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State set to study NYAW takeover “For far too long, the 120,000 customers of New York American Water on Long Island have G o v. A n d r e w C u o m o been plagued by exorbitantly announced on Feb. 3 that the high rates for water — this simstate Department of Public Ser- ply cannot continue,” Cuomo vice will look into the feasibility said in a news release. “New of municipalizing New York Yorkers deserve access to clean, American Water, safe and affordable the privately owned water, and we are utility whose sergoing to pursue vice and water bills every avenue to have long been make that happen.” decried by Nassau Rory Lancman, County customers. the Department of The study will Public Service’s assess dif ferent special counsel for ways to reduce cusratepayer protectomer costs — tion, will oversee wh i ch i n s o m e the study, which is cases are nearly set to be completed five times the cost by April 1. It will of municipally include a series of owned water — virtual hearings at including a public RoRY lANCmAN which residents t a k e o v e r. T h e and elected officials Special counsel for announcement can offer public comes after two ratepayer protection, comment. independent feasi- New York state DPS Lancman told bility studies, conthe Herald that the ducted by Walden state’s study would Environmental Engineering, examine whether a municipaldetermined that local ratepayers ization of all or part of NYAW’s in NYAW’s Hempstead territory system would be feasible and and Sea Cliff district would see a more beneficial for ratepayers. reduction in their water bills This comes after advocates called with a public acquisition of the company. Continued on page 4

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JohN F. KENNEDY High School’s cheerleading team practiced its routines after high-risk sports were given the OK to resume statewide.

Winter sports kick off locally in Bellmore-Merrick By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

Last week marked the start of a vastly different winter sports season for the athletes of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. Tryouts for basketball, wrestling, kickline and cheerleading began on Feb. 3, and the teams were quick to start practicing. School administrators worked at a rapid pace to plan the season once county health

officials had approved Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s guidelines. Each sport will have a limited season with either fewer or no competitive events. The district is requiring that athletes wear masks during practice and play and undergo weekly Covid-19 testing, which is being offered to student-athletes through a third-party health care provider at the Brookside School (see box, Page 3). Despite the stipulations, a number of coaches said, ath-

letes were eager to get to work on a season that was up in the air only a month ago. “We were not expecting to have any kind of season at all,” John F. Kennedy High School wrestling coach Brian DeGaetano said. “All of a sudden it was, ‘OK, you can play starting next week.’ It was a mad scramble — things that normally would take me a month to do, I had to do in four days.” “They’ve been waiting for Continued on page 3

ur examination . . . is going to factor in the value of the assets that exist and be cognizant of the role ratepayers have played.

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MeMbers of the Wellington C. Mepham High School kickline team warmed up before practice on Monday.

at Kennedy hiGh, in Bellmore, student wrestlers have adjusted to spaced-out warmups, with masks required.

Central athletes gear up for winter sports Continued froM front paGe this — and they’re super-excited,” Wellington C. Mepham girls’ basketball coach Jim Mulvey said. Here is a glimpse of how each sport will be handled.

Wrestling

Kennedy athletes will hit the mat while masked up, but in shorter bouts for this season. Practices that were normally two hours have been reduced to 80 minutes, and there will only be eight matches this season. For practices, wrestlers are divided into two groups of 20 that cycle between three training stations that focus on strength, cardio and wrestling skills. While three or four players were normally g rouped to g ether before, DeGaetano said, athletes are now paired in twos — the same partners will practice together all season. The goal is to make it through the eight matches undefeated, but “it’s not so much about winning or losing,” DeGaetano said. “We’re going to try to make it through the season — that’s the number one goal. Just to have a season for one month, where the kids will hopefully quarantine, not go out on the weekends, live carefully and just dedicate themselves to wrestling and the team.” Some of the students have been wrestlers since elementary school, bringing important “closure” to those who will soon graduate, DeGaetano said. His son, now a freshman in college, lost the opportunity to participate in a final season last year — “I’ve seen both sides,” he said.

Cheerleading

For Kennedy’s cheerleading team, not much has changed in terms of routines and intensity in the sport, coach Linda Leonardo said. “It’s more about being aware of

where you are in the room,” she said. Team members are kept in small groups that are spaced apart during practice, and those who enter or exit the room must sanitize their hands. “It doesn’t take away from the actual sport,” Leonardo said. “They got the hang of it after the first day.” Like wrestling, cheerleading is a contact sport. Some routines like jumping or tumbling can be individually spread out, but other routines are close to their original form. On the first day that the team was together, Leonardo was as excited as the athletes. “The first thing I said to them was, ‘I can’t believe we’re here. I’m so excited I could cry,” she said, “and they were all so giddy and happy. . . I’m really impressed with how resilient the kids have been.” As the season kicked off, Leonardo was unsure of the specifics of any upcoming competitions.

Girls’ basketball

The district’s intramural programs last year allowed Mepham’s girls’ basketball team to enter this season with a comfortable leg up, Mulvey said. “That prepared us to get into the mindset — the girls know what to do and how to be safe,” he said. Once the athletes were back at school after a two-day delay caused by the recent nor’easter, they were ready to get started. Masks are required during practice and play, and the season is reduced to eight games. For games hosted by Bellmore-Merrick, the district is allowing two family members per player, with no visiting players’ guests or fans allowed, Mulvey said. On the court, the teams’ warm-up equipment will be kept separate, and the game ball will be sanitized before starting. “They’re just excited to be out there,”

Mulvey said. “We’re bringing back a lot of kids that have been waiting and waiting for this. It’s hard to see the smiles under the masks, but they’re there.” The first game of the season against New Hyde Park Memorial High School is set for Feb. 10 at Mepham. “We’re going to go out and try to win every game,” Mulvey said, “but we’re realistic in that this is more about the bond and getting these seniors out there and recognized. We’re appreciative to have any sort of season.”

Kickline

This year, all in-person competitions for the Mepham kickline team are canceled — a disappointing reality for the group who won their first championship title last year at the National Dance Alliance Nationals in Orlando, Fla. While the competition is still being hosted in April, the team will not make the trip this year. Squad members would normally attend in March, coach Kerry Dennis said. “It’ll be a very different season for our team not having that competitive aspect to it,” Dennis said, “but we are still planning to perform at football games, if football season goes off without a hitch.” “Especially coming off of winning a national championship last year, and then not being able to go back, it’s definitely a tough pill to swallow,” Dennis noted. During practice, girls are masked and carry out their two-minute choreographed routines in small groups. At all other times, they remain socially distant. “Even if they don’t get to compete, or if the stands are empty when they perform, they’ll still do it with all of their heart and give it their all,” Dennis said, “because it means so much to them that they get the opportunity.”

testing continues in bellmore-Merrick Weekly Covid-19 testing is mandatory for athletes in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. Tests are carried out by ATC Healthcare Testing in the Brookside School on Wednesdays and Saturdays. On the first day of testing on Feb. 6, 371 athletes were tested in two hours and 10 minutes, according to Athletic Director Eric Caballero. To make the process smoother, the district has compiled a list of recommendations for parents of athletes: ■ To decrease your wait time, arrive no more than 10 minutes prior to your appointment. ■ Adhere to social distancing while waiting in line and dress appropriately for the weather. ■ Make sure your child completes a self-screening NERIC app prior to arrival and entry into the building. ■ It is not necessary to accompany your child into the building. This helps to decrease the number of people in the building at one time. Provided by the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District.

Brooks: Formation of water authority possible coNtiNued from froNt pAge on the DPS to reconsider a proposed sale of American Water Works’ New York operation to Liberty Utilities, another private entity, which was announced in November 2019. The department is currently reviewing the details of the $608 million deal. “ O u r examination of the feasibility of conve r t i n g American Wa t e r t o municipal c o n t ro l i s going to factor in the value of the assets that exist and, realistically, be cognizant SpeciAl couNSel of the role rorY lANcmAN that ratepaye r s h ave played in making American Water a company that [Liberty] is willing to pay hundreds of millions of dollars for,” Lancman said.

