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mERRICk AVENUE mIDDlE School Rams baseball coach Anthony Rizzo set up a big surprise for special-education student Blake Chandler at the team’s first game of the season.

Principal Nicole Hollings. Goldberg said that Hollings took a chance on him, and he couldn’t Merrick residents and Cal- be more thankful for her suphoun High School students are port. quickly getting to know Charlie “I wouldn’t be where I am Goldberg of south Merrick — today without her help,” he “the On-air Extraordinaire” — noted. who founded Calhoun’s media The club quickly gained club and now runs momentum, and his own successful before the pandemYouTube channel, ic, Goldberg said, it along with other was known for covmedia platforms. ering big events at Goldberg, who school. Despite the is graduating from challenges caused Calhoun this year by pandemic shutand will attend the downs and socialS.I. Newhouse distancing requireSchool of Public ChARlIE ments, the group Communications still managed to at Syracuse Uni- GolDBERG have a successful versity in the fall, year, hosting game ‘The On-air has made a name shows, conducting for himself at both Extraordinaire’ teacher interviews his school and in and more. the community by being highly Goldberg recently passed his active in the media. leadership role over to student As a Calhoun freshman, Gold- James Vakkas and said that he berg was inspired by the Bell- looks forward to seeing the more-Merrick Broadcasting Pro- future of the group. gram at Wellington C. Mepham Outside the media club, GoldHigh School to start a similar berg has found success managone at Calhoun. ing his own YouTube channel, “I’ve always had a love for the “Charlie Goldberg Live.” He media,” he said. “I started the started it in early January, after media club at Calhoun.” He established the group with Continued on page 9

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Student Blake Chandler gets baseball surprise By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

It was thought that Blake Chandler would never get to hit a baseball or score a run on a diamond alongside his peers, to the sound of thunderous cheers. Having Down syndrome and impaired motor skills had held him back. This season was different, however. At the first game of

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the Merrick Avenue Middle School’s season, Blake was able to play baseball like never before — and there was a huge surprise in his honor. It was Rams coach Anthony Rizzo, a special-education aide at MAMS, who set up the surprise for Blake, an eighthgrader. Rizzo works one on one with students he’s paired with, but had never been paired with Blake. Instead, it was Blake’s boisterous per-

sonality that attracted Rizzo to him. “I first met Blake last year, and I saw that he was very social,” Rizzo said. “He’d say hi and give me fist bumps — and that’s how I am also.” “Seeing Blake every day at work made my job less of a job and more of a privilege,” Rizzo said. Throughout the year of poking his head into the Continued on page 4

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Bill to offer paid time off to vet employees By Jennifer Corr jcorr@liherald.com

Nassau County Legislator Steven Rhoads, joined by combat veterans, union officials, and Nassau County employees, stood before the Wantagh American Legion Post 1273 on the morning of June 8 to announce a bill that would benefit county employees who are veterans. The approved bill, which came before the Nassau County Legislative Committee on June 14, will provide an additional five paid days of time off for combat veterans that work for the county. The time could be used for Veterans Affairs appoints, physical therapy and psychological or stress-related treatment. “From the very founding of our nation, we have had brave men and women come forward from every generation, willing to put on the uniform of this country and serve and defend our freedom here at home and across the world,” Rhoads said. “As a result of that service, many have sustained combat related injuries, some visible, some not visible.” Especially during Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, Rhoads said it was the responsibility of lawmakers to take care of county employees who are veterans in recognizing their service and the results of that service. PTSD is defined as a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe

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nassau County LegisLator Steven Rhoads announced a bill that would give additional paid time off to county employees who are combat veterans so that they could seek treatment for their combat related injuries or illness. psychological shock. Symptoms can include disturbance of sleep, vivid recall of the experience and dulled responses to others and the outside world. New York State Military Law permits public officers or employees to receive additional paid leave. “Today, the majority is filing legislation to provide those five service days, five days credit, for all combat veterans to seek that treatment is they feel they need it,” Rhoads said. “We want them to feel that they are not alone.”

Matthew Schmidt, the president of the Nassau Police Veterans Association, said that the bill was important and well overdue. “There are these county workers out there that have to go to appointments related to their illnesses and injuries that they got while they were serving in combat,” said Schmidt, a combat veteran and retired Nassau County Police Department officer. “Some of these injuries are not visible, including PTSD. A lot of these

guys don’t want to come forward.” And the legislation would help veteran employees suffering with PTSD by not requiring them to state to their employer what they are treating. Rather, all they would have to say is they have a combatrelated illness or injury that they need to get treated. “A lot of times, people say that this is going to cost the county money,” Schmidt said. “One thing I want to say is when that veteran raised their hand and said ‘I am going to serve to protect this country, this county and give us the freedom that we have today,’ they didn’t ask if it was going to cost their life.” Just because the veterans are off the battlefield, Schmidt added, doesn’t mean that they still are not fighting battles internally. Eligible Nassau County employees will be given five days additional paid-time off credit for service-related treatment immediately after the legislation is signed. The Wantagh American Legion Commander George DiBitetto said he told Rhoads “you got the place,” when Rhoads asked if he could have the press conference at the Wantagh American Legion. “It’s an honor for us.” “It’s a big benefit for people working for the county,” DiBitetto said. “I think it’s great that [Rhoads] is doing this. It should have been done a long time ago, but I give him a lot of credit for doing this for us today. It’s a big help.”

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Eagle Scout builds garden to feed community

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Boy Scout Aidan Walley is on his way to achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. His project that beautified the Community Presbyterian Church in Merrick will help benefit the larger community. Walley, 16, a scout in Troop 225, regularly attends Boy Scout meetings and events hosted at the church. He even recalled racing homemade model cars there when he was a Cub Scout seven years prior. The church’s garden, he recounted, always had more of a potential, though. For years they grew tomatoes and supplied them to a local food pantry, put poor soil held them back from yielding more crops. As it came time for his Eagle Scout project, Walley decided he would build planter boxes with fresh top soil and mulch for the church to grow more plants. On May 22, he and a team of fellow scouts gathered at the church to start construction. “Everyone there is super nice,” Walley said of the clergy and staff. “They let us have meetings there. They really deserve it.” By the end of the day, the church was home to six 10-foot garden boxes, in which Walley and his team planted more tomatoes, red peppers, squash and more. The crops will be donated to the food pantry at the Freeport Presbyterian Church. Pat’s Farms in Merrick donated the vegetables, and more donations from My Hero Deli, Bagel Man and Lowe’s helped

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AIDAN WAllEy, RIGht, built wooden planter boxes at Community Presbyterian Church, the crops from which will benefit a local food pantry. Joe Myers, left, lent a hand. bring the project to fruition. Walley also held a car wash fundraiser on May 1 at Advanced Auto Parts. “It’s all about heart and soul,” said Dave Walley, Troop 225 scout master and Walley’s father. The team planted roughly 120 plants, he added. “It just feels good to get something done for the community and for other people,” Walley said. “It’s all worth it.”

