Malverne/West Hempstead Herald 09-22-2022

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New secondary school in W.H.

The district’s former middle and high schools are now one program

By KYlE CHIN kchin@liherald.com

Students in the West Hemp stead School District returned to classes on Sept. 1 to a major change, as the district com bined the middle and high school students into what is now called the West Hempstead Secondary School.

While West Hempstead Mid dle School, housing seventh and eighth-graders, and West Hempstead High, housing grades nine through 12, have long adjoined each other, they have operated separately, with

different principals. The two schools will now be unified under one administrative team, led by Principeal Joseph Pumo and three assistant principals.

The purpose of the restruc turing is to streamline stu dents’ learning experience from pre-K to 12th grade, according to district adminis trators, who added that they hoped the changes would expose high school juniors and seniors to more advanced and specialized, college-level mate rial earlier.

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Malverne school supply drives are a suprising smash hit

By KYlE CHIN kchin@liherald.com

Community organizations running school-supply collection drives last month expressed con cerns that their collection boxes would be relatively empty com pared with past years, but they have found some creative ways to collect the items that students need and, as it turns out, gath ered more than enough.

“The community was, as usual, very generous,” Eliza Tom, president of the Malverne Kiwanis Club, said at Malverne’s monthly village board meeting on Sept. 7. “We were able to drop off supplies, this morning actu

ally, for Davison, Downing, Her ber and Malverne High School.”

In addition to donating sup plies to schools in the Malverne district, Kiwanis shared its bounty with the Valley Stream 13 School District, which serves parts of western Malverne.

“Since we felt we had an abundance of supplies, we also dropped off a box of supplies to Dever,” Tom said, referring to James A. Dever Elementary School. “We thought that would be a good contribution to them. They were very happy and pleased.”

Tom added that she hoped the collection drive would be a jump ing-off point for further collabo

ration between the Kiwanis Club and public schools in the future. “I got to meet some of the com munity members — the social workers, counselors and princi pals,” she said, “and we hope to strengthen our relationship with them.”

Malverne’s American Legion Post 44 was especially concerned about its supply collection efforts as summer came to an end. While Kiwanis and the office of Assemblywoman Judy Griffin had already distributed collection boxes at the Malverne Public Library, at Village Hall and elsewhere, legion members said they feared there would be no good locations for ther boxes.

“Thank you to all the people who generously gave to the school supply effort,” Carol Has sett, of Post 44, said at the village board meeting. “We did have an overabundance of school supply boxes, so we did something dif ferent after talking with Carol Lagos from the library.”

Rather than set up collection boxes, Hassett and the legion

opted to raise funds for school supplies in a new way. “So I thought about it, and we came up with a lemonade stand,” she said.

Enlisting the help of her grandchildren, Hassett set up the stand on Aug. 8 at her son’s house on Franklin Avenue, and since it’s near a railroad cross

Courtesy West Hempstead School District

INCoMINg SENIoR MICHaEl AbiAoun greeted phys. ed. teacher Rob Gewirtz with unbridled enthusiasm on the first day of classes at the new West Hempstead Secondary School on Sept. 1.

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Crossroads farm hosts farm to table dinner

Guest speaker notes how food and farming connects people with nature and each other

By KYLE CHIN kchin@liherald.com

Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s cele brated a bountiful harvest with a farm to table benefit dinner on the evening of Sept. 10. The dinner considered themes of connection, with each other and with nature.

Though Long Island experienced drought this summer, 2021 was an excep tionally productive year for Crossroads Farm. In 2021, the farm produced over 6,000 pounds of organic produce, of which 938 pounds were donated to organizations helping the needy. 418 flower bouquets were sold, while over 1,600 seedlings and 227 packets of seeds left the farm. Additional ly, the farm sold 554 pounds of honey, small jars of which were given out in gift baskets at the close of the eve ning.

W e are all joined together by food. I’ve come to the realization that what we need are bigger tables. Longer tables. Because that brings peace.

ELIzABEtH KHEIm Executive Director, Homecoming Farm

The evening began with a night of drinks and appetizers.

Malverne’s Trustee Carl Prizzi took up bartending duties at the event.

Prizzi has been a volunteer at the farm for many years. “It’s a great anchor of our community, and I always help out when I can,” he said.

Prime Catering prepared appetizers and dinner mostly using ingredients har vested at the farm. With the exception pasta, meat, and a few other assorted items, the meal was prepared with mate rials harvested directly on sight. Egg plant, squash, potatoes, tomatoes, string beans and much more were crafted into a wide array of mouthwatering dishes.

Attendee Francesco Iovine was quite familiar without fresh food can bring peo ple together. Earlier this year, he co-wrote family cookbook “Meals and Memories with Nonno.”

Iovine and Crossroads Farm are plan ning to partner in creating a cookbook of family recipes from farm stand patrons. He and farm staff encouraged those with recipes and accompanying family photos to submit them to info@nassaulandtrust. org.

Elizabeth Kheim, executive director of Homecoming Farm in Amityville touched on themes of connection through food in her own keynote remarks.

Homecoming farm has set up a garlic peace bed, growing garlic plants originat ing from conflict zones throughout the

world. “We are all joined together by food,” said Kheim. “I’ve come to the real ization that what we need are bigger tables. Longer tables. Because that brings peace.”

Kheim came from a background in flo ristry, and became more involved in organic planting while she helped care for her mother and planting flowers in her yard. The flowers gave Kheim’s mother much joy, she recalled.

Kheim was much inspired by Catholic priest and theologian Thomas Berry, who was keenly fascinated by the natural sci ences. “Whatever preserves and enhances the meadow, and the natural cycles is good. What is opposed to this meadow is not good. My life orientation is that sim ple,” she quotes Berry as saying. Kheim cites the natural beauty of meadows as inspiration for her farm’s organic practic es, in stark contrast to the largely plain

green carpets of grass most common in the suburbs.

“I often ask visitors to out farm, ‘What is the first flower that a mother usually receives from her child?’ It’s the dandeli on,” said Kheim. “How many of you see dandelions in your lawns anymore? Some of us have them, but some people don’t, and they get upset with the people who still have them.”

Kheim also expanded upon the practi cal importance of organic growing meth ods, especially on Long Island.

“In organic farming, the focus is on the health of the soil. So we don’t use any pes ticides, herbicides, and fungicides. We rely on not just organic but what are con sidred regenerative growing practices,” she stated.

“Here on Long Island it’s really impor tant because we’re on an aquifer,” Kheim explained. If you use those chemicals,

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they go right into the water, and they head south into the bay.”

She stated that, “when someone says they’re ‘organic,’ they’re not just organic in terms of the vegetables. They’re organ ic in terms of the whole picture. You don’t want people handling those chemicals. You don’t want people ingesting those chemicals. You don’t want the bees from your beehives resting on flowers that have those chemicals.”

Kheim’s words about the importance of the local farm apparently resonated with others. “I heard someone say that they need this farm for their soul,” she recalled.

Courtesy Jeanine Schroder

AttENdEEs sAmpLEd drINKs and farm fresh appetizers at the annual farm to table benefit dinner at Crossroads Farm at Grossman’s on Sept. 10. The vast majority of ingredients used in preparing the dinner came straight from the farm’s fields.

mALvErNE trustEE CArL Prizzi served drinks at Crossroad Farms’ annual farm to table benefit dinner, working out of a greenhouse-turned-bar.