Senator Brooks weighs in

According to State Sen. John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, American Water’s acquisition of Aqua New York in 2012 cost less than $100 million, which stands in stark contrast to Liberty’s bid. Aqua was the previous private water provider for an area that includes Wantagh, Seaford, Merrick, Bellmore and Massapequa Park. “Somebody has to explain where that valuation came from,” Brooks said. He said he was also interested to see whether the state’s study would answer questions that Walden’s reports did not: Who owns NYAW’s infrastructure, whether the company’s conservation rate system is fair and why water is even taxable to begin with. After Walden concluded that Town of Hempstead ratepayers would see savings between $70 and $383 a year if the town acquired a portion of NYAW’s Nassau operation, John Reinhardt, commissioner of the town’s Department of Water,

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New York AmericAN Water’s corporate offices in Merrick. claimed that such savings would be “diminutive” compared with the almost $500 million cost of acquiring the system. Reinhardt demanded “state involvement” in any takeover. Lancman criticized town officials for “ignoring” the results of Walden’s study. “If Hempstead or any other locality is going to oppose municipal control despite our analysis and analysis of their own experts,” he said, “they’re going to have to explain to the public why they’re not doing anything to lower rates.” In a statement, NYAW President Lynda DiMenna said the issue of affordability depends on a special franchise tax — which accounts for a significant portion of customers’ bills, she added — not who manages the system. A public takeover, she said, is not “financially prudent.” “A public takeover would lead to an increase in the debt service obligations of Long Island residents by hundreds of mil-

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Action in Albany

Legislation to eliminate those franchise taxes was introduced in the State Senate last year by Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, and co-sponsored by Brooks. On the North Shore, Sea Cliff ’s elected representatives, including State Sen. Jim Gaughran and Assemblymen Charles Lavine and Michael Montesano, have also been vocal supporters of public water. Last July, a bill establishing the public North Shore Water District, authored by Gaughran, passed the State Senate. Lavine presented a companion bill in the Assembly around the same time, but it did not pass by the end of the year. New bills will

be presented in the Senate and Assembly this year, and if they were to pass and then be signed by Cuomo, a public water authority could be established by April. Dave Denenberg, a co-director of Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil, a Merrick-based advocacy group, said that South Shore lawmakers should develop “mirror-image” legislation to establish such an authority for NYAW’s customers in southeastern Nassau County. Brooks said he was planning to do just that. “Once we know who owns the assets,” he said, “we should take advantage of that situation and establish an agency to hire and oversee a company to manage … the publicly owned system.” Denenberg said he saw the state study as good news, saying, “This move may be a signal that New York will finally step up and stop this corporate monopoly’s control over a basic necessity and its financial abuse of Long Island ratepayers.

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Restaurants remain in flux as pandemic drags on By alyssa seidman aseidman@liherald.com

As New York City’s restaurant owners prepare to reopen for indoor dining this week, Long Island’s restaurateurs are still fighting to stay afloat under Covid-related restrictions that have been in effect since last June. Some local restaurants, such as Left Coast Kitchen & Cocktails and Bayou Jones, shuttered amid the pandemic. Others, like Anthony’s Kitchen & Cocktails in Bellmore and Off the Brook in Merrick, the sister restaurant of Seaford’s Il Bacetto, enjoyed grand openings. But a common thread that connects all members of the industry, John Amaruso said, is their ability to survive the hard times. “Restaurants and bars have adapted since prohibition,” said Amaruso, who owns Bourbon & Brews, in Merrick. “People want to go out and socialize and interact with their communities, so it’s hard to say they’re done for.” To prepare for the colder months, Amaruso set up miniature tents over the outdoor tables at his establishment; each is equipped with a heat lamp. But after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in November that restaurants and bars with a state liquor license must close by 10 p.m. to reduce the spread of Covid-19, Bourbon & Brews saw a “big reduction” in outdoor dining, the owner said. Amaruso views the curfew as arbitrary, he said, and added that it could cause people to instead go to their friends’ homes — where no Covid-related regulations exist — to hang out. “Bars and restaurants have somebody there to enforce these things,” he explained, noting mask-wearing, sanitizing and social distancing. “Forcing people into homes, that’s where the spread happens.” Paul Telese, co-owner of Elisa’s Ristorante in North Bellmore, has also

adjusted to hosting diners outside, even during the winter, but renting tents and heaters costs money, he said. He added that the state’s 10 p.m. curfew has also proven to be an issue. “When you lose the big parties, catering and late night [crowd], that becomes a big hit,” he explained. “Business is not what it was . . . and when the economy suffers, everybody suffers.” Bellmore native Maria Cassano is also critical of the curfew and believes there should be an even playing field when it comes to imposing Covid-related restrictions on businesses. She recalled going to Roosevelt Field Mall at the height of holiday shopping season, where she observed droves of people wearing their masks improperly. “Those stores are not disinfecting every time like we are,” Cassano said. “We’re taking Courtesy Jake Gold Productions every precaution known to mankind . . . but other businesses JoHn amaruso, owner of Bourbon & Brews, in Merrick, has seen a “big reduction” in outdoor have been allowed to run like dining at his establishment since the state’s 10 p.m. curfew was imposed on bars and restaurants. nothing’s happened.” Cassano owns American She recently sold a franchise of the busi- he did before the pandemic, adding that Beauty Bar & Grill in the hamlet with her ness to two native New Yorkers, Melony the vaccine could aid in having that husband, Michael, and business partner, Fiore and James Speelman, who plan to vision realized. Skip Curth. The team also manages an open the bar’s third location in Lake Mione said that as more people get vacoffshoot of the restaurant in Massapequa. Wylie, South Carolina this summer. cinated and Covid levels decline, she Because Bellmore’s location relied on a While the move is indicative of the expects some of the current restrictions loyal late-night crowd, Cassano said, “The industry’s continued evolution, business on bars and restaurants to be lifted. Until 10 o’clock rule killed us.” at The Vine’s Merrick location has pla- then, she is taking advantage of the payCassano was forced to close American teaued during the pandemic. “With the 10 check protection program and economic Beauty a few months ago, citing a lack of p.m. closure, we’ve lost the ability to turn industry disaster loans through the Small revenue. And while the team hopes to tables over, and we need to do that in Business Administration. reopen in some form, “There’s too many order to make a profit,” Mione explained. “Until there are no other measures to question marks around us,” she said. “We’re in no better position today than we take, we’re going to be here,” she said. “My goal and my hope is these restricAt The Vine Wine Bar in Merrick, were several months ago.” owner Lynn Mione has been adapting to Telese looks forward to the day when tions will be lifted before I run out of the throes of the pandemic since day one. he can have patrons at the restaurant as options.”

Town expands Covid-safe program to select train stations Last month, Hempstead Town officials announced the expansion of its contactless commuter parking permit application process to the Baldwin, Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and Seaford Long Island Rail Road station parking lots, which are town-operated. Starting April 1, commuters who park at these lots will no longer have to place stickers on their vehicles, as enforcement will be conducted via license plate-scanning technology. The expansion comes after a successful test run conducted at the Oceanside Long Island Rail Road station over the past six months. “The expansion of this streamlined parking permit service is just another example of the many ways that the Town of Hempstead is staying ‘on track’ by continuing to provide essential programs and services safely during the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Town Supervisor Donald Clavin. “Residents who commute via the Oceanside train station have expressed great satisfaction with the . . . program over the past several months, and we are proud to expand this great service to commuters in Baldwin, Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and Seaford,” said Town Clerk Kate Murray. “This entire application process can be completed online without ever leaving home and eliminates the need for the unpopular bumper stickers.”

Commuters who currently have a permit to park in Baldwin, Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and Seaford will receive letters reminding them to renew their permits, which expire March 31. Beginning Feb. 1, permit holders — and those who wish to apply for the first time — may do so by visiting www.hempsteadtown.com/townclerk on their phone, tablet or computer and filling out a brief application. The town will also install signs with QR codes at the stations so commuters can scan the code and fill out the application on their mobile devices. The cost is $10 for the year and $5 for seniors 60 and over, veterans, handicapped, auxiliary police and volunteer fire and ambulance personnel. Parking permits are free for active military members. Additionally, parking enforcement will be conducted by Hempstead’s Department of Public Safety using stateof-the-art license plate-scanning technology, so residents no longer need to replace stickers on their bumpers each year. “We encourage all commuters to take advantage of this new stickerless parking program,” Murray added. Provided by the Town of Hempstead; compiled by Alyssa Seidman.

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Hempstead town supervisor Donald Clavin and Town Clerk Kate Murray announced the expansion of the town’s contactless commuter parking permit application process to Long Island Rail Road stations in Baldwin, Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and Seaford.

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Tickets start selling out at UBS Arena By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

Nearly 60 percent of club and premium spaces have already been sold out at the new UBS Arena at Belmont Park, which is set to open next fall, UBS officials told the Herald last week, as construction on the 17,000-seat arena continues. The suites will offer New York Islanders fans private areas to enjoy food and drinks with their friends and families as well as provide them with parking benefits and potential concert tickets, while the Spotlight Club will allow fans to see the players head down the tunnel to the ice, the 1905 Club will provide backstage passes, and the Loft Club will offer Islanders fans views to the bowl from the bar. The walls of the 56 suites have already been installed, according to Michael Cossentino, senior vice president of tickets and premium experiences for the New York Islanders, adding that they have found seats for all the current Islanders ticket holders and are only a few weeks away from selling out of upper-bowl tickets. “It’s an exciting time to be an Islanders fan,” said Cossentino, who has been meeting between 50 to 100 people daily to discuss seating opportunities at the new arena. He has been hosting in-person tours for eight fans maximum at a time, all of whom must wear masks, as well as drive-through events at which Islanders

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a rendering of the UBS Club at the new arena. fans can get an up-close look at the construction site and pick up Islanders swag. “It’s things like that to build that meaningful connection with people,” Cossentino said, noting that there’s a general “sense of pride and excitement” when people get to experience the new arena firsthand. “Generally, the community’s been very supportive.” In fact, he said, the Islanders have seen an increase in ticket holders from West-

chester and Connecticut because of to Belmont Park’s closer proximity to the two areas than from the Islanders’ former home at Nassau Coliseum. There has been a 45 percent increase in ticket sales to people from Westchester, Cossentino said, and a 28 percent increase in ticket sales to people from Connecticut. Meanwhile, UBS officials also made their first concert announcement last week, saying The Weeknd, the Canadian

singer-songwriter, will perform at the new arena on April 7, 2022, as part of his After Hours World Tour, which had to be rescheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tickets for the show went on sale on Monday, following The Weeknd’s Super Bowl halftime performance. For more information about the UBS Arena, and to see the different seating options virtually, visit www.UBSArena. com.

