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Merrick F.D. marks 9/11 anniversary team to enter Afghanistan following the Sept. 11 attacks.

“These American heroes travLess than two weeks before eled all the way here to be with the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 us at a very difficult time,” Loew — a day that has left unhealed said before the screening. “They wounds in the hearts of many in flew here to be with us, and the Merricks — members of the agreed to participate in a Q & A Merrick Fire Department gath- — and I’ll tell you, they’re invitered for a special screening of ed around the world to speak. the new documentary, “CIA vs. They’re quiet professionals, and Bin Laden: First In,” speaking is actually which offers an inagainst their ethos. depth look at the “We are all part of hunt for Osama bin the same fabric that Laden, leader of Al makes America what Qaeda, led by the it is,” Loew added.

Central Intelligence “We needed each Agency. other on 9/11 — and Merrick firefightwe continue to need er Jon Loew, CEO of each other. My guess Big Media, the comis our country is pany that produced going to continue to the documentary, need us more and organized the more, to make it screening, which through the obvious took place on Aug. PHIl REIlly challenges that lie 31 at Merrick Cine- CIA senior officer ahead.” mas.

The hour-and-aA majority of the half-long documentaMFD attended, among other spe- ry is the “most revealing docucial guests, including CIA Senior mentary ever produced about Paramilitary Officer Phil Reilly the 10 year hunt for Osama Bin and Counter-Terrorism Operator Laden,” according to Big Media’s Gary Harrington. Both men promotional site. Beginning spent time in the Middle East with the Sept. 11 attacks, it takes fighting the war on terrorism, and Reilly was part of the first Continued on page 14

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Welcoming them back On Sept. 1, Merrick students streamed off buses, eager to see their classrooms on the first day of school. Story, more photos, Page 5.

First responders reflect on attacks Bellmore-Merrick EMS remembers those lost

By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

On Sept. 11, 2001, teams from the Bellmore-Merrick Emergency Medical Services squad rushed from Long Island to the World Trade Center, braving hazardous conditions in an unprecedented situation. Not all have survived to see the 20th anniversary of that day.

Although the members were able to return home to their fam-

ilies, some faced lingering health problems brought on by the toxic air at the site of the collapsed towers. The resulting illnesses took the lives of volunteers Kevin Kelly, Thomas DeFrancisci and Andrew Moreno.

The drive to volunteer for the EMS is “in our blood,” said former member Matt Weinick, who grew up in Merrick and served on Sept. 11. “I can’t explain what the drive is — we all tend to be very involved in our communi-

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Weinick was an assistant chief at the time, but was just 24.

He recounted sleeping late on the day of the attack, after a recent job loss. His mother called, told him the World Trade Center had been attacked and warned him not to go into the city. Weinick thought of the first bombing at the twin towers, in 1993.

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n Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 men and women perished at the World Trade Center in the worst terrorist attack on American soil. Twenty-four of the victims were from the Bellmore-Merrick area. Twenty years later, we fondly remember them and their contributions to the community. To this day, our heartfelt condolences go out to the families.

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LaSt year, twin tribute lights were positioned behind Merrick’s firefighters’ memorial, which bears the names of the brave souls the community lost on that fateful day.

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Bellmore-Merrick EMS reflects on Sept. 11 continued fRom fRont pAge By the time he turned on the television, the south tower had collapsed, he said. He tried to contact friends who he knew were in the area, but cellphone service was down. He quickly realized that help was needed from Long Island.

A plan was in the works at BellmoreMerrick EMS headquarters. Two of its three ambulances joined other Nassau County EMS crews in heading into Manhattan, while one stayed in the community. Trudging through traffic toward the billowing smoke, the ambulances eventually made it to Shea Stadium, which was converted into a staging area for hundreds of first responders.

A harrowing sight

The scene near what was then known simply as the pile is still etched in the minds of the volunteers. “You can’t even put it in words,” said Scott Resnik, a volunteer who was 28 at the time. “We pulled up and it was just rubble everywhere; dust everywhere . . . just speechlessness.”

“I was just amazed at the sights,” Weinick said. “I was spending time just trying to comprehend everything we were seeing.”

They also recalled frustration, as many EMS and firefighting crews sat and waited at a staging area until help was needed.

Unknown at the time, the collapse of the towers and the resulting loss of leaders of the New York City Fire Department left a command void.

Weinick recalled moving to a Lower Manhattan EMS station also being used as a staging area at roughly 8 p.m. The crew tried to get some rest before being called into the unknown.

At 11 p.m., the first ambulance relocated to the pile while the second stayed at the staging area. The first crew worked at the site until nearly 6 a.m. on Sept. 12, when Weinick and the second crew came in to provide relief.

Weinick remembered more frustration, however, as they waited amid a slow rescue operation. It wasn’t until early afternoon when they were asked to transport an injured worker who had severed a finger to a hospital. Later they took a body to a makeshift morgue, and volunteered on Staten Island, helping police officers and firefighters coming off the

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BellmoRe-meRRick emS volunteeRS Kevin Kelly and Matt Weinick amid the debris at the World Trade Center site in 2001. ferry who were in need of medical assistance.

Resnik, who later became chief and president of the EMS, remembers one incident vividly. In the days after the attacks, sirens were installed to warn of another impending attack — nothing was certain at the time — and if they went off, they conveyed one message, Resnik said: “Run.” Something triggered the sirens, and the first responders in his vicinity ran. He took cover behind a rescue truck, and saw a nearby firefighter collapse. The firefighter, who was in need of medical assistance, was transported to a hospital by Resnik’s crew.

emS memBeRS kelly, Weinick, Tim Carroll and Ed Chasan volunteered at ground zero.

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Kevin Kelly, of East Meadow, was with Weinick through much of the day on Sept. 11. He helped at the first staging area, Resnik recalled, before joining in the digging in search of survivors.

In an unthinkable situation, Kelly tried to keep the mood light, Weinick recalled.

“He did the best to make a terrible situation as light as possible,” Weinick said.

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the World Trade Center site, Kelly was diagnosed with a severe respiratory illness, and he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder as well. He died in 2015, at 55, and was posthumously recognized as the Bellmore-Merrick EMS’s first honorary chief.

Thomas DeFrancisci, of Bellmore, lived with carcinoid cancer for 11 years after his service at ground zero. The department also named him an honorary chief before he died in 2018, at age 61.

EMS volunteers, firefighters, police officers and friends and family came out in large numbers to honor him at his funeral at St. Barnabas Church. A massive American flag flew over Bedford Avenue, and he was described as selfless, brave and generous by attendees.

Andrew Moreno was a former chief and a lifetime member of the EMS, which he joined in 1995. He later moved to Southold, where he joined the Riverhead Volun-

teer Ambulance Corps and served as vice president of its board of trustees. Moreno died on June 3, at age 41. No cause of death was given.

Resnik is a survivor of a 9/11-related disease. He overcame kidney cancer and is now fully recovered, he said. Weinick, too, is free of any 9/11-related illnesses — “And I’m grateful,” he said.

Looking back on Sept. 11 and its immediate aftermath, Resnik recalled a time of unification unseen since World War II. But in the 20 years since, he said, he has noticed a growing political and social divide.

“It’s easy to forget what makes us one America,” Resnik said. “It’s a weird environment, to see so much divide 20 years later — it’s tough to swallow. I wonder if, God forbid, something like that were to happen today, that same impact would be shared emotionally.”