Donations come through after a slow start

ing, cars had to stop, and many drivers and passengers turned out to eager patrons.

The stand also received a boost from Malverne Fire Department Chief Kevin Gar vey. “A big shoutout and thank you to the Fire Department,” Hassett said.

CAROl HASSETT Member, American Legion Post 44

“The chief showed up, bought lemonade and then told all his fireman friends to come down and buy lemonade at the Hassetts for school supplies.”

“We did have very interesting people stop by,” Hassett added.

“Even when they stopped for the train, people rolled down their windows and

were asking for lemonade. So the train helped us, too. Thank you to the Long Island Rail Road.”

The legion used the proceeds from the lemonade stand to purchase backpacks and supplies, which were delivered to mil

itary families at the First Marine Corps District in Garden City.

“We did make our goal,” Hassett said. “We were able to get 160 backpacks filled. So a lot of people go down Franklin Ave nue. And that was just one day.”

W e were able to get 160 backpacks filled. So a lot of people go down Franklin Avenue. And that was just one day.

Photos courtesy Eliza Tom

THE KIWANIS ClUB collected an abundance of school supplies to hand out at the start of the new school year.

SOCIAl WORKER RANDIE BaumanRenna, along with teachers Laura Pulitano and Erin Reilly, unpacked the backpacks the Kiwanians delivered to them at Howard T. Herber Middle School.

TEACHER JAMIE CARTER, Kiwanis Club member Diana Castro, Principal Edward Tallon, and Malverne Kiwanis Club president Eliza Tom helped hand out backpacks and school supplies at Maurice W. Downing Elementary School on Sept. 7.

Trustees thank Woodmen for 9/11 help

Every year Malverne remembers those lost on Sept. 11, 2001. Malverne’s board of trustees also took time to thank those who make that possible.

Woodmen Life is a fraternal benefit non-profit active in philanthropy. In Mal verne, they helped support the 9/11 memorial this year.

Margaret and Daniel Urick, the vice president and treasurer of Woodmen Life Chapter 467, attended Malverne’s month ly board of trustees meeting to present 36 flags used to decorate Malverne’s 9/11

memorial in Reese Park. They also gave $355 to cover the cost of candles, a wreath and roses that were placed at the memori al by family of those who lost their lives. Chapter 467 previously supported con struction of Malverne’s 9/11 memorial wall in 2013.

The Uricks along with chapter presi dent Lucille Stemkowski latter attended the memorial ceremony on the evening of Sept. 11.

Water polo player gets commendations

Water Polo Player Lucas Xiao Lu was celebrated at the Malverne Board of Trustee’s monthly meeting on Sept. 7.

The 14-year-old Malverne High School sophomore competed in the 2022 USA Water Polo Junior Olympics in San Jose. The team Lucas plays with earned the very rare distinction of competing in the event, as the sport is often dominated by teams from warm weather states like Cal ifornia.

Competing in the Junior Olympics is just the latest in Lucas’s many accom

plishments. He has danced as an Alvin Ailey junior scholar. He is a member of the National Children’s Chorus. He plays on varsity lacrosse and soccer teams. He has taken part in a summer research pro gram with CUNY York College.

Lucas’s mother and father joined him in accepting a special citation from Mal verne’s Mayor Keith Corbett. He thanked his parents, his coach, and his team for their support in his many endeavors.

–Kyle Chin

Courtesy Jill Valli

TrusTee Tim sullivan, Woodmen Life representatives Daniel and Margaret Urick, Mayor Keith Corbett, Deputy Mayor Perry Cuocci, and Trustee Patricia Fitzpatrick displayed the check and American flags donated by Woodmen Life for Malverne’s 9/11 ceremony.

–Kyle Chin

Kyle Chin/Herald

The highly accomplished Lucas Xiao Lu’s father and mother joined him as he received a special citation for his successes in water polo from Malverne’s Mayor Keith Corbett and Deputy Mayor Perry Coucci.

Schools restructured to expand opportunity

more than a few years, but we’ve switched our curricu lar programs with a focus on inquiry-based learning in the elementary schools,” explained Dina Reilly, the dis trict’s assistant superintendent for curriculum.

District administrators said they have been trying to highlight the interdisciplinary aspects of education and show students how their different areas of study are connected. “We’re starting to create integrated units — for example, in social studies with English,” Reilly said, “to show how we have a multi-disciplinary approach to that learning and how learning is interconnected.”

She also noted that the majority of eighth-graders will take Algebra I this year, something the district had tried previously. In introducing advanced material earli er, district officials said they hoped students would have greater opportunities as they neared graduation.

“They’re going to be finished up with their mandated classes, or credits, that they would need to graduate, thus allowing them to really explore college-level class es,” Reilly said.

The Board of Education unanimously appointed Pumo to his new position in March. He served as interim principal of West Hempstead High last year, and as assis tant principal of the middle school from 2017 to 2020.

This year, the district plans to make up for the disrup tion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic during the past two years. Earlier this month, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education, found that math and reading scores among 9-year-old students fell more sharply between 2020 and 2022 than in any period previously recorded.

“Whenever education is disrupted, there’s always going to be gaps in certain areas, and that’s the focus that we’ve had last year and continue this year,” Pumo

said. “We want to fill in those gaps in real time, so that the students can access grade-level content and gradelevel curriculum while still receiving in-time support by the teachers. We’re doing that through the workshop model, where there’s more individualized attention from the teacher to the students.”

In March, district Superintendent Daniel Rehman said of Pumo, “With his experience working in both of our schools, it is my firm belief that Mr. Pumo is the per

fect administrator to lead the creation of our new West Hempstead Secondary School.”

Rehman said he hoped the changes would open up opportunities for students in grades 7 to 12. “Any stu dent who wants to be an AP student can be that,” he said. “Any student who wants to pursue other avenues — maybe they’re into art, or music, or dance, or things of that nature — we can introduce those kinds of things.”

Courtesy West Hempstead School District West Hempstead secondary School students waited in their homerooms before first period on their first day back at school three weeks ago.

Delivering dollars to combat opioid addiction

By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

Nassau County has nearly $70 million collecting a little dust in a bank account — but not for long. County Executive Bruce Blakeman has earmarked $2.5 mil lion for opioid addiction treatment, and local hospitals, clinics and other commu nity organizations should expect millions more.

“We are committed to make sure that all of the money goes toward the three goals that the money was provided for,” Blakeman told reporters last week. “That is prevention, education and treatment.”

The money was part of a $26 billion national settlement with opioid distribu tors last February — AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson — as well as Johnson & Johnson for what has been alleged as their role in creating the opioid addiction epidemic in the first place.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officially declared it a public health emergency in 2017 — the same year more than 600 people on Long Island died from opioid overdoses, accord ing to a 2019 report from the Fiscal Policy Institute.

The $70 million represents just about 7 percent of the funds allocated to New York intended specifically for Nassau, first hammered out more than a year ago.

The money, Blakeman said, will go a long way to reducing the strain on health

care providers and addiction specialists.

The county already is working on spend ing another $15 million — something the county executive says he hopes can be an annual disbursement to help combat the opioid epidemic.

