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Pot is a bust Several Five Towns villages say no to cannabis businesses law has been in effect, Pappas said, there have been no problems with enforcement, and peojbessen@liherald.com, lmraria@liherald.com ple have been respectful of the All seven villages in the Five law, heading to a parking lot to Towns area are among the smoke. roughly 400 New York municiThe Village of Lawrence has palities that opted out of allow- also opted out, and in addition, ing licenses for either marijuana the five-member board of trustconsumption loungees unanimously es or retail dispensaapproved the prohiries within their bition of smoking in jurisdictions by the designated public mandated state places around the deadline of Dec. 31. village last July.

Towns and villagThose who are found es were permitted to smoking in those opt out, but counties areas, including vapdid not have that ing and newly legalchoice. ized marijuana Atlantic Beach smoking, can be was at the forefront, ticketed and fined up with Mayor George to $250. The local law Pappas telling the BENjaMIN e x e m p t s p r iv a t e Herald last April property and private wEINStoCk that the village of commercial estabmore than 1,300 was Cedarhurst mayor lishments. planning to opt out.

“I think it has “We are not swayed by the poten- many benefits to opt out,” Lawtial impact addition to the rence Mayor Alex Edelman said. municipality’s coffers,” Pappas “We have to be careful, as cannasaid, adding that village officials bis is something of a gateway to do not want marijuana available other drugs, and that’s someto children as the smoking of thing we don’t want to be a part e-cigarettes, especially popular of. There is no reason to allow among young people, remains a those shops, and it’s something concern. we’re not very interested in havNearly five years ago, Atlantic ing in our community.” Edelman Beach passed a no-smoking ordi- added that there is no opposition nance that covers the village’s to the medical use of marijuana. eight beaches and its private The Village of Cedarhurst beach clubs. In the time the local Continued on page 13

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yESHIVa uNIVErSIty ForwarD Gabriel Leifer looked to pass in the second half of the Dec. 30 game against Illinois Wesleyan, as Maccabees guard Ethan Lasko worked to get open.

Y.U. will remember these Titans Ill. Wesleyan ends Maccabees’ win streak at 50 By jEFFrEy BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

We could begin with the end of the 50-game winning streak, or that No. 1-ranked Yeshiva University was thoroughly outplayed in the first half of its Dec. 30 contest against No. 4 Illinois Wesleyan, or that, sooner or later, the Maccabees were going to lose — or the philosophy that it’s better to drop a game in

December than in the conference playoffs and the Division III tournament.

Better to begin with a break in the schedule for now No. 5 Y.U., with last Sunday’s home game against No. 17 Williams College postponed because of Covid-19 protocols at the Massachusetts school.

With no other games on tap and the Skyline Conference not restarting for Y.U. until Jan. 26, the Maccabees have

n e a rly fo u r we e k s t o recharge.

Yeshiva (14-1) lost to the now No. 3 Titans (9-2), from Bloomington, Ill., 73-59, Y.U.’s first defeat since a 72-60 loss to Occidental College on Nov. 9, 2019. The 50-game winning streak was the second-longest in Division III men’s basketball history, bested only by SUNY Potsdam’s 60 consecutive wins from 1985 to 1987.

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H-W board to decide on Eid addition Jan. 12 lmargaria@liherald.com

Since 2017, Muslim families in District 14 have been asking the Hewlett-Woodmere School District Board of Education to consider accommodating their request to add the Eid holidays to the school calendar so their children to take part in the celebrations, and pointed to the inclusive environment that the district promotes as another reason.

In 2018, the board decided against adding Eid to the school calendar after multiple meetings. Despite this, Muslim students, parents and other allies have not stopped campaigning for the addition of Eid al Fitr and Eid al Adha. The request is expected to be entertained once again at the board’s Jan. 12 work meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Woodmere Education Center at Johnson Place in Woodmere.