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

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Merrick elementary schools kick off new year The rainy skies didn’t dampen showers of happiness in the Merrick Union Free School District on Sept. 1 as children entered school for their first day.

Fostering a community of learners who are respectful, motivated, enthusiastic and creative is the focus for the school year.

“The teachers were hard at work over the past few weeks, getting the classrooms ready for the students’ arrival,” said Chatterton Principal Dana Bermas. “The building looks beautiful, and we are all excited to work together as a team to service the Chatterton Community.”

Although this year will still look different, faculty and staff members are committed to an exciting and safe learning environment.

“The health and safety of all members of the Lakeside community will be on the forefront of every conversation, interaction and decision we engage in this year,” explained Levy-Lakeside Principal Libby Trencheny. “With administrative support, our teachers will create warm, welcoming, and supportive environments to encourage a positive experience for all 600 students.”

ryan Butler, the assistant superintendent for business, assisted arriving students at Levy-Lakeside on Sept. 1.

“We strongly believe schools are responsible to support the academic, social and emotional needs of all students,” added Birch Principal Kerri Galante. “It is our commitment to educate our students with these goals in mind.”

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New MSSN president outlines goals

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Dr. Adhi Sharma took over as president at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside on Sept. 1 after previously serving as its chief medical officer and its executive vice president for clinical and professional affairs.

Sharma succeeds Dr. Richard Murphy, who was president for nine years and had worked in health-care leadership roles for more than four decades. Sharma was chosen by the hospital’s board of directors after a six-month search and will be the hospital’s first physician leader, as the presidency has typically been a chief executive officer role led by those with business backgrounds.

As he prepared to take over the role, Sharma sat down for a question-and-answer session with the Herald.

Herald: What are your thoughts and feelings on taking on a new role?

Sharma: There are a lot of emotions. Specifically, I’m cer-

tainly humbled by the trust that’s been put in me, and the staff that we have here has been so amazing. I’m excited to take on the role and eager to continue the momentum that we have built up this year to keep going forward. When we came out of the pandemic, a lot of hospitals came out not as strong as they went in, and we actually came out stronger. That was because of our ability to respond and the close-knit group of staff we have that really stepped up to the plate. Everybody worked side by side, so we came out with a lot of momentum, and we’re very eager to keep that momentum going forward.

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ON SEPT. 1, Dr. Adhi Sharma, left, took over as president of Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside, at left, from Richard Murphy.

Herald: Can you describe your roles and duties and how they compare to what you were doing previously?

Sharma: My role [before Sept. 1], I was chief medical offi-

cer and executive vice president [of the hospital], so I had a number of areas that I provided oversight for, including [information technology]. I worked closely with nursing, all of the quality and regulatory components, as well as patient experience components, so there were a lot of areas that I oversaw.

It will be an interesting transition to let go of everything that I’ve been involved with at the level that I’ve been involved . . . I will have to backfill my current role, and once I do that, that’s when that transition will occur.

As long as I’m serving two roles, I’ll end up staying closer to the projects that I’m involved with now. [This role] reflects where health care is today. We are much more focused on quality of care, clinical programming and population health, and much less focused on contracting and all the business elements of health care.

Herald: What are some of your major goals going forward?

Sharma: The main goal is in three parts. The first is to

keep that forward momentum, so all of the projects we have going come to fruition, and to see them to completion and any hiccups or obstacles, we have to make sure we overcome those. The second is to steward the integration with the system [that comes with the planned $400 million expansion], that’s a very high priority for us . . .

The third is to continue to provide the care we’re known for to keep our staff engaged through this process and make sure their wellness is being minded. Because of the pandemic, there’s a lot of fatigue setting in for our staff . . . Getting our staff and our community to whatever the next phase of this is . . . will be the third priority — to see us through the pandemic.

Herald: What are your thoughts on your predecessor Richard Murphy, and has he given you any advice?

Sharma: He’s been mentoring me for this role for the last six years. I’ve been working very closely with him. I first started working with him in 2007, so I’ve known him a

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long time . . . While I’ve been here, he’s been working very closely with me. He’s an excellent role model for any hospital leadership. It’s easy to oversimplify this sentence, but the gravity of it cannot be underestimated: He gets it. I’ve worked with a lot of CEOs, and he’s a CEO that gets it . . . It’s so easy for . . . a non-clinical CEO to just look at numbers, look at volumes, look at budget reports, things like that. He doesn’t just do that. He always sees the big picture, and he always sees the totality of that picture.

Herald: What specific challenges do you face taking on this new role during a pandemic, especially with the Delta variant?

Sharma: There are going to be interesting challenges

related to this [vaccine] mandate [for health care workers] and what that’s going to mean for health care. I support that mandate. I think it’s the right thing to do for health care. It’s the right thing to do for our patients, it’s the right thing to do for our staff, so it was great that we were able to get that mandate in New York state. There are staff that may find it so objectionable that they leave health care, so we may see a concern with staffing as it relates to people who just opt to not get vaccinated.

That’s going to be a challenge. I think that Delta has shown us that even when you think you’re out of the woods, you’re really not.

Herald: Community outreach has always been a part of the hospital. What plans do you have to continue that?

Sharma: Community outreach is more important than ever. Getting information to people, that’s been a high priority for us. Our Truth in Medicine polls have been a great vehicle for us to really just assess what the pulse is of the community . . . We’re very eager to partner with our communities, partner with our elected officials to get education to our communities. The most important thing in health care is that people are educated . . . If we have food deserts in our community, if we have access issues in our community, we want to see how we can solve those problems. The [Covid-19] ‘Vaxmobile’ is a great example of solving an issue of access to vaccines.

We’ve learned a lot about our community through this pandemic, and we want to put all that knowledge to work. There are some silver linings in this pandemic, and our relationship with the community has never been tighter.

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community update Friday, Sept. 10

Teen Advisory Group Meeting Looking for an opportunity to help out the library? Join us at our monthly TAG meetings, share you new ideas and complete community service projects to help the library. One hour of community service will be awarded.

Ongoing registration begins Sept. 1.

Meeting will take place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please contact teenzone@ bellmorelibrary.org for further informtion or questions.

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.

Tuesday, Sept. 14

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Music Ovation Entertainment and Steven Wurtzel present the classic rock/ pop Rock Island Sound at the The Loft @ Bellmore Playhouse, located at 525 Bedford Ave., Bellmore from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The Loft offers a pub menu and drinks, and admission is free at the door. A small, voluntary donation at the door is asked to support the arts. With every donation, you will receive a free movie ticket. For more information, please call 631-252-2719 or visit their Facebook page.

Legislator Steve Rhoads will be hosting a live community forum to help people learn the signs of an opiate overdose and how to administer the life saving antidote NARCAN that can reverse the fatal effects of an opioid overdose and save a person’s life. Reservations are required as seating is limited. To reserve a seat and free NARCAN overdose prevention kit, contact Legislator Rhoads’ office at 516-571-6219 or email srhoads@nassaucountyny.gov.

Saturday, Sept. 11 Rockin the Rail with Porch Groove @ the 3rd Rail Bar and Grille Feel good, acoustic Americana group Porch Groove will be performing at the 3rd Rail Bar and Grille located at 216 Petit Ave, Bellmore from 8 p.m to 11 p.m. Come down for good eats and music and Porch Grove salutes all first responders on the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11. For more information, please visit https://stayhappening.com/e/ rockin-the-rail-E2ISTS0TM8I.

