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BMRH reflects on great season By KEPHERd dANIEl kdaniel@liherald.com
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Wrapping up a successful season, the Bellmore-Merrick Roller Hockey League is reflecting on its successes and looking ahead to its All-Star Weekend. The league is a nonprofit organization with 14 teams and some 300 players in three divisions: the Freshman Division, for elementary school players; the Sophomore Division, for middle school players; and the Junior Division, for high school players. The games are played on the league’s rink on Bellmore Avenue in North Bellmore. Three teams — the Kraken, the
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At ‘story walks,’ students experience books in a different way By JoRdAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
In the North Merrick Union Free School District, there’s more than one way for students to read a book. At each of the district’s three elementary schools — Old Mill Road, Camp Avenue and Harold D. Fayette — the district’s library media team created a “story walk,” taking pages from a simple picture book and expanding them so they can be spread across large poster boards in an outdoor setting. The poster boards are arranged in the order of the book’s pages so students, with their classes or
their families, can walk through a story instead of just sitting down and reading one. Joanne Constantino, the district’s lead library teacher, who heads classes at Old Mill Road and Fayette, told the Herald that before the students started participating in the story walks, the library wanted to hear from them about why they thought the walks could be useful. “Our first lesson, we brainstormed why is this beneficial?” Constantino recounted. “And most of the kids had said to get fresh air — to get exercise.” The story walks, which are set up in the backyards of each
school, opened on June 1, and will remain set up through June 23. Last Friday, the Herald observed as fourth-graders at Old Mill Road made their way along the display during their library period. The students gathered around the poster boards and read the stories together. Constantino added that at each school, the walks have been utilized by every grade level. The reactions of the kids, she said, have been positive thus far. “Honestly, when we first got them out here,” she said, “the walk itself took the whole 40 minutes.”
Although the purpose of the walk was really to encourage a different type of reading, small lessons and activities have been incorporated into it — all of which were taking place outdoors. “Different grades are doing different kinds of activities,” Constantino added. “The sixth grade is doing a memory from
kindergarten through sixth grade, and we’re putting them on a key ring, and that’s going to be their keepsake.” In addition to utilizing the walks during school, since they are located in the school yards, students have also been using them before and after school. “It’s to spend time with their Continued on page 9
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Bellmore-Merrick middle schools ‘move up’
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Middle schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District celebrated their moving up ceremonies last week, outdoors, with plenty of pomp and circumstance. At the Grand Avenue Middle School ceremony, Principal Carlo Conte recalled a poem, “The Man in the Glass,” that was an assignment in high school. He recited the poem as encouragement for the graduating class. “Things that were once scary or tough and standards that seemed unattainable became within my grasp as the year went on,” he noted. “When you are faced with what seems daunting and insurmountable, dig deep. The biggest regret you can ever carry is not to fight for the one thing that means the most and that is the man in the glass.” During the Merrick Avenue Middle School ceremony, Principal Katelyn Dunn recounted on the difficult times the students had endured during the coronavirus pandemic. “Being home in the spring of your sixth grade year gave you a greater appreciation of being present at school these last two years,” she continued. “You are the motivation that keeps us going. You continuously help us to see the good and remind us of our purpose as educators.”
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Mikella RahiM belted out a solo during the Grand Voices performance at Grand Avenue’s ceremony.
Zoe Russo and Jordana Wohlleben at the Merrick Avenue Middle School ceremony. ian GaRcia and Anthony Giangrasso moved up in style. MeaGhan daly, lauRen Elefante and Isabella Clayton at the Grand Avenue Middle School ceremony. students accepted theiR graduation diplomas.
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Do you know a hero? Someone who took extraordinary action to save a life or perform an unselfish and extraordinary act for a family member, friend, co-worker or a stranger? An act that changed a person’s destiny, or made a community impact. If so, then submit that person’s name by Monday, June 20 to the AmeriCourtesy American Red Cross can Red Cross, giving them a chance to be honored at the 2022 Long Island THE AMERICAN RED Cross seeks submissions Heroes Among Us gala set for Thurs- to honor a Long Island hero at its Sept. 22 gala. day, Sept. 22. To be eligible, that person’s heroic or executive. “We are proud to shine a light courageous action needs to have taken on one of our exceptional neighbors from place between July 1 last year, and the end Nassau or Suffolk counties, an everyday of this past May 30. Nominees need to live hero — or a group of individuals who in either Nassau or Suffolk counties, and acted together — whose actions made a agree to complete a criminal background life-changing difference in someone’s life.” check administered by the Red Cross if Heroes are expected to be chosen by the selected. end of July. A preferred hero and two Those who move forward in the selec- alternate heroes will be selected, that way tion process will share their heroic story if one ultimately declines to be honored, on video, and receive the Heroes Award at organizers will reach out to the runner-up. the gala. They’ll also have a chance to talk The Sept. 22 gala begins at 6 p.m., at the to reporters, and gain some much- Oheka Castle, 135 W. Gate Drive, Huntingdeserved publicity for what they accom- ton. Individual tickets start at $400. plished. To nominate a potential Long Island “Long Islanders represent the best of hero, go to tinyurl.com/RedCrossLIHero. this country,” said Jose Dominguez, AmerTo purchase tickets or to become a gala ican Red Cross on Long Island’s chief sponsor, visit tinyurl.com/RedCrossGala.
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Registration has opened for the 2022-23 school year at the Chabad Hebrew School of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh. For the school year, the Chabad Center offers 1-day a week Hebrew school for students in Pre-K through eighth grade. Parents can choose the Sunday or Wednesday “inperson” track. New for this coming year: ■ Pre-K: Children in the Pre-K age group will get to join in the fun, and will be taught hands-on material, songs and games. ■ Eight Grade Jewish Teen Club at CHS – Learn and volunteer at Hebrew
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Heroes are near and dear to Dinklemeyer students Every second grader at John G. Dinkelmeyer Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District has a person who inspires them. Students took part in a hero celebration this spring, penning a piece about a person they know who has demonstrated heroic qualities. Before beginning their nonfiction writing assignment, students first read “A Hero Like You” by Nikki Rogers to learn about the many ways that a hero can be defined. Throughout May, each of the four second grade classes hosted a hero celebration. The special people that children wrote about were invited in and presented with a handmade gift. Students read their hero stories, recited a poem and sang Mariah Carey’s “Hero.” “It was a heartwarming celebration and a beautiful way to recogniz e impor tant people that are inspirational to these young children,” second grade teacher Cindy Quinn said. — Jordan Vallone
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Second graderS in Ellen Tournour’s class at John G. Dinkelmeyer Elementary School prepared for their hero celebration, in which they shared their hero writing pieces with the special people they chose.
