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EMMA TOBACK, 11, Ella Miller, 8, and Jayden Alvarado, 11, after the tree lighting.
Some worry that local businesses will be affected by new mandate surges during the upcoming holidays, as more people gather in indoor spaces to shop and celeOn Monday, local businesses brate. “The temporary measures began reinforcing indoor mask- I am taking today will help ing rules for staff and patrons, accomplish this through the holafter Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a iday season,” Hochul said. mask mandate, Amanda Jane excepting only busiPorco, owner of nesses that have Wayback Burgers in implemented a West Hempstead, requirement that all said she didn’t employees be fully believe the mandate vaccinated. A violawould af fect her tion of the mandate business, and undercan result in a fine stood that the manof $1,000. date is “for general “I have warned protection.” She for weeks that addiadded that most of tional steps could be her staff was vaccinecessary,” Hochul nated. said last Friday, KATHI MONROE “Everybody is, I “and now we are at President, would say, very cool that point, based about it in this Malverne Chamber upon three metrics: area,” Porco said. increasing cases, of Commerce “They know if reduced hospital you’re not vaccinatcapacity and insufficient vacci- ed [to] stay safe and put a mask nation rates in certain areas.” on. I haven’t had any issues tellSince Thanksgiving, the ing somebody to put a mask on state’s average weekly case rate before. They always comply.” has increased by 43 percent, and Kathi Monroe, president of Covid-related hospitalizations the Malverne Chamber of Comhave increased by 29 percent. merce, said she had mixed feelThe purpose of the mandate, ings about the mandate. “I do which the governor said would believe that some businesses will be re-evaluated on Jan. 15, is to protect the economy and prevent CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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The West Hempstead Community Support & Civic Association hosted its annual Holiday at Hall’s event last week on Dec. 5, with a Christmas tree lighting and Hanukkah celebration at Hall’s Pond. Roughly 100 residents gathered for the festivities and a children’s party, sponsored by Heatherwood Luxury Apartments, which included facepainting, ornament-making
and the stuffing of plush toys. Riesterer’s Bakery provided hot chocolate and cookies for families to sip and snack on while enjoying Hanukkah and Christmas music by Carlson & Grant, a duo based in Franklin Square. And Santa Claus made an appearance as well, escorted to the event on a fire truck by the Lakeview Fire Department. “We enjoy getting together as a department to help the community celebrate the holidays,” Heather McNeil, LFD’s
vice president and a former chief, said. “Escorting Santa is a tradition for us to help usher in Christmas and the festive season.” After a blessing by the Rev. Ray Lorthioir, of Trinity Lutheran Church in West Hempstead, Children gathered by the tree, which had been decorated by LFD volunteers, for a countdown to the lighting. Rabbi Yossi Lieberman, of Chabad West HempCONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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THE WEST HEMPSTEAD Rams’ varsity football team was commended by the West Hempstead School District for making the playoffs.
Rams’ fall varsity teams excel at WHHS
THE WEST HEMPSTEAD Rams’ girls varsity soccer team was commended by the West Hempstead School District for making the playoffs. THE WEST HEMPSTEAD Rams’ girls varsity volleyball team was commended by the West Hempstead School District for advancing to the county finalists’ game this season. THE WEST HEMPSTEAD Rams’ boys varsity soccer team was commended by the West Hempstead School District for advancing to the county finalists’ game this season.
The West Hempstead School District congratulates the girls varsity soccer team and the varsity football team for making the playoffs this fall. The district also commends the girls varsity soccer team for receiving the Sportsmanship Award this season. In addition, the girls varsity volleyball team and the boys varsity soccer team played in the county finalists’ game this season. Lastly, the district’s athletic department was recognized by the National Federation of State High School Associations as a school of excellence for exemplary display of sportsmanship, ethics and integrity. The district congratulates its student-athletes and coaches on an incredible fall season. Courtesy West Hempstead Union Free School District; compiled by Jordan Vallone
Hempstead Town opts out of marijuana sales of marijuana. “They’re making this a process that is difficult for dispensary owners,” Bravo said. “If they move the The Town of Hempstead Board voted wrong way, they are shut down, and that Dec. 8 to opt out of a New York state law includes not advertising in front of your that will take effect next year allowing kids. We are addressing a market that is the sale of marijuana at local retail already here, whether you put dispensashops. ries in your neighborhood or someThe 7-0 vote was much to the relief of where else, it’s still going to be brought local school officials who had called on in. If you opt in, people get to buy what the Town Board to ban the sale of the they are already buying right now and drug within Hempstead’s borders. in a safe manner. The amount of proAmong the school districts submit- cessing going in from seed to sale is ting letters to the town in insane.” favor of the ban were BaldRuthanne McCormick, of win, East Rockaway, Hewlett, the Rockville Centre CoaliIsland Park, Long Beach, tion for Youth, said she was Lynbrook, Malver ne, against the of the retail sale Oceanside and