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Mepham girl’s TD makes L.I. history By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

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WEllINGToN C. MEPhAM High School wide receiver Sofia LaSpina made Long Island history last Saturday as the first female football player to score a touchdown.

Wellington C. Mepham High School football player Sofia LaSpina made Long Island history last Saturday, becoming the first female to score a touchdown. The Pirates went on to win the game against Roslyn 49-21, giving them a 2-0 start for the season. After the game, LaSpina, a 15-year-old junior wide receiver, said she didn’t initially realize her 4-yard reception for 6 points was such a momentous

occasion. “I just wanted to make sure I caught the ball,” she told the Herald. Her teammates, she added, “were all so happy for me. They were all cheering me on and stuff.” “As soon as she caught it, our sideline went crazy,” said coach Anthony Cracco. “They were so excited for her, and I was as well . . . I was just thinking, from a Mepham perspective, how huge it was, and then it turned into a really big deal.” The catch, of a pass thrown by quarterback Peter Mayo, was no simple one, either. Continued on page 10

Kennedy High School to unveil Athletics Hall of Fame By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

A years-old idea to create a hall of fame to honor standout John F. Kennedy High School athletes through the decades is finally becoming a reality. On Saturday, the JFK Athletics Hall of Fame will be unveiled, to give lasting recognition to alumni with myriad achievements in a range of sports. Many of them will be in attendance. The inductees will also be honored at halftime of Kennedy’s Homecoming game against Valley Stream South on Saturday.

T he conce pt sparked renewed discussion during the tenure of for mer Principal Lorraine Poppe, who retired in 2018 and died in 2019. Her successor, Gerard Owenburg, along with coaches Brian DeGaetano and Craig Papach, were enthusiastic supporters. “Twenty-five years ago, we wanted to do this, Rich but it never came to fruition,” said DeGaetano, who is in his 28th year at the school. The Hall of Fame, featuring

a total of 53 athletes, will be in the foyer of Kennedy’s gymnasium. “It’s a privilege and an honor to be included,” said Morgan Kitton, a 2011 graduate, a former captain of the girls’ soccer and lacrosse teams and a member of the basketball and track teams. “It’ll be great to see where everylubell one is at today — and I’ll be initiated with my sister, Fara, who is 10 years my senior.” Kitton had a stellar career,

named All-County MVP and AllState in soccer. She went on to play at LIU Post, where she was captain of the soccer team and an All-Conference player. “Being a leader was the best part,” she said. “I’m an attorney, so it’s helped me be more personable. Also, I like helping others succeed.” Stephen Cavayero, a three-

time Nassau County champion wrestler and a high school AllAmerican who graduated in 1976, also said the recognition was a privilege. “I’ll be honored to be there,” said Cavayero, who will be inducted alongside his brothers, Harvey, Richard and Keith, all wrestlers. “We were the premier team,” Continued on page 4

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By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

Fundraising sales are abundant throughout September and October, the awareness months for many diseases. Merokeans Erin Phillips and her son Nicholas are among the many to host a sale — with a special purpose — to raise money and spread awareness of the rare and potentially serious genetic disorder, Polycystic Kidney Disease. PKD is a hereditary disease in which the kidneys develop cysts that can impede the function of the kidney, Phillips explained. The cysts can be removed, but they will grow back. If the disease progresses, the options for treatment is dialysis or a transplant — and if a patient is unable to receive a transplant, it can result in death. Nicholas, 20, was diagnosed with the disorder at 5 years old, according to Phillips. His father — who is currently awaiting a transplant — also has the disease. “When my son was born, we always knew there was a chance he could get it,” Phillips said. Phillips explained that when Nicholas was young, he would frequently contract ear infections, and after many visits to an ear, nose and throat doctor, they noticed her son had auricular pits, a small hole on the ear. “It was right where glasses would go — right above the cartilage,” she said. “Because he had those, and his dad had the disease, the doctor said we should definitely get it checked out. Kidneys and ears are formed at the same time when the baby is in the uterus.” “He had two cysts on the right, and two cysts on the left,” Phillips recounted of their visit to a kidney specialist. “My son is stable,” she added. “He goes every year to a kidney doctor, where all sorts of tests are run.” At his age, it is important the disorder is monitored through blood work and ultrasounds, because complications can include the bursting of the cysts, which results in the urination of blood, she explained. Kidneys are organs that act as a filtration system for the body, and should be fairly small in size. Kidneys with the disease that have been removed can be as large as a baby, she added. For the most part, Phillips said Nicholas has been able to live a fairly normal life. “He can’t really limit anything with his diet — he has to drink lots of water and watch his salt intake,” she said. “He also couldn’t play contact sports, in case he got hit and a cyst burst.” “I was going to the kidney doctor two times a year, and only started going once a year recently,” Nicholas said. “With Covid, I’ve been having to stay away from people. Nothing has really affected my life though — sonograms and blood work are important.” His mom added that he did have a surgery a few times to remove cysts in his ear, which kept growing back. “He is cystic, which means they can develop elsewhere in the body,” she said. “The last [surgery] was only a few years

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MERRick REsiDENt ERiN Phillips and her son Nicholas are raising money and spreading awareness for Polycystic Kidney Disease. ago.” For many years, Phillips and her son have been closely involved with the PKD Foundation that offers resources and support to families or individuals dealing with the disease. Since 2008, they have raised more than $18,000 for the organization. September is PKD Awareness Month, and there is usually a walk that takes place, where individuals register for teams to support the cause. This year, due to the pandemic, the walk is virtual and will occur the first week of October. “Since we’ve been doing the walk, we’ve also been doing a sale,” Phillips explained, whether it’s a bake sale, a yard sale, or sometimes both. The sales have been successful, and vary in profit from year to year, she added. “We sell mostly house ware, clothes and toys,” she said. “I definitely take donations — as long as its in good condition and works, I’ll take it.” On the importance of working with the PKD Foundation, Phillips said they’re a “great resource.” “Right away, they were amazing and they welcomed me in,” she said. “They just give you support and connect you with other people.” The foundation also releases a newsletter, providing those with the disease profiles on others who have it, as well as information on new treatments. “They are coming out with a drug,” she said, but it is still in clinical trials. “I am just trying to raise awareness, and trying to raise funds. Hopefully, one day they will have a treatment for it.” The Phillips family will be holding a yard sale for PKD Awareness on Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at their home in Merrick, located at 169 Frankel Blvd.

