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Residents decry rentals for Whaleneck ings, held Sept. 16, was expected to attract 20 to 30 people, but roughly 200 turned out. A petition opposing a developThe initial lack of a publicment complex proposed by address system caused a contenSouthern Land Company, which tious environment, with resiis seeking to build 140 mixed-use dents loudly voicing their conrental units at 3000 cerns across the Whaleneck Drive mask-wearing in south Merrick, crowd and causing had garnered neararguments over ly 1,000 signatures who should speak as of press time first. As Southern Tuesday. Land’s senior vice The Herald Life president, Dustin reported last Downey, attempted month that Southto describe the ern Land, a Nash- SuSAN details of the projville-based firm, is ect, the majority of in contract to buy SchochNER attendees shouted the eight-acre prop- Merrick “no” in unison. erty — subject to “The communiper mitting and ty doesn’t want rezoning approvals by the Town this,” one resident cried. of Hempstead — to construct “Speak for yourself,” replied five three-story buildings and another. waterside promenades at the site Hewlett Avenue resident Paul of the Whaleneck Marina and Healy, who started the Change. the restaurant Salt. If approved, org petition, took the floor to conthe project is projected to vey his concerns. “The proposal increase the property tax base by of multiple apartment buildings $16 million over the next 20 with several stories in a singleyears. home residential community Southern Land principals was a blaring siren to all of our have held a series of public hear- residents,” he later told the Herings to brief local residents on ald. “We recognize this is a penthe proposal and gather community feedback. One of those hearContinued on page 3

By AlySSA SEidMAN aseidman@liherald.com

don’t want the hustle and bustle of the city here.

Courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District

AT MERRick AVENuE Middle School’s incoming seventh-grade orientation, students learned how to log onto Google Classroom while spaced out in the gymnasium.

Central District gears up for full in-person classes By ANdREW GARciA agarcia@liherald.com

Slowly but surely, a sense of normalcy is returning to the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District — despite new mandates of mask wearing, one-way hallways and desks equipped with plastic barriers. On Friday, the district’s students will return to full inperson classes for the first time since May, when schools across New York adopted dis-

tance-learning plans to slow the spread of the coronavrius. Middle and high schoolers in Bellmore and Merrick have attended lessons in a hybrid model, switching between inperson and virtual learning, since the school year began earlier this month. The roughly two weeks of the combined learning models have helped the district gauge the effectiveness of the new safety guidelines, ensuring that teachers and students have adapted to procedures,

officials said. The plan for Wednesday and Thursday was to stagger attendance so students “can continue practicing and perfecting the navigation of entrances, exits, stairwells and hallways with a decreased population,” Superintendent John DeTommaso wrote in a letter to parents. This also gave students “an opportunity to attend classes that have full in-person attendance,” he said. Continued on page 2

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Full in-person schooling begins on Friday Continued from front page “We’re happy with the way we’ve navigated this new world,” Assistant Superintendent Mike Harrington said. “We’re using Wednesday and Thursday to look at classroom space, allowing us to get a better sense of classrooms at full capacity.” On Wednesday, seventh-, ninth- and 10th-grade students were scheduled to physically attend school, while eighth-, 11th- and 12th-graders worked virtually from home. On Thursday, the grades’ schedules were to switch before a full reopening on Friday. Parents can keep their kids at home, however. Students can remain in either a hybrid or virtual form of attendance, made possible by web cams in every classroom. Harrington estimated that roughly 10 percent of students districtwide — around 500 — would opt out of learning in school buildings. Although each group will be taught the same lessons, teachers will have to cater to two cohorts of students, Harrington said. “It’s tiring — it takes a lot of planning and a lot of extra attention,” he said, “but our teachers are doing a great job of it.” “The community is clamoring for it, and I think kids want to be in school,” said Eric Caballero, director of athletics and health services. “Unfortunately, short of being quarantined, there’s no guarantee no one gets sick. The metrics indicate we’re in a good place . . . We’ll keep treat-

inComing ninthgraders at John F. Kennedy High School learned about what to expect from the first two weeks of hybrid learning at an orientation meeting earlier this month.

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ing health as a number one priority.” “We knew what we were going to get into at the start of the year,” said Brad Seidman, a John F. Kennedy High School social studies teacher. “I credit the students for participating and engaging at home. When they’re responsible enough to report virtually to their classes and hold themselves accountable for their work, it makes everything we do easier.” Extracurricular clubs will resume at the middle and high schools starting this week. Safety guidelines still apply, but stu-

dents can also join from home. The Kennedy student government is back on track for programming, according to Seidman, the group’s adviser. With the ever-looming presence of the coronavirus, a sudden return to a districtwide hybrid model remains possible. “If at any point the Board of Education and school district personnel determines that full five-day in-person instruction is not manageable, and/or if cases in the area spike or the infection rates in Nassau County rise,” students will shift to remote

learning, DeTommaso wrote. “The district will take guidance from the governor’s office, the New York State Department of Health and the Nassau County Department of Health.” The Covid-19 infection rate in Nassau has remained below 1 percent over the past three months, according to County Executive Laura Curran. As of press time Tuesday, the Central District had reported no positive cases since the start of the new school year.

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Nearly 1,000 residents ‘say no’ to proposal insula design, [which] can’t support a development like this.” (See box.) South Merrick Community Civic Association President Joe Baker initially supported the plan, but after hearing from the community, he changed his mind, saying, “I don’t think we’re ready for something like this.” One concern voiced by residents at the hearing was traffic. Neighbors contended that the addition of 140 units — or, more precisely, the renters who would occupy them — would cause congestion on Hewlett Avenue, which residents said was already heavily trafficked as one of the area’s main thoroughfares. Susan Schochner, who lives on Brighton Way, a one-way street between Whaleneck and Hewlett, said she was concerned that her block would be used as a cut-through if the complex were built. “More traffic equals more accidents; there have been so many times where people have turned down my block the wrong way,” Schochner said. “I don’t want the hustle and bustle of the city here.” Downey told the Herald that the firm was still committed to the Whaleneck project “in some form,” and would hold a Zoom meeting in the coming days to continue to answer questions from community members. “It’s too early to discuss exact changes, but we may do fewer but larger units to generate less traffic,” he said. “We can’t improve the street all the way to Sunrise Highway, but we’ll try to mold the project to where it’s a little less traffic-intensive.” Downey also indicated at the hearing that Southern Land has yet to submit its

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Hewlett Avenue resident Paul Healy, right, created a Change.org petition condemning Southern Land’s proposal. On the night of the hearing, he took the floor to voice his concerns. At left was Southern Land Senior Vice President Dustin Downey. plans to the Town of Hempstead. In a statement to the Herald, Hempstead Town Councilman Christopher Carini said he would not support the project unless local residents approved of it. “These conceptual plans, if ever submitted to the Town of Hempstead, would face multiple hurdles, including the Town Board [having] to approve a complete rezoning,” Carini said. “I will do everything in my power to protect the suburban quality of life we have and enjoy here on Long Island.”