Seaford. of marijuana in Hempstead, The town recently held a noting that the Village of public hearing on the matter. Rockville Centre, under Alison Erickson, of Mayor Francis X. Murray, Oceanside, who is project recently opted out. “As shops coordinator for the Oceanshad opened in anticipation ide Safe Coalition, spoke of being able to get retail before the Town Board at the Ruthanne McCormick licenses,” McCormick said, hearing, urging council “they had marijuana flags members to opt out of the flying on Sunrise Highway, state law. and it was attracting our youth. They “I stand before you today as a resi- were going there just to see this flag. We dent of Oceanside representing the have seen firsthand in Rockville Centre Oceanside Safe Coalition, but I’m also a the mental anguish that our youth are mother and a longtime advocate for the suffering, and many of them do turn to safety of the youth in my hometown,” marijuana and other substances thinkErickson said. “It’s moments like this ing that they can self-medicate and that we must recognize the responsibili- improve their health. We have seen it in ty that we do have as leaders and deci- the opposite direction.” sion-makers, and our children do Sean Corbitt, of Island Park, said he deserve to grow up in communities that supported the town opting in to retail are designed to protect them. sales. “I’m a medical marijuanna “With the local commercialization of patient,” he told the Town Board. “I’ve marijuana,” she continued, “we do need been using medical marijuanna for to ask ourselves what message will this roughly a year. I have friends who have send to today’s youth? We have the abili- smoked marijunna laced with fentanyl ty to opt back in at any time. What is the and been hospitalized. It’s something rush to do so now when there are cur- that should be considered not just for rently no regulations that could poten- the safety of your children but for tially keep our community safer or everybody. If it already exists, it is ensure that these products will stay out already being tampered with. We, as of the hands of children?” marijuana users, are advocating for safe Meanwhile, Jesse Bravo, of Oceans- marijuana for everybody.” ide, expressed support for the retail sale
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Small Business Saturday in Malverne Employees at Bee’s Arts and Crafts Studio in Malverne were greeted by local elected officials on Nov. 27, which is recognized as Small Business Saturday. The mayor of Malverne, Keith Corbett, as well as Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, Town Clerk Kate Murray and Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll, met with employees at Bee’s Arts and Crafts Studio.
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Speedy Claxton elevated Hofstra to new heights as a player, and now he’s looking to do the same from the bench. The new Hofstra men’s basketball head coach and former NBA guard took over the program this past spring 21 years after he led his alma mater to the 2000 NCAA Tournament as champions of the America East. He will now look to his alma mater back into March Madness two years after Hofstra captured the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title just before the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the start of the pandemic. “I still have to stop to pinch myself,” said Claxton, who played 10 years in the NBA and was part of the San Antonio Spurs’ 2003 championship run. “I’m blessed and I look forward to leading this program into the future.” Claxton’s coaching debut nearly featured a monumental upset when Hofstra fell at 15th-ranked Houston 83-75 in overtime after holding a 13-point lead with 8:30 left. The game showcased the talents of Pride newcomer Zach Cooks, a graduate student transfer guard from NJIT who scored a game-high 26 points. Junior guard Aaron Estrada, a transfer from Oregon, also shined during his first game in a Hofstra uniform with 15 points. The Houston game was played without fifth-year graduate student guard Jaley Ray, who scored 18 points in Hofstra’s 69-67 loss to then-20th ranked Maryland on Nov. 19. Guards Caleb Burgess and Omar Silverio also return after playing key roles on last year’s 13-10 team that fell to Elon in the CAA semifinals. Sophomore Darlistone Dubar, an Iowa State transfer, adds to the Pride’s guard depth. Red-shirt sophomore forward Kvonn Cramer earned CAA All-Rookie team honors as a freshman last year and Claxton is looking for more of a breakthrough in 2022. Abayomi Iyiola, a 6-10 redshirt senior forward and Arkansas transfer, also provides an inside presence. Hofstra (6-5) was picked fifth in the CAA preseason poll. The Pride open conference play at William & Mary on Dec. 29 with its CAA home opener on tap for Jan. 3 against UNC-Wilmington (UNCW) on Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. “I think we will be in the upper echelon of the conference,” Claxton said. “It’s wide open with a number of teams that can win it.”
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GRADuAtE stuDENt JAlEN Ray, left, entered the season ranked 17th on Hofstra’s all-time scoring list with 1,334 career points.
Pride looks to continue rise By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com
Hofstra women’s basketball made strides in Danielle Santos Atkinson’s second season as head coach by nearly tripling its win total last season despite playing 10 fewer games. Santos Atkinson is now hoping to build off last year’s 8-12 season where the Pride went 5-7 in the CAA and reached the conference semifinals. Hofstra improved from a three-win 2019-20 season that featured a number of close losses. “Our goal is to build off of how we finished the season last year,” said Santos Atkinson. “It all came together at the end of the year.”
