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Summer Fitness Keep your cool Avoid feeling sluggish as summer heats

the living In the warmer, longer, lazier days of summer, tend to adopt a seems easier, life less chaotic. Even adults And now, as we’re “school’s out!” attitude in summer. our ‘“new normal’ learning to live with the pandemic in to the fullest. Still, mode, we’re ready to embrace summer we can feel slugsummer can start to drag and eventually weather can make gish. Long spells of hot and humid summer feel like an eternity. by season the enjoy and you of version Be the best maintaining a healthy lifestyle. both its advoBe careful with caffeine. Caffeine has one can argue cafcates and detractors. However, no needed. Those feine’s ability to provide a boost when can really who drink caffeinated beverages in moderation summer sluggish benefit from the boost it provides. On already hot and mornings when the temperatures are can not only prohumid at sunrise, a cup of iced coffee as well. vide a boost of energy but some refreshment pick-me-up When relying on caffeine for that extra to carefully during summer’s dog days, it’s important consumption moderate caffeine consumption. Caffeine actually have the in late afternoon or in the evening can get from caffeine. adverse effect many people hope to those who drink boost, a such provides Because caffeine or in the evening caffeinated products in late afternoon night, zapping their at asleep falling difficulty have might energy the following day as a result. is not healthy Caffeine can also be dehydrating, which its toll on the when hot, humid weather already takes caffeine conbody. Keep this in mind and don’t overdo sumption. can be more Alter eating habits. Perhaps nothing a big meal. Large draining on a hot summer day than of energy and meals on sizzling summer days rob people often lead to feelings of discomfort.

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eating, even But this doesn’t mean you should avoid has taken a sumthough you may feel like your appetite eating habits can mer break. Rather, altering existing meals per day, eat provide more energy. Instead of three the day. smaller meals more frequently throughout metabhelp boost Healthy snacking during the day can of how hot olism and maintain energy levels regardless 4 hours, every 3 to it might be outside. Eat light meals lead to feelings of and avoid foods that are heavy and lethargy. do a great deal Look for foods high in fiber. Fiber can daily their from energy more for people looking to get but perhaps no diets. The benefits of fiber are numerous, ability to flush benefit is more pronounced than fiber’s toxins and wastes toxins and wastes from the body. Such during summake people feel very sluggish, particularly include fiber in their mer’s dog days. However, those who in their daily diets will notice a substantial improvement energy levels. look to exercise Exercise in the morning. Many folks the summer as a means to boosting energy during but those swoon. This is a sound and healthy approach, workouts might who don’t feel they’re maximizing their mornings instead. want to consider working out in the tired by the end of Summer heat often make people feel to less effective the workday, something that could lead work. after exercise workouts for those who the temWhen working out in the morning, however, cenfitness conditioned air in (even lower peratures are warmer inside if the ters temperatures can be noticeably in the gym and the temperature outside is especially hot) make the most of a body is better rested and ready to workout in the workout. In addition, many people who levels are higher mornings before work find their energy throughout the day as a result.

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Mepham teen leads Ramadan relief project gery to children in the African country of Mali, and in less then two weeks on GoFundMe, he’d The holy month of Ramadan, raised $2,200. according to Haluk Yavas, is all Cataracts are a progressive, about practicing self-discipline degenerative eye condition that and finding empathy for those cause distorted vision, and evenwho are less fortunate. tually blindness. According to Yavas, 16, is a sophomore at Yavas’s website, RumiClub.com, Wellington C. Mepham High due to a lack of adequate health School, and has care in Mali, nearlong been commitly 800,000 people ted to helping othsuffer from cataers. Having startracts. The money ed a service orgahe raised in 2019 nization called the helped 10 children Rumi Club, Yavas undergo surgery. has been part of During Ramava r i o u s re l i e f dan this year — projects. “Rumi” which was celemeans peaceful or brated in April — good in Arabic. Yav a s a g a i n The Rumi Club focused on helpisn’ t af filiated ing others, but HAlUk YAVAS with Mepham this time in PakiHigh, but rather is stan. The monthcomposed of family members long observance takes place in and friends of Yavas’ around the the ninth month on the Islamic world. calendar, and focuses on daytime “I started the club just fasting, prayer, personal reflecbecause I wanted to give back,” tion and community outreach. he said. Yavas, who is of Turkish Yavas’s service to others start- descent, has a family friend, ed in 2019, he said, when he Mike Gahulum, who received launched a project called Help funds Yavas raised leading up to Them See with a Cataract Sur- Ramadan in Multan, Pakistan. gery. The goal was to raise money to provide the eye surContinued on page 10

By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com

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All smiles on lag Baomer Children roasted marshmallow over a bonfire last week during the Chabad Center for Jewish Life’s Lag BaOmer barbecue and family fun day. More photos, Page 3.

Live, from Israel: Charlie Goldberg to be part of inaugural Maccabi Media Program By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com

Charlie Goldberg may be best known around town for being the “on-air extraordinaire” of Charlie Goldberg Live, a media network he created while a student at Sanford H. Calhoun High School. Now studying at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, the Merrick native continues to make waves inside and outside school.

In July, Goldberg will be part of the inaugural Maccabi Media Program for Maccabi USA. He is set to head to Israel to be part of a 14-person team of aspiring sports media professionals from across the U.S. who will do play-by-plays, sideline coverage, color analysis and more during the 21st Maccabiah Games. The Games, often referred to as the Jewish Olympics, are a month-long, international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport event held

quadrennially in Israel. In December, when Goldberg learned of the applications for the media team, he put a lot of work into it, he told the Herald. “I had to submit a reel — a lot of information about myself and who I am,” he explained. “I had to write an essay as to why I wanted to be in this program — a couple of writing works.” His mother, Jodi Turk-GoldContinued on page 4 May 26, 2022

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Beware: A dangerous new health hazard! Most people assume they’ve learned how to think by going to school and attending classes. Though formal education is important, knowing the facts and the right answers may lead you down the wrong road. Listening to those who know the truth as well as blindly believing in authority make you a prime target for being indoctrinated into their way of thinking. Now I’m going to share with you new research about why consuming vegetables, which you may have thought of as safe, is a significant hazard to your health. ■ In 1900, when most people lived in the

countryside they grew and ate their own vegetables. You may think that was a healthy thing to do but the average life expectancy was only 47, infant mortality was 10 percent and typhoid, whooping cough, and influenza killed hundreds of thousands. ■ An increase in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) since 9/11 has been linked to several vegetable scares. In October 2006 our nation was traumatized by people consuming bacteria-ridden spinach - one of the so-called “healthier” vegetables.

