Merrick Herald 09-17-2020

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HERALD Students head back to school

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Charles Street neighbors petition BOE this pandemic. Throughout the rest of the day there may be incidental use of the entrance.” A recent decision by the MerAccording to Superintendent rick Board of Education to Dr. Dominick Palma, the board reopen a gate on Charles Street believed this year was “the perbehind Levy-Lakeside Elementa- fect time” to reopen the Charles ry School for vehicStreet gate, since ular traf fic has Levy-Lakeside raised concer n underwent conamong residents struction over the who live on the summer. In addidead-end block, tion to new asphalt and who say they and sidewalks, its were notified of the parking lots were decision after the redesigned to fact. i m p rove t r a f f i c A note on the flow during arrival district’s website and dismissal. states that the gate A guardrail that — which separates once stood behind the end of Charles TiM aNdERSoN the g ate in the Street from the dis- Charles Street resident parking lot was trict’s administraalso removed “to tive parking lot at make it feasible for Levy-Lakeside — will remain emergency vehicles to enter open during school days to ease from Charles Street,” Palma congestion on Babylon Road, the said. “For a very long time, resimain outlet by which students dents of Babylon Road have are dropped off and picked up. asked the district to relieve pres“We anticipate that this sure there, and the board entrance [on Charles Street] will thought reopening the gate was a be used by two grade levels of reasonable idea.” families during arrival and disMore than 80 neighbors on missal,” the note reads. “It will Charles and surrounding streets also help reduce the number of are now petitioning to have the students entering through the front doors, a precaution during Continued on page 10

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BEllMoRE RESidENTS THoMaS Stoerger and Juliette Kealy, both 21, were some of the first students to enroll at the Rock Underground when it opened on Bedford Avenue 10 years ago. Now they are the ones teaching the next generation of musicians.

Rock Underground still rockin’ By alySSa SEidMaN aseidman@liherald.com

It’s been 10 years since lifelong musician Paul Casanova — armed with a roll of painter’s tape — mapped out the blueprint for a music school in an empty 2,500-square-foot storefront in Bellmore Village, but the Rock Underg round’s fiery lo go and “Dazed and Confused” décor clearly suggests that it “isn’t your typical music school,” Juliette Kealy said.

At 10, Kealy signed up for piano lessons at the Rock, and within a month she wanted to learn how to play guitar and drums, too. “Once you start going here, you pick up every instrument,” she said. “It’s just that type of environment.” Now, at 21, Kealy and other longtime students are becoming the teachers at the music school, setting a tone to keep it rocking for the next 10 years.

The Rock’s rumblings Casanova was a former music director at the School of Rock in Port Washington, but when the company went corporate in 2010, he decided to open his own school. Having worn many hats in the music industry — including booking bands for CMJ Holdings Corp. and writing a song on the “Empire Records” soundtrack — he was inspired to pursue music education. Continued on page 3

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“The path to succeeding in this industry can be a crooked one, but I had the opportunity to show the generation behind me that it has changed and evolved,” Casanova said. Steve Eplan, of Merrick, showed Casanova the Bedford Avenue space 10 years ago. He recalled that before the Rock Underground opened, kids would enter through the back entrance for lessons, since the front doors were still locked. “I call that first group of students ‘The Militia’,” Casanova said with a smile. “We were rising up against corporate interests to create our own body of music.” The school offers programs for students of all ages, including toddler jams for children as young as 18 months and a rock performance program for adults. Through monthly memberships, students can either take lessons, join one of the Rock Underground’s bands or both. In addition to live concerts, students also provide entertainment at the annual Bellmore Street Festival. “We take the windows off of our school and schedule multiple ensembles to perform,” Casanova said. “It’s like our Woodstock weekend.”

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The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores canceled this year’s festival, citing Covid-19 health and safety concerns, but the event wasn’t the only thing impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The school lost nearly 70 percent of its students during the crisis, and Casanova had to cut the space in half to save money on rent, he said. To comply with state guidelines, performance-based programs were put on hold and music lessons were moved online. As the school prepared to reopen, Casanova said a small army of students who lived much of their entire lives through the Rock Underground returned to help rebuild in time for the 10th anniversary. Kealy said she and fellow studentturned-teacher Thomas Stoerger, of Bellmore, will soon teach music to a group of 5- and 6-year-olds in the same studios they

learned in. “I took [the downsizing] as an opportunity to give this place life again,” she said. “You’re not just teaching kids music — you’re building a community.” As Kealy grew up within the soundproof walls of the Rock Underground, she forged lasting friendships with fellow students after lessons ended or during latenight jam sessions, she said. “We were so lucky to have this place, and I want kids to have the same experience that I did.”

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The Rock Underground also has locations in Massapequa, Patchogue, Commack and Greenwood Lake, and while the pandemic has hit the live music industry particularly hard, Eplan is convinced the school will “explode again” once it passes. “Being a musician, and being inspired and motivated, is a gift,” Casanova added. “To see [my students] come back 10 years later, saying they’re not going to let it go, makes us ready to launch into what will hopefully be the next 10 years.” The Rock Underground is at 300 Bedford Ave. in Bellmore. For more information, call (516) 221-7625 or visit www.rockundergroundmusic.com/bellmore.

Above, niCk mArAno, 20, of Melville, adjusted a sound mixing board in one of the Rock Underground’s studios. He teaches guitar and piano at the music school. in the lobby of the Rock Underground is a collage of sheet music, set lists and photos dubbed the Wall of Fame. Juliette Kealy pointed out a photo of her younger self on the wall.

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in thomAs stoerger’s Wall of Fame photo, he has long hair and is jamming on an electric guitar.