The Pride returned eight players, including senior JaKayla Bown, a preseason All-CAA selection who averaged 16.3 points per game last season. Brown suffered an injury in last Saturday’s 59-37 loss to Ole Miss and missed the remainder of the game. Junior guard Sorelle Ine za a d d s a s p a rk t o t h e H o f s t r a offense after missing last season due to injury following a freshman season that landed her on the All-CAA Rookie Team. Ineza hit a buzzer beater on a long twopoint jumper in Hofstra’s 55-53 victory against Loyola Maryland on Nov. 20. “Having her on the floor has definitely been a breath of fresh air,” said Santos Atkinson of
Ineza. “She is such a positive and optimistic person and just has a calming spirit about her.” Seniors Jaylen Hines, Jahsni Knight and Jaala Henry also add experience as returning starters. Henry, who transferred to Hofstra from Pittsburgh in 2019, tallied a career high 16 points in a 72-57 win at Kennesaw State on Nov. 26. Hofstra (3-5) closes non-conference play with a weekday matinee against Long Island rival Stony Brook this Tuesday at 1 p.m. and then makes a short trip to Manhattan for a Dec. 28 matchup with Columbia. T he CAA schedule tips off on New Year’s Eve with a home game against UNCW at 2 p.m.
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JAKAylA BROWN is coming off a big junior campaign that saw her lead the Pride with 16 points per game.
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Seventy years ago, Malverne residents organized to create for the first time something that is now a staple in the village during the holiday season: a Christmas nativity scene. “A long-time vision of… Malverne residents was to have a nativity scene displayed in our village,” explained David Weinstein, the village historian, in a statement. Mayor from 1951 to 1955, Mayor Frank Britain Wienzel and the village board granted permission to a village resident to solicit funds for a nativity scene, which Susan Grieco/Herald was to be displayed on the bandstand in Reese Memo- THE CHRISTMAS TREE and nativity scene of the Village rial Park on Church Street of Malverne in 2009. in Malverne during the holThe nativity scene was 20 feet long, 10 iday season. Having granted Malverne residents feet high and 8 feet deep. It was made of the ability to have a publicly displayed masonite, and featured painted plywood nativity scene, Wienzel made it clear that figures as well as three live sheep, costing the village itself “would not construct, an overall $900. The nativity scene in Reese Park was erect, maintain or store the scene,” Weinunveiled on Sunday, Dec. 16, 1951. stein added.
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Students shop at ‘holiday boutique’ Students at Davison Avenue Intermediate School in Malverne browsed and shopped this month at a holiday boutique set up in the school courtyard. “Students had so much fun choosing gifts for loved ones,” the Malverne Union Free School District said in a statement.
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Friday, Dec. 16 A Victorian Christmas Join the West Hempstead Public Library, Ehris Urban and Velya Jancz-Urban from the Grounded Goodwife between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. for a virtual presentation on the uncharacteristic and humorous Christmas images. Registration is required. A link will be emailed to participants. This is free of charge to registered participants. Register online at the library’s website, www.whplibrary. org.
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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.
Last year, these 77 gifts and school supplies were collected by Cub Scouts in Pack 294 for Elmont students in need. The West Hempstead Public Library is hosting a virtual gift wrapping event on Sunday, Dec. 19 between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. at which you can wrap your gifts for the holidays.
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Intro to Meditation Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Piedad Ramirez between 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.
Sunday, Dec. 19 Gift Wrapping Join the West Hempstead Public Library between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. for a virtual meeting at which you can wrap your gifts for the upcoming holiday. Materials provided at the table next to the teen desk at the library.
Monday, Dec. 20 Spanish Conversation 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) 481-6591 X 11 or email canaria@ whplibrary.org for more information.
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.
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Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Marilyn Bunger 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.
Join the West Hempstead Public Library between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. at the library to make a festive lantern that comes with an LED votive. This event is for students in grades 6-12. Any kit not picked up by Wednesday, December 29 will be given to those on the waitlist. 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 access to Joe’s recorded videos 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 payable to WHPL and mail to West Hempstead Public Library. 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
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). 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 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.
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Due to proximity to the south shore, Malverne’s water table is higher than more north villages. A referendum to rename W.H. as Mayfair Gardens failed in 2001. A Malverne railroad station created in 1895 became part of the LIRR but shut down in 1910. The award-winning horse trainer and Belmont Stakes champion Lucien Laurin lived in W.H. The name Malverne comes from Old English and means “green mall” or “green park.”
