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JOANNA COMMANDER, lEFT, made it her mission to help generations of high school athletes, both male and female, starting with the women’s basketball team at Elmont Memorial High School in 1976.

West Hempstead native Joanna Commander has been inducted into the Nassau County High School Sports Hall of Fame. Commander’s decades of excellence as a teacher, coach and athletic director made her the ideal candidate for its 2020 class, Hall of Fame officials said. “I feel very blessed,” Commander said. “I feel very acknowledged . . . I love what I do, and to be acknowledged by your peers is just a very, very special thing, so I’m very appre-

ciative of the honor.” Commander, 72, who moved from West Hempstead to Glen Head in 2006, now lives with her wife, Rosemarie Cartagine. Commander said she pursued a teaching career in health and phys. ed. because she grew up when girls had few chances to succeed in sports. She loved playing any sports she could growing up, especially basketball, softball and field hockey. She was quite good at them, she said, noting her older brother always chose her first for neighborhood pickup games in their native West Hempstead. She Continued on page 3

Village plans to hold annual holiday events in December By NAKEEM GRANT ngrant@liherald.com

With the holiday season fast approaching, the Village of Malverne’s annual holiday festivities are expected to look a bit different this year. Several annual events, including Breakfast with Santa and the Historical Society’s holiday gala, have already been canceled, but community leaders are hoping to create new outdoor events for children in December. “We are desperately trying to have a holiday lighting this year,” said Village Trustee Lauren Touchard, who is a liaison to the Celebrations Committee.

“We’re hoping that it will pan out. It’s certainly going to be a scaled-down version.” The village’s annual Holiday Tree Lighting, on Hempstead Avenue, is one of its most popular events, typically attracting people of all ages. Touchard said the hope is that the tradition can continue, and that it will boost interest in local businesses. “We’re trying to come up with some creative outdoor events that will lead up to the lighting,” she said. “We’re really trying to make this work.” Kathi Monroe, president of the Chamber of Commerce, said that as the weather cools, it becomes even more important

e can’t do it without the help of residents. ANN MARIE CuOCCI Celebrations Committee

for residents to shop locally. While many businesses have reopened in recent months, Monroe said, they are still facing an uphill battle. “We did our best to keep things rolling, as far as activities to help our merchants during this time,” she said. “We’re not out of the woods yet, but we’re hopeful.”

Celebrations Committee member Ann Marie Cuocci said the group is planning to organize a holiday lights tour, in which residents will view the displays on homes throughout the village. Cuocci said that given the success of the Malverne Civic Association’s annual Garden Tour in August — which was relaunched in 2018 after a

nine-year hiatus — she was hopeful for a great turnout. “We can’t do it without the help of residents,” she said. “We’re hoping to have some special things for the kids at each one of these homes, almost like a scavenger hunt.” Cuocci added that whether the homes were decorated tasteContinued on page 14

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Commander is an advocate for women’s sports also played basketball at Nassau Community College and Southern Connecticut State University, and these days is focused on her golf game. Her goal as a coach and athletic director, she said, was to give the next generations of female athletes the opportunity to feel a sense of belonging and camaraderie through sports. Dominick Vulpis, assistant executive director of Section VIII Athletics and a member of the Hall of Fame committee, said Commander mentored him when he became the East Rockaway School District athletic director in 1995. At the time, she was director of health, phys. ed. and athletics in the neighboring Lynbrook School District, and he said he admired her dedication to students. “Throughout the years, what you learned about Joanna was she’s a woman of convictions,” Vulpis said. “She‘s very even-keeled, she’s very objective in her thinking . . . She was always wanting to give to anybody out there who was willing to take, but the biggest thing was it was always about the kids.” North Shore School District Superintendent Dr. Peter Giarrizzo said Commander’s passion for helping student-athletes was apparent during the three years when he worked with her when she was a North Shore Board of Education trustee. Commander cared as deeply about the physical and emotional well-being of students as she did about athletic success, he said. “Joanna is not just about the athletics side of athletics,” Giarrizzo said. “Joanna always lives and breathes this notion of wellness and the role that athletics plays in that.” One of the most significant aspects of Commander’s storied career was her rise to prominence in a male-dominated field. When Commander became Elmont Memorial High School’s athletic director in 1976, she was one of only four female athletic directors in Nassau County. Mira Martincich, the former Roslyn School District director of phys. ed. and athletics and a fellow Hall of Famer, has known Commander for more than 30 years. In that time, she said, Commander has advocated for and mentored many female athletes and administrators. Vulpis said that Commander’s success helped pave the way for future female athletic administrators. “Her voice was firm, honest and supported with research and professional knowledge,” Mirantich said. “You could not question her intelligence, passion and fervor. It was backed up by her selfless donation of thousands of hours of service, her deep belief in fairness and her commitment towards doing what was best for kids. When Joanna speaks, people listen.” “She’s living proof that you can rise to the top just through hard work, good intellect, good instincts and putting kids first,” Giarrizzo said. There is more to athletics than winning, Commander said. Sports help children understand relationship building, communication and goal setting in a group. When she attended her Elmont Memorial High School Hall of Fame induction ceremony last year, she reunited

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AftEr movIng to Glen Head in 2006, Commander, top, coached the North Shore Middle School girls’ basketball team.

