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Village plans holiday fun Bowling, gala, movie, tree lighting mark a season of festivities tennial event, with Malverne celebrating its 100th year as an incorporated village this year. The Malverne village calenOn Dec. 4, families can enjoy dar will be undisturbed by “The Adams Family Part II” for Covid-19 this month, allowing free at 10:30 a.m. at the Malverne residents to enjoy local holiday Cinema, courtesy of the Malfestivities such as verne Chamber of the Dec. 3 Historical C o m m e rc e. T h i s & Preservation Sociyear is special, said ety’s holiday gala, theater owner Henry the Dec. 4 free MalStampfel, who is also ver ne Cinema chamber member, movie, Bowling with because people have Santa and village been avoiding the tree lighting on the movies because of same day, and the the pandemic. Dec. 5 Holiday Light “Hopefully they’ll Tour and Scavenger come out and enjoy Hunt. a film and start to On Dec. 3 from 7 come back to the to 11 p.m., the histormovies,” Stampfel ical society will host said. “That’s what its annual holiday we’re hoping for.” gala at St. Mary’s A movie is an Knights of Columannual chamberbus in Lynbrook, sponsored event, where there will be KATHI MONROE and has taken place cocktails, a buffet President, for roughly the past dinner, an open bar, Malverne Chamber 20 years on the day a DJ and dancing. of the village tree of Commerce There will be nearly lighting ceremony. 20 handmade basket “The Christmas raffles with goodies, from Coach movie for the children of our bags to liquor, said Philip Ballin, community is one of the many the historical society president. traditions that give our village “It’s very festive,” he noted. The gala will double as a cenCONTINUED ON PAGE 13
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LOU MINUTOLI, EX-CHIEF of the West Hempstead Fire Department, left, with John Doherty, the president of the Fire Company, and Ron Magarie, of the Board of Fire Commissioners.
Former West Hempstead fire chief honored for service By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com
Lou Minutoli, a former chief of the West Hempstead Fire Department, recently received an award at the department’s annual installation of officers honoring Minutoli’s 50 years of public service. Minutoli, who is set to turn 70 in January, grew up in West Hempstead. He joined the West Hempstead fire de par tment in 1971 and became chief in 1988. “It was
enjoyable,” he said. “I enjoyed giving time to the community.” He is also a retired member of the New York City Fire Department, having served between 1982 and 2002. “Most guys in the fire department now, their parents and their kids weren’t even born yet,” Minutoli said of the era when he was chief.“Time goes by quickly,” he added. Today, the former chief still visits the fire house, but he lamented that he is not as active as he once was. Minutoli said the fire
department is always looking for new members and that he hopes to see community members in West Hempstead join the fire department. He has been an instructor with the Nassau County Fire Academy’s Public Education Division since 1995 and is a retired member of the FDNY. His wife, Eileen, as well as his three children, Micheal, Brian and Elizabeth, and his six grandchildren, were present when Minutoli was honored.
he Christmas movie for the children of our community is one of the many traditions that give our village that small-town quality.
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HERALD NEIGHBORS West Hempstead High School senior honored West Hempstead High School senior band student Asha Brown was honored at ERASE Racism’s 20th Anniversary Celebration and Benefit at the Garden City Hotel on Nov. 17. Brown, who wrote an essay on her experience as a young Black woman in America, was one of four high school students who earned a $500 prize. “Today, I know that before anything, I am Black,” Brown wrote in her essay. “I know that the history and culture that I carry is powerful and eternal.” Based in Syosset, ERASE Racism is a nonprofit, regional organization that leads public policy advocacy campaigns and related initiatives to promote racial equity in areas such as housing, public school education and community development. Photos courtesy of the West Hempstead Union Free School District; compiled by Jordan Vallone
WEST HEMPSTEAD HIGH School senior band student Asha Brown, center, was honored at ERASE Racism’s 20th Anniversary Celebration and Benefit at the Garden City Hotel on Nov. 17. She was joined by ERASE Racism President Elaine Gross, left, and Co-Chairwoman Dr. Joan K. Lange.
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DR. NICHELLE RIVERS, the district’s director of fine, performing & culinary arts, left, joined Asha Brown at the gala.