Second graderS learned what defines a hero, then chose to write about someone they know who portrays those qualities.
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Tom Suozzi ready to solve problems in Albany By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@liherald.com
Tom Suozzi’s path to the governor’s mansion won’t be an easy one — especially since he’ll have to win a June 28 Democratic primary that includes a popular incumbent, Kathy Hochul. But Suozzi isn’t deterred, convinced that Hochul is vulnerable thanks to a few missteps and what he says is a hard lean to the left since her ascension following Andrew Cuomo’s resignation. “Kathy Hochul was wrong for the job,” Suozzi told a team of reporters in the Herald Roundtable session. “She came in saying, ‘You know, I’m going to be a breath of fresh air. And there’s going to be the most transparent, most ethical government in the history of New York. I’m not going to be Andrew Cuomo.’” But then Hochul passed what Suozzi called the state’s “most secretive budget” in decades, which included what he described as a “billion-dollar” giveaway to the Buffalo Bills for a new stadium. “There was no public hearing,” Suozzi said. “It was the biggest giveaway in the history of the NFL.” The 59-year-old has represented a good portion of Nassau County as a congressman since 2017, and eight years as Nassau’s county executive, helping to quell a governmental financial collapse. He first took elected office in 1994, as mayor of
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u.s. rEp. ToM Suozzi says he’s leaving Congress so he can fix what’s broken in Albany — even if that means upending the incumbent governor from his own party, Kathy Hochul. Glen Cove, where he earned high marks for his environmental efforts in cleaning up old industrial sites. “Nassau County was rated the worstrun county in America when I got there,” Suozzi said. “I turned it around, and got it into the ‘A’ ranks. I left with the lowest crime rate in the history of Nassau County. I turned this county around. “I’ve been in Congress for five and a half years,” he added, “and I’ve given up Congress to run for governor because I just feel so strongly about what’s wrong with our state, and it needs to be fixed.” In fact, it’s Congress where Suozzi says
most of his preparation to take over as governor took place. He is vice chair of the House’s Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan group of 58 congressional members evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, with the hope of bringing about more bipartisan consensus. Among the caucus’s successes include President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan, Suozzi said, which made it through both chambers last year. Suozzi’s biggest focus in his primary challenge, however, is crime. He opposes the state’s cashless bail policy, and even took heat last month for tying bail reform
to the May 14 shooting in a Buffalo supermarket that claimed the lives of 10 people. Talking to the Herald Roundtable, Suozzi instead blamed Hochul for not enforcing existing “red flag” laws that would remove guns from those who authorities believed could threaten the safety of others. “It’s not been implemented,” Suozzi said. “We have to teach the cops. We have to teach the teachers. We have to teach the social workers, the mental health people. We have to teach the family members that we have this great tool, and we can take the guns away from people who are mentally unstable.” One recent study of congressional primaries showed that the chance of an incumbent being ousted in a primary is virtually nonexistent. But then again, this is New York, where incumbency doesn’t guarantee much of anything. “I do things to build relationships,” Suozzi said. “I won’t compromise my values, and I’m not going to vote for something I don’t believe in. And having been doing politics since I was elected mayor of Glen Cove in 1993, I know how to get stuff done.”
Andrew Giuliani says New York ready for change By MICHAEL HINMAN
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New York hasn’t backed a Republican governor since George Pataki was reelected for the second time some 20 years ago. But Andrew Giuliani is convinced the Democratic policies under longtime Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his successor, Kathy Hochul, have changed the viewpoint of many voters in the state, who are living with higher crime rates, historically high inflation, and ongoing coronavirus pandemic restrictions that even cost Giuliani a chance to participate in-person in a recent televised debate. “I love looking at every single independent poll that has not been paid for by a competitor of mine that either has us winning this race or is within the margin of error,” the 36-year-old former Trump administration official told a team of reporters at a Herald Roundtable session. “I think it’s been really a tribute to the fact that at the very beginning of the campaign, we focused on trying to meet with as many of the 2.9 million registered Republicans — and frankly, the over 10 million New York voters. It hasn’t exclusively been Republicans. It’s been conservatives and non-affiliated independents, and certainly any Democrats that are looking at voting Republican.” The son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Andrew Giuliani was first hired by President Donald Trump as an associate director of the White House public liaison office before being promoted to special assistant.
Herald Community Newspapers provided a chance for all of New York’s gubernatorial candidates to meet with a select editorial team to present their views and answer questions. The responses of the other candidates who took part in the roundtable sessions will be published next week.
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ANdrEw GIuLIANI Looks to be the first Republican to return to the governor’s mansion since George Pataki finished his third and final term in 2006. Like his father, Giuliani has focused much of his campaign on crime, lambasting the cashless bail system, saying he would do away with it the moment he was sworn into office. “On Day One,” he said, “I have pledged that I will sit down with Carl Heastie and Andrea Stewart-Cousins” — the speaker of the State Assembly and the State Senate majority leader — “and tell them very simply that unless there’s a full repeal of bail reform on my desk, I will not be funding their top priorities in our upcoming budget priorities.” As far as the state budget is concerned, Giuliani pledges to carve out $5 billion to be used solely at the discretion of local or county law enforcement. “Let’s say a
sheriff ’s office is not getting the resources they need,” he said. “They can tap into the state to get those resources. “Look, New York state leads the country in net out-migration, and that’s not just because of crime. But I do think that’s one of the main reasons why, under an Andrew Giuliani administration, we will look to curb that on Day One.” Giuliani would also try to oust Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, who has been tasked with investigating some of Trump’s business dealings in the state. As far as guns are concerned, however, Giuliani is not prioritizing stricter gun-control measures. Even after the May 14 mass shooting that claimed 10 lives in Buffalo, Giuliani says the prob-
lem is rooted in illegal guns — something law enforcement has failed to get under control. “When I think about the overall defunding of the police movement, one of the things that this does is it makes it tougher for police to proactively police,” he said. “To have the resources necessary to actually get some of these weapons out of the hands of the criminals that are actually doing most of the crime.” If Giuliani were elected governor, he would immediately face a heavily Democratic State Legislature that could curtail much of what he has planned. But that’s not something he expects to be a problem for long. “I do think both of these super-majorities will cease to exist in 2023,” he said of the Assembly and senate. “I look at the state senate (district) lines, and I’m very confident that we will win back seats in the state senate. And who knows? With the right guy at the top of the ticket, we may even challenge to win the state senate back.”
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community update Thursday, June 16
Bellmore Memorial Library Board of Trustees Meeting There will be a Board Meeting for the Library Board of Trustees beginning at 7 p.m.
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.
Wednesday, June 22 Chamber of Commerce Meeting The Chamber of Commerce will be having a meeting at the Bellmore Memorial Library at 6 p.m.