PhiLLiPs, NichOLAs AND Phillips’ mother form a team each year to fundraise for the PKD Foundation. PhiLLiPs AND NichOLAs at their first PKD walk in 2008, top right.

Athletes honored in Kennedy Hall of Fame Continued from front page

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said Rich Lubell, class of 1974, a state champion wrestler who was a teammate of the Cavayeros’. “It was the golden age.” Lubell received a full scholarship for wrestling at the University of Michigan, and competed in the Big Ten and NCAA Championships. “It was exhilarating,” he said. “I was competing against national champions, Olympic champions and all the rest for most of my career — and I had fire in my belly. I wanted to suc-

ceed.” Lubell went on to become a teacher, and now lives in Brooklyn. He will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame with his brothers, wrestlers Eric, Daniel and William. Eric went to Princeton after Kennedy, thanks to his success in the sport. “It was transformative,” he said. “We were a second-generation family that had a son going to Princeton.” All are welcome to attend the Homecoming game at Kennedy at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Afterward, the Hall of Fame

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Tuesday, Sept. 28

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Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé in conjunction with the Nassau County Department of Assessment, announces the return of in-person Property Tax Exemption Workshops for Fifth Legislative District residents. During the workshops, Department of Assessment staff will assist residents with filing for veteran, senior citizen, Cold War veteran, volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker, limited-income disability and/or home improvement exemptions. Enhanced STAR applications will also be processed for homeowners already enrolled in the STAR program prior to Jan. 2, 2015. To best protect the health and safety of employees and residents, this year’s workshops are by appointment only. Homeowners are asked to make an appointment by calling 516571-1500 or visiting www.nassaucountyny.gov/assessment and using the appointment scheduler link. All workshops are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The workshop will take place at the Merrick Library.

The South Merrick Community Civic Association will meet at the Merrick Golf Club house at 7:30 p.m. Guest speakers will include Legislator Steve Rhoads and Councilman Chris Carini. All residents are welcome to attend. Please call 978-8310 for more information.

Wednesday, Sept. 29 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Nassau Libraries Health & Wellness Event Dr. Jill Whyte has over 13 years of clinical experience caring for women with gynecologic malignancies. She has extensive experience in robotic and laparoscopic surgery. In addition, Dr. Whyte has a strong interest and expertise in fertility-preserving management of gynecologic cancers and risk reducing surgery for women at genetic risk for gynecologic cancer. Information session will start at 7:00 p.m. at the North Bellmore Library. Bring questions and save your spot! Please contact 516-785-6260 with any questions.

Outdoor Concert at the North Merrick Library Pack a picnic supper and bring the whole family down for an evening of fun with Beatles tribute band Penny Lane! With superb harmonies and note for note precision, Penny Lane’s tribute to the Beatles spans their entire career, featuring singles and favorite songs from the early days, Hard Day’s Night, Shea Stadium, Sgt. Pepper’s, Magical Mystery Tour, and their rooftop concert. The concert will be held outside in the rear parking lot. Please bring a lawn chair. Concert to begin at 6:30 p.m. Please contact the North Merrick Library with additional questions.

Saturday, Sept. 25 Yard Sale for the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation The Phillips family is hosting a yard sale to raise funds and awareness for the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation. PKD is a heriditary disease that

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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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The TOH is holding a Street Hockey Clinic at the Merrick Road Park Basketball Courts, starting Oct. 1. The North Bellmore Library will hold a free English Language Learners class this fall, starting Sept. 28. The North Merrick Fire House on Camp Avenue will have a free CRP/AED class on Friday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. JFK High School and Mepham High School will hold their homecoming football games on Sept. 25. The 34th Annual Family Bellmore Street Festival and Craft Fair will take place this weekend.

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Lynbrook Senior Soccer/Football a standoUt center-midfielder and two-time All-Class selection, Vuotto is pulling double duty this fall as the leader of Lynbrook’s soccer team and also a key contributor on the gridiron. In the opening week of both seasons, Vuotto scored three goals and assisted on another to get the soccer campaign off to a successful start, while also making history for the football program by going a perfect 4-for-4 on extra-point kicks to become the first-ever female to score for the Owls.

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Boys Soccer: Wantagh at Lynbrook .......................4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer: V.S. Central at Baldwin .....................4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer: Sewanhaka at Calhoun ...................4:45 p.m. Boys Soccer: Elmont at Carey ...............................4:45 p.m. Boys Soccer: MacArthur at Long Beach ................4:45 p.m. Football: Plainedge at South Side.............................. 6 p.m. Football: Clarke at West Hempstead .....................6:30 p.m. Football: Hewlett at Wantagh ..................................... 7 p.m.

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Girls Volleyball: Wantagh at South Side...................10 a.m. Girls Volleyball: Kennedy at Carey ...........................10 a.m. Girls Soccer: Wantagh at MacArthur .......................10 a.m. Football: Glen Cove at Mepham................................ 2 p.m. Football: Elmont at Long Beach...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Garden City at Carey ........................................ 2 p.m. Football: V.S. Central at Sewanhaka .............................. 2 p.m. Football: V.S. South at Kennedy ...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Bethpage at Lynbrook ...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Seaford at Lawrence ........................................ 2 p.m. Football: Friends Academy at Malverne .......................... 2 p.m. Football: Manhasset at V.S. North ............................. 2 p.m. Football: Baldwin at New Hyde Park ......................... 2 p.m. Girls Soccer: Sacred Heart at South Side................... 4 p.m. Boys Soccer: Massapequa at Oceanside ...................... 7 p.m.