Joanna Commander’s résumé From coaching to teaching to directing, Joanna Commander has held many roles in the high school sports for nearly 50 years, leading to her induction into the Nassau County High School Sports Hall of Fame. Among the positions she held were: CommAnDEr ACCEptED HEr first teaching job at age 22, at Elmont Memorial High School, beginning nearly 50 years of service to Nassau County’s student-athletes. Courtesy Rosemarie Cartagine

with a number of former students, who told her athletics taught them many of their most important life lessons. “I hope that I would have provided some blueprint for them to be successful in their lives,” Commander said, “to know what it means to be successful, to know what it means to be a part of a team and working toward a common goal. I hope that’s what my legacy is.”

frIEnDS AnD CollEAguES said that Commander has inspired high school athletes, teachers and administrators across Long Island.

Health and phys. ed. teacher, Elmont Memorial High School, 1970-86 Women’s basketball coach, Elmont Memorial High School, 1974-86 Athletics director, Elmont Memorial High School, 1976-79 District coordinator of health education, Sewanhaka Central High School District, 1983-86 Director of health, phys. ed. and athletics, Lynbrook Public Schools, 1986-99 District director of health, phys. ed. and athletics, Harborfields Central School District, 1999-2003 Adjunct professor, Adelphi University, 2002-05 Student-teacher mentor, Hofstra University, 2005-08 Interim director of health, phys. ed. and athletics, Roslyn Public Schools, 2009-10 Student-teaching coordinator, Hofstra University, 2009-11 Coordinator of supervision and ticketing, Nassau County Public High School Athletic Association, 2013-18 Board of Education trustee, North Shore Central School District, 2014-20 Courtesy Dominick Vulpis

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Malvernite sworn in to police department By Nakeem GraNt ngrant@liherald.com

Lifelong Malver nite Edward Dietrich was officially sworn in to the Malverne Police Department at Village Hall during the village’s Oct. 7 meeting. Dietrich was joined by his sister, Diana, his father, Ed, his mother, Janet, and his aunt, Judy. “ I t ’s j u s t g re at t o b e here,” Dietrich said. “I love this town, and it’s an honor to be a Malverne police officer.” Malver ne Mayor Keith who keitH CorBett Corbett, swore in Malverne mayor Dietrich, thanked him for his commitment of serving the village. “He’s been an excellent complement to this department,” Corbett said of Dietrich, “and I look forward to years and years from now people ap p re c i at i n g wh at t h i s board did by hiring him.” Malverne Police Lt. Jason Moss has worked with Dietrich for the past three months during his night tour. Moss noted Dietrich’s tireless work ethic as an invaluable trait. “I have seen him operate in the field and behind the desk in the station house,” Moss said. “Officer Dietrich has a very solid, steady head on his shoulders and I’m very proud to work shoulder to shoulder with him. I believe that he will be a great officer in this department for years to come.”

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malverNe PoliCe DePartmeNt officer Edward Dietrich, above right, was joined by his family as he was sworn in on Oct. 7. DietriCH, far left, was sworn in by Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett.

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Candidates talk economics in online forum Candidates running to represent Malverne at the state level presented a slew of ideas for revitalizing New York’s economy, from raising taxes on the state’s millionaires and billionaires to deregulating businesses, at the Franklin Square Public Library’s Virtual Candidates Forum on Oct. 6. The session came as the state faces a $30 billion deficit, and local business owners struggle to recoup revenue lost during the months-long near-shutdown of the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. State Sen. Kevin Thomas, a Democrat from Levittown who represents the 6th Senate District, and Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, a Democrat from Elmont who represents the 22nd Assembly District, said they supported raising taxes on billionaires. Solages said their income had increased by $77 billion during the pandemic, and they “can pay their fair share.” Gary Port, a West Hempstead Democrat who is looking to unseat Republican Assemblyman Ed Ra, of Franklin Square, in the 19th District, said the state government should work with legislatures in other states to create a uniform economic plan that includes taxes on millionaires and short-term bonds focused on Covid-19 relief. Port also suggested that Albany fund construction projects “to get money in the hands of workers” and provide grants for small businesses.