At the most recent board meeting on Dec. 15, Hewlett-Woodmere elementary, middle and high school students addressed the trustees on their feelings about the lack of accommodation of the holidays. Eid al Fitr, meaning the “festival of the breaking of the fast,” is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, a month when many adult Muslims fast. Eid al Adha, meaning the “feast of the sacrifice,” is celebrated roughly two months later, at the same time when many Muslims perform

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HewLett HIGH ScHooL student Anoosha Virani addressed the Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education on the Eid holiday at the Dec. 15 meeting the Hajj pilgrimage. Typically, Eid al Adha would not be during the school year most years.

Hewlett High School students Ibrahim Rasheed and Anoosha Virani discussed the stress that came with their past experiences having to take or prepare for important tests while their families cele-

Bruce Blakeman takes oath of office

Says he won’t follow state mask mandate By toM cARRozzA tcarrozza@liherald.com

Hundreds packed into the lobby of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on Monday as new County Executive Bruce Blakeman, County Comptroller Elaine Phillips and County Clerk Maureen O’Connell took their oaths of office.

In his first remarks after taking leadership over one of the country’s most populated counties, Blakeman made it clear that he would not abide by Governor Hochul’s mask mandate, which was implemented in early December amid a new wave of cases caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant.

“Starting today, Nassau is normal again,” Blakeman told a largely unmasked crowd.

“We have seen the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic, but we can no longer be afraid.

Yes, we still have challenges, but they are manageable.”

According to The New York Times’ online tracker, Nassau’s hospitalization rate had increased by 47 percent in the previous 14 days, with 58 deaths in that same period.

The seven-day positivity rate climbed to 24 percent, as well.

Blakeman said the county would continue to encourage and support free vaccinations and testing for residents. He said this

approach would account for the economic, social, and mental health consequences of lockdowns and mandates.

“Nassau County is not in crisis,” Blakeman continued. “Our hospital admissions are rising by a manageable and predictable rate. Reason and common sense must supplant hysteria.” Blakeman promised to lobby Albany to keep students in class without masks.

Blakeman also took aim at the previous administration’s approach to the tax reassessment system, describing it as “unfair” and “secretive,” alluding to the algorithm used by Laura Curran’s office. Blakeman pledged to provide transparency by investigating the previous system with Comptroller Phillips.

“There is no reason why millionaires should pay zero taxes, and then homes that are identical in the same communities pay vastly different tax rates,” Blakeman said.

“It’s broken and we will fix it.” Reducing taxes to retain young people and keep older adults comfortable would be another major focus of the new administration, Blakeman said.

Blakeman closed by saying he and new District Attorney Anne Connelly would demand the repeal of the state’s bail reform bill.

brated Eid without them.

The Hussain sisters, Zahra, a Woodmere Middle School seventh-grader, and Mishal, an Ogden Elementary School fourth-grader, and Erina, an Ogden fifthgrader, addressed the confusion and difficulty that comes with missing school to celebrate.

“I heard this quote the other day while watching ‘Spiderman’ and it reminded me of the board,” Zahra said at the Dec. 15 meeting. “The quote was, ‘with great power comes great responsibility,’ and it made me think: you have the power to make a very impactful change — but are you responsible enough to do it?”

Sahar Hussain, a parent, and students Intisa Ahmed, a middle school eighthgrader, and Virani, questioned the board for not honoring diversity. Both Ahmed and Virani were embarrassed, they said, about the school’s lack of inclusivity and expressed feeling invisible.

“It’s the holiday season, the most wonderful time of the year,” Ahmed said previously. “But when it’s my turn to carry out on our own festivities, why do I get different treatment?”

Although new to the district, Virani was no less honest. “I feel hurt. I feel like the people out here today don’t feel heard,” she said previously. “We have this microphone that projects all around the room, but can you hear us? Can you really hear what we’re saying?”

None of the six board members at the Dec. 15 meeting commented, and when board President Debra Sheinin, who did not attend that meting was called, she had no comment.