Returning a pair of All-Conference pillars in seniors Zach Weitz and Joe Strawa, Kennedy this autumn adds a finishing touch to its standout defense – ranked second in Nassau A3 boys’ soccer with five goals allowed through four games. Junior goalie Antonino Scimeca has left his JV days far in the rear-view to lead Nassau with 37 saves, as Kennedy (1-3) – which won its Sept. 10 season opener 3-1 at Valley Stream North – seeks to erase a 3-7, pandemic-plagued spring and rectify its first postseason absence in six years. “With the Covid situation we kind of sputtered last year, and our record showed that,” said seventh-year coach Ari Bisk, whose teams, aside from last spring, have qualified for playoffs in all but his first season. “Defensively, now, we’re very sound. We’re excited to have Nino Scimeca at goalkeeper. He’s showing great poise and confidence, as well as just being an excellent shot-stopper.” Alongside fellow center back Youssof Bendary, the second year-starting Strawa headlines an all-senior, all-returning Cougars backfield, featuring outside backs Lorenzo Bonilla and Steven Fingeroth. “Our back line is really strong, difficult to beat off the dribble, very mobile,” Bisk said. “Joe Strawa’s a big, strong back. He wins balls in the air. Very tough to beat one-V-one.” Mainstay Weitz, a two-time All-Conference honoree, starts a fourth season for Kennedy at midfield, joined by junior Ty Gelman – a third-year starter – and sophomores Jacob D’Arrigo and Christian Maltes. “Zach’s our guy who dominates the field in the middle,” Bisk said. “He has great dribbling skills and is a great passer. Ty is a very smart player, plays quality through-balls. Jacob’s an excellent distributor. He plays the ball quick, covers a lot of ground. Christian, also, plays the ball very quickly.” Sophomore Jaden Waldinger has paced Kennedy’s offense with a goal and an assist, while fellow forward Brandon Sabillon (junior) and D’Arrigo also each have a tally, and Bendary an assist. “Jaden has an excellent shot,” Bisk said. “He’s got fast feet and has a very dangerous, long throwin. Brandon’s probably our most danger-

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Kennedy’s Zach weitZ, left, used his head to control the ball in front of South Side’s Danny Walter during the Cyclones’ 1-0 win Sept. 13. ous attacker. A really good finisher and he can also defend. We’re glad to have Ethan’s passing abilities. He can also beat people one-on-one.” Due for an eruption are Cougars spring goal leader Josh Platt and fellow junior Richie Ippoliti, who tallied twice to lead all scorers in a Labor Day Scrimmage at Wantagh. “Our offense is getting better,” Bisk said. “All the goals aren’t just coming from just one guy. More people are getting in on the scoring. We’ve got some depth

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and lots of guys can lead our offense.” Having held A3’s co-leaders – Roosevelt (3-0) and South Side (4-0) – to a minimum of scoring, allowing three goals across two shutout losses, Kennedy looks to make up ground before back-to-back, possibly critical, rematches in early October. “Our conference is very competitive,” Bisk said. “There’s a few things we could clean up. But really, we don’t see why we can’t make a run in the playoffs, even to the finals.”

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priority of this office, and we will continue to investigate and prosecute those who ignore those rights for their own profit.” Kasulis also thanked the Suffolk County Police Department and VMWare for their valuable assistance with the case. “The three employees who are pleading guilty in this investigation only saw the profit they could make if they gamed the system. Users paying for security software should be able to rely on the legitimacy of it,” said Driscoll. According to court filings, between 2011 and 2018, Constructure sold, installed and provided services for computer programs that were copyrighted and then sold by software companies, including VMWare, a global cloud computing software company. Some of those computer programs were designed so that they could not be activated until a user paid the company for a “license” to use that software. By installing working, but unlicensed, versions of software, Constructure was able to bill a customer for the software, under the pretense that Constructure purchased a copy on behalf of the customer, while not actually paying for it. From roughly 2011 to 2018, Constructure installed cracked software programs for multiple clients, including clients located in Hicksville, Mineola, Manhattan, and Bridgewater, NJ. When sentenced, each defendant faces up to one year in prison and a fine. The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s the National Security and Cybercrime Section and the Cybercrime Task Force. Assistant United States Attorney David K. Kessler is in charge of the prosecution. Compiled by Andrew Garcia

Long Island Monster Gallery opens in Mineola A new gallery, owned by Sanford H. Calhoun Graduate Jason Kings, 27, has opened in Mineola. The Monster Gallery is Long Island’s newest and only gallery dedicated to the world of horror. The cinematic movie gallery features two floors of life-size monster replicas handmade by artists around the world. Once you step inside, you will be immersed by theatrical sets, lighting and sound. Full-scale monsters, vampires, werewolves, ghosts and

more await those brave enough to come visit this gallery of nightmares. This is not a haunted house but an elaborate art gallery intended to preserve Hollywood’s most thrilling monster movies. The Long Island Monster Gallery is sure to provide a spooky evening for families and friends. For those interested, the artwork is also for sale. Compiled by Jordan Vallone

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Joseph Keegan, of Merrick, with Michael Calabria and Casey Silver, of Manorville and Stamford, CT., respectively, pleaded guilty on Sept. 15 in federal court in Central Islip to criminal copyright infringement. Keegan and Calabria were principals of Constructure Technologies, LLC, located in Melville, and Silver was a Constructure employee. According to the charges, the three installed unlicensed versions of software by using “cracking” programs or “key generators,” which allowed Constructure employees to activate copies of the software without paying for a license and obtaining a key. In addition to the guilty pleas, Constructure itself is charged with a felony violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and agreed to pay a $60,000 fine. The fine is part of a deferred prosecution agreement that Constructure has entered into with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The relevant portion of the DMCA prohibits the criminal circumvention of copyright protection systems, including encryption systems. Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office, announced the guilty pleas and deferred prosecution agreement. “With the guilty pleas and deferred prosecution agreement, Constructure and the individual defendants admit to committing a high-tech theft by installing unlicensed software they didn’t pay for, and cheating software companies of license fees they were owed,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Kasulis. “Protecting intellectual property rights is an important