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Richie Gambino, of Bellmore, joined Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin for the Town of Hempstead Stop Throwing Out Pollutants (S.T.O.P.) Program on Aug. 15. This program allows residents to dispose of harmful pollutants in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.

Join the St. Francis Episcopalian Church in North Bellmore every Sunday for a farmer’s market with organic produce grown in their garden! Lots of fresh vegetables to choose from, and a great volunteer opportunity for anyone

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Monday, Sept. 13 Take and Bake: Back to School Banana Muffins

Take and Bake: Back to School Banana Muffins! Kids only - Recommended for kids ages 4 & up. One kit per family.

Kits may be picked up from Monday, September 13 through Saturday, September 18 during regular library hours.

This program is for Merrick cardholders only. Registration for Merrick cardholders only begins Friday, September 3.

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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 agarcia@liherald.com

The South Merrick Civic Association will meet on Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Merrick Golf Clubhouse.

The North Bellmore Library will hold a free English Language Learners class this fall, starting Sept. 28.

The Bellmores Chamber of Commerce welcomed new spa, Rejuvenate, into the community on Sept. 2.

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District homecoming football games will take place on Sept. 25.

The Bellmore and Merrick Street Fairs are slated for Sept. and Oct., respectively.

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By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

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The girls of the Nor th Bellmore North Merrick Little Lea g u e U 1 0 enjoyed a successful season this year.

At the local level, they beat out Courtesy Michael Rut the Massapequa Little League and ThE NoRTh BEllmoRE North Merrick Little League celebrated the Bellmore Mer- after a successful season. rick Little League, making them the great game and never game up. I was District 31 champions. They were proud to be part of this team with these crowned champions of Section 4W after great girls who not only play for fun, but defeating the Floral Park and Oceanside you can see they all truly love the game.” little leagues.

“We have had the opportunity to coach The team traveled up to Rochester for a majority of these girls since they startthe state tournament and played a couple ed in Little League about five to six years of close games against Pine Plains and ago,” said Coach Robert Fink. “Watching Pine Bush, with a 7-8 and 1-2 score, respec- them grow in this sport and make the tively. Though they came up short in the progress they have during this timeframe first two, they continued to play hard, said has been amazing. The coaching staff Coach Michael Rut. They finished out couldn’t be prouder of all their hard with a big win against Smithtown Little work, dedication and achievements along League, 12-2, placing them in the semifi- the way. This is only the beginning for nals. these girls and we can’t wait to see what On July 25, the team lost to Mid Island. the future brings.”

“The girls had made it from starting Players included Emma Pulliza; Emily off playing a neighboring town to being Stein; Josie Matz; Vanessa Delutri; Sofia in the top four best teams of New York Costalas; Kaitlyn Ciuffo; Ava Fink; Liz State,” Rut said. “Even though the team Heine; Bree McGovern; Mackenzie Rut; lost in the semi-finals, the girls played a Emma Kearney and Laci Linekin.

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A veteran-laden Hofstra women’s soccer team is fueled for a return to the NCAA Tournament this fall after its abridged spring season ended in heartbreak.

Hofstra, which entered September ranked 25th in the national coaches poll, returned nearly every starter from a 7-1-1 team where the Pride led the nation in scoring per game, but were denied a chance to compete on the sport’s biggest stage following a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Elon in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) semifinals. The rare spring season due to the pandemic created a far shorter than normal offseason.

“Last season came to an abrupt end and were deeply disappointed, but the fortunate thing this year was it was a quick turnaround,” said 16-year head coach Simon Riddiough, MAtthEW VOWiNkEL LED the Pride with 6 whose team opened with a 4-1 start goals and 5 assists on the way to earning Allafter wins against Stony Book, Alba- CAA First Team honors. ny, Brown and Columbia along with a “She is a supreme athlete,” said Riddinear upset of seventh-ranked Penn State in 2-1 defeat. “It is good to get back ough of Pearse. “We’re excited about her future.” at it.”

Another backyard product that RiddiThe Pride were tabbed as the unanimous CAA favorite with three players ough hopes makes strides this fall is junior forward Cailey Welch, a former earning pre-season conference player of the year accolades including senior for- standout at North Shore High School who ward Miri Taylor, fifth-year midfielder has battled back from injuries.

Lucy Porter and junior defender Anja Suttner. Forward Lucy Sheppard and mid- Pride men eye CAA crown The Hofstra men’s soccer team will fielder Jordan Littleboy, who like Porter are using an extra year of eligibility look to get over the hump this fall of allowed because of last year’s shortened achieving its NCAA Tournament aspiseason, received preseason All-CAA hon- rations following three years of near misses. orable mention nods.

The Pride were knocked off in the Porter, a reigning First Team-All American, notched her first goal in a 3-0 CAA finals by James Madison in penalty win at Columbia Sept. 2. Heavy defensive kicks last April making the third season a focus on Porter has paved way for seven row its season ended in a shootout to the different scorers led by four goals apiece Dukes on the conference tournament from Taylor and Sheppard. Freshmen stage.

“It is tough to take, but it makes you Georgia Brown and Ellen Halseth have stronger,” said 33-year head coach Richboth notched two goals.

Brown, a freshman from England, pro- ard Nuttall. “I feel like we have a well-balvides Hofstra with a bright future along anced team this season.”

Hofstra returns 10 starters from last with local newcomers Leah Iglesias (Carle Place) and Olivia Pearse (Seaford), who season’s 5-2-3 team including preseason scored her first career goal in Hofstra’s 4-0 All-CAA selections Matthew Vowinkel, George O’Malley, Storm Strongin and win against Brown on Aug., 27.

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LuCy PORtER RANks third on Hofstra’s all-time goal-scoring list with 41 and is considered one of the top 15 collegiate players in the nation according to Top Drawer.

Wessel Speel.

Vowinkel enters his final collegiate season as a graduate student ranked sixth in program history with 29 career goals and was drafted in the third round of 2021 Major League Soccer SuperDraft by FC Cincinnati. The Chaminade High School graduate headed in a goal off a cross from Strongin in Hofstra’s season-opening victory at Rhode Island on Aug. 26.

Strongin, a fellow grad student who began the season with 15 career assists, will be another key facet of the offense along with Stefan Mason, Ryan Carmichael and Jason Ramirez. Mason tallied the lone goal in Hofstra’s 1-0 win at Stony Brook on a penalty kick.

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O’Malley anchors the backline in his third season as team captain along with local defenders Mason Tatafu and Shane Salmon in front of Speel in net. Salmon, a junior from West Hempstead, was a twotime All-Catholic League selection at Kellenberg, while Infuso, a sophomore, hails from Merrick and played four years at Bellmore JFK. Hofstra commences its CAA schedule at Northeastern on Sept. 11. Its first CAA home match is on tap for Sept. 18 versus Drexel. The schedule includes nine total matches at Hofstra Soccer Stadium highlighted by a CAA finals rematch against JMU on Oct. 23.

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ready to Begin the “Torah procession,” everyone paused to document a memory of the day.

Torah parade brings together synagogues “The consolidation has been and is a marriage made in heaven,” he said. “The spirit of togetherness was palpable, whether during the march with the Torahs or whenever we have come together in the sanctuary. I think everyone feels this way.”

A number of older adults took part, either on foot or in wheelchairs or in one of five convertibles.