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Merrick remembers 9/11 nearly two decades later By AlyssA seidmAn aseidman@liherald.com

Under unimaginable circumstances, Merokeans gathered once again at the firefighters’ memorial on Sept. 11 to remember the most unimaginable day in American history. Dozens of mask-wearing residents stood together in silence to pay tribute to the first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice during the attacks on the World Trade Center 19 years ago. One firefighter remarked that it was one of the biggest turnouts the ceremony had seen in recent years. The whirling emergency lights that threw colors onto the crowd were soon shrouded by astounding beams of white light as day turned to night. Behind the memorial, two searchlights projected tribute beams up into the sky, which could be seen from every corner of the hamlet. Emcee Paul Waterman, an ex-chief of the Mer rick Fire De par tment, explained that four local firefighters were compelled to continue the tradition in Merrick after a near-cancellation of the annual Tribute in Light ceremony sparked nationwide controversy. Ex-MFD Chief Tom Gies — whose father, Ronnie, perished on 9/11 — spearheaded a GoFundMe page with Freeport Fire Department Captain Kevin Madigan, Wantagh firefighter Matt Fratello and FDNY firefighter Chris Howard to ensure the lights would shine in Merrick. The campaign raised $15,000. Addressing the sea of first responders before him, Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin said, “In March and April, the early days of the pandemic, all you heard was ambulances — that was you, and we are grateful. “We need to remember the lives lost 19 years ago and the lives we continue to

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An initiAl deCision to cancel this year’s Tribute in Light at the World Trade Center inspired four local firemen to start a GoFundMe page, which ensured the twin beams would shine in Merrick. lose today,” he added. “It’s the promise we’ve made, so we’re here again to say ‘thank you’ to our first responders.” Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhodes, who’s also a volunteer firefighter, said the memory of those lost on 9/11 should serve as “the reason and inspiration” for others “to do good in their honor.” “This year, people have been focusing on the things that divide us,” he said, “but this day reminds us to stand together as a country against the evil that we know exists.”

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nAssAu County legislAtor Steve Rhodes saluted alongside Merrick Fire Department volunteers during the hamlet’s annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony last Friday night.

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Town 9/11 ceremony honors Luis Alvarez By James Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com

They gathered in the early-morning light Friday at the Hempstead Town Park at Lido Beach to honor those killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, and to salute the thousands of first responders who worked to save lives and to identify remains from the twin towers in the days, weeks and months after they were shattered by hijacked passenger jets. Spectators brought chairs, masks and coffee mugs and huddled against their vehicles in the parking lot as gray skies finally gave way to sunshine. They socially distanced, as requested by Town Supervisor Donald Clavin Jr. But the star of the 19th annual memorial service was a man who wasn’t even there — Luis G. Alvarez, a New York City bomb squad detective who worked on the pile, as ground zero was initially called. Alvarez, 53, died on June 29, 2019, a few weeks after delivering dramatic testimony to Congress that successfully extended the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. He died of complications of cancer linked to his work at ground zero. Luis’s brother, Phil, the keynote speaker at the ceremony in Lido Beach, said his brother “died in peace, knowing that the bill would probably pass.” “Thank you for never forgetting,” Phil Alvarez told the hushed crowd. “That’s what my brother would have wanted, that you would never forget.” His brother, he said, wasn’t a big talker, but when he talked, he made people either laugh or listen closely because he had something important to say. “There are a lot of Lou Alvarezes out there,” Phil said. “It was 19 years ago that my brother’s body began to die. But it was also when his soul began to live. He had a purpose in life, to warn others of the health dangers associated with working on the pile.” “Lou called me up one day and he said, ‘Bro, I got Stage Four.’” “I said, ‘What are we going to do?’” “He said, ‘We’re going to beat this bitch.’” And, Phil said, in many ways, his brother did. “He said, ‘I need to get in touch with my friends. I need to warn them about the health hazards.’” Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul came from her hometown of Buffalo to join the crowd in Lido. “These are truly extraordinary times,” Hochul said, referring to the coronavirus pandemic and the need to wear masks and separate. “But we will still gather,” she added. “This is where we need to be.” Hochul and Clavin later laid a new wreath at the Memorial Wall in the park. Luis Alvarez’s name was added to the wall. Clavin, who served as master of ceremonies, noted at the outset that 2020 “started as a normal year. Then, in March, everything changed for everybody. The sounds we heard all the time were sirens

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Phil alvarez, Brother of Sept. 11 first responder Luis Alvarez, who died of 9/11-related cancer in 2019, was the keynote speaker at the Town of Hempstead’s annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Point Lookout. To his right was Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, and to his left, Councilman Bruce Blakeman. of ambulances, taking people to hospitals. But that’s what first responders do.” The event was also marked by prayers by the Rev. Michael Duffy, of St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Center; Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky, of Yeshiva of the South Shore in Hewlett; and the Rev. Eric C. Mallette, of the Greater Second Baptist Church in Freeport. There were musical selections by the Gregorian Consortium of Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale. led by Director Alexander Basile. Mallette, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, said people were expecting a prayer. But, he said, he also wanted to make a statement, calling on the spectators to love their country and “support the USA. If anyone wants to leave this country, they can go. I guarantee, no one will stop them,” Mallette said to applause. Valerie Laupheimer, of Nor th Bellmore, was among the first to arrive at the park, at 6 a.m. On Sept. 11, 2001, she recalled, she was working for the credit-rating agency Moody’s, across the street from the twin towers. Laupheimer said she had heard a loud bang, but thought it was just part of the city’s usual background noise. Her sister, she said, worked a few floors above her, and called to tell her to look out the window. “I did see an explosion,” Laupheimer said. “But I didn’t know it was an airplane.” She learned that it was soon afterward. She left the building shortly after 9 a.m. and walked to the 59th Street Bridge, but couldn’t get through the crowds, so she walked to the Brooklyn Bridge. She got a lift home from Brooklyn, arriving at home after 7 p.m. “I was in disbelief,” Laupheimer said of the day, as she stood at the edge of the crowd in the park Friday morning. “I’m still so devastated. So many people went to work that day, as I did, and they didn’t come home.”