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L.I. tech employees plead guilty to copyright crime

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Sofia LaSpina had three receptions in Mepham’s win over Roslyn last Saturday. LaSpina played for the Pirates her freshman year, and has returned this year as a junior. She got her start in seventh grade, at Grand Avenue Middle School after picking up the sport in her backyard. “I thought it was a very fun sport, so I just decided to play it in middle school and high school,” she said, “and maybe in college.” LaSpina said she has blended in with her fellow Pirates. “They all treat me as

just another teammate,” she said. Asked whether her history-making catch signifies a new direction for the sport, she said, “I hope so.” “I feel like a lot of girls feel like they won’t fit in, or no one will let them,” LaSpina said, “but I hope it shows girls they can do whatever they wanna do.”

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MERRICK HERALD — September 23, 2021

Mount Sinai South Nassau has chosen Wantagh as the site for a state-of-the-art Medical Arts Pavilion that will bring new jobs and high-quality specialty services to the South Shore. Let Town of Hempstead Councilman Chris Carini and Supervisor Don Clavin know you are in favor of moving this project forward.

Mount Sinai South Nassau plans to invest $35 million to renovate the former Verizon building at 2020 Wantagh Avenue in Wantagh, into a state-of-the-art medical arts center that will provide a wide range of healthcare services, including specialists in cancer, diabetes, women’s health, and imaging, all in one location. Tell Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin and Councilman Chris Carini that you support bringing healthcare services to Wantagh and urge them to allow the project to move forward. For more information about the project, please visit southnassau.org/wantagh.

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Town begins pothole-patrol initiative By Matt HugHs baldwineditor@liherald.com

The Town of Hempstead began its “pothole patrol” in August, an on-call service that fills potholes on roads within the town. Crews were trained over the summer by the Highway Department to operate two “potholebuster” vehicles. In 2018, when the town marked its 50,000th pothole repair, Alan Jasper described the town’s method as “cut and paste,” with a small, square segment of the street being cut out and filled in with new pavement. He said this is a more efficient method than the former repair process, which often resulted in potholes reforming. The town’s new pothole-filling trucks, the BergKamp FP5 Flameless All-in-Ones, fill potholes quicker, keep the asphalt constantly heated through electric heating and are “able to easily pour out asphalt to continuously fill potholes.” Including the drive, crews operating the vehicles consist of three to four workers. Highway Department officials said they are already seeing an increase in the speed of pothole repairs. Hempstead purchased the vehicles through the Highway Department at a reduced price after careful consideration whether the trucks would be benefit the town. Originally valued at $350,000 per truck, the town purchased the two vehicles at the price of $190,060, or $95,030 each. The money to make this purchase came from the Highway Department’s vehicle acquisition budget, according to town officials. At the start of this initiative in August, the pothole patrol was receiving about 15 calls per day, but that figure recently dropped to five. Hempstead officials did not comment on the average time it takes to fill a pothole from call to filled pothole; however, in a statement from

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tHe town of Hempstead purchased the vehicles through the Highway Department at a reduced price of $95,030 each to fill 1,000 potholes a day. March 2021, town officials said the service is filling 1,000 potholes per day. “By acquiring these new vehicles, the Town of Hempstead is doubling down on our commitment toward improving and maintaining roadway infrastructure,” Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin said. “Be on the lookout for the Town of Hempstead’s pothole

buster coming to a neighborhood near you.” Pothole busters service all of the Town of Hempstead, excluding roads owned by village, county and state municipalities. The pothole patrol can be reached at (516) 812-3310, and calls are added to a list before a schedule is made, depending on the location and severity of the potholes.

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Tristan Bissoondial, an 8th grade student at Grand Avenue Middle School, was recently named a semifinalist in the Broadcom Masters science competition — a premier science, technology, engineering and math competition for middle school students in the nation. Bissoondial, 13, participated in the competition after his research project placed first in the category of Environmental Science at the Tri-County Science and Technology Fair. A member of the research club at Grand Avenue and a soccer player in and outside of school, Bissoondial told the Herald he had heard about high levels of cadmium, a heavy metal, in waters in West Islip and the Block Island Sound.

“They were saying not to eat the fish [from these areas] because of the outbreak,” Bissoondial said. “I wanted to see if I could find something to stop this.” For his project, titled “Glycine Betaine Improves Tolerance to Cadmium in Lemna minor,” Bissoondial said he tested cadmium on duckweed, an aquatic plant, and found that glycine betaine, a nontoxic amino acid derivative, had an effect when it came to protecting duckweed from the metal. Bissoondial added that he also tested the protectiveness of melatonin — a hormone linked to sleeping — but found it had little effect. With his findings, Bissoondial sent in a video application to the Broadcom Masters competition. With more than 1,800 projects sent to Broadcom, Bissoondial placed as one of the 300 semifinalists from across the

MERRICK HERALD — September 23, 2021

By JORDAN VALLONE

Public Notices

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET OF THE NORTH MERRICK FIRE DISTRICT, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS, FOR ITS CONSIDERATION. A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2021 AT 7 PM. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE NORTH MERRICK FIRE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING LOCATED AT 2095 CAMP AVENUE, NORTH MERRICK, NEW YORK 11566.

