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Restoring W.H.’s ‘gateway’ Developers discuss plans for National Wholesale Liquidators site By NakEEM GRaNT ngrant@liherald.com

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a sea of blue Malvernites marched from Westwood Park to Chester A. Reese Veterans Memorial Park for a “Back the Blue” rally last Saturday. More photos, Page 3.

Many West Hempstead residents would agree that restoration of the community’s downtown area is long overdue. One of the locations where residents would like to see residential development is the site of National Wholesale Liquidators on Hempstead Turnpike, which closed last year. “I’ve lived here almost my entire life, and it’s a total eyesore coming into town,” said Maureen Greenberg, president of the West Hempstead Community Support Association. The WHCSA has held several

public meetings with the developer Heatherwood Luxury Rentals during the summer months, in which Heatherwood proposed the construction of three fourstory apartment buildings on Hempstead Turnpike, with 420 apartments. Heatherwood executives estimated that the project would take about three years to complete. “The intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Westminster Road is an iconic intersection, because it’s the gateway into West Hempstead,” Chris Capece, the developer’s president, said during a public meeting in St. Thomas the Apostle School’s Continued on page 9

Local parents reflect on child’s lifesaving liver transplant By NakEEM GRaNT ngrant@liherald.com

When the Herald asked 9--year-old West Hempstead resident Aiden Simms to describe himself, he giggled. “That’s what he does a lot,” said his mother, Nicole McNair. “He has a lot of energy, and he loves to smile.” Bashful at first, Aiden spoke about his love of playing sports, dancing to the video game “Just Dance” on the Nintendo Wii and enjoying the outdoors. Many might find it hard to believe, given his energy, that he was hospitalized more than 10 times by the time he was 3. He was born with ornithine transcarba-

mylase deficiency, a rare liver disease that causes high levels of ammonia to develop in the blood. The ammonia can make its way to the brain, which can results in a coma, brain damage or death. “His body couldn’t process protein because of his disorder,” explained McNair, 46, a specialeducation teacher. “His liver was missing an important enzyme to process protein, and that’s what caused everything to go haywire.” Aiden was born at New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, but was soon transferred to Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan, which was better equipped to treat him. After

three weeks there, he was put on a plant-based diet, and limited to no more than 10 grams of food per day. Pediatricians taught his parents, McNair and Roland Simms, to prepare his medicine. “It was a lot to process, but we learned how to take care of him,” McNair said. “We made sure that his protein levels were low, but even with that, his disorder would put him back in the hospital.” When Aiden was just 2, doctors placed him on the liver transplant list. They had told his parents when he was born that a liver transplant was a possibility, but they wanted to see if his health would improve. He

received a partial liver from an adult donor in June 2013, in surgery that lasted 12 hours. But there were complications in the weeks afterward, and he needed still another new liver. “There was just a feeling of hopelessness,” said Simms, 46, a train operator with the MTA, “and we were just hoping that the doctors were able to do what-

ever they could to help him survive.” Aiden received a second liver — this time from another child — on Sept. 1, 2013. He stayed in the hospital for another three weeks to recover, but this time there were no complications. “It was bittersweet to know that we’re getting a lifesaving Continued on page 14

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Former malverne mayor Patti Ann McDonald, center, was one of the guest speakers during the rally last Saturday.

Malvernites hold Back the Blue rally

Christopher miro held up a sign to support his father, above left. nassau County poliCe Explorers led the march while NYPD Ret. Sgt. Bill Hargrove played the pipes, above right. hundreds oF residents gathered to “Back the Blue” in Malverne.

Residents throughout the Village of Malverne dressed in different shades of blue and waved blue American flags to show their support for law enforcement during the village’s “Back the Blue” rally last Saturday. The rally, which was held on National Thank a Police Officer Day, started at Westwood Park and concluded at Chester A. Reese Veterans Memorial Park. Last Saturday’s rally was organized by Malvernite Doris Bové, who said she was inspired by her daughter, Nicole, and her Girl Scout Gold Award project last year. Nicole’s project aimed to support law enforcement during a time at which suicide among police of ficers had increased. Bové also kicked off the village’s blue ribbon campaign, which aims to thank police officers for their service, last month. –Nakeem Grant

longtime valley Stream resident Sandra Deeple celebrated her 100th birthday on Sept. 14.

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Several Staff memberS of the Malverne School District received tenure during the district’s Sept. 8 Board of Education meeting.

Malverne honor teachers, staff for years of dedication It was an exciting night during the Malverne School District’s Sept. 8 Board of Education meeting, as board members and administrators honored staff members for their hard work and dedication within the district. Honorees included those receiving tenure, those who have accomplished more than 25 years of service and the honorees for this year’s Outstanding Staff Member and Outstanding Support Staff. Malverne teacher Christina Daly earned the recognition of Outstanding Staff Member while staff member Kevin Harvey received the recognition of Out-

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standing Support Staff Member. Other recognitions included Lisa Gress for 25 years of service; Lynn Nostramo, Theresa Patton, and Suzanne Golder for 30 years of service; and Lisa Bell-Matthews and Michele Malone for 35 years of service. District leaders commended teachers and staff members for the commitment and practice that they have devoted to their positions. Courtesy Malverne School District; compiled by Nakeem Grant

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World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday Longtime Valley Stream resident Sandra Deeple, who escaped Nazi Germany and served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, celebrated her 100th birthday on Sept. 14. After fleeing to England, Deeple volunteered with the RAF and served in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Y-Service intelligence branch. After the war, Deeple and her husband, Ted, raised five daughters and became American citizens in the 1970s, moving to Valley Stream where she has lived for more than 40 years. Deeple is known for her charity and love of animals, according to her family. “To her family, Sandra is Deeple with her husband, Ted. She served in the everything good,” they said in Royal Air Force Women’s Auxiliary during World War II a statement. “She is defined by after escaping to England from Nazi Germany. characteristics that we should bit of marzipan, dance away to big band all emulate: constant humility, deep intellect and curiosity, boundless music, and wish Sandra a happy birthday strength and unwavering integrity.” however you can.” “We may have to remain socially-distant, but we can certainly still celebrate Compiled by Peter Belfiore Sandra’s birthday with her — so have a

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Curran offers $3.3B proposed 2021 budget County executive says 2020 budget balanced, despite sales tax shortfalls By TIMOTHY DENTON tdenton@liherald.com