FireFighters stood atoP the town’s 9/11 Memorial Wall before the ceremony. town oF hemPstead Supervisor Don Clavin, right, and Alvarez laid a wreath with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hocul at the Memorial Wall.

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The heAvy rAins last Thursday morning made driving difficult on Montauk Avenue, a Merrick Herald Life residential street in Merrick.

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The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for southeastern Nassau County early last Thursday morning as thunderstorms dropped heavy rains across the affected area, including Bellmore and Merrick. According to the Sept. 10 alert, the storm’s impact would cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses, as well as other drainage and low lying areas. Jaime Sumersille, who has lived on Linden Street in Bellmore for the past 16 years, said her block is particularly vulnerable to flooding because of its proximity to Newbridge Creek. The northern part of the creek, which is part of the Town of Hempstead’s drainage system, is prone to flooding after heavy rains, residents say. A town project to install a concrete box culvert in the creek was completed in 2002, but Sumersille claims the project was halted on the southern side of Linden, resulting in years of flooding. She has since advocated for the project’s completion. “We have reached out to the town, the highway department, attended council

meetings, but aside from clearing the external drain, nothing else has been done,” she said. “I couldn’t get out of our driveway so my neighbor had to drive my kids to school, two tow trucks [took] away cars that tried to pass through but got stuck, and my husband was clearing out the storm drain with his hands.” Michele Myers Trageser, who lives on Montauk Avenue in Merrick, warned residents via Facebook that her block was badly flooded and cautioned drivers not to speed. “Have pity on me as I’m watching waves of water surge up towards my house as each car goes by,” she wrote in the post. “A car actually had to back up to Merrick Avenue because they couldn’t get through.” From her front porch on Hale Place, Bellmore resident Lauren Corcoran-Doolin watched first responders assist neighbors near Wyckoff Avenue, which was flooded up to the curb. “From the looks of it on Facebook we’re not even the worst [area affected],” she wrote in a post, “but if we weren’t stuck in our house already we certainly are now.” Merrick resident Kerry Esmay told the Herald Life that the heavy rains brought two feet of water to her door last Thursday morning. “I was sopping up water with towels and buckets,” she said.

On FOx BOulevArd in Merrick, drivers attempted to brave the flooded street.

September 17, 2020 Name of Responsible Entity and Recipient: New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), 38-40 State Street, Hampton Plaza, Albany, NY 12207, in cooperation with the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC), of the same address. Contact: James McAllister (646) 256-9485. Pursuant to 24 CFR Section 58.43, this combined Final Notice and Public Review of a Proposed Activity in a 100-year Floodplain and Wetland and Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds (NOIRROF) satisfies two separate procedural requirements for project activities proposed to be undertaken by HCR. Project Description: The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR), an office of HCR’s HTFC, is responsible for the direct administration of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program in New York State. GOSR proposes to provide CDBG-DR funding ($767,603) to the Town of Hempstead for the design and construction of green infrastructure drainage improvements within the Meadowbrook Corridor in the hamlet of Merrick, Nassau County, New York (the “Proposed Project”). The project is intended to prevent and reduce flooding of the existing residential community and streets. It would divert and delay stormwater runoff, which is currently overloading the system as experience during Superstorm Sandy, from entering existing natural and constructed stormwater facilities before ultimately discharging into West Meadowbrook Creek. The project consists primarily of the installation of rain gardens and porous pavement along Webster Avenue, Camp Avenue, Michalicki Place, and Reid Avenue, within the Meadowbrook Corridor. PUBLIC EXPLANATION OF A PROPOSED ACTIVITY IN A 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN AND WETLAND This work will be located in NYSDEC Freshwater Wetlands and 100-foot buffer and the Freshwater Wetland Checkzone. Since the action will include new construction in wetland, Executive Order 11990 require that the project not be supported if there are practicable alternatives to development in floodplain and new construction in wetlands. The primary alternative for the current Proposed Project is the “No Action” alternative. Not undertaking the Proposed Project would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of the Bellmore-Merrick New York Rising Community Reconstruction Plan, in which it is a featured project that would demonstrate the viability of green infrastructure projects within the Town of Hempstead and reduce the risk of flooding in the NYRCR Merrick Community. The Proposed Project will reduce stormwater runoff impacts to local roads which become impassable during and after storms and flooding events. The “No Action” alternative would result in future severe flooding of the area and will cost the Town of Hempstead and the residents in the hamlet of Merrick significantly more money in damages over time. Without the new porous pavement and rain gardens, the area would continue to be impacted by flooding and water damage. The Proposed Project will not have any adverse effects impacts to the natural and beneficial functions and values of the wetland. The replacement of asphalt with porous pavement and the rain gardens will have a positive impact on the wetland allowing longer water retention. Additionally, the rain gardens will treat stormwater removing pollutants and solids before it is infiltrated or discharged. Applicable permits from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will be acquired before work is commenced. The Applicant will be bound by any permit stipulations or mitigation measures listed in permits acquired for this project. There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in wetlands and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment have an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Second, adequate public notice is an important public education tool. The dissemination of information and request for public comment about floodplains/wetlands can facilitate and enhance federal efforts to reduce the risks associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in floodplains/wetlands, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk. An early public notice of proposed activity within the 100-year floodplain was published by the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery on February 13, 2020, in the Merrick Herald Life. No comments were received. A draft Floodplain Management Plan (8-step process) documenting compliance with Executive Orders 11988 and 11990 as well as floodplain and wetland maps have been prepared for this project and are available for review at: http://www.stormrecovery.ny.gov/environmental-docs. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS AND CERTIFICATION On or about October 5, 2020, the HCR certifying officer will submit a request and certification to HUD for the release of CDBG-DR funds as authorized by related laws and policies for the purpose of implementing this part of the New York CDBG-DR program. HCR certifies to HUD that James McAllister, in his capacity as Certifying Officer, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the U.S. federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows GOSR to use CDBG-DR program funds. Public Comments on the Proposed Activity within a Floodplain and Wetland and/or NOIRROF: Any individual, group or agency may submit written comments on the Proposed Project. The public is hereby advised to specify in their comments which “notice” their comments address. Comments should be submitted via email, in the proper format, on or before October 2, 20220 at NYSCDBG_DR_ER@nyshcr.org. 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The only permissible grounds for objections claiming a responsible entity’s non-compliance with 24 CFR Part 58 are: (a) Certification was not executed by HCR’s Certifying Officer; (b) the responsible entity has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the responsible entity has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before release of funds and approval of environmental certification; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. 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County hosts socially distant 9/11 ceremony By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