Inside LI to host family business webinar By nicole alcindor nalcindor@liherald.com

Many Long Islanders are g rappling with questions about how they can best start or maintain a business. Many wonder how a family business differs from other businesses and what it takes to bring their businesses to the next level of success. To help shed light on these and other questions, Herald Inside LI will host a webinar on Tuesday, Feb. 23, “Success in Family Business.” Starting at 10 a.m, the episode will cover the legal and financial steps that may affect multiple generations of a family business. All are welcome to attend, including members of established family businesses and those who are curious about what starting a business would entail. The e pisode, which is s p o n s o re d by B a r n e s & Barnes P.C. and Marshall & Stevens, will feature panelists Leo Barnes Jr., a partner

at Barnes & Barnes P.C., and John Agogliati, managing director at Marshall Stevens. Anyone interested in joining this webinar can register free at LIHerald.com/FamilyBusiness. Upon registering, attendees can submit questions for the panelists, or can ask during the webinar using Zoom’s question-and-answer function. Skye Ostreicher, host of Herald Inside LI, will be happy to ask your questions. To register for future webinars, go to liherald.com/ insideli. To sponsor a webinar or for more information about Herald Inside LI, contact Amy Amato, executive director of corporate relations and events, at aamato@ richnerlive.com or call (516) 569-4000, estension 224.

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Jonah’s Garden is an eden during pandemic New business helps stir-crazy Long Islanders make home a planter’s paradise By Reine Bethany aseidman@liherald.com

When the Covid-19 pandemic shut down nonessential businesses last March, Jonah Rangel held his breath. He was only weeks away from fulfilling a dream of opening his own plant shop. Fortunately, Rangel, of Bellmore, had built a strong online presence among Long Island’s plant enthusiasts prior to opening — and for them, the timing was perfect. “It was almost the best time to start a new plant shop,” said Rangel, who owns Jonah’s Garden (2279 Jerusalem Ave., North Bellmore). “A lot of my customers are taking care of plants as a form of therapy to get them through the stressful, day-to-day life of the Covid times we’re in right now.” Rangel services a wide range of plant lovers, from “really avid, exotic plantseekers looking for those plants that they can’t get elsewhere,” he said, to beginners just starting out. Customers can connect with Rangel virtually on Instagram and Facebook, where he posts informative v i d e o s a n d i nv i t e s fo l l owe r s t o livestreamed chats, or in person at the store. During regular business hours, residents can peruse the plants while maintaining social distance, but Rangel also offers pre-scheduled appointments for

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a vivacious welteR of plants surrounded Jonah Rangel in his shop, Jonah’s Garden, at 2279 Jerusalem Ave. in North Bellmore. customers before and after hours so they can have the shop to themselves. Online orders, contactless delivery and curbside pickup are also available One customer, Heather Broker, found Rangel on Facebook while hunting for a

specific plant, which he supplied. When she discovered Jonah’s Garden was located near her home, her potted plant collection immediately expanded. “Jonah always has the best plants,” said Broker, noting that Rangel is her

go-to person for plant advice. And her family shares her enthusiasm. “My daughter [Abigail is] obsessed,” Broker added, and even her 22-month-old son Miles has learned how to properly care for different plant varietals. College students also enjoy the hominess of plants. The houseplant portal on Stony Brook University’s dorm search site brought Amanda Tyrrell and Alli Guzman-Martinez together as roommates. Although their third roommate, Jasmine Mukai-McGreen, came from a more general search, all three were glad they found Jonah’s Garden on Instagram when they were feeling “incredibly bored” by pandemic confinement, MukaiMcGreen said. They travel an hour out of their way just to visit the shop. “We wasted all our savings on foliage plants” like philodendron and calathea, Guzman-Martinez said. One room in the girls’ dorm has become a jungle of distinctively patterned leaves, making it the perfect place to study. “The plants bring life to the room,” Tyrrell said. “It’s nice to take care of something other than yourself and feel connected to nature.” If you’re staying in your house during quarantine, Rangel said, “why not make it beautiful?”

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Runners looking for love this Valentine’s Day may want to consider signing up for the Stoplight Party 5K and 10K races at Eisenhower Park on Saturday, Feb. 20, to find a potential partner. The themed races are new for elitefeats, an Islandia-based organization that has hosted nearly 50 races since August 2020. Event coordinator Joe Meyer said the concept for the race has been in the works for well over a year. Since elitefeats’ Cupid’s Chase 5K was cancelled in December 2020, the team was eager to organize a series of Stoplight races. “There’s not many gatherings right now,” Meyer said, “so we thought it’d be great to create a safe winter race together.” Registered participants will receive a bib in the mail with their information and relationship status – either “single,” “taken” or “undecided” — to wear as they run through Eisenhower Park. Registrants will also receive a Stoplight Party-branded buff and finisher medal upon completion. Money raised through registration will be donated to the Never Stop Running Foundation, a nonprofit that supports athletic and charitable events as well as local emerging elites, including Long Island resident Allie Kieffer, who placed fifth in the New York City Marathon in 2017. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, elitefeats halted all its events between March and August 2020. “With the gathering size kept at 50, we had to get creative,” Meyer said. The organization was the first of its kind to

receive race permits from state and local parks departments so it could continue to host events during the pandemic. “We’ve set the standard on how to conduct the races,” Meyer added, “and we kind of wrote the protocols on what’s being accepted to host a safe race right now.” For the Stoplight 5K and 10K, groups of approximately 40 to 50 participants will be staggered in waves between 8:30 and 10 a.m. Masked runners will line up six feet apart near the starting line and take off in pairs of two — appropriate for Valentine’s Day. elitefeats is hosting similar Stoplight races in Queens and Manhattan on Feb. 13. Meyer said he hopes the races will become a winter staple for the organization post-pandemic. With coronavirus cases still on the rise, Meyer said it is unlikely that runners will find their soulmates at the race. “The intention is to get the idea out there . . . but I wouldn’t anticipate too many people getting together this particular year, no,” he said with a laugh. “It’s just a fun thing to do.” Christian Forie, co-founder of North Merrick Runners, said while he doesn’t know of any group members participating in the Stoplight races, the running community is “excited about the slow but safe roll out of inperson races,” he said, “and really looking forward to the return of our favorite large scale in-person events.” Race registration is open until Wednesday, Feb. 17. Registration for the 5K is $30 and $40 for the 10K. Runners can also register to participate in the virtual Stoplight races for the same price. For more information, visit https://events.elitefeats.com/stoplight21#.

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or two decades, I’ve been heralding the importance of summer camp to families who have never attended. Years before Covid-19, there existed a world-wide outbreak amongst our youth in technology addiction, social skill deficiency, indoors isolation, and over-parenting. And now, since March 2020, our kids have been living an increasingly bizarre, unnatural life of screens and quarantines, hybrid schooling (if they’re lucky), and enough fear and disappointment to last them into adulthood. However, in the midst of the insanity, we learned that summer camp can become a beacon of hope, a lifeline towing them back to their normal selves. More than 1,000 lucky children and 250 staff attended Liberty Lake Day Camp in summer 2020. While strict safety guidelines and a modified program where necessary, the fundamental essence of camp remained intact: Kids, playing together, mentored by caring staff, and in most cases — outdoors. According to the campers, parents, and staff at camps that ran last summer, it was by far their most meaningful camp experience ever, as well as an impactful life event. And think about it — that was after only four months of screens and quarantines. Imagine what it’s going to be like in 2021? Wowza! In 2020, 70 percent of camps didn’t open, many due to government restrictions, others by choice. The camps that did open showed great resiliency and creativity in adapting and flourishing within their new parameters, doing it better than most schools. While some families and staff chose to postpone their camp attendance until 2021 — most didn’t want to miss out, even in the midst of a pandemic, despite apprehensions. What were these people, crazy? Absolutely not. They strongly believed that the benefits outweighed the perceived risk. This June, after two compromised school years and everything that’s gone along with it, our children’s need for the benefits of summer camp will be crucially important. Real Human Connection Zoom and remote learning have saved us in so many ways. But there’s no substitute for real human connection. Making and strengthening relationships while being guided by loving people is what camp is all about. The essence of camp is in the friendships we forge, something we are all lacking and craving these days. Reacquainting Ourselves With Nature While society has been trapped indoors for the past year, most of the world is outdoors, and it is amazingly beautiful, and fills our soul with joy. From picture perfect days, to “liquid sunshine” washouts — it’s real living — the way our ancestors lived for thousands of years, until the advent of central air, video screens, and the internet. Our bodies yearn for the outdoors, and that’s where most summer camps happen. Resiliency Our kids are certainly developing it; experiencing disappointments that will make them stronger. Learning to be brave and confronting challenges and fears are also important facets of resiliency. It’s easier to stay at home and stare at screens — but we want our kids to grow up with the kind of courage and “can-do” attitude that our health care, essential workers, and superhero school teachers have learned and cultivated. Mental Health While summer camp is widely known for its physical health benefits, according to the CDC, “Children’s mental health during public health emergencies can have both short and long term consequences to their overall health and well-being,” so it’s no surprise that hospital visits