“We’ve got to roll up our sleeves and get the middle class,” Franklin said. Kaplan to work,” Port said, adding, “If we don’t do could not take part in the forum. Jonathan Gunther, a Libertarian from something and work together regionally, Levittown who is challenging Democratic we will face a true economic apocalypse.” Sen. Kevin Thomas and Republican chalRa said that the state should get rid of its “generous tax credit” for large enter- lenger Dennis Dunne Sr. in the 6th District tainment productions such as “Saturday blamed the economic downturn on the Night Live” and “The Tonight Show Star- state’s overregulation of businesses. ring Jimmy Fallon.” He said he had pro- Dunne, a Hempstead town councilman, said the state should stop posed a bill in June, when burdening local municithe state’s economy was palities with unfunded first starting to reopen, to Residents can vote mandates. “Find a way to give small business ownpay for it,” he said, “and ers grants of up to $10,000 by absentee ballot, then write the bill.” for marketing campaigns, vote early at certain Patricia Canzonericonsultation services and locations or vote on Fitzpatrick, a Republican search optimization lesElection Day. from Malverne who is sons. seeking Griffin’s Assem“At the end of the day,” bly seat, said that the Ra said, “that was about state government needs to bringing in jobs.” Others also said they supported letting restructure and refinance its debt and stop businesses reopen. Assemblywoman Judy its “tax-and-spend policy,” and Nicholas Griffin, a Democrat from Rockville Centre Zacchea, a Republican from Floral Park who represents the 21st District, which who is running against Solages, blamed includes the southeast corner of Franklin the state’s deficit on the government’s Square, said she had been fighting to allow “poor financial management.” Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick added that keepmovie theaters to reopen, and would continue to back small businesses. Dave ing taxes and budgets in check would Franklin, a Republican from Port Wash- attract more people to the state, and Dunne ington who is running against Democratic said that policies that create jobs would Incumbent Anna Kaplan in the Senate’s attract more millennials to Nassau County. 7th District, said that since the state’s His opponent, Thomas, said he supported Covid-19 infection rate has remained transit-oriented development, and Griffin below 1 percent for the past two months, suggested creating more walkable downtowns. it’s time to let businesses reopen. The candidates also touched on social “We can’t just keep increasing taxes on

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boy scout troop 24 in Malverne was recognized for their achievements by Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito earlier this month. D’Esposito was joined by scoutmasters and several local elected officials.

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y mother and I were bummed out about the fact that the TOPSoccer spring season was canceled. We started doing our own drive-by parades in March to celebrate our friends’ birthdays. I pitched the idea to my mother of doing the same for our players at TOPSoccer. In May, we were able to organize a drive-by parade at our players’ homes. We had more than a dozen cars full of volunteers who met in the parking lot of St. Thomas the Apostle Church that afternoon. Once we got together, we all drove by 16 players’ homes in West Hempstead, Malverne and Franklin Square, and we held up signs to show support for our players. We shared gift bags with all of the players that included soccer balls and water bottles donated by the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association. Many of the coaches even took the time to write messages of encouragement for each player. We really just wanted to see the kids again. Our goal was to make them happy and try to give back to them what they’ve given us. Just seeing their smiles made it worthwhile. Next year will be my last season with TOPSoccer since I’m attending Catholic University in the fall of 2021. I’ve had so much fun with this program. With everything that’s happening right now, I’m going to try to enjoy this as much as I can.

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nthony and I agree that the last seven months have presented a multitude of challenges. Most importantly the impact on our families has been paramount. We both have parents and family members that we are looking after as well as our immediate families. The unusual benefit of the pandemic has been having our adult children return home. In what other time in history would we have had the opportunity to have adult children live with us for a six-month period? As longtime members of the Kiwanis Club of the Five Towns, we both have a broader view of the impact of Covid-19 on the local community. We are proud to have served the oldest community service organization in the Five Towns for nearly 20 years each. Responding to numerous situations of food uncertainty, we provided groceries to several organizations that support the elderly and less fortunate. While we have supported causes for many, many years, we never fully understood the fragility of the economy and how a quick downturn in employment would force so many families into food insecurity. Anthony and I have been honored to show our support for first responders and frontline workers during the pandemic. The Five Towns Kiwanis Club showed expressions of thanks to police and ambulance technicians, hospital workers and postal employees, recognizing that those individuals put the community first and they should be applauded for their diligence and hard work. Five Towns Kiwanis supported local restaurants and businesses to provide to those organizations helping us in the past with our fundraising activities.

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ummertime usually consists of vacation from work, fun-filled family activities, sleeping in or staying up late, night swimming and play dates for my two young sons. Instead, this summer consisted of me working long hours, frequently reminding my sons to remain quiet as I logged on to virtual meetings, hours of literature reviews and research on Covid-19, and creating and revising a District Medical Plan to be implemented in September 2020. My days of summer also consisted of numerous staff and parent virtual meetings that I like to refer to as my “press junkets.” I also had the challenging task of locating a health-screening app and sourcing, in only a few short weeks, the personal protective equipment for each school building while it was in short supply before the school year began. Under normal circumstances, the start of the school year is typically organized chaos for me, since I am performing examinations on students trying out for a sport, determining which students require a particular immunization and providing inperson staff training on various topics. This year, I didn’t perform health examinations for sports, since they are postponed, but I had the additional responsibility of creating training videos on educational topics for staff to watch, and I provided a live-stream presentation on health and safety measures in the school setting during the pandemic. In my personal life, the days of leaving my work behind as I sit on the sideline enjoying my sons’ soccer practices or games are a thing of the past.