Custody battle set off Hewlett Harbor shooting Dino Tomassetti, was charged with two counts of second-degree attempted murder in the alleged shooting of his parents, Rocco Tomassetti and Vincenza Tomassetti, in their Hewlett Harbor home on Christmas Day. He is being held without bail. His next court date was Jan. 5. Marco La Racca, of Orange, New Jersey is representing him. Police confirmed what neighbors had told the Herald on that Saturday that the argument between Dino and his parents was over the custody of his nearly 2-year-old son. It is reported that the child is with the mother, Klarisa Perez, who also witnessed the shooting. Orders of protection were issued against Tomassetti for Perez and the child, who were not injured.

“He wanted to take the 1-year-old away from his parents and the natural mother,” Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said during a Dec. 29 news conference.

Tomassetti, 29, was arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Dec. 29 after being extradited from New Jersey, where he led police after fleeing the Five Towns in a white 2017 Cadillac Escalade following the alleged shooting. He was caught in Mahwah on Dec. 25 and was held in the Bergen County

jail. “It's too early for me to comment,” La Racca said, regarding the defense of his client.

Police said they received a call about the shooting at 10:09 a.m. on Dec. 25, and the responding officers found two people with gunshot wounds at 1060 Seawane Drive.

“The defendant produced a .22 caliber pistol, he shot the mother, Vincenza Tomassetti, age 64, in the head near the right temple, and then shot the father, Rocco Tomassetti, age 65, in the back and left wrist,” Ryder said. “He struck his father then in the head numerous times with the gun after he ran out of bullets.”

Both were conscious and rushed by county police ambulance to a local hospital. They both underwent surgery and were discharged from the hospital earlier this week. Rocco owns the Brooklyn-based concrete supplier, Empire Transit Mix, and Vincenza is the owner of Starz on Broadway, a dance studio in Lynbrook.

Dino, a Brooklyn resident, was a personal trainer at a Retro Fitness in Queens. The Hewlett High School graduate attended Molloy College from 2011 to 2012 and Hofstra University from 2012 to 2015, and was a catcher on the baseball team.

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THE TREAT TABlE was swell staffed by Ogden employees Mary Hughes, left, and Maggie Schroeaer, along with PTA parent Pam Singh.

Holiday lights shine bright at Ogden school By lISA MARGARIA lmargaria@liherald.com

At Ogden Elementary School in Valley Stream, lights, decorations, music, food and games for students, parents, teachers and staff set a cheery tone for the holidays on Dec. 21. Last year, the event was drivethru only, but this year, the children were able to enjoy the experience outdoors in each other’s company.

Parent Teacher Association co-president Nicole Eliopoulos said the displays of light are a festive part of many different holidays, which is why a light show was a

great way to celebrate at Ogden. She credited Principal Dr. Dina Anzalone, volunteering parents, such as former Ogden parent Ethan Lahey and a think tank made up of Ogden teachers, for the success of the event, which aimed to create an inclusive, special holiday experience for students and their families.

Entering through the school into the school yard, visitors followed a colorfully lit path, passing festive windows showcasing Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa, the Lunar New Year, the winter season and New Year’s, inflatable snowmen, cookie stands, a live band, under a tunnel

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THIRD GRADE TEACHER Melissa Williams was dressed as Miss Claus with students Alana Jean, left, and Alyssa Jean at the Ogden light show. of arched lights and into an outdoor holiday fair.

Teachers designed the holiday window displays, which “were meant to look like the windows in Saks Fifth Avenue or Macy’s Herald Square,” Anzalone said.

Holiday cookies and desserts from different cultures were donated by Ogden families to be served alongside warm s’mores, hot cocoa, hot pretzels and other treats Light up pedal cars and two inflatable bounce houses were a favorite amongst the energetic elementary schoolers. Ogden students also had fun throwing plush ‘snowballs’ at each other while DJ

Pace played Christmas music. A crowd gathered around carolers from the Hewlett High School Chorale.

“I love how they have so many different things here,” Hewlett High junior Emily Shalom, a Chorale member said. “It brings the whole community together. I think it’s really cute and it’s nice for the holidays.”

Woodmere Middle School sixth-grader, Christian Mentor, thought that this year’s event was a level-up from last year. “Before we were in cars just driving around but now, we’re actually outside,” he said.