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Mitchell is married to Dr. Jakia Marie, assistant professor of sociology, and they have a son, Donald “Tre” Mitchell, III. Courtesy Molloy College; compiled by Mike Smollins
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Dr. Donald Mitchell was appointed Molloy College’s first vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, effective Feb. 1. Mitchell comes to Molloy from Bellarmine University in Kentucky, where he has served as chief DEI officer since last year. In that role, he is the key adviser to the president and cabinet regarding university-wide diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, programs and policies. At Molloy, Mitchell will re por t directly to President James Lentini, and will be a member of the president’s cabinet, the college’s senior leadership team. “DJ Mitchell is the ideal choice to serve as Molloy’s inaugural vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion,” Lentini said, according to a school news release. “He has a proven track record in managing DEI issues — in collaboration with students, staff and faculty, as well as with external partners — to achieve that goal. Bellarmine is also a Catholic university, which shares the values and philosophy that drive Molloy. We look forward to the insight and strategic guidance that Dr. Mitchell will bring to this important position, which are directly linked to our mission statement and our values and guiding virtues.”
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stead, lit the menorah. Sara Miller, of West Hempstead, attended the festivities with her children, Jayden, 11, and Ella, 8, who took part in the holiday craft-making. “They especially enjoyed being able to participate in the countdown to the tree lighting,” said Miller. The event wasn’t held last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, so the best part “was seeing the community back together for the tree lighting this year,” she added. “The community was happy to be out on the beautiful day we had and enjoy each other’s company,” Maureen Greenberg, the civic association’s president, wrote in an email. “We look forward to other events in 2022, and wish the entire community Happy Holidays, Health and Happiness in the coming year.” Lakeview F.D. will hold its annual Santa Ride on Dec. 23 to drive Santa through the fire district, beginning at 5 p.m.
be adversely affected,” she said. “Others will not.” Although Monroe didn’t think that essential businesses would be hurt by the mandate, movie theaters and other businesses in the service industry, she said, may be adversely affected. “I am worried how some will manage to survive another slump in business,” she said. Brenda Negron, owner of Bee’s Arts and Craft Studio in Malverne, said she didn’t see the mandate affecting her business, because indoor masking is already a regular practice in the studio, which has a 20-person capacity. “So parents feel safe, we’re just going to mandate the masks,” Courtesy Wikimedia Commons Negron said. “We shouldn’t have reached INDOOR MASKING HAS once again become the norm. the point where we are confully vaccinated as of the beginning of fronted with a winter surge, especially with the vaccine at our dispos- the week, up from 78 percent as of al,” Hochul said, “and I share many New Thanksgiving weekend. Hochul thanked Yorkers’ frustration that we are not past those who have been inoculated, and this pandemic yet.” added, “If others will follow suit, these Eighty percent of New Yorkers were measures will no longer be necessary.”
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Dozens of Nassau County and NYPD police motorcycles lined Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside last Monday, leading a motorcade from Dee’s Nursery to John F. Kennedy International Airport, where Christmas trees donated by the community business were loaded onto planes to be distributed to U.S. troops abroad. The event marked the 18th straight year that Dee’s and international courier service DHL sent trees to troops overseas as part of Operation Holiday Cheer. A wide variety of supporters turned out in the Dee’s parking lot, including Gold Star families the Zilinskis and Winchesters, the Chaminade varsity hockey team, the Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Hewlett Elementary School students and several American Legion groups as a few hundred trees were loaded into the back of a DHL truck before embarking for the airport. Students from the Oceanside School District also sent letters to accompany the trees oversees to the troops. The Chaminade team accompanied DHL, Dee’s staff and the police motorcade to JFK airport to help load the trees onto the shipping company’s plane. Chaminade Athletic Director Donald Scarola’s son Daniel received a tree from Dee’s and DHL when he was stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan two years ago as a member of the U.S. Air Force. “It meant everything to them,” Scarola said from the stage in the crowded parking lot. “Know that what you’ve been doing, it made their Christmas and holiday memories last a lifetime.” There was some worry of a Christmas tree shortage that could have forced the event to scale down this year, but Dee’s was able to provide plenty of trees from its Maine farm, which will now serve as some measure of normalcy for troops in Kuwait
and Bahrain. “Luckily, we have our partnership with DHL,” Joe DiDominica said of the potential shipping slowdowns seen during the coronavirus pandemic. “When it comes to the U.S. military, it has to get done, so we’re getting this done.” DHL Operation Holiday Cheer started in 2004 when the mother of a soldier stationed in Iraq asked Dee’s owners if the DiDominicas could send her son a tree. Tom DiDominica, the nursery’s owner, agreed but needed help to ship it. DiDominica’s friend, businessman Jim Adelis, helped reach DHL Express. More than 12,000 trees have been sent over the years, and it’s obvious the impact the operation has had on troops and people from local communities. Adelis put the Dee’s family in touch with Catherine O’Reilly, manager of commercial air and networking routing for DHL, and will always be remembered as an integral part of the partnership. Joe DiDominica said this year especially was in memory of Adelis, who died last April from Covid-19 at 67. Port Authority Police Lt. Danny Carbonaro was also a part of the first effort 18 years ago. A Vietnam veteran, Carbonaro said he was especially thankful for efforts such as this, as, he said, they highlight the difference in treatment toward the troops from when he served to now. “Most of us wouldn’t even admit to being veterans when we came home,” Carbonaro said. “Now we’re so proud of it. We’re wearing our hats here.” DiDominica said his favorite part of the event is meeting with active-duty military and veterans. “They’re the salt of the earth, and they’re the reason we all have freedom,” he said. “We didn’t serve, so we felt this was our way of doing something to support them and the guys and gals who do serve.”