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■ A significant amount of violent crime is committed within ten hours of consuming vegetables. Criminal defense strategies indicate that some people show a lack of inhibitory control after ingesting even a small amount of vegetables. ■ With repeated clinical trials, it’s been shown that a lab mouse can choke on just one ounce of vegetables. Yet, the average person consumes ten times that amount in just one day! ■ Tribal societies in New Guinea who eat few or no vegetables have a significantly lower rate of cancer, arthritis, and heart disease than our population ■ It’s truly shocking that 50 percent of kids who eat vegetables score below average on standardized tests. True for younger kids as well as college-bound teens, as indicated by their SAT scores. ■ Vegetables have been proven to be addictive substances. Subjects put on a liquid diet without any vegetables were demanding them in as short a time as 6 hours. Vegetables can escalate to more serious addictions, including foods high in C’s - carbohydrates, calories, and cholesterol. These foods are widely known to be a significant contributor to the current epidemic of obesity and diabetes. ■ Those ignorant of the dangers of consuming vegetables often refer to them as veggies. Such talk is inappropriate, even dangerous, especially in schools where impressionable kids can get the idea that nothing’s wrong with eating veggies - I mean vegetables. One bit of good news. Years ago, parents fed vegetables to babies as young as one month. Today pediatricians warn moms against such practices, strongly advising them to feed their newborns only breast milk for four months and no vegetables. ■ Oh, one more cautionary caveat. Many vegetable eaters find it difficult to distinguish between valid scientific facts and nonsensical babble. If you don’t want to be fooled like they are, read past the headlines. Question who is saying what and for what purpose. Demand that facts be proven repeatedly with scientific evidence, not with hunches, propaganda or brainwashing. “What luck for rulers that men do not think.” ––Adolph Hitler ©2022

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Chabad Center celebrates Lag BaOmer

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By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

The community gathered on May 19, to celebrate Lag BaOmer at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, also referred to as the Chabad of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh. Lag BaOmer is the celebration, and anniversary of the death of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a leading student of Rabbi Akiva, who revealed the deepest secrets of “kabbalah” in the form of Zohar, a landmark text of Jewish mysticism. Another thing celebrated on Lag BaOmer is the commemoration of the day in which the plague, that killed Rabbi Akiva’s 24,000 students, finally came to an end. The lot of the Chabad center was transformed into a fun space, with barbecue foods, a large stage for performances, and a bonfire. The bonfire, which symbolizes the spiritual light Rabbi Yochai brought into the world, was lit, and children and families in attendance roasted marshmallows. Jewish men in attendance were also able to wear tefillin, which are cubic, leather straps, and recite a prayer. Wearing tefillin is considered a, commandment or “mitzvah.” “Lag BaOmer is a very special day,” Rabbi Shimon Kramer of the Chabad said. “The last two years, we all experienced a plague. Many years ago, there was also a plague — a major plague — where 24,000 students of the famous Rabbi Akiva passed away. “On Lag BaOmer, the students stopped passing away, and the plague ended,” Rabbi Kramer went on. “That is one of the reasons we celebrate Lag BaOmer.” Following the lighting of the bonfire, families watched a performance by Jack Ryan, a street ball player, who demonstrated various tricks with basketballs. The community, and children who attend the Chabad’s preschool and Hebrew school, were all able to experience and celebrate, the magic, light and soul of Lag BaOmer together again, in person.

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ScOtt cuShiNg, RABBi Kramer, Alan Cohen, wearing tefillin, Michoel Duboff and Sholom Weinbaum. thE cOmmuNity gAthERED around the bonfire to roast marshmallows. LiANA AND ABigAiL Niyazov, ages 5 and 7, had a great time at the barbecue. thE highLight Of the evening was a performance by street ball player Jack Ryan, who demonstrated his skills by spinning many basketballs at the same time. RABBi KRAmER SpuN a basketball on his finger, with the assistance of Ryan.

Building Jewish pride through sports Continued from front page

need to know.” After training at Temple for a few days, Goldberg will travel to Israel and take part Israel Connect, a mini birthright trip, he explained. He has long awaited the chance to take a birthright trip — twice in the past two and a half years, he has had trips canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I saw this internship opportunity,” Goldberg said of the Maccabi program. “I was really excited about it, because it gives me another shot to go to Israel, and it advances my career.” Following Israel Connect, and the Maccabiah Games’ opening ceremony, Goldberg will be stationed in Haifa, a city north of Tel Aviv. “I’m goldberg going to be doing a bunch of different things,” he said, “whether it’s play-by-play, writing articles, helping with social media presence, being a cameraman, making packages, doing interviews with athletes — I’ll be given the opportunity to do basically everything that I love doing.” Aside from his international pursuits, Goldberg is the on-air reality beat reporter for “Unpeeled,” an entertainment show on Citrus TV, Syracuse’s student television network. “Syracuse has been amazing to me,” he said. “I was told by so many people, you know, not in the newspaper business, but the TV business especially, a lot of people

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berg, who works in the events department at Richner Communications, the parent company of the Herald, added that Charlie had worked through the night at times. “It was kind of like a week to the deadline, and I woke up the next morning and he was like, ‘I recut my whole reel,’” she said. “He pulled an all-nighter.” In January, Goldberg said, he was interviewed by former Philadelphia 76ers broadcaster Marc Zumoff, who is chairing the Maccabi Media Program, and Media Coordinator Neal Slotkin, a sports producer who has spent 27 years at several notable outlets including ESPN, NBC Sports Philadelphia and the MLB/NHL NetCharlie work. “I found out in late January — in my Hebrew class, of all places — that I would be part of the team, and I was ecstatic,” Goldberg recounted. The program starts on July 2, and for the first few days, Goldberg will spend time at Temple University, in Philadelphia, training with fellow program participants. Leading up to that, however, the team has been meeting monthly on Zoom. “We’ve been having monthly Zoom sessions with Neal and Marc, and they’ve been having a lot of guest speakers, play-by-play commentators and a lot of PR people,” Goldberg said. “It’s been a very helpful program, giving us the rundown of what we

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are very selfish,” he said. “That’s not the case at Citrus TV — everyone’s so nice, giving me an opportunity, and I’m so thankful.” Goldberg, who has also long been a fan of professional wrestling, added that he has a job doing playby-play with PWK, for Professional Wrestling King, an independent wrestling promotion network based in Indianapolis. With shows taking place quarterly, Goldberg will call his first one on June 8. He is unsure which sports he will be covering at the Maccabiah Games, but he said it would be cool to cover lower-profile sports such as fencing, Brazilian jujitsu or wrestling. “I feel like I would have a lot of fun doing things like that — they have everything there,” he said. “But I’ll take whatever is given to me, with a smile on my face, because I’m just thrilled to be there.”