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Malvernites hope to organize a festive holiday lights tour continued from front page fully or “Griswoldy” — a reference to the Griswold family in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” — the committee hoped to create a ticketed event in order to limit the number of guests. She said she hoped to have 10 to 15 homes participate in the event, which would take place on Dec. 4. “I’ve been here my whole life, and I can

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Information to identify the case: Debtor: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York EIN: 11-1837437 United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York Date case filed for chapter 11: 10/01/2020 Case Number: 20 - 12345 Official Form 309F1 (For Corporations or Partnerships) Notice of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case 10/20 For the debtor listed above, a case has been filed under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. An order for relief has been entered. This notice has important information about the case for creditors and debtors, including information about the meeting of creditors and deadlines. Read both pages carefully. The filing of the case imposed an automatic stay against most collection activities. This means that creditors generally may not take action to collect debts from the debtor or the debtor’s property. For example, while the stay is in effect, creditors cannot sue, assert a deficiency, repossess property, or otherwise try to collect from the debtor. Creditors cannot demand repayment from the debtor by mail, phone, or otherwise. Creditors who violate the stay can be required to pay actual and punitive damages and attorney’s fees. Confirmation of a chapter 11 plan may result in a discharge of debt. A creditor who wants to have a particular debt excepted from discharge may be required to file a complaint in the bankruptcy clerk’s office within the deadline specified in this notice. (See line 11 below for more information.) To protect your rights, consult an attorney. All documents filed in the case may be inspected at the bankruptcy clerk’s office at the address listed below or through PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records at https://pacer.uscourts.gov). The staff of the bankruptcy clerk’s office cannot give legal advice. Do not file this notice with any proof of claim or other filing in the case. 1. Debtor’s Full name: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York 2. All other names used in the last 8 years: Diocese of Rockville Centre 3. Address: 50 North Park Avenue, Rockville, NY 11570 4. Debtor’s attorney: Jones Day, Attn: Corinne Ball, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 11570, Phone: (212) 326 – 3939, Email: cball@jonesday.com 5. Bankruptcy clerk’s office: US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004-1408, Hours open: Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM (ET) – 5:00 PM (ET), Contact phone: (212) 668 - 2870. Documents in this case may be filed at this address. You may inspect all records filed in this case at this office or online at https://pacer.uscourts.gov. 6. Meeting of creditors: November 5, 2020 at 12 PM (ET), Location: The meeting of creditors will be conducted by telephone conference. 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If your claim is not scheduled or if your claim is designated as disputed, contingent, or unliquidated, you must file a proof of claim or you might not be paid on your claim and you might be unable to vote on a plan. You may file a proof of claim even if your claim is scheduled. You may review the schedules at the bankruptcy clerk’s office or online at https://pacer.uscourts.gov. Secured creditors retain rights in their collateral regardless of whether they file a proof of claim. Filing a proof of claim submits a creditor to the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court, with consequences a lawyer can explain. For example, a secured creditor who files a proof of claim may surrender important nonmonetary rights, including the right to a jury trial. 8. Exception to discharge deadline: If § 523(c) applies to your claim and you seek to have it excepted from discharge, you must start a judicial proceeding by filing a complaint by the deadline stated below. The bankruptcy clerk’s office must receive a complaint and any required filing fee by the following deadline. Deadline for filing the complaint: To be determined 9. Creditors with foreign address: If you are a creditor receiving notice mailed to a foreign address, you may file a motion asking the court to extend the deadlines in this notice. Consult an attorney familiar with United States bankruptcy law if you have any questions about your rights in this case. 10. Filing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case: Chapter 11 allows debtors to reorganize or liquidate according to a plan. A plan is not effective unless the court confirms it. You may receive a copy of the plan and a disclosure statement telling you about the plan, and you may have the opportunity to vote on the plan. You will receive notice of the date of the confirmation hearing, and you may object to confirmation of the plan and attend the confirmation hearing. 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ployed. or 15 years, Kathleen Rice Rice, who is passionate about social has worked hard to serve justice, said greater police transparthe public, first as the Nasency and improved community-police sau County District attorrelations are vital to maintaining ney and then as a member of Constrong communities. In Congress, she gress, and she deserves another has advocated for the proposed term representing the 4th CongresGeorge Floyd Justice and Policing sional District. Though her oppoAct, which, if passed, would address a nent, Gregory Tuman, showed a wide range of police practices and commendable desire to serve in law enforcement accountability Congress, Rice is the more wellissues. It also calls for enhanced rounded, experienced candidate. police transparency and misconduct If re-elected, Rice said her top data collection and seeks to eliminate priority would be to help local busiKathleen rice discriminatory police practices. nesses, hospitals and schools recovRice said banning chokeholds and er from the coronavirus pandemic. During her tenure, she has already assisted in improving police training would also be priorihelping pass programs to help all of the above ties of hers. She is not a proponent of defunding financially, and she said she plans to continue to the police, but she said programs also need to be fight for them in Congress in her next term. created to foster better community-officer relaRice is right when she says the virus should tions in Nassau County. She also said she not be a political issue — and should not be believed Nassau County Police Department pertreated like one. She has vowed to secure more sonnel should reflect the diverse community that they serve. money to aid small businesses and the unem-

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.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, a Democrat who represents southwest Queens, Elmont, Inwood and north and south Valley Steam, is, barring an unforeseen write-in campaign, guaranteed election. For the second straight election, Meeks defeated Democratic challengers in the June primary and faces no opposition in the general election. Meeks has been in office since 1998, and since being cleared of ethics charges in 2013 involving financial disclosure statements from 2007, 2008 and 2009, he has been a model advocate for his district. And though a majority of the district is in Queens, part of it is in Nassau County, and we would like to see him here more often. The real issue, however, is the lack of choice.