Several elected leaders took part Sunday too, either by walking in the procession, as Nassau County Legislator Tom

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Roughly 100 people marched from North Bellmore to East Meadow on Aug. 29 to celebrate the consolidation of the closed Temple Beth-El of Bellmore and the East Meadow Jewish Center. The 2.6 miles were joyous for the members of the two synagogues, who completed the route in one hour and 10 minutes. The new East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center has grown from the consolidation to 400 membership units, with each comprising a single person or a family.

Some people living in the communities of East Meadow and North Bellmore appeared to enjoy watching the “Torah procession.” When the Nassau County police closed Bellmore Road and other streets on the route to vehicles, a number of residents left their homes to witness the celebration, with many clapping and cheering.

“People came out of their houses and waved at us, a few with quizzical expressions,” said Todd Knauer, who was once the president of the East Meadow Jewish Center and is now the co-president of the new synagogue. “Rabbi [Ronald] Androphy left the march to explain to them what was going on. This was about the spirit of being Jewish and carrying the torah.”

Singing songs in Hebrew, Androphy and Cantor Eitan Binet led the procession, for which participants wore royal blue T-shirts with the logo “consolidation celebration.” People took turns carrying the five Torahs, sacred scrolls outlining the “law of God,” between the two synagogues.

“We didn’t want to let our synagogue die,” said Ira Minkoff, Beth-El’s former president and now a co-president of East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center. Having grown up near the Bellmore synagogue, he remained a member even after moving to East Meadow. “We decided to find a new home instead.”

According to Minkoff, the temple closed on July 1, 2019, because the building was failing and membership was waning. The consolidation was not official until Oct. 23 last year, when the Nassau

PeoPLe of aLL ages participated in the Torah procession, including Samuel Welt.

County Supreme Court signed the order, which is required by law for a consolidation. Covid-19 was cited as the reason for the delay.

Knauer said the wait for the procession until August was intentional. It was decided that the new Jewish year, which begins next week with Rosh Hashanah, would be an appropriate time for a celebration.

“We were looking for a time that would make the procession even more meaningful and symbolic,” he explained, “in addition to the symbolism of joining the two congregations and bringing the Torahs to their new home.”

For the former members of Temple Beth-El, the wait was bittersweet. “Covid ended up being positive because the wait allowed for us to heal and be a part of the congregation [at East Meadow Jewish Center],” Minkoff said. “It was cathartic.”

“And participating in the Torah procession was emotional,” he added. “What I love about this community is that it has multiple cultures without strife.”

Androphy said he could not be happier.

McKevitt did, or on the bimah, a platform in a synagogue from which the Torah and Prophets are read. County Executive Laura Curran, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder were among the invited guests who spoke.

“The day was tinged with a little sadness from those from Beth-El but being united makes us stronger,” Androphy said. “Yesterday showed that we are one under a new name.”

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A new beginning in North Bellmore Sept. 1 marked the first day back for 2,022 students in the North Bellmore School District — a fitting number for a school year that will end in June 2022.

But no one was thinking that far ahead just yet. Instead, the first day was a celebration of new beginnings. Students arrived with their new backpacks, filled with fresh school supplies, ready to learn and to make many memories.

“I want to make this the best year in elementary school,” said sixth grader Edy Volpe, who marked her final first day at Park Avenue Elementary School, which she admitted gave her mixed emotions.

She is looking forward to field trips, building a rocket in science and just having fun times with her friends.

There were many new faces in the schools this year. In addition to a few hundred kindergartners at the five elementary schools, there were 10 new teachers and several returning teachers.

New Martin Avenue Elementary School teacher Jordan Sabinsky quickly learned the building so he could give his kindergartners a tour on the first day, showing them important locations like the cafeteria, gymnasium and main office while also teaching hallway etiquette.

His kindergarten colleague, Jennie Kuhn, had her classroom library stocked with books to help her students with the transition, such as “My First Day of School” and “Who Will Go to Kindergar-

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New MartiN aveNue Elementary School Principal James O’Brien and Superintendent Marie Testa welcomed third graders back to school on Sept. 1. ten Today?”

It was also a true first day for administrators at four buildings. Martin Avenue Principal James O’Brien and Newbridge

Road Interim Principal Amanda Licci moved from other positions in the district with while Park Avenue Principal Michael DeBlasio and Saw Mill Road

Assistant Principal Daniel Madden are newcomers to North Bellmore.

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CIA SenIor PArAmIlItAry Officer Phil Reilly and Counter-Terrorism Operator Gary Harrington, center, with members of the Merrick Fire Department at the screening of “CIA vs. Bin Laden: First In,” on Aug. 31.

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viewers behind the scenes, and shows the quick reaction of the CIA to send teams into Afghanistan.

Reilly, of Baldwin, was the deputy commander of Jawbreaker, the first team that arrived in Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2001.

“The spirit in our country at that time — I’m talking October, November of ’01 — we were one country,” Reilly said during the after-screening Q & A. “There was no division; we were all pulling together. We knew exactly what we needed to do, and it was a fantastic feeling. We were all one team, all doing great work together.”

“It felt so humble to get honored — to be able to be representatives of everybody back here,” added Harrington, a former officer in the Marines who enlisted in Special Forces. “Particularly up here [in New York], with the firemen and police — to be able to try to carry that fight.”

After the screening, guests were invited to Empire Hose Company, on Merrick Avenue, for refreshments and a casual Q & A with Reilly and Harrington.

Loew, a new member of the company who joined the department last year, before turning 50, said he saw the connection between the documentary and the department, whose members were directly impacted by Sept. 11.

“Since joining the department, I’ve met some of the most amazing people — they still make time to volunteer,” Loew said. “I want to highlight these people.

Some of them have been here for four decades and have not missed a year of service to this community.”

Loew said that when he extended the invitation for the screening to Reilly and Harrington, “it took no convincing” for them to agree. Because this year is the 20th anniversary, Loew said, “It means a lot” that they were able to attend.

“Everyone is here by choice,” he said

of the Fire Department. “[Reilly and Harrington] recognize they are all running towards trouble like they did.

“They’re some of the most sought-after people to talk to,” Loew said of Reilly and Harrington. “This is an American success story, and America could use a good success story.”

“I probably wouldn’t have agreed to do this if it wasn’t an entity like the Fire Department,” Reilly told the Herald. “The guys — firefighters, law enforcement — they deserve this. They do this every day.”

“In my house, I have a cross made from a high beam at the World Trade Center, given to me by the FDNY,” Harrington said. “This has been my whole career — to go to the Middle East, to pay back whoever did this.

“For those of us who went initially [to the Middle East], the connection to the people affected by 9/11 was strong,” he added. “For me, this brings this whole story home. It started up here [in New York]. It was an honor bestowed upon you to right this wrong that had been done to us.

“It’s full circle — we’re all brothers in service, all brothers in putting our lives on the line,” Harrington said. “I was really happy to be here when Jon asked.”

“CIA vs. Bin Laden: First In” premiered last Sunday on Reelz, a digital cable channel and entertainment network.

“The people I’m with at the Merrick Fire Department were part of this from the beginning,” Loew said. “I wanted to bring closure by letting them meet the actual people who went after Bin Laden.”

The Merrick Fire Department will hold its annual memorial service at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Merrick’s Firefighters Memorial, at the corner of Merrick Avenue and Sunrise Highway.