“They have fun activities, and they have yummy food.”

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“It brings us great joy to know that we are able to give back to the communities

comes over you when seeing the looks of joy on the faces of children when they receive presents is priceless because you know that you made a positive impact on someone's life.”

St. John’s ICARE Foundation staff, various other St. John’s employees, and the St. John’s Hospital Auxiliary packed and prepared the age and gender appropriate presents for each child.

“This event serves as an example of how St. John’s Episcopal Hospital is more than just a hospital,” Renee HastickMotes, vice president, External Affairs and president of the St. John’s ICARE Foundation, stated in the release. “We are an organization that cares about the whole person. Having good health is more than a physical thing, there is also a social component to it as well. I am glad that we are able to not only address the health needs of our community, but partner and support those other social determinants of health.”

Along with raising the money for the holiday event, the foundation raised $20,000 to provide Doula Care services at no cost to women who give birth at St. John’s. To make a contribution to the St. John's ICARE Foundation, please visit ehs.org/ givenow.

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More than 300 children received holiday presents at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway annual Children’s Holiday event. Through its recently established hospital foundation, called the St. John’s ICARE Foundation, gifts were donated by hospital staff, the public, hospital partners, and Spin Master, a global toy company.

Established in May, the St. John’s ICARE Foundation aims to foster a culture of philanthropy to secure, manage and distribute gifts in support of the mission and vision of St. John’s Hospital. The foundation raises awareness and funds in support of equipment, capital projects, special programs and community initiatives. The 257-bed hospital, the only one on the Rockaway Peninsula, also serves the Five Towns and surrounding communities on the South Shore of Nassau County.

Spin Master also brought Chase, the German Shepherd from the popular children’s television show “Paw Patrol,” to meet, greet and pose in photos with children, and to distribute presents and books. Chase also made a surprise visit to the St. John’s Medical Group’s pediatric practice at 495 Beach 19th Street, also in Far Rockaway, directly next to the holiday giveaway.

Because of the continuing coronavirus pandemic, parents and guardians were able to register for the toy distribution

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community update Accessing Programs

Canasta, Mah Jongg At Temple Hillel, 1000 Rosedale Road, North Woodmere, mah jongg from 10 am to noon. Canasta classes from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Bring your game and play all day. $8 per game- donation.

Free coffee and cake. Call Naomi Rivlin for information at (516) 791-8329.

Peninsula Public Library The listed online programs are free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. Register by calling (516) 239-3262, or go to the Eventkeeper calendar on the PPL’s website: https:// www.peninsulapublic.org/ An email with login details will be sent before each program. For more information email Janet Schneider at jschneider@ peninsulapublic.org. PPL, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence.

Broadway’s Jewish Legacy At 11 a.m., Tony-nominated director Stephen Nachamie explores the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical in this Zoom program. Peninsula Public Library.

Thursday, Jan. 6

TV Advertising From 11 a.m. to noon, professor Brian Rose presents a virtual lecture on the early days of TV advertising. HewlettWoodmere Public Library. To join Zoom, go to https://bit.ly/3HyvsPc.

Medicare & You At 11 a.m., Leslie Larsen, a qualified, licensed Medicare agent, will guide attendees of this in-person program through the Medicare maze. The ins and outs of Social Security disability income will also be discussed. Peninsula Public Library. 280 Central Ave., Lawrence.

Canasta, Mah Jongg At Temple Hillel, 1000 Rosedale Road, North Woodmere, mah jongg from 10 am to noon. Canasta classes from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Bring your game and play all day. $8 per game- donation.

Free coffee and cake. Call Naomi Rivlin for information at (516) 791-8329.

Meditation & Yoga At 2 p.m., Lisa Wisel leads a virtual session on meditation and seated yoga.

Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. To join Zoom, go to https://bit.ly/3eaTbIj.

Monday, Jan. 10 Artist Self-Portraits At 11 a.m., art historian Vivian Gordon has the second of her two-part series on artist self-portraits. Artists from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries will be explored in this illustrated lecture. Peninsula Public Library.

