors again to the community.” For more information, visit mountsinai.org/SouthNassau.

Six local janitors remembered at rally By FRank SoultS Under a blazing summer solstice sun, dozens of cars carrying union members and allies drove in a caravan from Hempstead to the Nassau Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Saturday morning to mark Justice for Janitors Day. Union flags fluttered from car windows, horns blared, and union chants hung in the humid air, but in the day’s speeches and commemorations, the mood of the 90-minute event shifted between joyful celebration and somber reflection. Every year for the past 30 years, workers in cities across the nation have chosen a mid-June day for Justice for Janitors, which commemorates the events of June 15, 1990, when Los Angeles janitors were beaten by police as they peacefully protested for better pay, benefits and working conditions. The assault marked a turning point in the janitors’ organizing efforts. Since then, more than 135,000 janitors, 71,000 security officers and 32,000 airport workers— predominantly Black and brown workers— have won unions across the country. That includes the members of the union that organized the Long Island caravan, 32BJ SEIU, a union with 800 members working on Long Island and 175,000 across the East Coast. As speakers emphasized, this year’s Long Island commemoration fell one day after Juneteenth, which has taken on profound resonance with the global protests demanding an end to police brutality and a recognition that Black Lives Matter. It also comes during a pivotal moment in the deadly pandemic that has killed a high percentage of black, Latinx, immigrant and low-income workers, in part because of racial inequalities in the nation’s workforce. “With great deliberation, Juneteenth celebrates the day that the last remaining slaves in this country learned that they were free, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation legally gave them that freedom,” said Lenore Friedlaender, assis-

tant to the President of 32BJ SEIU and head of the union in Long Island. “Juneteenth recognizes that freedom is not just a law, passed from on high. It has to be felt and lived in communities everywhere, and its fullness is not realized until it is a freedom lifted by justice. That means, as Dr. King emphasized in the last years of his life, racial justice cannot be won without economic justice, nor economic justice without racial justice.” Nassau Coliseum cleaner and 32BJ member Elizabeth Florentino amplified that message in her story of losing her job early in the pandemic, and of the permanent losses now facing some 80 coliseum cleaners and over 100 security officers when the venue officially closes. “It’s a difficult time for people like me,” she noted. “Among black workers, the unemployment rate is almost 50 percent higher than it is among white workers.” For those who remain working, the risk of catching the coronavirus is also higher among black, Latinx and immigrant workers than among white workers. The day’s events concluded with a eulogy read for the families of six Long Island janitors who died from Covid-19, one of the highest per capita death rates among 32BJ’s ten districts. In total, the union has lost 130 members from Boston to Miami. On Long Island, all of those who died were either immigrants or people of color. “Their humble origins did not stop them from forging a future in a new country, raising and supporting families, and being part of the workers’ struggle on Long Island,” said Jose Portillo, a 32BJ shop steward who cleans at the Samanea Mall in Westbury, as families of the fallen listened. “Today their lives are a reflection of what it means to be an essential worker -- to be on the front lines of battle for the safety and welfare of others, despite the risks to their own lives.” Frank Soults is the senior communications associate for 32BJ SEIU.

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Protesters joined in front of State Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s office in Rockville Centre on June 18 to demand that he refuse campaign contributions from police unions. They also asked that he donate $102,450 in funds from police unions, accumulated since 2016, to bail funds for protesters and organizations fighting for racial justice. They are asking this of six Long Island Democratic senators, but Kaminsky’s total amount is the largest. “If [these senators] care about Black Lives Matter, they will not accept money from the very entities that are oppressing and harming our people,” said Danielle Donaphin, program manager of New Hour for Women and Children - Long Island. Along with New Hour, several advocacy groups sponsored the event, including New York Communities for Change, Yo u n g L o n g I s l a n d f o r Ju s t i c e, S.T.R.ON.G. Youth and Long Island Black Alliance. “The police unions, the police system, is seated in structural and systemic racism,” said Shanequa Levin, of the Long Island Black Alliance. “How can you take their money?” In a statement to the Herald, Kaminsky’s press officer, Steve Smirti, said that as a former federal prosecutor, the senator has prosecuted corrupt law enforcement. “Kaminsky knows no one is above the law and will continue to work tirelessly to ensure everyone receives equal treatment,” he said. Last week Kaminsky voted in favor of police reform legislation that included the repeal of 50-a, banning chokeholds and the establishment of the law enforcement misconduct office, Smriti noted. He said that Kaminsky’s vote shows he “is beholden to no one and will always act with the best interest of his constituents in mind.” Nikhil Goyal, an activist with Young