But although there is still a lot of money left, Blakeman says his adminis

tration is working slowly and carefully to ensure all funds go exactly where they’re needed.

Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRig gi-Whitton, representing the county’s minority caucus, emphasizing the histor ic importance of the donations while hop ing Blakeman and Republicans might

move faster to get the $70 million distrib uted to those who need it most.

“I’m so glad that these opioid compa nies are finally being held responsible for what they’ve done to our kids,” DeRiggiWhitton said. “In my opinion, I support (Blakeman) for being careful. But I also really hope we expedite this as quickly as possible.”

Matthew Bruderman, chair of Nassau University Medical Center’s board of directors, made it clear to reporters last week that time alone hasn’t made the cri sis any better in the county, Long Island, or the United States. Without funds like these, hospitals and community health organizations are ill-prepared to deal with the scope of the issue.

“We all know the opioid epidemic and drug addiction is damaging the lives of many people across the country,” Bruder man said. “NUMAC is the only hospital on Long Island that has an in-patient detox facility. (Yet), 90 percent of the time, we are at full capacity.”

Nassau County’s new health commis sioner, Dr. Irina Gelman, praised the county’s commitment to improving pub lic health, making her job much easier.

“I think this funding will be instru mental in really starting to address the issue at hand, and provide necessary ser vices to our community,” Gelman said. “As the county executive said, this is only the beginning. And I’m definitely looking forward to more to come.”

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NaSSau CouNty ExECutIvE Bruce Blakeman says he’s directing nearly $2.5 million toward opioid addiction treatment centers. It’s all part of a broader $70 million the county received from the historic $26 billion nationwide settlement with opioid distributors and manufacturers, in an effort to get the opioid addiction crisis under control.

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Malverne High School students excel in AP exams

As the school year begins, the Malverne Union Free School District proudly congratulated Malverne Senior High School students who achieved the distinction of advanced placement scholar.

The qualifying students reached this distinction by passing their 2022 AP exams. 13 students received an AP capstone diploma. 26 were offi cially named AP scholars, meaning that they achieved a score of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.

Seven students became AP schol ars with honor meaning that they scored 3 or higher on at least four AP exams, and that their average on all exams taken was at least 3.25.

22 students earned AP scholar with distinction, meaning that they scored 3 or higher on at least five exams, and achieved an average score of 3.5 on all exams taken.

Seven students were granted an AP seminar and research certificate, and three students were granted the prestigious title of National AP scholars.

–Kyle Chin

Courtesy Malverne School District

Malverne Senior HigH School students showed off their various advanced placement degrees and certificates outside of the school’s performing arts center. The students recieved the acollades after exceptional performances in their AP exams.

Let’s broaden our lies!

Eskimos have many words to describe different types of snow. I wish I had known that when I was a novice skier. At that time, snow to me was pretty, white, cold and an excellent surface on which to schuss down the bunny slope.

The day I fell, I was blissfully unaware of the term icy crust. Hence, I never looked for it nor saw it until I tried unsuccessfully to come to a stop. Yup, it may seem strange that I couldn’t tell icy crust from powdered snow, but it’s tough to see something when you don’t know to look for it.

Now you may wonder what my ski story has to do with lies. I believe we need a variety of terms to describe a lie. Yes, we have white lie, harmless lie, damn lie. These, however, aren’t different words but modifying adjectives.

One way to appreciate the problem of a limited vocabulary is to imagine what it’d be like if we only had the words mental ill ness to describe a whole range of prob lems. We’d then view anxiety as a minor mental illness, paranoid schizo phrenia as a severe mental illness. Such descriptions would be a major hin drance to gaining an in-depth under standing of these syndromes.

Merriam-Webster added 370 new words to their dictionary this year. None of them were words that defined “lie” in a broader context. I wish there were, for there are times when it’s bet ter to tell a lie than tell the truth. I also wish there were other words for liar. I cringe when I hear parents call their kid a liar when though the child has indeed lied, he’s done so not malicious ly but to protect himself from punish ment, shame or disapproval. Without the sting of the liar label, there’d be a better opportunity for a parent-child dialogue to discover why the child didn’t tell the truth.

Here’s an example. Bob is a pre-teen who often goes to the school nurse, claiming he’s not feeling well. Once

home he naps, watches TV, then feels fine. His exasperated mom doesn’t believe his excuses, accusing him of being a liar. Though that label stings, Bob takes pains to conceal it. He clams up, never telling his mom the real rea son why he fakes illness - two bullies who regularly torment him during lunch period.

Now imagine what might happen if Bob’s mom knew the word protectee - a word I just made up. I’ve defined it as “one who creates an excuse to protect himself from undesirable occurrences.” If mom knew her son created excuses to get out of school, she’d naturally wonder what or who he needs to protect himself from. This focus eliminates blame, directing the conversation toward helping Bob find a resolution to his problem.

Shana Tova!

Shana Tova!

Due to our limited vocabulary in this arena, parents and teachers tell kids it’s wrong to tell a lie.” Yet, kids intuitively know it’s not, at least not all the time. Indeed, we can honestly say it’s a lie to tell kids“it’s always wrong to tell a lie.” Don’t agree with me?

How about when an insecure soul asks, “do I look okay in this?” Or, a stressed soul asks, “do you think it’ll work out okay?” What if you’re plan ning a surprise birthday party for a friend? Or, trying to build confidence in a worried kid?

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Yes, lying can be beneficial to the people you’re lying to. So here’s a chal lenge for you. Create new words for lies or for those who are telling lies. Send them to me and maybe in 2023, they’ll be added to the dictionary!

Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach and author specializes in helping people improve their relationships, enhance their lives and overcome procras tination and fear. Contact her at DrSapa din@aol.com. Visit her website at www. PsychWisdom.com.

Shana Tova!

May the coming new year of 5783

May the coming new year of 5783 bring health and happiness, blessing, prosperity, and peace

May the coming new year of 5783

bring health and happiness, blessing, prosperity, and peace

bring health and happiness, blessing, prosperity, and peace

bring health and happiness, blessing, prosperity, and peace

May the coming new year of 5783

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May the coming new year of 5783 bring health and happiness, blessing, prosperity, and peace

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Herald sports Rams in search of scoring touch

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

After reaching the Nassau Class B boys’ soccer semifinals last season and falling in overtime to eventual county champion Locust Valley, it’s been a tough start to 2022 for West Hempstead.

The Rams are still searching for their first victory and fell to 0-4-1 following a 1-0 home loss to Cold Spring Harbor last Saturday.

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Kennedy Junior Football

cOMINg OFF aN injury-plagued 2021, Torchia got his junior campaign off to quite a healthy start Sept. 10 while helping the Cougars snap a 14-game losing streak. He rushed for three touch downs, including the game-winning score in overtime, as Kennedy defeated Roslyn/Friends Academy, 34-28. Torchia carried only 12 times and racked up 203 yards rushing. He scored on runs of 54, 85 and 8 yards.

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Thursday, Sept. 22

Boys Soccer: Baldwin at East Meadow 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Long Beach at Lynbrook 4:45 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Kennedy at Calhoun 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: MacArthur at South Side 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Hewlett at Clarke 5 p.m.