Saying goodbye Prepare your child — and yourself for camp For parents, the most heart-racing, adrenalin pumping moments happen when you let go and watch your child try something on his or her own. The moment the training wheels come off, the first trip down the driveway on the skateboard, the time our children ride the school bus —these are more than just memories, these are critical moments that define growth and change. For many families, the first time a child goes off to camp is one of the biggest let go, hold your breath, and watch them soar moments in childhood. In today’s world of high-tech kids and families who have a constant connection to each other, it’s essential to take the time to emotionally prepare for camp. First-time families can ease into the camp experience with a minimum of stress by doing some prep beforehand. related to mental health have risen dramatically for school age children and adolescents. Kids are resilient and can bounce back quickly. But a year and a half of stress and anxiety is bound to leave a mark. Extroverted kids are suffering, missing the energy of their peers. Introverted kids may seem to enjoy sitting in their homes, away from life’s normal pressures — but they need social interaction just as much. We had a depressed young camper last summer who hadn’t left his apartment nor gotten fully dressed in months. By his third day of camp, his parents thanked us for “returning his childhood to him.” For many kids, camp is a more important social-emotional antidote than the actual vaccine. Summer Camps Can Be Successful During A Pandemic Good camps breed creative adaptability, and get things done — we always have. How do you get a group of third-grade boys to listen? What do we do about the incoming storm? The bus is running late, animals got into the supplies, no electricity in the kitchen, kid pooped in the pool… Camp people don't complain — we figure it out and make it happen. Camp offers kids the unique opportunity to step back into a simpler time, with no internet connection or mute button needed. A place where a small community can have faith in the human spirit and support from one another without judgment, simply because it’s the right thing to do. Our kids need to be out of our homes, playing with other kids, and camps have proven that it can be done safely, even under the most challenging circumstances. Andy Pritikin is the director of Liberty Lake Day Camp, in Mansfield Township, N.J., LibertyLakeDayCamp.com, as well as founding partner of Everwood Day Camp, in Sharon, Mass., past president of the American Camp Association, NY/ NJ, and host of the Day Camp Podcast. n Above photo: Camp experiences, even in our pandemic-altered world, can still strengthen values, build confidence, develop coping mechanisms when adversity strikes, and enable campers to make lifelong friends.

Promises, Promises Under absolutely no circumstances should you promise to pick up your child from camp early if he/she is having a “bad time”. Making this promise will only ensure that a struggling camper will make no effort to turn things around. If you make deals before camp begins it is much easier for the child to count down the number of days you’ve promised they must stay at camp than it is to jump into the routine and put in the emotional energy to see it through. Overcoming homesickness provides children with wonderful skills. They gain resiliency, confidence and a sense of accomplishment. Children learn that they can’t just snap their fingers and parents will immediately obey their command.It also addresses the issue of commitment. . Have A “Test” Sleepover A number of first-time campers have never slept away from home. Going to camp shouldn’t be ‘the practice run’! So make arrangements with a family member or friend to have a sleepover without Mom or Dad present. While it might be uncomfortable and unfamiliar the first time out, practice does make perfect. Stop And Shop Have a fun outing! Take your campers with you to have them choose camp linens, a camp costume, a new pair of flip-flops or sneakers, or a brand new hoodie to keep the mosquitoes at bay. Having tangible symbols of their adventures to come will help to further invest them in the camp experience. Discuss Expectations Many parents respond to their children’s fear of camp by reassuring them that there is nothing to worry about or that they’re about to have the most wonderful time of their lives. While parents and camp staff expect and hope that this is true, it is best to prepare your camper about how they might feel the first few days and nights away from home. They need to know that it is perfectly normal to miss parents, to miss the comfort of home, to miss familiar routines, to find it difficult falling asleep. Brainstorm strategies that you know work best for your child. If they expect only smooth pathways, the first bumps in the road will send them stumbling. n Above photo: Ramping up for camp is a process — for families and campers.

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Grace Lutheran Preschool is a community school run by Grace Lutheran Church for over 50 years. The school welcomes two, three, and four year old children of all faiths and backgrounds. At Grace Lutheran Preschool, children will learn and play. The school provides guidance and direction while encouraging cooperation, resourcefulness, creativity, curiosity and the love of God in a safe and respectful atmosphere. Monthly tuition rates are reasonable. For more information give us a call 516-409-5188 Grace Lutheran PreSchool 516-409-5188 www.gracelutheranbellmore.org

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Lawrence Woodmere Academy Summer Day 336 Woodmere Blvd., 516-374-5559, lwasd. org. Ages: 2 to 15. Fees: Call for rates. Specialties: Full day, half day, Red Cross swim instruction, arts and crafts, drama, dance, tennis, aeroball, sports, sports clinics, all immersion arts camp; Center for Creative Arts Academy, and all immersion sports camp; Champion Sports Academy. Note: Transportation and meals included, extended days: early drop-off and late pickup available (subject to change). Tours Available: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Sundays, March through June 27, call for an appointment. Lawrence Woodmere Academy Summer Day 516-374-5559 www.lwasd.org

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Going to school for the first time is one of the most important milestones in a child’s life. The Hewlett East Rockaway Jewish Centre Nursery School prides ourselves in offering the very finest programming while finding creative ways to bring our children back to our building and taking precautions against Covid-19. We offer the very finest programming in a facility designed for young children, emphasizing individual and small group activities. We focus on giving our children a strong foundation upon which to grow socially, emotionally, academically and spiritually, providing them with the tools necessary to be successful as they climb the educational ladder. Our school approaches Judaism as a heritage and a tradition to be celebrated by all who wish to participate. Our program takes place in our state of the art facility, including a Parenting Center, two outdoor playgrounds, a new outdoor classroom, indoor gym, and a brand new state of the art science facility. We are proud to offer Toddler Time, for children and their caretakers, and programs for children ages two through pre-kindergarten. HERJC Nursery School 516-599-1169 www.herjc.org/nursery-school

Carefree Racquet Club

Where can find a junior summer tennis camp highlighting the excitement of competition, high instructured and plenty of all-around playtime? At Carefree Racquet Club, complete with seven airconditioned indoor tennis courts, 2 half-court basketball court, a cozy lounge and snack area... that’s where! At Carefree’s summer camp, we encourage the social aspect of loving the game just for the fun of it. We stress the positive approach to competition which gives our juniors perspective on and off the court. Comprised of knowledgeable and the staff is and Tennis Professionals. We will be waiting! Carefree Racquet Club 516-489-9005 www.carefreeracquetclub.com