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 23rd day of September, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-15 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “PROHIBITION OF LEFT TURNS” at the following locations: MERRICK MERRICK AVENUE (TH 323/21) NO LEFT TURN all traffic traveling northbound on Merrick Avenue shall be prohibited from executing left turn into the driveway apron of Pat’s Farm Grocery Store at 1142 Merrick Avenue.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: September 9, 2021 Hempstead, New York

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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 23rd day of September, 2021, 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: EAST MEADOW Section 202-24 BAILEY AVENUE (TH 87/21) West Side - NO PARKING 10 AM TO 3 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 327 feet north of the north curbline of Hempstead Turnpike north to the south curbline of Nottingham Road.

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FAIRWAY ROAD (TH 350/21) West Side - NO PARKING FRIDAY 4 PM TO SATURDAY 9:30 PM AND ON ROSH HASHANAH AND YOM KIPPUR - starting at a point 40 feet north of the north curbline of Lido Boulevard then north for a distance of 125 feet.

MERRICK Section 202-11 GRUNDY PLACE (TH 309/21) North Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 4 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 172 feet east of the east curbline of Merrick Avenue east for a distance of 38 feet.

UNIONDALE Section 202-12 ARGYLE AVENUE (TH 216/21) South Side - NO PARKING 10 PM TO 6 AM - starting at a point 50 feet east of the east curbline of Nassau Road then east for a distance of 478 feet.

ARGYLE AVENUE (TH 216/21) South Side - NO PARKING 10 PM TO 6 AM - starting at a point 655 feet east of the east curbline of Nassau Road then east for a distance of 47 feet.

WANTAGH Section 202-10 WILLOW STREET (TH 317/21) West Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 4 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 220 feet south of the south curbline of Walters Avenue south for a distance of 119 feet.

ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202 “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations: EAST MEADOW Section 202-24 BAILEY AVENUE (TH 348/94) West Side - NO PARKING 10 AM TO 3 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 232 feet north of the north curbline of Hempstead Turnpike north to the south curbline of Nottingham Road. (Adopted 1/31/95) LIDO BEACH Section 202-2 FAIRWAY ROAD (TH 438/83) West Side - NO PARKING FRIDAY 4:00 PM TO SATURDAY 9:30 PM AND ON ROSH HASHANA AND YOM KIPPUR - starting at the north curbline of Lido Boulevard north for a distance of 165 feet.

(Adopted 11/1/83) NORTH VALLEY STREAM Section 202-18 LINDEN STREET (TH 188/05) North Side - NO PARKING EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 45 feet east of the east curbline of Franklin Avenue east to the west curbline of Scott Drive.

(Adopted 7/12/05) UNIONDALE Section 202-12 ARGYLE AVENUE (TH 459) South Side - NO PARKING BETWEEN

SIGNS 10 PM TO 6 AM starting at the east curbline of Nassau Road east to t a point opposite the east curbline of Fiske Place.

(Amend 11/20/62) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

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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 23rd day of September, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-5 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “ARTERIAL STOPS” at the following locations: ELMONT BIELING ROAD (TH 345/21) STOP - all traffic traveling westbound on Parkhurst Road shall come to a full stop.

FRANKLIN SQUARE JEFFERSON STREET (TH 340/21) STOP - all traffic traveling westbound on Fenworth Boulevard shall come to a full stop.

JEFFERSON STREET (TH 340/21) STOP - all traffic traveling eastbound on Fenworth Boulevard shall come to a full stop.

MERRICK WILLIS AVENUE (TH 339/21) STOP - all traffic traveling northbound on State Street shall come to a full stop.

WILLIS AVENUE (TH 339/21) STOP - all traffic traveling southbound on State Street shall come to a full stop.

NORTH BELLMORE REGINA AVENUE (TH 330/21) STOP - all traffic traveling northbound on King Street shall come to a full stop.

REGINA AVENUE (TH 330/21) STOP - all traffic traveling southbound on King Street shall come to a full stop.

NORTH VALLEY STREAM BLOSSOM ROAD (TH 310/21) STOP - all traffic traveling westbound on North Drive shall come to a full stop.

OCEANSIDE NASSAU ROAD (TH 348/21) STOP - all traffic traveling westbound on Weidner Avenue shall

come to a full stop.

NASSAU ROAD (TH 348/21) STOP - all traffic traveling eastbound on Weidner Avenue shall come to a full stop.

SEAFORD OXFORD PLACE (TH 302/21) STOP - all traffic traveling southbound on South Seamans Neck Road shall come to a full stop.

SOUTH SEAMANS NECK ROAD (TH 302/21) STOP all traffic traveling eastbound on Oxford Lane shall come to a full stop.

TONOPAH STREET (TH 305/21) STOP - all traffic traveling southbound on Neptune Avenue shall come to a full stop.

TONOPAH STREET (TH 305/21) STOP - all traffic traveling northbound on Neptune Avenue shall come to a full stop.

WANTAGH PARK AVENUE (TH 351/21) STOP - all traffic traveling southbound on Jeffrey Court shall come to a full stop.

WOODMERE GREEN PLACE (TH 249/21) STOP - all traffic traveling westbound on Lakeside Drive shall come to a full stop.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: September 9, 2021 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 127376

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LEGAL NOTICE BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BELLMORE U.F.S.D. MERRICK U.F.S.D. NORTH BELLMORE U.F.S.D. NORTH MERRICK U.F.S.D. TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU NOTICE TO BIDDERS: In accordance with provision of Section 103 of the General Municipal Law, the Board of Education of the Bellmore-Merrick Transportation Consortium hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for: Bellmore-Merrick Cooperative School Year 2021-2022 Bids will be publicly opened and read at the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Business Office, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York, on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at 10:00 am.

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Rabbi Kramer shares High Holiday message As we close the year of 5781 and prepare to enter the Jewish New Year of 5782, we wish you a Shanah Tova u’Metuka — a Truly Good and Sweet Year.

This year we were all challenged.

Some have lost loved ones. Others have lost their good health. For others, the challenge was financial, loss of a job, loss of income, loss of savings. No one has navigated this year without being impacted by the collective trauma that Humankind has experienced.

As the layers of vulnerability were pulled back, we began to see more deeply into ourselves and the world around us. This stripping of concealment has helped us identify what is truly important to us.

Health of course. Family.

Financial stability. Our relationship with G-d.

We have come to realhimon ize that there is very little we are in control of.

Plans of all kinds that were on the calendar were canceled in an instant. Each evening left us wondering what the morrow would bring.

We have come to appreciate that there is more to life than the running around, work, extracurricular activities. The world stopped, and we suddenly saw into ourselves like never before.

For some that was so frightening that they escaped the mirror and navigated to places of fear and worry and blame. In fact, on some level, we all did this.

But the gift of faith allowed us to dig deep and carry the message forward. In those most frightening and anxious ridden days, what is it that we most wanted? When we strip away the layers, what is it that we value?

As we approach a New Year, these are the thoughts and reflections percolating inside. As we approach a holiday filled with prayer, we ask, what is it that we want to ask G-d for? What is it that I need? Am I in touch with my purpose, in

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the gift of life that G-d has placed inside me and sustained throughout this year?

Are we in touch with our purpose?

We pray that we are. We pray that the lessons learned from this year are carried strongly inside of us. Let us navigate forward with strength and prayer for an end to the Pandemic and to the extraordinary challenges we have all faced.