‘stop apartment development in south merrick’ Paul Healy’s petition argues that Southern Land’s proposal would impact traffic, the school district and the neighborhood’s design. ■ Keep our roads safe: Let’s not lose the ability to have children and families travel on Hewlett Avenue and related roads due to congestion. ■ Keep our waterways open: The view of

the waterways and access to marina space has been part of the aesthetic of Merrick. ■ Keep our schools balanced: Our district already has a high concentration of students. Apartments like this could push Merrick schools beyond their current classroom space.

Source: Change.org

mAsk-weAring residents brougHt their own chairs to the hearing, which was hosted by Southern Land. Only 20 to 30 people were expected to attend the session, but eight to 10 times that number turned out. downey, fAr left, and Northeast Acquisitions Director Joseph Rossi attempted to explain the scope of the project, but vocal residents kept them from fully doing so.

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Pages continue to turn at Merrick Library By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

On a recent brisk Tuesday morning, librarian Elly Reardon colorfully enunciated the passages of various children’s books in the Merrick Library’s garden, keeping the attention of a handful of kids. It was somewhat a return to normalcy, as it was one of the first in-person events the library has held since the Covid-19 pandemic began. While masks and social distancing are required, the Merrick Library is slowly getting back into the swing of hosting in-person events, with most including story times and craft-making for kids in the garden. Virtual offerings are also in abundance, including yoga, book discussions, guided cooking and more. “It’s great to see people back in here,” said Dan Chuzmir, director of the library. “We’re thrilled to be on the other side of things, and we’re doing our best to make sure we keep moving in the right direction.” The library adopted free curbside pickup and home deliveries to keep the community reading, but patrons are now welcome to stop by the library to check out a book or two. Guests can also use the library’s computers or bring their own to access the free Wi-Fi available in the garden. Making all the necessary adjustments has been “challenging,” said Assistant Director Diane Bondi, as no predecessors had experienced a similar event. “No one else has ever been through this,” Bondi said. “It’s great to be here for the community,” Chuzmir said. “Now we’re just finding ways to get back out there.”

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LIBRARIAN ELLy REARDoN led a story time reading for kids in the Merrick Library’s garden. Amy ARmstRoNG AND Carol Ann Tack, near left, assist patrons at the library’s information desk. DIRECtoR DAN ChuzmIR and Assistant Director Diane Bondi, far left, entered their new roles in January, just before the unprecedented pandemic shook up the library’s programs and procedures.

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Inside LI panel looks at hybrid learning By Briana Bonfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Educational leaders on the latest Herald Inside LI webinar agreed that reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic has been challenging, and the learning curve for students and teachers is ongoing. Three panelists — Johane Ligonde, principal of J.W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport; Dr. Melissa Burak, superintendent of Lynbrook Public Schools; and Tara AlgerioVento, family nurse practitioner in the Rockville Centre School District — discussed how the first two weeks of back-to-school have gone during the virtual conversation produced by RichnerLive on Sept. 17. Molloy College presented the webinar, and Dr. Audra Cerruto, associate dean and director of graduate education programs at Molloy College’s School of Education and Human Services, gave opening remarks. She said Molloy’s programs for future teachers are adapting to “address the academic challenges of Covid-19, particularly in the areas of curriculum development, implementing innovative and effective methods of instruction, social emotional learning, social justice and technology development.” She added that Molloy has professional development programs at low rates to help current teachers adapt, as well. Moderator Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, fielded viewers’ questions about the myriad challenges that teachers, parents and students face this year. “Our students are following the protocols, our families are following the protocols,” Ligonde said. “They’re very aware of the seriousness of it, and more importantly, they’re happy to be back in school.” Burak agreed, noting that she could see kindergarteners’ eyes light up as they smiled behind their masks, happy to be in the classroom with their peers. On the other hand, returning to school has caused stress for many, Algerio-Vento noted. Some students felt anticipatory anxiety because of the many changes, and other younger students may be feeling separation anxiety after spending so much time with their families and suddenly attending school nearly every day. “We are screening our children to make sure they are mentally well,” she said. “Social workers are pushing into the classrooms, parents are taking surveys, students are taking surveys, just so we can get a grasp of where they are.” In terms of in-person protocols, most districts look the same: requiring social distancing and facemasks and limiting visitors and movement within the building. All districts also have a form of hybrid or blended learning, for which some students are learning in the classroom on cer-

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Johane ligonde, principal of J.W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport; Dr. Melissa Burak, superintendent of Lynbrook Public Schools; and Tara Algerio-Vento, family nurse practitioner in the Rockville Centre School District spoke with moderator Skye Ostreicher about the challenges they have faced reopening schools this month. tain days and others are studying remotely. These schedules and procedures are different depending on space in the buildings and the number of students who request fully remote learning. After determining those schedules, the challenge has been adapting to the new technologies, the educational leaders agreed. “The teachers are learning, the students are learning,” Burak said. “We have put a tremendous amount of pressure on our teachers to learn the technology that’s needed to teach the students in front of them, as well as the students at home, simultaneously, all live.” Technology can also pose a challenge because not all students are working with the same devices at home, and they may not have the same internet speed as they do in the classroom. To remedy this, Ligonde said the Freeport district has provided students with WiFi hotspots. At the same time, Ligonde noted that the new ways of teaching have allowed some students to rise to the occasion. “It’s about maximizing the technology we have at our disposal,” she said, “and making ourselves available for one-on-one support.