WAllEy’s CREW, fAR left, was hard at work on the construction. thE BoxEs, ABovE, were roughly four by 10 feet. WAllEy AND hIs team transformed the outside of the church with the six new garden boxes.

A special student gets a big surprise ConTinued from fronT page eighth-grader’s classroom, Rizzo discovered that Blake loved baseball, despite an inability to play. As the seventh-grade baseball coach, Rizzo started forming ideas of how to get him involved. At first, those ideas simply involved having Blake cheer the team on while they played games. “Something clicked in my head, but I just envisioned him being able to try out for the team,” Rizzo said. “I just envisioned him on day one walking out on the field and being this great shortstop — and then I thought, I’ll make him a jersey.” From there, the idea went further — “I can make him the manager,” Rizzo thought. For the team’s first game on May 21, Rizzo decided to make it “Blake Day.” He made and sold 75 T-shirts to faculty members, which he had designed. On the front is the Rams logo; on the back, Blake’s name stretches across the top. Blake’s parents were invited to the game and were given a hint of a surprise, but they had no idea of the celebration in store for him. A 36-foot banner featuring a picture of him and his name was hung from one of the field’s fences. “They were just celebrating Blake,” his father, Barry, said. “Both teams were screaming for him.” “He’s certainly not usually the center

of attention — except for at home,” Barry said. Blake threw out the first pitch and received some special gifts courtesy of the Baseball Hall of Fame in upstate Cooperstown. One was a baseball signed by former Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, and the other a proclamation from the Hall of Fame declaring Chandler the “biggest fan.” It was time to start the game, and the Chandlers thought their moment to shine was wrapped. “Blake, get your bat,” Rizzo told him. “You could see the joy on his face,” Rizzo said. Blake hit the ball from a tee, and rounded the bases. Both teams burst into applause, and his team surrounded and embraced him after. “I wanted Mr. and Mrs. Chandler, for that hour, to maybe just say, ‘We’re going to my son’s baseball game,’” Rizzo said. “They never had the opportunity to do that.” The event was such a success that Rizzo is pondering whether to make this a staple in the team’s program. “It should be done more,” he said. “The enjoyment I saw on his face when I handed him the jersey, it was as if the struggle he goes through on a daily basis went away for a minute,” Rizzo said.

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The squad helped make the event a loud and joyous celebration. In the halls of the school, Blake Chandler regularly high-fives and fist-bumps teammates, Rizzo said.

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Before retiring, Hofstra president reflects By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

The sun shone down on Hofstra University’s campus late last month as flowers were blooming in all their chromatic splendor. Dozens of graduates meandered about the campus in full cap and gown, stopping for photos at several iconic locations — the campus was alive, and the spirit of graduation was in the air. Stuart Rabinowitz, the university’s president for the past 20 years, was reaching something of a graduation himself. As he, too, walked through the campus, he was thoughtfully reflective on his tenure, under which Hofstra was transformed from regional school to the internationally renowned university that it is today. While he will not completely depart from what he now calls “home,” Rabinowitz, 75, is set to retire from his position as president at the end of August. He assumed the post in 2001. Before his official departure — and after avoiding some bees on the hunt for those colorful flowers — Rabinowitz sat with the Herald at Hofstra to reflect on his career. “I really have always felt this is a special place,” Rabinowitz said. “I came here to teach law in 1972, and I thought I would only stay a year or so and move on — but I just fell in love with the place and the people.” “So, it took me 50 years to leave,” he added with a laugh. Rabinowitz did join Hofstra’s Law School faculty in 1972, then went on to become the dean of the School of Law

stuart Rabinowitz from September 1989 to June 2001, when he became president. He was chosen by the university’s board of trustees in December 2000. The school went through myriad changes under his leadership. Among the new schools opened are the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine and the School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, run in partnership with Northwell Health. The Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, and the School of Health Professions and Human Services are also additions. The list goes on: Rabinowitz also

founded Hofstra’s National Center for Suburban Studies and the Center for Entrepreneurship. “I think I had some ideas of what Hofstra needed to move on to the next level. I am a good imaginer of things,” Rabinowitz said. “And apparently, I have a talent of hiring really good people to implement those tasks. . . I never worried about hiring people that are smarter than me, or who might disagree with me — I encourage disagreement.” Rabinowitz credited the university’s board of trustees with supporting his endeavors, no matter how far reaching they may have been. Sometimes it seemed to be “daydreaming,” he recalled, such as when they applied to host a presidential debate at the university. “Well, three debates, they came to the conclusion that we were debate central,” Rabinowitz said. Not every decision was an easy one, though. Ending Hofstra’s football team and, more recently, moving a statue of Thomas Jefferson, which originally sat in front of the heavily trafficked student center and received backlash from students who highlighted Jefferson’s history as a slave owner, were among them. The statue was moved to a less visible part of campus. “There were difficult decisions and difficult times,” Rabinowitz said. “The thing I feel best about is that even on the decisions that are controversial, I never made a decision that I didn’t think was in the best interest of the university. I tried so hard every time not to let my personal views affect anything — and I really think

I was able to do that.” Most important, students come first at Hofstra. “They are the reason we exist,” Rabinowitz explained. “That means you listen to students, treat them well, treat them with respect and give them a voice.” “It’s like all the students and members of the community are my responsibility, even though they’re not,” Rabinowitz said, “which is why it’s really hard to be president. You feel every pain, injury and sadness — and you also are happy when they’re happy.” Rabinowitz has also focused on the Nassau Hub, the commerce zone surrounding the university. As co-chair of the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council, he has influence over the project, but it has yet to come to full fruition. The area around the Nassau Coliseum is still set to have residential and commercial spaces as part of the Hub. As co-chair of the council, Rabinowitz helped bring $727 million to 885 projects on Long Island since 2011. He also stays active as a member of the board of directors for Accelerate Long Island, and he has also served as a trustee of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities and on the board of directors of the Long Island Technology Network. Rabinowitz could not find it in himself to completely say goodbye to Hofstra, however. In the fall of 2022, he will teach an undergraduate honors college course, Introduction to Constitutional Law. “I can’t completely leave — I would get the bends if I completely detached from the university,” Rabinowitz joked.