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goldberg, the former social media manager of the South Merrick Community and Civic Association, met with Berta Weinstein, the SMCCA’s vice president. Weinstein’s father, who led a remarkable life, competed as a gymnast in the 3rd Maccabiah Games.

a connection like no other Charlie Goldberg, who is heading to Israel this summer to be part of the inaugural Maccabi Media Program, was the first social media manager for the South Merrick Community and Civic Association. Through SMCCA, Goldberg knows Berta Weinstein, the group’s vice president, whose father — a Holocaust survivor who fled the Nazis to live in what was then Palestine — competed in the 3rd Maccabiah Games, which took place in 1950. An Austrian-born gymnast, Walter Schacherl competed despite having only seven fingers. Three were severely injured in a printing press accident that likely saved his life: When a Nazi physician examined his hand, he was sent to a hospital instead of a barracks. “My father lived with a lot of antiSemitism in Vienna,” Weinstein said. Weinstein added that a friend of her father’s, who was not Jewish and had joined the SS, told him he needed to

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leave Austria, and he did, joining his brother in Palestine just months before Kristallnacht. He never saw his parents again. In Palestine, which was under British rule, Schacherl joined the British Army during World War II and worked as a mapmaker. Schacherl met his future wife in Palestine in 1946, moved to Long Beach in 1956 and died in 2019, at age 101. His life was chronicled in a two-part series in the Merrick Herald Life in 2015. Weinstein, who has all of her father’s possessions from the Maccabiah Games, showed Goldberg images of her father competing, as well as his gold, silver and bronze medals, at her Merrick home on Monday. Maccabi USA’s mission is to build Jewish pride through sports, and for Goldberg, there was no better way or place to visualize and bridge a connection to Israel than at home in Merrick. — Jordan Vallone

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cOnTinuing cOnSTRucTiOn iS great news for some peak commuters, but bad news for everyone else, as Long Island Rail Road restores some service while cutting others. Summertime trains, however, return Memorial Day weekend on the Long Beach, Montauk and Ronkonkoma branches.

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include both the $2.6 billion Main Line Expansion Project and the $11 billion East Side Access project looking to provide new service to Grand Central Terminal. The Main Line expansion is adding a third track between Floral Park and Hicksville. MTA also plans to cut the 11:21 a.m., train between Farmingdale and Penn Station, as well as the 10:25 p.m., train between Penn Station and Huntington. Commuters are recommended to take the 10:37 p.m., train to Ronkonkoma, and transfer at Hicksville for the Port Jefferson-bound train. The 11:14 p.m., train between Penn Station and Ronkonkoma will originate in Hicksville at 12:31 a.m. Commuters are advised to take the 11:39 p.m., train from Penn Station toward Huntington to connect with this train. The 11:22 p.m., train between Huntington and Penn Station will end at Hicksville, where commuters can jump to the 11:48 p.m., train to New York City with added stops. But it’s not all cuts. MTA has added a weekday train departing Atlantic Terminal beginning at 8:22 a.m., making all stops to Jamaica. For peak trains, the 6:07 p.m., route between Atlantic Terminal and Babylon has been restored. Also, a new train departs Jamaica at 7:37 a.m., operating express to Atlantic Terminal, with connecting transfers from Hempstead, Baby-

STAFF REPORT It’s been many long months of track work through the heart of the Long Island Rail Road. But all that construction is in the “homestretch.” Commuters will just have to endure a little more inconvenience in the meantime. During off-peak hours, at least. Weekend service between Penn Station and Huntington now operates hourly, according to new details from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with connecting service to and from Port Jefferson every two hours. Eastbound trains to Huntington depart up to 13 minutes later than what they did previously. Also getting a later start are midday weekday westbound trains on the Ronkonkoma line, by up to 25 minutes. Overnight eastbound trains will be as much as a half-hour late. Same is true for midday eastbound trains to Oyster Bay, although the 8:06 a.m., train from Jamaica to Oyster Bay will now depart a short time earlier at 7:53. “These service adjustments accommodate the final stages of work as we reach the homestretch of completing the LIRR’s most transformative projects,” said Catherine Rinaldi, the railroad’s interim president, in a release. “The schedule modifications optimize availability for crews to complete tasks while minimizing disruptions to scheduled service.” Those transfor mative endeavors

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lon, Ronkonkoma and Oyster Bay Branch trains. The 6:09 p.m., train between Penn Station and Babylon will return to its normal schedule, stopping at Rockville Centre, Baldwin and Freeport only. The 7:12 a.m., train from Huntington to Penn Station will have an added Hicksville stop at 7:29 a.m. And the 6:21 p.m., weekday train between Penn Station and Ronkonkoma will now depart at 6:16 p.m. And one major piece of good news for those looking to get some sun: summeronly trains on the Long Beach, Montauk and Ronkonkoma branches return beginning Memorial Day weekend.

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JEssy PANzER hAs done many air shows before, but will fly in the Bethpage Air Show for just the second time — and her first time back in her ‘single-seat pink airplane.’