“Believe it or not,” she continued, “our students are texting our teachers, emailing our teachers and asking more questions than they’ve ever asked before because they understand the responsibility … of learning really lies on them.” One viewer asked the panelists how students would be disciplined during virtual instruction. Across the board, the panelists agreed that codes of conduct have been revised to include online learning. Ligonde noted that discipline is about bringing awareness to behaviors, educating and communicating with students and families. Another viewer asked how students would be assessed this year, given the unusual modes of instruction. All agreed that there would need to be flexibility in grading students. They also advocated for the State Education Department to cancel standardized testing in 2021, as it did this year. “One test does not define the student,” AlgerioVento said. “In terms of how we measure student success, we will be upholding similar expectations and standards,” Ligonde added, “but there has to be some flexibility, and that’s something that we’re negotiating together.”

State plastic-bag ban to take effect Oct. 19 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will start enforcing the state’s ban on single-use plastic carryout bags on Oct. 19, DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said last week. The ban began March 1, but it has not been enforced because of a lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court by Poly-Pak Industries Inc. and others seeking to overturn it. “The court’s decision,” Seggos said, “is a victory and a vindication of New York state’s efforts to end the scourge of single-use plastic bags and a direct rebuke to the plastic-bag manufacturers who tried to stop the law and the DEC’s regulations to implement it. As we have for many months, the DEC is

encouraging New Yorkers to make the switch to reusable bags whenever and wherever they shop and to use common-sense precautions to keep reusable bags clean.” According to the DEC, New Yorkers now use an estimated 23 billion plastic bags annually — each one for about 12 minutes — and roughly 85 percent of the bags end up in landfills, recycling machines, waterways and streets. In March 2017, Governor Cuomo created the New York State Plastic Bag Task Force, chaired by Seggos. The task force met several times to develop a uniform solution to plastic-bag waste. The final report analyzed the impacts of single-use plastic bags and provided options for legislation that could help

develop a statewide solution. Additionally, after passage of the ban, the DEC held a series of meetings with industry stakeholders across the state to invite input from the public and guide the agency’s development of rules and regulations to implement the law. For more information about the plastic-bag ban, reusable bags, or to file a complaint about businesses using single-use plastic carryout bags, visit DEC’s website, email plasticbags@dec. ny.gov or call (518) 402-8706. The law exempts the following plastic bags: ■ Bags that are used to hold uncooked meat, fish, seafood, poultry or plants to

separate them from other items to avoid contamination, prevent moisture damage, or for sanitary, public health or environmental protection purposes. ■ Bags used to package bulk items, including fruits, vegetables, grains, candy, small hardware (such as nuts, bolts and screws), live insects, fish, crustaceans or mollusks. ■ Bags used to hold food sliced or prepared to order. ■ Bags used to protect newspapers. ■ Bags sold as a trash, food-storage or garment bags. ■ Bags provided by an eatery for takeout.

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LAst yEAR’s Expo saw dozens of filmmakers and attendees streaming into Bellmore Movies on Pettit Avenue.

■ Five face shields.

L.I. Film Fest lives on, but not at Bellmore Movies

■ 100 pairs each of powder-free and vinyl gloves.

By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

The Long Island International Film Expo will go on this year despite the Covid-19 pandemic. It will not, however, be hosted at the Bellmore Movies, where it has lived since 2006. Dozens of filmmakers trek to Long Island annually to participate in the expo, one of Bellmore’s largest events of the year. The independent movies are typically screened at the Bellmore Movies, a single-screen theater that allows for intimate talks with the film crew. “You won’t hear the clapping or the cheering that you normally do,” said Anne Stampfel, co-owner of the Bellmore Movies. “Filmmakers usually make a trip of it and explore Long Island and the city — there’s economic collateral damage.” Staples of the expo, such as the opening night and final awards ceremonies, will continue virtually through video chat. The featured films will also be available online and screened at two drive-in show dates on Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Samanea Mall in Westbury. Stampfel, along with her husband, Henry, the president of the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, were still heavily involved in organizing the event and served as judges in a panel. In May, the festival was postponed from July to October in hopes that the theater would be

open by then. When hosted at Bellmore Movies, up to six or seven films would be screened each day, allowing filmmakers from across the globe to engage with audiences and peers. After connections were made, seeing submissions from newly formed filmmaking teams in the following years was a common sight, Henry said. “It’s good for exposure but it’s also a labor of love,” Anne said. “We work eight days straight and watch over 100 hours of film.” “If you want to do the festival correctly, it has to be a labor of love,” Henry added. “We do love it there [at the Bellmore Movies] — it’s the home of the film festival,” said Debra Markowitz, director of the Nassau County Film Office. “We had no choice but to go virtual, but we’re excited that we’re still able to hold it and get the films out there.” This will be the 23rd iteration of the Long Island International Film Expo, which was originally hosted at the Stampfel’s Malverne Cinema before moving to Bellmore. “It’s a shame it’s not in the theater, but we’re happy that the festival is still happening — the show must go on,” Anne said. More information on LIIFE, including ticket availability, can be found at www. LongIslandFilm.com.

■ Eight boxes of 50 three-ply masks.

■ Two gallons of spray-pump hand sanitizer. ■ One canister containing 1,500 sanitizing wipes. The kits are available free of charge and while supplies last. Businesses in need are encouraged to apply online at hempsteadny.gov/ppe-giveaway as soon as possible. Qualifying businesses will be provided with a date, time and location for pickup. All small businesses, including those in incorporated villages and unincorporated communities within the Town of Hempstead, are eligible to apply for the PPE program. The initiative was made possible through the federal CARES Act, which provided $133 million in funding to the town to distribute economic relief grants

to alleviate adverse effects that have arisen due to the pandemic. “I’d like to thank [U.S. Sen. Charles] Schumer for his part in securing the funding for the initiatives that have now helped tens of thousands of Hempstead residents,” Clavin said. “The Town of Hempstead is strong and resilient, and that is due to the men and women that make up America’s largest township. We will get through this pandemic together as we remain committed to providing the aid needed to reopen and restore services to our residents and businesses. The town will continue to do what it can support our residents, our businesses and our community.” “Business owners were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Town of Hempstead is doing its part to help them recover so they can continue to serve their communities,” Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby said. “The 6,000 free PPE kits will go a long way toward getting town residents back to work and our economy running again,” said Councilman Anthony D’Esposito. Visit hempsteadny.gov/ppe-giveaway to learn more about the program or apply for a PPE kit. Information regarding eligibility to apply is provided on the website. Note: When applying for PPE kits, applicants will be asked to enter their employer identification number. The application is available in both English and Spanish. For more infor mation about the town’s response to the coronavirus crisis, visit https://hempsteadny.gov/. Provided by the Town of Hempstead; compiled by Alyssa Seidman