And this we pray for you and for us.

May the New Year bring good health and healing to you and your loved ones and all those who need it. Physical health, mental health, emotional health, spiritual health, financial health, nachas health, and all other things we desire in our lives should be in good health!

May the New Year bring a renewed sense of the gift of life and the purpose for which each ramer of us have been placed on this journey on earth.

May the New Year bring an appreciation that as long as we have breath in us we are a significant part of G-d’s master plan. We are not superfluous. No Human is. No aspect of creation or existence is.

May the New Year bring a greater sense of awareness for the love that is inside of us; for our spouses, parents, and children. May we have a greater awareness of the preciousness of each day and the fantastic things we can accomplish in making this world a more G-dly and goodly one.

Let us pray together for the ultimate blessing. A world that has no more masks and no more concealments. A world where G-d’s presence is felt and experienced by all, as the verse states, “And the world will be filled with the knowledge of G-d as water covers the sea”.

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his oversized center hall colonial is located in the desirable Village of Rockville Centre on a large 75’ x 162’ lot with expansive fenced back yard ideal for entertaining or private relaxation. The first floor features a large formal dining room, grand living room with wood burning fireplace, updated eat in kitchen with granite countertops, stainless-steel appliances, gas stove, a den with gas fireplace, French doors that open to a paver patio, an office with a closet and separate side-entrance and a half bath. The second floor includes a master suite with full master bathroom, as well as three additional king or queen-sized bedrooms with large closets plus an additional full bathroom. This home also boasts a partially finished basement that includes ample storage. You will also enjoy hardwood floors, crown molding, gas heat, central air and in-ground sprinkler system. Call Christine Ferramosca at 516-835-8468 to make an appointment to view this lovely home.

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REDUCED!..... ............................................................................................... $1,225,000 1390 Broadway #102, BA, REDUCED! 2 BR, 2 Bth Coop in Luxurious Hewlett Townhouse. LR/DR, Updtd Kit & Office/Den.Elevator, 24 Hr Drman, Valet Pkg, Pool.

Priv Storage Area. Great Location Near Shops & Trans... ............................. $349,000 , 33 Murdock Rd, 2-3:30, NEW EXCLUSIVE! 5 BR,3.5 Bth Col on Beautiful St in SD#20.

Large Gran/Wood EIK, LR/Fpl, FDR/Fpl, Den & Sun Rm. Mstr Ste w/ Vaulted Ceiling, New Bth,WIC & Terr. Bsmt... .......................................................................... .$999,000 54 Rose Lane, 12-1:30, REDUCED! PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT! 3 BR, 2.5 Bth Split on Over 1/2 Acre Parklike Property in Waverly Park Area. Updtd EIK, Den/Fpl/Vaulted Ceiling, FDR & Mstr Ste/Updtd Bth & Sitting Rm. 2 Car Gar. SD#20. ........ ..$899,000

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Q. We noticed a chip in our porcelain bathtub, made by the tile guy when our bathroom was renovated about three months ago. The tile company sent someone to repair it, because we didn’t want to replace it, which costs much more. We had kept the old tub, which was fine, so we didn’t have to replace the plumbing. We aren’t satisfied with the repair because, even though the color matches, the texture is slightly different, and we still notice it. Guests may not say anything, but we see it and don’t like it. What would you do?

That’s what should be done. Don’t waste time, just recover the tub and move on. Good luck.

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A. We had just such a problem when the guy who caused the chip dropped a power tool while putting in a towel bar. He didn’t want to admit it at first, but then finally agreed to “fix” it, because otherwise everything would have needed to come out, again, and be completely redone, from the tub to the tile to the onte eeper plumbing. The tile was never going to be a perfect match, either. So the same guy who dropped the tool dabbed a matching primer on the spot, waited until it cured, buffed it out just like the instructions said, then brushed on the final coat with a little eye-dropper brush.

It looked like a repair, and was very obvious and disappointing. After much wasted discussion and time, when the guy tried his best to convince us “nobody would see it, it was hardly noticeable,” we decided to call a bathtub refitting company. The estimate wasn’t bad and the tile company agreed to pay for the repair. I was impressed at how much simpler the process was than I anticipated. I had doubts that the tub wouldn’t look as substantial as the porcelain tub finish and wouldn’t last.

Putting in a bathtub can affect the waterproofing of the bathroom if it isn’t installed with redundant materials to prevent water from getting into the walls. Typically, the lipped edges of the back of a wall-to-wall tub go up against the surrounding waterproofed walls before the tile is installed, so the tile overlaps the raised tub edge. This prevents water from flowing against gravity into the wall, especially after the sealant is installed. With the original tub still in place, the junction of the tub and tile isn’t disturbed, and the new tub covering joins at the tiled wall edge and is then resealed to actually reinforce the original waterproofing.

The bathtub replacement took one trip to thoroughly measure and a second trip to install.

Because the new tub is an exact match with the shape of the original one, there are no air pockets between the old and new tub. The tub fixture looks perfect, and was not only an exact fit, but has been there for eight years and still looks brand new.

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think everyone will concede that the summer went by too quickly. But despite the speed at which two months have passed, the world around us continued to function, and both good and bad things happened. In this short period of time, New Yorkers have seen the resignation of their governor and our first major storm experience. The weeks and months ahead will no doubt present us with new challenges.

We have a new governor, Kathy Hochul, who has hit the ground JERRY running, and established herKREMER self as a major political figure.

She has appointed a number of highly experienced staff members, and will make many more changes in order to erase the Cuomo footprint. Her new head of the Department of Financial Services is Adrienne Harris, who has worked as a special assistant to the White House and a senior adviser in the U.S. Treasury Department. DFS is a

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complex agency, and needs a level-headed leader.

Hochul has not been reluctant to wade into controversial areas. She has signed an executive order to require masks in all schools, and is pushing hard to get unvaccinated New Yorkers to get their shots as soon as possible. She called a special session of the Legislature to extend the eviction moratorium and also to move forward on the legalization of marijuana. Up to this point, the state had done a miserable job of distributing federal funds to New Yorkers who are behind on their rent.

Like many appointed public officials who plan to seek election to their new positions, she has a short time to establish herself as a strong governor, in the hope that she can ward off a 2022 primary challenge. The legislative leaders are making a sincere attempt to work with her, many out of relief that the Cuomo era is over. But time will tell whether they can work as an effective team, because Albany is a place where egos can collide on a moment’s notice.

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While many of us were lounging on a beach or escaping on a golf course, politicians around the country were doing loads of mischief. Despite the fact that at least six states were all but drowning in Covid cases thanks to the Delta variant, their governors were busy banning mask mandates and telling everyone to make believe the disease had disappeared. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose state is racking up new cases, is actively battling school districts and cruise lines, who are just trying to keep people of all ages from getting sick.

The so-called red state governors are having a field day passing laws intended to restrict people from voting and to ban virtually all abortions. To date, over 400 laws have been introduced in 38 states to restrict the general public’s, and especially minorities’, opportunities to vote. The Texas legislature has passed a law banning abortions six weeks after a fetal heartbeat is detected. Having four daughters, I’ve learned that most women don’t even know they’re pregnant at that stage.

In June, a number of states with

ed state governors are having a field day passing restrictive voting laws.