Middle schoolers face special academic hurdles

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emember the days when your son or daughter rushed in from school, gave you a big hug and gleefully sought praise for a top grade on an assignment or test? That may seem like ancient history if your child is now in middle school. More likely you’ve noticed your child shying away from physical affection, experiencing odd and dramatic mood swings, and becoming a lot more interested in popularity and peer pressure than pleasing you. If so, you’re not alone. From the blogs on popular parenting sites, to the pages of parenting magazines to school and community forums, scores of parents of children going through the “tween” years will tell you they’re going through troubled times as well. Children who are grappling with social and emotional pressures are often distracted in the classroom and too preoccupied to give homework the attention it deserves. This is particularly troublesome given the increasing demands of middle school learning. In mathematics, lessons in basic computation are giving way to complex problem-solving. In reading, lessons focus more on comprehension, and require students to articulate what they have learned in oral and written form. Subjects ranging from science to history to the social studies likewise require more critical thinking. And progress in all of these subjects becomes especially vital for building a foundation for increasingly challenging work in high school and beyond. So while in many ways school may be getting “harder” — or at least more complex — your child’s equally complex behavioral changes can make learning a volatile proposition at best. So what should parents do? Expect some changes and know what to look for. Talk with your child’s guidance counselor to find out more about other pressures that may be arising in the school environment, and school-based solu-

tions that may be under way. Take a close look at your child’s academic progress during the past year. Is he or she maintaining good grades and solid study habits? If not, is it because of social/emotional issues or because of specific learning skills? If your son or daughter is struggling, you need to take prompt action to shore up these deficiencies. Your child’s teachers and guidance counselors should have a list of school or community-based options for supplemental instruction. Think about potential mentors for your child. While your son or daughter may suddenly be no fan of overt parental

control, he or she may still value advice from other adults or responsible older youth. Ideally, this should be someone your child can talk to about emotional issues and someone who can reinforce your views about keeping on track academically regardless of the difficulties of this age. It’s an added bonus if this individual has the time and ability to help with homework or special assignments that can help build skills and knowledge. Find a productive, smart extracurricular activity. If your son or daughter is struggling academically, it may sound counterintuitive to look for another activity to fill the day. And yet the right activity could actually help your child become more academically motivated and self-assured. If your son is anxious about being too small to play football but loves to read, start your own at-home book club with rewards every time a book is completed. If your daughter’s having trouble fitting in with the popular kids but designed her first Web page when she was 10, look for a technology club or other accelerated learning opportunity that can help her hone these skills and meet girls with similar abilities and remind her that there really is life after the 8th grade. While most children struggle with some subjects, most have a natural aptitude for at least one. Activities like these can keep your child build a sense of self worth and smooth the way past the inevitable disappointments of this challenging period in his or her life. In the meantime, take some deep breaths and try not to worry. With consistent assurance that your child is loved and ever-vigilant monitoring of the academic bottom line, you can both survive the “terrible tweens” older and wiser for the experience of getting through it together. n Above photo: The right after-school activity can help your child become more academically motivated and self-assured.

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s the school year passes the halfway point, some kids may get distracted from their studies. If you and your kids want to re-focus on school success, here are some suggestions for kick-starting learning: Commit to learning. With your children, come up with one or two major goals that you want to accomplish for the remainder of this school year. Raising that algebra grade? Getting homework done on time and turning it in the next day? Organizing a study area at home? Using a planner regularly and efficiently? Agree on some ageappropriate rewards and consequences. Commit to a family-centered goal that education is important to all of you, and work together to support, encourage and help each other. Set up helpful routines. Give your kids the consistency of fairly regular routines (weekends and holidays can be breaks). Bedtime, wake-up, study, homework, play, family time — kids rely on these routines, and the structure helps them to feel safe, know what's expected of them and be successful. Help them organize. Organized kids do better in school than haphazard kids. Help them to set up their planners (written or electronic), to keep their notebooks and backpacks neat and orderly, to break up large assignments into smaller ones so they

they're getting enough sleep, insisting on their good eating habits, making sure they're involved in regular and aerobic exercise, and sticking to the goals and routines you've established. Be a good role model. Kids learn from their parents. If they see that you're organized, focused on what's important to you and your family, staying healthy and being true to your values, they'll pick up some pretty important life lessons. Don't give up. Let your kids know that you're serious about these goals and that their school success is as critical to you as it is to them. Get help early if it's needed. When your kids show that they're having trouble despite your best efforts, get help early. Ask a teacher or guidance counselor for help. Get a tutor. Find a "study buddy" for your kid. Just get help before the little problem grows into a big one. Ask other parents. You're not the only one trying to keep your kids on track. Learn from parents who've been through this, teachers who've guided hundreds of kids and others whose opinions you respect. No one has all the answers, but all of us have a lot of ideas. n don't seem overwhelming, to maintain a work space at home that's actually workable and not a disaster area, and to stick to the goals you've set together.

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LINA BoNNEN, of Freeport, opened KB Beauty in Merrick in honor of her son.

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KB Beauty may seem like a quaint, quiet spot in Merrick for your beauty needs, but every aspect of the business — from the colors of the logo to the name itself — reflects a deeper meaning. Lina Bonnen, a resident of Freeport, opened the spot on Merrick Road in December after the pandemic caused significant delays. Finally opening the business was, for her, more than a dream, she said. “It’s a legacy.” Bonnen opened KB Beauty in honor of her late son, Kevin, who died by suicide in 2017 at the age of 18. “This is in his honor, in his legacy — and in fear of him being forgotten,” she said. Kevin’s death was a shock to the Bonnen family, which includes his four brothers: Andre (23); Michael, Kevin’s twin (22); John (13); and Max (10). Opening KB Beauty was somewhat of a family project. With the help of her sons, Bonnen gutted and revamped the entire interior. “This is something that can be passed down,” Andre said. “We’ll have kids someday and they’ll know they had an uncle, Kevin, and be proud of something.” When guests walk in and ask about the business’ name — KB, for Kevin Bonnen — the family’s story is openly shared, Andre said. The logo also reflects Kevin in a few ways: wings mimicking the wings of an angel in white, orange and blue — colors that represent the loss of a child, the loss of a sibling and suicide prevention awareness, respectively. Even the address —1820 Merrick Road — bares significance, Bonnen said: Kevin died at age 18 on May 20, 2017. KB Beauty offers several beautification services, including teeth whitening and laser hair removal. It’s a practice that gives customers a positive experience, which was an important aspect to Bonnen since the business is dedicated to her late son. “It’s something that will make people feel good about themselves,” she said. Bonnen signed the lease for the property in December 2019, but “I had no idea a pandemic was coming,” she said. Although her plans to open were delayed multiple times, she was finally able to open a year later. Once KB Beauty is more established, the Bonnens plan to support suicide prevention efforts through the business, including sponsoring the Out of Darkness Walk in New York City, which was cancelled last year due to Covid-19. “We’re going to spread awareness so people know there’s help out there,” said Andre, who operates KB’s marketing and social media. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255.

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NASSAu CouNTy REpuBLICAN legislators are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to open a Covid-19 vaccination site at Nassau Coliseum. At left, the Coliseum before the pandemic struck.

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GOP legislators call for action on vaccines two, at Nassau Community College and the YES Community Counseling Center in Westbury. Nassau Coliseum would be the The 11 members of the Nassau County Legislature’s Republican majority “ideal” vaccination site because of the last Thursday called on Gov. Andrew size of the building and parking availCuomo to open a Covid-19 vaccination ability, Nicolello said. “We possess the proper resources in site at Nassau Coliseum. The GOP legislators pitched the idea during a hearing Nassau County to help make this hapthey held to address vaccine rollout in pen and will do everything we can to assist that effort,” he wrote. “On behalf the county. The meeting coincided with Cuomo’s of Nassau County residents, we urge you to work with us to put announcement that Yankee such a plan into motion as Stadium will be used as a soon as possible.” mass vaccination site to A week earlier, members administer 15,000 vaccines to of the Republican majority Bronx residents. had called on New York City According to Presiding Mayor Bill de Blasio to open Officer Richard Nicolello, vaccination sites within the that’s almost as much as the five boroughs to Nassau resnumber that the county has idents. administered since the rollAppointments to schedout began. ule a vaccine appointment “As you know, Nassau STEvE RhoADS within New York City can County continues to be County legislator be made through the cityamong the highest areas run website, https://vacwith Covid-19 cases in New York state,” Nicolello wrote in a letter cinepod.nyc.gov, or by calling (877) VAXsent to Cuomo and signed by the Repub- 4NYC, but appointments at these sites lican lawmakers. He noted that recent are blocked to many Nassau residents. When signing up for an appointment, data from the county Department of patients are asked to certify they reside Health shows roughly 10.6 percent of Long Island residents have been vacci- or work in the city; if they live or work nated, compared to New York City’s 12.4 elsewhere, they are turned away. The state-run (https://covid19vacpercent. “While the numbers are improving, cine.health.ny.gov/) and county-run you have continually noted that Long (https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/vacIsland’s infection rate remains a great cine) websites for scheduling vaccine cause for concern,” Nicolello said. “This appointments do not have such restricmass vaccination site [would] allow tions. more residents to get tested, lower our The Republican majority, led by Preinfection rate, and allow more business- siding Officer Richard Nicolello, gathes to open and continue to rebuild.” ered in front of the Theodore Roosevelt The state currently runs one mass Executive and Legislative Building in vaccination site at Jones Beach State Mineola. Park, in Wantagh, and the county runs “Residents across the county are hav-

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ThE NASSAu CouNTy Legislative Majority, led by Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello, called on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to open vaccination sites to Nassau residents. ing difficulty obtaining appointments to get the Covid-19 vaccine,” Nicolello said. “The fact that the city portal restricts Nassau residents from receiving the vaccine in New York City is unacceptable, especially when both Nassau County and New York state allow New York City residents to be able to freely sign up to get the vaccine at the sites they run.” “This really is an issue of fundamental fairness,” Legislator Steve Rhoads, of Bellmore, said. “We’ve all received calls from residents who are scared for their own health and the health and safety of their families. There are 850,000 Nassau County residents who are technically eligible to receive the vaccine. . . yet the state is sending Nassau County less than 5,000 doses a

week.” “We had an understanding that when the vaccines became available, that no matter where they were given, they would be open to anyone who could get an appointment,” Legislator Rose Marie Walker, of Hicksville, said. “The vaccination rollout in Nassau County has been nothing short of a disaster,” Legislator John Ferretti, of Levittown, said. “We need to stand together and call on New York City Mayor de Blasio to open up vaccine centers for Nassau County residents.” Questions, comments, and concerns can be submitted by emailing the clerk of the Legislature at LegPublicComment@nassaucountyny.gov. All public comments submitted will be made a part of the official record.