Reel Chat Hybrid Film Discussion: Bottle Shock
Saturday, July 2
At the Bellmore Memorial LibraryBottle Shock is directed by Luc Besson. The Lady tells the story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma’s democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris. Despite the distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end. Starring Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis. Reel Chat is a relaxed and informal conversation about the movie shown and an opportunity to have fun with other movie lovers. If you plan to participate in the discussion virtually, please watch The Lady on Kanopy via the library’s web page and then join the group discussion at 3:20 pm.
Curé of Ars Church Concert
Friday, June 17 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.
Bellmore Merrick Roller Hockey All-Star Skills Challenge The Bellmore Merrick Roller Hockey League will hold their Skills Competition at the roller hockey rink at 1631 Bellmore Ave. The sophomore division will have their skills competition starting at 6 p.m. and the Junior division at 7:30 pm.
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A patriotic concert at the Curé of Ars Church to benefit the curé of ars Music Ministry’s purchase of a new baby grand piano. The concert will be performed by Vladimir Tiagunov, the Curé of Ars Parish Musician, an internationally recognized solo pianist, chamber musician, organist, Piano professor, and the founder of the Merrick School of Music. Starts 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
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Birch celebrates Friendship Day Birch School celebrated its annual Friendship Day on June 10 under sunny skies. A joint effort by teachers Julie Gilliam, Heather O’Toole and Robb Normandeau, Friendship Day started in 2001 after the attacks of Sept. 11. “The idea was to have a day that kids can play and have fun with their friends,” Gilliam explained. “We play lots of different games, dance with the DJ and celebrate with ices. It is a day everyone at Birch looks forward to every year.”
Saturday, June 18 Bellmore Merrick Roller Hockey All-Star Game The Bellmore Merrick Roller Hockey League will hold their League All-Star Games at the roller hockey rink on 1631 Bellmore Ave. All-Star games will start Saturday with the elementary school division, playing at 4 pm., followed by the sophomores at 5:15 and the juniors, at 6:30 p.m. Following the All-Star games, adults that were
involved in the league the past year will get a chance to strap on their skates for an adult game.
Outreach Concert Freedom Church is holding its annual Concert Outreach on the Freeport Nautical Mile, right next door to the Riverhouse grill. Live music, powerful testimonies, and a positive, encouraging message from Pastor John Gibbone. Starts at 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 19
Merrick Food Trucks Food Trucks come to Merrick. The Merrick Chamber of Commerce held its first Street Food Sunday Marketplace. The marketplace features many great vendors and food trucks to enjoy your Sundays. This event will continue throughout the summer at the Merrick train station from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. at 1 Broadcast Plaza, Merrick.
Tuesday, June 21
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.
Bellmore Memorial Library will be closed June 19th and June 20. 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.
‘Story walks’ encourage exercise and reading family,” said Dawn Abenante, the library clerk at Old Mill Road. Constantino noted that a small contest was being run in conjunction with the all three story walks, and that the first 15 families to email her a family photo while there would receive a prize for participating. “That’s why we’ve had it up from the 1st,” she said. “They can come at arrival or dismissal with their families. When the
first 15 families in the district send me a picture, they get a free book.” Each school’s walk features a different book — “Memory Jars” at Old Mill, “Last Day Blues” at Camp Avenue, and “The Wonderful Happens” at Fayette. This was done to encourage families to stop by more than one, or even all three. “They’ve loved it,” Constantino said of her students. “It gets them to see a whole different way of reading a book.”
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At Old Mill Road School, students were outside on the story walk with their class, reading the blown-up pages on the poster boards. the wAlks Are accessible before and after school, and families who sent a photo of themselves on the walk to the library were able to win a free book. A.J. and Jaxson Cipriano were two of the contest winners.
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No doubt Suffolk County champion Whitman saw film of Bellmore-Merrick’s fourth-quarter comeback May 26 in the Nassau girls’ flag football championship – in which Chargers quarterback Sofia LaSpina found Gabrielle Hanellin for a four-yard score with 4:21 left to go ahead against Lynbrook and ice the county title. One can only imagine dread setting in as the Wildcats uncannily found themselves in a reenactment June 4 in the Long Island championship in Florham, New Jersey – where once again it was LaSpina to Hanellin, four yards for the winner, as Bellmore-Merrick went ahead with 7:05 to play before adding insurance to win the inaugural title game 30-20 at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, headquarters of the NFL’s New York Jets, who along with Nike sponsor the second-year flag football league that expanded this spring to add 17 teams from Long Island. Its roster drawn from three area schools – Mepham, Calhoun and Kennedy – Bellmore-Merrick went 10-0-1, including playoffs, led by renowned Mepham varsity football slot receiver LaSpina, who in her first season under center passed for 2,913 yards with 46 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. The junior, who last fall earned national fame as the first female in Long Island high school history to score a touchdown, lent the Chargers a singular edge in the fledgling girls’ gridiron league.
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JUnIoR SofIA LASpInA helped lead Bellmore-Merrick to the Long Island girls’ flag football crown. “Obviously, playing receiver on the fall team, Sofia had a good understanding of how an offense works,” said Chargers head coach Anthony Cracco, who also is LaSpina’s skipper as Mepham football head
coach. “I wouldn’t say we anointed her, a lot of good athletes came out, but she was certainly the logical choice to be quarterback. Right from the start she was our de facto leader. The girls looked at her as
someone who could help them win.” Along with wideout Hanellin, who led the Chargers with 13 touchdowns, all through the air, Bellmore-Merrick’s leaguebest offense was powered by flanker/halfback Luciana Setteducate – team leader in receiving yards with 760, as well as rushing (498) – who had 11 touchdowns, and receiver Adrianna Iemma (415 yards, 11 TD). The senior trio supplied two thirds of the Chargers’ scoring on the season – though perhaps Hanellin’s pair of winning grabs will be best remembered. “Gabrielle is a fierce competitor who wants to win,” said Cracco. “We have a team saying that big players make big plays in big games. And that’s what she did. Twice.” He added, “Really, though, she did it all year.” Junior linebacker Madeline Ryan led Bellmore-Merrick in tackles (58) and sacks (31), while LaSpina had 53 tackles and Sophie Orlich (junior) recorded 49 tackles and 25 sacks. Senior Haley Stork led the Chargers with eight interceptions, while Iemma, Hanellin and senior Olivia Brill each had five. “We were fortunate to be battle-tested coming into the championship game,” said Cracco. “These girls had learned how to not get discouraged. We knew we were capable of scoring, and were confident we could do what we’d done all year.” Added Cracco: “This team deserves all the accolades they receive. They set out from the start to be Long Island champions. They worked hard to make it happen.”