Open Nassau carries on amid the pandemic By CRIstINA ARRoyo RoDRIGuEz carroyo@liherald.com

When Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman took office in 2018, he partnered with Nassau County Executive Laura Curran to open and modernize county finances. Investing nearly $1.3 million since 2019, his office launched a userfriendly data platform, Open Nassau, in which the public can access county records, report financial issues, and keep updated on smart audits and equity reports. The following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

Herald: What are the goals and motivations behind Open Nassau?

Jack schnirman: Culture change is what

we are looking to achieve. It’s not just about technology, it’s about bringing everyone on an equal playing field because everyone has access to the exact same information. Then we can have a conversation that is evidence-based and data-driven without anyone hoarding the information like how it used to be. Before we did this program, county had a D+ in transparency by the Press Club on Long Island. It was all paper-based, it was a challenge to get numbers, you had to do all these foils, and there were conflicting num-

bers and conflicting views on the numbers. Open Nassau became an organizing principle to get everybody to deal from a simple set of numbers.

Herald: When you were trying to implement Open Nassau initially, did you get a lot pushback from the current establishment?

schnirman: Not as much as you would

think. There was pushback based on that old-timey culture of holding information so close to the vest and using access to it as a way of safeguarding power. Culture starts from the top, so that culture change started directly from the top where you have the comptroller and the county executive on the same page.

Herald: Was the focus on equity issues a

purposeful and directed decision?

schnirman: Absolutely. One of the earliest

choices we made was in investing in a qualitative research unit. We started by tackling our demographics: who we are as the county population, how quickly we are diversifying, getting older, getting more diverse, and use that as an opening point for a conversation on equity. Then, we asked the question: What’s the deal of living in Nassau County? We started highlighting the different affordability

challenges that folks face. Our formula was about identifying gaps, looking at best practices from around the country, and highlighting options on the policy side so we can remain competitive and be a place where people want to and can afford to live.

tions and frustration about how and why they could undo that kind of advancement.

Herald: So how do get from transparency

things faster, more transparent, more efficient, so that resources go where they need to go. The pandemic was an unforeseen, once-in-a-generation level crisis, and we saw the measure of our work. We made sure we were prioritizing getting the resources needed to the non-profits because if something suddenly dried up, the service would stop in that moment when it was needed more than ever.

to accountability?

schnirman: The honest answer is that we can’t do everything ourselves since that’s beyond the role of our office. We try to find folks to partner with, whether it be within government, and/or expert and advocacy organizations. Our worst fear is that we write these reports, make these recommendations, we make them graphically appealing, we put them on social media, and we push, we push, we push, and nobody pays attention and nobody does anything. Herald: How are you ensuring the continuation of Open Nassau for the new comptroller?

schnirman: We are working around the

clock to make sure the work is sustainable and to make it as difficult or impossible to pull back from this kind of transparency. If the next comptroller removes Open Nassau, for example, I would like to believe that they would face an awful lot of ques-

Herald: How does Open Nassau impact county residents?

schnirman: We do this work, we make

Herald: Did the pandemic help accelerate the implementation of Open Nassau?

We could’ve talked for years about making things more tech-based, but instead the crisis of the pandemic created the necessity to do them overnight. It was a sink-orswim moment, and success is not guaranteed when you have a county government that has not historically invested enough in technology infrastructure. It’s a testament to the workforce, to the innovation of our teams, and to the understanding that you can’t afford to fail. Those shifts were shockingly smooth.

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Monday, June 28

Virtual New Beginnings Social Group

Red, White and Blue Whoopie Pies

Join Maria Matthews for this North Bellmore Library event as she presents hopeful, exciting and compassionate life solutions for these challenging times. She’ll discuss relationships, love and all topics of the heart. Make new friends, find the needed support after life challenges and learn new skills towards reinventing yourself with inspiration and hope. Participation is encouraged. Adults 40+ are welcome to join the conversation. Register on the library website, www.northbellmorelibrary.org.

Visit the Merrick Library where Chef Rob will be helping celebrate Independece Day with delicious Red, White and Blue Whoopie Pies with a lemon filling. Kits will include all of the non-perishable igreedients, a recipe card, and a YouTube link. This event is open to Merrick cardholders only. Kits may be picked up beginning Monday, June 28 through Saturday, July 3. Please register in advance as supplies are limited. Visit https://www.merricklibrary.org.

Virtual Teen Trivia Night

Friday, June 18 The Bellmore Friday Night Car Show The Bellmore Chambers of Commerce and the Town of Hempstead presents the weekly Bellmore Friday Night Car Show. Every Friday evening through Oct. 1. Located in the Bellmore LIRR Parking Lot between Bellmore Avenue and Bedford Avenue. Free admission for spectators. $5 admission for cars. Runs from 6 to 10 p.m. Visit www.bellmorechamber.com/events for more information.

Sunday, June 20 The Nassau County Fair The Merrick Chamber of Commerce and Nassau County Fairs presents a weekly market fair for fine goods and crafts. This event takes places every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting. Visit www.nassaucountyfairs. com for more information.

Tuesday, June 22 Play Hooray Outdoors Join the North Merrick Library for a morning of outside fun with music, movement and Molly Mouse. This event is for children 6 months to 5 years.

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Winthrop Ave. students complete biography project

Winthrop Avenue School third graders Deanna Riomao and Maya Narain completed their biography projects on anthropologist Jane Goodall and Dwayne Johnson and are pictured with their classmates’ biographies on authors, actors, singers, professional athletes and scientists.

The times are from 10:15 to 11 a.m. and 11:15 to 12 p.m. Space is limited; please register beforehand. Visit www. nmerricklibrary.org/all-events.

Wednesday, June 23 Painting in The Garden The Merrick Library is hosting a painting session in the library garden for grades 5 to 12, weather permitting. Only registered patrons will be able to attend. Event runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Visit https://www.merricklibrary.org.