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Malverne resident Sophia Sommers, a senior at Sacred Heart Academy high school in Hempstead, starred as the Sugar Plum Fairy, the lead role in the school’s dance production of ‘The Nutcracker, which ran from Nov. 19 to Nov. 21. When Sommers found out she earned the lead role in early September, she had realized an almost lifelong dream. “It was literally like a dream when I finally found out I got the role,” Sommers said. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I finally have the opportunity to have my experience,’” she added, alluding to the fact that she is the latest member of the Sommers family to perform in the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Sommers’ older sisters, Amanda in 2013 and Lauren in 2018, performed in the same role in the school’s ballet and point production. “I remember being a little girl watching with my parents and being like, ‘I want to be just like them, they’re my role models,’” Sommers said, recalling memories of her sisters’ performances. Both Amanda and Lauren helped her SOMMERS LEARNED IN September that she prepare for her performance this year, earned the lead role in ‘The Nutcracker,’ the she said, as they showed her videos to Sugar Plum Fairy. help prepare her choreography. “They around her better,” Frank and Diane Somwere by my side a lot,” Sommers said of her older sisters, adding that they both mers, Sophia’s parents, in a statement. “We are very proud of our three attended the shows over Thanksgiving weekend. “I’m very grateful for them,” daughters Amanda, Lauren and Sophia… Through hard work and dedication to the she added. But intense commitment was a prereq- art of dance, they have all performed at a uisite for Sommers before she rounded very high level which has certainly been a out the trio of Sommers’ performances cause for celebration In our family. We’ve enjoyed watching their happiness over this Thanksgiving weekend. Since September, she attended practice the years as they have achieved their every night until 8 p.m., taking only one goals and dreams,” the trio’s parents conhour off for dinner breaks. Additionally, cluded. The concurrence of the production as the student president of the Sacred Heart Academy Dance Theatre, Sommers and the pandemic made performing the worked on costumes, lights, and stage lead role even more difficult, Sommers work for the production. She also needed said, since she now had to dance without to organize the program for the produc- a partner and without anyone else on stage -- something that her sisters were tion and acquire backdrops and props. As challenging as this was, Sommers able to do. Sommers added that dancing had been preparing for this moment her while wearing a mask (a precaution in place amid the pandemic) was challengentire life. Having started dancing at age 3, she ing as well. “I’m really determined, because a lot actually played a role in the performances of ‘The Nutcracker’ that starred her sis- of times, especially with Covid, it was ters (as a “party girl” in 2013, then as an very different from when my sisters were in school,” Sommers said, noting that angel in 2018). “It’s crazy… if you’re determined, it’s Amanda and Lauren were able to use crazy how far you can get in life if you their own costumes and had cavaliers, or stick to something,” Sommers said of her male partners, which she did not. But Sommers was unphased; she did long journey to the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy. “My experience with dance is not let anything keep her from having her really great because having a lot of shows unique moment. “I didn’t let those setin the past has allowed me to handle this backs bring me down,” she said. “There’s been a lot of obstacles, you show very well,” she said, explaining that her experience with dance aided her in may not think you’re good enough at a ordering the dances and choreography for particular step, or you may think you look bad or that you messed up on a specific ‘The Nutcracker.’ “Sophia’s leadership characteristics dance… but if you just keep practicing it and talents have been her greatest and don’t give up you will get so much betstrengths that we are most proud of. ter at it and it will look better eventually, Sophia has the ability to take a vision and you just can’t give up,” Sommers said. turn it into real results making all those “Dancing has taught me to never give up.”
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THE SACRED HEART senior said that dancing has taught her to never give up. AMANDA AND LAUREN Sommers, Sophia’s older sisters, danced in the same role in the school’s 2013 and 2018 productions.
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Sophia Sommers joins her sisters by taking on lead role of ‘The Nutcracker’ at SHA
Annual Ragamuffin Parade held in W.H. By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com
The annual Ragamuffin Parade in West Hempstead was held recently at Garden City South Park in West Hempstead. H e m p s t e a d Tow n Supervisor Don Clavin and Councilman Tom Muscarella attended the event. “Events such as the Ragamuffin Parade and the Community Christmas Tree Lighting brings our community together,” said Marge Kelly, the president of the Community League of Garden City South, in a Facebook post on Nov. 11.
THE ANNUAL PARADE was held on Oct. 16.
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The West Hempstead ENL Department hosted its annual Thanksgiving feast on Nov. 24, when middle and high school students joined together in the high school gymnasium. The festive luncheon serves as an opportunity for ENL students to experience the traditions of a holiday in the U.S. “It’s just a nice way for everybody to hang out, share our traditions and spend some time with each other,” said Dr. Katie DiGregorio, director of ENL and instructional technology. ENL staff members worked to prepare traditional Thanksgiving dishes such as turkey, stuffing, potatoes and pies. Staff members also served the food while students enjoyed conversation and interactions. Photos courtesy of the West Hempstead Union Free School District; Compiled by Jordan Vallone
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STAFF MEMBERS SERVED traditional Thanksgiving dishes to students during the West Hempstead ENL Department’s annual Thanksgiving feast on Nov. 24.
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Outdoor Stories and Songs for Babies and Toddlers with Miss Victoria
Spanish Conversation
Join West Hempstead Public Library and Miss Victoria between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. for outdoor stories and songs. Please bring a towel or blanket. Space is limited and the program is weather-permitting. Registration begins one week prior to the program at 9 a.m. If the class is full, please add your child to the waitlist. If we have enough children, another class will be added following the first. This event will take place outside the library.
Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Pia Ramirez between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. for a virtual class to practice your Spanish and read along with a bilingual book via Zoom. This class is appropriate for teens who want to practice their Spanish. Contact Pia Ramirez at (516) 4816591 X 11 or via email canaria@whplibrary.org for more information.
Starting a Business Join the West Hempstead Public Library between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. for a discussion on this business topic: Can a Franchise be a Better Alternative than a StartUp? (This class was originally set for October 25.) Register online at the library’s website, www.whplibrary.org.
Kids Holiday Scavenger Hunt Join the Malverne Public Library in a kids holiday scavenger hunt during the month of December to search for hidden pictures and win a small prize.
Tuesday, Dec. 7 Virtual Simply Stronger Join the West Hempstead Public Library between 9:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. for another installment of her virtual exercise and strength training class via Zoom. Registration is required. The class is held weekly and gives you access to Marilyn’s recorded videos 24/7 for 13 sessions from October to December and costs $30. Your registration will not be approved until payment is received. Once your payment is received, you will be sent a link to join the class. Please make your check payable to WHPL and mail to West Hempstead Public Library. Register online at the library’s website, www.whplibrary. org.
Virtual Yoga Joe the West Hempstead Public Library and Joe Cilmi between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. for a virtual class featuring yoga poses and breathing techniques. This class is weekly and gives you 24/7
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Search for the holidays at the Malverne library The Malverne Public Library is holding a holiday scavenger hunt for kids during the month of December. Kids can search for hidden pictures and win a small prize during the whole month of December.
access to Joe’s recorded videos sessions (12 sessions). No class is scheduled for Nov. 24. Access to the courses costs $30. Please note: Your registration will NOT be approved until payment is received. Once your payment is received, you will be sent a link to join the class. Please make your check payable to WHPL and mail to West Hempstead Public Library Attn: Programs, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead, NY 11552. Include on the check: Your name, address, phone number and the name of the class. Register online at the library’s website,
Virtual Conversation Circle Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Sandy Hindren for a virtual conversation circle between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Chat with friends and neighbors as those who attend pose questions or topics and give everyone a chance to respond. Attendees learn from each other, share experiences and wisdom, and clarify goals and values. The conversations
aim to foster deeper knowledge and understanding as we talk about money, improving society, medical issues, any concerns of the day, and all topics that arise. Have a topic you’d like to discuss? Join the conversation and share it with the group. Registrants will receive a copy of Sandy’s book, “7 Keys to Love.” Registration is required with an email address. A class link will be emailed to participants. Register online at the library’s website, www.whplibrary.org.
Virtual Tai Chi Join West Hempstead Public Library and Eddie Hug between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. for a virtual tai chi class. Registration is required. This class is weekly and gives you 24/7 access to Eddie’s recorded video sessions (12 sessions). Access to the courses costs $30. Please note: Your registration will not be approved until payment is received. Once your payment is received, you will be sent a link to join the class. Please make your check pay-
able to WHPL and mail to West Hempstead Public Library Attn: Programs, 500 Hempstead Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552. Include on the check: Your name, address, phone number and the name of the class. Register online at the library’s website, www.whplibrary.org.
Wednesday, Dec. 8 Tot time Join the Malverne Public Library on between 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. for tot time, an early literacy storytime program featuring songs, rhymes and stories for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Spots are limited to accommodate social distancing and masks must be worn for all indoor programs. Registration is required, and you must register for the two-week session. Register online at the library’s website, www.malvernelibrary.org.
Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Piedad Ramirezbetween 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. for a virtual introductory class on meditation. Contact Piedad Ramirez at (516) 481-6591 X 11 or via email at canaria@whplibrary.org to learn more about the class.
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Malverne is located on what was once the tribal territory of the Rockaway native peoples. The Malverne Community Theater held a viewing of its first movie on Nov. 29. West Hempstead’s annual Ragamuffin Parade was held at Garden City South Park on Oct. 16. The first ever W.H. school district budget was $5,568 annually. Malverne’s first white settlers began to arrive in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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that small-town quality,” said Kathi Monroe, Malverne Chamber of Commerce president. Bowling with Santa will follow at San-Dee Lanes of Malverne, with one session at noon and the other at 2 p.m. After bowling, the village tree lighting and blessing of the crèche at the village fountain will start at 5 p.m. There will be a block party with live entertainment along Hempstead Avenue and Church Street. S a n t a w i l l m a ke another appearance with his elves, parading from Francis Street. HENRY M a l ve r n e re s i STAMPFEL dents have volunOwner, teered to decorate their homes for the Malverne Cinema Holiday Light Tour and Scavenger Hunt on Dec. 5. From 5 to 7 p.m., children can receive special prizes and enjoy the light tour around the village. Single entry gala tickets are $50, bowling tickets are $13 per child, and Light Tour tickets are $10 per child. More holiday event information and ticket purchases can be found at www.malvernevillage.org.