PURSUANT TO TOWN LAW SECTION 181, THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS MUST HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET, MAKE THE PROPOSED BUDGET AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT IN FAVOR OF, OR AGAINST, AS IT IS SUBMITTED, OR FOR, OR AGAINST, ANY ITEM, OR ITEMS CONTAINED THEREIN. COPIES OF THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET, WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON(S) AT NO COST, AT THE FIRE DISTRICT OFFICE, 2095 CAMP AVENUE, NORTH MERRICK, NEW YORK 11566. OFFICE HOURS, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 AM TO 4PM. COPIES OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT www.northmerrickfd.org AND AT THE OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK, OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, ONE WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK 11550. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS DAVID WARD - DISTRICT CLERK NORTH MERRICK FIRE DISTRICT SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 127533

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. JOHN GILMORE, et al, Defts. Index #614659/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated June 24, 2021, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 27, 2021 at 2:30

p.m. prem. k/a District 25, Section 55, Block 493, Lot 830. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “Rain or Shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. BRIAN J. DAVIS, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #98877 127538

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking on Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 5th day ofOctober, 2 021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations: BELLEROSE TERRACE 245th STREET - west side, startingat a point 170 feet north of the north curbline of Superior Road, north for a distance of 17 feet. (TH-361/21) BELLMORE MARGARET STREET west side, starting at a point 212 feet south of the south curbline of Merrick Road, south for a

distance of 22 feet. (TH-397/21) EAST ATLANTIC BEACH ROCHESTER AVENUE west side, starting at a point 90 feet north of the roadway terminus, north for a distance of 19 feet. (TH-384/21) ELMONT LEHRER AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 205 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Turnpike, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-353/21) HILL AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 232 feet south of the south curbline of Kiefer Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-391/21) FLORAL PARK ONTARIO ROAD - south side, starting at a point 63 feet east of the east curbline Of 239th Street, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-383/21) MERRICK ORR STREET - west side, starting at a point 9 feet north of the roadway terminus, north for a distance of 25 feet. (TH-380/21) UNIONDALE BARRY PLACE - west side, starting at a point 100 feet north of the north curbline of New Street, north for a distance 23 feet. (TH-357/21) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated:September 23,2021 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 127527

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GRAND AVENuE EiGhth-GRADER Tristan Bissoondial, 13, was named a semifinalist in an international science competition due to his environmental research project on cadmium levels in nearby bodies of water. nation as a 7th grader. In New York, he was just one of four middle school students to place. “When I was first interested in science in 3rd grade, I was reading food labels because I had food allergies,” Bissoondial said of his interest in the field. “One of the first projects I did was testing food coloring, because it was in a lot of the food I ate.” Testing titanium dioxide, a common component in food coloring, on radish plants, he found “it was very toxic.” Remaining curious about the chemicals that end up in the foods people eat, Bissoondial also learned that cadmium was in 75 percent of baby foods on the market, thus motivating his research. The in-lab research process took about three months and was completed at a lab in Hewlett High School with the assistance of Bissoondial’s older brother, Tyler Bissoondial. “I did this with my brother in a lab,” Bissoondial said. “We ordered the samples and were able to get it.” “We had to get the supplies, count which [duckweed plants] lived or didn’t live,” he added. “We had to test every-

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Town Law Section 181 a (1) and pursuant to General Municipal Law Section 35, (2e) the North Merrick Fire District has complied with the annual audit requirement s of the New York State Office of the State Comptroller. The North Merrick Fire Districts’ fiscal affairs for the period January 1 to December 31, 2020; have been examined by the Independent Certified Public Accounting Firm of Craig, Fitzsimmons & Michaels LLP, Smithtown, New York. A copy of their independent audit report and management letter has been filed with the New York State Comptroller where it is available as a public record by all interested persons. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS DAVID WARD DISTRICT CLERK NORTH MERRICK FIRE DISTRICT SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 127535

thing with different chemicals — and test the chloroform in it. Tyler, a junior at John F. Kennedy High School, previously placed as a finalist in the Broadcom Masters competition when he was a freshman. He was also featured in the Herald earlier this year for placing in the 2021 Spellman Clean Tech Competition, another international science competition. “The main conclusion was that I was able to help prevent the plants from dying,” Bissoondial said. “Glycine betain had that effect.” With science being an interest to Bissoondial, he shared that he is unsure if this is something he’d like to pursue as a career — but he’s got plenty of time to decide. “It’s something I could do,” he said. “But, it depends — it’s definitely out there as an option.” Tristan’s science teacher, Tami Cruz, said Tristan was a “kind, well-rounded and talented student.” “He is very hardworking and tries his best at everything he does,” Cruz said. “His best quality — in my opinion — is his compassion towards others.”

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Baldwin $449,000 Parsonage Place. Contemporary. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Open concept kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Water views and room to dock boat. Master bedroom with private balcony overlooking water. 40 foot new Trex deck. Large outdoor shed. FEMA compliant. Taxes: $7,050 Bellmore $609,000 Surf Drive. Hi Ranch. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room with skylights. Den/family room and exercise. Master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and dressing area. 2 fireplaces. Large deck and side yard. Nearby marina and park. Taxes: $14,430 East Meadow $680,000 Cadillac Drive. Split Level. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Updated eat-in kitchen with quartz countertops, soft close cabinetry and new appliances. Formal dining room. Den/family room. Master bedroom with large his/hers closet. Large 4 car driveway. Large fenced yard. Close to parkways and shopping. Taxes: $12,897 East Rockaway $474,000 Baisley Avenue. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Spacious family room. Front porch and oversized yard. 2 car garage Taxes: $10,171.52 Franklin Square $1,050,000 Adonia Street. New Colonial. Dogwood section. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with large center island and built-in wine cooler. Open floor plan. Formal living room. Formal dining room. Family room with fireplace. Master bedroom suite. Pre-wired Sonos surround sound system. Freeport $670,000 Rose Street. Colonial. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Finished basement with outside entrance. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Living room with fireplace. Formal dining room. Den with fireplace and home office. Large front porch. Oversized property with deck, patio and pool. Separate 1,500 square foot workshop. Taxes: $10,951 Long Beach $765,000 Franklin Boulevard. Expanded Cape. Eastholme section. Updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, island and stainless steel appliances. Open layout. Formal dining area with sliders to yard. Ensuite master bedroom. Second floor family room with access to oversized deck. New landscaping. Many updates. Close to beach, boardwalk, shopping, dining, and LIRR. Taxes: $15,662.32 Rockville Centre $1,205,000 Raymond Street. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Custom eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. Master bedroom suite with large master bathroom. Walk-up attic with recreation room and bonus rooms. Lush landscaped property. Custom front porch. Central air conditioning and security system. 2 car detached garage. Taxes: $22,159.59