Thursday, June 24 Kids in Action! This in-person event will be hosted by Amazing Athletes and is designed to encourage children to run, jump and have fun in a supervised session of outdoor play. The event runs from 10 to

10:30 a.m. For children ages 2-1/2 to 5 years. Spaces are limited; register in advance. Visit www.northbellmorelibrary.org.

spectators. $5 admission for cars. Runs from 6 to 10 p.m. Visit www.bellmorechamber.com/events.

Blood Drive

Saturday, June 26

One pint of blood can save three lives! The North Merrick Library is hosting a blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. If you are able to, please consider donating. Appoitnments can be made at nybloodcenter.org/donate-blood. Visit www. nmerricklibrary.org/all-events.

Two Sided Porch Sign Workshop Visit the AR Workshop Bellmore, located at 2930 Merrick Road, to make a twosided porch sign. Cost of porch sign is $105. Register online at www.arworkshop.com.

Friday, June 25

Sunday, June 27

The Bellmore Friday Night Car Show

The Nassau County Fair

The Bellmore Chambers of Commerce and The Town of Hempstead presents the weekly Bellmore Friday Night Car Show. Every Friday evening through Oct. 1. Located in the Bellmore LIRR Parking Lot between Bellmore Avenue and Bedford Avenue. Free admission for

The Merrick Chamber of Commerce and Nassau County Fairs presents a weekly market fair for fine goods and crafts. This event takes places every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting. Visit www.nassaucountyfairs. com for more information.

Put your video game knowledge to the test and join the Bellmore Library for a trivia session with Kahoot. This event for incoming 6th to 12th graders will be held outside. A tablet, laptop or smart phone is required for this program. In the instance of inclement weather, this program will be changed to a virtual platform. To register, visit www. bellmorelibrary.org.

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The Town of Hempstead will be hosting its Annual Fourth of July Indepence Salute. Registration for the Chabad Center’s Hebrew School is now open. The Community Cupboard can be contacted via phone at (516) 992-1073. The Bellmore Kiwanis recently donated $2,500 to Carroll’s Kitchen, a non-profit kitchen in Bellmore. The Town of Hempstead now has a mobile Covid-19 vaccination unit called the Vaxmobile.

Meet Merrick’s ‘On-air Extraordinaire’ learning that he had been accepted by Newhouse. “You’ve got to get a lot of practice” to succeed in broadcasting, which motivated him to begin the channel, he explained. The platform grew through marketing techniques that Goldberg learned from his school club. “I posted like crazy on various social media apps,” he said. “I also had the help and support of friends.” Goldberg tries to imitate popular latenight hosts Jimmy Fallon or Jimmy Kimmel with his web show in terms of style and the people whom he interviews. He has spoken with notable celebrities, including “American Idol” finalist Robbie Rosen, singer Gabrielle Ross, Netflix’s “Tiger King” star Rick Kirkham and actor David Henrie, best known for his role as Justin on Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place.” A big WWE fan, Goldberg also interviewed former WWE superstar James Ellsworth. Goldberg produces and edits a play-by-play show based on the video game version of WWE, WWE 2K19. “It would be a dream job to be part of the commentary team for WWE,” he said. His mom, Jodi Turk-Goldberg, who has worked in production her whole life, starting with “Inside Edition” in 1989, said that while her experience in television has mostly been behind the scenes, “Charlie is in front of the camera. He loves it.” “He’s really funny,” she said, “and has

a unique sense of humor. He doesn’t need a script.” Because she has experience in the field that Charlie is pursuing, she said she did help him at first, showing him how to call and book guests. “He’s going to have to work his way up,” she said. “But he just loves to entertain.” Additionally, Goldberg has also worked with Judy Goss, a television host for QVC and host of AWE’s “Behind the Gates NYC.” Goss, who shared that Goldberg had worked with her as a production assistant, said, “He was very dedicated to what he was doing.” Goss said that because of the pandemic, she has been doing all of her QVC airings and production work from home, including sound and lighting. Because of this, the work can be intense and an allday ordeal. About Charlie, she said, “He will be perfect for the entertainment industry. He wasn’t fazed by the odd working hours.” After graduation, Goldberg plans to continue his presence in the media at Newhouse, and will likely continue to maintain his channel when he has time and during breaks from school. “In these times, people need a source of entertainment,” Goldberg said. “I just want to put a smile on people’s faces.”

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Bellmore-Mer rick Broadcasting seniors AJ Fried and Michele Spiller achieved a unique milestone with their 100th broadcast on June 9. “Fried and Spiller began hosting the BMB Morning Announcements as freshmen, along with fellow BMB senior Jake Winckelmann who hosts Around Campus,” explained program director Stu Stein. “Through the years, AJ and Michele developed their own unique chemistry and became synonymous with BMB in general and the BMB Morning Announcements specifically.” During the school shutdown in 2020, Fried and Spiller hosted 13 straight weeks of episodes from their homes while Fried also took on responsibility for producing the 87 consecutive BMB Daily Reports. “Returning to school this year, AJ and

Michele and the rest of the BMB crew were back on the air even before the first day of school with ‘BMB Goes Back to School’ and they remained a constant throughout this entire year of hybrid, virtual and in-person learning,” added Stein. “In the years to come, we will have plenty of students sit at our virtual anchor desk,” said Broadcasting teacher Lisa Kalish, who then explained that she’ll always think of AJ and Michele when she hears the “Morning Announcements.” Next year, Fried will be attending West Virginia University while Spiller be studying at SUNY New Paltz. Courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District

Lakeside students celebrate STEAM Day engineering process by using recycled materials to create boats, while third graders read different versions of “The Three Little Pigs” and constructed houses that the “Big Bad Wolf ” could not blow down. Other classes created arcade games out of recycled materials, concocted “elephant toothpaste,” constructed paper airplanes and homemade binoculars and engaged in virtual summer breakout rooms. Overall, the students had a productive day of exploration, questioning and fun.

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On May 21, students at Lakeside Elementary School in the Merrick School District transformed into scientists as the school celebrated its fifth annual STEAM Day. Students participated in a virtual assembly hosted by Michael Green from Science for Everyone. Not only did the students learn a wealth of information, but they laughed throughout the entire presentation. Following the assembly, each class throughout the school participated in a hands-on STEAM Day activity led by their teachers. For example, second grade students learned about buoyancy and the

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Two Lakeside sTudenTs, above, constructed a boat as part of the school’s fifth annual STEAM Day celebration. using recycLed maTeriaLs, these Lakeside students, left, created an arcade game as part of their STEAM Day class activity.