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Standing alongside small business owners in Bellmore’s downtown business district on Bedford Avenue, Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin and members of the Town Board announced a new initiative aimed at helping local businesses. The personal protective equipment kit program will provide 6,000 kits to qualifying businesses. Each kit comes fully equipped with the basic necessities needed to follow appropriate Covid-19 protocols. The kits include:

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Curran offers $3.3B proposed 2021 budget County executive says 2020 budget balanced, despite sales tax shortfalls By TIMOTHY DENTON tdenton@liherald.com

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran last week submitted a proposed $3.3 billion 2021 budget that was essentially flat year over year, despite huge projected losses for 2020. The submission also contained offsets for the roughly $500 million in projected 2020 losses in sales tax revenue, due to the statemandated shutdown of nonessential businesses that began in March. Curran’s proposed budget contained targeted cuts and debt restructuring, without any reduction in either key social services or personnel, according to a statement released last Thursday. The budget also contains increases for such proLaura Curran grams as the Nassau County Police Department’s ProblemOriented Policing and Community Affairs units, as well as the Mental Health Mobile Care Crisis Team and the Police Activity League. Curran said she expects the county to end fiscal 2020 in budgetary balance, despite the Covid-19 pandemic’s heavy impact on sales tax, which accounts for roughly 40 percent of the county’s revenue. At midJack schnirman year, the county had posted a deficit of roughly $385 million. In a report released last summer, County Comptroller Jack Schnirman wrote that he expected the county, which ended FY 2019 with a hard-won surplus of between $110 million to $120 million, to log at least $350 million in losses. The report also projected losses growing to as much as $1 billion by the end of FY 2021, barring additional state and federal funds. Curran’s proposals for closing the gap included $103 million of federal CARES Act funding; a one-year deferral in debt service on $75 million from Nassau Interim

2021 proposed Budget

Fund General Fund Police Headquarters Fund Police District Fund Debt Service Fund Fire Prevention Fund

$1,814,217,578 $423,916,019 $390,868,865 $289,582,668 $22,880,887

Total Major Operating Funds

$2,941,466,017

Sewer & Storm Water Resources District

$159,003,886

Total Major Operating Funds & sewers

$3,100,469,903 Source Nassau County

2021 ExpENsEs BY fund, excluding interdepartmental transfers. Finance Authority bonds; $25 million in expense controls; and $32 million from the closeout or abandonment of various capital projects, according to her submission. “Our fiscal integrity over the past two years has paid off, allowing the county to weather an unprecedented financial crisis, while maintaining services and staffing levels — and still projecting to end 2020 with a balanced budget,” Curran said in submitting her proposed budget. Refinancing NIFA debt was at the heart of disagreements between the Democratic minority and the Republican majority in the county Legislature, according to news reports. Longer term, Curran had proposed restructuring nearly $300 million in NIFA debt through 2026. The Legislature’s Presiding Officer and Republican leader Richard Nicolello objected to the refinancing, because he said he hoped the county would be free from NIFA oversight by that time. NIFA was originally created in 2001 as a condition of negotiations between the county, the state and Standard & Poor’s, the bond-rating agency that was then poised to downgrade the county’s credit to junk. When it was created, it was meant to provide short-term oversight as the county worked to return to solvency. The county’s current ‘A’ S&P rating is solidly invest-

ment grade. Speculation has been rife for months as to whether the county would be able to avoid new debt issuance, large-scale layoffs or increases in property tax levies — proposals none of the parties to negotiations want. Curran’s proposals would appear to obviate the need for such measures. The budget proposes funding up to 200 new NCPD recruits and 40 additional corrections officers. The cost of the proposed new hires was not given, but public safety accounts for 27.7 percent of the proposed 2021 budget. Curran also proposed adding seven new hires to the office of the medical examiner. It was impossible for Curran to account for every possible scenario in preparing her budget submission. A large-scale recurrence of the coronavirus necessitating a return to lockdown status, for example, would make a balanced budget impossible, without deep cost reductions and some form of revenue enhancement to offset sales tax losses. Failure on the part of the federal government to enact measures enabling counties to recover from this year’s fiscal catastrophe would similarly torpedo recovery efforts. Comments from the Republican majority were unavailable at press time.

Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze to appear at Old Bethpage The Old Bethpage Village Restoration will host the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze for the first time this year, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said last week. The original location of the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze is the Hudson Valley, which will host 53 select evenings of the event from Sept. 18 to Nov. 21. The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze Long Island will run for 23 nights from Oct. 2 to Nov. 1. Both locations feature all-ages, outdoor walk-through experiences through the wooded pathways, orchards and gardens of these historic sites. A small team of local artists handcarved more than 7,000 Jack O’Lanterns and elaborate pumpkin sculptures at each site. Nassau’s location will feature pumpkin sculptures that celebrate icons

of Long Island, from the Apollo Lunar Module to the Montauk Lighthouse to the windmills of the East End. “My team worked hard to bring this extraordinary event to Nassau County, continuing my efforts to expand on the variety of cultural, memorable and safe activities available to residents close to home, making the county a spectacular place to live, work and play,” Curran said. “OBVR provides a perfect 19th-century backdrop for this magical and spooky event, which we hope will also help spur economic activity in our local communities. I want to thank Historic Hudson Valley for working with us and choosing Nassau County to expand your iconic event.” The health and safety of visitors and employees is the county’s highest priori-

ty, Curran said. Historic Hudson Valley and OBVR have modified these experiences for 2020 and are operating in strict compliance with New York State-issued “Low-Risk Outdoor Arts & Entertainment Guidelines,” which are available at forward.ny.gov. All events are held rain or shine. Proceeds support Historic Hudson Valley, the Tarrytown-based private, non-profit educational organization, and Old Bethpage Village Restoration. These events have limited capacity and sell out. All admissions are by advance purchase timed ticket. To further reduce staff/visitor touchpoints, no tickets are sold on site, even if not sold out. Blaze Hudson Valley dates are Sept. 18-Oct. 31, and Nov. 1, 6-8, 13-15 and 20-21.