Girls Volleyball: South Side at Calhoun 5:45 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 23

Boys Soccer: Sewanhaka at Elmont 4:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Long Beach at South Side 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Mepham at Kennedy 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Clarke at Lynbrook 5 p.m.

Football: Massapequa at Freeport 6 p.m.

Football: North Shore at Seaford 6 p.m.

Football: Hewlett at Bethpage 6 p.m.

Football: V.S. North at Glen Cove 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24

Football: Long Beach at MacArthur 2 p.m.

Football: Sewanhaka at Kennedy 2 p.m.

Football: Locust Valley at Malverne 2 p.m.

Football: Carey at Lynbrook 2 p.m.

Football: Calhoun at Mepham 2 p.m.

Football: Division at Wantagh 2 p.m.

Football: Lawrence at West Hempstead 2 p.m.

They’ve managed just two goals so far, but coach Chris Van Kovics likes how the defense and goalkeeping is giv ing West Hempstead a chance in every game.

“We’re not getting the ball down to the other end of the field enough and sustaining enough pressure,” Van Kov ics said. “We’re working and trying to get better every day. We’re not losing games 5-0. We’re losing 1-0 and 2-1. Defensively, we’ve been very good.”

The Rams lean heavily on their back line as well as their last line of defense, senior keeper Bryan Burgess. A thirdyear starter coming off an Honorable Mention All-County season, he’s been nothing short of tremendous so far according to Van Kovics. “He’s doing everything in his power to help us,” the coach said. “He made 8 saves against Locust Valley and they were all out standing. Hopefully we will find a way soon to give him more offensive sup port.”

Defense has been an area of strength, Van Kovics said. Seniors Kamau Leslie, Anthony Blanco and Jeremy Cruz are full-time returning starters and haven’t stepped off the field yet. Leslie is at sweeper, Blanco at stopper, and Cruz at right fullback.

“They’re all over the place and play ing every minute,” Van Kovics said of the trio. “Against Locust Valley, we were wary of their offense but we did a very nice job defensively limiting their opportunities. Those guys also have the green light to make runs and try to cre ate odd-man rushes.”

Rounding out the defense, it appears as though senior Samuel Mwenda is

molding into a reliable left fullback. “It’s his first season playing in a few years,” Van Kovics said. “He’s a big body and smart with the ball.”

Offensively, things haven’t gone according to plan just yet but Van Kov ics said senior midfielder Moises Gomez is the team’s top scoring threat. “We might be bumping him up to forward,” Van Kovics said. The group is expected to get a boost soon with the debut of junior Carlos Mejia, who recently was cleared to play. He’s a left-footed, offen sive-minded middie. Freshman Angel Guzman has stepped into the midfield and just needs some varsity experience

under his belt, the coach noted.

Senior Walter Ruiz is the Rams’ most versatile player. “He’s played all three positions in a game already and is also our backup goalkeeper,” Van Kovics noted.

Junior Xavier Sarmiento, who played JV last fall, is contributing in the mid field and forward. Junior forward Kevin Alonso has stepped up to score twice.

“We’re not in panic mode,” Van Kov ics said. “We’ve talked about sharing the ball more and spreading out the field.”

The Rams host Wheatley on Saturday at 10 a.m. as part of the school’s Home coming day.

Brian Ballweg/Herald

SENIOr gOaLkEEpEr BrYaN Burgess, left, a three-year starter, has kept West Hempstead in contention every game.

STEPPING OUT

The life of a city:

New York City. By Karen Bloom

The iconic city never ceases to fascinate. It elicites strong opinions from those who simply can’t get enough of the Big Apple, and from the naysayers who prefer to stay away. But one thing’s for certain: NYC surely captures our attention.

And throughout the decades it’s captured the eye and lens of photographers who are enthralled by “the city that never sleeps.”

Hofstra University Museum of Art reaches into its vast collection again to continue the fall exhibit season with “New York, New York: Photographs from the Collection.”

These 45 photographs capture New York City in its infnite complexity and variety, not only celebrating the city’s evocative architecture, but reveling in its everyday streets and signage, authentic faces, and dynamic street scenes. The blackand-white images were made over a span of 75 years from 1932 to 2008 yet are unifed through the use of monochrome, creating connections between disparate decades.

While the photographers including Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Andreas Feininger, Harold Feinstein, Donna Ferrato, Joel Meyerowitz, Dorothy Norman, and Garry Winogrand are not all native New Yorkers, they are inheritors of this miraculous city, dedicated to seeking its intricacies, grandeur, joy and hardships. Their distinct vision chronicles a city that continually reinvents itself.

“We haven’t done an exhibit focusing on photography in some years,” says museum director and curator Karen Albert. “This is another opportunity to showcase one of the strengths of our collection.”

The exhibit guest curated by photographer Susannah Ray, a former adjunct Hofstra faculty member is grouped into four segments. The “Iconic City” examines the skyline and signage, celebrating the city as both a symbol and a place.

“This is the traditional image people have when they think of Manhattan,” notes Albert.

When: Through Dec. 9

Where: Emily Lowe Gallery, behind Emily Lowe Hall, Hofstra University’s South Campus For more information, and to RSVP for tour, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum

“Streetscapes and Signage” is building focused, also including handmade signs and ads that were and still are aimed at grabbing the attention of pedestrians rushing from one block to the next. “New York Portraits” is a look at real life, and real people populate the city streets, clubs and living rooms.

Finally, “Street Scenes” offers images of the city, pulling the entire exhibit together. These are what Ray describes as “a quintessential New York photograph, which combines iconic architecture, everyday streets, and idiosyncratic people into one rapidly observed composition: the street photograph. They describe everything that might happen in a given second in New York, and remind the viewer that there is always more happening just around the next corner. The photographers spent lifetimes to craft their visions, returning again and again to photograph this ‘helluva town.’”

Of note, Albert cites Andreas Feininger’s photo of an elevated trestle. “It’s a classic image of a New York that doesn’t exist anymore, with the lights flling onto the downtown streets below.”

Another by Diane Arbus, of a young man in curlers, “is a good representation of Arbus’ work seeing people in all aspects of society.”

The public is invited to a curator’s gallery tour at the Emily Lowe Gallery, Thursday, Oct. 6, at 4 p.m. Ray will share insights about what she selected during the tour.

Top left: Diane Arbus, ‘A Young Man in Curlers at Home on West 20th Street, NYC,’ 1966, gelatin silver print. It was a gift of Steven Yager.

Top right: Donna Ferrato, ‘34 Leonard St., formerly Provenzano Garage,’ 2007, pigment on fiber print, from the portfolio ‘Tribeca.’ It was a gift of Susan and Steven Ball.

Bottom: Andreas Feininger, ‘Elevated Trestle, Division Street,’ c. 1941, gelatin silver print, from the portfolio Vintage New York,’ 1987. It, too, was a gift of Susan and Steven Ball.

Gangstagrass

Gangstagrass brings together different kinds of American music and creates a whole new category, greater than the sum of the parts. As their latest album, ‘No Time For Enemies,’ climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard bluegrass chart, Americana Highways magazine proclaimed the Emmy-nominated bluegrasship hop ensemble ‘America’s Band’ because they take so much of what’s amazing about this country ingenuity, creativity, freedom, unity across differences, people’s individual strength and struggles and distill it into a message of common ground in the form of original songs that have everyone up and dancing.