Republican governors decided that people were declining to go to work because they were getting an extra $300 in federal unemployment benefits. Assuming that those people were all a bunch of slackers, state officials decided to stop giving out the federal dollars, assuming that this would force the recipients to leave home and go back to work. Their judgment has proven wrong, as unemployment statistics haven’t changed, and the people who were staying home continued to do so.

A final note about who’s running for public office these days. It seems that during the past year, there were 23 new people elected to the State Legislature. Only six had any government experience, and four had held a job in the private sector.

That left 13 who came into public office with few if any credentials. There’s no moral to this story. It’s just circumstantial evidence that it’s hard to find experienced people to run for office, and that’s a big loss for all of us.

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.

A dog’s tale: the view from inside the canine carry-on

can’t stretch out, I can hardy breathe, but even inside this dog carrier, the air is better than the smoke out in Lake Tahoe. As the family pet, I went along on the summer vacation out West. Think of me as your four-legged eyewitness to one family’s encounter with environmental disaster.

As my human reported last week, we headed to Tahoe last month to visit kids and grandkids. We expected a month of R&R on the Truckee River. My human dad, superanxious about the RANDI trip, fixated on my KREISS food and my, um, movements. I’m not talking Beethoven. He carried blue New York Times plastic bags across the country because those are his favorite disposables.

We flew to Denver and drove 16 hours to Tahoe. A different hotel every night, weird hallway smells, walks on scorching asphalt and very super-sized people not wearing masks, which I resent because if something happens to my humans, I’m toast.

In Tahoe, we stayed at my sister’s house and at a rental house in the moun-

tains. My sister has a new, irritating puppy. He ate my food and chewed up my travel bed. He sneaked up on me and jumped on my back for reasons I don’t understand. The rental house was worse.

At night I walked outside in blackout conditions, the heavy musk of bear in the air.

Then smoke from the fires swept into Tahoe and smothered our air. People have no idea how ash and the absence of any poopworthy grass can affect a dog.

Then the humans started to misbehave. Tensions escalated into tiffs, and sniping ensued. Someone growled, “Who’s idea was it to come out here, anyway?”

And, “Who peed in the kitchen?”

The humans clearly had no idea what to do. Some knucklehead decided that an escape to San Francisco would work. Did I have a say?

New hotel room, new “pet relief ” area.

So stressful. My human dad brought along the blue plastic Times bags because sometimes even humans need comfort toys.

The San Francisco air was clear and in the “healthy” range on www.airnow.com.

While I cooled my paws in the hotel, my people walked the Embarcadero and

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toured the Botanical Gardens. But it was all an illusion of relief.

Back in Tahoe, air quality misery was now compounded by “extremely high and dangerous risk of fire.” CalFire texted that news to people’s phones every few hours.

We moved yet again, from the rental house back to my sister’s house, just for safety, to be under one roof.

That meant back to the devil dog.

Family tensions erupted again. Light the grill or don’t risk a spark? Walk me around the block or let me roam the yard? Take the kids to town or hide from the smoke? Everyone was supercharged, and displaying all the symptoms of loving but dysfunctional families everywhere. Lots of shouting, some crying, endless couldhave, should-have, and who’s feeding the dogs? I’m here to tell you that either no one fed me or everyone fed me. I hate when the humans become unreliable.

After a few days of simmering under one roof, my humans decided to leave, give up the rental house a month early, return our car to the wrong location (Reno instead of Denver) fly out of Reno ASAP, and then home.

So I’m writing on the RNO-to-DEN leg.

ither no one fed me or everyone fed me.

I hate when the humans become unreliable.

I heard news of hurricane-remnant flooding in New York, but we’re homeward bound, escaping the fires and ready for the wind and rain. A leg up to my compatriots splashing through flooded streets.

Tomorrow we fly back to the God-blessAmerica-I-hope-I-never-travel-again-better-than-a-mound-of-peanut-butter-glorious East Coast. We worry about the family we left in Tahoe, and yeah, even the new puppy. How’s a little guy supposed to feel safe outside and comfortable inside when Noah’s Ark is burning? My humans’ grandkids just sent a photo of a bear looming at the edge of their property.

Who’s going to tell the little guy to stay away?

The kids have several plans in play while hoping for shifting winds. Meanwhile, we fly east.

It is undignified to travel inside a “doggie carry-on” bag, but I fell for the old peanut butter trick. She who shall not be named tossed a peanut butter cookie into the bag, and I dived for it. Again.

Over the past three weeks I have slept in nine different beds. Now we’re cruising at 34,000 feet and I’m in a canvas tote, stuffed under the seat of some overstuffed dude. Nothing seems quite right, even in a dog’s world.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Reflecting on the Sept. 11 attacks 20 years later

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he Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., set off a cascade of worldwide catastrophes over the subsequent two decades — the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and many other terrorist attacks, in multiple countries. September 2001 seems like a lifetime ago, but for those old enough to remember that terrible year, it remains a haunting memory, a fever dream that we try to lock in the backs of our brains but is ever-present.

For those of us in Nassau County that day, we could only watch in horror as grayblack smoke plumes spiraled out of the twisted, shattered remains of the twin towers upward into an otherwise perfect azure sky. The plumes were visible from points across the county.

Shortly after the attacks, people started to gather on the beach in Lido and at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick — the highest point on the South Shore — to watch the billowing smoke, staring silently in stunned disbelief.

The United States homeland was under attack for the first time since World War II, and at that moment, we had no idea who the invader was, or the future suffering in distant lands that the attacks would bring.

It was all incomprehensibly terrifying.

In a front-page story in the Heralds’ Sept. 13-19 issue, “Terror at the Towers,” reported by Scott Brinton, Carrie James, Laura Lane, Jeff Lipton, Larry Maier and Cindy Roth, this is how we described the scene: “A wave of fear and despair raced across [Nassau County] Tuesday morning

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’m really scared. It’s so scary if we have something of a World War III. I’m really, really scared.

Rollen Cajoles after terrorists slammed two hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, sending the Twin Towers crumbling into Lower Manhattan.

“In the afternoon, surviving victims of the attack filtered into Nassau by Long Island Rail Road, like refugees from a war zone. Many, who were still shaking dusty, white debris from their clothes, were not from the area but had taken the first train they could out of the city and gotten off at the first possible stop.”

We sent our reporters to the train stations to meet the survivors of the attacks.

Sylvia Melendez, who worked in Lower Manhattan, described the chaos after the towers crashed to the ground. “The rush of clouds of debris forced everyone out into the streets,” she said. “Everyone was running away.”

Here in Nassau, people were glued to their TVs and radios, watching and listening, hoping for the best but fearing the worst. “I’ve been listening all morning,” Luisa DeGirolamo, who worked at La Margherita Pastry Shop in Bellmore Village, said. “I’m devastated. I can’t get over it.”

Rollen Cagoles, of East Meadow, said, “I’m really scared. It’s so scary if we have something of a World War III. I’m really,

letters A letter to Governor Hochul To the Editor: Congratulations and good luck to Gov. Kathy Hochul. She has been thrust into a role that is critical to the 19.45 million people who live, work and play in the Empire State. Here on Long Island, we are especially hopeful for her good work.

The challenges on Long Island are many. Our aging infrastructure needs serious attention. As the nation’s first suburb, we are living with an antiquated system that requires an upgrade. Our increasingly overburdened roadways, bridges and tunnels are dismal.

The environmental infrastructure is failing.