Long Island for Justice, read the letter that more than three dozen local organizations have signed asking for the six senators to refuse police union dollars and donate what they’ve received to causes for racial justice. It is addressed to State Senators Kaminsky, Kevin Thomas, Monica Martinez, Anna Kaplan, James Gaughran and John Brooks. “We greatly appreciate your votes in favor of the recent, sweeping legislation passed by the New York State Senate and Assembly to address the scourge of police violence,” it reads, “and we look forward to each of you introducing, sponsoring and voting for more legislation to protect black lives.” However, the letter also notes that the senators have received thousands of dollars from police and corrections unions. “We are calling on you to take a public pledge that you will refuse and campaign contributions from police unions in the future to avoid a public of interest,” it reads. “Police unions have long opposed the most basic measures to root out corruption and misconduct within the force and address mass incarceration. They are among the greatest roadblocks to systemic changes to our criminal justice system.” Throughout the demonstration, community leaders started chants of “Black Lives Matter” and “No Cop Money.” At the end, William Bailey, an organizer for NY Communities for Change, led the song “I Can’t Breathe,” which in recent years has become the rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement. The full song was written by the siblings of Eric Garner, a New Yorker who died by a police chokehold in 2014, and the lyrics are: I still hear my brother crying, ‘I can’t breathe’ Now I’m in the struggle singing, ‘I can’t leave’ We calling out the violence of the racist police And we ain’t gonna stop — ‘til our people are free!

William Bailey, of NY Communities for Change, led singing of “I Can’t Breathe,” a Black Lives Matter protest song.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MALVERNE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at the MALVERNE VILLAGE HALL, 99 Church Street, Malverne, New York 11565 on Thursday, July 9, 2020 and will hear the following cases at 7:30 PM: Mark & Elissa Stallkamp 89 Horton Street; Residential “A” District Building Permit A p p l i c a t i o n No.:2019-0792/Zoning A p p l i c a t i o n No.:2020-0662 Proposes to install a 6 ft. high solid PVC front rear and side facing fence for swimming pool safety enclosure with one (1) out-swinging, selfclosing, lockable gate; where the maximum allowable height is 5 ft. James & Kara Ballow 71 Webster Street; Residential “A” District Building Permit A p p l i c a t i o n No.:2020-0203/Zoning A p p l i c a t i o n No.:2020-0663 Proposes to construct a 10.67 ft. x 13.67 ft. rear one story addition over crawl space with structural interior alterations and kitchen renovation with a floor area ratio (FAR) of 40.83% where the maximum allowable is 40.00%. Angel Cartagena 21 Birch Road; Residential “A” District Building Permit A p p l i c a t i o n N o. : 2 0 2 0 - 0 4 9 4 / Fe n c e Permit Application No.:2020-0205/Zoning A p p l i c a t i o n No.:2020-0664 Proposes to install an 8 ft. x 14 ft. oval above ground swimming pool in the side yard whereas all swimming pools must be installed entirely in the rear yard; with lot coverage of 27.6% where maximum allowable lot coverage is 25.0%; and no drywell whereas a drywell with 10%