Thursday, Jan. 13 Courtesy David Friedman

Lunch was served at the 4th Precinct Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association members Igor and Dennis Noble from Great Northern Mortgage brought holiday pizza and chicken lunch to the 4th Precinct on Dec. 7. From left are HWBA President David Friedman, officer Jesse Destasio, Lt. Charles Sollin, Sgt. Mark Spottiswood, Lt. Thomas O’Grady, and Igor and Denis Noble. at 7 p.m. at the Gural JCC, 207 Grove Ave., Cedarhurst. $65. Course is approved by the NYS-DMV and recognized by all NYS Auto Insurance Companies. Get a 10 pecent discount off liability, PIP and collision Insurance on all your vehicles for up to 3 full years.

Get up to 4 violation points off your record. Pre-registration required. To register email rachayle.deutsch@guraljcc. org. Participants must show proof of vaccination.

Fitness Class From 7 to 8 p.m., the Gural JCC offers a Zoom fitness class with Chair exercises to keep you healthy and fit during the winter months. Meeting ID: 826 6349 6879, Passcode: 964952 1000.

Defensive Driving Register for the a defensive driving course with Morris Wargon on Jan. 10

Hewlett resident Rachel Arbitman and Jacob Steinmetz, from Woodmere, were named the 2022 Michael Freedman Outstanding Jewish High School Athletes of the Year by the Jewish Sports Heritage Association.

Jessica Chefitz, of Cedarhurst, completed her Master of Arts degree in clinical mental health

Tuesday, Jan. 11 Women. Myth & Power From 11 a.m. to noon, professor Thomas German presents a virtual art lecture on Titian: Women, Myth and Power.

Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. To join Zoom, go to https://bit. ly/32L41CM.

Cafe Europa From 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.,the Gural JCC holds its Cafe Europa program for older adults in-person at Congregation Beth Sholom, 390 Broadway, Lawrence.

Email Judy Goldberg at judy.goldberg@ guraljcc.org for more information.

Play Pinochle From 12:30 to 4 p.m., single deck pinochle at Temple Hillel, 1000 Rosedale Road, North Woodmere. $8 dona-

tion. Free coffee and cake call. For more information call Brian Berger at 1 (347) 996-2532.

In-Person Gametime At 1 p.m. on Jan. 11, 18 & 25, join us in-person in the library’s downstairs Bentley Room for this independent weekly series. Canasta, mah jongg and Scrabble games are available. Seating is limited and is first come, first seated.

Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence.

Reclamation District The Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclamation District Board of Commissioners holds its weekly meeting at 5 p.m., at 2150 Bay Blvd. in Atlantic Beach.

Canasta, Mah Jongg At Temple Hillel, 1000 Rosedale Road, North Woodmere, mah jongg from 10 am to noon. Canasta classes from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Bring your game and play all day. $8 per game- donation.

Free coffee and cake. Call Naomi Rivlin for information at (516) 791-8329.

Balance & Breath From 11 a.m. to noon. Lisa Zimmerman leads a virtual class on balance and breath. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. To join Zoom, go to https://bit. ly/3qTJWT8.

Mah jongg strategies In this two-part series beginning on Jan. 13 and continuing on Jan. 20, both at 11 a.m. Mah jongg instructor Donna Miller-Small will share tips and tricks for better play. Knowledge of the game is required; this is not a learn-to-play class. Attendees should have a 2021 Mah Jongg card on hand. Peninsula Public Library.

Wednesday, Jan. 12

counseling at the University of Cumberland in Williamsburg, Kentucky.

Atlantic Beach village will hold its monthly meeting on Jan, 10 at 7:45 p.m. in Villager Hall, 65 the Plaza, Atlantic Beach.

The monthly meeting for Lawrence village will be on Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. in Village Hall, 196 Central

Ave., Lawrence.

Go to https://bit.ly/3eQLKXm, to sign up for the Gural JCC’s MLK Day of Service on Jan. 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., two 2.25-hour shifts at 207 Grove Ave., Cedarhurst.