In a nearly 40-minute, socially distant ceremony last Friday morning, elected and appointed Nassau officials and families of local 9/11 victims paused to remember the 348 county residents who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. At the solemn ceremony, held under a steel-gray sky, seven family members of victims read all 348 names before a handful of attendees at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theater at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, near the county’s 9/11 memorial. County Executive Laura Curran of fered opening and closing remarks, and Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder was among the attendees. The Nassau County Police Department Pipe and Drum band performed “Amazing Grace”; the Rev. Kevin Smith, the county’s fire chaplain, offered the opening

prayer; and NCPD Chaplain Dov Schwartz gave the closing prayer. “This has been a hard year, to say the least,” Curran noted in an email to county residents a day before the ceremony. “But as we approach the 19th anniversary of Sept. 11, I am taking time to pause and remember the tragic events that left our community and our nation forever changed. The World Trade Center attack stole the lives of thousands. We lost family members, friends, neighbors and colleagues — and we lost a sense of safety that we once took for granted. “The heroic first responders who set their own safety aside to rescue others,” she continued, “showed immense courage, and we are forever grateful. We face a second tragedy as we remember those heroes who survived 9/11 but lost their battle with Covid-19 this year — a disease made worse for those who spent days or weeks breathing in the air at ground zero.” To watch a video of the ceremony, go to liherald.com.

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victoria DEvito, from left, Greg Hoffman, Diane Fairben and Geri Ainbinder were also among the readers at Nassau County’s socially distant 9/11 remebrance ceremony last Friday. Each lost family.

News brief Veteran correspondent joins LIU’s Global Service Institute

SuSan HutcHinS waS among seven readers to recite the names of Nassau’s 348 9/11 victims at the county cderemony. Hutchins’s son Kevin Colbert, 25, of West Hempstead, died in the World Trade Center attacks. county ExEcutivE Laura Curran offered opening and closing remarks.

Rita Cosby, the renowned Emmy- the Institute to even higher levels.” The Global Service Institute’s Honwinning TV host, veteran correspondent and best-selling author, has joined orary Advisory Board comprises chamLong Island University as chairwoman pion boxer Evander Holyfield, Super of its Global Service Institute. Cosby Bowl champion Joe Theismann, “King of the High Wire” Nik Walwill lead the institute’s edulenda, Grammy-winning cational initiatives to s i n g e r D i o n n e Wa r inspire a commitment to wick, Emmy-winning volunteerism and elevate actress Susan Lucci, Roc the importance and power Nation President of Busiof service. ness Operations and StrateDuring the coronavirus gy Brett Yormark, Oscarpandemic, university offinominated Actor Gary cials said, the need for volSinise, best-selling author unteers to assist drasticalNelson DeMille, astroly depleted nonprofit organaut Buzz Aldrin, NATO nizations, so the need for Supreme Allied Commandt h e m h a s n eve r b e e n rita coSBy e r G e n e r a l We s l e y greater. Global Service C l a rk , M i c h a e l Re a Through engagement Institute chair gan, business executive programs, conferences, and D-Day veteran Maurice internships, scholarships and fellowships, the nonpartisan insti- “Hank” Greenberg, America’s first tute aims to develop character, prepar- female Four-Star Gen. Ann Duning and inspiring students and others woody, Medal of Honor recipient Col. to help find solutions to complex world- Jack Jacobs, founder of EarthX Tramwide challenges and seek personal or mell Crow, celebrity chef Robert Irvine, professional lives dedicated to service, public relations executive Ken Sunshine and others. according to LIU officials. The LIU Global Service Institute “The Global Service Institute established LIU as a premier destination for will kick off the fall 2020 semester with developing values-driven global citi- the “Headliners of Service” monthly zens who will impact their communi- virtual speakers series, which will featies,” LIU President Dr. Kimberly R. ture live conversations with Susan Cline said. “With her global experience Eisenhower, Housing and Urban Develexploring critical headlines and life- opment Secretary Ben Carson and Forlong dedication to service, Rita Cosby mer Israeli Prime Minister Ehud is an exemplary leader who will elevate Olmert.

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gate closed for good. They argue that keeping it open will cause “major safety issues” for residents and students. Some contend it was never open to vehicular traffic. “We have a woman who’s lived here for 77 years who said they’ve never had cars going in and out of that gate,” said Tim Anderson, a homeowner on Charles Street. He added that during arrival and dismissal — when parents and guardians park on Charles among the neighbors’ cars — the block turns into a “parking lot zoo.” “It’s just chaotic,” Anderson said. “There’s no crossing guards, nobody directing traffic — it’s a free-for-all.” A video obtained by the Herald Life shows families, students and pedestrians walking in the middle of the street — some with baby carriages — as cars attempt to enter and exit the parking lot. It also depicts drivers making three-point turns in the parking lot and on Charles Street instead of driving out of Levy-Lakeside toward Merrick Road. Palma said that district officials have been observing traffic flow at the Charles Street gate daily during arrival and dismissal to determine the viability of the entrance, or if modifications need to be made. “We’re having the [Town of Hempstead] come out next week to take a look at the overall safety on that block and . . . the possibility of [adding] crosswalks or speed limit signs,” he said. “We’re still looking at whether it would make sense to make it an entrance only.” Charles Street resident David Keller said that keeping the gate open is “a disaster waiting to happen.” “It’s created more confusion and chances of someone to get hurt,” he said, “and when the school goes to full capacity on [Sept. 21], that’s going to be a whole different nightmare.”