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EAch wINTER, ThE state park offers seal walks, giving visitors the opportunity to view the marine mammals that migrate south from arctic waters. Above, a scene from January 2018. Donovan Berthoud/Herald

Jones Beach attendance rose despite pandemic On the half-mile tour, along the Sloop Channel shore of Field 10, participants can observe as many as four species of bstieglitz@liherald.com seal — gray, harbor, harp and hooded — in Amid the stress of 11 long months of their natural habitat. The tours are free the coronavirus pandemic, and the dan- and available almost every day through gers of indoor gatherings, it’s no wonder March. To book a tour, go to https://bit. that area residents have been escaping the ly/3cSIuL3. confines of their homes by the tens of “New York’s State Parks system has thousands to find relief outside, at state long offered compelling attractions for parks. According to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s visitors and residents alike in a safe and office, state parks socially responsible saw some 78 million setting,” Ross Levin, total visits in 2020 — the state’s executive a record. director of tourism, “Although it’s the states in a news winter, we’re still release. “Last year seeing people walk provided families the boardwalk at with the perfect Jones Beach,” said opportunity to redisGeorge Gorman, the cover the natural regional director of beauty and worldstate parks on Long class amenities of Island. “It’s freezing our state parks in cold out during some their own backyard, days, and you’ll still and more visitors see hundreds of peothan ever before ple out. It’s extraorchose to experience dinary.” what people from Despite last around the world Courtesy Lee Pastore week’s nor’easter, JoNES BEAch vISIToRS spotted a har- have raved about for the park’s boardwalk years.” bor seal lounging on the sand near was mostly cleared Jones Beach led Field 6 last Saturday. by last Saturday, and the state in visits last a number of couples year, with 8.3 milwere walking along it hand in hand near lion, an astonishing feat considering the Field 6. On the sand, meanwhile, visitors 50 percent capacity limit imposed to minispotted a harbor seal lying on its side. mize the spread of Covid-19. “I just wanted to rush over and wrap a “Jones Beach State Park had about blanket around it,” said Lee Pastore, 55, 150,000 more visitors” in 2020 than in 2019, of Seaford, who first spotted the beached Gorman said. “That is telling, consideranimal and reported it to the New York ing that concerts could not take place, Marine Rescue Center, in Riverhead. [which] automatically add somewhere A representative of the NYMRC asked between 300,000 and 400,000 visitors. The Pastore to text a photo of the scene and, fireworks program and the Bethpage Air in a reply, texted back that the seal didn’t Show [also] did not take place — approxiappear to be sick or in danger, but rather mately 750,000 park visitors we did not looked to be “in good body condition” and see.” was “just resting.” Pastore shared the Gorman attributed the increase in visiexchange with the Herald. tors to people’s natural inclination to In fact, the seal was one of many that escape the limitations imposed by the migrate south to the shores of Jones pandemic. But even such a spacious park, Beach through January, February and of course, has regulations of its own. March. Each winter since 2002, the Jones “We have restrictions, including social Beach Energy and Nature Center has distance, masks and blankets 10 feet offered visitors seal walks, giving them apart,” Gorman said. “People followed the opportunity to spot the marine mam- those rules, by and large.” mals playing in the surf.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ANXIOUS MOODS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 7/30/20. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:1063 Little Whaleneck Road, Merrick, NY, 11566 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 124636 LEGAL NOTICE NORTH BELLMORE U. F. S. D. 2616 Martin Avenue Bellmore, NY 11710 BUS TRANSPORTATION The North Bellmore Union Free School District provides transportation for students who are residents of the district in grades K-3 living a distance greater than a half mile up to 15 miles and grades 4-6 living a distance greater than one mile up to 15 miles from the schools they attend. Transportation to a day care provider living within the district may be provided under certain circumstances. Please contact the business office/transportation department prior to April 1st, 2021 if you have questions at 516-992-3000 ext. 3017. The same provisions for transportation of public school children shall apply to children within the district who attend private or parochial schools and are residents of North Bellmore. In order to be eligible for transportation to a private or parochial school, the parent or guardian must have registered with the district and must make a written request for such transportation prior to April 1st of each school year. This will enable the school district to budget the necessary funds to provide this transportation the following September. A Transportation

Application for NonPublic Schools can be found on the North Bellmore website at: www.northbellmoreschoo ls.org. Requests should be addressed to the: Business Office / Transportation Department North Bellmore Union Free School District 2616 Martin Avenue Bellmore, New York 11710 Applications for students entering the Middle School (grades 7-8) or High School (grades 9-12) can be obtained on the Bellmore-Merrick CHSD website or by calling 516-992-1024. 124653

LEGAL NOTICE Present: At an IAS Part 22 of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in and for the County of Nassau, at the Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, on the 31st day of December, 2020 Hon. Antonio Brandveen Justice .......................................X CLEMENTE MUNIZ Index No. 617383/2019 Plaintiff ORDER OF - against - REFERENCE PAUL MUNIZ, Defendants ......................................X UPON the summons, verified complaint in this action filed in the office of the Nassau County Clerk on December 16, 2019, from which it appears that this action was brought to partition real property known as 43 Shaw Drive, Merrick, New York 11566, Section 56, Block A03, Lot 3, together with all improvements thereon, and The verified answer with counter claims, filed on January 21, 2020, and Verified Reply to counterclaims filed on January 24, 2020, and It appearing that the property is so circumstanced that an actual partition hereof cannot be made without great prejudice to the owners and that a sale of

said property is therefore necessary, and On consent of the parties by their respective attorneys, and due deliberation being had, it is hereby ORDERED, that the property shall be sold, and it is further ORDERED, that a referee shall be appointed to prepare an accounting as to determine the appropriate distribution of proceeds as to the property, and it is further ORDERED that pursuant to CPLR 4317 this action be, and the same hereby is referred to Helmut Borchet, Esq., Fiduciary #122297, having offices at 17 Washington Avenue, Glen Head, New York 11545, email helumut@helmutborchert .com telephone number 516-343-6256, as Referee to hear and determine; 1) the Plaintiff and Defendant’s respective contributions toward expenses and costs related to the maintenance of the real property located at 43 Shaw Drive, Merrick, New York 11566 from the time of purchase through the date of the referee’s report; 2) rents received and distributed; and to prepare an accounting of such contributions and distributions to determine the appropriate distribution of the proceeds of sale of said property and report his/her/their findings to the Court; and it is further ORDERED, that the referee in accordance with Section 913 of the NY Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, shall cause a notice to be published once per week for four successive weeks in the Merrick Herald newspaper published in Nassau County, which is the County in which this action is pending and in which the property at issue is situated, requiring each person not a party ot the action, who, at the date of the order, had a lien upon any undivided share or interest in the property, to appear before Helmut Borchet, Esq. the referee at 17 Washington Avenue, Glen Head, New York 11545

on or before February 12, 2021, at 10:00 AM to prove his or her lien and the amount due or to become due to him or her on the lien; and the referee shall report to the Court as soon as possible the name of each creditor whose lien is satisfactorily proved before him or her, the nature and extent of the lien, the date of the lien and the amount due on the lien; and it is further ORDERED, that following the filing of said referee’s report with the Clerk of the Court: a) The real property located at 43 Shaw Drive, Merrick, New York 11566 shall be sold under judicial supervision. b) The costs of this action, all liens and unpaid real estate taxes against said real property, and all other customary closing costs shall be paid from the sales proceeds, and the net proceeds thereafter shall be distributed first to the parties in order to equalize their respective contributions toward expenses and costs related to the maintenance of said real property, in accordance with the findings of the referee, and then to the parties in accordance with their respective ownership percentages; and c) T h a t , following the sale and conveyance of the realty located at 43 Shaw Drive, Merrick, New York 11566, Plaintiff Clemente Muniz and Defendant Paul Muniz, and all persons claiming through or under them subsequent to the filing of this action, and any notice of pendency of this action, be barred of all right, title and interest in said premises in possession, reversion, or otherwise. Dated: 12-31-20 ENTER, s/ANTONIO I. BRANDVEEN J.S.C. ENTERED JAN 8 2021 Nassau County Clerk’s Office 124442