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A. This scenario sounds like you’re headed to a potential disaster, either financially or structurally. First, either the previous architect has to be reached or the plans need to be redrawn by another licensed architect or engineer. The contractor may be well meaning, but because law enforcers don’t hold the contractor responsible for design onte eeper errors or even errors in judgment, you could end up with a structural or code nightmare, where either safety, or your finances, or both, are compromised. For example, the biggest disasters in history, when many people were killed, resulted from either suggested changes that weren’t fully checked or poor assumptions that everyone knew what each party was doing, and allowed the project to move forward without taking all, and I mean all, necessary precautions. The Kansas City Skywalk collapse killed 104 people dancing at a wedding in a hotel because someone made a change to cables holding up the bridges, and it wasn’t completely reengineered. The bridge collapse in Minneapolis showed a blatant disregard for safety, when the materials that were to be used to replace the old structure were piled onto the half of the bridge that was closed to traffic. It was assumed that the asymmetric load wasn’t a problem. The recent collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., was another disaster that could have been prevented. Poor decisions and changes, including not thoroughly or thoughtfully re-checking the structure calculations after the developers added an entire floor and a tremendous extra load to the existing new columns, was just part of the problem. Planters with full-sized trees were added, the pool deck was connected to the base of the building instead of being independent, and the pool deck wasn’t sloped to drains, allowing water to seep into the steel reinforcing for years without proper waterproofing. Now you have a complicated project with an architect missing in action, and a contractor who will bear no responsibility for the design suggesting design changes. I hope you realize that you need to start over, get the scope of work in front of a new professional and avoid the potential problems you’re headed for. Don’t rely on public authorities or a permit to be the answer to your problems. Good communication is your only relief.
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have no memory of Beatlemania. The movement, which erupted in the early 1960s and was accompanied in the following years by an outpouring of teenage hysteria not seen since, is history to me, recalled only in books and films. The Beatles released “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” in 1967, the year I was born. I turned 3 shortly after the group dropped its last album, “Let It Be,” the making of which was artfully documented recently in director and producer Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back,” SCOTT an eight-hour, three-part, semiBRINTON voyeuristic look at the Beatles’ final days as they crafted some of rock’s most anthemic tunes, including “Get Back” and “Let It Be.” I have loved the Beatles’ music since I was a child, so I had to watch this Disney+ film, despite the sometimes gnawing tedium of sitting and waiting for John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr to transform ostensibly everyday material into stardust. The Beatles are enshrined in my earliest memories, their songs played on the radio long after the group’s demise. For reasons that aren’t entirely explainable, their music
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became part and parcel of our collective psyche, melodies and harmonies that repeat in a continuous loop in our subconscious, readily retrievable at a moment’s notice. My Hofstra students know the Beatles, which is remarkable, given that a half-century has passed since the group famously broke up, and yet their music and mystique remain embedded in our culture, passed down from one generation to the next in films like “The Beatles: Get Back.” The problem with the Fab Four, to my mind, is this: John, Paul, George and Ringo are so often thought of not as human beings, but as icons, symbols of a bygone era that is often romanticized by those who came of age during one of the world’s most tumultuous periods. Gen X — which immediately followed the baby-boom generation that gave birth to the Beatles — grew up hearing stories from those 10 and 20 years older about cutting school to throng Kennedy Airport when the four invaded New York on Feb. 7, 1964, two days before they appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” a moment seared into American music history. For many baby boomers, there can be no greater rock group. “The Beatles: Get Back” brought the Fab Four down to earth, at least for me. That’s why, in part, I loved this film. Finally, I got
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the chance to see the quartet not as mediaready perfection, but rather as people — frazzled, even troubled, full of foibles, bad habits and insecurities. The film’s first part, documenting the Beatles’ first seven of 21 days rehearsing for the “Let It Be” album, is dark and unruly, showing a side of the group that I had never seen before — a more disinterested, unseemly side. The Beatles, whom I had long thought of as the best of friends, were plagued, it appeared, by strife. Indeed, Yoko Ono is assigned far too much blame for the group’s breakup. It was clear, based on this film, that the Beatles were in disarray without her, though it was bizarre, and I’m sure distracting for the band, the way she just hung around during these early, chaotic jam sessions — and throughout the project. McCartney was, it seemed, the only glue at this point holding the group together, and the only one capable of managing day-today operations and committed to producing exceptional music. Lennon appeared aloof and erratic, likely high. Harrison acted like a petulant teenager, storming off over creative differences with Lennon and McCartney, whom he reportedly thought of as controlling and suffocating because they often dismissed the “quiet Beatle’s” songwriting. Starr was just there, at times playing the
he Fab Four’s music and mystique remain embedded in our culture.