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tom reed, near left, acting supervisor of Hempstead Town’s Traffic Control Division, toured the area last week with Charles Street residents, center, and Marci Williams, Councilman Christopher Carini’s executive assistant. a photo of the street from 2017 shows a dead-end sign on the school’s closed gate. The sign, as well as the guardrail in the administrative parking lot, were removed during construction.

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The NorTh Merrick Public Library’s Board of Trustees recently welcomed a new member outside the renovated front entrance.

New trustee at North Merrick library After being temporarily closed due to Covid-19, the North Merrick Public Library is now open with a brand new look at the front entrance. A brandnew portico creates a safer and more welcoming entrance for all visitors who are returning to the library after months of closure. In addition to welcoming back patrons, the library has also welcomed

a new trustee, Karen Brown, pictured far left. She and fellow board members — including Trustee William Pezzullo, Vice President Kristin Frost, President Richard C. Smith and Mark Davis are ready to welcome Provided by the North Merrick Public Library; compiled by Alyssa Seidman.

ple through its five princiThe Bellmore-Merrick p l e s : B e h e a l t hy ; b e Central High School Disinvolved; be studious; be trict announced that Calambitious; and be responhoun High School senior sible. Jamie Cabán has been Distinguished Young named a Distinguished Women, which was foundYoung Woman of Merrick ed in 1958, is a free proafter participating in the gram that encourages parD i s t i n g u i s h e d Yo u n g ticipants to reach their Women of New York Atfull individual potential. Large program, a stateThe organization’s miswide scholarship program sion is to empower young for high school girls. women by providing more In October, Jamie will than $1 billion in scholarcompete against other Courtesy BMCHSD ship opportunities, develNew York seniors for the calhouN seNior JaMie oping their self-confiopportunity to represent Cabán has been named a dence and participating in the state as the Distin- Distinguished Young the district’s Life Skills guished Young Woman of Woman of Merrick. Workshops to pre pare New York for 2021. them for success after Throughout the year, Jamie will represent the community at high school. The district congratulates Jaime on various public events, and serve as a role model to young people by spreading this outstanding achievement. the program’s national outreach message of “Be Your Best Self.” The pro- Provided by the Bellmore-Merrick gram is designed to encourage self- Central High School District; compiled esteem and excellence in all young peo- by Alyssa Seidman.

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ven though Covid-19 hurt us, it gave us a chance to do some construction. We built a service station behind the bar. We extended the area behind the bar too so now it’s easier to get in and out. The building’s an old farmhouse, so the floors are uneven. Everything we do needs to be added on to the existing infrastructure. We also have new shirts we’re selling from Stitch This, Print That, over in Merrick. Now, we’re trying to get a ductless airconditioning system that also does heating and ventilation. If you have a torn of tattered flag, we also have a receptacle out front that anyone could use. We’ll respectfully dispose or recondition your flag. I was upstate on vacation, so I visited the American Legion hall there to get more ideas and see how they run things up there. As commander, there’s a lot of communicating and coordinating with the public. The hall’s not only good for our members, but the general public as well. We do small gatherings, outdoor events, birthdays, and it’s helpful for us to keep our feet up. We had an Eagle Scout ceremony recently. A family’s holding a small party in our backyard area tomorrow. You don’t have to be a veteran to join us. We have the Sons and Grandsons of the American Legion and the Ladies Auxiliary. The three divisions work well with one another, and everyone gets along. Becoming a member could be a lot of work, but also a blessing, in our community of vets and our town.

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began working with the Chamber of Commerce about 20 years ago. A neighbor asked me if I’d be willing to be the recording secretary. Then, my fatherin-law got sick, and I started doing more with my kids in school. I taught at Memorial Junior High School in Valley Stream — my only job. My husband and I own Universe Home Services. We do basically everything — heating, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, all of it. I always wanted to have a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Wantagh. Lots of towns have them, and I just thought, why not us? I was sworn in about eight weeks before St. Patrick’s Day. We started planning generally a couple of months before that, but we couldn’t do anything concrete until [the new slate of chamber officers] were all sworn in. Chamber membership is up, by about 30 percent since Covid-19. Some businesses have been able to convert to online models, but the pandemic’s been really hard on others — especially service-oriented ones like restaurants. But this is a community where people really help each other. We’ll get through this.

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A building with ‘a lot of potential’ Q. We bought a building that has three stores on the bottom and an attic above each store tall enough to stand in. The real estate rep said it was intended to be apartments that were just never built, and that it had “a lot of potential.” The building also has an easement driveway that goes to the back, for our property as well as the property next door and two houses behind. We were told that we could maximize the property by building over the Ask The driveway, since it’s part of Architect our property. How do we find out about these things? Our attorney suggested that you might know. A. Hopefully you bought the property for the rental income of just the three stores, because you can’t imagine that nobody else ever saw the onte eeper potential for the buildings in the past but just didn’t try to develop the property further. After rule No. 1 in real estate, which is “location, location, location,” comes rule No. 2, to develop the highest and best use of a property. Always maximize these two for the greatest return on investment, according to my real estate professor. If not, we were taught, then know when to walk away. One of the first things to evaluate, after the building and property condition, is the municipal zoning requirements, such as required parking based on use. Parking is the largest amount of space limitation, and can be the most challenging to investment return. Retail often requires space for one car per 200 square feet for onsite parking, plus driving aisles 23½ to 24 feet wide and a twoway driveway for entry and exit from the site. This takes a lot of space away from the building area. You can’t take street parking or municipal lots into account, because they’re shared by the public, but there may be a written decision in property records that grants a waiver of the off-street parking requirement if the same use is continuous. If you add or change a use, the waiver may not continue, and a new zoning case may need to be evaluated before a zoning board. Easements are the attorney’s job to juggle, since title and deed restrictions are part of land limitations set by local law and government legal decisions. I have rarely seen anyone be successful at building above an easement without expense that may be more than the value of the purpose. The attic space, if adapted to more retail or housing, opens up many more issues, such as space-consuming access stairs for entry and separate fire escape. Sprinklers, flame-retardant finishes, elevator, emergency lighting, alarms, strobes, control panels — the list is long. Always ask before you buy. The tough part before purchase is allowing the time it takes to get real answers. Every requirement is based on so many varying factors due to differing materials, building areas and uses. There will be a lot of number crunching and research to possibly reach your goal. Good luck!