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Q. We want to re-insulate our house before winter while we renovate, and aren’t sure about which type to use. The costs seem to be very different between fiberglass and foam. What would you suggest we use, and why? Are there any other less costly choices? A. Insulation, of all building materials, has the highest return on investment when you consider the installation and material cost compared with the savings over the rest of the life of the building. Every second of every day, your building or home is losing temperature to the outside environment, heating up in the summer and cooling onte eeper down in the winter, at constant expense, so resisting that loss of temperature and money should be a high priority in the design and selection of materials. Choose the best material and have it installed correctly.

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The best choice is closed-cell foam, which has the highest return on investment and the highest initial cost but is worth every penny. Closed-cell foam is a complete cavity-filling barrier with the highest resistance to temperature changes. But it also does what other insulators cannot: It is a vapor retarder and resister.

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The two biggest problems buildings face are water and movement, and closed-cell foam is an excellent choice to resist both, because it adds rigidity to the walls and roof while slowing or stopping moisture. Open-cell foam is less costly, but can collect and hold moisture like a sponge does. Fiberglass not only does not expand to completely fill the floor, wall and roof cavities, it also collapses when wet. The only place I would use fiberglass, given a financial choice not to, would be in buildings that need to be stripped due to regular flooding, since foam would be hard to remove in a repair or remediation. With fiberglass insulation you must leave an air space to the outside of the insulation so that air can freely flow to carry moisture away, a sure sign that the cavities continuously have humidity, just like the outside air. From a cost perspective, you can look at the issue two different ways. Do you want to save money in one day and pay more the rest of the building’s life, or do you want to make the investment to save the money on rising utility costs for the rest of your life in the building? I reduced the insulation in an energy analysis for a home in the spring, when the client got a quote of $16,000 for closed-cell foam. We are now required to do formal energy analysis on each project, so working the numbers and using some creative changes with more resistive window and door ratings, which adds some cost, we were able to use closed-cell foam and save the owner around $8,000. In 10 to 12 years, all those savings will begin to reverse themselves as utility prices rise and continuous temperature is lost. Good luck! © 2021 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

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n New York state, over 5,000 people hold titles such as mayor, supervisor, sheriff, chief of police and others, and these office holders are responsible for the good and welfare of their citizens. Other than New York City’s mayor, none are as powerful as the state’s 62 county executives. While some have small constituent bases, the downstate county executives have responsibilities with larger populations than several other states. While the public is largely unfamiliar with the role of county JERRY executives, in areas such as NasKREMER sau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, being a county executive is a very big deal. The current Nassau County executive, Laura Curran, is responsible for nearly 1.4 million residents. Her proposed 2022 budget is $3.3 billion. In her daily job, she supervises thousands of public employees, including one of the largest police departments in the state. In addition, she must deal with the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic

and a host of other municipal headaches. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is charged with taking care of the needs of over 1.5 million residents in a territory that, combined with Nassau, has a population larger than 37 states. Like Curran, Bellone deals with the challenges of monitoring a large county workforce and a major police department, and overseeing dozens of agencies that provide critical services to Suffolk residents. With their wide-ranging experience, you’d think that county executives like Curran and Bellone would be on a fast track to higher political office. A look at the state’s political history, however, shows that no county executive has ever been able to successfully use his government experience as a springboard to the job of governor, attorney general or state comptroller. A number have tried, with no success. In 1968, Nassau County Executive Eugene Nickerson ran in the primary for the U.S. Senate, but lost that contest. Current U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi ran in a primary for governor against then Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, but failed. Political observers agree that if the late Nassau County

executive Tom Gulotta had run for governor against the late Mario Cuomo, he might have been elected. Instead, Gulotta yielded to State Sen. George Pataki, who beat the incumbent governor. Former executives in Westchester County have had mixed results in the quest for higher office. Al DelBello won a Democratic primary for lieutenant governor and served under Cuomo, who gave him few if any responsibilities during his four years in the job. DelBello was a bright and highly capable executive, but after his first statewide role he did not seek any other office. Republican Rob Astorino has run for governor a number of times with no success. Bellone is term-limited, and after this year he will be out of office. Curran is seeking her second term as county executive, and is an odds-on favorite because of her many successes and her strong administrative talents. She has run her office in a nonpartisan manner, and has the respect of Nassau County’s business and political communities. The question that Bellone currently faces, and that Curran will face, is what opportunities there will be for

he future looks bright for Nassau’s Laura Curran and Suffolk’s Steve Bellone.

them when they finish their terms. In 2022 there will be statewide contests for the three major offices. Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who has won all of his races by staggering numbers, is expected to coast to victory. Attorney General Letitia James may decide to challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul, which would leave an opening for an aspiring attorney. Neither Bellone nor Curran is a lawyer, so that eliminates that opportunity. So what’s next for these two Long Island rising political stars? Both are young and highly capable. It will take some time for there to be a major opening at the state or federal level, but it will come. Once upon a time, it was considered political heresy if one Democrat challenged another, but that’s now considered old thinking, and opportunities that no one ever thought about may surface. For now, the chiefs of both suburban Long Island counties will have to play the waiting game. 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.