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Eight students in the School and Community Leadership Program at John F. Kennedy High School in the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District received the Good Deeds Award from the National Committee for Furtherance of Jewish Education. The recipients are Andis Azemi, Jason Berger, Elizabeth Bohlert, Victoria DeLeo, Nicole Rosen, Bradley Rowe, Kylie Matulich and Layla Schechner. Their teacher is Brad Seidman.

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This year the Camp Avenue School community has the privilege of working with these dedicated people and now has the honor of formally recognizing them and their outstanding achievements. The New York State PTA Honorary Life Award is awarded to individuals in recognition of superior dedication and distinguished service to children and youth. This year, The Camp Avenue PTA is happy to acknowledge these individuals who have demonstrated exceptional service and made significant contributions to the Camp Avenue School PTA.

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Local author’s book tackles sexual abuse By MARJORIE ROGERS agarcia@liherald.com

Nassau County social worker and Merrick resident Yolanda Garner Hutcherson is celebrating the launch of her new children’s book, “Shanti’s Safe Place,” which aims to educate children about sexual abuse and encourage them to speak up if they experience it. The book follows the story of a 10-yearold girl, Shanti, as social workers visit her school and discuss consent and inappropriate touch. After the social workers’ visit, Shanti feels empowered to speak up about her cousin touching her inappropriately. Shanti is Black, which Hutcherson said is both intentional and important. Hutcherson, who is Black, said her book aims to address what she sees as a stigma surrounding child sex abuse in Black communities, and reporting it to authority figures outside of the family. “We always want to say that type of thing is family business. You don’t tell the family business,” Hutcherson said. “Even though. . . your relatives say this is family business, you still want to have the courage to say something. Something is happening to your body that you don’t like.” Shanti also has braids, which Hutcherson also carefully chose. “When I was 10 years old, in the summertime I looked forward to having my hair braided,” Hutcherson said. “I wanted

her to have. . . natural hair. That was important to me.” For Hutcherson, Shanti’s Safe Place is more than just a children’s book. Her own experience with sexual abuse as a child inspired her to write the story and help other children work through their trauma. “I was molested by a female cousin at that age,” Hutcherson said. “I never told my parents what happened to me at that age.” Her other reason for writing the book is tied to her job as a social worker. “I investigate sex abuse cases for children, and I interview children about things that are happening in their lives,” Hutcherson explained. She said she hopes that her book will encourage children to report abuse, even if it is uncomfortable to talk about and even if it defies social norms in their community. “To talk to a stranger, it’s rather weird. I get it,” she added. “I hope that children know they have a voice. They are the guardians of their own bodies.”

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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 1st day of July, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-1 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at the following locations: BELLMORE NEWBRIDGE ROAD (TH 182/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - from the south curbline of Henry Street south for 30 feet. ELMONT HEATHCOTE ROAD (TH 187/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of 109th Avenue north for a distance of 35 feet. FRANKLIN SQUARE ADMONT AVENUE (TH 178/21) South Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Roosevelt Avenue east for a distance of 30 feet. HEWLETT STREET (TH 73/21) West Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME starting at a point 90 feet south of a point opposite the southeast curbline of Gehrig Avenue south for a distance of 55 feet. ROOSEVELT AVENUE (TH 178/21) East Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME starting at a point 15 feet south of the south curbline of Admont Avenue then south for a distance of 50 feet. LIDO BEACH GREENWAY ROAD (TH 193/21) East Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME from the north curbline of Avon Lane north for a distance of 109 feet. MERRICK SHORE DRIVE (TH 163/21) West Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME - starting at a point 191 feet north of the north curbline of Helen Court north for 13 feet. NORTH VALLEY STREAM MIDVALE LANE (TH 172/21) North Side - NO

STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Corona Avenue east for a distance of 50 feet. MIDVALE LANE (TH 172/21) North Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME starting at a point 288 feet east of the east curbline of Corona Avenue then east to the south direction at the termination for a distance of 54 feet. OCEANSIDE 1st STREET (TH 188/21) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - from the north curbline of Waukena Avenue north for 30 feet. 1st STREET (TH 188/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - from the north curbline of Waukena Avenue north for 30 feet. LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 186/21) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME starting at the south curbline of Exit Road (Valley Townhouse) south for a distance of 670 feet. ALSO, to REPEAL from Section 202-1 “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” from the following locations: HEWLETT SHERIDAN AVENUE (TH 106/16) East Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 162 feet south of the south curbline of Broadway south for a distance of 22 feet. (Adopted 5/23/17) OCEANSIDE LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 774/68) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME starting at a point 762 feet south of a point opposite the south curbline of Mott Street south for a distance of 590 feet. (Adopted 3/4/69) It may be viewed on the Hempstead website, at www.hempsteadny.gov ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person in accordance with applicable social distancing regulations, or real time telephonic communication, see instructions at www.hempsteadny.gov Dated: June 15, 2021 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 126361

LEGAL NOTICE BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NORTH MERRICK, NEW YORK 11566 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT HEREBY INVITES THE SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS FOR THE FOLLOWING: WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION Fiscal Year 2021-2022 RFP SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE BELLMORE-MERRICK CHSD BUSINESS OFFICE LOCATED AT 1260 MEADOWBROOK ROAD, NORTH MERRICK, NY 11566 OR BY E-MAILING A REQUEST TO: MSTILES@BELLMOREMERRICK.K12.NY.US IN ALL CASES CONDITIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE BELLMORE-MERRICK CHSD SHALL APPLY. SEALED PROPOSALS MUST BE MARKED, “WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION RFP”, AND WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL 11:00 A.M. ON JULY 2, 2021, AT THE BELLMORE-MERRICK CHSD BUSINESS OFFICE LOCATED AT 1260 MEADOWBROOK ROAD, NORTH MERRICK, NY. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND REPUTATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT WORKERS COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION FIELD, AS WELL AS THE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS OF A PROPOSER SET OUT HEREIN, IN CONSIDERING PROPOSALS AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION RESERVES ALL RIGHTS AND MAY REJECT ANY OR ALL PROPOSALS AS IT MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE TO DO SO. BY ORDER: BOARD OF EDUCATION BELLMORE-MERRICK CHSD BY:MELISA STILES PURCHASING AGENT DATED:JUNE 17, 2021 126378