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lected leaders from across Nassau County are urging — even pleading with — residents to fill out the U.S. census if they have not already done so, and time is running out. The census count will end Sept. 30. The census was originally scheduled to wind down Oct. 31, but in August the U.S. Census Bureau suddenly reduced the time frame by a month. In August, however, four out of every 10 Americans had yet to file their census forms, according to National Public Radio. That has led to fears of severe undercounting, particularly in minority communities. That is why elected leaders across the county have held news conferences of late, encouraging residents to file their forms to ensure that the states have the correct number of U.S. representatives and that local governments receive all the federal aid they are rightly entitled to — both are based on population — and to assure residents of color, particularly recent immigrants, that they have nothing to fear from the census. Many immigrants reportedly fear that filing might jeopardize their status, particularly after President Trump pushed for inclusion of a citizenship question on the census form, a requirement that the Supreme Court shot down in July 2019. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat from Baldwin, recently held a news conference in Roosevelt with U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat from Garden City. In August, Curran appeared at Glen Cove City Hall with U.S Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove. The census was the focus of both gatherings. Local leaders are right to be concerned.

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letters Thanks for the memories To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “The little bench in my backyard” (Sept. 3-9): It was very moving. This last year has been extremely difficult for so many. I can’t imagine how journalists like Brinton must feel, writing about the virus. The toll it has taken must be extraordinary. I don’t have a bench, but I have a small footstone that my son made when he was in kindergarten. It’s round and has small, colorful stones embedded in it. He glued those stones in carefully — his wonderful masterpiece. My son is now 21, living in North Carolina, attending college. Thank you to Brinton for sharing his memories. SARI BERKOWITz Glen Cove

What the Constitution says The U.S. Constitution mandates that the country count its population once every 10 years. The results are used to adjust or redraw electoral districts, based on where populations have increased or decreased. State legislatures or independent bipartisan commissions are responsible The Village of Freeport’s census response rate was 54 percent as of early this month; Elmont and Roosevelt, 53 percent; and the Village of Hempstead, 49 percent. This is indeed an urgent matter. Rice noted that a 1 percent undercount in the census could cost a local school district or government tens of thousands of dollars, if not hundreds of thousands, in federal aid per year. A severe undercount could cost millions. Overall, Nassau County’s response rate was solid at 73 percent, according to the most recent data, but even that number is concerning, given the amount of aid that could be sacrificed by an undercount of more than 25 percent. “When it comes to the census, the stakes have never been higher for Nassau,” Curran said at the Roosevelt news conference, addressing the coronavirus pandemic. “This census is about more than just ensuring we finally get our fair share of federal government dollars when we need it most. This year’s census is a once-in-a-decade opportunity for us to directly combat the inequities this crisis

for redrawing congressional districts. The U.S. Census Bureau provides states with population counts for this purpose. Everyone living the United States and its five territories is required by law to be counted in the census. Source: U.S. Census Bureau has laid bare.” According to the Census Bureau, you should be counted where you were living and sleeping most of the time as of April 1. If you’re responding for your home, count everyone who lives and sleeps there most of the time. That includes children, foster children, roommates, and any family members or friends who are living with you, even temporarily. If someone is staying with you because of the pandemic, however, they should be counted where they usually live. This includes college students, who should still be counted at school. If they live in student housing, the college will count them. If they live off campus, they should respond for their off-campus addresses. Filling out the census takes no more than 10 minutes, and you can do so securely online at 2020census.gov. To reach the U.S. Census Bureau for help, call (844) 330-2020 for English speakers and (844) 468-2020 for Spanish speakers. Representatives are available daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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here has been much publicity about the failure of the U.S. Senate to agree on a new aid package for the states. The costs of dealing with the impact of the coronavirus have hit every government hard, but especially the northeastern states. Largely left out of the discussion, however, is the serious headache that Nassau County and New York’s 61 other counties face. Whether you are distant Cayuga County or Nassau, the story is the same. Sales tax revenues are down 20 percent in most areas, and state aid has been cut jerry by 15 percent. kremer Property tax collections have been delayed to help people with fixed or no income. In short, sometimes government closest to you suffers the most. As a former chair of the State Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee, I was curious, and took a deep look at Nassau’s finances and the impact of Covid-19, which mirror many other counties. County Executive Laura Curran has done a great job of managing the coun-

ty’s finances. When she was elected in 2017, she was saddled with a massive budget deficit and faced the possibility of a state takeover of the county’s finances. Her predecessor, Ed Mangano, had proposed a series of budgets with so-called one-shot revenues and lots of Band-Aids that were destined to fall apart. Most Nassau residents don’t know that it is one of only a few jurisdictions in the state that has a control board watching its every financial move. The Nassau Interim Finance Authority was established in 2000, and has a full-time staff. It was dormant until 2011, when the county was in desperate need of an outside monitor. The bond rating agencies advised county officials that they needed a series of modest tax increases to fill their budget hole. But political fear prevented it. Writing about something that’s not very sexy can be a challenge, but readers should understand how their government functions. Nassau County taxpayers wake up every morning expecting the police to control the streets, the highway workers to fill the potholes and the parks to be open for their enjoyment. All of these activities rely on there being