Friday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444, or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

‘Guys and Dolls’

Plaza Theatrical opens its fall season with Broadway at its show-stopping best. Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this Tony-winning favorite follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters and sassy showgirls in a wild game of chance then love sneaks in. Set in bustling 1950s Manhattan, the beloved classic features some of Frank Loesser’s most memorable tunes, including the hilarious ‘Adelaide’s Lament,’ and the crowd-pleasing classic ‘Luck Be a Lady,’ along with other favorites, including ‘Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ The Boat.’

Saturday, Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 25, 2:30 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 29, 2 p.m. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont

Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. (516) 5996870, or PlazaTheatrical.com.

THE SCENE

Fight Hunger Fundraiser

Join Giving Back To Community at a fundraising dinner to support community efforts to assist the food insecure, Thursday, Sept. 29, 6-10:30 p.m. Proceeds from the event, at The Inn at New Hyde Park, 214 Jericho Tpke., New Hyde Park, will be used to support the opening of a food pantry in Elmont. $100 ticket includes dinner, entertainment, raffes and giveaways. For information, contact Emilian or Marlene at (516) 612-4000 or visit GivingBackToCommunity.org.

Prescription takeback event

The Lynbrook Elks are holding a prescription drug take-back program on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 12 to 3 p.m. Take the opportunity to clear your medicine cabinet of expired, unwanted, or potentially dangerous prescription drugs. The Lynbrook Elks Lodge is located at 57 Hempstead Ave., and further information can be found by emailing elkmason@ msn.com.

The Sixties Show

Step back to the ‘60s at NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, with the energetic band who bring you their Sixties Show, Saturday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m. These dynamic musicians are known for re-creating spot on, note for note re-creations of the hits, B-sides and deep album cuts from the greatest songs of the era that defned a generation. The concert experience includes a full multi -media production with time travel special effects, narration, 60s archival audio and newsreel footage and a light show. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

Village-wide garage sale

The Village of Malverne will be holding its annual village-wide garage sale all day on Sept. 24 The village is offering yard sale permits at a reduced rate of just $10 for the occasion. Residents interested in participating can fnd a permit application at tinyurl.com/MalverneYardSale or visit Village Hall at 99 Church Street. Applications should be submitted to Village Hall by September 15. For more information, Village Hall can be reached at (516) 699-1200.

Dog Days

Old Westbury Gardens goes to the dogs during its annual fall dog celebration, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24-25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Stroll through the gardens with your furry friend (leashed, of course). There are also activities devoted to man’s best friend. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

Benefit concert

Enjoy an evening with the Felice Brothers, with special guest Will Lawrence, Saturday, Saturday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. admission; 8 p.m. concert, at RJ Daniels, 279A Sunrise Highway, Rockville Centre.

Presented by the Tommy Brull Foundation’s Shine A Light Music Series, with all proceeds donated to Mr. B’s Inclusive Playground. Tickets are $35, available at Eventbrite.com/e/377774843727.

Malverne Fall Festival

The Malverne Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual fall festival and classic car show on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Festivities and vendors will be hosted in Reese Park on Church Street, while the car show will be centered around the block in the parking lot near Connolly Station restaurant,280 Hempstead Avenue. Admission is free though a $10 donation is appreciated. For more information, call (516) 532-868.

Fall family festival

Crossroads Farm, 480 Hempstead Ave., is hosting an afternoon of food, fun, music and more Sunday, Oct. 2, 2 to 5 p.m.. With food trucks, games for kids, face painting, a petting zoo, and a fire pit. $10 per family. Call (516) 881-7900 for more information.

Having an event?

Seasonal delights at Crossroads Farm

Crossroads Farm in Malverne is a landmark of Long Island agricultural tradition for many generations. Their mission is to create conscious communities by connecting them with nature and encouraging environmental stewardship. Crossroads’ farm stand is open 3-6 p.m. on Fridays; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, at 480 Hempstead Ave. Every Saturday, the farm also hosts a farmer’s market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Reach the farm at (516) 881-7900.

Cultural crafts

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Hempstead Lake State Park’s Environmental Education and Resiliency Center, on Sept. 24, 2 p.m. Create amazing works of art inspired by the vibrant culture of many Latin American and Hispanic countries. To register visit Eventbrite.com and search “nature edventure.” Contact the park at (516) 766-1029.

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

Art talk

On exhibit

Art has access to worlds beyond the one we know. Explore the next dimension as seen through eyes of artists throughout the centuries, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition,“Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art,” now through Nov. 6. The exhibit summons a celestial realm of demons, ghosts and extra-sensory phenomena as conjured by such Surrealists as Dalí, photographers who specialize in the occult, Old Masters including Goya, contemporary talents including Betye Saar, Luc Tuymans, Michaël Borremans and many others.

Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 4849337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Oct. 13

Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program.

Register at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

On the lookout for a new, four-legged member of the family? Officials with the Town of Hempstead say you don’t have to look any further than its Wantagh-based animal shelter.

Town officials have picked up and shel tered animals off the street since Wood row Wilson was president, now housing dogs and cats at 3320 Beltagh Ave. It boasts one of the highest adoption rates of any animal shelter, despite being the only one inside the country’s largest township.

“Our main thing is stray animals — most of our calls are that a dog is running loose,” said Ashley Behrens, the shelter’s assistant director. “But the other thing is if someone has to move and can’t bring the pet where they’re moving, or if a fami ly member becomes allergic.”

The animals don’t spend all of their time at the shelter, however. Very often, the animals are sent out to loving foster homes where they get to live the kind of carefree existence the rest of us envy while awaiting adoption.

“Sometimes these animals can get sick in the shelter,” Behrens said. “Cats are especially susceptible to upper respiratory infections, sometimes from the stress of being in a shelter. And it’s good to send them to a foster home to recover.”

The animals are, nevertheless, in seem ingly good care at the facility, with dedicat

ed staff and volunteers taking care of them on a daily basis. The dogs are brought outside into a yard for social interaction, and are also walked.

“We have volunteers who do a lot of hands-on training with them,” Behrens said. “We do an enrichment program for the dogs, and we always treat them to toys filled with peanut butter and such.”

Cats get a similar deal, although their days are more focused on social interac tion with human volunteers. And while both dogs and cats are kept busy, their cages are cleaned.

What sets the town’s shelter apart from others is its “trap, neuter, return” — or TNR — program for cats. Many of these felines are feral, and simply too wild to be welcomed into a family’s home. But through trapping and neutering, the shel ter can return these animals back to the familiar territory they found them, all while ensuring they won’t add to the exploding feral population.

“Because we are a government agency, we don’t get to choose the animals we bring in the way private shelters do,” Beh rens said. “But we have a great TNR pro gram.”

Trapping, neutering and returning cats likely plays a small part in fighting the puppy and kitten mill epidemic as well, shelter officials said. These “mills” are typically non-reputable breeders who reportedly don’t treat their bred animals with as much esteem as they should. They

tend to be known for caring more about profit than the animals, and still attract a lot of support from various pet stores looking to stay well-stocked.

But even with high adoption rates, find ing homes for many of the dogs and cats at the town shelter isn’t easy. Stigma is partially to blame, with many believing shelter animals are there because they are dangerous, or for some other nefarious reason.