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Bethpage Air Show flies back into the sky Annual event — featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels — takes off Saturday, May 28 By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

Alexa Wahl was just 7 when her family began attending the Bethpage Air Show. Standing on Jones Beach and staring at the sky, she would watch the planes soar past quickly and gracefully. It was from that very moment Wahl realized she wanted to be a pilot. Now 23, the Deer Park resident spent time in high school “Googling every possible profession” because she felt becoming a pilot wasn’t possible for her. Nothing excited her quite like flying. So why not? Wahl decided to go for it. With no experience and just a dream, Wahl enrolled in the Aviation Center at Farmingdale State College. After four years of learning to fly, she graduated from the program last December. Wahl’s now an instructor at the center — currently the only woman in such a role — mentoring future pilots. Yet, it was Michael Canders who helped her realize her dream. A military pilot for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy for more than four decades, Canders is an associate professor and the college’s aviation center director. It was ultimately up to him who the five aviation center pilots would fly in this year’s Bethpage Air Show. One of his top choices? Wahl, of course. “I was so surprised to be asked,” Wahl said. “I worked so hard, and it definitely paid off. But it still feels too good to be true.” Wahl and the other pilots from the center will open the show on Saturday, May

Want to go? The 2022 Bethpage Air Show is set for Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jones Beach is located off Meadowbrook Parkway South. Admission is free, but there is a $10 parking fee charged on-site, but is waived for those with a New York State Parks Empire Pass. This year’s show is headlined by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, For more information, visit BethPageAirShow.com. Courtesy Alexa Wahl

AlExA WAhl, A recent graduate of the Aviation Center at Farmingdale State College, will fulfill her childhood dream of flying in the Bethpage Air Show. 28 at 10 a.m., as the first group. Wahl will pilot the third plane in the line, flying a PA-28-161, otherwise known as a Piper Warrior 3. It is the same plane she trained with at points in the program, and is classified as “low-wing,” meaning it’s more stable and easier to control, making it better for new pilots to operate. Wahl will join the 44 other pilots from the Aviation Center at Farmingdale State College who have flown in the air show. Her mentor, Canders, will narrate the flights at the show and talk about the program for all the viewers to hear.

For some pilots, however, this air show will not be their first rodeo in the sky. Jessy Panzer is a true air show veteran. The Colorado Springs-based pilot was introduced to planes by her father, who worked at Duncan Aviation, a privately owned business jet service provider. He died in an accident when Panzer was just 10. When she is not doing air shows, Panzer works as a corporate private jet pilot. She began flying in air shows back in 2004, and the 43-year-old has since made her way to about 15 shows a year, except

for the coronavirus-ravaged 2020 dates. Panzer has flown solo as well as in duos and trios depending on the show. This will be her second time flying at Bethpage, but her first time doing it solo. “I’ll be back in my single-seat pink airplane,” she said. Panzer said she loves doing shows because “to see everyone’s faces after I perform, especially the little girls, makes it all great.” Panzer wants those girls to leave the show saying, “If she can do it, I can do it, too.” “I am very excited to be invited back to Bethpage,” Panzer added. “All performers work so hard to practice and maintain the planes so we can wow everyone in 10 minutes. A great show is going to be put on.”

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Summer Reading Kick-off Party Come join the Bellmore Memorial Library in kicking off our annual Summer Reading Program with a party for the whole family! From 11:00am - 1:00pm we will close off our whole parking lot for: Live DJ, Mr. Softee Ice Cream Truck giving away free desserts (while supplies last), Raffles, giveaways, games, and more! RSVP is encouraged at www. bellmorelibrary.org/calendar/.

Weekly Mahjong and Cards The Juliets are back playing Mahjong and Cards at Congregation Beth Tivkah, 3170 Woodbine Avenue, Wantagh, every thursday from 11:30 to 4. For more information contact the office at (516) 785-2445 or email mahjongCBT@yahoo.com. Proof of Covid-19 vaccination is needed for newcomers, but masks are optional. A contribution of $5 per person is required.

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Weekly Car Show The Bellmore Chamber of Commerce weekly car show will take place every Friday through Oct. 7. Admission is free for pedestrians, and entry fees for cars is $5 per vehicle. The car show runs from 6 pm to 10 pm, in the Bellmore Long Island Railroad parking lot.

Friday, June 3 Open Classic Game Day Weekly on Fridays, bring your own games and fellow players to the Bellmore Memorial Library! From 1:00 - 4:00pm our Meeting Room is open for adults & seniors to play classic games like mahjong, bridge, canasta, chess, and more! Card tables will be set up. Space is limited. No registration required.

Weekly Car Show The Bellmore Chamber of Commerce weekly car show will take place every Friday through Oct. 7. Admission is free for pedestrians, and entry fees for cars is $5 per vehicle. The car show runs from 6 pm to 10 pm, in the Bellmore Long Island Railroad parking lot.

Wednesday, June 8 Hybrid Buzz about the Bees Presentation Join the Bellmore Memorial Library and Beekeeper Gerald Raffa in-person or on Zoom for a presentation on honeybees and beekeeping. Learn about the queen, drones and worker bees who inhabit a honeybee colony. Watch the

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In this hands-on class you will learn how to master making a beautiful crocheted bookmark. In order to participate in this class, you will have to have experience with crochet stitching. During the class, an instructor will walk you through every step of the way, and provide one-on-one help to those who need assistance. The yarn and accessories needed will be provided. Please bring your own crochet hooks. The class begins at 12:30pm. Register online at www.bellmorelibrary.org/calendar/ or call the Reference Desk at (516)7852990.

Recognizing the community at PaL dinner Hempstead Town Councilman Chris Carini presented Certificates of Recognition to Mike Nelson of Levittown, James Galasso of Oyster Bay, Everett Marcus of Baldwin and George Haile of Merrick during the PAL Fundraiser at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. Councilman Carini, a former NYPD officer, was also joined by Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads.

bees do the “Wiggle Waggle Dance”. Learn about the tools and equipment beekeepers use. Finally, patrons who join us in-person will receive a tasting of local honey. Honey samples are individually packaged. There will be no live bees at the presentation. The presentation starts at 12:30pm. Register online at www.bellmorelibrary.org/calendar/ or call the Reference Desk at (516)7852990.

Friday, June 10

Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus Performance The Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus (LIGMC) is celebrating Pride with a musical road trip – and you’re all invited to join them in traveling to “Destination – Anywhere!” Featuring the works of Stephen Sondheim, Walt Whitman, John Denver, Peter Allen, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra and more, LIGMC’s “Destination – Anywhere!” a concert is set for 8 p.m. on Friday, June 10 at Saint Francis Episcopal Church, 1692 Bellmore Ave., North Bellmore. Tickets are $25 and are available for purchase at the door

or online at www.ligmc.org. The Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus is a voluntary, not-for-profit, community-based organization that provides diverse audiences with high-quality choral performances and musical experiences. LIGMC uses music to unite the LGBTQ community, fight prejudice and discrimination, affirm the contributions of the LGBTQ community to the region’s cultural life. Contact the Chorus at info@ligmc.org for additional details.