capacity of the pool volume must be installed. Proposes to install a 6 ft. high solid PVC fence at side, rear, and front of property with 1 gate; where the maximum allowable height is 5 ft., where the portions of the fence in the front yard on Birch Road are not “decorative” in height (maximum allowable is 4 ft.) type (must be 50% open), and location (proposed with 0 ft. setback where minimum is 10 ft.). Bernadette Casalino 35 Woods Avenue; Residential “A” District Building Permit A p p l i c a t i o n N o. : 2 0 2 0 - 0 4 9 3 / Fe n c e Permit No.:10736/Zoning A p p l i c a t i o n No.:2020-0665 Proposes to install a 25 ft. x 19 ft.-9 steel wall inground swimming pool within 10 ft. of the house where the minimum is 12 ft. and 8 ft. from the detached garage where 10 ft. is the minimum; and lot coverage of 36.3% where the maximum allowable lot coverage is 25.0%. Proposes to maintain existing 5 ft. high fence with two (2) gates as swimming pool safety barrier enclosure: the existing fence has approximately 1 ft. of open lattice at the top and a 5 ft. solid fence is required; there are two (2) existing gates where only one (1) gate is allowed. George Abdilla 116 Walker Street; Residential “A” District Building Permit A p p l i c a t i o n N o. : 2 0 2 0 - 0 4 9 5 / Fe n c e P e r m i t No.:2020-0526/Zoning A p p l i c a t i o n No.:2020-0666 Proposes to install a 16 ft. x 30 ft. reinforced concrete wall in-ground swimming pool within 8 ft. of the house where the minimum is 12 ft.; lot coverage of 25.2% where the maximum allowable lot coverage is 25.0%; and the drywell located in the side yard where it is

required to be installed in the rear yard. Proposes to install a 6 ft. high solid PVC fence with two (2) out-swinging, selfclosing, lockable gates; where the maximum allowable height is 5 ft. and the maximum allowable number of gates is one (1). Eric Rodriguez 34 Johnson Avenue; Residential “A” District Building Permit A p p l i c a t i o n Nos.:2020-0496 & 2019-0769/Fence Permit A p p l i c a t i o n No.:2019-0768/Zoning A p p l i c a t i o n No.:2020-0667 Proposes to install a 12 ft. x 24 ft. in-ground swimming pool within 11.875 ft. of the house where the minimum is 12 ft.; and no drywell in the rear yard whereas a drywell with 10% capacity of the pool volume must be installed. Proposes to construct a 128 sq. ft. storage shed setback 3 ft. from property line where the minimum setback is 4 ft.; and 12 ft. high to the ridge where the maximum height allowable is 10 ft. The existing house along with the proposed swimming pool and proposed shed have a total lot coverage of 27.2% where the maximum allowable lot coverage is 25.0%. Proposes to construct a 24 in. high stone retaining wall in the front yard on Charles Street where no retaining in a front yard is allowed. Proposes to install a 6 ft. high estate style fence at side, rear, and front of property with one (1) selfclosing, out-swinging, lockable gate where the maximum allowable height is 5 ft.; where the portions of the fence in the front yard on Charles Street are not “decorative” in height (maximum allowable is 4 ft.) and location (proposed with 1 ft. æ in. setback where minimum

is 12 ft. 6 in.); and where the style of fence is not a solid type of fence to 5 ft. high as a pool safety enclosure. All interested parties should appear at the above time and place. BY ORDER OF THE MALVERE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MALVERNE Averil Smith, Village Clerk Dated: June 12 2020 122188

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MALVERNE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at the MALVERNE VILLAGE HALL, 99 Church Street, Malverne, New York 11565 on Thursday, July 9, 2020 and will hear the following cases at 7:30 PM: Joseph & June Englese 90 Scarcliffe Drive: Residential “B” District Building Permit A p p l i c a t i o n N o. : 2 0 2 0 - 0 5 0 9 / Fe n c e P e r m i t No.:2017-0940/Zoning A p p l i c a t i o n No.:2020-0668 Proposes to install a 12 ft. x 20 ft. semi in-ground swimming pool with a total lot coverage is 35.29% where the maximum allowable is 25.0%; and no drywell in the rear yard whereas a drywell with 10% capacity of the pool volume must be installed. Proposes to maintain existing 5 ft. high fence with two (2) gates as swimming pool safety barrier enclosure: there are two (2) existing gates where only one (1) gate is allowed. All interested parties should appear at the above time and place. BY ORDER OF THE MALVERE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MALVERNE Averil Smith, Village Clerk Dated: June 17, 2020 122189 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