Feel-good, do-good work: Here’s the plan

our teenager sets aside his phone, his iPad, his computer, his tricked-out sneakers, her makeup palette, her micro shorts, his ratty T-shirt, her addiction to Instagram, his obsession with TikTok, and they leave home for some weeks or months to trim trees, cut back brush, dig ditches, install solar panels, and otherwise work toward mitigating the devastating effects of climate change. They join a corps of similarly unprepared, illequipped teens and they get paid RANDI minimum wage to KREISS do their bit to keep the earth spinning. Just days after becoming president, Joe Biden signed an executive order providing for establishment of such a group — a Civilian Climate Corps. This would be the first-ever government-led initiative to put large numbers of young people to work fighting climate change. Democrats have expressed support for the idea, which is now incorporated in the $3.5 trillion spending bill bumping its way through Congress. Specifically, the CCC would “aim to conserve and restore public lands and

waters, bolster community resilience, increase reforestation, increase carbon sequestration in the agricultural sector, protect biodiversity, improve access to recreation, and address the changing climate . . . “. . . Projects could range from wetland restoration in Florida’s Everglades to building parks or installing solar panels in urban areas. Corps members would be paid minimum wage, receive health care benefits and possibly school credit for their service. Would parents get behind this idea? It makes sense that hard work could be a great benefit to our children. This generation of teenagers has survived pandemic shutdowns and isolation; a public-works experience could help them become more independent and resilient and educated in basic life skills. The idea would be to merge large cross-sections of teenagers from rural areas, urban zones and suburban communities and offer an opportunity for a rich social and cultural experience along with the physical work. The idea isn’t new. More than 80 years ago, my uncle joined the first CCC launched by FDR to put young men to work during the Great Depression. It was called the Civilian Conservation Corps,

and my uncle left Brooklyn to work somewhere out West for a summer clearing brush. I wish I had more details, but all I know is that as an old man, he recalled the experience as one of the best times of his life. He got paid, he got fed, he had a nifty uniform and he met people he never would have met in Brooklyn in 1934. The CCC operated from 1933 to 1942. The organization was semi-military, and some political leaders at the time urged increased military training as the drum beat of war in Europe was getting louder. Many of the young men in the program, which employed millions, became the fighting force for America in World War II. My uncle joined the Navy at 17 and served on a minesweeper. The new CCC has more modest goals, hoping to employ hundreds of thousands rather than millions, and it would be diverse in every respect, in contrast to FDR’s CCC, which was strictly segregated. According to a story in The Washington Post, the Depression-era CCC was more popular than any of FDR’s other New Deal plans, earning the respect of the president’s foes as well as his supporters. It is thought that FDR, who conceived of the program, got the idea from Har-

utting young people to work fighting climate change would be a new New Deal.

vard philosopher and writer William James. “If now there were instead of military conscription a conscription of the whole youthful population to form for a certain number of years a part of the army enlisted against Nature,” James once observed, “the injustice would tend to be evened out, and numerous other goods to the commonwealth would follow. Our gilded youth [would be] drafted off according to their choice [of work assignments] to get the childishness knocked out of them, and to come back into society with healthier sympathies and soberer ideas.” Even as a state legislator, FDR boosted conservation efforts. His CCC was a perfect plan to address widespread national unemployment in the 1930s. In his first inaugural address, he said, “I propose to create a Civilian Conservation Corps to be used in simple work, not interfering with normal employment, and confining itself to forestry, the prevention of soil erosion, flood control and similar projects.” Eighty-eight years later, it is still a winning plan. But it requires a zeal for hard work and an idealism that fueled other do-good programs like the Peace Corps. I hope we, as a society, still have the right stuff. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

MERRICK HERALD — September 23, 2021

What’s next for two sharp, young county executives?

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ach election season, we at the Herald Community Newspapers invite political candidates to our Garden City office for an hourlong meeting to hear their ideas and views before deciding whom we will endorse. This year will be no different. We will not allow the pandemic to interfere with one of a newspaper’s solemn responsibilities — offering our take on which candidates we believe are best prepared to represent the people. In the coming weeks, we will be conducting endorsement interviews for county, town and city elections. We will base our decisions on extensive research, including those interviews with representatives of our Editorial Board. The process of interviewing candidates takes a month. At times an endorsement call is an easy one, while at others we agonize over the decision. We take the process very seriously, considering each candidate’s personal and professional background, commitment to doing good for people and positions on key issues when deciding on our endorsements. Political experience is a plus, but not a requirement to earn our support. Endorsement decisions are made by a minimum of three Editorial Board representatives, and often considerably more than that. A decision does not require unanimous consent, but rather a simple majority. When there is a dissenting opinion, we often note it in our endorsement. In the past, we have endorsed both Democrats and Republicans. Our enthusiasm for a candidate is based not on our individual political views, but rather on what we collectively believe to be his or her potential to effect positive change while in office. Our endorsements will appear in our Oct. 28-Nov. 3 issue.

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letters ‘Common-sense’ gun bill needed To the Editor: Back to school brings a lot of excitement, but it can also bring anxiety. Our children’s safety is impacted not only by Covid-19, but also by our other national epidemic — gun violence. While New York state has some of the best gun violence prevention laws in the country, keeping families safe takes commitment on the local level as well. As an advocate for gun violence prevention, I have long supported public education about safe gun storage. One way to prevent unintentional child shootings is to make sure firearms are stored securely in the home using a safe or a gun lock, and making sure the weapon is unloaded, with ammunition stored separately. When sending your child to a play date at a friend’s house, always ask about the presence of a gun and how it is stored, the same way you would ask about food allergies or other child

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a request to Nassau County Board of Elections, 240 Old Country Road, Fifth Floor, P.O. Box 9002, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. Otherwise, you can cast your ballot at your local polling place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2. All elections are consequential. Presidential elections are always hotly contested, and garner outsized attention. Though local elections are far more low-key, they are often more consequential to people’s everyday lives, affecting their propertytax bills, policing, roads, parks, garbage collection and sewer and water systems. If you want your voice to be heard, you need to cast a ballot. Our democracy is not, as they say, a spectator sport. It requires participation. So, in the coming weeks, please pay close attention to the Herald’s coverage of the candidates and then, regardless of how you do so, fulfill that most American of civic duties and vote.

