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Hochul signs public water legislation historically high rates charged by New York American Water could be reduced through a pubGov. Kathy Hochul has signed lic takeover of the system, and legislation that opens a pathway these new public water authorifor the public takeover of New ties give the local governments York American Water, signaling the legal vehicle they need to that rate relief for pursue the public the private water option.” c o m p a ny ’s m a ny In June, the bill ratepayers in Bellpassed unanimously more, Merrick and in the State Legislao t h e r Tow n o f ture by counts of Hempstead commu63-0 in the Senate nities may be on the and 149-0 in the way. Assembly. Hochul signed the “Water is perhaps bill on Nov. 3, the day the most essential after the election, citresource for life, and ing NYAW’s high JoHN BRookS as such should never rates as the reason to be a commodity for move the legislation State senator corporate profit,” forward. The legislaSen. John Brooks, a tion clears the way major co-sponsor of the bill, said for the public acquisition of in a statement. “For years, we NYAW’s operations, to be have been trying to implement a replaced by a South Shore Water practical solution to the exorbiAuthority, whose members will tant rates that American Water be named by the Nassau County customers have been forced to Legislature and the Hempstead pay for basic water services. Town Board. A North Shore Today we have made significant Water Authority would replace progress towards that becoming NYAW’s operations in the Town a reality. I am proud to have of Oyster Bay. sponsored this bill, and I thank “Water is a necessity that Governor Hochul for her supevery New Yorker should have port on this key issue for our easy, affordable access to,” Hochul said in a statement. “The Continued on page 13
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At CoNgREgAtioN oHAV Shalom on Sunday, Rabbi Heshy Pincus, a renowned sofer — a traditional Jewish scribe — completed the final 100 letters of a new Sefer Torah, in memory of Merrick resident Samuel Adwar.
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It was a day of faith, family and community last Sunday, as Congregation Ohav Shalom, in Merrick, celebrated the arrival and completion of a new Sefer Torah. The Torah — which took more than a year to complete — was given to the synagogue by the family of Samuel Adwar, a longtime Merrick resident and congregation member who died last year at 85.
“The Torah scroll is one of the most sacred objects in Jewish ritual,” Rabbi Ira Ebbin explained. “It is written meticulously by a scribe with a quill — the parchment is cowhide. It has been this way for thousands of years. “It has to be written by an expert scribe,” Ebbin went on. “It takes nearly a year to complete. This particular scroll was written in Israel, picked by the [Adwar family].” The Sefer Torah — which
means “Book of the Torah” — is the Jewish bible, comprising the five books of Moses. It contains more than 600,000 letters that must be handwritten by a Jewish scribe, known as a sofer, according to Ebbin. Though this particular Torah was started in Israel, R abb i H e s hy P i n c u s, a renowned sofer from Brooklyn, completed roughly the last 100 letters in front of a joyous, grateful and receptive congregation of Merrick and Continued on page 3
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Congregation Ohav Shalom given new Torah Bellmore residents. To further connect the writing process to the congregation, members of Adwar’s family and other “honored members” of the congregation were invited to sit with Pincus, and ceremonially appointed him to write letters on their behalf. “It is so they have a piece — a part of the Torah,” Ebbin said. Congregation Ohav Shalom, affectionately referred to by Ebbin as the “Bellmore-Merrick synagogue,” was founded in the 1960s. Ebbin, who has been the rabbi for the past 12 years, said that the “vibrant, exciting, modern Orthodox synagogue” is “passionate about Judaism and passionate about the community.” Given that the process of writing a new Torah is so meticulous, for many people of the Jewish faith, witnessing the finalization of one can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Congregation Ohav Shalom had not received a new Torah in more than 25 years, according to Ebbin. The ceremony that took place on Sunday was more than just a celebration of the Torah — it was also a celebration of life. The Adwar family, of Yemenite origin, sponsored the creation of the Torah, and gathered for the event in Samuel’s honor. Yemenite Jewish traditions differ slightly from those of other ethnic Jewish groups, evident in their music, dancing and other customs. The Torah in Adwar’s memory, adorned in vibrant colors with large, silver finishes, reflected some of these differences. Rabbi Uziel Admoni, a relative of Adwar’s, said that the “Adwar family are giving people” who continue to “support kids in Israel.” Also in attendance from the family were Adwar’s brother, Harry; Samuel’s wife, Trudy; their sons, Michael and Gary; their daughter and son-in-law, Lauren and Keith Breslauer, and many other relatives. “My father-in-law passed away a year and a half ago,” Keith Breslauer told the Herald. “This is a way of continuing his memory — every time they use the Torah on a Saturday, on a holiday, it commemorates his blessing, so that’s why we did it. “I asked, ‘Can we do anything?’” Breslauer recounted of when Adwar died. “The rabbi said, ‘We need another Sefer Torah.’ It is written in a very special way, by a very top [sofer] — so when you read it, it’s very clear. It makes it very easy to read the Torah.” Adwar’s grandson Aaron Breslauer told the congregation how this Torah related to his late grandfather. “When a Sefer Torah is given to us — God gave it to us just once,” Aaron said. “But we should pass this on to generations to come — to teach it to our families, to our friends, to the people around us, and the only way to really do this is to be passionate about the Torah. “He did everything with passion,” Aaron said of his grandfather. “He worked hard, he prayed hard, he loved hard, he lived hard — he did everything to the fullest, and everything, always, with the greatest strength, and that’s exactly
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Samuel adwar’S extended family witnessed the writing of the final letters of the Torah, which took over a year to complete. how we should go about our life.” Following the completion of the Torah, the family and congregation paraded through the streets of Merrick behind a large float. The completed Torah was carried by various members of Adwar’s family, under a large canopy that was walked behind the float. There was traditional Yemenite music, and the family and congregation danced and celebrated their new Torah, and the life of Adwar, who, according to Ebbin, was truly a “cherished member of the community.” “This event today represents everything that was important to my friend Sammy Adwar,” Ebbin said. “Family, the Torah, the shul, Yemenite music — Sammy loved everything about being Jewish. He loved the Jewish people — he had such purity to him. “Every time we read this beautiful Torah, we will think of Sammy — of [his] love for Judaism, [his] love for Ohav Shalom, [his] love for all Jewish people,” Ebbin told the congregation. “Every time we read this beautiful Torah, I will think of Sammy’s beautiful smile and the pure joy he had. Every time we open this Torah, Sammy will remind us that we are all one people.”