Blaze Long Island dates are Oct. 2-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25 and 28-31, and Nov. 1. Online tickets start at $32 for adults and $24 for children ages 3 to 17, and are free for children 2 and under. Historic Hudson Valley members can attend Blaze Hudson Valley for free. Home of the “Legend” dates are Sept. 18-20 and 25-27, Oct. 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25 and 30-31, and Nov. 1, 6-8. Online tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and children 3 to 17, and free for those 2 and under and Historic Hudson Valley members. Buy tickets online at www.hudsonvalley.org or by calling (914) 366-6900 ($2 per ticket surcharge for phone orders). More information about The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze is available at www. pumpkinblaze.org.

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olloy recently announced its plans for a fall open house, scheduled to be held virtually on Sunday, November 15. More details will soon be available at molloy.edu or by calling 516-323-4000. The College held a number of virtual events over the spring and summer, enabling prospective students and their parents to meet faculty, admissions and financial aid staff and current students.

Molloy College Continues to Earn National Honors

College-bound students and their parents are always looking for an academic environment that offers the best fit and the best value for their tuition dollars. Last year Molloy was ranked the # 18 “value added” college in the U.S. by The Wall Street Journal, arguably the nation’s premier financial publication. Molloy has also earned other honors, including being ranked the # 10 best value among Catholic colleges nationwide by College Values Online.

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Molloy offers a variety of graduate and doctoral programs that provide the opportunity for students to further enhance their career or take a new direction while pursuing a passion. The College’s graduate programs include a variety of M.B.A. options, as well as programs in clinical mental health counseling, criminal justice, music therapy, speech-language pathology, education and nursing.

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Molloy, home to approximately 4,900 undergraduate and graduate students, recently opened its new facility at 50 Broadway in lower Manhattan. The space serves as the home of the nationally ranked Molloy/CAP21 B.F.A. in musical theatre, and also hosts other academic programs and special events. Additionally, last year Molloy opened its newest residence hall, the College’s third.

The College continues to expand its flexible learning options for many of its programs, so that students can take night, weekend, hybrid or online classes. Some of Molloy’s newer offerings include an online M.B.A, as well as a new degree completion program that will enable returning students to easily complete their undergraduate degree. Virtual Open House: Sunday, November 15 Visit molloy.edu to learn more.

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Navigating the admissions process starts with that all-important high school schedule The impact of the high school course load on your student’s future college plans can be challenging. There’s not always a clear “right choice,” but, there are plenty of best practices to keep in mind as you navigate the questions that arise throughout the school year. Many parents and students see high school as a steppingstone to college. Take a moment to ask yourself why you take advanced courses, volunteer, or play a sport. If your answer is “to get into a good college,” you’re not alone — most students have a similar response. With this mindset, it’s easy to see how a rat race develops. Students want to have the best chance of admission, and, for many students, that seems to mean taking every advanced course possible and filling every hour with activities, regardless of whether they can handle the workload or catch a wink of sleep in between. Some students thrive in this competitive environment, but most don’t and need to find their happy medium. No matter what your student’s goals happen to be, you can help them choose suitable extracurricular activities and academic classes by remembering a few things. Focus on their strengths. We all want to be good at everything we do, but the reality is that few of us are. Some students are great at uncovering the mysteries of mathematics while others gravitate towards music, the written word, or aerial gymnastics. No matter their strengths, make sure to encourage your student to develop them.

They’ll be more engaged when they can focus on their specific interests. This doesn’t mean they get to skip out on math just because they don’t like it, but if they don’t take to algebra, you can anticipate that they’ll probably never love calculus quite as much as rock climbing or learning about Greek mythology. Slowly, but steadily, build. Challenges are a good thing. An overwhelmed, sleep-deprived student is not. Your student can strike a balance by slowly building the rigor and intensity of their academics and activities. To increase academic rigor at a steady (and manageable) pace, your student can first take advanced classes that align with their academic strengths and then, if they can handle it, add advanced classes that will require more effort. Don’t compare. As long as there are other students around, it will be easy to make comparisons between them and your child. Resist the urge to do so and instead focus on helping your student build their strengths. Remember that no two students are the same and that comparisons simply build up anxiety and an unhealthy sense of competition. Comparisons can also keep your student from being able to shine in their own way. Even if every “successful” student at your child’s high school is in speech and debate, joining that club won’t make your student happy or successful if they can’t stand being in the limelight and would rather paint extravagant (and probably amazing) sets for the theater department. n Courtesy Collegewise.com

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ence? Perhaps you have a very unusual hobby? This is the one part of the application of which you are in complete control, and you can use it to help you get into the college of your choice. Some advice: Don’t use your personal statement to write about the impact of Covid19 on you if you can help it. Save that for the new part of the Common App that specifically asks you about the pandemic. Keep in mind that admissions officers are going to be reading thousands of personal statements by students writing about the virus, so your creative personal statement is going to really stand out. n

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got [my service dog] Dragon when I was 12. My mom and dad thought a service dog might help me with some of my socialization issues, and they found out about CCI [Canine Companions for Independence]. I saw pictures of the dogs on the CCI website, and I saw a picture of Dragon. What 12-year-old boy doesn’t want a dog named Dragon? We went out to the training center at Medford. They won’t promise which dog you get, but Dragon turned out to be a really good fit. The thing that’s good about Dragon is, people focus on him instead of me. It takes it easier for me in social situations. I’m not allowed to take the leash myself when we’re out on the street, because I’m not 18. And he doesn’t go to school with me. He can open the fridge and turn on the lights, open the door — do all the basic stuff they train all the dogs to do. But I don’t need him to do any of that. I made the bowls this year for this year’s DogFest as part of my Eagle [Scout] project. Two years ago, I raised more than $5,000 for them. Dragon has made such a huge difference in my life, I want to help CCI in any way I can.