Drinking water has challenges, including the quality and quantity. Surface water contamination is rampant from nitrogen and other pollutants entering our creeks, bays, harbors and the Long Island Sound. Our air is polluted with toxins too small to see with the naked eye. We are vulnerable to sea level rise, climate change and the inevitable next big storm. The fact is, we aren’t ready.

Our environment is too important for the noaction tendencies of the past to continue. Our

really scared.”

Many parents rushed to their children’s schools to pick them up and take them home, fearful of further attacks. “A lot of people came and pulled their kids out because they didn’t want them to be in a place with a large group of people,” said Pat Brace, PTA president of Bowling Green Elementary School in East Meadow.

“They thought they would be a target.”

Nassau police doubled patrols around municipal buildings, schools, houses of worship and transportation lines. Police also diverted westbound traffic away from New York City. Motorists who had to travel major thoroughfares were advised to stay home.

The military closed down the airspace over Long Island, with unlighted F-16 fighter jets streaking overhead above John F. Kennedy International Airport into the night of Sept. 11 to 12.

Nearly 500 Long Islanders died in the attacks at the World Trade Center or later succumbed to 9/11-related illnesses. Each one was a life extinguished too soon. We must remember all of them — their essential goodness, their essential humanity.

In the coming days, there will be solemn ceremonies in remembrance of the dead.

Consider attending one to show your support for the victims, or stop and pause for a moment at 8:46 and 9:04 a.m. on Saturday and reflect on or say a prayer for the victims. In this way, you will help to keep their memories alive for generations to come. “Never forget” should never become a trite slogan. It should be a motto by which we live.

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hen talking with my grandkids about returning to school this fall — to the building, with other kids, not the dining room table — I was reminded of a school day of my own years ago.

“Bobby.” I heard my name called on the second-floor landing of A. B. Davis High School in Mount Vernon, N.Y. The caller was Mr. Leone, Joseph Leone, my biology teacher and college adviser. “Why haven’t you signed up for ALAn the SATs?” he asked. sinGer Neither of my parents had attended college, my mother had died eight years earlier, and my father, a vacuum cleaner salesman, had his hands full with two active kids. When I think about the controversies surrounding school openings this fall, I think, too, of the critical role of teachers in the lives of their students.

That certainly was the case for me.

Mr. Leone wasn’t alone in affecting my life for the better. I was going to drop out of college after my first year not only because of the cost, but also because I

questioned why I was there. I entered to be a minister, but had become disillusioned with organized religion. My college adviser, Mildred Martin, helped me sort through the financial and philosophical questions and urged me to appeal my financial aid award, and I continued as her student.

Other teachers stand out as well. Miss Calabrese and Miss King, in elementary school, “Pop” Phillips in high school, Mark Ebersole in college, and Kay Moore and Robin Williams in graduate school.

The past year of living and learning with Covid in our path and in our shadows revealed the inequalities of access to teachers like the ones I’ve known. When teachers are diverted from their main responsibilities, teaching and advising, they can’t fulfill their roles to the fullest. It is especially difficult for them to be effective when students lack access to broadband and Wi-Fi, a quiet place to study, and supportive adults to help them with difficult assignments.

A distinguished psychologist once said that we human beings are the “teaching species.” All species must learn enough to leave the nest, but humans turned teaching into a “calling,” a vocation dedicated to preparing the next generation

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was going to drop out of college after my first year. I questioned why I was there.

Letters looming issues need real solutions, not lip service. We need to address the Island’s solid-waste crisis, illegal dumping and the associated increases in disposal costs.

Hochul hasn’t been handed the reins of the state at our finest hour. New Yorkers suffer with an unsustainable tax burden that’s accelerating the exodus of high-net-worth people, employers and job creators. The growing disparity in income and wealth, an increasing immigrant population and the associated educational and health care challenges are monumental. And our young workforce and empty-nesters are leaving because of a lack of affordable housing.

Leaders in the past have forsaken us in favor of book deals, their own selfish agendas and their next election. Indeed, some are in prison for their bad behavior, but the reality is, the good people of New York have been sold out, and that’s why we require Hochul’s earnest leadership.

We have hope in her vision, fortitude and ability to make the really tough decisions. We’re counting on her. Most important, please know that we are here for you, governor. Long Island and the state of New York have immense resources, none greater than their residents.

There will be vocal naysayers who attempt to stop Hochul from addressing these vexing challenges. There are people who talk a lot, and there are people who get stuff done. To Hochul, I say this:

with knowledge, skills and values. As a result, teachers have a moral, social, civic and historical responsibility for not only educating each new generation but also, in this way, creating the future.

We must remember the vocation, the calling, of teaching. As the historian Jacques Barzun said, “Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.”

At the beginning of our nation, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson stated that public education was at the heart of democracy.

“The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people and be willing to bear the expenses of it,” Adams wrote. “There should not be a district of one mile square without a school in it, not founded by a charitable individual, but maintained at the public expense of the people themselves.”

Jefferson expressed similar sentiments. It is unfortunate, therefore, that some local school boards see teachers simply as employees, instead of as those who inspire discovery and awaken students’ imaginations, as Mark Van Doren and Robert Frost said.

But while the Founders argued that schooling was a local responsibility, they were adamant about the public benefits

to the nation. They believed that education should be public; is critical to democracy because it prepares an informed citizenry, able to ask questions; is important because it prevents aristocracy and promotes meritocracy; should be free from religion and ideology; should be equal and equally available to all citizens; and is a public investment that is worth the cost.

While the ideals of the Founders foundered on the compromises made to create a republic, they nevertheless created within the Constitution the mechanisms for correcting early mistakes and providing the means for continuing the pursuit of a “more perfect union,” which we have shown the ability to do.

As we help our kids and grandkids, or relatives or neighbors’ kids, prepare for a new school year, let us acknowledge the noble profession of teaching, perhaps by remembering our own teachers, and do what we can to fulfill the Founders’ aspirations for true equality of education in America.

Robert A. Scott, Ph.D., is president emeritus of Adelphi University; the author of, or contributor to, 18 books and monographs; and the author of hundreds of articles on higher education and social issues. His latest book is “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Prize awardee, 2019).

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Please be the latter. Be bold. We heard you say you’d “fight like hell for New York,” and that’s exactly what Long Island needs.

WILL FLOWER Bayville

Cuomo should be impeached To the Editor: Re Robert Rosenberg’s column “History repeats itself in Albany — again and again” (Aug. 26-Sept. 1): I agree with Rosenberg’s opinions, and would add that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo would indeed get the last hurrah and make “the State Legislature and state government look like a ship of fools” if it gave him a free pass on the nursing home deaths scandal and his subsequent cooking of the books to make it appear less egregious than he would have had us believe. Interestingly, Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed immediately that these deaths were undercounted by some 12,000.

By ordering nursing homes to accept Covid-19 patients, Cuomo, threatening owners with penalty if they did not comply, exposed many more confined elderly to the virus, potentially causing their deaths. With all due respect, I consider manslaughter to be an even more serious

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crime than the sexual harassment charges that forced Cuomo’s resignation.

Given the present state of affairs, it is now the State Legislature (and, ultimately, the State Senate) that is on trial, and it remains to be seen whether playing politics will take precedence over what must be done in the name of justice. How can

anyone trust Cuomo now? He contends that he will not seek future political office, but only impeachment would close the book on that possibility, definitively and conclusively.

ROBERT RuBALSKY East Rockaway

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