HERALD COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS — June 25, 2020

Protesters urge senator to return ‘cop money’

Nikhil Goyal, 17 of Young Long Island for Justice, read a letter that more than three dozen local advocacy organizations have signed asking for “the Long Island six senators” to refuse police union donations and give prior police union funds to groups fighting for racial justice.

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More on insulation Q. I read your column about insulation, and wonder why foam insulation is better, why not everyone uses it, why it’s so expensive and whether there are different kinds. We just had insulation put in the walls between our family room and living room to muffle the sound when my parents play the TV too loud, and we noticed the package said R-15. What does that mean? Also, the label had tiny lettering saying there is formaldehyde in it. Should we be concerned?

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A. We live in an era when computers and science accelerate our knowledge and choices. Unfortunately, with so many more choices, we can still use the wrong insulation without knowing. Basically, insulating isn’t just the material; it’s the molecular configuration that traps air in the onte eeper material. Foam has the highest resistance per inch thickness. Air entrapment keeps cool or warm molecules from directly slamming against the next air molecule and transferring temperature. By computersimulating configurations, engineers and scientists have formulated better ways to slow transfer, keeping us warmer or cooler and our rooms quieter, but only if the right material is installed the right way. Among the many kinds of insulation are fiberglass, cellulose fiber and polyisocyanurate foam. R-value refers to resistance. The higher the number, the greater tested resistance to thermal loss capability. If you use the wrong type or install incorrectly, it won’t accomplish the job. Foam insulation can be rigid boards or liquid-applied. Depending on the chemical composition, when the compressed liquid foam contacts air, it reacts or oxidizes, developing open- or closed-cell configurations. Less costly open-cell has half the ability to trap air as closedcell, and is soft and spongy, while closed-cell, which contains greater amounts of dense foam, will harden, trapping more air in smaller, closer cells, also forming a water barrier. All insulation must be uniformly and fully installed, or cold air will get in. Most installations are incomplete, with gaps where cold air gets through. A non-uniform application can’t be expected to act uniformly. A quarter-sized gap is like leaving a window open, according to the Department of Energy, which funds, studies and regulates how much insulation you were supposed to have, according to the building code. Sound insulation works differently, does a different job and is configured differently. Did I mention that it’s different? No matter how much educational material is available and considering, with most adults having the entire world at their fingertips on their cellphones, installers often can’t get the concept right. You have thermal R-15 insulation in the family room walls instead of sound-rated insulation, so you don’t have the sound reduction you thought you would get. It’s possible to get waterbased or inert insulation instead of toxic, formaldehyde-containing insulation and the thermalresistance(R) insulation should be replaced with sound-rated batting or even better rigid insulating board that goes on the outside of the wall studs, under finish sheetrock, to avoid sound vibration transfer through the wall studs.

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hen it comes to race relations, there is no doubt that we are at a crossroad. Events dictate what our conduct must be going forward, and there is no doubt that the recent killings of unarmed black men have forced America to come to grips with the fact that many of our fellow citizens suffer because of ingrained racism. President Trump has admitted that there is some systemic racism, but he doesn’t have the mind or heart to acknowledge that it is rampant in this country, and little has been done to bring it to a halt. JeRRY In my years in kReMeR the Assembly, I learned a lot about racism from my colleagues, who told chilling stories about their sons or daughters being singled out for arrest just because the color of their skin invited different treatment. They spoke about failed health care systems that contributed to a higher mortality rate among black children. They spoke of overcrowded school classes with inferior teaching and a lack of basic supplies. While these stories were chilling, nothing they said prompted any dramatic action by the state.