Saturday, June 11

HavInG an event? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to jvallone@liherald.com.

Memorial Day is on Monday, May 30. Area schools will be closed. Registration for Nassau County Summer Camps is now open. Summer reading programs will soon kick off at the local libraries. Contact yours for more information. The Hempstead Works Career Center is offering summer youth employment opportunities. The Merrick Chamber of Commerce hosts a Street Food Sunday Marketplace in the Merrick LIRR station.

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East Meadow Senior Lacrosse SOLENSKI CaPPEd a tremendous high school athletic career with a pair of goals in the Jets’ loss at Oceanside May 18 in the Nassau Class A girls’ lacrosse playoffs. Also a key member of the school’s basketball team for years, Solenski is set to play lacrosse at the next level at Adelphi University. The AllCounty midfielder led East Meadow and ranked among the county’s leading goal scorers this spring with 65.

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SENIOr KaITLYN SMITh, LEfT, who had seven points in Mepham’s playoff win, battled MacArthur’s Caileigh O’Shea for a draw control. come by. It remained 1-0 for more than 10 minutes before freshman Leah Smith doubled the advantage. Kaitlyn Smith and freshman Sierra Barbosa added late firsthalf goals while a defense led by junior Madison Weber, senior Mia McElwee, sophomore Olivia Meyer and junior Markella Moutafis prove tough to crack. “Our defense has been amazing all year and it took us a little time to figure out the offensive chemistry,” Mepham coach Kristen Mogavero said. “We had high hopes this season coming out of tryouts. We have some youth out there, but

they don’t play scared. They’ve shown they belong.” Skulavik opened the scoring in the second half to stretch the lead to 5-0 before Coppola got MacArthur on the board with 21:01 remaining. The Pirates, who captured their first conference title since 2017, scored the next five with Kaitlyn Smith getting three and Skulavik and senior Sara Forchelli one apiece. “We’re a pretty humble team, but today was our chance to show how far we’ve come since the last time we played MacArthur,” Mogavero said.

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Sophomore extends a hand to Pakistan used by Gahulum to purchase goods that According to the Pakistan Economic were then distributed to villages. Each and Social Review Journal, approxi- package contained food items, like mately 56 percent of people living in sugar, flour, rice, spices and lentils, as rural areas in the Multan District face well as soap, shampoo and additional severe poverty due to a lack of educa- supplies. In an email, Gahulum described his tion, health care and employment opporexperience working with Yavas. “It was tunities. hard work, but at the end it “My friend, who lives in was definitely worth it,” Pakistan, sent me some picGahulum wrote. “Although tures and videos of the con[the] work done by us might ditions that villagers were seem small, families we living in,” Yavas said. “This touched might not feel this made me realize how grateway. We hope — that with ful we should be, which led our efforts — Ramadan was me to start my Ramadan a better than nor mal Relief Package Campaign.” month.” He created an online broReceiving photos of the chure detailing his project, packages being distributed which aimed to raise money to provide relief packages mike gaHulum earlier this month, Yavas said, “I felt relief when I saw for Pakistanis, and the word Family friend the photos of volunteers disquickly spread among famitributing the packages.” ly, friends and Bellmore resiHe told the Herald he was dents, Yavas said. As was the case with his other projects, donations grateful for the people who contributed. He added that his sister Sueda, an were made online. “The reason I did this project was eighth-grader at Grand Avenue Middle because my friend told me about the sit- School, and brother Alperen, a sixthuation they were in, and that the govern- grader at Dinklemeyer Elementary ment didn’t help out,” Yavas explained. School, regularly support the Rumi “I thought about the situation I’m in Club’s efforts. For more on the club’s mission, and compared to them — I felt like I needed some of its past projects, go to Rumito help out.” The funds he raised — which exceed- Club.com, or their Facebook page, Rumi ed his expectations, he noted — were Club.

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Haluk Yavas, a sophomore at Mepham High, raised funds through his service-based organization called the Rumi Club to help send relief packages during Ramadan to villagers in Pakistan. at left, a villager in the Multan District of Pakistan received one of the packages, which included food and self-care items.

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To celebraTe Pride Month, the Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus will perform next month on June 10 at the St. Francis Episcopal Church.

Gay Men’s Chorus to perform at St. Francis The Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus (LIGMC) is celebrating Pride with a musical road trip – and you’re all invited to join them in traveling to “Destination – Anywhere!” Featuring the works of Stephen Sondheim, Walt Whitman, John Denver, Peter Allen, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra and more, LIGMC’s “Destination – Anywhere!” concerts are set for 8 p.m. on Friday, June 10 at Saint Francis Episcopal Church, 1692 Bellmore Ave., North Bellmore, 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 11 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook, 380 Nicolls Road, Setauket/E. Setauket, and 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 12 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 12 Prospect St., Huntington. Tickets are $25 and are available for purchase at the door or online

at www.ligmc.org. “LIGMC began our journey to ‘Destination - Anywhere!’ all the way back in the winter of 2020, so we are thrilled that our audience will at long last join us on this wonderful musical trip,” Bradley Meek, President of the LIGMC Board of Directors, said. “I am so proud of the hard work and dedication that LIGMC’s 17 members are dedicating to making this a concert season to remember and cherish.” Upon its completion, the full trip will have included several musical pitstops. On April 2, LIGMC ventured into the wonderful world of drag at its soldout “Broadway’s a Drag!” cabaret at Sayville VFW Post 433. On Saturday, June 4, LIGMC will be previewing selections from “Destination – Any-

where” at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre as part of the Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival’s arts pride event. And, after the season is complete, LIGMC is scheduled to sing the national anthem for the Long Island Ducks on Friday, July 22. “It is always a joy to work with this dedicated, enthusiastic – and growing! group of singers,” LIGMC Artistic Director Jeanette Cooper said. “Filled with musical twists and turns, ‘Destination – Anywhere’ is bound to have something for everyone. We hope to see you at an upcoming performance and look forward to celebrating Pride with you!” Contact the Chorus at info@ligmc. org for additional details.