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FORMER VILLAGE CLERK Terry Emmel joined Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett at the most recent tree-lighting ceremony in 2019. The festivities were put on hold in 2020, but they return this year.
What happens to storybook romance? The bride was glowing; the groom was beaming. With stars in her eyes, she described her husband as a special person who “is wonderful, caring, sensitive and makes me feel so good about myself.” He, in turn, passionately described his wife as a remarkable woman who “is loving, bright, beautiful and my best friend.” We guests were witnessing couple heaven, feeling the love that they each felt for each other. How enchanting! But then just 30 minutes later, a crass woman on the reception line muttered, “Just wait. She’ll wise up and see. Marriage is for the man’s benefit; women get the raw end of the deal.” Her mate took the bait. “What do you mean for the man’s benefit? Women suck men dry. Marriage is a woman’s game; soon enough he’ll turn into a spineless guy doing whatever she wants.” Everyone close by rolled their eyes, wishing this couple would just shut up. They were spoiling the moment. Romantic weddings, after all, appeal to the deepest instinct in all of us who want to believe in wondrous fairy tale love. Such love is nature’s anesthesia. Lovers fully focused on their passion, their devotion to one other with nary a thought of trials and tribulations yet to come. But now this crass couple had smashed the moment! How dare they? Still, many knew what they were talking
about. Romantic love changes – damn it! The anesthesia wears off. As change begins, starry-eyed lovers refuse to acknowledge it. Yet, despite their better selves, they get annoyed about actions they previously glossed over. Still, they minimize the differences, apologizing for their judgments. “He’s tired” – “she’s upset.” Problems are inevitable, but so what, they tell themselves. No relationship is perfect! As time elapses, however, romantic love recedes further from day-to-day interactions. Awakening from the anesthesia, each one feels a change. Perhaps it’s disappointment or hurt or anger. She may start thinkinda ing of him as selfish or egocentric. He may start viewing her as controlling or never satisfied. Instead of gazing into each other’s eyes, they sit in silence gazing at other couples in the restaurant. Over time, nagging differences may blossom into full-blown annoyances. He wants to watch the games on the weekend; she wants to spend “quality time” going out. He wants to stay up late; she needs to get to bed early. He orders from a menu without regard to cholesterol or
cost; she focuses on diet and dollars. Sound familiar? If romantic love has faded from your relationship, don’t panic! You’ve entered another stage of love. Not all is lost. Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to see if you can love this imperfect person for who he or she really is. Don’t feel betrayed. Don’t dw e l l o n t h e t h o u g h t “you’ re not the person I believed you were.” Yes, you’re right. He’s not. She’s not. Remember, you were under nature’s anesthesia. You wanted to believe the two of you were the perfect couple in a romance novel, not a case study in a selfhelp book. Bummer! apadin Yes, relationship building isn’t easy. Still, you must do everything in your power to avoid being that crass couple at the wedding. No, you can’t magically wish away your relationship difficulties. They were destined to happen. They’re growth seeking to breathe. So, take a deep breath. Expand your thinking, shrink your judgments, nurture your roots. And don’t worry about endings. Fairy tale endings belong only in fairy tales. The rest of us go on living
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THE SISTERHOOD AT B’Nai Shalom-Beth David hosted Comedy Night on Nov. 8.
Comedy Night brings the laughs The Sisterhood at B’Nai Shalom-Beth David kicked off its year of programming with a Comedy Night on Nov. 8. More than 60 people, including members, their friends and family members, gathered in the Knesset Room for the first time in more than a year to share an evening of laughs. Linda Schwartz, who serves as the co-president of the Sisterhood alongside Alyce Goostein, welecomed everyone and told them to “take themselves off mute,” so “we can laugh together.” Six comics then hit the stage, including Valerie Libasci, Karin Margaret,
Linda DeSantis, Bruce Lipsky, Donna Moran and headliner Ellen Orchid, who each provided their comical insights into marriage, dating, getting older and other vagaries of life. The Sisterhood’s Tracey B. Simon kept the party going between performers with her brand of humor, and Rabbi David Lerner also got into the act, closing the evening with a joke. “Sisterhood’s comedy night was truly a team effort with many people participating, whether behind the scenes or at the event,” Schwartz said. “We missed those of you who couldn’t attend.” Schwartz thanked Simon for serving
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ARCHITECTURAL & SITE PLAN REVIEW BOARD HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL & SITE PLAN REVIEW of the Inc. Village of Malverne will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at the Malverne Village Hall, 99 Church Street, Malverne, New York 11565 on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 7:30 pm to hear the following cases: Michael & Elena Grant 151 Linmouth Road: Residential “B” District Building Permit Application No. 2021-0908 Proposes to construct a 6.0 ft. x 23.3 ft. left side one story addition over slab on grade to expand garage; 15.5 ft. x 10.0 ft. rear covered wood deck; 15.0 ft. x 10.0 ft. one story addition over crawl space for new mud room and pantry; 20.0 ft. x 10.0
ft. front covered porch; and 21.6 ft. x 23.4 ft. second story addition for new master bedroom ensuite. All interested parties should appear at the above time and place. BY ORDER OF THE MALVERNE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INC. VILLAGE OF MALVERNE Averil Smith, Village Clerk November 23, 2021 128646 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza,
One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 12/8/21 at 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 721/21. WEST HEMPSTEAD - Aldad & Sons Realty Inc., Install & replace double-faced, illuminated sign attached to existing detached pylon structure; 537.81 sq. ft. per face & overall size 1075.62 sq. ft., overall height 59’6”; setback less than 2’ from property line on Hempstead Tpke., N/W cor. Hempstead Tpke. & Cherry Valley Ave. (Rd.), a/k/a 490-520 Hempstead Tpke. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.