role of the smiling court jester to lighten the sullen mood. In the second two parts, the Beatles moved out of the cavernous, shadowy Twickenham Studios into their intimate and bright Apple Studio in downtown London, where they met up with the ingenious electric pianist Billy Preston to complete “Let It Be.” The mood changed overnight. The Beatles were mates once again, and the four resumed the productive work that had, the story goes, characterized their earlier, cheerier collaborations. Though “Let It Be” was not the Beatles’ best album, it was nevertheless an extraordinary body of work, producing three of my favorite Fab Four tunes — “Two of Us,” “Let It Be” and “The Long and Winding Road” — despite the collegial challenges that they faced in the beginning. The Beatles’ fabled unannounced concert atop Apple Corps headquarters, filmed on a typically overcast English day on Jan. 30, 1969, was not so much a concert, I learned, as a somewhat impromptu recording session that London police shut down after a handful of numbers because of noise complaints. Thank you, Peter Jackson, for showing us the Beatles behind the veil of their otherwise impenetrable popularity. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.
Are we what we watch on TV? Say it ain’t so.
t’s easy to admit watching “The Roosevelts,” “Band of Brothers” or “The Dust Bowl,” all high-minded documentaries featured on PBS. It has felt so satisfying to drop into conversation that I loved Ken Burns’s treatment of Hemingway in his three-part, six-hour TV bio-documentary. “Oh, Hemingway,” folks might say, eyebrows raised. Such mentions might get me a nod of approval, or, one might hope, admiration. She watches “The Planets,” they might think, when she could be watching “HouseRANDI wives of New JerKREISS sey.” Perhaps one friend might say to another behind my back, “She actually watched the two-hour docudrama “Fantastic Fungi.” Imagine. Oh, the hubris of letting it be known that I voluntarily tuned into the 2½-hour story of “The Pilgrims” on PBS. Or the multi-part series on the not-so-thrilling story of American “Reconstruction” following the Civil War. At any time, I might have chosen “Fear of the Walking Dead” or “Pretty Smart,” possibly the worst-reviewed piece of puer-
ile pap on the air. I could have watched “The Sex Lives of College Girls” or “The Tiger King” or “Naked and Afraid,” but no, I trended toward “The Durrells in Corfu” or “The Great British Baking Show.” Not only that, but while I’m slipping into my hair shirt, let me confess to judging others by their TV tastes. What to make of a seemingly intelligent human being who chooses to spend hours watching reruns of “The Jerry Springer Show” or “Toddlers & Tiaras”? Clearly not someone to be taken seriously. Certainly an individual lacking in taste and gravitas. One friend mentioned a Bollywood series, dubbed in English, to which she was addicted. I tuned in, just to educate myself, of course, and I was shocked. Pure banal, unfunny, poorly acted trash. Who was this woman I cherished? That was the old me, the opinionated, haughty critic of others’ entertainment choices. Then I found “Succession.” In biblical terms, I was found and now I am lost. “Succession” is heading toward the last episode of its third season, and defying the rule of diminishing returns, it is getting better.
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It is, according to Wikipedia, “The saga of a fictional American global-media family that is rich, powerful and dysfunctional.” Ah, but it is so much more. Let me start with this: There isn’t one redeeming character in the series, not a single decent human being. The family is shredding itself from the inside, with fathers and mothers and children all equally capable of eviscerating one another. The writing is smart and fast and acidic. So, how can I put this? I can’t stop watching, even though the story and the themes speak to lives that are morally corrupt and evil. But it’s laugh-out-loud funny. It’s hard to reconcile the issues, and I don’t feel great about my addiction to the series, but I’m hooked. Most of Sunday I think about the new episode dropping that night. It never disappoints. We have the family patriarch, Logan Roy, his spidery ex-wife, his Lady Macbeth of a new wife, and his kids, three deeply troubled, fractured adults who cringe at their father’s poisonous wrath and yet hover within striking distance. They want his money, and even more, his love. Roy, played by Brian Cox, is the master of this desperate circle of sycophants. It is all a
’m hooked on ‘Succession,’ a show without a single redeeming character.