about the long island Gay Men’s chorus The Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus is a voluntary, not-for-profit, community-based organization that provides diverse audiences with high-quality choral performances and musical experiences. LIGMC uses music to unite the LGBTQ community, fight prejudice and discrimination, affirm the contributions of the LGBTQ community to the region’s cultural life. –Jordan Vallone

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU EMIGRANT BANK (FORMERLY KNOWN AS EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK AND NEW YORK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST), Plaintiff -against- EMILY WANGER AS COADMINISTRATOR, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF RANDY WANGER, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on February 26, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 7, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and

designated as Section 56 Block 104 and Lot 60. All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction. Said premises known as 2268 HOWES STREET, MERRICK, NY Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 602221/2018. KAREN C. GRANT, ESQ., Referee Terenzi & Confusione P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 304, Garden City, NY 11530 {* MERRICK HERALD*} 131029

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Nassau County, New York, SECTION: 55., BLOCK: P, LOT: 45 and 46. Approximate amount of judgment $497,417.74 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #015388/2012. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Anthony J. Rattoballi, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-059903-F00 71247 131589

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Merrick students thank a cop Hempstead Town Councilman Chris Carini and Town Clerk Kate Murray stopped by Chatterton Elementary School in Merrick to thank students for participating in the “Thank A Cop” Program. The cards will be delivered to local police officers in appreciation of their service to the Town of Hempstead. Also attending were Principal Dana Bermas and Assistant Principal Michael DeLuca.

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Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper group has several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible) Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok. Role requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn custom software programs. If you would like to join a communitydriven, fast-paced environment, please send your resume to: careers@liherald.com.

Cablevision Lightpath Inc. seeks a Network Engineer to optimize network capacity performance by validating and aggregating quantitative data when developing analytical tools and reports customized for analysis of network capacity performance. Forecast network traffic growth utilizing predictive mathematical models. Schedule, maintain, and monitor network jobs using statistical modeling tools. Design and develop customized dashboards, leveraging data visualization to evaluate system and network components. Optimize and consolidate capital expenditures (CAPEX) augments to identify network efficiencies and develop economies of scale. Analyze technology trends, perform quantitative analyses to determine effectiveness and viability of new products, and generate executive repor ts. Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Computer or Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field, followed by 5 years of progressively responsible experience with developing databases, automating processes, standardizing data procedures, and utilizing predictive mathematical theories to enhance network performance. Experience must include a minimum of: 1 year of experience with creating data visualizations to display network system analysis; 1 year of experience with designing networks and performing capacity planning; 1 year of experience with APIs, DWDM, Ethernet networks, macro scripting, Netcracker, SAP BusinessObjects, SevOne, SONET, SQL, and Tableau. Requirements of this position include demonstration of either full vaccination status against COVID-19 or company-provided weekly COVID-19 testing. Work Location: Bethpage, NY. To apply, submit resume o n l i n e a t h t t p s : / / w w w. a l t i c e u s a c a r eers.com/ and search by job title or enter job ID number 2022-32680.

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CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE Full Time/Part Time Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department. Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc. STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multitask, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail orientated and able to work well under deadlines. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: careers@liherald.com

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The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@riverdalepress.com

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to join our exceptional school faculty in fostering a culture of academic exploration and excellence and dedication to spiritual, intellectual, and personal growth of all students. Our ideal candidate will: *Possess a supportive, studentcentered approach, geared toward students with a variety of levels and learning styles *Be understanding of and sensitive to the principles of social, emotional, and cognitive development *Work collaboratively with colleagues to foster holistic approaches to educating students *Foster a love of yahadut and embrace our diverse Orthodox community *Communicate proactively, sensitively, and warmly with all stakeholdersstudents, parents, faculty, and staff Requirements: *Have prior teaching experience, preferably in the independent school setting *Possess an advanced degree and/or New York State teaching certification. To learn more about our school community, please visit www.halb.org. We look forward to hearing from you! Please send resumes or inquiries to mwein@halb.org

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered. Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

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y friend Mike is a gentle soul with a quick sense of humor. We met when we studied journalism at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Center and worked endlessly on the school newspaper, Seawanhaka. I still see Mike once in a while, when a few of the old Seawanhaka gang get together at a diner. Mike would joke as always on those afternoons over lunch, and regale us with stories about his latest trip to Italy, where he and his JiM wife have relaBERnsTEin tives. Our conversations also took place online. Mike has always been with us on the issues of the day — our disbelief and fear at the rise of the radical right and the demise of what was once the Republican Party, our dislike of the gun culture, our deep sympathy with the people in Ukraine, our disgust with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But after the back-to-back mass mur-

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ders over the weekend of May 14-15, in Buffalo and Orange County, Calif., I received an unusual email from Mike. “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em,” he began. He wrote that a cousin from Italy had been visiting, and went to a local gun range. He described the costs involved — $25 for a short “first time” course with an instructor, renting a gun for $25 per hour plus the cost of ammunition and the use of a target. He continued, apparently with some excitement, “They have all different kinds of pistols and some rifles.” His cousin had tried out a pistol, her friend had shot a rifle, and then they switched. She had urged Mike and his family visit the range. Then his note became alarming: “I’ve never fired a gun in my life,” he wrote, “but I think I may stop off at this place sometime this week and get my feet wet.” And then: “Maybe after learning how to shoot, I pick up a small but lethal handgun. I could get one legally, but it’s a huge hassle. I could always travel one weekend to a state with no gun laws and

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buy one there. I’m just getting spooked by knowing that so many wackos in New York may have a gun.” I quickly wrote to ask if he was serious. His response was heartbreaking. “I’m serious about going to the range for some fun shooting,” he wrote. “Just for the experience. I am semi-serious about the gun.” In the back of his mind, he concluded, “I see myself shooting some a-hole who approaches me on the street asking for money.” Maybe that shouldn’t have been a surprise. America has become the gun capital of the world. In 2021, Americans bought about 19.9 million firearms, the gun industry’s second-busiest year on record. Our country has also become the mass-shooting capital of the world. The shooting in Buffalo was the 198th such incident this year. And the year isn’t half over. Mike watched the coverage of Buffalo just like the rest of us. He reads the newspapers the same as we do. But he seems to have come to different conclusions. He may, he thinks, need a gun. The rest of us old college newspaper

could always travel one weekend to a state with no gun laws and get one there.’