Rice said she understands the potential for wind energy to help meet the nation’s power needs, and she would work to pass stricter gun control laws, create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, that would secure borders while offering a chance at freedom, and enact 12-year term limits for members of Congress. Tuman said he was motivated to run to change the perception of the Republican Party and to be an accessible and transparent representative, all of which is admirable. He also presented a data-driven idea on how to distribute Covid-19 recovery funds. Though Tuman’s passion and willingness to jump into the political rings are commendable, he did not offer fullfledged plans to solve many of the major problems facing the 4th Congressional District, and he has no political experience. For all that Rice has done in the past and all that she can accomplish in the future, we urge voters to return her to Congress.

Meeks could be doing a good job, and we believe he is, but our political system thrives when there is an opposing viewpoint. Whether Meeks deserves another term should be up to the electorate. Because the Republican Party has not offered up a candidate, though, it has once again denied voters a choice and deprived them of the chance to hear divergent ideas. According to voter registration numbers, the 5th Congressional District clearly favors a Democratic candidate, and because Meeks has won re-election for the past 20 years,

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Gregory Meeks

Republicans, we assume, want to invest their precious resources in races in which they stand a better chance of winning. There is something lost, though, when political parties abdicate their responsibility to endorse a candidate and offer an opposing viewpoint. The more this happens, the weaker our democracy becomes. We endorse Meeks to continue his work in Congress and urge the Republican Party to offer up a 5th Congressional District candidate in 2022.

Re-elect Griffin in Assembly District 21

he Herald endorses State with a variety of challenges they Assemblywoman Judy Griffin face as the coronavirus crisis drags in the race for the seat in the on. She hosted a series of small21st District. business conferences on Zoom, in In her first term, Griffin has been which experts offered residents a forceful advocate for her constituguidance and fielded their questions ents in Albany, co-sponsoring bills on applying for financial assistance that would bring meaningful, lasting programs and loans like the Paychange and, more specifically, more check Protection Program. schools funding. Griffin is working to reduce red Griffin, a Democrat, co-sponsored tape in the New York Forward Loan a bill that was signed into law in Fund program so that grants for June, which established a state small businesses are expedited, and disaster emergency loan program, to exploring ways to support small Judy Griffin be administered by industrial develbusinesses that are having difficulty opment agencies, for small businesspaying rent. She also supports bills es and nonprofits as they recover from the corothat would increase school tax relief, expand navirus pandemic. In recent months her focus income eligibility for tax credits and exemptions has been on offering her constituents support and establish an age at which property taxes

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would freeze for Long Island seniors. As local school districts struggled with their response to the pandemic and face likely future funding cuts, Griffin backed a bill that ensured state aid payments when school schedules fell below the required 180-day threshold. It, too, became law in June, and helped schools to get the funding they needed. Griffin’s challenger, Republican Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, brings fresh ideas to the table, especially in the area of economic development. She advocates the creation of Economic Development Zones, which would set zoning and governmental assistance parameters for entire neighborhoods or blocks, as opposed to a piecemeal approach of redeveloping individual parcels. We wish Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick well, and hope to see her continue her community activism. But we feel that Griffin has been a stalwart advocate

Re-elect Thomas in 6th Senate District

evin Thomas hit the ground running when he took office in the 6th Senate District, and has proven himself to be a worthy asset to his constituents and the State Senate. He has tackled longstanding issues including housing discrimination, consumer privacy and oversight of education; attacked the coronavirus pandemic on multiple fronts to provide relief to all who are being affected; and is at the forefront of many quality-of-life improvements for district residents. Throughout the pandemic, Thomas, a Democrat from Levittown, has worked to bring testing sites to the district. He has secured funds for a number of food and PPE distribution centers. And he has hosted virtual town halls and webinars on a number of topics, including unemployment, mortgage relief, grant applications and story time for elementary school students.

Thomas is addressing the issue of ter, and we believe he has the housing discrimination — one that drive and capability to do it. has plagued Long Island for decades Thomas’s Republican chal— by holding public hearings aimed lenger, Hempstead Town Counat increasing accountability among cilman Dennis Dunne Sr., of real estate agents. He authored legisLevittown, has few ideas of his lation appointing a school monitor to own and too often defaults to his the Hempstead School District, a party’s talking points. While he needed improvement to enhance stuhas said he would be willing to dent performance and graduation work with those across the aisle, rates by providing state oversight of he has not said how he would the district’s fiscal and educational achieve bipartisanship. We policies. He prioritizes the needs of believe he has been a valuable his constituents as chairman of the asset to the town, and encourage Kevin Thomas Senate Consumer Protection Commithim to continue his work there. tee, and the New York Privacy Act Libertarian candidate Jonathat he sponsored gives residents more control than Gunther has a keen understanding of the issues, and fresh ideas on how to tackle them. over their data and privacy. He should stay involved in politics, but the One of his main priorities moving forward Herald’s enthusiastic choice in the 6th District is to alleviate the decades-long financial chalis Thomas. lenges facing Nassau University Medical Cen-

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Re-elect Todd Kaminsky in 9th S.D.