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran last week submitted a proposed $3.3 billion 2021 budget that was essentially flat year over year, despite huge projected losses for 2020. The submission also contained offsets for the roughly $500 million in projected 2020 losses in sales tax revenue, due to the statemandated shutdown of nonessential businesses that began in March. Curran’s proposed budget contained targeted cuts and debt restructuring, without any reduction in either key social services or personnel, according to a statement released last Thursday. The budget also contains increases for such proLaura Curran grams as the Nassau County Police Department’s ProblemOriented Policing and Community Affairs units, as well as the Mental Health Mobile Care Crisis Team and the Police Activity League. Curran said she expects the county to end fiscal 2020 in budgetary balance, despite the Covid-19 pandemic’s heavy impact on sales tax, which accounts for roughly 40 percent of the county’s revenue. At midJack schnirman year, the county had posted a deficit of roughly $385 million. In a report released last summer, County Comptroller Jack Schnirman wrote that he expected the county, which ended FY 2019 with a hard-won surplus of between $110 million to $120 million, to log at least $350 million in losses. The report also projected losses growing to as much as $1 billion by the end of FY 2021, barring additional state and federal funds. Curran’s proposals for closing the gap included $103 million of federal CARES Act funding; a one-year deferral in debt service on $75 million from Nassau Interim

2021 proposed Budget

Fund General Fund Police Headquarters Fund Police District Fund Debt Service Fund Fire Prevention Fund

$1,814,217,578 $423,916,019 $390,868,865 $289,582,668 $22,880,887

Total Major Operating Funds

$2,941,466,017

Sewer & Storm Water Resources District

$159,003,886

Total Major Operating Funds & sewers

$3,100,469,903 Source Nassau County

2021 ExpENsEs BY fund, excluding interdepartmental transfers. Finance Authority bonds; $25 million in expense controls; and $32 million from the closeout or abandonment of various capital projects, according to her submission. “Our fiscal integrity over the past two years has paid off, allowing the county to weather an unprecedented financial crisis, while maintaining services and staffing levels — and still projecting to end 2020 with a balanced budget,” Curran said in submitting her proposed budget. Refinancing NIFA debt was at the heart of disagreements between the Democratic minority and the Republican majority in the county Legislature, according to news reports. Longer term, Curran had proposed restructuring nearly $300 million in NIFA debt through 2026. The Legislature’s Presiding Officer and Republican leader Richard Nicolello objected to the refinancing, because he said he hoped the county would be free from NIFA oversight by that time. NIFA was originally created in 2001 as a condition of negotiations between the county, the state and Standard & Poor’s, the bond-rating agency that was then poised to downgrade the county’s credit to junk. When it was created, it was meant to provide short-term oversight as the county worked to return to solvency. The county’s current ‘A’ S&P rating is solidly invest-

ment grade. Speculation has been rife for months as to whether the county would be able to avoid new debt issuance, large-scale layoffs or increases in property tax levies — proposals none of the parties to negotiations want. Curran’s proposals would appear to obviate the need for such measures. The budget proposes funding up to 200 new NCPD recruits and 40 additional corrections officers. The cost of the proposed new hires was not given, but public safety accounts for 27.7 percent of the proposed 2021 budget. Curran also proposed adding seven new hires to the office of the medical examiner. It was impossible for Curran to account for every possible scenario in preparing her budget submission. A large-scale recurrence of the coronavirus necessitating a return to lockdown status, for example, would make a balanced budget impossible, without deep cost reductions and some form of revenue enhancement to offset sales tax losses. Failure on the part of the federal government to enact measures enabling counties to recover from this year’s fiscal catastrophe would similarly torpedo recovery efforts. Comments from the Republican majority were unavailable at press time.

Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze to appear at Old Bethpage The Old Bethpage Village Restoration will host the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze for the first time this year, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said last week. The original location of the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze is the Hudson Valley, which will host 53 select evenings of the event from Sept. 18 to Nov. 21. The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze Long Island will run for 23 nights from Oct. 2 to Nov. 1. Both locations feature all-ages, outdoor walk-through experiences through the wooded pathways, orchards and gardens of these historic sites. A small team of local artists handcarved more than 7,000 Jack O’Lanterns and elaborate pumpkin sculptures at each site. Nassau’s location will feature pumpkin sculptures that celebrate icons

of Long Island, from the Apollo Lunar Module to the Montauk Lighthouse to the windmills of the East End. “My team worked hard to bring this extraordinary event to Nassau County, continuing my efforts to expand on the variety of cultural, memorable and safe activities available to residents close to home, making the county a spectacular place to live, work and play,” Curran said. “OBVR provides a perfect 19th-century backdrop for this magical and spooky event, which we hope will also help spur economic activity in our local communities. I want to thank Historic Hudson Valley for working with us and choosing Nassau County to expand your iconic event.” The health and safety of visitors and employees is the county’s highest priori-

ty, Curran said. Historic Hudson Valley and OBVR have modified these experiences for 2020 and are operating in strict compliance with New York State-issued “Low-Risk Outdoor Arts & Entertainment Guidelines,” which are available at forward.ny.gov. All events are held rain or shine. Proceeds support Historic Hudson Valley, the Tarrytown-based private, non-profit educational organization, and Old Bethpage Village Restoration. These events have limited capacity and sell out. All admissions are by advance purchase timed ticket. To further reduce staff/visitor touchpoints, no tickets are sold on site, even if not sold out. Blaze Hudson Valley dates are Sept. 18-Oct. 31, and Nov. 1, 6-8, 13-15 and 20-21.

Blaze Long Island dates are Oct. 2-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25 and 28-31, and Nov. 1. Online tickets start at $32 for adults and $24 for children ages 3 to 17, and are free for children 2 and under. Historic Hudson Valley members can attend Blaze Hudson Valley for free. Home of the “Legend” dates are Sept. 18-20 and 25-27, Oct. 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25 and 30-31, and Nov. 1, 6-8. Online tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and children 3 to 17, and free for those 2 and under and Historic Hudson Valley members. Buy tickets online at www.hudsonvalley.org or by calling (914) 366-6900 ($2 per ticket surcharge for phone orders). More information about The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze is available at www. pumpkinblaze.org.