sicko sideshow; still, it’s the most entertaining series I’ve seen in years, probably since Mr. White left his chemistry classroom for a meth lab in “Breaking Bad.” Kieran Culkan plays Roman, the creepiest of the kids, perhaps the most damaged, given to endless streams and riffs of corrosive commentary and insults. But it’s a close call with Kendall, the would-be rebel squirming under the weight of his father’s leaden shoe. Then there’s Shive, an apt name for the unloved daughter, tormenting her husband with the Roy family brand of love. I grew up with “The Brady Bunch.” I have no excuse at all for loving “Succession.” I surely would not want anyone to judge my integrity or my morality by my devotion to the series. I don’t admire any of the characters, just the devilish fun of miscreants and their misdeeds. I may not be so judgmental in the future when family or friends say they love “Duck Dynasty.” Or I may. Suddenly, good taste in TV is on a sliding scale. My pleasure in watching the wrecked relationships in “Succession” confounds me. It is better written than most TV series, but it sure ain’t Shakespeare. It is a mystery to me, the human heart. Its chambers hide such dark places. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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N.Y. enacts a mask mandate. That’s a good thing.
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cinated or not. The state, however, never required businesses to check proof of vaccination, though New York City did in September — a wise move indeed. The result? For months, we’ve seen a majority of Nassau County residents abandon the use of masks, regardless of vaccination status, even in tightly packed spaces like the Long Island Rail Road, where the mask mandate remained on trains for all, even after Cuomo’s decision. Now we’re seeing the coronavirus infection rate quickly ticking up again. We know masks can be annoying. They can cause chafing and “maskne,” red marks where the mask touches the skin. They can make it a little more difficult to breathe. And they hide our faces, inhibit-
ing person-to-person interaction. Masks have always been a vital tool in the fight against Covid-19, however. That is why the Herald has continued to advocate for their voluntary use in public indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status, even after Cuomo rescinded the state’s mask mandate. Local health departments will be responsible for carrying out Hochul’s order. We trust that the Nassau County Health Department, under the outgoing county executive, Laura Curran, and her incoming successor, Bruce Blakeman, will take the order seriously and carry it out to protect residents’ health — and the health of businesses that might shut down if the pandemic were to rage out of control again.
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ast Friday night and early Saturday morning, a series of powerful tornadoes ripped across Kentucky, one leaving a record-setting 227-mile-long swath of destruction. At last count, nearly 70 people were confirmed dead in the state’s “most devastating tornado event” in history, according to Kentucky’s governor, Andy Beshear. It was one of several wild weather anomalies that also affected people in Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois, where a tornado killed six people at an Amazon warehouse. According to the Associated Press, the line of destructive weather formed when unusually warm, moist air collided with a storm front pushed eastward by a La Nina weather pattern. The U.S. has seen tornadoes in December before, but never on this scale, and never in this number, according to officials. In mid-November, a series of significantly smaller tornadoes touched
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LETTERS Shop locally! To the Editor: Re the editorial “This holiday for sure, shop locally” (Dec. 2-8): People should shop locally every day of the year. Small independent businesses are at the mercy of suppliers, who control the price they must pay for merchandise. As independent mom-and-pop stores, they don’t have the bulk-buying purchasing power that Amazon and other large national chain stores have. That’s why they sometimes charge a little more. It’s worth the prices to avoid the crowds and long lines at larger stores in exchange for the convenience and friendly service that your neighborhood community shop
down across Long Island, including on the South Shore — a rare event for us indeed. Scientists cannot directly link any single weather event like a tornado — or even a short-term pattern of tornadoes — to climate change, the heating of the Earth caused by the release of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels. We can, however, make educated guesses. Of late, we’ve seen record or near-record high temperatures. Should we, on Long Island, see temperatures in the 60s in mid-December, just before the start of winter? Certainly not. Warmer temperatures produce erratic, potentially deadly weather. Climate change might not produce a greater number of hurricanes — the bane of Long Island’s existence — but scientists tell us that it could very well produce more powerful storms like Hurricane Sandy, which leveled many parts of the South and
North shores in 2012. That’s why we must do everything we can to reduce or eliminate our dependence on coal, oil and natural gas, and instead turn to renewable resources like solar, wind and geothermal. At the same time, we mustn’t forget the hardship that Sandy caused us here — and the kindness shown to us by people from across the country, who sent donations to help us through one of our darkest hours. Now it’s time to pay it forward, and donate to the good people of Kentucky, who will need years to restore their communities. The State of Kentucky set up the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund over the weekend to provide direct relief to those whose lives have been upended by this natural disaster. If you can, please give. You can do so through this link: https://bit.ly/3pPGtnT.