Kaminsky is chairman of the Senhe 9th State Senate Disate’s Environmental Conservation trict includes a wide Committee, and was the author of a swath of southwestern measure of key importance to the Nassau County, from South Shore: the New York Climate Long Beach to Rockville Centre, Leadership and Community Protecas well as parts of Valley tion Act. It is an aggressive program Stream, Elmont and the Five whose intent is to lead the transition Towns. It is not only wide, but to a green-energy economy and carincreasingly diverse, with growbon neutrality. ing Black and Hispanic populaKaminsky was also a key sponsor tions. The district requires a of the state’s new bail reform law, representative in the State Senwhich took a major step toward freeate who has a broad perspective Todd Kaminsky ing defendants awaiting trial who on a number of key issues, could not afford bail by limiting the including the environment, edunumber of crimes for which judges cation, taxes and bail reform. That representative is the incumbent, Demo- could set bail — mostly felonies. Kaminsky has crat Todd Kaminsky, who won a special elecsince made adjustments to the law, adding sevtion in 2016 and has served with distinction eral more crimes for which judges can set bail. ever since. A former prosecutor in the Queens district

n the race for the seat in the State Assembly’s 19th District, the Herald endorses incumbent Ed Ra, of Franklin Square. With a decade of experience in the Legislature — having been elected to represent the 21st Assembly District in 2010, and then re-elected to the seat in the redrawn 19th District in 2012 — Ra, a Republican, has proven over the years that he understands the challenges his constituents face — among them, combating jet noise and addressing the opioid epidemic through the work of task forces

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attorney’s office and the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York, Kaminsky sponsored legislation to take pensions away from officials who are proven to be corrupt, toughened anti-bribery laws and increased oversight for government contracting. The 42-year-old senator, who lives in Long Beach, is a regular at local civic events, and has lent his support to the city’s struggling Martin Luther King Center. His opponent, Victoria Johnson, who has worked for Long Island Republican state legislators, is likable and plain-spoken. But she focuses mostly on one issue — her opposition to the bail reform bill. That is not enough to elect her to the Senate. Kaminsky has shown himself to be reliable, responsible and thoroughly familiar with the 9th District and its issues. We enthusiastically support his re-election.

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— and has detailed plans for handling them. A lifelong resident of the area, Ra has long been a strong proponent of supporting local businesses, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, during which he has proposed legislation that would allow local business groups and nonprofits access to funds that have previously been appropriated to state programs such as STARTUP New York. In addition, he has helped organize rent-relief measures to support both commercial tenants and landlords, many of

whom are small businesses themselves. We liked Ra’s challenger, Democrat Gary Port, of West Hempstead. An attorney who served in the U.S. Army for almost 30 years, Port’s devotion to his community stood out to us. Having lived in West Hempstead for 26 years, Port has also shown a strong understanding of the issues that are uppermost in district residents’ minds. This is his fourth run for State Assembly, and he has proved to be a worthy candidate. But Ra has established himself in Albany as a respected representative of the district, and we believe that his work will continue to benefit his constituents. We encourage voters to reelect Ra next Tuesday.

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he coronavirus pandemic forced the world to hit the pause button. It brought our local and regional economies to a screeching halt, and resulted in a sharp rise in unemployment. Businesses that were hit hard during the shutdown were forced to rethink their operations at a time when resources were scarce. I am proud of the role the Nassau County Industrial riCHArD DevelopKesseL ment Agency has played — and continues to play — in our county’s recovery. The IDA’s mission is to promote the economic welfare and prosperity of Nassau County. We do this by assisting existing businesses so they can stay in the county, and by working to attract new businesses. In both cases, our objective is to increase the county’s tax base and create job opportunities for our residents. Every transaction the IDA completes is carefully thought out, and is made to ensure that we create chances for our economy to develop. Contrary to opposing beliefs,

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generating more than $23 million in taxes over the course of the agreement. This doesn’t include the positive economic impact that will be generated by those who move into the new housing units as they spend money in the community. Everything the IDA does is in the name of economic development — growing the tax base and generating jobs. A new set of needs emerged during the pandemic, as businesses were now required to spend money retrofitting operations and purchasing supplies they’d never needed before. The IDA stepped up to aid local businesses and downtowns, and thus the Boost Nassau program was born. Early in the pandemic, we launched an ad campaign with our sister organization, the Local Economic Assistance Corporation, to promote shopping local and the importance of doing it safely. We also partnered with County Executive Laura Curran and Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin to deliver thousands of personal protective equipment kits to small businesses to ensure that employees and their customers could work and shop safely.

he county’s Industrial Developent Agency has helped out at a crucial time.