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Long Island arts educator honored by Nassau BOCES Daniel Christoffel, an internationally renowned artist and retired educator, was lauded as one of the most devoted supporters of public education on Long Island recently. Christoffel is among 16 honorees to receive the Nassau BOCES Education Partner award, given annually to individuals and organizations whose impact on public education in Nassau County can be measured in tangible ways. Christoffel was honored during the virtual Education Partner Honoree Tribute, hosted by the Nassau BOCES Educational Foundation. The Foundation is an independent non-profit organization that raises funds for innovative educational programs that fall outside of the agency’s budget. Christoffel has earned both national and international acclaim as a portrait painter and sculptor. Yet his greatest passion is teaching, sharing his talent and skill with fledgling artists and helping them to bloom. In addition to his appointment as University Professor from the Office of the President at Long Island University, he has served as an arts educator in several Nassau County school districts. Christoffel began his 50-year career in education as a teacher and artist in the Bellmore-Merrick CHSD. He was a champion of the district’s advanced placement art program, helping students to earn col-

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lege credits, as well as scholarships to some of the most prestigious art schools in the state, all while still in high school. He also created a mentoring program in which students served as mentors to one another. Christoffel earned the Long Island Supervisors “Lifetime Achievement Award” from Adelphi University, and was named Teacher of the Year by a number of organizations. He earned the “People Who Have Made a Difference” Award as a member of the Calhoun Hall of Fame in the Bellmore-Merrick CHSD, and is a recipient of the Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society Award. Christoffel holds a place of distinction on the Artist’s Registry at the National September 11th Memorial Museum, and two of his sculptures commemorating 9/11 can be viewed on the museum’s website. He has served as President of the Long Island Art Teachers Association, guest lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Curator of the Partnership for Cultural Development, and a board member for the Art League of Long Island. For additional information about the Nassau BOCES Education Partner awards, visit www.nassauboces.org/educationpartner.

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Daniel Christoffel, far right, is congratulated on his Nassau BOCES Education Partner Award by Board Trustee Fran Langsner and Dr. John Gangemi, Chairperson of the Nassau BOCES Educational Foundation.

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Last Nov. 8, I was kayaking in Emory Creek in Freeport, just north of the Narrows, when I spotted what I thought was a chunk of garbage floating in the waterway and paddled over to collect it. I was headed north, back to the Albany Avenue boat ramp, after two hours on the water. Suddenly the garbage jerked, as if it were alive. “What the…?” I blurted out. Were Scott my eyes deceiving me? BRINtoN As I approached, I realized it wasn’t garbage, but a river otter, the first one I’d ever seen in the wild — or anywhere. I slowed my paddling, hoping to sneak up close enough for a quick photo. I stroked all of three times when the otter lifted its head slightly and dived headlong underwater, its back forming a perfect U as it plunged, like some mythical sea serpent of yore. I waited a few minutes to see if it might resurface, but it vanished. I came away feeling grateful to have seen this beautiful creature, if only momentarily. River otters are indeed rare on Long Island. They once numbered in the hundreds of

thousands on the East Coast, but were hunted mercilessly from the 1600s through the early 1900s for their sleek fur, the densest of any mammal in the animal kingdom. When Europeans first settled in North America, otters inhabited every waterway on the continent, according to Mike Bottini, a wildlife biologist with the nonprofit, Islip-based Seatuck Environmental Association. By the 20th century, their numbers had dwindled to a few thousand, scattered in small, out-ofsight colonies. Seatuck teamed up with the nonprofit Peconic Land Trust on May 20 to present a webinar on “The Re-wilding of Long Island,” about how any number of creatures — including river otters — are making a comeback thanks to conservation programs, so I had to tune in. In addition to Bottini, it featured Emily Hall, Seatuck’s conservation policy advocate; Kelly Hamilton, a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wildlife biologist; and Enrico Nardone, Seatuck’s executive director. Arielle Santos, its wildlife conservation policy program coordinator, moderated. River otters disappeared from Long Island in the early 1800s. They were protected by the International Fur Seal Treaty of 1911, however, and further safeguarded in the U.S. by the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. No longer hunted, they are

rebounding. It’s not clear when, precisely, river otters returned to Long Island, but a 2008 study by Bottini confirmed their presence here, and a subsequent study 10 years later found that their range was expanding. Bottini identified 150 potential sites where otters might live on the Island, and narrowed their presence to three confirmed locations: Mill Neck/ Oyster Bay, the Nissequogue River and Peconic Bay. By 2018, they were found in 10 spots. River otters are amazing creatures. They can hold their breath underwater for up to eight minutes, which might explain why I didn’t see the otter resurface — I had waited two or three minutes before I continued paddling on my way last November. They are also among only 10 or so animals besides humans that employ tools: They use rocks to smash open crustaceans’ shells to get to the meat inside. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that not only are otters returning to Long Island, but bald eagles are as well — there are now 21 nesting pairs here, Hamilton said. They had nearly gone extinct during the 1960s because of the ubiquitous use of DDT, a now-banned pesticide that caused their offspring’s shells to thin and crack open before the chicks were fully developed. The mother bird would crush the eggs when she sat on them to warm them. From the 1940s to the

’ve glimpsed a river otter, and the silvery aquatic carpet of a school of river herring.

’60s, 675,000 tons of DDT were sprayed across America, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The increase in river herring on Long Island is promising as well, Hall said. The river herring is a silvery fish that was once so plentiful that when schools of it made their way upriver, they turned the water silver. We haven’t reached that point yet. One night in the fall of 2019, however, my son, Andrew, and I returned to the Albany Avenue boat ramp after kayaking Emory Creek. The sun had set only a short while earlier. The moon was full, causing an abnormally high tide that inundated part of the boat ramp parking lot. Andrew waded into the water to the edge of the bulkhead, and for no particular reason, shined his headlamp into the creek. There it was, a giant mass of silvery fish streaming northward. “Whoa!” I exclaimed. It was an extraordinary sight. I’m now convinced the fish were river herring. The re-wilding of Long Island, to me, demonstrates the necessity of federal and state environmental regulations — and local conservation efforts undertaken by vital groups like Seatuck (seatuck.org) and the Peconic Land Trust (peconiclandtrust. org). They need and deserve our support. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