Town launches PPE initiative for businesses

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Standing alongside small business owners in Bellmore’s downtown business district on Bedford Avenue, Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin and members of the Town Board announced a new initiative aimed at helping local businesses. The personal protective equipment kit program will provide 6,000 kits to qualifying businesses. Each kit comes fully equipped with the basic necessities needed to follow appropriate Covid-19 protocols. The kits include: ■ One contactless infrared digital thermometer. ■ Five face shields. ■ Eight boxes of 50 three-ply masks. ■ 100 pairs each of powder-free and vinyl gloves. ■ Two gallons of spray-pump hand sanitizer. ■ One canister containing 1,500 sanitizing wipes. The kits are available free of charge and while supplies last. Businesses in need are encouraged to apply online at hempsteadny.gov/ppe-giveaway as soon as possible. Qualifying businesses will be provided with a date, time and location for pickup. All small businesses, including those in incorporated villages and unincorporated communities within the Town of Hempstead, are eligible to apply for the PPE program. The initiative was made possible through the federal CARES Act, which provided $133 million in funding to the town to distribute economic relief grants to alleviate adverse effects that have arisen due to the pandemic. “I’d like to thank [U.S. Sen. Charles] Schumer for his part in securing the funding for the initiatives that have now helped tens of thousands of Hempstead residents,” Clavin said. “The Town of Hempstead is strong and resilient, and that is due to the men and women that

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Town officials gaThered outside Gennaro Jewelers in Bellmore to announce the launch of a new initiative aimed at helping local businesses keep employees and patrons safe during the pandemic. make up America’s largest township. We will get through this pandemic together as we remain committed to providing the aid needed to reopen and restore services to our residents and businesses. The town will continue to do what it can support our residents, our businesses and our community.” “Business owners were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Town of Hempstead is doing its part to help them recover so they can continue to serve their communities,” Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby said. “The 6,000 free PPE kits will go a long way toward getting town residents back to work and our economy run-

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ning again,” said Councilman Anthony D’Esposito. Visit hempsteadny.gov/ppe-giveaway to learn more about the program or apply for a PPE kit. Information regarding eligibility to apply is provided on the website. Note: When applying for PPE kits, applicants will be asked to enter their employer identification number. The application is available in both English and Spanish. For more information about the town’s response to the coronavirus crisis, visit https://hempsteadny.gov/. Provided by the Town of Hempstead; compiled by Alyssa Seidman

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cari lubliner, lefT, Caitlin Coghlan, Angela Sigmon and Stacey Rivera, who are members of the counseling and mental health support staff at West Hempstead Middle School, visited seventh and eighth grade English classes on Sept. 16.

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Social emotional learning in W.H. The counseling and mental health support staff at West Hempstead Middle School visited seventh and eighth grade English classes on Sept. 16 to make introductions, kicking off their social emotional learning program. The team provided students with information regarding the mental health services offered in the building and

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Inside LI panel looks at hybrid learning By Briana Bonfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Educational leaders on the latest Herald Inside LI webinar agreed that reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic has been challenging, and the learning curve for students and teachers is ongoing. Three panelists — Johane Ligonde, principal of J.W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport; Dr. Melissa Burak, superintendent of Lynbrook Public Schools; and Tara AlgerioVento, family nurse practitioner in the Rockville Centre School District — discussed how the first two weeks of back-to-school have gone during the virtual conversation produced by RichnerLive on Sept. 17. Molloy College presented the webinar, and Dr. Audra Cerruto, associate dean and director of graduate education programs at Molloy College’s School of Education and Human Services, gave opening remarks. She said Molloy’s programs for future teachers are adapting to “address the academic challenges of Covid-19, particularly in the areas of curriculum development, implementing innovative and effective methods of instruction, social emotional learning, social justice and technology development.” She added that Molloy has professional development programs at low rates to help current teachers adapt, as well. Moderator Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, fielded viewers’ questions about the myriad challenges that teachers, parents and students face this year. “Our students are following the protocols, our families are following the protocols,” Ligonde said. “They’re very aware of the seriousness of it, and more importantly, they’re happy to be back in school.” Burak agreed, noting that she could see kindergarteners’ eyes light up as they smiled behind their masks, happy to be in the classroom with their peers. On the other hand, returning to school has caused stress for many, Algerio-Vento noted. Some students felt anticipatory anxiety because of the many changes, and other younger students may be feeling separation anxiety after spending so much time with their families and suddenly attending school nearly every day. “We are screening our children to make sure they are mentally well,” she said. “Social workers are pushing into the classrooms, parents are taking surveys, students are taking surveys, just so we can get a grasp of where they are.” In terms of in-person protocols, most districts look the same: requiring social distancing and facemasks and limiting visitors and movement within the building. All districts also have a form of hybrid or blended learning, for which some students are learning in the classroom on cer-

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Johane ligonde, principal of J.W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport; Dr. Melissa Burak, superintendent of Lynbrook Public Schools; and Tara Algerio-Vento, family nurse practitioner in the Rockville Centre School District spoke with moderator Skye Ostreicher about the challenges they have faced reopening schools this month. tain days and others are studying remotely. These schedules and procedures are different depending on space in the buildings and the number of students who request fully remote learning. After determining those schedules, the challenge has been adapting to the new technologies, the educational leaders agreed. “The teachers are learning, the students are learning,” Burak said. “We have put a tremendous amount of pressure on our teachers to learn the technology that’s needed to teach the students in front of them, as well as the students at home, simultaneously, all live.” Technology can also pose a challenge because not all students are working with the same devices at home, and they may not have the same internet speed as they do in the classroom. To remedy this, Ligonde said the Freeport district has provided students with WiFi hotspots. At the same time, Ligonde noted that the new ways of teaching have allowed some students to rise to the occasion. “It’s about maximizing the technology we have at our disposal,” she said, “and making ourselves available for one-on-one support.

“Believe it or not,” she continued, “our students are texting our teachers, emailing our teachers and asking more questions than they’ve ever asked before because they understand the responsibility … of learning really lies on them.” One viewer asked the panelists how students would be disciplined during virtual instruction. Across the board, the panelists agreed that codes of conduct have been revised to include online learning. Ligonde noted that discipline is about bringing awareness to behaviors, educating and communicating with students and families. Another viewer asked how students would be assessed this year, given the unusual modes of instruction. All agreed that there would need to be flexibility in grading students. They also advocated for the State Education Department to cancel standardized testing in 2021, as it did this year. “One test does not define the student,” AlgerioVento said. “In terms of how we measure student success, we will be upholding similar expectations and standards,” Ligonde added, “but there has to be some flexibility, and that’s something that we’re negotiating together.”