guys don’t think we do. We all have different thoughts and different reasons for thinking the way we do. And that’s fine. But I can’t helping wondering what happened to the Mike I’ve known for so many years, the guy who wrote funny columns for the college newspaper and is still funny after all these years. What is it he is afraid of ? And why? Many others have the same feelings and fears, and I have the same questions for them. I have no desire to own a gun. Why do they? Why do they see the senseless killing of Black shoppers in Buffalo, worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh or a mass shooting in New Orleans, and think the solution is to arm themselves? The National Rifle Association has always preached that “the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun.” But the proliferation of guns has never seemed to me a solution to the proliferation of guns. Mike is a good guy who may well want a gun. The trouble is, how many other good guys are out there who feel same way? And why? Jim Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this column? JBernstein@liherald.com.

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wo Sundays ago my husband tested positive for Covid-19. He was at home on the East Coast and I was visiting grandkids on the West Coast. It was the very last night of my trip; he called to say he had a cold, so we did the Covid home test together on FaceTime. He aced it, and not in a good way. He had Covid. I had been away for a week, but was leaving at 4:30 the next morning for home. He managed on his own for 16 hours while RAnDi I flew across the KREiss country and into ground zero for germs. I was super anxious all the way home, perseverating about vaccinated older people getting very sick. Dying. We have lost friends, and we have lived through all the dreadful accounts of ventilator hell. Since the beginning, we have been exceedingly careful with ourselves and others. How could this happen? Would it go well? Would I be next? After two years of hiding out and

hunkering inside and ordering in meals and missing family and friends, Covid still found us. After tracking the first available vaccines like bloodhounds and traveling two hours each way to get our jabs, Covid still found us. In our 54 years together, we’ve been through some stuff. Now my husband and I needed to get him through a global pandemic that has already killed 1 million Americans. I know how to be a good nurse, but there’s sometimes a mash-up among the head and the heart and the sense of humor. I can take blood pressure and use an oximeter and make chicken soup and basically devote my day to hydrating the patient. I also can worry myself sick with all the what-ifs. I can also laugh at the absurd. I developed my own prescription for loving care laced with a bit of dark humor. In the initial phase of my husband’s illness I was scared, so I was all in. No joking at all. As he improved, however, and when he started asking for seconds of dessert, and fluffed pillows, my inner Nurse Ratched

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emerged. We set him up in our bedroom, and I moved into another room. Our rule was that, with a mask, he could come out for meals at a table in our den. I would put his food out and go back to the kitchen, which was my space. Initially he was grateful for every morsel of food and gesture of kindness. As the days moved along, he suggested I had overcooked his eggs and handed him the wrong salad dressing. You’re so right. This. Isn’t. About. Me. (I don’t really buy that.) But I’ve been doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, dog walks, dishwashing, obsessive, never-ending handwashing, and disinfectant spraying. Don’t get me wrong; he is a model patient. I am not a model nurse. Not as bad as the fabled Ratched, who did a job on Jack Nicholson in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” but I’m no Walt Whitman, either. Yes! You didn’t know? He didn’t just write poetry; he was a skilled nurse. We are now five days in since my husband tested positive. The CDC says

n the initial phase of my husband’s illness I was scared, so there was no joking.

he can go out and play. According to new guidelines, I was never required to isolate if I felt OK. We are not following these guidelines. We are both isolating until he tests negative. I will then test, and we’ll move on from there. Have no doubt: This Covid thing is one nasty bug. My husband has just about every pre-existing condition you can have, and he is feeling every one of his 76 years. The take-home lesson is this: We might be very sick or dead without the vaccines. Thank heaven and whatever powers may be, thank our scientists and our medical community and all the friends and neighbors and fellow Americans who took vaccines and boosters. I have no doubt at all that my husband’s apparent mild course of illness is because he has some protection from the vaccines. We were also able to get him Paxlovid, the anti-viral drug from Pfizer, and that seems to help, too. Today I can say, so far, so good. I hope he continues to do well. I hope I don’t get sick. Now I must make him a tuna sandwich, not too much mayo, a little bit of onion. Lightly toasted bread. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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t’s likely the eve of the destruction of Roe v. Wade — an act likely to be met with cheers or outrage, depending on which side of the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court abortion case people land on. And what comes next could very well be up to your state legislator. How the court could change course so dramatically in less than 50 years is something scholars will debate for a long time. But it’s not exactly unprecedented. In fact, it’s not even uncommon. The court has overturned its own decisions more than 230 times since 1810, according to the Library of Congress. That makes such actions an almost annual event, on average. Many of those mind changes were for the better. Like the famous Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruling in 1954, which upended the “separate but equal” policy established by Justice Melville Fuller’s court with Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. Miranda v. Arizona in 1966 created the “you have the right to remain silent” Miranda rights we see over and over on cop shows. But Miranda actually overturned two rulings from just a decade earlier, both involving criminal suspects who were denied access to lawyers during police interrogations. And there have been decisions that just made things worse. Like Citizens United v. FEC, which has helped shape the “soft

money” political landscape we have today. In 2010, the court, let by Chief Justice John Roberts, ruled that giving money to political campaigns — no matter how much money — was an extension of free speech granted by the First Amendment. That ruling wiped out two previous Supreme Court decisions, including one brought by Sen. Mitch McConnell against the McCain-Feingold Act, which limited such campaign expenditures. Many of these legal “course corrections,” for lack of a better term, were met with controversy. And if the Supreme Court does indeed overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks, its ruling will reverberate through a large number of elections and a wide range of legislation to come. Yet what’s before the court isn't a criminalization of abortion. Instead, it would likely return the country to what existed before Roe — individual states creating a mish-mash of laws ranging from full legalization of the procedure to its outright ban. New York has a complicated history with abortion. While many believe the state would remain pro-choice, it wasn’t always that way here. In fact, abortion has been legal in New York only since 1970 — legislation signed into law just three years before Roe of a procedure that had been outlawed, for the most part, since 1830. But abortion access will completely disappear in other states — the quickening