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Courtesy FIDF, Yehuda Friedman

Israel Defense forces lone soldiers were recognized for their service at Friends of IDF event in Lawrence on Dec. 11 and 12. From left were Rabbi Yaakov Trump, Lt. Col. Aviv Levi, Zoey Glaubach Rosenfeld FIDF Long Island chapter, Pninit Cole, FIDF Director of Long Island; Lt. Michal, Yehuda Friedman, FIDF Director of Community Engagement; and FIDF CEO Rabbi Steven Weil.

A pair of Israel Defense Forces “lone soldiers” from Lawrence were among those who attended a Five Towns Shabbaton celebration that honored the men and women that come from other countries or have no immediate family in Israel and serve in the IDF. The Dec. 11 and 12 event hosted by Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst at Congregation Beth Sholom, also in Lawrence, included Lawrence residents Private Elijah and Private Noah, Rabbi Steven Weil the chief executive officer of the Friends of the IDF, an organization that supports the lone soldiers with an array of programs and services, and Lt. Col. Aviv Levi, who is responsible for IDF’S relationship with the United States on special projects. Attendees learned how the FIDF supports Israel and the soldiers.

“The love and support that the Five Towns community has given to these young men and women, who put themselves in harm’s way to defend Israel and the Jewish world, has been overwhelming,” Weil stated in a news release. “We appreciate the emotional, financial and moral support that The Five Towns community invests towards the education and welfare of the IDF soldiers.”

Attendees had the opportunity to meet three active IDF soldiers, who shared personal stories about their army service and challenges they have overcome.

Iron Dome Commander Lt. Michal, explained how her army training prepared her to make split-second decisions with far-reaching consequences during Operation Guardian of the

Walls in May of 2021. During that military operation, she had under 25 seconds to make the strategic decision of whether or not to intercept incoming missiles from Gaza. Lt. Michal had the experience and know-how to step in and intercept some 130 incoming missile targets during that operation.

Capt. Rayan is a Druze soldier who served in the Home Front Command as a conduit with 17 Arab communities, strengthening the relationship with the IDF during the Covid-19 pandemic. His leadership resulted in increased cooperation, helping to contain the outbreak of the virus and saving lives.

Staff Sgt. B. came from a troubled personal background, engaging in drug abuse at a young age. With the support he received at FIDF’s Havat Hashomer, Sgt. B turned his life around and is currently an elite Egoz Combat Soldier who was one of hundreds of IDF soldiers to receive the Israeli President’s Award for service to the country.

“Our community was thrilled to host the FIDF, and soldiers of different ranks, divisions and battalions serving with distinction in the IDF,” Rabbi Yaakov Trump said in the release. He leads Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst. “It was an unforgettable Shabbat, filled with incredible stories that brought to life the amazing work of the FIDF and the role we play in supporting Israel’s soldiers,” Trump added.

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Kennedy Sophomore Wrestling ON DEc. 11, Goldstein helped the Cougars to a 4th-place finish (out of 13 teams) in the 45th annual Sprig Gardner Tournament hosted by the Bellmore-Merrick District. He captured the 285-pound title with a 6-4 overtime decision against Lawrence’s Andres Valle. Goldstein, who is ranked third in Nassau in the weight class, also had a big semifinal win over Mepham’s Miguel Rivera in the two-day event on the way to earning Kennedy’s George Munnich Most Outstanding Wrestler award.

gaMES TO waTch Friday, Jan. 7

Wrestling: Lynbrook at V.S. North...........................4:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Lynbrook at V.S. South ..................... 5 p.m.

Wrestling: Baldwin at East Meadow ........................... 6 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Syosset at Freeport ......................... 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Farmingdale at Oceanside .............. 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Clarke at Wantagh ........................... 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 8

Wrestling: Calhoun Tournament.............................9:30 a.m.

Girls Basketball: Sewanhaka at Elmont....................... 10 a.m.

Girls Basketball: Hewlett at South Side......................... 12 p.m.