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A. The expression that something or someone is “built like a brick house” obviously didn’t apply in this case. You never think of brick as a weak or precarious material applied to buildings, but because brick is not structural, but rather cosmetic, attached to the rest of the face of a building with thin strips of metal from behind, if not done onte eeper correctly, the result can be just like what you saw in that news story. Unfortunately, there’s little you can do about your wall’s hidden conditions unless you open them. Sadly, there are many workers who have never had formal training in the proper application of construction materials. I noted over the years, as a volunteer mentor in several high schools, that school curriculums reduced or eliminated classes in industrial arts, automotive repair and construction technology and replaced them with computer technology and preparation for a college education. I realize this is a general statement that educators could debate and grade me on, but the simple fact is that because little or no training qualifications are required to get a contractor’s license and no formal construction education is required, poor workmanship and bad decisions, with no basis in engineering or science, are a daily occurrence, especially in residential construction. Not that everyone does a poor job, but quality control is based on pride and vigilance, not on uniformity, like you find with other skilled professions, where oversight and responsibility is strict and rampant, as in the medical field. Anybody can argue anything, but public safety should be everyone’s job, and that wall was either missing the wall ties, they were spaced too far apart, they weren’t the right kind, the wall had no spacing behind to allow trapped water to flow out, or the backup material wasn’t correctly waterproofed and thus deteriorated. It’s important that even a brick wall is handled correctly from start to finish. We hear people protesting daily for freedom from regulation, but isn’t it your right not to be subjected to a brick wall collapse that was avoidable? I speak with building and homeowners daily, and find that most, if not all, have a reasonable expectation that the work they’re paying for will be, as they often say, “perfect” or something close. When that level of expectation isn’t met, the customer is generally upset. Since the industry places responsibility on the wrong people, such as inspectors, engineers and architects instead of the last person to touch the construction, the problem is perpetual. Good luck!

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t happened as, I assume, many of these things do: It was a busy day, I was working at home, and the cellphone rang. Dozens of calls were coming in, and I assumed it was a colleague. Instead, a man intoned loudly, “This is a Google Help Center. Your computer has been hacked. Your bank account and other financial records are in serious jeopardy.” I should have quickly hung up, but I was mired in work, thinking about all the JAMES things I need to about in a BERNSTEIN think workday, and I hung on. Soon, a woman with a soothing voice got on the phone, telling me all would be well and that the help center would work this out with me. Within minutes, I was sent a screen shot. It showed a long list of phone numbers. Some of them were from area codes I recognized in the U.S. Others were not. The woman told me that Chinese and Russian hackers had gotten into my computer system and had “made

many attempts” to get into my bank account. She said they had not yet succeeded, but were extremely persistent and would eventually find their way in. Time to hang up? Of course. Most of my body and soul didn’t believe her, but to be perfectly candid, a tiny part wasn’t entirely sure. What if it was Google? The man returned to the phone. He asked if I lived near a Walmart or a CVS. He said I would need to go to either and purchase an Apple card. I said, “Wait! You said you’re Google. Why are you telling me to go buy an Apple card?” He fumbled a moment before saying the Apple card was “standard” for doing business. He asked if I had a cellphone, and told me to keep it on as I drove to the store and to keep it on once I was in the store. But I think he knew he had failed. Still, he asked me to put $400 to $1,000 on the Apple card and to call him once I did. He said the card had a code that I would need to read to him. That was it. I told him I had no intention of going to any store and that I would report the call to my bank and any

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authority I could think of. He maintained his poise. He said he would call me back in a few hours to see if I had changed my mind, and wanted to keep the hackers away from my bank account. He never called. I bring all of this up because this is a serious problem, and it’s getting worse. Recently, a close friend was hacked, and important work data from his files was destroyed. I read recently about an elderly grandmother who lived by herself who was hacked. She was told to go outside on a chilly evening and put $400 on a card and give the caller the numbers. She was saved at the last minute by a friend. Many people I know think it can’t happen to them. But it can. Consider this FBI statistic: The agency’s Internet Crime Complaint Center said the total losses reported to it by scam victims increased to $3.5 billion in 2019 from $1.4 billion in 2017. Many local, state and federal agencies employ cyber experts who try to track down hackers. But the real issue is that it’s up to each and every one of us to be guardians of our own digital

told the man I would report his call to my bank and any authority I could think of.

information. There are the simple steps to take. Outfit your computer with software that provides protection against hackers. Don’t answer calls from numbers you don’t recognize. Hang up on anyone who asks for money over the phone. Don’t play any of the quizzes or games on Facebook. Many are just ways to get your email or other information. But there’s another way. It comes from Orthodox Jewish tradition to observe shabbos, or the Sabbath. The custom includes detaching yourself from all electronic devices — cellphones, computers, TVs and radios — from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday. Instead, shabbos observers spend time with friends and family, think about ways they might become better people, read books and study. I’m not such an observer, but given the 24-hour, round-the-clock chatter and noise that makes up our lives, I can’t help thinking about giving up the electronic gadgets one day a week and just listening to the voices of family members and friends. That’s really the only kind of noise I now long to hear. James Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this column? JBerstein@liherald.com.

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e need to let teachers play through the vaccine line. Single parents should be prioritized as well. We have so many people who desperately need the Covid-19 vaccination that deciding who goes first is agonizing. Those decisions need to be revisited as time goes by. The rollout has been disorganized and flawed. We all know people who jumped the line, who used money or connections to get a vaccination for themselves or family. RANDI Let’s just agree KREISS that will happen in any bureaucratic enterprise. Let’s also agree it made good sense to inoculate the over65 group first, along with health care workers and other first responders. Note the past tense. It made sense, but I changed my mind about the over-65 folks, my group. We can wait another month or so, until teachers and all school personnel are vaccinated, so that kids can get back to

school. We shouldn’t have to ponder this devilish choice, but we do. There isn’t enough vaccine, and the delivery systems are complex. People in every category are struggling to get their first doses. Teachers don’t want to go back into the classroom without protection, and that makes sense. According to Education Week, “Exactly where educators as a group fall within phased vaccination plans — and the speed with which those phases are happening — varies greatly from state to state.” I observe the lives of my own grandkids, 11 to 18, in different schools in different states, and I know that despite the well-intentioned efforts to get them schooled while keeping them safe, they will be the group that suffers most from this prolonged isolation and lack of stimulation. They’re not learning as they should, and that’s their primary job in their young lives. They’re not socializing, and that is critical to their development into well-adjusted adults. The children are our future teachers and health care workers and public

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officials and diplomats and astronauts. My grandkids are caught in the usual cycle of hybrid school, some days in the building, most days at home on Zoom. It’s the best we can do with this model, but it’s sucking the life out of these kids. Sitting in front of screens all day is numbing. Going to school twice a week and sitting in enclosed plastic cubicles evokes thoughts of a dystopian world, barren emotionally and intellectually. To get the kids back in real school, we have to make it safe for the teachers, instructors and our school coaches and administrators and support staff. I didn’t think so last March. But the ground under our feet has shifted since then, as cases of Covid-19 exploded exponentially. Getting educators inoculated as soon as possible is imperative, and doable. Let’s put a hold on vaccinating the oldsters and let the teachers step ahead so they can go back to the classroom and kids can come out of isolation. The other group that must be given priority is single parents. I know people in their 30s, 40s and 50s who have

hey need to get back to the classroom so our kids can come out of isolation.

children out of school, who are working from home as best they can and who are flying through this storm without a safety net of any kind. Minding the children and working and running a household and troubleshooting the unexpected, like kids’ illnesses or home repairs or car breakdowns, are pushing single parents beyond what should be expected of anyone. Mostly, they are terrified of getting sick and dying, leaving their kids alone in the world. We can state the obvious: The vaccine rollout has been chaotic, but complaining doesn’t change our lives. Now, one year into it, let’s pause shots for those 65 and older. Let’s protect teachers and get kids into classrooms. We need to inoculate single parents, and of course keep vaccinating our front-line medical and emergency workers. Then, hoping that pause isn’t too long or costly, we can get back to the older folks. No one has a blueprint for getting through the pandemic of 2020-21. We need to keep tweaking the plans to meet the facts on the ground, which change every day. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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assau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman announced last week that he would not run for re-election — a wise move, given the tenuous nature of any candidacy he might have tried to mount and the lack of support from his own party that he likely would have encountered. The Long Beach Democrat was once a rising star who ran for county executive only to bow out in favor of the current executive, Laura Curran. Schnirman, the Long Beach city manager from 2012 to 2018, lost his shine in 2018, when it was revealed that he had taken more than $50,000 in a separation payment that he shouldn’t have when he left the city’s employ, and that he had allowed millions of dollars in such improper payments during his tenure, according to a twoyear investigation by the Nassau district attorney’s office, which concluded last September. Separation payments, granted for unused sick and vacation days, are common practice among local municipalities, but there are limits to them. Schnirman and many other Long Beach officials exceeded those limits — big time. A Schnirman candidacy for re-election as comptroller would have threatened to drag down Curran, a Baldwin Democrat who is up for re-election herself this year, and who, because of her brave stance on property-tax reassessment, will likely face a tough battle to keep her job. There can be no hint of impropriety this year, and a Schnirman candidacy would have reeked of it.