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ost members of the current generation have never heard of Sen. Robert Dole. His recent death, at age 98, inspired a series of stories about his bipartisanship and the challenges he faced as a grievously wounded World War II veteran. Many of the profiles noted how Dole worked feverishly to get important legislation passed, and how he got both Democrats and Republicans to have polite discussions on the issues of the day. Beyond the sadJERRY ness of his passing, Dole’s role in KREMER the national Republican Party helped make it appeal to voters of all types. Today’s Republican Party in no way resembles the party of Dole, and a dozen other Republicans that I could single out. It is now a party with no agenda and no real leadership. This is not to imply that Democrats don’t need to do their own housecleaning, but the Republican Party in its current form is an empty shell. Perhaps the worst example of how a party can sink into despair is the House
of Representatives. Over a long period, the House was a leadership incubator. Many young Republicans developed into stars, and were eventually elected to the Senate or became leaders in their home states. These days, however, instead of promoting the party’s longtime philosophies, many Republican House members seem dedicated to blowing up the government and turning it into some type of fraternity house. A typical example of how the party should function is former Rep. Peter King. King is and was a partisan who supported the leadership on all of the key issues. But he also kept himself open to alliances with members of the New York congressional delegation, and was never reluctant to work with the Democrats when it came to benefiting or protecting the state. If you took a poll of the Democratic delegation, almost all would express their respect for King as a hard-working and cooperative colleague. It is amazing that freshman members of Congress such as Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republicans from Colorado and Georgia, respectively, are almost as well known as Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of California.
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LETTERS offers. At the same time, employees of local businesses go out of their way to help find what I need. Customer service is their motto. Our local entrepreneurs have continued the good fight to keep their existing staff and suppliers employed without layoffs and canceled supply orders. They work long hours, pay taxes and keep people employed. Customers patronize other commercial establishments on the block. Foot traffic is essential for the survival of any neighborhood commercial district. The owners of local shops and restaurants are the backbone of our neighborhood commercial districts. Show your support by making a purchase. LARRY PENNER Great Neck
Time to rethink teacher training To the Editor: I recently joined State Assembly members Phil Ramos, Kimberly JeanPierre and Taylor Darling, as well as State Senators Anna Kaplan and Kevin Thomas, in issuing a joint letter to Long
Not a day goes by without one of them attacking President Biden or a Democratic House member. Lately, they have been attacking fellow Republicans in the ugliest of fashion. There is no doubt that New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets a great deal of attention from the media, but the “mean girls” prize goes to Boebert and Taylor Greene, who show zero respect for the institution. If you did a 100-year study of how the House has functioned, you will find no period of time where the members of one party spent most of their time bludgeoning their fellow party members. Recently, following the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the Conservative Caucus demanded that any Republicans who voted for the legislation be stripped of their committee assignments and be expelled from the party conferences. Over in the Senate, things aren’t much better. Biden’s routine nominations for ambassadorships or major staff positions in key federal agencies are in limbo thanks to senators such as Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, Republicans from Texas and Kentucky. Both men would like to run for president, but they play
Island-based institutions of higher education calling on them to apply for and implement the Teacher Opportunity Corps II program as soon as possible to expand diversity in the teaching ranks. The goal of Teacher Opportunity Corps II is to increase the number of students from marginalized communities who choose teaching careers. Colleges and universities that offer this program provide students with tuition support, inter nship opportunities, teacher mentors, access to professional conferences and exam cost reimbursement. Unfortunately, only one Long Island institution has implemented this program to date. Young students from marginalized communities who aspire to be teachers should not have to give up their dream due to a lack of resources. People of color and those who come from lowincome backgrounds are underrepresented in educational careers. Teacher Opportunity Corps II provides resources that will increase the number of teachers who reflect the diverse student bodies that they will be responsible for educating. Senator Kaplan said, “On Long Island, our diversity is our strength, and it’s important that our kids see the diversity of our communities reflected not only among their classmates, but
no role in getting anything positive being done for the country. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, also of Kentucky, pledged during the terms of President Barack Obama and Biden to stop them from accomplishing anything. There is no doubt that the Democratic members of Congress have faults and weaknesses of their own, but both the House and the Senate have many working members who spend their time in Washington proposing new ideas and trying to pass laws that are good for the people. Many Democrats in the Senate are unhappy with their colleagues Joe Manchin, of West Virginia, and Kyrsten Sinema, of Arizona, but no effort has been made to lock them in the Congressional doghouse and throw away the key. In his final days, Bob Dole expressed his sadness over how his party currently functions, and mourned the loss of collegiality and the failure to get things done. The losses that he recounted are, sadly, losses for each one of us. 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.
FRAMEWORK by Bill Kelly
Now if the weather would only cooperate . . . — Rockville Centre
their teachers as well. Creating opportunities for more young people in marginalized communities to become educators will ensure our classrooms are as diverse as our communities and provide a pipeline of talented teachers to
do the vital work of educating our next generation.” MICHAELLE SOLAGES State assemblywoman, 22nd District
MALVERNE/WEST HEMPSTEAD HERALD — December 16, 2021
The party of Bob Dole is long gone
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