adwar, a longtime Merrick resident and congregation member, died last year. His family sponsored the new Torah in his honor. following the torah’S completion, Adwar’s sons, Michael and Gary, walked the artfully adorned scroll outside for a celebratory parade.
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On Nov. 8, the Nassau County Police Department responded to an incident occurring at Sterling National Bank at 11 a.m. on Merrick Road in Merrick. Area school districts, in an abundance of caution, entered a lockout due to the police activity. Superintendent of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Mike Harrington released a statement that said, “Out of abundance of caution, the Bellmore-Merrick Schools are currently under lockout due to police activity in the South Merrick area. During lockout, extra security is placed at doors and no one is permitted to enter or exit.” School activity proceeded as normal
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an issue of special clothes if your child feels comfortable in jeans. Don't set up behavioral rules in advance, such as "be sure you shake hands with Uncle ..." Bring activities Bring along some of your child's favorite things - a book, a game - to provide her with a sense of familiarity and allow her to retreat if things become overly stimulating. Plan carefully Avoid attending too many festivities, and allow some cool-down time between events. Organize your schedule with your child's individual temperament in mind; each child's tolerance for stimulation and ability to adapt vary. Give the child a warning before the end of an activity, which gives her a chance to readjust at her own pace.
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Courtesy of NYU Child Study Center. Above photo: To fully enjoy the festive season, we can all benefit by being flexible with our definition of what a holiday should look like. Our childhood traditions and rituals may not work for everyone — and every child. Let’s create new memories and newly define what holidays look like for our own families.
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Chabad announces Hanukkah parade
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Last year, rabbi Shimon Kramer, left, accompanied Chabad supporter Steve Horowitz as he said a blessing over the grand menorah. highlighted by the kindling of the Menorah each night of the holiday. “It is a holiday that enriches our lives with the light of tradition,” said Rabbi Shimon Kramer, Director of Chabad Center for Jewish Life. “In ancient times our ancestors rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem with the Menorah. This year, through the Hannukah Experience, we hope to rededicate ourselves to making this world a better and brighter place, as we enjoy Hannukah
activities and parade through the streets of Merrick sharing the light and joy of Hannukah.” As part of the Hannukah outreach campaign, Chabad Center for Jewish Life joins thousands of Chabad Centers across the globe that stage similar public displays of the Menorah and its symbolic lights. From Australia to Africa, Columbia to Hong Kong, New York City’s Ground Zero to the White House Lawn,
hundreds of thousands will experience the joy of Hannukah with Chabad. For more information and details on the Hannukah Experience, contact Chanie or Deana at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, (516) 833-3057 or log on to: www.ChabadJewishLife.org or e-mail mpc@chabadjewishlife.org. Compiled by Andrew Garcia
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In honor of the holiday of Hanukkah, the families of Merrick, Bellmore and Wantagh are invited to join together on Sunday, Nov. 28 for a Hanukkah Experience. The Hanukkah Experience begins at 4:15 p.m. Participants will assemble at 2174 Hewlett Ave. in Merrick at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life parking lot on Benson Lane for the 15th annual Great Menorah Car Parade. The participants will leave from there by foot and walk to the Merrick LIRR gazebo on Merrick Avenue and Sunrise Highway. This year will include a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner Convertible and fire truck from the Merrick Fire Department which will join in the parade as well. At 4:30 p.m., the 12 ft. Menorah will be lit, followed by music, dancing Rabbis, hot latkes and delicious donuts. At 4:45 p.m., there will be a special Hanukkah performance by the JELC preschoolers and Chabad Hebrew School students, followed by a fire and light show by Keith the Fire Juggler. Dignitaries and community leaders will attend the lighting ceremony as well. There is no charge, and all are welcome. Suggested donation is $18 per family; participants can become a co-sponsor for $36 or event sponsor for $180. To RSVP, visit chabadjewishlife.org/light or call 516-8333057. Hannukah, a celebration for all time, is
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Practice ACT or SAT Test - Virtual Event at the Bellmore Memorial Library
Little Languages @ the North Merrick Public Library Come join LittleLanguages and the North Merrick Public Library for a morning full of fun activities learning foreign languages and cultures. This week is Mandarin week! Do you know how to say “Happy Thanksgiving” in Chinese?” This program is offered by our Teen Volunteers who are a part of the Calhoun High School foreign language honor students. This event is intended for ages 4 to 7. It will start at 10:30 a.m. and end at 11:00 a.m. Please contact the library directly with any questions or for additional information.