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LeTTers Not wearing a mask is ‘despicable’

We need better street signs

To the Editor: On Saturday, Sept. 12, I attempted to attend an outdoor concert at the North Merrick Public Library. I had registered as required and was very excited to go as it seemed like a safe venue for me. I have not been out of the house for 18 months, except for doctor appointments, as I am a leukemia and bone marrow transplant survivor. I am immunocompromised. Both the event announcement and the registration confirmation stated that masks would be required, but at the concert at least eight people had no masks or wore their masks around their chins. I called into the library for assistance, and although someone came out, they did not address the situation. I had to leave the concert because I felt unsafe. What was supposed to have been an enjoyable and pleasant afternoon ended with disappointment and anger. I find it despicable that people can be so inconsiderate of others and think that they are above rules of public safety.

To the Editor: There was a long-overdue letter to the editor in the Aug. 20-26 issue, “Buildings need street addresses,” from Robert Rubalsky. Drivers become impediments to normal traffic flow while they search for locations that are not clearly marked with visible postal addresses. We have all been in this situation, either as the searcher or as the frustrated driver stuck in traffic behind one of these pilgrims in search of a destination. There are definite solutions, and at least one, the prominent display of a numerical address, is easy and inexpensive. These numbers are available in indoor or outdoor adhesive styles of many variations, and you don’t need to be a wizard or an acrobat to fasten them in place. Go to your local hardware store or home center. If you want to be fancy, there are numbers in brass, chrome or black that fasten with screws, and require slightly more expertise to install. Another problem: Our street sign systems in the U.S. vary widely in the information provided and how it is displayed. Most signs are now reflective, and lettering size has been increased for visibility. One problem has been solved, but anoth-

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enough money in the county treasury to pay for its workers and its facilities. The county currently faces a drop in revenue of $438 million, the result of all of the factors mentioned above. In simple terms, no business can survive for too long with losses of 25 percent or more. On Aug. 10, Curran announced a prudent plan to close this yawning budget gap. She proposed a series of budget cuts that would save $54 million. To offset the total of $438 million, she used all of her surplus funds, which included $103 million that local governments got in the CARES Act. Her proposal would produce $385 million in savings, which would erase the deficit. But there is one catch to this plan: The county owes NIFA a $75 million payment that is due in November. The County Legislature must approve the deferral of this payment, which would help avoid any serious tax increases. While the Legislature is controlled by the Republican Party, and Curran is a Democrat, I am convinced the Legislature will do the right thing and allow the payment to NIFA to be deferred for a year. If the county can’t balance its budget for

the coming year, all taxpayers may suffer, and the NIFA board could impose drastic cuts in county services. The tale of Nassau’s finances is being repeated in community after community. Since March, our television screens have been filled with story after story about all the human hardship the virus has caused. The scenes of emergency workers treating suffering people have left us with images that we will never forget. The services that save lives have to be paid for, and in the end, the buck stops with local government officials. Sadly, the people who can help pay for the coronavirus fallout — members of the Senate — went home for and returned from a summer recess, and still they have taken no action. There will apparently be no additional unemployment benefits and no small-business relief. Assistance for local governments won’t happen. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reminds me of Nero, who fiddled while Rome burned. 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.

Framework by Miguel Martinez

Near the Pacific coast, with the haze of wildfires in the distance — Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif.

er one has been ignored, especially in New York. When you get to the correct intersection, which way do you turn to reach your destination? Short of using your GPS on every trip, you have a 50 percent chance of turning in the right or wrong direction. The answer is simple, and although I hate giving credit to California, that state has gotten it right. Just look at the street signs at the second-most-famous intersection of the country after 42nd

Street and Broadway, Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles. Above or below the street name is a slightly smaller sign with the numbers on that block. What a concept. Imagine getting to a corner and knowing immediately whether the numbers ascend or descend from that intersection in either direction. It’s an idea whose time has come. ERIC SPINNER New Hyde Park

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onald Trump revealed his true self to The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward over the course of 18 interviews beginning last December, appearing coherent and well-informed — in matter-of-fact terms, for example, he noted as early as February that he knew the coronavirus was five times more deadly than the more “strenuous” strains of the flu. Trump could have acted decisively to stem the tide of disease that overwhelmed the U.S. But he didn’t. Many were unsure whether he could understand the gravity of the sCoTT illness or the sciBRinTon ence required to contain it. In April he suggested — seemingly seriously — that we might inject patients with disinfectant and irradiate them with ultraviolent light to kill the virus, prompting public health officials to issue urgent news releases cautioning people not to try this at home. Trump, to many, appeared to have lost his mind. As it turns out, we now know from Woodward’s interviews with the president that it was all performance art, a display of showmanship intended to obfuscate and deceive in the vain hope that Americans wouldn’t notice the rapidly rising Covid-19 death toll or unemployment rate.