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as master of ceremonies and managing the talent, and for helping her and Ira Salwen organize the event. She also thanked Maxine Geller for coming up with the idea of the event, Caryn Morgenbesser and Karen Skolnick for decorating, Nancy Hochhauser for making check-in sheets and a membership list, the crew of Elisa Skolnick, Sandy Friedman (also our expert treasurer), Cece Friedman, Bonnie Friedman, Florence Lubitz, and Lisa Mack for serving as check-in greeters and organizing raffles, Jill Kaplan for arranging the Judaica sale and Alica Purus, Joan Sidney, Sharon Fiend and Judy Greenberg for working at the table. Courtesy Sisterhood at B’Nai ShalomBeth David; compiled by Mike Smollins
SISTERHOOD CO-PRESIDENT LINDA Schwartz thanked everyone who made the event possible. DONNA MORAN WAS one of the comics.
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A. It starts with misunderstanding what is enforceable and who enforces. Plans are prepared well ahead of getting permit review, and long before contractors estimate or make a contract with the owner. Plans get more scrutiny than ever before, partially due to the expectation that, because most are prepared by computer, tons more information can onte eeper magically be cut and pasted or that, somehow, 3-D views automatically appear, which is false. Planning also gets more scrutiny because many people have no intention of applying for permits, avoiding expense and time. So building officials seem ready to look for more information to cover issues that might apply to the proposed work. For example, a survey showed a winding border “brick retaining wall” at a property edge, prompting hours of calls, pictures, letters and proof to show the flower bed edging was loosely laid bricks so weeds wouldn’t grow from the lawn to the flower bed. After planning finally gets beyond the “prove it” phase, a permit may be issued and the contractor takes over. At the construction stage, plans have a slight chance of being followed to the letter, but quite often, builders do whatever they choose. Once in a while there’s the pleasant surprise of a conscientious individual who communicates before just altering the job to something not intended. Where this leads is that most consumers believe, falsely, that builders probably know the laws and the necessary engineering, and the outcome will be seamless. Unfortunately, because nobody on a residential project holds the builders responsible for taking liberties with the plans, the permits, the law or critical engineering problems, they’re free to create significant problems for the owner. The dilemma is further reinforced by officials who don’t hold the builder responsible, so instead, they deflect the responsibility to the “design professional,” mainly because they can, not because the architect or engineer is involved in poor decisions that led to the problems. I’ve seen the wrong beams installed, missing reinforcing, the building placed in the wrong spot, wrong roof angles creating building height violations that rerouted the project back through a nine-month zoning board revisit, windows substituted that no longer meet the emergency-escape requirements, using particle board instead of structural plywood — the list goes on and on. How anyone can ask for a letter to cover the mess and just make it go away by expecting the architect or engineer to just write a letter is ridiculous, but asked for all the time. You think you’re being protected by officials, but are you really? Good luck!