Take a free practice virtual test and see how you would score through a virtual event run by the Bellmore Memorial Library. Students must register to receive detailed instructional video. After the test, you’ll receive a comprehensive score report detailing your strengths and weaknesses. Please contact Teen Services at teenzone@bellmorelibrary. org or Tricia.Loria@review.com for more information.
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Chunky Knit Blanket Workshop Visit the AR Workshop in Bellmore, located at 2930 Merrick Road, for a special knit blanket workshop. Event will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. It’s the perfect time to register for our Chunky Knit Blanket Workshop! In this workshop, we will guide you step-by-step through the hand knitting process to create a super cozy, oneof-a-kind blanket. The blanket requires no needles or knitting experience! The registration fee is $85.00 and includes all materials and instruction. You will receive enough chunky chenille yarn to make a 40” x 50” blanket. This is an advanced project and intended for guests aged 15 and up. Please call 516-780-0135 for more information.
Monday, Nov. 15 Science Mondays with the North Bellmore Public Library Join the North Bellmore Public Library and A Time for Kids hosts a virtual S.T.E.A.M. program for little learners, ages 4-8, with adult. Conduct an experiment called “Leak Proof Bag” using common household materials. Children will explore how polymer chain molecules prevent water from leaking out of a plastic bag while poking a pencil right throught it! Zoom link and materials list will be emailed prior to the class. Class will run from 6:30 to
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A matter of slime Bellmore fourth graders took matters of slime into their own hands as they participated in a Slime Time video conference with the Ann Arbor Hands on Museum. In addition to reviewing the states of matter, the student-scientists used their careful listening skills in making the slime. 7:30 p.m. Please contact juvprograms@ gmail.com with additional questions.
Tuesday, Nov. 16 Toddler Time at the Merrick Library For children ages 18 months to 3 years. Come to the library for some stories, rhymes, and songs. Please register in advance. Registration is for all three sessions: November 9, 16, & 30. Event will run from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Please contact the library directly with any questions.
Make Your Own Comic Book Join Ms. Melissa at the NBPL as she shares tips on creating your very own
comic book! All supplies provided. Event is intended for grades K-4. Event will start at 4:15 p.m. Registration begins on Nov. 9. Please contact mbobe@ northbellmorelibrary.org.
Chess Club at the North Bellmore Public Library Chess is returning to the North Bellmore Pubic Library! All skill levels are welcome to attend this program which will be led once a month by an instructor from the Long Island Chess Nuts. There will be brief instruction, followed by time to play and practice your skills! Children in grades 3 through 5 should register seperately from teens in grades 6 and up. Children and teens will attend the program together. This will
take place from 6:30 to 7:30 in the community room. Please contact jsullivan@northbellmorelibrary.org with any specific questions.
Wednesday, Nov. 17 Drop In Story Time Join Ms. Melissa at the NBPL as she helps us get ready for Thanksgiving as she shares stories to be thankful for! Have fun creating and decorating a giant “CORN”-u-Copia!!! All ages. No registration needed. Just stop by for the holiday fun. Event will run from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please contact mbobe@northbellmorelibrary.org.
For all ages! Chef Rob from the Merrick Library has created kits for this deliciously decadent mash-up cookie in time to celebrate the important women in your life! Each kit will contain all of the non-perishable ingredients, a recipe card, and a YouTube link. Registration begins on April 23 and is open to Merrick cardholders only. Register on the library website, www.merricklibrary.org.
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Veteran’s Day is Thursday, Nov. 11. Area libraries and schools will be closed. The Bellmore Chamber of Commerce will host a visit from Santa on Nov. 26 at the Bellmore Movies. A Menorah Lighting will take place on Dec. 1, and a tree lighting on Dec. 3, by the Bellmore Chamber. The Merrick Chamber of Commerce is to host a visit with Santa and tree lighting on Dec. 4 and Dec. 5. The Bellmore Lions Club Flee Market will take place on Nov. 14 at the Bellmore Train Station.