Providing the PPE kits gave our struggling small businesses the physical resources they needed to remain open, while removing the financial burden of having to pay for those supplies. Assisting small retailers and local downtowns is new to us, for the simple reason that, up until recently, state law prohibited us from doing so. Curran and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky worked tirelessly to get legislation passed that gave IDAs the temporary authority to issue grants and loans to small businesses. Through the New York Forward Loan Fund program, in partnership with the Nassau County Office of Community Development, more than $520,000 has been lent to small businesses in sectors that include construction, electric, painting, health, beauty supply and gas. These loans have helped businesses retain 18 jobs and led to the creation of six more. And we’re just getting started. While our day-to-day lives look different these days, one thing has stayed the same: The Nassau IDA has worked, and continues to work, to ensure that businesses and our economy are supported through this pandemic and come out strong once it is over. Richard Kessel is chairman of the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency.

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the IDA does not reduce businesses’ taxes. Let me explain. When you invest in a property, its value goes up and, therefore, so do its taxes. The IDA restructures tax payments for businesses looking to invest in our economy in what are called payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs. A drastic increase in property taxes due to an initial investment could make an investor walk away. What the IDA does is take away the immediate shock of increased taxes caused by the investment by gradually increasing taxes over the course of the PILOT term. At no point are less taxes collected than what was previously being paid on the property. Take the recently approved Superblock project in Long Beach as an example. The property — which will soon be home to more than 400 units of much-needed housing, and will create jobs and stimulate local business activity — has sat vacant for more than 40 years. If it were to stay vacant for the next 25 years, it would generate $7.4 million in taxes. The developer received a 25-year PILOT to make a $360 million investment, which will end up

Please, Governor Cuomo, reopen comedy clubs To the Editor: I re c e n t ly w ro t e t o G ov. Andrew Cuomo in the hope that he would consider allowing Long Island comedy clubs to reopen. I had read that he believes live entertainment could be a cause of Covid-19 spread. For seven weeks over the summer, however, the Nassau County fire marshal, fire inspector and Health Department allowed Governors Comedy Clubs to open after touring our facilities and reviewing our safety procedures, which far exceed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Not one case of the virus was traced back to our three venues in those seven weeks. Our clubs have operated in our communities for more than

30 years. We have known our comedians since they were starting out (some are very famous now), our families work in the clubs, and the same customers come back night after night. We are part and parcel of the Long Island landscape. I am asking Governor Cuomo to trust in our ability to continue to run the same great and safe establishments that we always have, while implementing Covid-19 safety measures. I have sent our safety protocols to the governor’s office, and I was told that his office received not only our protocols, but also a ringing endorsement from Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, who toured our facilities. The governor has stated that an entertainer can spew respiratory droplets from the stage. We, however, have encased all our stages, including our outdoor stage on our patio, in floor-to-ceiling Plexiglas, and our closest table is nine feet from the per-

former. If a comedian were to come out onto one of our stages with a running hose and point it at our customers, no one would get wet. The governor has also objected to “funneling,” in which everyone in an establishment leaves together. In the weeks when we operated, though, we tapped the tables that could leave, one at a time, and announced that protocol before the show to avoid a crowd of patrons leaving at once. Our clubs are closed now. We have no source of income to offset our rent, property taxes and utilities. I would settle for breaking even, because at 50 percent

capacity, you can only break even, at best, but that would at least keep our doors open and people working, and we would stay relevant in our community. We used to hold fundraisers for severely ill children, those suffering from chronic diseases, public servants, first responders and front-line workers, which cannot we do at the moment. Comedy clubs, I believe, are needed now more than ever. JAmES DOLCE Owner and operator, Governors Comedy Clubs Levittown

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s I watch the final days of the election campaign, I keep thinking about the words of writerphilosopher George Santayana, who said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The aphorism can be applied to four presidents, including Donald J. Trump. Lyndon Johnson was by any measure a president who had a major impact on American history, with the passage of the Civil Rights Act and other significant laws. But Johnson ignored the swirl of negativity that the pubJeRRY lic felt about the kReMeR Vietnam War. By the time he faced re-election, our country had lost over 250,000 soldiers, and the war ended his political career. George H.W. Bush was a patriot and a statesman when he was elected president. He paid great attention to foreign policy, and successfully ousted Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces from Kuwait. He also removed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega from power.