of a process that has been under way for the past couple of decades. The future of abortion in New York will almost assuredly lie with Albany. State lawmakers will be compelled to respond to the ruling, and could put in place laws codifying the original Roe ruling, dismantle legalization, or possibly finding some space in between. No matter which direction legislators lean, what is certain is they need to hear from you. For abortion? Against abortion? With conditions? No conditions? This is the time to speak up and be a part of the legislative process. We spend a lot of time reading — and hearing — about individual lawmakers’ positions. In the end, however, their job is to represent their constituents. That’s us. But they can’t represent us if they don’t know our positions on legislation before them, or the bills that could wind up on their desks thanks to the actions of the Supreme Court. Call your Assembly member or state senator. Write them letters. Send them emails. Visit their district offices. Don’t wait for someone else to speak for you, because if everyone waits, then no one is speaking. And with high court changing so dramatically in recent years, it's more important than ever to establish those relationships with lawmakers, because what happens next truly depends on you.

letters My body, my choice? Please! To the Editor: The argument about a woman’s right to control her body is confusing to me. It seems to apply only when certain parts of society want it to. They say confession is good for the soul, so perhaps that’s why Randi Kreiss felt the need to share with us that she had an abortion (“Threat to choice has women on the march,” May 12-18). The following week, a reader shared that she’d had two abortions (“Randi’s ‘raised voice for women,’” May 19-25). I’m happy that this reader was financially and emotionally ready to welcome children after her abortions. If all of our parents waited for that, I wonder how many of us would have been born. That’s not so much a judgment of these two ladies who shared their abortion stories, but more a commentary on our society. But where were these same courageous people who are defending “my body, my choice” when we were corralled to get the Covid shots? Those who chose not to lose their jobs included firefighters, police, nurses and doctors who had no choice but to work to save all of us. And I would love for someone to explain to me why my family will have to take a Covid test to get back into the U.S. in July after a

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et’s be clear. The calculated illegal leak of a draft decision by the U.S. Supreme Court is akin to leaking the launch codes for America’s nuclear arsenal. It puts American democracy and institutions at grave risk. As challenging as it may be given the passions of both sides, we need to put aside whether we agree or disagree that the draft Roe v. Wade decision is a correct interpretation of the Constitution and appreciate the far larger issue: that the leak is a cyniRonaLd J. cal effort to corrupt the confidenRosenbeRg tial deliberative process of our judiciary. It not only improperly sought to create a national firestorm prior to the court’s issuing a final decision, but also to destroy the necessary confidentiality, internal trust and mutual respect needed among the justices and staff. Unlike the other two branches of government — Congress and the executive branch — which have elected office holders who are answerable to their constituents every two, four of six years — the

federal judicial branch has unelected judges and justices who are appointed for life. The reason our founders provided for this was to attempt to immunize them from the outside forces and partisan influences that are involved in getting reelected or re-appointed. The founders of this great republic enacted a Constitution that provided for an executive branch and a legislative branch, both of which are answerable to the citizens — and thus also subject to being lobbied and picketed by them. Judges, meanwhile, are obligated to decide matters impartially, without bias, prejudice or partisan influences, based solely on facts properly admitted into evidence in court and in accordance with applicable law. It is illegal for anyone to attempt to intimidate or influence judges outside court proceedings to try to get them to achieve your desired outcome. Picketing their homes or otherwise trying to intimidate judges or their families is a serious crime, and a threat to the premise of the judicial branch. Chief Justice John Roberts’s statement after the leak only hinted at his level of anger when he described it a “betrayal of the confidences of the

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LetteRs family vacation. Are there not thousands of illegals crossing our border every day who are neither tested nor made to be vaccinated? Get ready, people: “My body, my choice” is going to open up a whole new Pandora’s box. Physician-assisted suicide, or “medical aid in dying,” is legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia, and 10 years down the road, or sooner at the rate we’re going, I can bet you, in keeping with the disrespect for human life and the need for doing selfishly what is good for us, we’ll be looking at the following: Getting rid of elderly parents who have begun to be a financial, emotional and social burden — or a husband who has Alzheimer’s, and whose wife is emotionally drained, can no longer afford to care for him at home and can’t afford long-term care because that will deplete her financial security. Disabled children, homeless people and then the mentally ill will all be at risk in this disposable society we are creating for ourselves. Many of us are looking around and not recognizing this country that we love so much. The “my body, my choice” movement is bringing all of this to a head.

Court.” And words alone will not heal the historic damage done to the integrity of the court or sufficiently punish the leaker(s). In its wake, Roberts instructed the marshal of the court to conduct an internal investigation into source of the leak to Politico for the purpose of punishing those involved. There are those in Washington, however, who suggest that assigning this responsibility to an office whose role is not even remotely one of investigations is akin to asking a shop teacher to construct the Hoover Dam. He or she might be able to do it, but you wouldn’t put a lot of trust in the final product. At a time when the very integrity of the high court has been violated, there are voices calling for a stronger response. Glenn Fine, of the Brookings Institute, has written that what is needed is an investigative office worthy of its name and prepared for its purpose. In a recent commentary, Fine wrote, “This situation is why I argued … that the federal judiciary needed an experienced, professional, permanent internal investigative office — an inspector general.” Also in question is what happens to the traitorous individual who is ulti-

mately identified as the leaker? If he or she is an attorney working for one of the justices, the absolute minimum threat should be a highly publicized, humiliating permanent disbarment. The leaker should also face criminal charges, and if there is no current statute providing for criminal prosecution, Congress should immediately enact and implement one. A news service quoted Michael Frisch, described as a former disciplinary counsel in Washington, suggesting that if the perpetrator is an attorney, “It's going to be a career-defining, if not career-ending moment.” Americans need to understand that this leak went far beyond the question of Roe v. Wade. It sought to politicize part of our democracy that was deliberately set above and beyond politics by our founders. You may agree or disagree with the rulings of the Supreme Court, but it is designed to reflect the highest principles of what we call a democratic republic. Damage it and you damage that crucial foundation upon which America has been built and thrived for 233 years. Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.

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How dare that reader speak of “religion-saturated politics” and how it should not be allowed to damage this country more than it already has. Spare me your preaching, sister, because you’ve got it all backward. JAne DAnTonA GRoGAn Lynbrook

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