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he towns, cities and villages of Long Island have their own recorded and unrecorded histories. Their stories are told by local historians, librarians and historical societies. In many cases, lacking those resources, the history of those communities disappears year by year with the passing of the people who were blessed with those long-term memories. Long Beach, one of South Shore residents’ most popular coastal escapes, is one of those placJERRY es whose colorful history has filled KREMER numerous books, and is lucky enough to have residents who make it their mission to keep its history enshrined in books and fading photographs. One of the keepers of Long Beach history, Paul Jackson, died recently, leaving behind a number of hard-to-find books and other cherished notes that will fade in time. Jackson was a prolific writer, and published a number of books that gained the attention of history critics across the country. His first, “Our Town, Our Time: Long Beach, L.I. in the 1930s and WWII,”
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was a nostalgic look at the seaside city, with recollections of the schools, stores, movie theaters, the boardwalk and hotels. Orphan’s Day, the big bank robbery of 1939 and the murder of the mayor by a cop were its highlights. Jackson chronicled the experiences of 250 returning GI’s and wrote about the 30 Long Beach men who were killed in the war. His second book “Scoundrels by the Sea: The Sullied Past of Long Beach Politicians, Swindlers, Bootleggers — and Worse,” wasn’t published until 2013, long after Jackson left his chosen profession. In that book he took on dozens of deceased politicians, such as District Attorney William Cahn, State Assembly Speaker Joe Carlino, Democratic Leader Phil Kohut and Tammany Hall Leader Jimmy Hines, and described at length the lesser-known events and personalities that made Long Beach unique, compared with its many neighboring communities. While not a colorful celebrity, Jackson’ primary job was as editor and publisher of the weekly Long Beach Independent, which dated back to the late 1930s but ceased publishing in 1976. I got to know him when I was 12 years old, and had the temerity to walk into the paper’s office on
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Park Place and offer my services as a writer. I didn’t ask for money, but just the opportunity to write for free, which had become a childhood passion. Jackson was impressed with my nerve, and I was assigned to read the dozens of press releases that came in each week and try to boil each one down to a simple paragraph. In my early days at the Independent, I didn’t understand much about Long Beach politics, but I learned in a short time that it was brutal. There was no real Republican Party, but the city boasted the presence of the Assembly speaker, Carlino. The two factions were the group headed by the Democratic Party leader, Kohut, and his adversary, former Mayor Theodore Ornstein. Working for a weekly newspaper while at the same time trying to launch my own political career was a great challenge. Jackson didn’t believe in political correctness, and one by one, he challenged the people in power with blistering commentary. During those tumultuous years, I tried to walk a straight line between the factions, but sooner or later I would be forced to choose a side to survive. In those years, the most valuable asset that any weekly could have was the des-
met him when I was 12, and offered my services as a writer for the Independent.
ignation as the city’s official newspaper. That meant that all of the city’s legal notices were published in that paper. Survival depended on whether the political bosses favored your paper over its local rival. Eventually Jackson’s political commentary got under Kohut’s skin, and the Independent lost that coveted designation. Jackson’s career as an editor and publisher lasted only a few years, and without that valuable patronage, the Independent ceased publication. I continued to work part-time for weekly papers until I graduated from law school, worked as a city prosecutor and was elected to the Assembly. I had a brief encounter with Jackson when my book “Winning Albany” was published. Jackson was upset with my friendly relationship with “Boss Kohut.” The people who work hard to preserve Long Beach history owe a special debt of gratitude to Jackson for his dedicated work in chronicling so many key moments of local history. A side note: “Scoundrels by the Sea” lists for $122 on Amazon. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
How did you get through? In 50 words or less.
ell me your story. If you’re reading this, you are living through a deadly pandemic that has killed more than five million people worldwide. So far. If you’re reading this, you are just coming off Thanksgiving and zooming toward peak holiday season. Expectations for joy abound, lights dazzle and music bombards us with its slightly out-ofsync cheer. Some of us gather strength and purpose from the festive spirit. Some of us feel that the RANDI gifting and shopKREISS ping, and the stuffing of turkeys and ourselves, are just too much. Post-vaccine, we are resuming life, but not exactly. We are moving toward normal but watching the new variant coming from South Africa. Flights are canceled again. Holiday parties are on again, off again, depending on where you live and what the rules are. The one absolute commonality we share: We are alive in this moment, during the worst epidemic of our genera-
tion. Each of us has a story to tell, and I would like to offer this space for you to share yours. Some years ago, my son-in-law, Josh, said he wanted to interview my parents for StoryCorps.org, an online website where anyone can post a story about themselves. Once posted, it lives on in perpetuity. More recently, Storyworth has taken off. Another venue, it sends the person of your choice weekly questions and, at the end of a year, compiles the answers into a book, which becomes a keepsake of their thoughts or history or memories. Moth Radio features first-person human-interest stories. We have been telling one another stories ever since men and women were able to scrawl drawings on caves. We share common memories, but we see those bygone events through varying prisms. The truth of any one person’s stories is always on a sliding scale. When Josh called me and asked if it was OK for him to record my parents and post their stories to StoryCorps. org, it was the worst possible time. My folks were 97 and 92 years old. They
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lived in south Florida. Josh lived in California, way north of San Francisco and far away from any reasonable international airport. He said he had only two days he could travel to my folks’, including flying time. I told Josh it wasn’t a good time. I knew it wasn’t a good time. I suggested we leave it to my mother. She said yes. Josh flew on a Thursday, arriving at their house at 1 a.m. on Friday. That day he interviewed each of my parents for four to five hours, on and off, between their meals and physical therapy sessions and looking for my dad’s cane, hat, shoes, eating glasses, reading glasses and walking glasses. Josh was on the ground in Florida for about 24 hours. The stories are now part of StoryCorps history, and they’re even more precious now. Dad died in 2017. Mom died two years later. We all want to be known, to say in words that we have walked the earth and lived and loved. In this pandemic, we want to get out of our own heads, where we’ve been living alone for so long, and tell the world how we’re getting through. How has our work
he need to tell stories is etched into our souls. Why not try it in this space?