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Bellmore-Merrick student board reps kick off school year Students from Sanford H. Calhoun, John F. Kennedy, Wellington C. Mepham high schools and the Meadowbrook Alternative Learning Program/PREP Academy represented their respective buildings at the Nov. 3 Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education meeting. The students boasted about school news and student achievements, while offering personal anecdotes and quips in each round up. “Hearing about all of the talent, school spirit, engagement and belonging was phenomenal,” said Superintendent
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The Bellmore-Merrick girls swim and five team competed at the Division B Championships on Oct. 28. The 200 Medley Relay included Calista Chen, Eva Canning, Regan Fried and Diana DiToro. The Sharks also won both the 200 Free Relay, with Riley Fried, Brooke Armstrong, Diana DiToro and Veronica Gelfand swimming and the 400 Free Relay, with Veronica Gelfand, Armstrong, Regan Fried, Riley Fried swimming. “The 400-relay qualified for the state championships,” explained coach Rob Kaefer. Veronica Gelfand won both the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle, while Riley Fried won both the 200 individual medley
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Before the season, Calhoun coach David Hendler and the boys’ cross-country team set their goals for the fall as winning the division, the conference, the county championship and the state qualifier. They put boxes next to each one and would draw a check mark when it was accomplished. After last weekend, there were four check marks. Logan Schaeffler and John Schwab finished fourth and fifth, respectively, at the New York State qualifier 5K race on Nov. 6 and helped the Colts capture the Nassau Class A team title at the Section 8 Championships at Bethpage State Park. Schaeffler was the top sophomore finisher with a time of 16 minutes, 21.93 seconds, almost four seconds faster than Schwab, a senior. Four more Colt runners, juniors William Hughes and Gavin Giordano, senior Alexander Rosario and junior Matthew Belmonte, finished in the top 22 as the team finished with 58 points, three fewer than second-place Port Washington. Those five runners, all All-County recipients, will all be competing at the state competition this weekend at Chenango Valley State Park. “We expected the fact that this was going to be where it was going to end up,” Hendler said. “We talked about it all year long. Everybody did their 500 miles over the summer and they knew the talent that they had. They all worked together to get there.” The win came a week after Calhoun placed five runners in the top nine at the Nassau Class II championship, which was also run at Bethpage. Schwab and Schaeffler placed second and third on the muddy course, respectively, and Hughes rounded out the top five with Rosario (7th) and Belmonte (9th) completing the quintet. Schwab finished five seconds after winner Alexander Kasper of Jericho on the muddy course, but the Colt got some revenge on his rival by edging him by about three seconds at the state qualifier. “He ran a great race,” Hendler said of Schwab’s county trip. “He felt like the course hurt him a little bit, but it was neck-and-neck coming down to the end. They go back and forth all year long.” Schwab was the top-ranked runner in the county and No. 2 in the conference in both the 5K and 2.5-mile events. Schaeffler was second in the county in the 5K, third in the county in the 2.5 and third in the conference in both. Neither finished outside the top five in any of their 5K starts this season. The Colts went 13-0 in the regular season and have not lost in 2021. The team also went undefeated last spring for its first county title since 2015. Seniors Joseph Bilardello, Michael Gunn and Aidan Kopelman earned All-Conference honors for their efforts this season.
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Public water may be on the horizon tate an efficient, and possibly faster, takeover. On the North Shore, the Massapequa Water District has already devised a plan to take over NYAW’s East Massapequa Service area. Brooks said that despite the extensive work that still needs to be done, one thing is certain: High water rates have been in effect long enough. “We have lived for too long a time with excessive rates,” he said. “I do not believe that we should ever tax water, which is a natural resource required for life.” Dave Denenberg, co-director of the Merrick-based Long Island Clean Air, Water and Soil, said was pleased to see the legislation become law, but was weary of being stuck in a situation he describes as “déjà vu.” In 2013, after the Town of Hempstead conducted a feasibility study of a public takeover of NYAW, Denenberg pushed for municipalization, but to no avail. The effort ultimately failed, with officials saying it would cost the town and taxpayers as much as $80 million. “Everyone is going to have to hold the Town of Hempstead and the Nassau County Legislature’s feet to the fire,” Denenberg said. He added that those who would serve on the South Shore Water Authority’s board should be people with backgrounds in finance, civic engagement, environmental work and, of course, water. “Everyone should hold them responsible for appointing people who are open, honest and non-political,” Denenberg said.
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constituents.” The legislation came together in the Legislature as the proposed $608 million sale of NYAW’s operations to Liberty Utilities, another private entity, was coming to a close. Then Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the state Department of Public Service to look into the feasibility of a public acquisition, halting the sale. On Nov. 3, a joint settlement proposal was filed for Liberty to complete the purchase under new terms. It pledges to give “fair and reasonable consideration” to issues brought up by advocates and state officials, and offers avenues for potential rate relief for customers if the sale goes through. It also provides a timeline for the sale. Much needs to be done before the state approves the sale, including the holding of hearings. If the public takeover proceeds, NYAW’s assets will have to be valued, according to Brooks, an amount that may be up for debate. Many of the company’s infrastructure improvements were funded by ratepayers, making them the owners, he said. Funding may also be allotted in the state budget by Hochul. Brooks has also been looking into the possibility of an existing municipal entity, such as the Suffolk County Water Authority, taking over NYAW’s operations. While the authority might need additional staffing, it has the expertise and equipment to facili-
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Merrick’s Graystone wins chamber award By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com
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For Jaclyn and Evan Lerner, doing business with a client is more than just a transaction, it’s a chance to connect and give back. Because of their dedication to the Merrick community, the Lerners, owners of Graystone Properties, were honored as the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s Businesspeople of the Year at the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce awards breakfast on Oct. 29. The 36th annual Small Businessperson of the Year and Legislative Breakfast was organized by the council and hosted at the
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JAClyN AND EvAN Lerner are the recipients of the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s Businesspeople of the Year award, given out at the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce’s awards breakfast on Oct. 29. Crest Hollow Country Club. Dozens of business owners from throughout Nassau County were honored by their respective chambers for their work in their communities. Graystone, a family-owned real estate brokerage, has been in business since 2016. Every year, Jaclyn said, they have seen the business steadily grow, which she said is thanks to the special care they show their clients. “That’s the whole point of it — we really wanted a white glove service and to really show everyone that it’s not just a transaction,” Jaclyn said. “It’s building relationships.” The Lerners have lived in the community for many years, Evan said, and as a local family-owned business, they thought they could contribute to the success of Merrick and the greater South Shore. Since starting, Graystone’s reach has extended far beyond Merrick, from the five boroughs of New York City to out east and all over Long Island. They recently sold a listing in Jericho, they added, that was the highest value property ever sold in the area. Graystone sponsored the renovation of the basketball court at the Merrick Estates Civic Association’s community center — a mutually beneficial community connection, as new homeowners who purchased a property through Graystone get a membership discount at MECA. Dozens of families have enjoyed the fresh court since it’s completion. They have also sponsored a variety of local fishing tournaments, including one in Freeport, and have given out hundreds of “Children at Play” street signs. “We try to support the local businesses; we try to get business to local printers and local advertisers and just try to spread a ‘shop small’ mentality,” Evan said. “The revenue stays in the area, it supports the area, and you spend it in the area,” Evan added. “We have so much gratitude for this community that giving back is inherent — there’s no other way about it,” Jaclyn said. “It’s just what you’re supposed to do, it’s the right thing to do and we feel good about it.” More information about Graystone can be found at www.GraystoneNY.com or by phone at (516) 667-0777.