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ithin the first few days of March, Mount Sinai South Nassau admitted the first few confirmed cases of Covid-19. I remember being advised of the change, and I was so worried for myself, my co-workers and our families at home. Working on the frontlines of Covid-19 has been one of the hardest things I’ve done in my life, but also the most rewarding. I cried many days after work because of the horrors I witnessed. I lost many nights of sleep worrying about my patients, staff and what the next day would bring. As the unit started filling up and the condition of the patients intensified, I imagined what it would be like if I or someone I love tested positive for the virus. Imagining myself or a loved one in a hospital bed, unable to breathe, with tubes and lines everywhere, , with no visitors, the thought was heartbreaking. That grim thought, however, inspired my goal to help our patients connect with their family members. Using FaceTime, I connected our patients with their beloved families every day so that they would have the love, encouragement and companionship of their families and loved ones on their journey to overcome the virus. Smetimes the FaceTime calls were used for family members to express their deep love and gratitude and to say goodbye for a final time as their loved ones took their final breath.

f course safety and security is one of, if not our top priority. We found out a hybrid schedule and worked on making a plan for it. We had to reassess how we admitted students into the building, the track that they would take throughout the day, in the music rooms and cafeteria, etc. We decided to take other measures such as stagger dismissal. Once a student leaves a room, they must take a right, like getting on a highway. They cannot cross over into oncoming foot traffic. For lunch, we had to remove large lunch tables and replace them with student desks roughly six feet apart or more. They are called up by cafeteria monitors to get their food safely, and they will follow the directives of school personnel, and we'll have two cafeterias. There are arrows and lines marked on the floor for the kids to follow to avoid that cross traffic. We also want to try to utilize outdoor facilities for physical education, keeping the kids roughly 12 feet apart.

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For Steven Kamlet, a dietician who changed careers so he could spend his summers working as a swim instructor, writing a children’s book was “uncharted waters” to him, he said. This year, the North Merrick resident, who is also a professional scuba diver, was inspired to translate his life experiences into a chapter book series with a moral message. Kamlet has manned the pool at Merrick Woods Day Camp for more than a decade, earning the nickname “Scuba Steve” from admiring campers. “The kids needed a way to identify the various old guys,” Kamlet, 51, said, “and over the years it gradually built my silly shenanigans.” One example is the fact that campers always want “Scuba Steve” on their team for the belly flop contest, even though Kamlet weighs “170 pounds soaking wet,” he added. “It started very innocuously, then somehow it was everywhere I turned.” Although Kamlet has an extensive scuba-diving record, his favorite thing to do is teach children how to swim. His series is an homage to the campers who have inspired him over the years, he said. The first book, “The Tales of Scuba Steve: Honu’s Reef,” also serves as a call to environmental action. In it, a group of camp friends are transported to the waters of Hawaii during their swimming

North Merrick resideNt Steven Kamlet, right, has written a chapter book called “The Tales of Scuba Steve,” with illustrations by East Meadow High School student Shannon Marsolais.

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lesson with the legendary Scuba Steve. Off the coast of the islands, they meet a turtle named Honu and go on an undersea adventure to reconstruct the coral reefs.

In seeking an illustrator for the series, Kamlet did not have to look very far. He contacted his daughter’s friend, Shannon Marsolais, an East Meadow High School

student, who hand drew some illustrations for the author based on the first page of the book. “It was exactly what I was looking for both in style and capturing the emotion of what it’s like to be at camp,” Kamlet said. Marsolais, 17, worked on the illustrations for “Honu’s Reef ” earlier this year. As an avid camp-goer herself, the process was very personal to her. “Summer camp is [an] enjoyable, key component of a child’s life,” she said. The book, she added, would also teach readers that “this is the only planet we have, and we need to take care of it.” “The Tales of Scuba Steve: Honu’s Reef ” is available for pre-order on Amazon.com. A portion of the book’s proceeds will be donated to organizations dedicated to conserving the world’s oceans, including Fins Attached and the Nakawe Project, two nonprofits that supported the book. Kamlet also plans to use a portion of the proceeds to start “The Scuba Steve Scholarship Fund” at Merrick Woods, which would give a child who can’t afford camp the chance to experience it. “Camp is all about the craziness of the friendships with people you only see three months out of the year, and the book is about that excitement of finding your friends again,” Kamlet said. “It’s a bond that can never be broken.” Kamlet said he plans to write 39 books in the series — one for each day of camp.

KAmlet hAs Been a professional scuba diver for the past 15 years. He is also a swim instructor at Merrick Woods Day Camp.

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A 2020 election survival guide

he coronavirus crisis has forced us all to rethink how we carry out many of our responsibilities, including here at the Herald. Each election season, we normally invite political candidates to our Garden City office for an hour-long meeting to hear their ideas and views before deciding whom we will endorse. This year, however, we are conducting our interviews by — what else? — Zoom. That’s life — and politics — in the time of a pandemic. Rest assured, though, that we will conduct endorsement interviews with candidates for Congress, State Senate and State Assembly in the coming days and weeks. 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. We base our decisions on extensive research and interviews, including an extended interview with representatives of our Editorial Board. The process of interviewing candidates takes weeks. 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 whom to endorse. Political experience is a plus, but not a requirement to earn our endorsement. Endorsement decisions are made by a

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letters SMCCA says ‘no’ to development To the Editor: In August, Southern Land Company, a Nashville-based developer, invited the South Merrick Community Civic Association Executive Board for a meeting to learn about their proposal to develop 140 rental units at 3000 Whaleneck Drive in south Merrick, the site of the Whaleneck Marina and SALT waterfront restaurant. SMCCA agreed to meet as long as several residents, especially those living in close proximity to the proposed site, were also invited. After hearing the details of Southern Land’s proposal, the presentation sounded like it may enhance the waterfront but not without many concerns. Increased vehicular traffic on Whaleneck Drive and also surrounding streets, including Hewlett Avenue, and increased overflow street parking were our initial major concerns. Another concern is the possibility of addi-

minimum of three to four 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. 22 issue. In the meantime, you will find our coverage of the races in the main section of the paper over the coming weeks. We might cover a news conference convened by a candidate on a salient issue or issues. We will publish Q&A’s with candidates, asking them to opine on subjects relevant to our readers. In a Q&A, candidates are asked to respond to each question in a maximum of 250 words. When they exceed that limit, we cut the response from the end down to 250 words. This year, voting will be different. New York now allows early voting, which will begin Oct. 24 and continue through Nov. 1. Voters can cast their ballots at selected sites throughout the county during this period. For a list of early polling places and their hours, go to the Nassau County Board of Elections website, www.nassaucountyny.gov/566/Board-of-Elections.