But while Bush claimed numerous successes abroad, he failed to focus on the American economy, which was in rapid decline. His most fatal declaration was, “Read my lips: No new taxes.” In the middle of his term, the Congress passed a tax increase, which Bush signed into law, and he lost his bid for re-election. President George W. Bush had many accomplishments during his tenure. He pushed through a $1.3 trillion tax cut and was responsible for the No Child Left Behind Act. He delivered the Partial Birth Abortion Act for the conservative wing of the Republican Party. We remember his “war on terror” after the Sept. 11 attacks. But history is not always kind, and a few significant mistakes blemished Bush’s record and stuck in the minds of the public. His invasion of Iraq in 2003, based on the claim that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction, turned out to be an unforgivable political mistake, and Bush botched the response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 as well. It is now voters’ turn to decide wheth-

er they will give President Trump four more years. He can point to the economy before the coronavirus pandemic began, and his success in getting many conservative judges appointed to the federal courts. These claims are politically appealing to different wings of the Republican Party. But Trump can’t escape his bungled handling of the Covid-19 virus. Just like George H.W. Bush was forced to eat his promise of “no new taxes,” Trump will likely regret repeatedly saying that the virus will disappear, “like magic.” As of this week, the death toll in the U.S. has passed 225,000, and there has been no comprehensive federal response. The president continues to insist that his travel ban on visitors from China was somehow a turning point in the battle against the coronavirus, but he can’t escape his own words in interviews with Bob Woodward, when he acknowledged knowing how serious the virus was but publicly downplaying it. Each day, it seems, more stories emerge about Trump’s attempts to muzzle public health experts. His wild sug-

hile more people are dying each day, Trump tells us we’re ‘rouding the corner.’

gestions about the use of disinfectants and hydroxychloroquine to “cure” the virus have undermined his public standing. His insistence on holding large rallies with largely maskless crowds has alarmed many of his own supporters, who are going to great lengths to avoid the virus. While political polls are never a perfect barometer of the public’s feelings, an incumbent politician who ignores voters’ concerns about something as serious as Covid-19 does so at his peril. While more people are dying each day, Trump is telling the nation that “we’re rounding the corner” on the virus. He claims that the majority of the country likes his tweets and his handling of the government, but the pandemic is the No. 1 concern of the nation, and there is no way to escape its potential impact on his Election Day fortunes. If he loses, Covid-19 will be in the first sentence of his political obituary. 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.

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hen I was in third grade, Mrs. Heller told me I needed to grow an “elephant” skin because I cried when someone said something mean to me. So it was ironic to be an opinion writer in the time of Trump. I’m thinking of the reader who took the time to write to say that I was ugly and probably had no friends. She got all that from my political views. What can I say? It’s been an interRAndi esting four years. kReiss This is my last column before the election, and I don’t imagine I’ll change any minds this week, one way or the other, but I keep hoping I might. I spend my 750 words to offer one person’s considered views on this, the most critical election of our lifetime. An opinion column doesn’t have to present both sides of an issue. For example, if we’re discussing separating babies from their parents at our southern borders, a straight news report might include details about the great

numbers of migrants moving north and the difficulties faced by border agents. But as an opinion writer, my mind leaps to historical metaphors, to other crimes against children and families perpetrated by other governments wielding clubs rather than compassion in the face of human suffering. I recall that we Americans have a troubled past of separating Native American children from their families, and if the arc of justice bends toward enlightenment, then we must shudder at the images of infants and babies in cages in facilities run by the United States of America. The news last week that some 545 children have never been reunited with their parents puts a pin in it for me. In his lingo, Donald J. Trump has sullied the American “brand.” From his first day in office, he shamed himself and our country in the eyes of the world. An easy and epic liar, he said what worked in the moment, truth be damned. At times he has seemed out of control, snapping and biting not only at his perceived enemies, but at the country’s own loyal and diligent public servants in the FBI and the CIA and the

CDC and all the other agencies that have kept us safe through the years. There are two tracks to follow: what Trump says and what he does. They are often not the same, which has contributed to the chaos within his administration and frankly, within us. He promised to clean up politics in Washington, and proceeded to empower compromised and sometimes corrupt deputies and lackeys. He said he loved clean water and air, and proceeded to disembowel the Environmental Protection Agency and deregulate the industries that contribute to pollution. He said that no one since Lincoln had been better for American Blacks than he has. But he turned his back on every single initiative to empower them, increase minority voting and acknowledge the injustices of decades of racism in this country. We know the list goes on of the discordance between what he says and what he does. The catastrophic exception has been Covid-19. Early on, he said it was no big deal, and he followed through. He. Did. Nothing. There was no plan, no organizing of resources, no testing when we

ow ironic it is for a once thinskinned thirdgrader to be an opinion writer.

first needed it, and most important, no honest discussion with the American people about the deadly challenge ahead. What he said about the coronavirus in January and February was that it would go away. Last week, as Joe Biden and the president stood at their respective lecterns for the last debate of the campaign, this nation was mourning the loss of more than 220,000 Americans who had died of the virus. Never in the history of this country has one president been so directly implicated in the massive death and suffering of our people. He has been inept in the face of pandemic, willfully misleading and woefully ignorant. If Biden wins, he will get to work and do the job, and I trust he will bring together teams of our best and brightest to restore decency and competency to government. We need relief from this ongoing travesty. We need to reboot the great natural and political and personal resources that abide in this country. We need to lick our wounds and move on, with new leadership. Vote early. Don’t give up on this country. Don’t give up on democracy. Let the best man win. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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