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LARRy GARfINkEL, CENtER, president of the Merrick Historical Society, died on Nov. 2 at 89. In 2019, he hosted the reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Merrick Gazebo for the Fourth of July.
Larry Garfinkel, Historical Society president, dies at 89 By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com
Lawrence “Larry” Garfinkel, a Merrick resident of more than 61 years and a fixture in the community, died on Nov. 2 at 89. Garfinkel had an immense amount of pride in his community of Merrick and served as the president of the Historical Society of the Merricks for many years. Since 1975, he and his wife, Adrienne, hosted a reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Merrick gazebo
every year on the Fourth of July. Many gathered annually at the joyous community event. A cartoonist, Garfinkel drew hundreds of timely cartoons for New Years, holidays and a special one created for the Town of Hempstead’s 350th anniversary. “He tried to bring out the soul of Merrick,” Craig Garfinkel, Larry’s son, said. “He was a community leader — everyone knew him.” Garfinkel is survived by his wife; three children, Andrew, Rodger and Craig; four grandchildren and his brother, Herbert.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 11/17/21 at 9:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 658/21. MERRICK - Farah Pierre & Anthony Eastmond, Variance, front yard average setback, construct vestibule, 2nd story addition & 2-story addition all attached to dwelling., N/s Jerusalem Ave., 57.57’ E/o Roydon Dr. E., a/k/a 1829 Jerusalem Ave. N.C.P.C. Local determination. THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 685/21. MERRICK - Jason & Marissa Herman, Install pool not permitted in front yard on Elliot St with less than required front yard setback., S/W
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To say I’m a changed person after my three-plus years at the Herald would be an understatement. Starting as a reporter for the Bellmore and Merrick papers in 2018 was like jumping off a diving board into an ocean of uncertainty. I, a naïve young graduate of Hofstra University, was taking the first step of my career — and I couldn’t have been luckier in where I landed. I come out matured and wiser, with a range of jour nalistic experience under my belt. I always say to people that the local community jour nalism that the Herald does — and does best — is the greatest possible start to a journalist’s career. I got to write about everything — local a n d n at i o n a l p o l i t i c a l ndrew issues, education, local businesses, crime — you name it, we covered it. I lear ned about the nuances and conflicts in our local governmental institutions; the possibility of the municipalization of a private water company; the many environmental and infrastructural issues that the South Shore faces. I saw the joy of schoolchildren and families firsthand, and watched as many enjoyed some of their greatest successes. But, most important, I was able to write the stories that mattered to you, and that was only possible because of the graciousness of the entire community. For the record, I’m not from Bellmore or Merrick. My Long Island pride originates from my hometown of Valley Stream, where I was born and raised. But after these years of being welcomed by so many in Merrick and Bellmore, I feel as if they’re a second home. I’ve explored almost every corner of the communities, with the help of all who I’ve come across. The warm welcomes I’ve received at
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WOOdMERE 4 Clubside Dr, BA, Renovated 3 BR, 3.5 Bth Townhouse in Cedar Glen. Updtd Gran/Wood EIK & Bths. HW Flrs. Fin Lower Level. Att Gar. Community Pool & Tennis. Near All. SD#14 ....... REDUCED! $649,000
HEWLETT 1534 Broadway #103, BA, BRAND NEW GUT RENOVATION! Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bth Condo in Luxurious Jonathan Hall. LR/DR Opens Into Large Gran/Wood EIK w/ Island & Stainless Steel Appl. Laundry Rm, Pantry. Mstr Ste Boasts New Bath & Huge Walk in Closet. Terrace Facing into Courtyard. Doorman Bldg with Elevator. Indoor Garage Pkg & Storage.......................................................................... $850,000 395 Serena Rd, BA, 5 BR, 2 Bth Col on O/S Property. Updtd EIKs. 3 BR Main Level, 2 Upstairs with OSE. SD#14. Possible M/D with Proper Permits. Near All...................................... REDUCED! $749,000
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Pre-engineered panel systems are designed by the company, hopefully by engineers, and should come with plans, from the manufacturer, that can be sealed and signed by their in-house engineer. If not, plans may need to be drawn from scratch by an architect or engineer that you hire so those plans can be integrated with your house. Integrated means that the company generally just sells you a product and doesn’t necessarily give any indication of how to support the unit or how to attach the unit system to your house so that it won’t leak or move. This is the general failing of the system, since, as I experienced with most of the installations, the part I could detail was free of leaking or movement, but the units themselves leaked nearly every time. We could detail how the edges of the unit could be sealed and redundantly weather-stripped and flashed, but the frames around the glass and wall edges would unseal and leak. I even met with the corporate president/owner and identified the specific problems. Promises to correct leak issues were made but not kept, and eventually I gave up. I looked at a two-year-old system while discussing other work for a home recently. The owner described the back-and-forth misery he and his family were experiencing with their sunroom and the company. Even 25 years after I gave up, the same company is still doing things the same way. You need a detail-oriented architect and installer, even if you think you don’t. The cost of doing things twice is much greater. 