State plastic-bag ban to take effect Oct. 19 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will start enforcing the state’s ban on single-use plastic carryout bags on Oct. 19, DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said last week. The ban began March 1, but it has not been enforced because of a lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court by Poly-Pak Industries Inc. and others seeking to overturn it. “The court’s decision,” Seggos said, “is a victory and a vindication of New York state’s efforts to end the scourge of single-use plastic bags and a direct rebuke to the plastic-bag manufacturers who tried to stop the law and the DEC’s regulations to implement it. As we have for many months, the DEC is

encouraging New Yorkers to make the switch to reusable bags whenever and wherever they shop and to use common-sense precautions to keep reusable bags clean.” According to the DEC, New Yorkers now use an estimated 23 billion plastic bags annually — each one for about 12 minutes — and roughly 85 percent of the bags end up in landfills, recycling machines, waterways and streets. In March 2017, Governor Cuomo created the New York State Plastic Bag Task Force, chaired by Seggos. The task force met several times to develop a uniform solution to plastic-bag waste. The final report analyzed the impacts of single-use plastic bags and provided options for legislation that could help

develop a statewide solution. Additionally, after passage of the ban, the DEC held a series of meetings with industry stakeholders across the state to invite input from the public and guide the agency’s development of rules and regulations to implement the law. For more information about the plastic-bag ban, reusable bags, or to file a complaint about businesses using single-use plastic carryout bags, visit DEC’s website, email plasticbags@dec. ny.gov or call (518) 402-8706. The law exempts the following plastic bags: ■ Bags that are used to hold uncooked meat, fish, seafood, poultry or plants to

separate them from other items to avoid contamination, prevent moisture damage, or for sanitary, public health or environmental protection purposes. ■ Bags used to package bulk items, including fruits, vegetables, grains, candy, small hardware (such as nuts, bolts and screws), live insects, fish, crustaceans or mollusks. ■ Bags used to hold food sliced or prepared to order. ■ Bags used to protect newspapers. ■ Bags sold as a trash, food-storage or garment bags. ■ Bags provided by an eatery for takeout.

Developer proposes new apartments in W.H. parking lot on Sept. 15. “The conditions for that site are getting worse.” National Wholesale Liquidators laid off 140 workers in 2018, after it underwent a liquidation process itself. Capece added that the “Amazon effect” — the impact that e-commerce has had on retail stores, was already affecting local businesses. Rents for the proposed apartments, Capece said, would range from $1,400 to $3,000 per month, depending on the number of bedrooms. “I think it’s one of the more unique parcels in Long Island,” he said. “From a design perspective, we’re really excited to do something here really special.” Longtime West Hempstead Maureen resident Rosalie Norton said GreenberG that the creation of new apartments would be the best thing President, that could happen for the comW.H. Community munity. Norton added that while Support Association some people might fear that the community would lose its “residential character,” she believed the development would attract more people to West Hempstead. “First, it’s being built in a commercial area,” Norton said, “and second, if we look like Garden City or Rockville Centre, that’s fine. Most of your successful communities on Long Island have a component of a lot of apartments built in the right location. A new development is going to really beautify the town, and be inviting to people driving through.”

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think this project could help to bolster Hempstead Turnpike significantly.

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West HeMpstead resIdents would like to see the National Wholesale Liquidators site on Hempstead Turnpike used for residential development. Dough Partrick, the owner of Heatherwood Luxury Rentals, said he saw a lot of potential in boosting interest in West Hempstead with the proposed apartments. “There’s a lot of amenities that come along with a project like this, and with amenities comes a lifestyle,” Partrick said. “We’re going to be a partner in the community, and we want you all to be proud of what we produce.”

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t’s been so great to see our students back in school here at Lawrence Woodmere Academy. As a former elementary school principal, I know that young children need to be in school. They need to be with a teacher and need the classroom dynamic. Yes, they're wearing masks, and they’re sitting six feet apart, but most importantly, it's real school taking place in a classroom. School is open five days a week; Monday classes go from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 8 to 3:15 from Tuesday to Thursday and 8 to 2:10 on Fridays. This reopening has been months in the making, as we had a reopening team that worked hard to come up with a 67-page plan that we had to submit to the Nassau County Department of Health. I’m very pleased with the execution of the plan so far. School hasn't gone on in live interactive format for some districts since March. That’s the equivalent of being held back. I believe that’s why we have such enthusiasm for the reopening. Another reason for the enthusiasm is because parents were having a difficult time with the remote learning. It’s very difficult to teach your children at the kitchen table even if you’re an educator. LWA parents and students are thrilled with the reopening so far. Just seeing the children come in, they look relieved to see their friends and learn in person. We really have some special stuff going on here, and we’re very excited about the future.

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think the pandemic has forced leaders to be reflective about our relationships with our school communities. Whether it is through digital or regular interactions, our relationships have deepened. I think it’s important that I build on those relationships with the teachers, families and the school board. At the heart of all good relationships is trust. Now that we are in this crisis caused by the pandemic, we have adopted new ways of interacting and communicating. I interact through Zoom, Google Meets and other virtual platforms. I also use traditional ways of interacting, such as through email and messaging to communicate with members of the community. I wouldn’t say work hours have increased because of the pandemic. The role of a district leader has always been a 24-seven job, which requires all seven days of every week. Now that we are in a pandemic, things have been more tentative because I have to adapt to many changes, while continuing to work the same [number] of hours. I think the pandemic has laid bare the institutions by showing the ones with more resources because they have fared better. The pandemic has also allowed and challenged us to rise to the occasion to provide high-level service to the community. My hope for the future is that we learn together and grow from this experience and the positive things that come out of this pandemic, such as deeper relationships can grow.

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t was a trying couple of months for us starting with the pandemic and then the unity march in June. I can’t thank the men and women of the Malverne Police Department enough. Like most of the village employees, they canceled their vacations, they came in every day, and we had more officers on the street than ever before during extremely trying times. My guys were out there doing CPR on people that they knew had the Covid-19 virus very early on when we had limited protections, and we really weren’t sure what was going on. I want to commend them because they treated everyone with care, compassion and dignity through this whole pandemic, and they have continued to do so today. As for the unity march, never in the history of the Malverne Police Department, aside from 9/11, did we have every single police officer working that day, and we needed it because we didn’t know what we were going to deal with. We reached out to the [Department of Public Works], police reserves, state troopers, the Nassau County Police Department and police departments in other villages to assist us. I just asked for a few people, and they came out in droves for us. I think part of the reason for our accomplishments is that we’re a little different than most police departments, in which we’ve held to our guns — no pun intended — about hiring village residents. I think that shows in the quality and the care of the police officers that we get, because everybody has a vested interest. I really can’t say enough good things about them.

ithin the first few days of March, Mount Sinai South Nassau admitted the first few confirmed cases of Covid-19. I remember being advised of the change, and I was so worried for myself, my co-workers and our families at home. Working on the frontlines of Covid-19 has been one of the hardest things I’ve done in my life, but also the most rewarding. I cried many days after work because of the horrors I witnessed. I lost many nights of sleep worrying about my patients, staff and what the next day would bring. As the unit started filling up and the condition of the patients intensified, I imagined what it would be like if I or someone I love tested positive for the virus. Imagining myself or a loved one in a hospital bed, unable to breathe, with tubes and lines everywhere, knowing the chances of survival are slim, with no visitors, the thought was heartbreaking. That grim thought, however, inspired my goal to help our patients connect with their family members. Using FaceTime, I connected our patients with their beloved families every day so that they would have the love, encouragement and companionship of their families and loved ones on their journey to overcome the virus. Smetimes the FaceTime calls were used for family members to express their deep love and gratitude and to say goodbye for a final time as their loved ones took their final breath.