Also, this year any voter can cast an absentee ballot because of the coronavirus pandemic. Absentee ballots can be requested by filing an electronic application on the county Board of Elections website. You can also call the Board of Elections, at (516) 571-8683, to ask for an application, fax a request to (516) 571-2058, or mail a request to Nassau County Board of Elections, 240 Old Country Road, Fifth Floor, P.O. Box 9002, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. On your application, click or circle “temporary illness or physical disability” as your reason, and cite your concern for potentially contracting the coronavirus while voting. Otherwise, you will be able to cast your ballot at your local polling place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. All elections are consequential, but with a hotly contested presidential race on the ballot, this year’s election is, no doubt, more so than most. The issues that have arisen in the last half-year alone — the Covid-19 crisis and systemic racism, to name just two — are vitally important, and whom we elect to address the issues will matter. If you want your voice to be heard, you need to cast a ballot. A democracy such as ours 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, perform that most American of civic duties and vote.

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he Jewish High Holy Days are an important time for many of our residents, an opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed and plan for the year ahead. One critical word during this most vital part of the year is teshuvah, meaning repentance. Teshuvah tells us that we can change. It tells us that what we’ve been until now need not limit what we can become in the future. It says we can be better tomorrow than we were today, and that, ultimately, nothing is fixed. As we reflect LaUra on a difficult year, CUrran let’s also remember the positive strides we’ve made together as a community. Last year, our region experienced a surge in the number of anti-Semitic crimes, with hate-fueled attacks in Monsey, Jersey City and Brooklyn, as well as racist

graffiti incidents here on Long Island. Nassau County has vowed to stand up to and guard aggressively against the threat posed by hatred, and our communities have answered the call as well. Before the pandemic, I formed Unified Long Island, an Island-wide task force of community stakeholders working together to stand up to hatred and promote unity through education. At the beginning of 2020, we marched as one Long Island, 2,500 strong against anti-Semitism, promoting a mentality that’s defined this trying year: We’re in this together. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, residents have demonstrated extraordinary resilience and solidarity in the most challenging of times. In this new year, I’m confident that we will continue to stay united, and we will continue to protect one another. As county executive, my No. 1 job is

assau County residents have demonstrated resilience and solidarity in the most challenging of times.

LeTTers tional financial burdens to the school budget with new enrollments to the district. Construction noise would inevitably impact those living nearby and across the canal, and residential property values may also be affected with increased commercialization of the community. SMCCA realized the need for follow-up meetings between the developer and residents, and therefore notified neighbors of a recent meeting held on Sept. 16. The meeting was very well attended by hundreds of residents who opposed to the development. SMCCA agrees with the majority and also opposes Southern Land’s proposal at this present time. JOE BAkER President, South Merrick Community Civic Association

Holocaust education is key To the Editor: Following a nationwide survey showing a troubling lack of basic Holocaust knowledge among adults under 40, I am urging passage of a bill that I sponsored — S6648 — that would require instruction on symbols of hate, including the swastika and the noose, for New York students in grades six through 12. The survey, conducted by the Claims Conference, was touted as the first 50-state survey of Holocaust knowledge among millennials and Generation Z.

always keeping residents safe. That’s why, last week, I announced that there would be increased and intensified protection efforts by the Nassau County Police Department around synagogues and other areas of concern during the High Holy Days. Although there were no credible threats as the holidays began, safety will always be my first priority. I stood with Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, Health Commissioner Lawrence Eisenstein and leaders of the Jewish community to highlight our continued efforts to keep Nassau safe — including ensuring that Covid-19 precautions continue to be followed. I’ve worked to step up the county’s partnership with faith leaders and all houses of worship to provide security assessments, training and other resources. There are over 680 houses of worship in Nassau County, 209 of which are of the Jewish faith. So

that’s a lot of work being done by our police. The NCPD’s Homeland Security Unit works directly with the community to provide additional training resources, including security surveys and situational awareness. They’ll be out and about this week, and you can call (516) 573-7720 throughout the High Holy Days with any non-urgent questions or concerns. And I encourage residents to call 911 immediately if they see anything urgent or suspicious, so that police can quickly investigate. Nassau County will continue to do everything necessary to ensure that all worshippers are kept safe, no matter what faith they practice. In this new year, we will continue to stand together as one. Let’s continue to wear masks, maintain six feet of distance, wash hands often and, whenever possible, move activities outside. I want to extend warm wishes to all for a healthy, safe and sweet New Year. L’Shana Tovah! Laura Curran is the Nassau County executive.

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Sixty-three percent of those surveyed did not know that 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, and over half of those thought the death toll was fewer than 2 million. Over 40,000 concentration camps and ghettos were established during World War II, but nearly half of U.S. respondents could not name a single one. Most staggering, the survey revealed that 1 in 10 respondents reported having never heard the word Holocaust before. Statistics like this are shocking, and emphasize a clear gap in education, when we could be using that same tool to tackle the larger problem of rising hate crimes in New York. This is exactly why New York needs to pass my bill requiring that our children be taught the meaning of the swastika and other symbols of hate. By educating students about these symbols, we encourage a dialogue on why hate crimes are on the rise and prevent a repeat of the tragic history of the Holocaust. As the number of hate crimes has skyrocketed across New York state and across the nation, it is crucial that students are educated on how these hateful symbols are used to generate fear in our communities. By teaching our future generations of students why these symbols made a great impact on people in Germany, we would reduce the number of hate crimes committed throughout New York and across our nation. TODD kAMINSkY State senator, 9th District

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Some inconvenient facts about energy and the environment

ne of the great U.S. success stories in recent times has been the country’s move to energy independence. Because we now produce more than enough domestic energy to power our homes and businesses, we’re no longer at the mercy of Mideast countries that too often held us hostage for energy supplies. But rather than celebrate this achievement of American initiative and enterprise, carping critics instead decry our energy independence. They complain about oil and alfOnse gas production as contributors to d’amatO global warming. They call for a ban on new hydraulic fracturing, which has produced vast quantities of affordable natural gas. They even press to close nuclear power plants that generate no carbon emissions. The holy grail for these extremists is “alternative energy” sources powered almost exclusively by wind and the sun. Everything else must go. These alarmist views were given widespread credence by Al Gore’s film “An Inconvenient Truth.” They led the U.S. to join a deeply flawed Paris Agreement, an international climate accord. More recently, they formed the basis for the radical Green

New Deal advanced by the far left in Congress. But it’s important to consider some inconvenient facts that environmentalists conveniently overlook: ■ The Paris Agreement established greenhouse gas limits, but gave industrialized giants China and India a pass as “developing countries,” imposing stricter limits on the U.S. and other Western countries. It would be one thing if the U.S. and these other competitors were on an equal footing, but that’s not what the climate accord did. It put the U.S. economy at a severe competitive disadvantage.

plants and replacing them almost exclusively with “renewable” energy sources, particularly out-of-state hydropower, wind and solar. Problems arose when hydropower dried up, as other states kept water for their own residents and businesses. The situation was exacerbated by an overdependence on intermittent wind and solar power generation that proved insufficient to meet high demand this summer. The result has been rolling brownouts in California, like third-world countries regularly experience.

enewable energy alone is not a reliable source without extensive backup.