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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t’s rare that you get the chance to meet your professional heroes, so when one of mine, former Newsday environmental reporter Dan Fagin, now the director of NYU’s graduate Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, recently came to Hofstra University to give an hourlong talk on his seminal book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation,” I had to attend. His 462-page masterwork, published by Bantam, recounts the decades-long history of industrialSCoTT waste mismanagement and malfeaBRINToN sance in Toms River, N.J., a seaside community of about 94,000 an hour and a half south of New York City. I read the book shortly after it was published in 2014, and ever since, I had hoped to meet Fagin, now 58, of Sea Cliff. Toms River is known for its high rate of childhood cancers, in particular leukemia among girls under 5, from the early 1970s through the 2000s. Government reports attribute the spike, at least in part, to the “public health hazards” posed by widespread soil and water contamination at a now-closed Ciba-Geigy chemical plant and a massive,
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illegal toxic-waste dump at Reich Farm, which has been cleaned up, but only came under consideration for removal from the federal Superfund Site list this year. Both the plant and the dump tainted local drinkingwater wells, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. In “Toms River,” Fagin details the sordid events that spread a witch’s brew of carcinogens among the good people of this otherwise safe community, which has a reputation for patriotism, a vibrant civic culture and a deep love of Little League baseball. Toms River reminds me of so many Long Island coastal communities — earnest, hard-working, conservativeleaning but not extreme in its political views, inhabited by professionals and bluecollar workers alike. And, as is the case in more than one Long Island community, innocent residents there were forced to cope with an industrial disaster not of their making. From 2001 to 2005, I reported on Freeport Power Plant No. 2, which for three decades had spewed unfiltered exhaust from its two 13,000-horsepower diesel ship engines into surrounding communities. I walked door to door in the neighborhoods around the plant, asking people whether someone in their homes had had or died of cancer, or whether they knew of any local people stricken by
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the disease. In house after house in the Old Lindenmere neighborhood of Merrick, people reported that someone — or multiple people — in their homes had battled cancer or died from it, with many afflicted at young ages. In one case, an entire family of four had succumbed to unusual cancers. I could never call the neighborhood a “cancer cluster,” a designation that required confirmation through years of study to determine whether the cancer cases people reported were a random pattern — an accident of nature, if you will — or were tied to an industrial pollutant such as diesel exhaust, found by scientists to be among the most carcinogenic substances in the world. I worried about my reporting: Was I unnecessarily scaring people? Once I had begun, however, I quickly realized I couldn’t stop until the plant was shut down. Otherwise, residents would have lived in constant fear, and many potential homebuyers might have avoided the area, depressing housing prices. I wrote 44 stories, and thanks largely to then State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., Long Island Power Authority Chairman Richard Kessel, and Merrick civic activists Joe Kralovich and Bob Young, the plant was closed in March 2002 and replaced in September 2005 by a clean-burning natural-gas
hen it comes to health crises, it’s not that far from Toms River, N.J., to Freeport.
plant that included pollution controls. The old plant, grandfathered from the Clean Air Act of 1970 because it was completed in 1969, had none. I had a question for Fagin: Should journalists pursue such stories through anecdotal reporting, despite the lack of an official cancer-cluster designation? I was heartened by his answer: Journalists mustn’t ignore such stories. We must be honest with our audiences about “the lack of evidence” — that is, the dearth of state and federal data to back people’s assertions — but we should press forward. Whew! I was hoping he’d say that. Two decades later, I know that pursuing the power plant story was the right thing to do. On Oct. 22, 2001, I snapped a photo of 9-year-old Tyler Seaman, of Old Lindenmere, clutching two candles at a vigil outside a state public hearing over Plant No. 2’s operating permit. The photo appeared on the front page of the Oct. 25-Oct. 31 Merrick and Bellmore Heralds, and I included Tyler’s comments from the hearing in the story. “I am afraid every day that I will not see another day,” he said. In 2006, Tyler learned he had chordoma, a rare bone cancer that lodges at the base of the skull or in the spine. He died in 2010, at 18. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.