On the road with a priest, a knight and a monk

fter 15 months, hundreds of miles, 800 pages and 40 hours of audio, I listened to the closing words of my book this week, and it was good. Early in the pandemic, I experienced the kind of deadening boredom and restlessness that can unravel the human spirit. So I pushed myself outdoors to walk. No matter the weather, no matter the temptations of the couch and the TV, I walked. After some weeks, the thoughts that accompanied me RANDI were not helpful. I KREISS tended to perseverate on medical, political and existential threats. So I decided to listen to a very long book with my newly purchased AirPods, and that’s how Ken Follett’s “Pillars of the Earth” saved my life. Well, that’s an overstatement, but the book, all 40 hours of it on Audible, kept me reasonably sane. The only other Follett book I had read was the breakout thriller “The Eye of the Needle.” I chose “Pillars” because it was

unreasonably long and because the reader, John Lee, got rave reviews. I wanted a deep, authoritative voice in my ear, an English narrator who would add authenticity. I had strict rules for myself. I would only listen to the book — no contemporaneous reading. I would allow myself to listen only when I was walking, thus the builtin motivation. And when I was listening, I wouldn’t take phone calls or allow other distractions. I only listened when I walked alone. In an afterward, Follett explains how he came to write this doorstop of a book, an epic piece of historical fiction, and his story is unique. He grew up in a family that adhered to a Puritanlike religious ethic. As a young lad, he became enthralled with the building of cathedrals, an odd fascination for a kid, especially since it was paired with an interest in medieval architecture. He began writing thrillers, and all the while kept researching the story of the great cathedrals of England. His publishers wanted him to keep churning out bestsellers, because he had a real knack for it and they liked a sure thing, but he decided to write a big book on the building of a fic-

tional cathedral in England between the years 1135 and 1170. It took him more than three years, which is nothing, because it took 30 years to build a cathedral in those times. The building of the grand churches over decades is the infrastructure of the book. But it isn’t all flying buttresses and knaves and arches. The human story drives the narrative. The tale begins with a priest, a knight and a monk who witness an illegal hanging, and it flows out from there in all directions and over decades, with characters questing and crusading across the world. Follett creates dozens of characters whose stories pull us into the drama of life in medieval villages, castles and emerging towns. I walked day after day, with Tom Builder and Prior Philip, Jack Jackson, Ellen the witch, Bishop Waleran Bigod, Aliena and Johnny Eightpence and even the ill-fated Thomas Beckett. Like a Woody Allen of Medieval times, Follett intertwines his characters with authentic historical figures we’ve only met in history books. Beckett, for one, leaps to life with a dignity and grace he may or may not have exhibited in

iving me something more healthy to focus on during my daily perambulations.

real life. Villains abound. Heroes get pierced through with swords. Women sacrifice youth and beauty to honor oaths to dictatorial fathers. Lovers are thwarted by religion and plague and just bad timing. Babies are born to and abandoned by desperately poor itinerant workers, and they are found and raised by good-hearted monks to become servants of God. I’m telling you about this now because it’s just possible that you’ll need to walk your way through a troubling time, and a really long book can make the journey easier. It was impossible to think any bad thoughts while I was listening my way through “Pillars of the Earth.” We are all in a better place now, but a worrier is a worrier. So I still walk, and just today I began “The Long Ships,” by Swedish writer Frans G. Bengtsson. Published in 1941, it recounts the adventures of Viking Rode Orm in the late 10th century. This is a find. I look forward to my morning walk. After listening to live news this evening about Covid spikes, galloping Trumpism and political paralysis, it’s downright comforting to hear bloody sagas of Viking hordes raiding and sacking the known world. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Boaters take note: Stop speeding in the wetlands

t’s nearly summer, and the boating season is now upon us. That means speedboats and personal watercraft roaring along our coastline. That’s OK, as long as they’re outside the designated no-wake zones in the saltwater wetlands that hug the shoreline, particularly on the South Shore, between the barrier islands and Long Island proper. The trouble is, too many people disregard the zones, causing widespread destruction of the wetlands. If you’re one of these people, cut it out. The wetlands provide critical “environmental benefits.” They act as breeding grounds for countless birds, fish and shellfish. At the same time, they soak up waves during hurricanes and tropical storms. Without them, the South Shore would have taken a far greater beating during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and, most recently, Tropical Storm Isaias last year. The wetlands comprise hundreds of mudflat islands that are held together by fields of Spartina marsh grass. As boats thunder through the narrow channels between the mudflats, they send waves crashing against their sides, slowly, steadily eroding them. Stop off at most any mudflat island in a South Shore boat channel and you’ll find the telltale signs of wave-action erosion. The sides of the mudflats form U-shaped cliffs, because the waves strike them from below and break upward. Eventually, caves form, causing the surface of the mudflats to collapse and send-

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letters A critical look at critical race theory To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Are we immune to Texas-style xenophobia?” (June 10-16): I was surprised to read that Kreiss equated the pushback against critical race theory with what she called “Texas-style xenophobia.” Half the column was a diatribe on initiatives by Texas conservatives that had nothing to do with the subject, but laid the foundation for why any opinion of the Texas legislature must be bigoted and wrong. Kreiss implied that those leading the charge against critical race theory are right wing, racist and Republican, and are influencing the ignorant against the advancement of civil rights. In fact, the pushback is bipartisan, and many who were initial supporters have changed their minds after seeing the actual implementation in school curriculums. I am one of them and a lifelong Democrat

ing whole swaths of Spartina grass floating out to sea. Eventually, all that’s left is a sandy beach, which might look pretty but is easily washed away in a big storm. When you find only rocks and pebbles, you know the demise of a mudflat island is near. Development through the centuries has caused massive loss of wetlands, despite their vital functions and benefits. A study by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1990 found that the acreage of wetlands across the contiguous United States, both saltwater and freshwater, had decreased by 53 percent, from 221 million acres to 104 million. In fact, many South Shore communities were built in the 1950s and ’60s, atop wetlands, before the federal Clean Water Act of 1972 protected them from dredging and filling. The act did not, however, protect them from boaters, who are left largely to govern themselves. Yes, there are county and town bay constables to enforce no-wake zones, but the wetlands, measuring tens of thousands of acres, are hard to police: In the Town of Hempstead alone, there are 17,000 acres of wetlands and 180 miles of coastal waterways to patrol. The constables are also often taken away from environmental enforcement by drunken boaters, who pose an immediate threat to other people. One recent citizen-science survey of the world’s wetlands, conducted by the World Wetland Network, the Society of Wetland Scientists, the Cobra Collective and the International Union for Conserva-