■ Even though the U.S. withdrew from the agreement, the U.S. is greener than many other industrialized countries and has exceeded the accord’s CO2 reduction targets. This has been achieved by moving significant amounts of electrical generation from coal- to gas-fired power plants, which emit much less greenhouse gases than coal. Fracking, and the cheaper gas it produces in the U.S., have actually helped the environment. ■ Renewable energy alone is not a reliable energy source without significant backup. California’s energy and environmental missteps are a cautionary tale. In that state, environmental extremists succeeded in closing down nuclear and gas-fired power

The Green New Deal would take much of California’s clumsy and counterproductive energy policies national. If you like California’s brownouts, you’ll love the Green New Deal. ■ American enviros ignore or minimize the experience of other countries in reducing carbon emissions. In France, 75 percent of electricity is generated by carbon-free nuclear power plants. In the U.S., nuclear plants currently generate about 20 percent of our electrical power. When these plants are closed, the difference is often being made up by gas-fired plants, which, while cleaner than coal, still emit more CO2 than nuclear generation. In upstate New York, nuclear plants are major clean-energy generators, and have wisely

been supported by the state government. Green countries in Europe, like Denmark, are clear-eyed about environmental choices. In Copenhagen, a recently built large waste-to-energy facility generates a major portion of the city’s electricity and reduces the need for landfills, where CO2 is buried but not eliminated. In Norway, which operates major oil drilling rigs in the North Sea, the profits from oil production are used to help subsidize electric car sales. We can learn from that. Right here in the U.S., for instance, Texas is both a major oil and gas producer and a major wind and solar energy generator. Energy and environmental trade-offs aren’t evil; they’re a necessary part of balancing the cleanest energy options against other equally important considerations like energy reliability and economic progress. Rather than a radical Green New Deal that would hurt America, how about a “Green Fair Deal” that makes the difficult but correct choices on energy, the environment and the economy? Natural gas, nuclear energy, waste-to-energy facilities — like one right here in Hempstead — should all be options. Renewables such as wind and solar power can be part of the energy mix, but not all of it. That may be an inconvenient fact, but it’s the truth. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Irony abounds in the time of Trump

e are living in a Greek tragedy, rich in ironic twists. Donald Trump, who ran for office on the promise of “draining the swamp,” has created an administration populated by swamp critters dedicated to self-interest and self-aggrandizement. The alleged corruption and incompetence are epic. Another irony: The president is feeble where he should be fierce (fighting Covid-19), and Randi aggressive where kReiss he should be restrained (interfering with the Justice Department, the FBI and the CDC). It is ironic, too, that Trump decries the agonies of widespread social protest, raging fires and other tragic facts of life today in America, seemingly ignorant of the fact that this is his America, his shot, his chance to make America great again. When I listened to journalist Bob Woodward’s tapes of Trump, I realized that we

are pinned to a sharply ironic moment in American history. We have a president who agreed to taped interviews — 18 times — admitted to hiding the devastating truth of the oncoming pandemic from the public and doesn’t seem to understand at all why that is not OK. He didn’t have to do the interview; he didn’t have to reveal himself as a dunce. The implications of Trump’s words are clear to us but unknown to him. There is a deep, sucking void where his self-awareness should be. In Woodward’s book, Trump talks about his kinship with notorious autocrats like Kim Jong-un, the irony being that the president might have saved tens of thousands of American lives if he had channeled just a few strong enforcement tactics like mandating mask wearing and contact tracing. But Trump’s authoritarianism leans more toward sending in troops to break up protests so he can pose with a Bible in front of a church. He prefers bullying the undocumented, the unarmed and those who disagree with his edicts. He prefers the part of autocracy that serves

and elevates the egotistic needs of a Great Leader. As I write, Trump is attacking his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, saying he is confused, misspeaks and bungles facts. Biden often misses a beat in his rhetoric, but what he says is reliable. Trump lies and contradicts himself every day, offering up proof of how unfit he is for public office. The irony, again, is that he projects onto others the failings that dog him personally. You can’t make it up, and you don’t have to. Today he said that if Biden became president, his handlers would put him in a home where he would watch TV all day. Last week Trump gave a news conference in which he gratuitously mentioned that he had watched TV for a good part of the day before, ticking off all his Fox News friends, hour by hour. While the West is burning, while Hurricane Sally was flooding the Gulf Coast, while Covid-19 is infecting tens of thousands of people every week in the U.S., he was watching TV, or tweeting out his uniquely uninformed and ignorant view of the world,

e admits to hiding the truth of the pandemic, and doesn’t get why that’s not OK.

such as his unhelpful idea that masks can be harmful to people. Who expected to be caught on stage in a Greek tragedy? Look at all the dead bodies strewn about as the curtain falls. Trump’s reign has been monstrous and deadly for America. He can call Joe Biden names, but the taunts are empty. He points to Biden’s age and says he’s weak. Ironically, Biden’s life is a definition of moral strength and emotional courage. His life is a rebuke of Trump, the man. Biden suffered an unthinkable loss when his wife and infant daughter died in a car accident just after he was elected to the Senate 48 years ago. He raised his boys and served his country. One of those boys died while Biden was vice president in the Obama administration. Joe Biden has been tested and tempered by grief. He has the gathered wisdom of a man in his eighth decade. He is tough and resilient and knows his way around the power brokers of the world. Trump is a hollow man, a fake tough guy. When we needed leadership, he punted. When we needed an iron man to fight Covid-19, we got irony and an inept poser. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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