Girls Basketball: MacArthur at Mepham...................... 12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: South Side at Hewlett ...................... 12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: North Shore at Lawrence ................... 12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: G.N. South at Long Beach ................. 12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Elmont at Sewanhaka ........................12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Seaford at Carey ..........................12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Roosevelt at Kennedy ......................... 2 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 10 Boys/Girls Bowling: Oceanside at Baldwin ..................... 4 p.m.

Gymnastics: South Side at Long Beach .......................... 5 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Hicksville at V.S. Central .................6:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball: C.S. Harbor at West Hempstead.......... 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Carle Place at Malverne ................. 7 p.m.

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SENIOr capTaIN JOSh Gendlin captured Hewlett’s King of the Mat tournament title at the 160-pound weight class to help the Bulldogs finish on top in the 14-team field.

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Hewlett is one of four Nassau County wrestling programs ranked among New York State’s Top 10 and has done nothing to show it doesn’t belong through the early going.

The Bulldogs, the preseason No. 3 in Nassau and No. 9 in the state, made a statement by capturing their host tournament — King of the Mat — featuring 14 teams Dec. 11, including some of Long Island’s best such as Long Beach, MacArthur, Hauppauge and Chaminade.

“We have pretty high expectations and the main thing is keeping everyone healthy and on the mat,” Hewlett coach Stephen Jones said. “We didn’t have our normal summer, but a lot of the kids competed in club during the offseason and came back in really good shape.”

Hewlett was ranked 8 th in the county last winter and had a bunch of top finishers in the unofficial county tournament, Jones noted. This season’s starting lineup is a mix of seniors and underclassmen,

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“Nobody has survived the first period against Jacob yet this season,” Jones said of Maiorano, also an All-County football player. “He’s strong and skilled and experienced. If there was a state ranking out yet, he’d probably be at or near the top.”

Junior captain Ariel Waldman has county title hopes as well after finishing runner-up as a freshman 106-pounder.

He’s competing at 126 now and ranked at the top of Nassau’s list. “Ariel puts in a lot of work and is technical and strong,” Jones said.

Waldman caps what so far has proven to be a dominant first four weight classes.

Carlos Salazar, just a 7th-grader, has made tremendous strides in the past year, Jones said, and is off to a flying start at 102. “He loves to wrestle and has an incredible amount of upside,” Jones explained.

At 110, sophomore Eric Gendlin is scrappy and aggressive. He placed in last season’s unofficial county tournament

and is eyeing another All-County finish, Jones said. Gendlin took third in King of the Mat. Another sophomore, Kirk Smith, has an All-County campaign under his belt as a sixth-place finisher two seasons ago and also finished third in the King of the Mat tournament. “He competes with an edge and gets better by the week,” Jones said.

Senior captain Diego Gonzalez brings grit and All-County potential at 132. The same goes for fellow captains and classmates Jon Zenny and Josh Gendlin. Jones said Zenny (152) is strong on his feet and explosive, allowing him to turn the momentum of a match on a dime, the coach said. Gendlin is off to as strong a start as any of the Bulldogs, Jones said, highlighted by a thrilling 6-4 overtime victory over Joseph Mattei of Herricks in the 160-pound title bout in the King of the Mat. Jones is excited about the return of junior Ryan Goodman (189), who missed all but one match last season due to injury. Goodman took third in the tournament.

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At a Dec. 20 village meeting, Hewlett Neck opted out of licensing or establishing retail cannabis dispensaries and onsite cannabis consumption establishments in the village. The vote took place with no on-camera discussion. Hewlett Bay Park has also opted out, as have Hewlett Harbor and Woodsburgh.

“The village has no retail space,” Hewlett Harbor Village Clerk Michael Ryder said.

“We just felt it wasn’t in the best interest of the village,” said Woodsburgh Mayor Lee Israel.

Barry Wilansky, the Town of Hempstead’s director of substance abuse and mental health services, said that, once again, the marketing of a mind-altering substance, this time recreational canna-

bis, could be hazardous, as it ignores history and science as a guide. The town has opted out as well.