changed? What happened in school and out of school? What was it like to care for young children day after day and month after month with little relief aside from outdoor gatherings? As a longtime married woman, I feel like the subject of an experiment on human behavior. The question: How do isolation and stress affect marriage? In March 2020, most of us thought the virus might knock us off our routines for a few weeks. Now I have a 50-page folder of Covid Cuisine, quick meals for when we want to eat but I don’t want to cook. The need to tell stories is etched into our souls, part of our DNA. Why not try it in this space? Please, tell me your pandemic story in 50 words or fewer, and I’ll use my column to post the most compelling ones. You can be anonymous if you wish. We did this before, in less dramatic times, and it was enlightening. So, take a few minutes and put together a few words. Send them to the email below. I’ve been telling you my story every week since the pandemic fractured our sense of well-being. I want to know yours. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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n recent months, we have seen a growing number of parents crowding school board meetings across Long Island, protesting the state mandate requiring students to mask up in schools. In public spaces, from the mall to your local coffee shop and grocery store, many people no longer wear masks, believing they aren’t necessary anymore. Last week, we were hit by a harsh dose of reality: Seemingly out of nowhere, a new strain of the coronavirus, which scientists called the Omicron variant, reared its ugly head, first in South Africa and then Israel, several Western European countries, Hong Kong and Australia. Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, said over the weekend that the strain had not yet been detected in the U.S., but it could very well be here.
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South Africa discovered the strain first because health officials there were investigating why the country went from 200 coronavirus cases a day only recently to some 2,465 cases on Nov. 25, according to the Associate Press. What does this tell us? One, we must not think we have vanquished the coronavirus. It is still lurking worldwide, and anywhere and any time an infectious strain of the virus arises, there is the potential for it to spread to us here, on Long Island. So we must continue masking and social-distancing protocols to limit its transmission. This new strain is potentially more insidious than the Delta variant, which has ravaged the world, because the vaccines may be less effective in providing immunity against it. Scientists are study-
This holiday season for sure, shop locally
ach year, we encourage our readers to shop locally, in your community’s downtown, during the holidays. With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, we’re doubling down on that advice. We know Covid-19 spreads among dense populations. That only makes sense. It’s an airborne disease, so when people are tightly packed into small or confined spaces, there’s a greater chance that the virus will be transmitted from one person to the next. Shopping in your downtown, with its smaller stores, where customer density can be better controlled than at the malls and superstores, would thus seem like a
smart move, particularly now, with the rise around the world of the Omicron variant, against which the vaccines may be less effective. Beyond that, shopping locally is just good for your community. Keeping local shops and eateries in business supports the tax base, and bolsters homeowners’ property values. By contrast, downtowns full of boarded-up shops lead to rising property taxes for homeowners and plummeting house values. That is, shopping locally is in your self-interest. Moreover, it is a way to give back to the people who give so much to their communities. Local shop and restaurant
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ing whether that is the case, and it could be weeks before we know the answer for sure. You should be vaccinated just in case — and to fight the many other Covid-19 variants. And we should vaccinate ourselves ASAP. That includes teenagers and children. New strains of the virus emerge in the unvaccinated population. It’s there where the virus can continue to spread, and any time it is transmitted from one person to the next, it has the potential to mutate. Mutation — the ability of the virus to re-engineer itself — is its survival mechanism. If it does not spread, it cannot continue to mutate. We are in the battle of our lives here. Like it or not, we must remember that this holiday season.
LETTERS Jan. 6 was ‘just a protest’ To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “Recalling two failed coups that will live in infamy” (Nov. 25-Dec. 1): I agree that what happened in 1991 in the Soviet Union was important, and should be memorialized, as it was in the 2015 documentary “The Event.” I wish I had seen it. But I recall a hapless Boris Yeltsin, soon to be succeeded by Vladimir Putin. And Bulgaria found its rightful destiny. Above all, I would appreciate no extrapolations of that or other similar coup attempts to what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. As a first-generation immigrant, I could not be prouder of our America. I am thrilled to be here, and that includes all our presidents. On Jan. 6, all our institutions held firm and did not budge — no insurrection, no riot, just a protest. To become a proud citizen, I learned that our
owners are the folks who sponsor Little League teams and donate to the Girl and Boy Scouts. They are the ones who organize fundraisers for children stricken by deadly diseases, and who advocate for better roads and schools in their communities. The owners of the small businesses that line the streets of our communities are us. That’s why you are more likely to receive competent service and a friendly smile when you shop locally. The coming month has the potential to challenge us in unforeseen ways. Now is the time to be safe — and that means being smart. Start by shopping locally.