A lot of us in office tried to find ways to help children of all kinds with pre-kindergarten programs, funding to reduce child mortality and extra state aid for school districts in heavily minority communities. But looking back over the years, these actions were a drop in the bucket, and didn’t really make a dent in the system that shortchanges millions of people. If anything has forced us to confront the issue of race, it’s been the invention of the cellphone. It is showing us how minorities are abused on a daily basis in many different ways, including police officers shooting unarmed black men in the back. That’s recorded testimony to systemic abuse. The demonstrations in the streets of this country and around the world bring out millions of young people of all races who are willing to speak out about conditions their elders have ignored. Police shootings that once were an occasional story that faded with time now go viral within minutes. The assault on a crowd outside the White House so the president could have a photo op showed how tone-deaf the leaders of this country are on issues of equality. The questions we now face is, what do we do to uproot this ugly system? I understand the opposition to statues that glorify public officials who were slave-

holders or generals from the South who fought for slavery. Most are symbols that no longer belong in the public space. Doing away with the Aunt Jemima syrup brand or Uncle Ben’s Rice is pure tokenism, and doesn’t help a minority student get a job or stop a racial profiling incident. Congress and local governments around the U.S. have to come up with programs that defuse the tensions racism causes. If you listen to the debate going on about banning chokeholds and a national system of reporting police conduct, you can see that there is still deep-rooted racism that dates back to the Civil War. There are probably some senators whose forebears were slaveholders, and growing up in a racist system has poisoned their hearts. Take a trip down to Richmond, Va., and you’ll see statue after statue glorifying generals who fought for the South. Elsewhere, some of our military bases do the same. The two houses of Congress have to come together to pass laws that attack the problems that the policing of minorities creates. The suggestion that police departments be “defunded” is an overreaction by a relatively small number of people who don’t understand the challenges that law enforcement faces every day, but those departments have to be reorganized to deal

ongress must attack the problems that the policing of minorities creates.

more effectively with spousal abuse and rape allegations. Policing in America hasn’t changed enough in the past 50 years. A commission appointed by President Barack Obama produced a road map for fairer policing, but federal law enforcement ignored its recommendations. Now, in a very short period of time, local governments have sprung into action, passing laws banning chokeholds and acting against policemen who have serious disciplinary problems. Incidents captured on smartphones showing the use of unnecessary force have resulted in firings and suspensions. The New York State Legislature has passed a series of bills to address faults in the policing systems. Only time will tell whether they are all appropriate. There is no doubt that passing new laws, firing rogue cops and funding important programs to stop racism are all important steps forward. Unfortunately, you can’t legislate what’s in people’s hearts. We can only hope that more open eyes will change enough people’s thinking to make a difference in the years ahead. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Let’s end classroom education as we know it, they said

ou probably haven’t read “Teaching as a Subversive Activity” by Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner. “What is it that students do in the classroom?” the authors ask. “Well, mostly they sit and listen to the teacher. Mostly they are required to believe authorities or at least pretend to such belief. It is practically unheard of for students to play any role in determining what problems are worth studying . . .” “Teaching as a Subversive Activity” was published in 1969. The war in Vietnam was Randi ablaze. The antikReiss war movement in the United States was galvanized, and militants were taking over university offices, bombing draft offices and picketing ROTC buildings. In the midst of this civic unrest, when it seemed as if the country was so divided it might never come together again, Professors Postman and Weingartner wrote their book, which was called a “no-holds-barred assault on outdated teaching methods.” They were two obscure and uncelebrat-

ed professors who taught at Queens College during the Vietnam War years. As it happens, I was a student in Weingartner’s class in secondary school education in 1968. I studied with him that year, and then took another class with him while working on my master’s degree in education, all at Queens College. The background noise was Vietnam 24/7. In fact, during the worst of the protests, students commandeered our dean’s office and threw his furniture out the window onto the quad. I was a bystander to the drama, just trying to get my degree and get on with my life as a newly married woman and a newly hired English teacher. I never forgot Weingartner’s class and his “subversive” approach to education. He and Postman were captivating and provocative, and although many of their suggestions proved to be impractical, we knew inside that they were right. They were right to say that schools needed to stop the rote teaching and testing. Their emphasis on critical thinking and process was spot on. They said schools needed to do away with grades, tests, textbooks, courses and full-time administrators. They said teachers should be more like life coaches