Calhoun track and field adds to success By TonY BELLISSIMo tbellissimo@liherald.com
It was double the fun for Calhoun’s Sara Manson and Logan Schaeffler at the Nassau Class AA track and field championships, which led to a trip to Syracuse last weekend for state meet. Manson, a junior, captured county titles in the 100-meter hurdles and triple jump, while Schaeffler, a sophomore, romped to victory in the 3000m steeplechase and also captured the 3200m run May 25 at Roosevelt High School. Both the Calhoun girls’ and boys’ teams finished runners-up in Nassau Class AA to Valley Stream North. Manson accounted for 28 of the Colts’ 76.5 points. She took the 100 hurdles in 16.70 seconds, the triple jump at 35 feet, 11 ¼ inches, and also placed second in the long jump. She competed in both jumping events in Syracuse. “Sara is an impressive kid,” girls’ coach Joe Migliano said of Manson. “We tweaked a few things in her jumping technique recently and she increased her triple jump by three feet and long jump by eight inches.” Schaeffler amassed 22 of the boys’ 77 points. He was 26 seconds better than the closest finisher in the steeplechase with a time of 9:49.43. He went 9:35.67 in the 3200m and also scored a few points with a fifth-place finish in the 1600m. At the state meet, he placed fourth in the steeplechase in 9:40.67.
“Logan is a real talent,” boys’ coach David Hendler said of Schaeffler. “He pulled off an unbelievable triple at the county meet. “He has incredible stamina. He’s only competed in steeplechase four times and he’s going to Nationals next week in Oregon,” he added. The Colts had a handful of strong second-place performances at the county meet, led by top thrower Eric Avellone. The senior was runner-up in the shot put and discus. “Eric had a really big season and was our team MVP,” Hendler said. “He’s such a humble student and athlete and a pleasure to coach.” Junior hurdler Peter John Schramm took second in the 110 (16.38) and fourth in the 400. The boys’ 4x800 relay settled for a hard-fought second-place finish behind Roslyn by 1.52 seconds. Junior Matthew Belmonte anchored a foursome that included seniors John Schwab and Alexander Rosario, and junior William Hughes. “The 4x800 is something we worked on all year to find the right combination,” Hendler said. In addition to Manson, top finishes for the girls’ team included senior Julianna Razza (second in 2000 steeplechase, fifth in 800, and anchor of the All-County 4x400 relay), junior Julia Baguiao (third in 100, fifth in 200, 4x400 leadoff), freshman Dana Wauchope (third in shot put), sophomore Sofia Zampella (third in steeplechase, 4x400), junior Carly Curnutt (fourth in the 3000), and senior Kelly
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CALhoUn SophoMoRE LoGAn Schaeffler won the Nassau Class AA title and placed fourth in the state in the 3000m steeplechase. Martin (4x400.) The girls have won 77 straight league meets in the spring. “We had high expectations and a huge
target on our back all year,” Migliano said. “Week-in and week-out, the girls stepped up and performed to the best of their ability.”
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Hockey league president proud of first year ConTinued from fronT page Avalanche and the Penguins — earned the top spots in league playoffs this season, which began June 6 and ended June 8. First-year league President Dave Menara, 39, has brought new energy to the league, according to a board member and coach, Tom Ryan. “He has taken over this year,” Ryan said of Menara. “We started marketing the league better, and we started taking sponsorships and increased the registration almost twofold. We feel like we’re rejuvenating this classic league that we’ve had for 40 years. “We’re trying to make the experience better,” Ryan added. “We have music playing in between every whistle. We do a lot of things to give the kids playing an actual NHL feel. My son shows up at that rink, and he loves the fact that I’m part of it, and to see the look on those kids’ faces when they won the championship was unbelievable.” Menara has long been involved with the league, which his father founded it in 1980, and has been on the board since 2015. His passion for the organization comes from wanting to give today’s kids the same experience he had. “I grew up and my father was always down at the rink on the weekend,” he recalled. “I grew up playing down there, and I fell in love with the game. I learned how to skate, my first practices and
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The KraKen, The Bellmore-Merrick Roller Hockey League’s Junior Division team, won its championship this season, and now the league looks ahead to its All-Star Weekend. games — my first goal. My childhood memories and a lot of good stories are there. I try to keep the league going and make it a place where the kids right now can fall in love and continue to play hockey just the way I did when I was younger.” Nearly 30 parents volunteer as coaches and board members. Nicole Cassella, who has been the league’s secretary for eight years and helped secure a grant to rebuild the rink in 2017, had her son graduate from the league, but plans to continue vol-
unteering. “The kids enjoying it is my reward,” Cassella said. This year the league launched a new website, and volunteers also started clinics for intermediate and advanced players to keep their skills fresh, created a deck hockey clinic for those who aren’t yet ready to skate but want to play, and revived a scholarship program that gave $500 to a graduating high school senior at the end of the season.
“I can’t thank the current board of directors who volunteer their time helping out,” Menara said. “Our coaches volunteer their time and make the league what it is. It’s really about keeping that tradition of our hockey community moving forward. We did a lot of good things this year.” For the first time ever, the league will run summer programs as well, with 50 kids currently signed up who will keep the rink busy. Among the improvements Menara and the board are looking to make include a resurfacing of the rink over the summer, with the help of fundraisers or local sponsors. “We’ve been working behind the scenes to get things done,” Menara said. “We redesigned the look and feel of the rink, refurbished our concession stand, and I’m really happy with the work that the board of directors has done this past season. We’ve turned a lot around in a little amount of time, and I’m looking forward to the future.” The league’s All-Star Weekend begins Friday, and players in the Sophomore Division will kick it off with a skills competition. All-Star games will begin on Saturday, with the Freshman Division playing at 4 p.m., followed by the Sophomores at 5:15 and the Juniors at 6:30. Afterward, any adults that were involved in the league during the year will have the chance to strap on their skates and get involved in the fun.
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Calhoun’s JV softball reflects on hit season Sanford H. Calhoun High School’s junior varsity softball had an incredible season —the team ended their season with 14 wins and zero losses, with an overall batting average of .427. Coach David Stern worked hard to make sure these ladies had fun on and off the field. “All the girls were always willing to listen and learn how to better themselves,” said Stern. “I made our practices funs by incorporating different drills to fine tune their skills. We had competitions amongst ourselves with throwing or hitting games which made them want to be there every day.” This is only Coach Stern’s second season as the junior varsity coach, and both years have been challenging for him and the girls. The girls on the team vary in ages, with many eighth graders coming from Merrick Avenue Middle School to join the team. Last year, the situation was different due the coronavirus pandemic stopping school sports, so the girls got the opportunity to test tout varsity because of the lack of competition. This year, the girls
had to put in the work and push themselves to compete, and it paid off. “A big part of our very successful season was that some of the girls were willing to learn new positions,” said Stern. “Some infielders were playing outfield, some outfielders were playing infield and some infielders were even playing catcher. The camaraderie level was very high which made the team bonding go a very long way. It was great to see girls from all different grades interacting with each other, getting along and having fun together.” Finishing off their season with a conference championship win, the girls worked together to create the perfect team dynamic and help each other out at all times. “Most of the girls know each other from little league,” said Michele Leo, mom of number 7, Ava. “They became fast friends, team players and share a passion that just made this team work.” “We are so proud of our girls,” continued Leo. “From the daily practices, to the way they played as a team on the field, they deserve every bit of the result in the end. A great group of girls with an amazing season who became great friends.”