To sleep, perchance to pop awake again
n my hopeful search for common ground between the political and cultural forces of the far right and the far left, I have pretty much come up empty. Until now. After much consideration and not that much scientific research (since so many people don’t believe in it anyway), I realize that what many of us have in common is sleeplessness. I generally don’t ask friends how they sleep, but more and more often, someone mentions that their sleep has RANDI changed during KREISS and post-pandemic, if we even are “post,” which is part of the problem. I imagine that folks on the right are up at night worrying about the big money the Dems want to spend. Some tell me they think that, if the Build Back Better bills pass, the money will be mismanaged or disappear into a maze of inefficient government programs. I hear fears that undeserving people will get a “free ride” and others will have to pay their tab. They think about President Biden’s age and
wonder if he can lead us in the world. Who will pay for it all? they ask. Some Republicans resist vaccine mandates and mask mandates, believing their civil liberties are being violated. They stay up at night worrying about what their kids are being taught in school. Yeah, it’s enough to keep you tossing and turning. I know what folk on the left are thinking, because that’s where I stand, although I am losing patience with the far left and finding myself drifting to the center. No wonder we can’t sleep: We’re all floating. I worry that resistance to Covid vaccine mandates will perpetuate a chronic pandemic, unleashing unknowable variants. I think the Dems, addicted to infighting, will lose a one-time opportunity to pass legislation this session that would truly help people with child care and elder care and medical coverage. Here is the chance to repair roads and bridges and outdated schools. The Dems have failed miserably in communicating the good stuff in these bills, while perseverating publicly on everything that will be left out of a compromise package. I so believe in what they’re doing, but their message isn’t reso-
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nating with voters. One commentator advised the Dems to stop giving us the detailed recipe for what you’re baking and let us taste the brownies! The other stuff I worry about is, oh, basic things like no one can agree on facts or the truth or whether or not John F. Kennedy Jr. is really dead or when the last election will be overthrown. We haven’t even touched on gender rights and racial equality and climate change, and why anti-Semitism is surging across America. Last night I lay awake thinking about the fact that hundreds of QAnon followers gathered in Dallas last week to greet JFK Jr., who has been dead since 1999. They believed that he would appear and help Donald Trump become president again. How can you sleep when this kind of aberrational thinking is gaining traction? So, can we agree that wherever we sit on the political and cultural spectrum, our worries are keeping us up at night? In the world of sleep science, five major disorders are recognized: insomnia, restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, narcolepsy and REM sleep disorder. I am describing
o matter your politics, it seems, you’ve got plenty to worry about.
something new that blossomed with the pandemic and now feels as chronic as the uncertainty with which we live. Back in 2020, once I realized that Covid19 would not be a two- or three-week sprint, my sleep changed. I would fall asleep because I was emotionally exhausted and then I would pop awake, and this would go on for hours. When I woke in the morning, my heart would be racing. I’ve learned some breathing techniques and other ways to talk myself down and relax. But I don’t sleep as peacefully as I once did. When I pop awake these days, I read a boring science article or an underwhelming book. No middle-of-the-night crosswords, bridge, Words With Friends or checking out the morning newspapers. Eventually, I sleep. So, for my friends worried about Biden and his programs, and my friends worried about the insurrection of Jan. 6 and the resurrection of a former president, watch your alcohol, caffeine and nicotine intake in the evening, get into a regular bedtime routine, exercise during the day, and if you pop awake, read or do some other quiet activity until you feel sleepy. See a doctor if symptoms persist, or if you think you saw John Junior on the grassy knoll last week. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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letters The people spoke at the ballot box To the Editor: Voters nationwide sent a message to our elected leaders on Nov. 2, reminding them that they do, in fact, work for us, not the other way around. The pushback put a stop to multiple socialist agendas via the power of the vote. Here are important takeaways from the election: ■ Parents should have a voice in how their children are educated. The people spoke loud and clear. Just ask Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. Even former President Barack Obama, Vice President Kamala Harris, former U.S. Rep. Stacey Abrams of Georgia and President Biden himself couldn’t sway that vote. ■ We are not a racist nation, even though socialists keep pushing that false narrative. Now the focus has shifted to calling Black conservatives like Larry Elder and newly elected Winsome Sears the new faces of
from the soap and polish to oil, grease and gasoline — and eventually winds up in the wetlands and bays surrounding the Island. While there are eco-friendly biodegradable soaps, many are poisonous to marine life, often with a host of cancer-causing ingredients, from naphthalene to perchloroethylene and methylene chloride, and the phosphates that several soaps contain accelerate seaweed growth. When the seaweed reaches unnatural lengths, it breaks apart in the saltwater and rots, robbing fish of dissolved oxygen, creating dead zones in local bays. Washing your car by hand also wastes a great deal of water compared with professional car washes, which, as a matter of sound business practice, recycle 90 percent of their water. Additionally, the federal Clean Water Act of 1972 requires car washes to route wastewater to treatment facilities “designed to protect the environment,” according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency. To understand the scope of the issue at hand, we point to the Town of Hempstead, which has jurisdiction over the wetlands across Nassau’s South Shore, from Atlantic Beach in the west to Seaford in the east. That’s more than 180 miles of coastline and 17,000 acres of wetlands. Anything that seeps down through the storm drains winds up there. We would encourage any officials in charge of Nassau’s villages, towns and cities to think hard about following Garden
City’s example and prohibit residents from washing their cars in their driveways. The Town of Oyster Bay, which has jurisdiction over wetlands on both the north and south shores, addresses the issue on its Storm Water Runoff and Water Quality website, saying residents should wash their cars on their lawns rather than in their driveways. At least then the wastewater doesn’t wash into the streets, wetlands and bays, the logic goes. The State Department of Environmental Conservation offers the same suggestion. The trouble is, the practice is about as damaging to Long Island’s environment as washing your car in your driveway. Toxins slowly seep through the soil into groundwater and, eventually, the aquifers that we depend on for our drinking water. The aquifers are massive stores of underground water, deposited tens of millions of years ago. Without them we would need to import our drinking water from off Long Island, at an exorbitant cost. Bottom line: Wash your car at a professional car wash. You might pay a little more, but you’ll save yourself precious time, you’ll support an important local business, and you’ll help save the environment. Following this most recent election, we hope our government leaders from across Nassau County will double down on their efforts to protect the environment. We only have one Earth.