But Schnirman wasn’t alone in what is clearly a longstanding pattern of improper payments. The practice in Long Beach, a Democratic stronghold, dates back to at least the 1990s, when the state comptroller audited the city, found payments that violated its charter and then did nothing — so the practice carried on for years, passed down from one generation of city officials to the next. How, we wonder, could this have been allowed to carry on for so long? And, for that matter, is Long Beach the only city where officials have been taking such improper separation payments? All of this is scandalous — but, far worse, it has cost Long Beach taxpayers dearly over the years. Current State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli was not in the post 25 years ago, when the practice first surfaced. The question is, what will he do now to ensure that it doesn’ t happen again — and isn’t happening in municipalities elsewhere in the state? DiNapoli investigated the Long Beach scandal and issued a scathing report in 2019. That was an excellent starting point, but more needs to be done. We call on DiNapoli to provide greater oversight and follow-up in Long Beach to ensure that there’s no repeat of such a sorry episode, and to examine separation-payment practices across New York, if he isn’t already doing so. Are local governments following the rules? At the same time, we call on state lawmakers to look into potential legislation to require such oversight. State Sen. Todd

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letters On the meaning of ‘originalism’ To the Editor: Re Robert Scott’s column “What happened to civic responsibility?” (Jan. 28-Feb. 3): Here’s what Supreme Court Justice Amy Comey Barrett actually said at her confirmation when asked to explain originalism in interpreting the Constitution: “I interpret the Constitution as a law and I interpret its text as text, and I understand it to have the meaning that it had at the time people ratified it. So, that meaning doesn’t change over time, and it’s not up to me to update it or infuse my own policy views into it.” Despite Scott’s assertions to the contrary, this can only mean that the justice accepts all of the Constitution, including the amendment process. When Scott’s longtime Navy friend asked him which Constitution he believed in, Scott should have asked what he meant, as almost all of us know of only one Constitution, including its Amendments and the words in it that define the process by which those Amendments came to be. For Scott to brainstorm his friend’s mysterious multiple Constitutions into the proposition that Barrett believes in half a Constitu-

Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who made his political career fighting corruption as a U.S. attorney, is a logical choice to lead such an effort. We must offer high praise to Long Beach City Council President John Bendo. In 2018, he bucked the city’s entrenched political culture and, as a councilman, spoke out about the separation payments. He was joined by then Councilwoman Anissa Moore. Finally, we must note our own role in all of this. In the spring of 2018, the Herald began its own investigation into the separation payments, exposing them in an April 25 report, “Questions swirl over Long Beach payouts to non-union employees,” by then Long Beach Editor Anthony Rifilato. That led to a series of investigative stories over the subsequent months and years. Newsday also reported extensively on the scandal. That is to say, the press did its job. Even when faced with the threat of a lawsuit by one city official caught up in the mess, who was vainly attempting to stop the Herald from reporting this story ahead of the June 2019 City Council primary, we did not back down. Nor would we if faced with a similar situation in the future. It’s been painful in recent years to hear the press labeled “the enemy of the people.” We know who we are, however. We take only one side — that of the truth. In this case, the truth prevailed, thanks to a handful of elected officials with integrity and the power of the press to expose government malfeasance.

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he new year is off to a promising start in the effort to eliminate housing discrimination, with significant actions taken by the federal and state governments. Those actions, and related ones that are brewing, represent significant new momentum and underscore the vital role that local governments on Long Island need to play in this evolving effort. On Jan. 26, President Biden issued an executive order on housing discrimination that has two fundamental compoeLaine nents: First, it recognizes the extenGross sive role of federal, state and local governments in advancing housing discrimination historically; and second, it initiates the undoing of two major Trump administration policies that undercut fair housing. Those two initiatives would maintain housing segregation by, first, blocking implementation of the statutory obligation to “affirmatively further fair housing” and, second, nullifying the Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects standard, under which the impact of a policy is just as relevant as the motivation. Without that standard, also called “disparate impact,” a well-established legal avenue to prosecute housing discrimination would be

invalidated. Biden deserves credit for this important early action, putting the force of the federal government behind opposing housing discrimination rather than advancing it. The federal government’s commitment to fair housing, however, should be clarified by Congress and not left to the policies of any particular president. There have also been two significant state actions. First, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a targeted package of reforms aimed at increasing homeownership rates in communities that have been adversely impacted by redlining, the government-sanctioned housing discrimination that long prevented home loans in communities of color. The package will enable low- and moderate-income borrowers — particularly households of color — to own homes and put historically underserved communities on track to close the racial wealth gap. Cuomo’s proposed reforms will help revitalize segregated communities, but explicit incentives are still needed to help Blacks own homes in communities of their choice, including white communities. Such incentives could include subsidies for access to those communities. Second, three State Senate committees jointly released a 97-page investigative report on housing discrimination on Long Island. Sen. Kevin Thomas, a Demo-

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eforms introduced by Governor Cuomo would be a step in the right direction.

LeTTers tion is ludicrous. Clearly, Barrett endorsed the amendment process in the original Constitution as the proper way to effect policy change. Rather than wring his hands, perhaps Scott can write another column telling us what, during his tenure as president of Adelphi University, he did to close the civic responsibility gap he bemoans in the students he had four years to bring up to speed, and how that differs from what other universities do. DENNIS J. DUFFY Lynbrook

How long will Kreiss rant about Trump? To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Post-inauguration: So how are we doing?” (Jan. 28-Feb. 3): Kreiss wonders “what the news outlets will rant about now” after President Trump. Nevertheless, she continues to kvetch about Trump, proving that old habits die hard. Although evolving news events ensnare and threaten the objects of her affection on the left, she chooses

crat from Levittown, is chair of one of those committees, the Consumer Protection Committee. The report, which responds to testimony that I and others presented at committees hearings, calls for key reforms, including the creation of a New York State Fair Housing Strategy; more proactive enforcement of fair housing laws, including via testing; enhanced training for real estate licensing and renewal, as well as other brokerage industry changes; increased penalties for violators of fair housing laws; and policies to ensure that government at all levels is part of the solution by taking concrete steps to address discrimination and segregation. The State Senate will soon advance fair housing legislation that would carry out the report’s recommendations. These are major steps forward, and the officials involved deserve credit for advancing them. Other initiatives are brewing as well. For instance, a broad coalition of housing advocates, including ERASE Racism, is backing a bill just introduced in the State Legislature to legalize accessory-dwelling units. These are smaller homes on the same lot as a primary residence, including the familiar basement apartments and garage conversions. With the explicit Fair Housing provisions in this legislation, affordable and flexible housing options in all Long Island

not to focus on these realities, but rather to lick her chops over what she blindly sees as a change for the better. In a column last July devoted to the dangers that the coronavirus posed to the elderly in nursing homes, Kreiss carefully chose not to mention Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order that Covid-19 patients be returned to nursing homes, although it had been well established by then that the elderly were most vulnerable to the disease. Thousands may have died as a result of Cuomo’s order, yet she made not a single reference to it in an article that begged for such reference. That story never faded away, having now re-emerged with new vigor. State Attorney General Letitia James alleges that the deaths due to Cuomo’s inane decision were under-reported by some 50 percent. The elderly who acquired the infection in nursing homes, and who had been transported to hospitals for treatment and died there, were not included in nursing home death statistics. Creative accounting? Cuomo made absurd excuses for the nursing home deaths, including blaming Trump, and now he is pointing his finger in every direction to blame others for the deceptive under-reporting. These events are current, but Kreiss, again, ignores

communities would provide more options for people of color, especially Black families that have been systematically discriminated against. This legislation would help alleviate these inequities and would help existing homeowners struggling to make ends meet. While all of these initiatives are at the federal and state levels, the State Senate report rightly calls on government at all levels, including local government, to be part of the solution. That point should be emphasized on Long Island, which has a stunning number of local governments within its two counties — a total of more than 100 villages, towns and cities. It’s not coincidental that with so many local governments, Long Island is ranked among the nation’s 10 most racially segregated metropolitan regions. That segregation is, in large part, the byproduct of home rule: the power of hundreds of town and village governments to control what may be built in a neighborhood and who is permitted to live there. Momentum is building at the federal and state levels, offering new promise of eliminating housing discrimination. Much more is needed, even as these reform packages move forward. The next step is for local jurisdictions on Long Island to become, in the words of the State Senate report, “part of the solution.” Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the regional civil rights organization based on Long Island.

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them. President Biden has made serious missteps already, even hinting that he will renege on promises he made to reach the White House. Yet Kreiss is already apologizing for him, “and the usual kinds of mistakes” she anticipates. If four years of

Trump was hell for her, eliciting her relentless assault, will Biden, another beloved, elicit four upcoming years of sickening Kreiss apologia? ROBERT RUBALSKY East Rockaway

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