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A couple of hometown heroes in the thoroughbred horseracing industry celebrated a memorable victory last Saturday after favored Mo Donegal, with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard, drew away down the stretch to capture the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes before a crowd of 46,301. The three-length triumph marked the fourth Belmont Stakes win for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher and first Triple Crown victory for Mike Repole, who coowns Mo Donegal with Donegal Racing and also co-owns runner-up filly Nest with Eclipse Thoroughbred. Nest, also trained by Pletcher and ridden by Jose Ortiz, overcame a stumble out of the gate to finish a clear second outkicking pacesetters We the People (fourth) and Skippylongstocking (third.) Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike was never involved and finished sixth in the eighthorse field. “First of all, it’s our family’s favorite race,” said Pletcher, who trained filly Rags to Riches [2007], Palace Malice [2013], and Tapwrit [2017] to Belmont victories. “Our kids grew up here and went to school here and we’ve always felt like it’s our hometown race. When we’re fortunate enough to win it, it adds some specialness to it. That hometown feel. That part of it is really cool.” Repole is a Queens native and a lifelong racing fan who in 2007 started his own thoroughbred ownership business, Repole Stable. His most accomplished horse to date, Uncle Mo, is Mo Donegal’s sire. “It’s a 40-year dream,” Repole said. “Coming to this track [Belmont] and Aqueduct, being a kid from New York, this is New York’s race. In 2011, I came in second with Stay Thirsty and I watched the replay 150 times. I will no longer watch that replay.” Mo Donegal was purchased in 2020 by Donegal Racing for $250,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Fifth in the Kentucky Derby in his previous start, he more than doubled his career earnings with Saturday’s victory to $1,511,800. “I want to thank all the partners of Donegal Racing. They’ve believed and today they’ve been rewarded,” said Jerry Crawford, owner of Donegal Racing. “I think this victory today shows that the sport is more accessible than they may realize. I can’t say enough for Todd Pletcher and Irad Ortiz, Jr. for the great job they’ve done with this horse.” We the People took command under Flavien Prat and led the field through splits of 23.99 seconds for the opening quarter-mile, 48.49 for the half, and 1:13.23 for six furlongs on the fast main track, with the Manny Franco-piloted longshot Skippylongstocking pressing from second position. Nest, who stumbled at the start, advanced up the rail down the backstretch
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FavOrITE MO DONEgaL, with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard, won the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes last Saturday before a crowd of 46,301. JOckEY IraD OrTIz Jr. and Mo Donegal co-owner Mike Repole, far left, shared a moment with the Belmont Stakes hardware.
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to stalk from third position to the inside of Mo Donegal as Skippylongstocking continued to pressure the pacesetter. Ortiz, Jr. gave Mo Donegal his cue approaching the quarter-pole and he advanced with a powerful move, surging outside rivals at the top of the lane and got the jump on Nest, who then angled outside and followed her stablemate’s path to complete the exacta. The winning time of the 1 ½ miles “Test of the Champion” was 2:28.28.
“Last time in the Derby, he didn’t have the best trip and he still got beat by [only] three lengths,” Ortiz, Jr. said. “I knew if I got a better trip, he could get there. When I asked him in the clear, he took off. He’s a nice horse.” Much of the hype leading up to the race was about Rich Strike, the 80-1 historic upset winner of the Kentucky Derby who skipped the Preakness. Jockey Sonny Leon said Rich Strike didn’t seem comfortable on
the Belmont surface and never found another gear. Said Rich Strike trainer Ed Reed: “We were hoping we could have been a little closer and our pace was slow. Our biggest change was deciding to stay a little off the rail and try to give him a good, open run where he could take off. The whole way, his head turned and he was trying to get to the inside. I guess we made a mistake not putting him on the fence.”
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. AMY WHEELER, et al, Defts. Index #612498/2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Feb. 22, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on July 20, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a District 4, Section 56, Block 83, Lot 103. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed
judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale. CHARLES E. LAPP, III, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99287 132129
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. WILLIAM GROSS, et al, Defts. Index #614605/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated April 21, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north front steps of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on July 19, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a District 25, Section 62, Block 211, Lot 17. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. WILLIAM R. BOCCIO, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. For Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY #99524 132131 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 28th day of June, 2022, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Chapter 202 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at the following locations: MERRICK STUYVESANT AVENUE (TH 73/22) South Side TWO HOUR PARKING 8AM - NOON -starting at west curbline of Jefferson Street, west for a distance of 97 feet.
NORTH LAWRENCE LAWRENCE LANE (TH 201/22) East Side - ONE HOUR PARKING 8AM TO 6PM EXCEPT SATURDAY, SUNDAY & HOLIDAYSstarting at point 30 feet north of the north curbline of Burnside Avenue, then north for a distance of 87 feet. LAWRENCE LANE (TH 201/22) East Side - ONE HOUR PARKING 8AM TO 6PM EXCEPT SATURDAY, SUNDAY & HOLIDAYSstarting at point 137 feet north of the north curbline of Burnside Avenue, then north to a point 30 feet south of south curbline of Vista Avenue. ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202 “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations: MERRICK STUYVESANT AVENUE (TH73/22) South Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8AM - NOON EXCEPT SATURDAY, SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS - starting at the west curbline of Jefferson Street, west for a distance of 50 feet. (TH: 73/22:4/26/22) NORTH LAWRENCE LAWRENCE LANE (TH 201/22) East Side ONE HOUR PARKING 8AM TO 6PM EXCEPT SATURDAY, SUNDAY, & HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 30 feet north of the north curbline of Burnside Avenue, north to a point 30 feet south of the south curbline of Buena Vista Avenue. (TH: 243/09:9/8/09) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: June 14, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 132052
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aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations: BALDWIN HAYES STREET - south side, starting at a point 240 feet west of the west curbline of Eastern Parkway, west for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-211/22) OCEANSIDE PERKINS AVENUE - north side, starting at a point 272 feet west of the west curbline of Nassau Road, west for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-222/22) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: BALDWIN HASTINGS STREET - south side, starting at a point 243 feet east of the east curbline of Milburn Avenue, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-271/16 - 9/20/16) (TH-207/22) ELMONT TRIBUNE AVENUE - north side, starting at a point 28 feet west of the west curbline of Evans Avenue, west for a distance of 18 feet. (TH-377/20 - 1/19/21) (TH-205/22) MERRICK STUYVESANT AVENUE south side, starting at a pont 50 feet west of the west curbline of Jefferson Street, west for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-73/22 - 4/26/22) (TH-73(B)/22) OCEANSIDE WEST WINDSOR PARKWAY - north side, starting at a point 192 feet east of the east curbline of Messick Avenue, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-492/17 - 1/24/18) (TH-229/22) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: Hempstead, New York June 14, 2022 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 132050
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Re-play for adults Young kids play so naturally. They jump, run, skip, dance, sing, leap, roughhouse, and roll around. They delight in rhythm and enjoy being silly. They don’t worry about being in control. They just want to be. Adults, in contrast, want to be in control. And find it hard to just be. They think they should be doing, viewing it as a waste of time if they haven’t accomplished anything productive. Except for summer. Summertime is when many adults give themselves permission to play, letting the kid inside of them r un free. They spend time at the shore or the mountains to be — not to do. This time helps adults let go of trying to control it all and instead become more resilient, refreshed, rejuvenated … and creative. inda If summertime feels so good, you might try using it as a model to feel freer all year round. To let go of the urge to always be in control. To allow yourself to be more spontaneous and adventurous instead of endlessly responsible.