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aIdeN SIMMS, far left, 9, and his brother, Simeon, 16, celebrated the seventh anniversary of Aiden’s successful liver transplant on Sept. 1.

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Sept. 1 marks liver transplant anniversary they have not allowed any visitors in their organ for our child because it’s coming home since mid-March because his immune system is compromised. from another child,” McNair said. As a result of quarantining and social Since that second transplant, Aiden distancing, Aiden’s anxiety level has had only three visits to the hospital. increased. “He was afraid whenever any He started pre-kindergarten at St. Mary’s Metropolitan Home Care in New York of us left the house, because he didn’t want us to catch the coronavirus,” City in 2014, where the school McNair said. “Even though campus had its own hospital we don’t sit and watch all the in case of an emergency. He images in the news, he underwas also accompanied by a stands what a virus is.” nurse who fed and monitored His parents installed a him. pool, a basketball hoop and “We wanted him to start swings in their backyard this developing a regular life and summer, which allowed him just be a kid,” his mother to be outside while safely dissaid. “That was the first time tanced from others. where he didn’t have to worry Aiden’s parents and his about being in the hospital.” McNair said that Aiden NIcole McNaIr 16-year-old brother, Simeon, have all become org an has a few developmental Aiden Simms’s donors, and raise money for delays due to his frequent the American Liver Foundaearly hospitalization, so he mother tion. They have also worked has undergone speech, occupational and physical therapy, along with with Live On NY, a nonprofit organ prosensory training. McNair said that Aid- curement organization, to help raise en’s home care service is paid through awareness of the importance organ donatheir insurance, while school services is tions. Aiden celebrates every Sept. 1, the paid through their taxes. One of the few anniversary of his second liver transservices they pay for is Aiden’s sensory plant, and they periodically visit the doctors and nurses who treated him to share gym. “A lot of people wonder about the best his progress and thank them. While there ways to go about getting services,” have been no hospital visits this year due to the pandemic, and this month’s celeMcNair said, “but it’s a balancing act.” Now a fourth-grader at George Wash- bration was limited to the four of them, ington Elementary School in West Hemp- his parents remained thankful. “Sometimes when we look back on it stead, he is learning remotely. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, his parents . . . and seeing where he is now,” Roland stopped all of his home care services, and said, “it all just seems like a dream.” continued from front page

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accountant, said she got involved with the HMTC after her father died in 1999. She saw an advertisement for the center in a As the daughter of a Holocaust survi- local newspaper, and after joining its leadvor, Glen Head resident Andrea Bolender, ers at a meeting, she began leading fund58, said that one of the most important raisers. She signed on to the center’s functions of the Holocaust Memorial and board of directors in 2005, and held variTolerance Center of Nassau County, in ous positions until she became chair. Glen Cove, is to preserve the memory of One of her proudest accomplishments the horrors suffered by people like her was organizing a program in 2014 called father. That, she said, will be one of her March of the Living, which takes people most important missions as the center’s from around the world to Poland and Isranew chair. el to study the Holocaust. Programs like Bolender, who was installed on Sept. 1, this, Bolender said, are vital because soon succeeds Steven Markowitz, who led the there will no longer be any living HoloHMTC for eight years. Marcaust survivors, so it is up to kowitz said it is important for educators like her to keep the center to have a change in their memory alive for future leadership to foster new ideas generations. and fresh approaches to Holo“[March of the Living] is a caust education. He added very powerful story, and I that Bolender’s life in the think we relate through the Holocaust survivor culture power of those lessons that and her years of involvement we can survive,” she said. in Holocaust-related activi“Not only can we survive, but ties, as well as her kind and we can thrive, and we can caring nature, make her the reinvent ourselves.” perfect choice to manage the Rob Fishman, a co-vice center. chair of the center, has “I don’t know anybody worked with Bolender for who’s got a bigger heart than several years, and said her Andrea in terms of reaching experience and her dedicaout to people,” Markowitz tion to the facility will make said, “and I think she’ll do her an excellent leader movjust fine.” ing forward. “I’m hoping that Born in Brooklyn, the she continues to help the centhird of Benek and Ruth ter build itself in name and Bolender’s four children, in recognition of being a Andrea said she had always resource for education,” known her father was a HoloFishman said, “and for her to caust survivor because of the continue with the mission, “86786” tattooed on his forewhich is what we work so arm. But she did not underhard to fulfill. I completely stand the gravity of what he support her.” had gone through, she The HMTC hosts thourecalled, until she began sands of students of all ages receiving Holocaust-related AndreA in its various programs every education at Brooklyn’s year, and Bolender said that Bolender South Shore High School, one of the lessons she tries to and he was invited to speak Chair, Holocaust instill in all of them is the to her class. importance of being an Memorial and Her father’s protective- Tolerance Center of “upstander” — someone who ness and dedication to his speaks out against injustice. family made sense, Bolender Nassau County The Holocaust did not start said. He was the only memwith violence, she said; it ber of his family to survive started with hateful rhetoric, the Auschwitz concentration camp, and he which turned into genocide, due in part to didn’t want to burden his family with the bystanders not speaking out. knowledge of his loss. His ability to recov“We want a generation of people who er from his trauma and achieve the Amer- will stand up,” Bolender said. “Maybe not ican Dream was one of the many reasons physically, because it’s dangerous, but why she admired him, she said. they will not be a bystander. They will be “He really is my hero to this day,” the person who stands up and says, ‘No, Bolender said, “because when people talk this is not OK.’” about resilience, even during Covid, I hear During the coronavirus pandemic, the my father saying in the background, ‘It center has given virtual tours on its webcould be worse.’” site that are based on students’ ages, giv“Many survivors didn’t know how to ing them the opportunity to learn about love,” she later added. “Maybe some of the Holocaust at an age-appropriate level. them had lost children during the war and It also hosts a Curator’s Corner segment, they shut down, but my father was the which focuses on artifacts donated by opposite.” Long Island Holocaust survivors. It was After she moved to Glen Head as an important to continue these lessons duradult to raise her three children with her ing the pandemic, Bolender said, because significant other, Howard Levitt, her par- they are important, no matter the circuments moved in with her. Bolender, an stances.