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Woodward recorded nearly all the interviews with Trump for his latest book, “Rage,” which was set to be published after press time. Snippets of the interviews were released for public consumption last week, and were aired on “60 Minutes” last Sunday. In them, Trump appears lucid, articulate, in command of the facts, without a hint of mental illness. That is the maddening part of this tale. At least if he were suffering from lunacy, like a latter-day King George III, then he might be excused for bungling the national strategy to contain the coronavirus. The interviews make clear, however, that Trump is perfectly sane. He claimed he lied to the American people about the deadliness of the coronavirus so as not to incite panic. Many pundits, however, pointed out that Trump has had little trouble stoking fear, even panic, on any number of issues — from immigration to public housing — when it suits his political aims. His 2016 election strategy was to engage in an all-out culture war to divide the country along entrenched political lines, and then win at the margins by picking up disaffected Democrats and right-leaning independents who, on occasion in the past, had voted for centrist Dems. It worked. To date, Trump has followed his 2016 playbook, sowing division wherever he can, including in the U.S.’s approach to the coro-

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navirus. He knew as early as February that Covid-19 was an airborne disease, and yet he eschewed masks from the get-go, mocking former Vice President Joe Biden relentlessly for wearing one in public and never requiring their use at his mass rallies — which he continues to hold, despite local mandates forbidding such gatherings. That is, the nation’s chief law enforcement officer is flouting the laws he is sworn to uphold. The result: The U.S. was projected to surpass 200,000 coronavirus deaths this weekend. It is, by far, the world’s highest death toll — Brazil, the second highest, had 129,575 deaths as of Sept. 12. It should be noted that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has followed Trump’s coronavirus playbook, at times pretending the disease is relatively harmless, at others ignoring it and taking minimal action to contain it while claiming his administration is doing all it can to fight it. It needn’t have been this way. China, where Covid-19 originated, had 4,634 deaths as of last weekend; Germany, 9,421; Canada, 9,170; South Korea, 355; New Zealand, 24. Each of these nations acted quickly, according to a national plan, not our state-by-state, county-by-county, city-by-city hodgepodge of approaches, which have ranged from exceptional to downright dangerous. Trump had a national playbook that he could have — and should have — studied,

he nation’s chief law enforcement officer is flouting the laws he is sworn to uphold.

but he chose to ignore it. President Barack Obama left him a 68-page report titled, “Playbook for Early Response to High-Consequence Emerging Infectious Disease Threats and Biological Incidents,” developed by the National Security Council in 2016, according to “PBS NewsHour.” Obama was tested early in his presidency, in 2009, when the H1N1 flu raged across the globe, including in the U.S. On May 2 that year, he addressed the nation, and here, in part, according to White House transcripts, is what he said: “Over the last week, my administration has taken several precautions to address the challenge posed by the 2009 H1N1 flu virus. … “This is a new strain of the flu virus, and because we haven’t developed an immunity to it, it has more potential to cause us harm. Unlike the various strains of animal flu that have emerged in the past, it’s a flu that is spreading from human to human. This creates the potential for a pandemic, which is why we are acting quickly and aggressively.” Obama continued, remaining calm and truthful. H1N1 stayed with us for nearly two years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Roughly 12,500 Americans died of the disease during that time. If only Trump had followed his predecessor’s approach. 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.

You’d better believe it: We are in this together

ive years ago, I returned from a visit to my kids and grandkids, who live in a mountain town in northern California, and in this space I wrote, “I have come back from the future, and if you plan on going, better wear your fire-retardant underwear.” The tone of my comment is discordant now with news of the apocalyptic fires engulfing so much of California and Oregon. My California kids go to bed at night with their smartRanDi phones on; they kReiss and their children have “go bags” packed so they can evacuate if the alarm comes from their fire district. Their car is packed with nonperishable food and water and flame-retardant blankets. They don’t live far from towns that have burnt up in half an hour when winds pushed flames into their homes. The ashes from those fires are drifting our way. As a writer for a local newspaper, I have come to realize over the years that our connectedness as Americans and as human

beings supersedes our particular neighborhood interests. Everything is local. And everything local is global. In these chaotic times, we find ourselves on the same ship, heading for the rocks. Smoke from fires travels, viruses go airborne and political indiscretion is infectious; none of us is safe or immune. I live on the South Shore of Long Island, where we’ve been getting plenty of rain, with little chance of wildfires, but the California story is mine because I go to sleep at night worrying about my kids’ safety. The fire story is all of ours because we can imagine the fear of an alarm at night that sends children out into the unknown. If you’re reading this, chances are you live in New York state, where our infection rate from the coronavirus is below 1 percent. We’re in good shape at the moment, but Covid-19 is surging in other parts of the country. My Florida kids are in the thick of it, and their unfolding story is mine, too. Here we are sending, or are about to send, our children back to elementary and high school and universities across the

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country. The college kids getting sick across the country are coming home to our towns and villages. What we also share as Americans is the discovery that our president could have kept us safer. A president who put people before politics, who elevated science and medicine, who could evince a modicum of empathy, could have saved tens of thousands of lives during this pandemic. Last week we heard tapes of journalist Bob Woodward’s interviews with President Trump. We heard the president say he knew how devastating the pandemic would be, but in his own words, he “played it down.” Five years ago, when I first wrote about the fires near my family out West, it was a big deal, because the schools had to close for two days due to smoke and unhealthy air quality. Fast-forward, and the kids have been out of school for five months because of Covid-19. There is an awful confluence of circumstances: People are battling a vicious pandemic in the midst of raging wildfires. None of it had to be this way. For three years before he decided to cover up the

y kids in California go to bed with their phones on and their ‘go bags’ packed.

threat of Covid-19 in America, Trump was scorching the earth in other ways, expanding mining and drilling, halting regulations on industries that pollute and refusing to accept the findings of scientists who have warned us that drought, fire and even pandemics are related to global warming and climate change. Professor Noah Diffenbaugh, the Kara J Foundation professor of Earth System Science and the Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, states that global warming, caused by air pollution created by human activity, is a major contributor to the baking heat searing so much of California. According to The Washington Post, “An international panel of leading climate scientists said in 2013 that the planet is warming at an accelerated pace, and found with 95 percent certainty that human activity is the cause. The past three decades have been the hottest on the planet since 1850.” In 2018, speaking with the BBC, President Trump said of climate change, “I don’t believe it.” Left or right, red or blue, we are in the same sinking boat. Can’t we at least agree to plug the holes? Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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