kind of play did you enjoy? Was it tag, catch, jump rope, Frisbee, or ball playing? Was it delighting in motion, enjoying the sheer pleasure of just running around? Was it an adventurous game? Was it a dramatic scenario in which you acted out different types of characters? Now that you’re an adult, do you keep yourself so busy that play feels like a waste of time? Or, is your idea of playing only participating in competitive sports? And does that start out fine, but become oppressive when you become critical of yourself ? Have you forg o t t e n h ow t o p l ay without your self-worth being on the line? Some adults tune is to what real play is like only when they’re frolicking with pets or young kids. Such play has no winner, no loser. It’s simply amusing, it’s clowning around, it’s apadin letting your hair down, it’s being loose as a goose — making you feel happier and younger. But, can you have that kind of play without a small child or loving pet? Absolutely! To get started, go back in time. Be silly, move in an outlandish way, dance with passion (forgetting what you look like), sing with gusto, remember a sidesplitting joke, skip along the beach, hang around funny friends and above all, quit judging yourself ! Young kids are experts at playing, having fun, and letting themselves be. It’s quite an ancient saying, yet a true and honest thought that when you become an adult by young children you’ll be taught!
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Did I just hear you say, “That would be nice, but look at all my responsibilities. Somebody has to take care of these matters.” True. So, by all means, be an adult when you need to be an adult. But let your inner child have time to frolic in the sun. To get to know yourself better, take a few moments to answer these four questions: ■ When do you play? ■ When do you feel free? ■ When do you act spontaneously? ■ When do you seek adventure? If you’ve struggled to answer t h e s e q u e s t i o n s, yo u ’ re p l ay deprived. To begin to modify that, reflect on your childhood. What
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A. If you define “big deal” as having things to do, then, yes, there are things to do, and expenses to go along with each item. It will take months and several thousand dollars to rectify the permit and final inspections leading to certifications. The people advising you each have a different intent than you do. Consider that the outside onte eeper items each have issues that range from zoning to construction correctness in order to pass for permits and for final certifications. For example, the municipality has regulations on the size of a shed, the area of the lot that all sheds and decks can cover and how close the pool, shed or deck can be to a property line. In each municipality there are several zones designated for different kinds of uses and sizes of properties. There will be a difference between types of properties based on width and street front length, the allowable area you can cover and heights. A zoning variance request, which is a request to “vary” from ordinances if the deck or shed is not compliant, adds considerably to the time it takes to get a permit, possibly several months. Building permits aren’t instantaneous, and can take one to two months in smaller villages and three to four months in larger towns — if the volume of applications coming into the building department is lower. In a bustling economy, it can take much longer, and the time in a building department should be added to the zoning variance time. Many people make the mistake of lumping the two time frames together in the hope of convincing themselves that this is no big deal. The deck, pool shed and garage conversion to living space all have very specific requirements under state building code. The general public assumes that codes for construction are local ordinances, but they aren’t. Construction regulations are based on the International Building Code, used by the majority of states. To get more specific, when I’m asked to look at conditions that may arise before a sale is complete, I see that about 90 percent of just the decks I look at do not comply with proper foundations or connectors from each wood part to the next, and beam spans are undersized for the allowable-size lumber, based on structural capability, even if they seem fine. I hope this helps with making things less of a big deal. Good luck!
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olitics is generally of little interest to the average citizen. Getting to and from work, taking care of family needs and trying to have a little joy is much more important. Most people don’t think of politicians as people, and the daily machinations of the political world often go unnoticed. But elected officials are human beings, and the system in which they live can be a very cruel one. The State Legislature recently approved new district maps that JERRY will play a decisive role in deterKREMER mining which candidate will represent you in Albany and Washington. For some of the incumbents, the new lines were pretty much the same as the districts they have represented. For a few others, however, the proposed maps are either the end of their political careers or the beginning of a life-or-death campaign for survival. On Long Island, there were two notable changes, both affecting Democratic incumbents. State Sen. John Brooks saw most of his current mid-Island 8th Dis-
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trict disappear, and had to decide whether to run for re-election in the newly drawn 5th District. At first he chose not to run, but then he did an about-face, and will run for the seat in the new district after all. Brooks is a dedicated official, and he fought successfully this year to get Gov. Kathy Hochul to give Long Island a massive increase in school aid — but the mapmakers don’t reward devoted public service. State Sen. Jim Gaughran currently represents the 5th District, which for now stretches from Glen Cove, in Nassau County, to Commack, in Suffolk County. Gaughran has been a Huntington Town Board member, a Suffolk County legislator, chairman of the Suffolk County Water Authority and a strong environmental advocate in the State Senate. He is respected by both parties. But the mapmakers eliminated most of his 5th District, and facing an impossible uphill battle, Gaughran decided to leave the political arena. The most notable change in the electoral map is taking place in Manhattan, where two long-serving members of Congress will now face each other in a primary contest. Under the old district
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lines, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney represented most of the Upper East Side, and Rep. Gerald Nadler represented the West Side, both for more than 25 years. When the maps were redrawn, Maloney and Nadler were thrown into the same district. Nadler suggested that Maloney run in an adjoining district, but since most of the new district is in her old territory, she declined to run elsewhere. This battle of two senior members, who have been good friends and hold major committee chairmanships, made me recall my own history on the subject of legislative reapportionment. Back in the 1970s, when new State Assembly district lines were drawn, my South Shore district was combined with that of the late Assemblyman Eli Wager, a friend and fellow Long Island Democrat. Wager and I attempted to resolve our dicey situation by proposing that one of us run for the State Senate. That compromise ended quickly when attorney Karen Burstein announced that she was running for the Senate. Imagine what it’s like when two elected officials who sat together in the same office, and have close family ties, are forced into a public battle for survival.
hen friends run against each other, there is rarely a happy ending.