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Public Notices 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, October 8, 2020 and will hear the following cases at 7:30 PM: German Fernandez 17 Willow Place: Residential “B” District Building Permit A p p l i c a t i o n No.:2020-0600/Zoning A p p l i c a t i o n No.:2020-0679 Proposes to install a 12’ x 24’ in-ground swimming pool with 8’ x 4’ step area within 3 feet from each respective property line where the minimum distance required from the inside face of wall of the pool to any side or rear line of the premises is 5 feet; and with a total lot coverage of 34.4% where the maximum allowable lot coverage is 25.0%. 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: September 3, 2020 123202

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX NO.: 609319/2019 DATE FILED: 7/09/2019 SUMMONS L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Plaintiff, -againstSMITH PRUDHOMME and MARIA NADIA PRUDHOMME, if they be living, if they be dead, their respective heirs-atlaw, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through SMITH PRUDHOMME and MARIA NADIA PRUDHOMME, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise,

including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER; KADILAC MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD.; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12”, the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Julianne T. Capetola, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County dated September 8, 2020 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses thereon to premises k/a District 1,

Section 36, Block 60, Lot 367. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: July 9, 2019 LEVY & LEVY Attorneys for Plaintiff 12 Tulip Drive Great Neck, NY 11021 (516) 487-6655 BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ. #98633 123184

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Q. Our front yard has a hilly slope to the street with a wood wall holding it up, made of railroad ties. At one point, the former owners painted the wall an ugly maroon to match the shutters on the house. The shutters are made of plastic. The wall is rotting in several places and can’t be fixed, so we want to either get rid of it or replace it. If we just take it out, the lawn has to be dug up so it won’t collapse onto the street, so we’re thinking we should put Ask The in a new wall. What kind of Architect wall do you think we should use, and can we then repaint the maroon shutters white? We aren’t sure we want to pay to have new shutters installed, but we would keep the old ones if they can be painted.

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A. The wall was probably built because the onte eeper sloping lawn would just give you a barrier to the street without much function, if you intended to use the front yard for any purpose. The flatter yard keeps the lawn from eroding downhill and is easier to mow. Although treated lumber, the slightly greenish color, can last a long time, it still is subject to soaking with water, regularly getting into the end grain and slowly rotting from being expanded and contracted. Unless the railroad ties are reinforced with vertical steel rods and are “tied back” deeply into the hill, the wall will begin to lean forward and can also collapse over time. My first choice is stacking precast concrete wall block, which comes in many earth tones and is highly effective at solving the problem because the weight of the block holds the wall in place, the natural spacing allows water to flow through, there is no wood or steel to rot and therefore the system lasts much longer. Although it can be done by a homeowner, following the directions of the manufacturer and watching the installation videos, it is heavy manual work. I have done the technical design for hillsides in both materials and go back to see how the work is holding up, sometimes years later. The block holds up much better and does not have the maintenance issues that you will find with wood. Painting the wood traps moisture and leads to the rot you see. Penetrating stain is the much better choice as a wood preservative, but the block system is still the best choice. As for the shutters, they can be painted, but I recommend removing them, thoroughly cleaning them and then sanding the surfaces with a fine grade of sandpaper before spraying them with a spray paint that specifically is made for plastic. I had a set of plastic Adirondack chairs that had been power-washed, which damaged the surfaces. I lightly sanded and sprayed with semi-gloss spray paint to avoid pitting, and the surface is like new again. Good luck!

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he coronavirus crisis has forced us all to rethink how we carry out many of our responsibilities, including here at the Herald. Each election season, we normally invite political candidates to our Garden City office for an hour-long meeting to hear their ideas and views before deciding whom we will endorse. This year, however, we are conducting our interviews by — what else? — Zoom. That’s life — and politics — in the time of a pandemic. Rest assured, though, that we will conduct endorsement interviews with candidates for Congress, State Senate and State Assembly in the coming days and weeks. We will not allow the pandemic to interfere with one of a newspaper’s solemn responsibilities — offering our take on which candidates we believe are best prepared to represent the people. We base our decisions on extensive research and interviews, including an extended interview with representatives of our Editorial Board. The process of interviewing candidates takes weeks. At times an endorsement call is an easy one, while at others we agonize over the decision. We take the process very seriously, considering each candidate’s personal and professional background, commitment to doing good for people and positions on key issues when deciding whom to endorse. Political experience is a plus, but not a requirement to earn our endorsement. Endorsement decisions are made by a

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letters Senate testimony was ‘appalling’ To the Editor: Last Thursday, after being subpoenaed to testify, Long Island real estate agents and brokers appeared before a joint hearing of three State Senate committees and testified that they had not discriminated based on race in their advice to prospective homeowners on the Island, despite undercover video demonstrating the opposite. Real estate brokers testified that they had taken no disciplinary action based on the evidence. As one broker/ supervisor said, “We did not see any violation of fair housing laws, so what would we discipline them for?” In denying discrimination, these real estate professionals disputed the findings of Newsday’s recent investigation of housing discrimination on Long Island, despite undercover videotapes demonstrating that discrimination. And Newsday’s findings were not alone. ERASE Racism previously conducted its own investigation, using the

minimum of three to four Editorial Board representatives, and often considerably more than that. A decision does not require unanimous consent, but rather a simple majority. When there is a dissenting opinion, we often note it in our endorsement. In the past, we have endorsed both Democrats and Republicans. Our enthusiasm for a candidate is based not on our individual political views, but rather on what we collectively believe to be his or her potential to effect positive change while in office. Our endorsements will appear in our Oct. 22 issue. In the meantime, you will find our coverage of the races in the main section of the paper over the coming weeks. We might cover a news conference convened by a candidate on a salient issue or issues. We will publish Q&A’s with candidates, asking them to opine on subjects relevant to our readers. In a Q&A, candidates are asked to respond to each question in a maximum of 250 words. When they exceed that limit, we cut the response from the end down to 250 words. This year, voting will be different. New York now allows early voting, which will begin Oct. 24 and continue through Nov. 1. Voters can cast their ballots at selected sites throughout the county during this period. For a list of early polling places and their hours, go to the Nassau County Board of Elections website, www.nassaucountyny.gov/566/Board-of-Elections.