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recently took part in a WABC-TV special, “Back to School: Learning During a Pandemic,” hosted by Lauren Glassberg. Participants included Roger León, superintendent of Newark Public Schools in New Jersey; Dr. Jennifer Lighter, a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases at NYU Langone Health; and Dr. Jill Emanuele, senior director of the Mood Disorders Center at the Child Mind Institute in Manhattan. Glassberg distributed questions among the panelists. Here are my ALAn responses, which have been edited sinGer for space. What do you think needs to be done in terms of catching kids up in learning? The Brookings Institute posted a preliminary study in December 2020 that projected that students would lose 30 percent of the expected learning gains in reading and 50 percent in math because of Covid19 disruptions. In June, the federal Office for Civil Rights reported that the pandemic widened pre-existing racial, ethnic and economic disparities in education. There will be pressure on school administrators, teachers and students to catch up as fast as they can. If performance is measured by standardized exams, that could lead to

intense test prep rather than a focus on the joy of learning, making school a dreary place for kids who are returning to school full of joy. Have you heard any stories that suggest kids can’t learn in different situations? I think the bigger problems are the adult political battles over vaccinations and masks, which will increase adolescent anxiety and can contribute to bullying in schools. We’ve seen Covid-19 spikes in Louisiana and Texas, where people have been most hostile toward vaccinations and masks. New York City is mandating that all school employees be vaccinated by the end of September, but the teachers’ union acknowledged that there are thousands of unvaccinated city Department of Education workers, including teachers. We want to be hopeful, but we also need to be prepared. Kids respond to what is going on and the anxieties of parents and teachers. Should children and parents know which teachers are vaccinated? Teachers have rights. People with disabilities have rights. People with religious beliefs have rights. This question may have to be resolved in court. There are studies reporting that online learning isn’t as effective as classroom instruction. Can you discuss this? I have two high school-age grandchil-

e must make school and learning fun. That must be the priority.

Letters safety issues. While such precautions may seem like common sense, the Republican majority in the Nassau County Legislature refused to even discuss a safe storage bill simply because it was filed by a Democrat, Legislator Ellen Birnbaum. For three years the majority kept the bill off the docket, until a statewide safe storage law finally passed in Albany. Why did the Republicans drag their feet on this bill? Child safety is not a partisan issue. Why let party politics intrude on legislation to keep Nassau’s families safe? This is simply one area where the majority is putting their party affiliation ahead of the people they have been elected to represent. LAURA BURNS Founder, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Burns is running for the Nassau County Legislature in the 6th District.

Teddy Roosevelt inspired 9/11 hero To the Editor: I would like to make the case that on Sept. 11, 2001, former President Theodore

dren who are now seniors. I worked with them on FaceTime. They received instructional packets from school, and sometimes they could do them and sometimes they couldn’t, but I was there to help. The reality is, though, that most students don’t have someone with whom they can work. Parents may not be fluent in English. Parents themselves may not be well educated. My grandson needed help with chemistry. I don’t know chemistry, but as an experienced teacher, I asked him to explain it to me, and through that process he figured it out. Many kids don’t have that, and they get lost and give up. That’s the problem with online learning. I virtually visited about a dozen metropolitan-area middle and high schools during the pandemic. Some had high attendance, while at others, less than 50 percent of students showed. With online learning, many students didn’t attend school, and even if they signed on, many weren’t required to turn on their cameras and weren’t there.

Roosevelt, of Oyster Bay, helped save his beloved White House or the U.S. Capitol, in addition to the lives of any people still inside either building between 10 and 10:30 a.m. that day. This posthumous “act,” 82 years after his 1919 death, was made possible through the person of Todd Beamer, who led the heroic passengers aboard United Flight 93 with the words “Let’s roll!” Although Roosevelt was born in 1858 and was president from 1901 to 1909, his very American spirit was still alive in 2001. Though he wasn’t on Flight 93, he was there in spirit, in the heart and mind of Beamer. There is little doubt that if Beamer and his courageous fellow passengers had not mobilized to attack the terrorist hijackers and bring that plane down in Shanksville, Pa., it would have soon struck the White House or the Capitol. That Beamer was, at least in part, inspired by the ideals, ideas, words and life of Roosevelt was documented in Newsweek (Dec. 3, 2001) and in Beamer’s wife’s book, “Let’s Roll!” Lisa Beamer tells how, sometime after 9/11, she found on Todd’s home office desk a quotation from Roosevelt’s 1910 “Man in the Arena” speech, which read, in part: “The credit belongs to the man who is

Did some older students take part-time jobs to earn income during school hours? At one vocational school, many parents were out of work. Because the primarily young men at the school had job skills, they were working and signing into class on their phones, but the teachers were aware they weren’t really there. It was difficult, because the teachers didn’t

want to come down hard on them, because their families needed the income, but they weren’t learning. What are your final thoughts on where you think this school year is headed? First, for younger children, we must make school and learning fun. That must be the priority. For older children, the challenge will be to reaffirm the habit of hard work, even when the task is difficult or boring. That is preparation for future life. I’d like to propose a civics project for every school and student. We need to enlist our children as Covid-19 educators. This was done during World War II, when children were mobilized for recycling campaigns to educate their parents, and it was done by Mayor Ed Koch in New York City in the 1980s, when there was a water shortage. Our children should become active in their families and communities, educating parents, family members and neighbors on why they should be vaccinated. That would bring excitement to the schools, engage kids on many different levels and help address the pandemic. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on twitter at https://twitter.com/AlanJSinger1.

FrAmeWork by Tab Hauser

One of the last sunsets of the summer — Glen Cove

actually in the arena . . . who strives valiantly, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in worthy causes. Who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement and who, at worst, if he fails, fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know nei-

ther victory nor defeat.” Roosevelt’s influence was certainly still alive — 91 years after he delivered that speech in Paris — in Todd Beamer on Sept. 11. RICHARD SIEGELMAN Plainview

MERRICK HERALD — September 23, 2021

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