(although the term didn’t exist at the time) and not authority figures. I thought about Weingartner’s theories all the time I taught English. I was a good teacher, but we were constrained by a stagnant system in which students passively listened to teachers present “course content.” Now, in the midst of a global pandemic, we accomplished the unthinkable: We shut down the nation’s schools and changed how kids learn. Postman and Weingartner taught before the internet and devices and virtual teaching. It’s hard to know what they would make of this. They might be glad kids were liberated from the classroom, but their vision of educating children was more dynamic than sitting down with screens. I remember Weingartner telling us future teachers to get our kids out of the classroom and into the world, where they could experience art and music and literature firsthand, with us along as guides. Our school shutdown is a unique opportunity. If we can do that — and we did — why can’t we task our best and brightest with making learning a process and not a product, as David Hill proposed in an arti-

t took a pandemic to shut down the nation’s schools and change how kids learn.

cle in Teacher magazine in 2000? Teachers, Weingartner said, should ask provocative questions. “What bothers you most about adults?” “How would you distinguish good from evil?” “What are the most dangerous ideas floating through our lives today?” “Why do you think so?” The professors encouraged students to be creative and tolerant, and to learn to deal with ambiguity and failure. They encouraged teachers not to be in the business of giving answers, but to let students think through problems on their own or in peer groups. This problem-solving approach to teaching has found traction in recent years. But too much dead wood anchors our education system. Too many classroom experiences are based on lesson plans and note-taking and tests. “Don’t plan a lesson,” the professors wrote in their book. “Confront your students with some sort of problem that might interest them. Then allow them to work the problem through without your advice or counsel.” We are at a tipping point in education because of the pandemic, and we have an extraordinary opportunity to improve the public-school experience for our students and teachers. We could make some lemonade from this lemon. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Why we must commemorate Juneteenth

n April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia, ending the Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in American history, in which an estimated 498,000 soldiers died in battle. With the surrender of the South, slavery ended with the stroke of a pen. But not quite. News of the emancipation of slaves did not reach Texas, a slaveholding state, until June 19, 1865. On that day, Union forces arrived on Galveston Island to free Texas’s slaves, who rejoiced in the streets. Since then, Juneteenth — a blend of June and 19th — has been celebrated in Texas. It officially became a state holiday in 1980, but as of last year, only Texas recognized Juneteenth as a paid holiday for state employees. Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed

an executive order proclaiming Juneteenth an official New York holiday, on which state employees will receive a paid day off, starting next year. It was the right move. If you think about it, June 19, 1865, was effectively the day when all Americans were at last free. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution applied to all white people, but not to all black people. Millions were held in bondage, beaten and defiled into subservience. According to the 1860 census, there were 4 million slaves in the U.S., accounting for 12.9 percent of the country’s total population of 31 million. For centuries, the U.S. held Fourth of July celebrations — as well it should have — but rarely, if ever, did we recognize that the hard-fought freedoms won during the Revolutionary War did not apply to millions for 76 years after the Constitu-

tion took effect. Juneteenth — celebrated in Texas with cookouts, rodeos and street fairs — reminds us of that horrid reality, at the same time that it celebrates the victory over the evil of slavery. We must remember and reflect on our nation’s long history of enslavement if we are to understand our present-day systemic racism — and someday soon, we hope, overcome it. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day unleashed a wave of hundreds of peaceful protests and a handful of riots. It was clearly an inflection point in our history, a moment that, it appears, will move the needle further toward freedom and justice for all, regardless of skin color. New York, we are pleased to say, is playing a leading role in that movement.