Also, this year any voter can cast an absentee ballot because of the coronavirus pandemic. Absentee ballots can be requested by filing an electronic application on the county Board of Elections website. You can also call the Board of Elections, at (516) 571-8683, to ask for an application, fax a request to (516) 571-2058, or mail a request to Nassau County Board of Elections, 240 Old Country Road, Fifth Floor, P.O. Box 9002, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. On your application, click or circle “temporary illness or physical disability” as your reason, and cite your concern for potentially contracting the coronavirus while voting. Otherwise, you will be able to cast your ballot at your local polling place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. All elections are consequential, but with a hotly contested presidential race on the ballot, this year’s election is, no doubt, more so than most. The issues that have arisen in the last half-year alone — the Covid-19 crisis and systemic racism, to name just two — are vitally important, and whom we elect to address the issues will matter. If you want your voice to be heard, you need to cast a ballot. A democracy such as ours is not, as they say, a spectator sport. It requires participation. So, in the coming weeks, please pay close attention to the Herald’s coverage of the candidates and then, regardless of how you do so, perform that most American of civic duties and vote.

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he Jewish High Holy Days are an important time for many of our residents, an opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed and plan for the year ahead. One critical word during this most vital part of the year is teshuvah, meaning repentance. Teshuvah tells us that we can change. It tells us that what we’ve been until now need not limit what we can become in the future. It says we can be better tomorrow than we were today, and that, ultimately, nothing is fixed. As we reflect LaUra on a difficult year, CUrran let’s also remember the positive strides we’ve made together as a community. Last year, our region experienced a surge in the number of anti-Semitic crimes, with hate-fueled attacks in Monsey, Jersey City and Brooklyn, as well as racist

graffiti incidents here on Long Island. Nassau County has vowed to stand up to and guard aggressively against the threat posed by hatred, and our communities have answered the call as well. Before the pandemic, I formed Unified Long Island, an Island-wide task force of community stakeholders working together to stand up to hatred and promote unity through education. At the beginning of 2020, we marched as one Long Island, 2,500 strong against anti-Semitism, promoting a mentality that’s defined this trying year: We’re in this together. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, residents have demonstrated extraordinary resilience and solidarity in the most challenging of times. In this new year, I’m confident that we will continue to stay united, and we will continue to protect one another. As county executive, my No. 1 job is

always keeping residents safe. That’s why, last week, I announced that there would be increased and intensified protection efforts by the Nassau County Police Department around synagogues and other areas of concern during the High Holy Days. Although there were no credible threats as the holidays began, safety will always be my first priority. I stood with Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, Health Commissioner Lawrence Eisenstein and leaders of the Jewish community to highlight our continued efforts to keep Nassau safe — including ensuring that Covid-19 precautions continue to be followed. I’ve worked to step up the county’s partnership with faith leaders and all houses of worship to provide security assessments, training and other resources. There are over 680 houses of worship in Nassau County, 209 of which are of the Jewish faith. So

assau County residents have demonstrated resilience and solidarity in the most challenging of times.

LeTTers same gold-standard method of paired testing, with similar results. Our investigation resulted in successful litigation in Nassau and Suffolk counties against property owners and management companies that showed rental apartments to white applicants and not to African-Americans. The denial by agents and brokers of their role in housing discrimination, despite clear evidence to the contrary, is appalling, as is the lack of disciplinary action. It underscores why widespread housing discrimination remains, and why Long Island is one of the 10 most racially segregated metropolitan regions in the nation. The testimony of these subpoenaed individuals during the hearing makes clear the need for New York state to intervene decisively. The three State Senate committees, their chairs and their members should be commended for their diligence and determination in addressing this problem. State leadership is needed, given the failure of the real estate industry to enforce acceptable standards of performance. ELAINE GROSS President, ERASE Racism

Holocaust education is key To the Editor: Following a nationwide survey showing a troubling lack of basic Holocaust knowledge among adults under 40, I am urging passage of a bill that I sponsored — S6648 — that would require instruction on symbols of hate, including the swastika and the

that’s a lot of work being done by our police. The NCPD’s Homeland Security Unit works directly with the community to provide additional training resources, including security surveys and situational awareness. They’ll be out and about this week, and you can call (516) 573-7720 throughout the High Holy Days with any non-urgent questions or concerns. And I encourage residents to call 911 immediately if they see anything urgent or suspicious, so that police can quickly investigate. Nassau County will continue to do everything necessary to ensure that all worshippers are kept safe, no matter what faith they practice. In this new year, we will continue to stand together as one. Let’s continue to wear masks, maintain six feet of distance, wash hands often and, whenever possible, move activities outside. I want to extend warm wishes to all for a healthy, safe and sweet New Year. L’Shana Tovah! Laura Curran is the Nassau County executive.

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noose, for New York students in grades six through 12. The survey, conducted by the Claims Conference, was touted as the first 50-state survey of Holocaust knowledge among millennials and Generation Z. Sixty-three percent of those surveyed did not know that 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, and over half of those thought the death toll was fewer than 2 million. Over 40,000 concentration camps and ghettos were established during World War II, but nearly half of U.S. respondents could not name a single one. Most staggering, the survey revealed that 1 in 10 respondents reported having never heard the word Holocaust before. Statistics like this are shocking, and emphasize a clear gap in education, when we could be using that same tool to tackle the larger problem of rising hate crimes in New York. This is exactly why New York needs to pass my bill requiring that our children be taught the meaning of the swastika and other symbols of hate. By educating students about these symbols, we encourage a dialogue on why hate crimes are on the rise and prevent a repeat of the tragic history of the Holocaust. As the number of hate crimes has skyrocketed across New York state and across the nation, it is crucial that students are educated on how these hateful symbols are used to generate fear in our communities. By teaching our future generations of students why these symbols made a great impact on people in Germany, we would reduce the number of hate crimes committed throughout New York and across our nation. TODD KAMINSKY State senator, 9th District

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Staying safe as we celebrate the High Holy Days

September 24, 2020 — MALVERNE/WEST HEMPSTEAD HERALD

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Some inconvenient facts about energy and the environment

ne of the great U.S. success stories in recent times has been the country’s move to energy independence. Because we now produce more than enough domestic energy to power our homes and businesses, we’re no longer at the mercy of Mideast countries that too often held us hostage for energy supplies. But rather than celebrate this achievement of American initiative and enterprise, carping critics instead decry our energy independence. They complain about oil and alfOnse gas production as contributors to d’amatO global warming. They call for a ban on new hydraulic fracturing, which has produced vast quantities of affordable natural gas. They even press to close nuclear power plants that generate no carbon emissions. The holy grail for these extremists is “alternative energy” sources powered almost exclusively by wind and the sun. Everything else must go. These alarmist views were given widespread credence by Al Gore’s film “An Inconvenient Truth.” They led the U.S. to join a deeply flawed Paris Agreement, an international climate accord. More recently, they formed the basis for the radical Green