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axes, property assessments, crime and schools were top concerns for Long Island politicians in the Nov. 2 elections. Both Democrats and Republicans tried to persuade voters that they would do a better job of keeping us safe and financially secure. In 2021, however, these standard suburban issues motivated more Republicans than Democrats to show up and vote, resulting in a change in party leadership in Nassau County’s executive branch and the Suffolk County MARTINE Legislature. For suburban resiHACKETT dents, the added expectation and understanding is that our high tax dollars show up to maintain our quality of life in the services that the government provides. We are paying for safety from crime, but also the safety of the air we breathe and the water we drink, and protection during a pandemic. But in campaign materials, and apparently on most voters’ minds, one major
issue seemed to be missing: the ongoing public health crisis that is the Covid-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 750,000 Americans. If Covid was mentioned by candidates during campaigning, it was with promises of what the government would not do — no mask mandates in schools, no employee-mandated vaccines. While political parties focus on the topics that they believe will get people to the polls, some issues, like public health, need to be supported no matter who is in power. Public health is by its nature political. It must be. In the earliest days of the United States, protecting citizens from infectious diseases like yellow fever fell to local municipalities, which enacted quarantine regulations for ships that arrived at coastal cities. The first public health agency was created in 1866 in New York City, and reduced deaths from a cholera epidemic that year through inspections, investigations and disinfection. Cities that did not have a public system to monitor and combat the epidemic experienced many more deaths. Government action is necessary to
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n their 2020 campaigns, candidates promised what the government would not do.
LETTERS nation is based on three separate branches — the executive, legislative and judicial. As a lawyer for 45 years, I can assure you that all was well outside, as well as inside, the D.C. “Beltway” on Jan. 6. If there really was a coup attempt, what disruptive aftermath did it cause? The fact is, there was no disruption, and, mercifully, life goes on. I only wish Brinton had more faith. God Bless America. WILLIAM J. A. SPARKS, ESQ. Merrick
Who’s doing the censoring, Randi? To the Editor: I was reading Randi Kreiss’s column “Sticks and stones — words can never harm me” (Nov. 18-24), about censorship and book burning, anticipating with relish the words she would use to describe the censorship exercised by the major social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) against voices on the right that they oppose. Instead Kreiss turned it around, and accused Trump supporters and associated people on the right of seeking to impose censorship! I was astounded. Where are the examples? Her examples, “flames rising from places like Virginia” and Texas ordering school officials to look in schoolbooks for pornography, were weak and
carry out the work of public health. How else do you get sewers across jurisdictions? Who else would pay for the clean water and the pipes to bring it into your home? Would restaurants regulate themselves to keep food preparation safe? The work to ensure public health must be carried out no matter what ideology is popular or which party has been elected to lead. The needs of public health continue no matter who is in power. Meanwhile, there are other pressing public health issues in Nassau and Suffolk counties that require political support: the increase in substance use and overdose deaths; the significant mental health strain of anxiety and depression among young people; and high rates of maternal and infant mortality. Collective and coordinated political action worked on Long Island to manage the spread of Covid-19 by deploying wideranging techniques similar to those used more than 150 years ago to combat cholera. Modern approaches to public health now also recognize that social factors play
a key role in people’s health. We saw this when the coronavirus pandemic devastated communities of color in Nassau and Suffolk counties, and recognize that the people in these communities were not solely to blame. Rather, it was the underlying conditions that existed before the pandemic — food insecurity, crowded housing, lack of internet access — that made outcomes so much worse for some than for others. Political forces need to address these public health priorities as well. At a time when party lines are dividing those who are vaccinated and those who are not, when mandating mask wearing to protect the health of everyone is framed as a matter of individual choice, we have lost the nonpartisan thread of public health. Whoever is in power in Nassau and Suffolk needs to address the longstanding issues of public health by doing what works and acknowledging the vital role that government action has on health outcomes. Red and blue waves come and go on Long Island every few years, but political public health action must remain constant. Dr. Martine Hackett is an associate professor in the Master of Public Health and Community Health Programs at Hofstra University.
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non-specific. She certainly did not cite the fact that many books that were traditionally read in high school, like “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” are now banned — yes, censored — by schools. LEON SUTTON, PH.D. Long Beach
Paying for those D.C. spending bills To the Editor: President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and their respective Democratic House and Senate caucus members claim that both the $1.2 trillion infrastructure and $1.75 trillion Build Back America bills are fully paid for. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that the first bill would add $228 billion, and the second bill $367 billion, to our $29 trillion-and-growing national debt over the next 10 years. If they are so confident of this financing scheme, let them all put up their respective future pensions, 401(k) retirement plans, stocks, bonds, cars, homes, Social Security earnings and other assets as collateral. Place all of them in a blind trust on behalf of taxpayers. This could serve as a small down payment to cover the inevitable multi-billion-dollar shortfall in anticipated revenues to pay for both bills over the coming years. Ask
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their spouses or significant others to do the same. Biden, Schumer, Pelosi and company remind me of J. Wellington Wimpy, who famously said, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.” Tuesday
may never come for taxpayers who must pay for all the goodies promised by them within their lifetimes. LARRY PENNER Great Neck
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