Mark July Fourth by reading the Declaration

ext week, the Herald Community Newspapers will publish the Declaration of Independence and a likeness of the American flag. The Declaration will appear here, on our Editorial Page, as it long has during the week of the Fourth of July, and the flag will appear in the center of the paper. We encourage families to stand on their stoops and front lawns and read the Declaration together, as messengers did across the 13 colonies in 1776. For 39 years, the Merrick Historical Society, led by President Lawrence Garfinkel, gathered on July Fourth at the Merrick Library and the Long Island Rail Road station to read the Declaration. All from the community and beyond were invited to attend, and the event attracted

many families with small children. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, however, the society decided against the public reading, and is instead encouraging people to read the Declaration with their families at home. What a wonderful idea, we thought. What better way to learn about and teach our history — about the very moment our nation was conceived — than by reading the Declaration, line by line. If you do so, take a photo and email it to us. Check Page 4 for details on how. The Signing of the Declaration ushered in an entirely new era in history, when colonies would rebel against their sovereign, in our case the mighty British Empire. That rebellion brought forth a new era in government, when democracy — rule by

letters Defunding police isn’t an answer To the Editor: The actions of the Minneapolis police officers implicated in the death of George Floyd were sickening and disgusting. The officers were fired and criminally charged, and I pray that justice will be served in this humiliating chapter in our nation’s history. In the wake of this shameful incident, demonstrations continue to take place in large cities, suburban areas — both wealthy and economically disadvantaged — and ethnically and racially diverse neighborhoods. Some rallies have been marked by violence, vandalism and looting, while others have been peaceful and respectful. As a father, former police officer, current local elected official and former civic leader, I believe the most dangerous proposal that has come forth in response to Mr. Floyd’s death is the call to defund the

the people — began after thousands of years of monarchial rule in Europe and around the globe. Thus began the great American experiment, as we like to call it. For sure, it has been an imperfect experiment. As noted in the editorial above, not all were freed by the American Revolution that followed publication of the Declaration. Millions remained enslaved for the better part of a century. The American experiment, however, has moved steadily toward greater freedom and justice for all people. It is up to our generation now to carry the mantle forward and form a more perfect union than that which we were given by working to eliminate systemic racism in all its forms.

opinions

Here’s how: First, stay connected. Call ost people don’t like going to your doctor’s office and ask about the the doctor. The truth? Even options for a visit. There are two comdoctors don’t like going to mon options: the virtual visit, conducted doctors. And now, in the time by video chat or phone, and the traditionof the coronavirus, people’s willingness al in-person visit. In either case, many of to see their doctor is at an all-time low. the same rules apply. Come prepared to It’s not a surprise, considering that the pandemic has many worried not only ask questions and complete any required tests (like blood work) that are needed to about themselves, but also about catchmake the time with your phying Covid-19 and bringing it sician the most beneficial for home to their loved ones. both of you. Still, while you may tell yourIf a virtual visit is the self that the crisis is a good right option for you, ask your reason not to see your physidoctor’s office for any special cian, it’s a mistake that could instructions. What technoloprove costly to your health gy is needed? Will a smartand well-being. phone or laptop work best? Do Whether you suffer from you need to download an app an illness that requires testor program? Will the doctor ing and close monitoring, or anika call or send a website link via have symptoms that are new, saGar text or email? Make sure the it’s important to continue to battery for your phone or see your doctor. With Covidcomputer is fully charged and 19 widespread, the best way that, if the consultation takes places durto access health may seem unclear at ing the day, you sit facing a window or first, but just as you continue relationplace a lamp in front of you so the doctor ships with friends and family by followcan see you clearly on his or her screen. ing safety protocols, your relationship If an in-person visit is the right option with your doctor is one that can also be for you, ask your doctor’s office for any maintained safely.