Yet, the vast majority of the animals taking up residence in the town shelter are there simply because they have nowhere they can go. Shelter employees evaluate the dogs and cats there regularly

DExtEr AnD DunKIn, two dogs currently available for adoption at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter. Located on Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh, the town’s lone shelter offers adoptions for pets like Dexter and Dunkin for $25.

for how aggressive they are around food, how they react to strangers, and how well they get along with their fellow pets.

“We give all of the information out to adopters on how these animals have done on the tests,” Behrens said. “Of course, shelter behavior isn’t always translated into the home. So that’s why we recom mend a foster period for potential adopt ers as a trial.”

Anyone looking to give it a try can do it for just $25 by visiting the shelter at 3320 Beltagh Ave, anytime Sunday through Sat urday between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m.

To learn more, visit HempsteadNY. gov/179/Animal-Shelter. to don’t shop’

Courtesy Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter

Six Malverne educators achieve tenure

Six faculty members in the Malverne Union Free School Distict were awarded tenure at the board of education’s month ly meeting on Sept. 13.

The tenure recipients came from across disciplines. Director of Guidance Rebecca Gottesman, elementary teachers Alexa Schwartz and Jessica Parsell, social studies teacher Richard Mirabito, science

teacher Derek Gerardi, and speech teach er Lauren Deruvo were all recognized for their achievements at the meeting.

The district offered thanks to the six educators for their years of dedication and commitment to the district’s stu dents.

–Kyle Chin

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-QS11, Plaintiff, AGAINST GEORGINA GARCIA, MYRIAM ROJAS, et al. Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on June 4, 2019.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 11, 2022 at 3:00 PM premises known as 240 Franklin Avenue, Hempstead, NY 11565.

Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Malverne, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Section 35, Block 240 and Lot 46.

Approximate amount of judgment $968,868.92 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment. Index #018091/2007.

Lisa Siano, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 133872

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HE4

Chestnut Street kids celebrate Dot Day

Sept 15 was International Dot Day, and West Hempstead School District’s young est students took notice. Prekindergarten and kindergarten student at Chestnut Street School took up numerous activities to celebrate.

International Dot Day is based on “The Dot,” a children’s book written by Peter H. Reynolds. In the book, a caring teacher encourages a student struggling with selfdoubt to trust in herself and make her

mark. The student does exactly that, drawing a small dot onto a piece of paper, setting her on a journey where she learns confidence and courage.

In celebration of the day, students wore vibrant dotted hats, drew colored dots onto paper plates, and designed their own dotted shirts.

–Kyle Chin

Plaintiff, Against MARIA E. PENA A/K/A MARIA PENA, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 04/27/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (rain or shine) on 10/27/2022 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 44 Archer Road, West Hempstead, New York 11552, And Described As Follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 34 Block 316 Lot 180. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $904,804.04 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 15-005130. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

Joseph Terino, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Suite 205, 10 Midland Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 8/31/2022 File Number: 14-301433 CJL 134202

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Mount Sinai South Nassau Transitional Care Unit (TCU) Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy

It is the policy of Mount Sinai South Nassau TCU not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, gender, handicap, disability, blindness, source of sponsorship, source of payment, marital status, age, sexual preference, genetic disposition or carrier status in employment or in the admission,

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Adoption of Resolution Subject to Permissive Referendum

At the Board, meeting on September 13, 2022 the Board of Fire Commissioners of the West Hempstead Fire District adopted the following resolution, subject to permissive referendum, on a motion by Commissioner D’Alessandro, seconded by Commissioner Addonizio and carried with Commissioners Clark and Brohm voting affrmatively.

Be it resolved that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the West Hempstead Fire District expend a sum not exceed $ 75,000.00 from the Capital Reserve Account-Apparatus & Equipment, to purchase 1 2023 Chevy Tahoe Chief’s vehicle to be used for District purposes. The purpose of the resolution is to use monies in a reserve fund established for Apparatus & Equipment for purchase of needed equipment. The result of the resolution’s acceptance would be to deplete the said fund by up to $ 75,000.00.

Signed Kenneth Brohm Secretary 134190

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP., Plaintiff against MAX NOEL, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., Woodbridge Corporation Plaza, 485B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered February 6, 2014, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 7, 2022 at 2:30 PM.

Premises known as 88 Wolf Avenue, Malverne, NY 11565. Sec 35 Block 233 Lot 91. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Malverne, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $757,222.29 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index No 006044/2008.

During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Gerald Wright, Esq., Referee NY-52600060-16 133854

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Courtesy Malverne School District Malverne Board of Education members were pictured with tenure recipients at the district’s monthly board of education meeting.

Courtesy West Hempstead School District Prekindergarten and kindergarten students throughout Chestnut Street School in West Hempstead celebrated International Dot Day on Sept. 15.

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Q. We’re in the middle of getting our house reno vated, and we’re talking to three contractors. Each one wants a large amount of money to start the job. Our architect also got more than a third up front, and we were concerned about that, too. Now the contractors want between 25 and 30 percent of the total cost, upfront, and won’t start the job without it. Why does it have to be so much, and how do we protect our selves if they take our money and run away? Our neighbor had that happen to them. What if we hold back money? Do you have any suggestions?

A. Good question! The exchange of money should go hand in hand with a good contract, one that protects both parties. Payment creates good faith, and allows a compa ny to devote its staff and resources.

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A history of King Charles not worth repeating

The world continues to mourn the passing of Queen Elizabeth II while welcoming a new sovereign, King Charles III.

Charles waited 70 years to become king since being named the Prince of Wales — the heir apparent to the British throne. That’s longer than any other prince or princess in the direct line, and at 73, he is the oldest mon arch crowned in British history.

Like his moth er, Charles chose to keep the name given to him at birth. His grandfa ther Albert was the last to change his regnal name, choosing George VI to honor his father.

King Charles III is the first Charles on the throne since Charles II, who reigned for 25 years after the restoration of the British monarchy from Oliver Cromwell in 1660.

The United States, of course, has been officially separated from what was once the British Empire since the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783. But I actually lived under the reign of Elizabeth II for two years when I called the small Caribbe an island of Grenada home. Although

independent from Britain, too, Grenada is part of the Commonwealth of Nations — 56 former territories that still recognize the British monarch as head of state.

Oddly enough, however, my family has a deeper connection to the throne — that is, if longstanding legend is to be believed.

My great-great-greatgreat-great-great-great grandfather, Sgt. Edward Hinman, arrived in Boston from England in late 1649, eventually settling in Fair field County, Connecticut. Although he and many of his descendants would help settle key parts of that colo ny, Hinman rarely talked about his life before he crossed the Atlantic.

One story was popularized in the late 19th century, however, by Connecticut’s then-secretary of state, Royal R. Hinman. In a book he published in 1856, Royal claimed that his great-grandfather had actually led the guard tasked with protect ing King Charles I, who took the throne in 1624.

If that story is indeed true, my ances tor wasn’t a great kingsguard. The reign of Charles I ended abruptly in 1649, when he found himself on the wrong side of an executioner’s ax during Cromwell’s revolt. But it was that war — and that exe

cution — that forced Edward to flee Eng land and seek refuge in the colonies.