New Deal advanced by the far left in Congress. But it’s important to consider some inconvenient facts that environmentalists conveniently overlook: ■ The Paris Agreement established greenhouse gas limits, but gave industrialized giants China and India a pass as “developing countries,” imposing stricter limits on the U.S. and other Western countries. It would be one thing if the U.S. and these other competitors were on an equal footing, but that’s not what the climate accord did. It put the U.S. economy at a severe competitive disadvantage.

plants and replacing them almost exclusively with “renewable” energy sources, particularly out-of-state hydropower, wind and solar. Problems arose when hydropower dried up, as other states kept water for their own residents and businesses. The situation was exacerbated by an overdependence on intermittent wind and solar power generation that proved insufficient to meet high demand this summer. The result has been rolling brownouts in California, like third-world countries regularly experience.

enewable energy alone is not a reliable source without extensive backup.

■ Even though the U.S. withdrew from the agreement, the U.S. is greener than many other industrialized countries and has exceeded the accord’s CO2 reduction targets. This has been achieved by moving significant amounts of electrical generation from coal- to gas-fired power plants, which emit much less greenhouse gases than coal. Fracking, and the cheaper gas it produces in the U.S., have actually helped the environment. ■ Renewable energy alone is not a reliable energy source without significant backup. California’s energy and environmental missteps are a cautionary tale. In that state, environmental extremists succeeded in closing down nuclear and gas-fired power

The Green New Deal would take much of California’s clumsy and counterproductive energy policies national. If you like California’s brownouts, you’ll love the Green New Deal. ■ American enviros ignore or minimize the experience of other countries in reducing carbon emissions. In France, 75 percent of electricity is generated by carbon-free nuclear power plants. In the U.S., nuclear plants currently generate about 20 percent of our electrical power. When these plants are closed, the difference is often being made up by gas-fired plants, which, while cleaner than coal, still emit more CO2 than nuclear generation. In upstate New York, nuclear plants are major clean-energy generators, and have wisely

been supported by the state government. Green countries in Europe, like Denmark, are clear-eyed about environmental choices. In Copenhagen, a recently built large waste-to-energy facility generates a major portion of the city’s electricity and reduces the need for landfills, where CO2 is buried but not eliminated. In Norway, which operates major oil drilling rigs in the North Sea, the profits from oil production are used to help subsidize electric car sales. We can learn from that. Right here in the U.S., for instance, Texas is both a major oil and gas producer and a major wind and solar energy generator. Energy and environmental trade-offs aren’t evil; they’re a necessary part of balancing the cleanest energy options against other equally important considerations like energy reliability and economic progress. Rather than a radical Green New Deal that would hurt America, how about a “Green Fair Deal” that makes the difficult but correct choices on energy, the environment and the economy? Natural gas, nuclear energy, waste-to-energy facilities — like one right here in Hempstead — should all be options. Renewables such as wind and solar power can be part of the energy mix, but not all of it. That may be an inconvenient fact, but it’s the truth. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Irony abounds in the time of Trump

e are living in a Greek tragedy, rich in ironic twists. Donald Trump, who ran for office on the promise of “draining the swamp,” has created an administration populated by swamp critters dedicated to self-interest and self-aggrandizement. The alleged corruption and incompetence are epic. Another irony: The president is feeble where he should be fierce (fighting Covid-19), and Randi aggressive where kReiss he should be restrained (interfering with the Justice Department, the FBI and the CDC). It is ironic, too, that Trump decries the agonies of widespread social protest, raging fires and other tragic facts of life today in America, seemingly ignorant of the fact that this is his America, his shot, his chance to make America great again. When I listened to journalist Bob Woodward’s tapes of Trump, I realized that we

are pinned to a sharply ironic moment in American history. We have a president who agreed to taped interviews — 18 times — admitted to hiding the devastating truth of the oncoming pandemic from the public and doesn’t seem to understand at all why that is not OK. He didn’t have to do the interview; he didn’t have to reveal himself as a dunce. The implications of Trump’s words are clear to us but unknown to him. There is a deep, sucking void where his self-awareness should be. In Woodward’s book, Trump talks about his kinship with notorious autocrats like Kim Jong-un, the irony being that the president might have saved tens of thousands of American lives if he had channeled just a few strong enforcement tactics like mandating mask wearing and contact tracing. But Trump’s authoritarianism leans more toward sending in troops to break up protests so he can pose with a Bible in front of a church. He prefers bullying the undocumented, the unarmed and those who disagree with his edicts. He prefers the part of autocracy that serves

and elevates the egotistic needs of a Great Leader. As I write, Trump is attacking his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, saying he is confused, misspeaks and bungles facts. Biden often misses a beat in his rhetoric, but what he says is reliable. Trump lies and contradicts himself every day, offering up proof of how unfit he is for public office. The irony, again, is that he projects onto others the failings that dog him personally. You can’t make it up, and you don’t have to. Today he said that if Biden became president, his handlers would put him in a home where he would watch TV all day. Last week Trump gave a news conference in which he gratuitously mentioned that he had watched TV for a good part of the day before, ticking off all his Fox News friends, hour by hour. While the West is burning, while Hurricane Sally was flooding the Gulf Coast, while Covid-19 is infecting tens of thousands of people every week in the U.S., he was watching TV, or tweeting out his uniquely uninformed and ignorant view of the world,

e admits to hiding the truth of the pandemic, and doesn’t get why that’s not OK.

such as his unhelpful idea that masks can be harmful to people. Who expected to be caught on stage in a Greek tragedy? Look at all the dead bodies strewn about as the curtain falls. Trump’s reign has been monstrous and deadly for America. He can call Joe Biden names, but the taunts are empty. He points to Biden’s age and says he’s weak. Ironically, Biden’s life is a definition of moral strength and emotional courage. His life is a rebuke of Trump, the man. Biden suffered an unthinkable loss when his wife and infant daughter died in a car accident just after he was elected to the Senate 48 years ago. He raised his boys and served his country. One of those boys died while Biden was vice president in the Obama administration. Joe Biden has been tested and tempered by grief. He has the gathered wisdom of a man in his eighth decade. He is tough and resilient and knows his way around the power brokers of the world. Trump is a hollow man, a fake tough guy. When we needed leadership, he punted. When we needed an iron man to fight Covid-19, we got irony and an inept poser. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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