Letters police. Defunding police in response to a violent and disgraceful death in Minneapolis that involved bad law enforcement officials would have only negative consequences for the public, including the promotion of chaos and lawlessness. Redirecting funds away from police departments would reduce the number of police officers on our streets, lead to increased 911 response times and make Nassau County less safe. During my time as a New York City police officer and Town of Hempstead councilman, I have been committed to government’s primary responsibility to keep residents safe and protect property. The events of the last few weeks have underscored the need for allocating police resources to preserve our communities as safe and desirable places to live and raise our families. Instituting new programs, incorporating technology, expanding community outreach and exploring innovative ideas to improve policing should be priorities, as opposed to slashing police funding. In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio has pledged to shrink the NYPD budget. The city’s police commissioner has disbanded the plainclothes anti-crime units, which were instrumental in transforming Gotham from one of the most dangerous cities in America to one of the safest. It is illogical and dangerous to disband plainclothes anti-crime units while homicides and shootings have gone up. Defunding the police would also take resources away from community-policing initiatives when we need to enhance the relationship between police officers and

community members. Nassau learned its lesson on the negative impacts of making cuts to community policing a few years ago. After cutting Problem Oriented Policing units, Nassau’s administration acknowledged the adverse impacts of this ill-conceived policy decision. Indeed, the county reversed course and restored its POP units. Clearly, Nassau’s impressive and responsive police force is one of the reasons that the county boasts one of the lowest crime rates among all major suburban areas in the nation. George Floyd’s horrible death rightly focused the attention of the nation on the extremely few bad police officers who wear uniforms. However, any call to defund police officers would not effectively address this problem.

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Going to the doctor in a Covid-19 world

can reduce fear and anxiety about seekspecial instructions before you head to the office. Some may ask you to call them ing medical care. One more thing: If you don’t have a from the door when you arrive to make sure you don’t have to wait in the waiting primary-care doctor, it’s important to area. If you have a fever, cough or cold, find one who can help you on your health going fo or otherwise aren’t well, please let the journey. Ask friends, family members or the rec office know so proper precautions can be your insurance provider for recommen- have fo taken to care for you. Remember to wear dations. The best time to meet a new doc- the fact a face covering and follow the social-distor is before you fall ill. This gives your suffer b tancing rules of the office, doctor the chance to underwhich will require you to be stand who you are and how he six feet away from others and can help achieve your goal: to be in an area with fewer than be the healthiest version of 10 people. Wash or sanitize you. your hands both before and Remember, although many after the visit and when you things have changed as a arrive back at home. And result of the virus, we’re in once you’re at home again, this together. Relationships put your clothes in the launremain essential — and that dry. includes your relationship Maria No matter which option is with your doctor. CarneY right for you, make sure you call the doctor’s office to folDr. Anika Sagar is a primary low up or schedule other care physician for adults and appointments, and remember to keep the an assistant professor of medicine at the colleag doctor up to date on how you’re feeling. their so Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ If at any time you feel ill, let your physiNorthwell Health. Dr. Maria Carney is a for arre cian know right away. geriatrician and palliative medicine phy- skin in By having a plan and a strategy, and sician for older adults, and a professor of spoke a exercising control of the situation, you contrib medicine at the Zucker School. among crowde ing and these s said pr state.

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CHRISTOPHER CARINI Hempstead town councilman, 5th District Carini served as a police officer with the NYPD, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department and the Port Authority Police Department for 22 years.

Let business owners reopen To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Thank you very much, but I prefer to remain alive” (Jun 18-24): Kreiss is entitled to her opinion, and common sense certainly dictates that one must be cautious during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sherbet skies and silent sands — Long Beach

I don’t know Kreiss’s age or financial stability, but I think the owner of the bridge club is entitled and smart to open his establishment. My family has two medical professionals, and we have a cancer survivor in our household, so I don’t treat medical issues in a cavalier manner. However, we must try and restore some sense of normalcy and let businesses operate and allow people to earn a living. This will allow mort-

gages, rent, utilities, taxes and food to be paid. It will also allow people the opportu-and mi nity to recoup savings lost during the lastoffices, ROTC three-plus months. This nightmare is an unknown. Peopleunrest, must use their intellect and choose howwas so er agai they return to a normal day-to-day life. gartne PHIlIP KIRKa “no-h Sea Cliff teachin The

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