It’s a fascinating story, but one I didn’t even know until the coronavirus pandem ic. While I’ve always been fascinated by genealogy, I usually spent my time researching my mother’s side of the family, which has some of its own interesting history. I shied away from my father’s, because no one in the family ever talked much about it.

I suspected we migrated over in the 19th century, and decided it was time to find out. As I worked my way backward through ances tors, I was shocked to dis cover that each passing gen eration was still in America. Where I once thought I was a third or maybe fourth-generation American, I am actually a part of the 10th generation of Hinmans here.

I also picked up some other fascinating tidbits along the way. My family moved from Connecticut to Vermont, and from there to western New York, about the same time that Royal Hinman was writ ing his books. My great-great grandfather, Franklin Hinman, owned lots of farm land in Ellicottville, now probably best known as a ski resort community just south of Buffalo.

His youngest son — my great-grandfa ther, born when Franklin was 51 years old — was the postmaster in one of the small communities near Ellicottville. My dad was born and raised just south of there, in Salamanca, on reservation land con trolled by the Seneca Nation of New York.

Despite that connection — and the fact that I still have a number of relatives in that part of the state — none of us knew that the land once owned by Franklin is now known as Hinman Valley. Well, more specifically, the Hinman Valley Wetland Complex, a 100-acre marsh and wet mead ow overseen by the state’s environmental conservation and transportation depart ments.

As you’re reading this, I’m back home in that part of the region, and I could very well be making my first-ever visit to these lands so closely connected to my family’s history.

And I certainly hope for a successful reign of Charles III — something leaps and bounds ahead of the previous sover eigns to take his name.

But if I can make one suggestion to the king: Best to make sure your guard isn’t led by a Hinman. There isn’t good history there.

Michael Hinman is executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Com ments? Execeditor@liherald.com.

Work for Donald Trump, wind up in handcuffs

is that the scent of autumn apples in the air? No, I believe that’s the smell of subpoenas, dozens of subpoenas served in recent weeks to Trump employees, former employees, White House staff and basically anyone and everyone whose behavior, emails, texts and experiences might help illuminate the dark corners of the former Trump administration.

Who lurks in those dark cor ners? According to early reports, there are big-time grifters like Steve Bannon, now indicted for fraud, money launder ing, conspiracy and scheming in connection with raising money for We Build the Wall Inc., the former guy’s plan to keep out Mexican immigrants.

Bannon, long associated with Trump, ran a media empire, and now he’s in handcuffs, awaiting trial. Even a degree from the Harvard Business School didn’t make Bannon smart enough to steer clear of Trump.

The Trump curse goes way back. Dur ing his tenure, I wrote, “If the White House calls, just hang up. Put down your

phone, run out of your house, change your number and move to a remote town where you can live off the grid for the rest of your life.”

Sadly the words were prophetic. Many people would be better off today if they had never been drawn into Trump’s orbit.

Ronnie Jackson, the presidential physician from central casting, might have continued to serve presi dents for decades, enjoying the perks and power that access to the White House confers. But Trump decided to promote him to secretary of the Veterans Administra tion. Unvetted, inexperi enced and apparently fatal ly flawed, Jackson rapidly crashed and burned as a prospective secretary.

Rob Porter, Hollywood handsome and popular among his colleagues, was enjoy ing his high-profile job as the president’s top aide. Porter was a rising star until the Trump spotlight revealed his dark side. Two of his wives went public with accu sations of mental and physical abuse. There were photos. Porter took the exit.

Tom Price — do you even remember him? He was the secretary of Health and Human Services for seven months. He might have continued his career else

where without incident, but in the Trump administration, he took 25 private flights in a few months, spent like he was queen for a day and resigned amid charg es of indiscriminately using taxpayer dollars for his personal benefit. Gone. I imagine Paul Manafort has mixed feelings, at best, regarding his association with Trump Inc. Manafort, charged by the feds with various financial crimes, might have continued living the high life, consorting with oligarchs and lining his pockets, if not for Trump’s ascendancy to the presidency. Under the scru tiny that accompanies high office, Manafort proved to be a liability to Trump, and vice versa. He served time in jail and, in 2020, was pardoned by Trump.

Michael Cohen, the former guy’s long time personal lawyer, was known for his fierce loyalty to Trump. For decades he basked in the celebrity surrounding his boss, and ran interference for him. Maybe some people didn’t like his style, but his boss did, and that’s what counted. That was then. Now Cohen is rehabili tating his reputation after serving jail time and losing his law license. Among the other movers and shakers

who got in serious legal trouble are Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s CFO, Mike Flynn, Rick Gates, Ken Kur son, Roger Stone, George Papadopoulos, Corey Lewandowski, Elliot Broidy, Imaad Zuberi, Rep. Chris Collins, and so on.

Space limitations prevent me from list ing all the miscreants associated with Trump. Some went to jail, some got par doned by Trump, and some never got over the trauma of the Trump White House years. I do wonder if the individuals were corrupt, and therefore drawn to the Trump enterprises. Were they rotten apples, or was the barrel corrupt?

What stands out is the number of peo ple who bent and broke the law in the ser vice of Trump, his businesses and his administration.

Who came out unscathed? Richer? Rewarded by a job well done? Only Trump has so far avoided accountability for his alleged misdeeds. He’s still rich, he plays golf, he eats well and he is free. He enjoys all the perks of being a former president. Many of the people who served him are still digging their way out of legal troubles.

As the Department of Justice lets loose its flight of subpoenas, we will see if the Trump curse finally comes home to roost.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

i f longstanding legend is to be believed, my family has a connection to the throne.

M any folks would be better off today if they had never been drawn into his orbit.

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Closing one chapter, but preparing for the next

“ the pandemic is over.”

With those words last weekend, President Biden declared an end to the coro navirus pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 6.5 million people, and more than 1 million in the United States.

Of course, the pandemic won’t truly be over until the World Health Organization says so. But even if public health officials do determine that we’re out of this crisis, the virus that causes Covid-19 is still out there. It’s still infecting people. It’s still killing people. It’s still creating long-term health effects for many who contract it.

Still, to feel like life may finally return to normal is a relief. It’s been more than 900 days since New York first shut down as Covid cases exploded. Schools and businesses shuttered. Streets emptied. Many people found themselves isolated from the rest of the world, connecting only through Zoom and depending on television specials like “Haircut Night in America” to help with basic tasks for which we once depended on others.

Now that we can sit in restaurants again, attend classes, and pay for some one else to cut our hair, it’s hard not to be grateful that the worst is behind us. But society has a long road to recovery both economically and socially. Supply chains remain disrupted, fueling infla tion. Many people are still out of work, even as unemployment returns to pre-

pandemic levels.

Polarization — especially the political variety — remains sharper than ever. And it’s only been in the past couple of weeks that we could officially stop wear ing masks on public transportation, although many stopped doing it months ago.

As the pandemic winds down, it’s never too soon to start planning for the next one. Sure, this has felt like a once-ina-lifetime event, but it really isn’t. When we first learned of Covid, the world was already in the grip of another pandemic: HIV/AIDS, which has killed more than 40 million people.

Before that, we had two other smaller flu pandemics, in the late 1950s and late 1960s, each of which killed up to 4 million people. And then there was the 1918 flu, which is believed to have claimed the lives of as many as 100 million people around the globe.