tion of Nature, found that wetlands have decreased across the globe by 87 percent — that is, they are on the brink of disappearing from the face of the earth. We cannot allow that to happen. Wetlands have been part of Long Island practically from the time it formed 10,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, as a 118-mile-long glacial deposit. Whether we realize it or not, we desperately need them. They deserve our protection. We would love to hear our town officials speaking out more on this issue, given that they are entrusted with the protection of wetlands, along with state Department of Environmental Conservation officials. Educating the public on the importance of wetlands should be a top priority. You might consider joining a group like the Freeport-based Operation SPLASH (Stop Polluting Littering and Save Harbors) on the South Shore, or the Oyster Bay-based Friends of the Bay on the North Shore, whose mission is protecting our coastal waters, including the wetlands. Both organizations regularly conduct cleanups, which are critical, given the astounding amount of garbage that makes its way into our waterways and wetlands. And again, if you’re a boater, please, please pay attention to and obey the nowake zones. You’ll be doing an enormous service to everyone who lives in one of our coastal communities, along with the many wild creatures who inhabit the wetlands.

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he recently completed census became controversial because of political interference, but the results are still important. This is especially true when it comes to the national birthrate and regions with population growth and decline. Long Island is a region in decline. What can we do about it? The once-every10-years census produces a demographic profile of the nation broken down by age, gender, education, national origin, ethnicity, family status and employment, among other roBerT a. elements. It also produces populasCoTT tion estimates and charts the changes in births, deaths and migration. The data can be sorted by demographic characteristics as well as by geographic region. Income data is collected by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. Together, they provide substantial information for community and economic development. Census data helps government agencies at all levels as well as private employers forecast economic growth, fiscal demands and service opportunities. Businesses use census results to decide where to build factories, offices and stores. Census results also provide the basis for apportioning the 435 seats in the House of

Representatives among the states, and the allocation of more than $675 billion per year in federal funding for schools, hospitals, roads, public works and other vital programs. One key focus of the census is the nation’s birthrate. In 2017, the total fertility rate in the U.S. was 1,765.5 per 1,000 women, 16 percent below what’s considered the rate needed for the population to replace itself, 2,100 births per 1,000 women. After a decline during the Great Depression followed by the baby boom after World War II, the fertility rate has hovered for four decades at just under that replacement rate. It currently stands at 1.9 births per woman. It’s estimated that by the 2030s, the number of Americans over age 65 will exceed the number of those under 18. The Social Security Administration’s working assumption is that there should be three covered workers per recipient for the system to be stable. In 2000, there were 3.4; today there are about 2.3. By 2030, the estimate is that there will be 2.0. This imbalance can be addressed by raising the wage base limit on Social Security payroll deductions, now $142,800; providing incentives for families to have more children; and improving our immigration system. According to the Long Island Association, the number of births in Nassau and Suffolk counties fell by almost 20 percent

from 2000 to 2016, and the number of people 19 and younger fell by 7.5 percent. The causes of decline include a “birth dearth” and out-migration due to job opportunities elsewhere and the cost of housing here. Long Island’s population growth of 0.7 percent is lower than the average 1.2 percent in other metropolitan-area suburban counties. In the meantime, the median age of NassauSuffolk’s workforce continued to rise last year, according to Newsday. The consequences of a decline in the young population are manifold for our country and our region. A rising ratio of retirees to new graduates means that funding for pensions and health care will likely result in less support for education. We will need to be concerned about who will start new businesses and who will staff existing ones. Will elementary school buildings become homes for retirees no longer able to live alone? Who will run for school boards, town councils and other civic offices? Another consequence is representation in Congress. In the 1940s, New York had 45 members of the House; it now has 26 due to the state’s declining population. Where will we find the scientists and engineers to conduct the world-renowned research at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Brookhaven National Labs and Stony Brook University, among other

t won’t be long before Americans over age 65 will outnumber those under 18.

LeTTers from New York. The history of racism in America needs to be told and acknowledged. In spite of Kreiss’s partisan characterization, few on both sides of the political aisle would disagree. What we do disagree with is the damaging reverse racism, political ideology, anti-Semitism and historical distortions that have taken over critical race theory in places like California. In the first draft of California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, the state’s version of critical race theory, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement for Palestine was included as an important social movement against apartheid in Israel, according to a recent article in Tablet Magazine, which describes itself as a “new read on Jewish life.” A list of 154 influential people of color did not include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. Rep. John Lewis or Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, though it included violent revolutionaries. There was even a flattering description of Pol Pot, the communist leader of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, who was responsible for the murder of a quarter of the Cambodian population during the 1970s, according to the article. Islamophobia was mentioned as a kind of oppression, but anti-Semitism was not. Similar issues have shown up often when critical race theory is applied. Which of us, Ms. Kreiss, is “reacting —

venues? These engines of knowledge and prosperity require native-born and immigrant scholars to continue their mission of advancing knowledge and its applications. While it can be argued that a decline in global population could be good for the environment and the sustainability of natural resources, my immediate concern is with our region. Historically, nations have sought to manage, or at least stabilize, population growth by encouraging, while managing, immigration. Immigrants comprised about 13.7 percent of our population in 2019, but the growth in immigration has slowed. Restrictive policies have resulted in a drop in the number of international students, scholars, entrepreneurs and others to staff and serve our businesses and communities. We need a plan for population renewal and dynamic development as well as environmental sustainability. The census and related reports provide the data needed to help us get started with a comprehensive approach. We can work to stall out-migration, improve in-migration and restore a productive immigration system. Such a plan will not only support population growth, economic and community development and the environment, but can also lead to the strengthening of democratic institutions through increased civic participation. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and the author of “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins Press, 2018, Eric Hoffer Awardee, 2019).

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not thinking, not listening, just pulling hotbutton words . . . out of the air,” to quote you? DEBORAH SPIER Cedarhurst

1984 may be upon us today To the Editor: As the tearing down of monuments and statues, rewriting history and changing names of buildings named after historic figures continues under the growing cancel culture, it reminds me of George Orwell, who wrote, “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” Orwell’s vision of 1984 may soon become today’s reality. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

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