There could be only one winner, and for 60-plus days we battled each other with every ounce of energy. On primary night, I was declared the winner by a margin of 1,800 votes, but the bitterness lingered for a number of years. When colleagues are pitted against one another, there is rarely a happy ending. Luckily, months later, I got a call from then Gov. Hugh Carey, asking whether it was OK with me if he appointed Wager to the State Supreme Court. I encouraged Carey to make that move, and two elections later, Wager won a 14-year term on that court, where he served with distinction. No one can predict who will win the battle between Representatives Maloney and Nadler, but when it’s over the public will have lost one great public servant. The redrawing of district lines is required by law every 10 years. It primarily involves a juggling of constituent numbers, and is a heartless process. Sadly, there are few happy endings when the final vote count is announced, which is what makes this process so cruel. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
Is our democracy becoming a royal pain?
s it too late to bring back King George III? We had all the right intentions in 1776, and a terrific starting lineup, but we seem to be making a mess of this experiment called democracy. Lately I’ve been thinking that everything British is better. Well, not everything (Boris Johnson) but many things. Maybe not the food. Still, God Save the Queen. You have to love a woman who embraces stoicism as her reason for being. Her Majesty does everything the old-fashioned RAnDi way, and with such KREiss grace. She even wears a tiara with aplomb. She is heroic in her steadfast devotion to duty. No matter how the world turns, no matter the dalliances of her children or her in-law kids, she embraces tradition with dignity and, I imagine, personal sacrifice. Democracy is so messy and divisive, but there is real comfort in the elaborate ritual of royal pomp. As evolved as I am as a woman in the 21st century, I would still enjoy a spin in a Cinderella carriage. With footmen, of course.
How sweet it would be here and now in America to have a royal figure to maintain some decorum as so many elected officials run off the rails. I’m telling you, we just didn’t think the whole 1776 thing all the way through. Part of my escape over the Pond includes immersion in World War II novels and nonfiction. Literature featuring British history has all the elements of reallife thrillers. This month I listened to “In the Garden of the Beasts” and “The Splendid and the Vile,” both by Erik Larson, and “Munich,” by Robert Harris, all superb nonfiction accounts of the days and months leading up to and into World War II. The Brits had an uphill fight to beat back the Nazis. They were blessed with a brave and self-sacrificing queen and a once-in-a-lifetime prime minister in Winston Churchill, who inspired his people with soaring rhetoric and unflappable courage. I keep thinking about the Londoners during the blitz, not knowing how it would end but getting up every morning to drag bodies out of the rubble and then go to work. The high-mindedness of it all
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contrasts painfully with the skeevy machinations of today’s American politics. Half the people running for office can’t compose or articulate a proper English sentence. When I turn on the telly, it is to mysteries and thrillers on BritBox or Acorn TV. The stories presume some intelligence on the part of the viewer. No one shoots anyone in British police procedurals. They chase one another up and down buildings and across the countryside, but you rarely see a weapon other than a bloody knife. The writing is nuanced, which means every other word isn’t a four-letter one. Characters sometimes quote Shakespeare. British TV actors look like real people. That’s key. They have wrinkles and messy hair, lumpy bodies in shabby clothes. You see very few scantily clad women; when you do, they usually have a compelling story, something beyond their cascading curls and rising flesh. The character actors are especially talented, commanding their scenes without affecting cheap technique or $200 hairstyles. They look like regular people, which is the idea of acting, isn’t it?
ow sweet it would be here to have a royal figure to maintain some decorum.
One of my favorite series is “Midsomer Murders,” which has been on the air so long that the actor playing the main character, the village detective, retired from the role and passed it to his younger onscreen “brother.” Every episode features a ghastly murder in a village of 150 people. They just don’t run out of bodies. And it isn’t so much a whodunit as a walking tour of the village eccentrics, all of whom are played by marvelous actors. In my escape to the United Kingdom, I include Irish novels, many of which are gems, little-known literary sleepers like “The All of It” and “Northern Spy.” For some reason, books about the Troubles and the lives of the people of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland just pull me in and pull me out of my worries. In general, the Queen and her subjects elevate the conversation, any conversation, unlike here in the States, where incivility and aggressive ignorance are increasingly common. In one of the big production numbers in the show “Hamilton,” King George sings a solo to the American rebels. “You’ll be back,” he warns, “soon, you’ll see. You’ll remember you belong to me…” It has taken 246 years to come to this point, but maybe he was right. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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here is seemingly no place safer than home, but schools are supposed to be the next best thing. A place to learn about the world, to learn about one another. To grow. To mature. Really, a place to blossom. Not too long ago, parents sent their children to schools without a second thought — worried only about grades and the occasional bully. Now it’s lockdown drills. Secured classroom doors. Constant vigilance by those who we have otherwise tasked to teach. And these words won’t make any of that better. Because if there is anything we have learned from Uvalde, from Parkland, from Sandy Hook, it’s that we can never do enough to protect our most precious resource: our children. But that doesn’t mean we can’t try. And it’s time for a much broader approach — the kind only the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association can lead. It’s so sad that we, as a country, can even say this, but there is a lot of experiential data available on how vulnerable our schools are to those intending to inflict harm. Yet we can’t dwell on why
that information exists. We must use it to prevent those tragic stories we read about and watch from elsewhere from ever landing at our front door. The school boards association doesn’t have the authority to demand, of course. But it can certainly advocate — something it’s been doing since 1959 for more than 100 school districts across Long Island. Sure, most of that has been on the financial end — schools are always starving for money, thus making funding at all government levels a priority. But that doesn’t mean the organization can’t pursue school safety as well. And it’s not that our local school districts aren’t trying — they are. The knowledge and skills to effectively fortify a school from a shooter are not something that can be piecemealed, however. It requires centralized planning — not as big as New York, but at least as big as Long Island. The school boards association has the infrastructure to help lead that planning, and even effect real change. The group can start by pushing for an audit of every single building, every sin-
gle door, every single window in Long Island schools. How are campuses accessed? How are visitors controlled? How can those campuses keep weapons off their grounds, without making them feel like prisons? Some ideas that have been promoted elsewhere include video cameras outside every exterior door with direct feeds to a security officer. Classroom door locks that can be activated by a teacher. Even bulletproof glass. Sure, these measures are designed to prevent the symptoms of this overall issue, not the issue itself. But they are measures that will help keep our children safe today, and buy time for more expansive measures like gun control, assault weapon bans, and addressing the emotional needs of a school — and a community — right down to identifying signs that lead to a potential tragedy, and stopping it before a shooter’s plans are realized. We can’t just talk and do nothing. We need to take action, and we need to speak with a unified voice. If we don’t, that next tragedy we read about could very well be our own.