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f Election Day 2021 proved anything, it’s that Long Island voters shouldn’t be taken for granted. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran had been told by pollsters, Democratic Party leaders and pundits that she had this. She had attended all the civic meetings, street fairs and news conferences. She was approachable, engaged and empathic. And she spent four years raising campaign cash with the intent of spending all of it to ensure no surprises on election night. ronALD J. What she didn’t hear was the palparosenBerG ble anger of homeowners whose property assessments are still way out of whack. Nor could she avoid being on the same ballot with a Democratic district attorney candidate who co-sponsored the state’s bail bill that puts criminals back on the street before the arresting police can return to their patrol cars. For Curran, standing next to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky was more than minor collateral damage. Nor could she control what appears to
be an anemic county Democratic organization that is long on strategic analysis, but short on the ability to get its own supporters out to vote. The Republican candidate, Bruce Blakeman, astutely declined to follow the traditional tactics of a campaign “underdog.” He didn’t attack the incumbent. On any number of occasions, he told audiences that “she is undoubtedly a nice person.” But Blakeman would then methodically examine the policy failings of the Curran administration and let the facts speak for themselves. The voters heard, and responded. Blakeman had a crucial partner: Nassau GOP Chairman Joseph G. Cairo Jr. Quiet, reserved and a veteran of countless election nights, Cairo has the unique ability to intuitively spot political trends, recruit candidates who resonate with voters and, perhaps most important, pay attention to the grassroots mechanics of motivating voters to leave their homes on chilly, rainy November nights and head to the polls. While much coverage has been devoted to Blakeman’s victory, Cairo’s political professionalism reached beyond that single election-night win. North Hempstead,
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Letters white supremacy. Sears, elected as Virginia’s first female lieutenant governor of color, broke a glass ceiling, yet she didn’t receive a minute’s recognition by mainstream media. The only thing more pathetic was the Lincoln Project attempting to paint Virginia Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin as a white supremacist, and being dumb enough to hire a Black man holding a torch to represent its twisted, lying depiction. ■ The American people do not want to defund the police. That proposal went down in flames wherever it was on the ballot. ■ The people know that inflation has been caused by the Biden agenda. Just go shopping! ■ Hispanics living along the border voted overwhelmingly to secure our borders. ■ The people know that violent crime is on the rise. ■ The people see vaccine mandates being implemented throughout the nation while members of Congress exempt themselves from them. (Just like Obamacare!) ■ The majority of people do not want bail reform. ■ The people see the hypocrisy of the recent climate-change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, that more than 400 private planes flew in to, and Biden’s motorcade in Rome only days earlier had 85 vehicles in it.
a generational Democratic enclave, went Republican, too, with Jennifer DeSena beating Wayne Wink in the race for town supervisor — no small feat given Wink’s longstanding political presence in that township and overwhelming Democratic enrollment. Cairo also knows his political history. He saw how the Nassau County Republican Party of the late 1940s reinvented itself when Long island suburbs became home to Italians, Jews and Irish seeking a place for their families in communities across post-war Long Island. Those ethnicities became the next-generation Republicans. So, it’s no surprise that Cairo nominated Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip, a first-time candidate from Great Neck, to run against incumbent Democratic County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum in the 10th District, with Pilip declaring victory last Tuesday night. And just who is this person that Cairo entrusted with this race? Pilip was born in Ethiopia, moved to Israel at age 12, and became an Israel Defense Forces paratrooper and a gunsmith before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Haifa and
a master’s in diplomacy and security from Tel Aviv University. The ability to motivate Republican voters to make their voices heard has put two other Democratic Nassau legislative incumbents at risk, with Republican Paolo Pironi ahead of self-proclaimed “independent” Joshua Lafazan, and Republican Daniel Atler leading Democratic Legislator Arnold Drucker by several hundred votes. Absentee ballots may ultimately decide those races, but the tally thus far has certainly given the incumbents a shock. Like meteorologists, pollsters get paid whether they get the forecast right or not. Candidates should view Election Day 2021 as a cautionary tale, as the Nassau GOP wins have sent a shock wave from one end of the state to the other. The victory tally is reminding both parties that, regardless of the latest social media, computer-driven analytics, media endorsements and geo-fencing digital ads, there is no substitute for the type of grass-roots politics practiced by Cairo and the Nassau GOP. Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.
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We, the people, have spoken using the power of democracy by voting. I hope this is only the tip of the spear, and the momentum will carry through to the midterms next year. When the media lies, democracy dies. TOM O’CONNOR North Bellmore
A glance at NYC’s subway past To the Editor: On Oct. 27, 1904, the Interborough Rapid Transit company opened the first subway line. It ran nine miles uptown from City Hall on Manhattan’s East Side, across 42nd Street (today’s 42nd Street Shuttle) to Times Square, and uptown to 145th Street. It included 28 stations. More than 150,000 riders paid a 5-cent fare. The original BMT (Brooklyn Manhattan Rapid Transit — today’s B, D, J, M, N, Q, R and Z lines) and IRT (Interboro Rapid Transit — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Franklin Avenue and Times Square shuttles) subway systems were constructed and managed by the private sector, with no government operating subsidies. Financial viability depended entirely on farebox revenues. These systems supported both the development and the economic growth of numerous neighborhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens.
The Field of Honor at McVey Elementary School — East Meadow
In the 1930s, New York City began construction of the new IND (Independent Subway — today’s A, C, E, F and G lines). This new municipal system, subsidized by taxpayer dollars, provided direct competition to both the IRT and BMT. Municipal government forced them into economic ruin by denying them fare increases that would have provided access to additional revenues. Big Brother, just like the Godfa-
ther, eventually made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. The owners folded and sold out to City Hall. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.
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