If there’s anything we’ve learned, it’s that Mother Nature has no shortage of infectious diseases. Even in the wake of Covid, we’ve been reminded about the dangers we face by the recent monkeypox epidemic, and the fear that there may be a resurgence of polio.

One thing that should be crystal clear by now, however, is that pandemics and epidemics do not need to be a way of life. Many of them are preventable, or at worst, manageable. But that means better

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Is it all Trump’s fault, Jerry Kremer?

To the Editor:

Jerry Kremer’s column

“Thoughts on saving the two-party system” (Sept. 8-14) expresses a valu able goal, but his analysis — the usual, and now tiresome, “It’s all Trump’s fault” — misses the cause. Of course it would great if, as in past generations, there was ideological room in both parties for a variety of viewpoints. Richard Nixon — anoth er bête noir of Mr. Kremer’s party — warned of this long ago, in 1959, when he said, “I think one of the attributes of our political system has been that we have avoided generally violent swings in administrations from one extreme to the other. And the reason we have avoided that is that in both parties, there has been room for a broad spectrum of opin ion.”

Of course, Mr. Kremer’s party thought that Nixon was the worst

monitoring of hot spots where deadly viruses can jump from animals to humans. Identifying new public health concerns quickly. And then taking them seriously.

With false alarms in the past like Ebola and SARS, it’s no wonder so many of us had become complacent by the time the coronavirus rolled around. We can’t let that happen again. What we have built as a society is too important. We are too important.

There are some scholars who are con vinced that nothing has had a greater impact on our history than pandemics and epidemics. The bubonic plague, for example, cut down half of the global pop ulation, by some accounts.

But what you might not know is that that plague didn’t ravage the planet just once — it turned living into a literal coin flip twice. We’re most familiar with the Black Death of the 14th century, which killed as many as 200 million people. But there was also the Plague of Justinian in the sixth century, which was proportion ately just as deadly.

We can wear masks when needed. We can avoid contact when asked. And we can get vaccines when they’re available. But our true first line of defense is our leaders. And it’s hoped that no men or women who succeed Biden will ever again find themselves needing to declare a devastating pandemic finally over.

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The dilemma of choosing a college

This is a busy time of year for fami lies. Getting the children back to school and focused on homework is a big challenge for any parent. And there’s another group of parents who are physically and emotionally chal lenged. They are the parents of collegebound students, many of whom will be traveling from coast to coast and in between, trying to find a college that is suitable for their son or daughter.

I’ve experi enced the college hunt four times in my life, and I can attest to the fact that it is a daunt ing task. Unless you are fortunate enough to have kids who know exactly where they want to go to college, you either are or will be a road warrior. Most future college students have highereducation wish lists that are pages long. They have some notion about what type of school they want to attend, but after one or two campus visits, their thinking may move dramatically in another direc tion.

My search for the right colleges was easy in the case of three of our daugh ters. All of them had one major choice, and we concentrated on how to please the admissions committees of those chosen schools. The fourth daughter had no idea where she wanted to go, but she had a list of 12 possible schools. Because of her uncertainty, we drove to campuses in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. After all that mile age, she chose a college in New York.

During our exhausting trek around the Northeast, I asked her what criteria she was using in picking poten tial schools. Her two major sources of information were U.S. News & World Report and the Barron’s guide. I mention these resources because of the current news about how U.S. News recently downgraded Columbia Universi ty, based on faulty numbers provided by the school on, for example, the degrees of its professors and the size of its classes. Those reports shined a spotlight on the world of publications that high school juniors and seniors use to select colleges.

There is no doubt that Columbia Uni

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thing that ever happened. But what about the unquestionably moderate John McCain and Mitt Romney, both of whom were falsely denounced as extremists? Well, the Democrats didn’t want McCain or Romney, so they got Trump, a virtual creation of the left, which is now doing everything possible to keep its creation alive.

TeRRANCe J. NOlAN Lynbrook

Plastic pollution continues to plague us

To the editor:

We’ve all heard the warnings about cleaning up our trash at the beach and recycling, but it’s easy to feel helpless, or that it’s a problem so distant that there’s no point in worrying about it. Well, here on long Island, plastic pollution affects us directly. Not only does it make a mess of our beautiful beaches, but it also threatens wildlife and our vital marine ecosystems.

long Island is an extremely important estuary, a breeding ground for fish and other marine wildlife. This means that how we treat our beaches is of utmost importance, and affects fisheries around the world. Historically, however, we lead wasteful lifestyles that lead to plastic pol lution, which threatens our ecosystems.

every plastic bag we use, every pair of plastic sunglasses, every phone case we discard takes thousands of years to break down, and usually ends up in our oceans. Besides ruining the natural beauty of our beaches, plastic pollution can have extremely detrimental effects on wildlife, from small fish and shrimp ingesting deadly microplastics to sea turtles and seals getting caught in plastic fishing nets. The population decreases that plas tic pollution causes also have the poten tial to collapse our marine ecosystems, driving away the marine mammals we are beginning to see on the Island for the first time in years.

Although it’s easy to feel helpless in these situations, there are many ways for long Islanders to prevent plastic pollu tion from getting into our oceans. There are many things you can do in your home, from recycling to reducing your own plas tic use and opting for more sustainable alternatives. The New York Marine Res cue Center, a nonprofit rescue-and-release organization, helps treat the many ani mals that suffer the consequences of plas tic pollution, and hosts beach cleanups, whale and seal-watching events, and even an annual 5K. The center is always accepting donations and new volunteers, so we can work together and prevent plas tic pollution from destroying our beaches.

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versity is one of the top schools in the nation. It offers a wide variety of pro grams, and many of its graduates go on to distinguished careers. But Columbia fudged the numbers, and an alert faculty member brought that fudging to wider attention. That created a great deal of negative pub licity for the school that got national attention. The underlying question is, how reliable are such sources as a guide to your child’s selec tion of a college?

According to Dr. Robert Scott, a past president of Adelphi University, U.S. News & World Report is one of the “shakers of salt.” Scott believes that many colleges provide question able data to U.S. News, and that the rank ings that emerge are highly questionable. He goes as far as to say that some schools manipulate their numbers in the hope of rising in the rankings. Once a school on the list gets a higher rating, it will market the news in the hope of attracting stu dents who rely heavily on those ratings.

Reed College a well-regarded college in Oregon, took on U.S. News in the 1990s, refusing to submit any data to the maga zine. It no doubt lost some potential stu

dents, but today its reputation is that of a stellar school.

Scott suggests that there are many other reliable college guides that provide meaningful information for aspiring entrants. He cites the Fiske Guide to Col leges as one example of a publication that shows students how their aspira tions fit with particular schools. If you search the internet, you will find multi ple sources that detail colleges’ course offerings, safety, campus culture and sur rounding communities. Don’t pay too much attention to all the student post ings, because some are sour grapes due to bad test grades.

Choosing a college is a major decision for any family, especially given the cost of higher education. Using as many sources of information as possible may be a little confusing, but relying on one or two of the college guidebooks can prove to be a major mistake. Kudos to Scott for speaking out as an expert on this volatile subject.

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 strat egy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Framework courtesy Karina Kovac

T he process was diffcult enough even when you could trust U.S. News’s rankings.

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