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letters Abortion is more than just personal To the Editor: In his letter “Abortion is personal — a pandemic is not,” last week, Eugene Artemyeff precisely states the universal error of those who, in defense of abortion, claim that a woman has the right to do as she pleases with her own body. He concludes that “abortion is a personal experience that physically affects that person and no one else,” that the physical aspects of that decision start and stop with only the woman involved. I cannot understand how the rights of the developing fetus, the unborn, can be so overlooked and disregarded. The unborn is not part of the mother, but, genetically, a new and unique individual, and abortion ends its existence. Killing another person cannot but equate with murder or manslaughter. Of course there will never be agreement as to when abortion is justified, but if the life of the mother-to-be is threatened by the pregnancy, it would be. Less objectively, perhaps, abortion would be a legitimate recourse in cases of rape or incest, although by the end of the second trimester, that option should have been decided on one way or the other. Thus, it is a question of when, in the course of a pregnancy, abortion might
be justified. It is not a yes-or-no issue, regardless of how the extreme position holders would portray it. But for a fetus, particularly a viable fetus, to have its life ended is inconsistent with our belief in life as a society. I am always amazed at how often the right to life of the unborn is never even raised in the abortion debate. That the pandemic presents a challenge that
requires members of society to act in a mutually respectful and considerate way makes sense. But even if a “society” involves just two people, mother and unborn, respect and consideration should be just as warranted and forthcoming, particularly when one holds the life of the other in her womb. ROBERT RUBALSKY East Rockaway
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ur country mourned the tragic events of a school massacre — again. But the day after the shooting at Uvalde, school life here at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School in Great Neck went on as usual. From Monday through Friday, my routine remained unchanged: I woke up, ate my breakfast, grabbed my backpack and kissed my parents goodbye before I hopped on the bus to head to school, my home away from home. My school friends and I don’t have to make a conscious effort to Ilana walk in the shoes your average GREEnBERG of American student. It’s not hard for us to understand and sympathize with the victims of the horrific tragedy in Texas and feel their grief. What we can’t wrap our heads around is why it is so hard for our country to actually do something — anything — to stop this horror from happening again and
again and again, I am not fooled by my seemingly sheltered Long Island upbringing in Nassau County, the safest community in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. The unfortunate reality is that the shooting in Uvalde could have happened anywhere. The statistics are staggering. More innocent children die from irresponsible and unregulated guns than from car accidents, according to Sandyhookpromise.org. Sixty-eight percent of school shooters used guns that were accessible in their homes. At any time, one or more of the 4.6 million American kids who live in a home with a loaded gun can bring it to school and use it to end lives. School-aged children like me have enough to worry about. We’re exposed to harmful vape smoke and all types of drugs. We’re warned against the dangers of drinking and texting while driving. We battle bullying, and mental health problems, and Covid. And yet, gun violence has become the leading cause of death
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lEttERs The Supreme Court was political long before the leak To the Editor: Re attorney Ronald Rosenberg’s op-ed piece “A leaking Supreme Court puts us at risk (May 26-June 1): I respectfully disagree. I think it is the Supreme Court itself that puts our democracy at risk. Mr. Rosenberg writes that the leak of a draft decision on Roe v. Wade “sought to politicize part of our democracy that was deliberately set above and beyond politics by our founders.” The Supreme Court is above and beyond politics? That’s news to me. In fact, today’s court may be the most politically partisan branch of our government. When then candidate Donald Trump promised to appoint only judges that would outlaw a woman’s right to choose, that wasn’t political? Of course it was. And look what it got us: Neil Gorsuch, who was opposed by just about every civil and human rights organization in the U.S.; Brett Kavanaugh, whose “I liked beer” whine at his confirmation hearing is now a YouTube favorite, and Amy Coney Barrett, who served as a handmaid in an extreme religious organization. Then there was Mitch McCon-
among young people. News outlets covered the heartwrenching days that followed the shooting in Uvalde, but I fear the world has already become desensitized and diverted its short attention span to newer headlines. But for me, I suspect that no matter how long ago or comparatively distant the shooting took place, there will always be this constant, gnawing anxiety clawing through the depths of my subconscious, that something like this could happen to anyone — to my young brothers, to my friends and teachers, to me. I have an enduring fear, knowing that no school building is completely impervious to a safety breach. Recently I was taking a chemistry test when my mind drifted, and a thought suddenly came to mind: If a student next to me were to start firing a gun, how would the security guard all the way at the front of the building stop him? My peers and I have been trained in the event of a shooting to scan a class-
room and think, where would be a good place to hide? Our doors have automatic locking mechanisms, so when a student returning from the bathroom innocently knocks at my classroom door, I have to look to my teacher for reassurance that our lives aren’t in danger and that the person that we’re about to let into the room doesn’t want to kill us. When I ask my 7-year-old brother what he learned in school, he brings up safety drills, in which the phrase, “Stop, drop and roll” has been replaced by the instructions to “Hide, don’t make noise, and don’t open the door to anybody, not even the principal, who might have a gun to his head.” When the world encountered a global pandemic, we came together to tackle the problem as best we could. Schoolchildren are now living through their own national crisis, but as our cries echo in the classrooms, the rest of the country stays silent. When will we wake up from this living nightmare? Ilana Greenberg is a freshman at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School in Great Neck.
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nell, denying even a hearing for Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland. That wasn’t political? McConnell said that a new appointment to the court shouldn’t be made only eight months before the next election. Later he allowed Coney Barrett, a diehard Republican who had never tried a case to or argued an appeal, to be confirmed in a Republican senatorsonly vote just a week before Election Day 2020. No politics there, right? The truth is that we have ended up with a Supreme Court that is an arm of the Republican Party. Its decisions have consistently espoused the GOP’s political principles — or, rather, the lack of them. These rulings were made by unelected judges with lifetime jobs, and they include decimating voting rights, gutting the Clean Water Act, permitting the proliferation of handguns and assault rifles and diminishing a woman’s right to choose. I do not argue with Mr. Rosenberg’s contention that the founders were well intentioned when they tried to create a Supreme Court that would be above and beyond politics. But it seems today’s court verifies the aphorism “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” JOHN TURCHIANO Long Beach
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