“It’s never about the drug — it’s about messaging,” said Wilansky, who spent 43 years as the head of Tempo Group, which specializes in drug and alcohol addiction programs for individuals and families.

Wilansky compared the marketing of marijuana to the way alcohol and tobacco have been sold to the public, leaving out their mind-altering potential. “If you make decisions on drugs and alcohol when the brain is formed — early 20s — you are highly unlikely to develop a problem,” he said, “but if you make that decision at 14, 15, 16, culture teaches us that you are at great risk.”

Susan Blauner, director of the Saving Lives Five Towns Drug and Alcohol Coalition, said that one of the biggest problems with cannabis stores is the selling of edibles that are packaged to look like candy or cookies, which makes access easier for young people. Blauner also said that there are higher levels of THC in today’s marijuana.

Not everyone who smokes marijuana, she said, has a predisposition to become addicted to other drugs, but she noted that many young people who use other drugs, such as cocaine or heroin, first smoked pot. As someone who focuses on youth, Blauner said that young people are more prone to becoming addicted to alcohol or drugs, because their brains are still developing up to age 26.

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HAFTR kicked off the Hanukkah festivities with a concert by DJ Raphi.

Students had a great time singing along to Hanukkah songs and learning DJ Raphi’s dance moves. At the end of the concert, DJ Raphi told an inspirational personal story about growing up, and then surprised all students by announcing that instead of continuing with regular classes for the rest of the holiday, HAFTR would have a color war instead. The student body was divided into two teams, each a different color, and then began competing in fun challenges.

Throughout the three days of programming, there were unique student

leadership opportunities for students and memorable team-building exercises for the entire school. Regardless of a student’s interests or strengths, there was an event that engaged everyone.

Students were appointed as generals, lieutenants, sergeants and majors to lead one of the two color war teams. These students had the critical role of boosting team spirit, directing their teammates in activities and leading their team to victory in all the yra activities.

Students competed in a variety of games such as bean bag toss, human tic-tac-toe, hungry hungry hippos, basketball, musical chairs, and more. Each team learned two songs, one in Hebrew and

one in English, that related to a specific theme. The songs were performed at the closing ceremony of the competition.

Other highlights of the program were presentations from the HAFTR Robotics, STEM (science, technolog y, engineering and math) and audio visual clubs. The robotics and STEM clubs, with students representing each side of the competition, built interactive posters that reflected the team’s theme.

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‘Ugly’ sweaters win prizes In the spirit of the holiday season last month, Lawrence Elementary School held an ugly sweater contest on Dec. 22, where students came to school wearing their wackiest, most festive holiday sweaters.

Students as well as staff members won prizes for their ugliest sweaters. Student council members served as the judges.

“It was so much fun seeing the crazy and creative sweaters each student came to school wearing,” LES Principal Rina Beach stated in a news release. “It was a community-building event that brought so much joy and camaraderie to our

school before our well-deserved holiday break.”

Student council members then decided which two students — one boy and one girl — from each grade had the best ugly sweaters. The council members then saw the teachers’ ugly sweaters and voted for one teacher for each grade.

Beach and Student Council Adviser Jennifer Talenti announced the winners, who then received Beach Bucks prizes to be used at the school store. The teachers who won received gift cards for Target and Dunkin’ Donuts.

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Maccabees head coach Elliot Steinmetz, far left, with assistant coach Michael Sweetney before the tipoff against Illinois Wesleyan on Dec. 30.

50-game win streak over, Y. U. looks toward March “The idea of this game, from the beginning, as much as it was hyped up and it was such a big game, was for us to be in a position to be better for March, and I think that did that for us,” Maccabees head coach Elliot Steinmetz said. “It exposed certain things, and put us in a position where we’ll be better going forward.” The D3 tournament is played in March.

Illinois Wesleyan began the game like a team on a mission. The Titans passing was crisper, the shooting more accurate and the players’ physicality did not allow the Maccabees to find their groove in the team’s typical fluid-motion offense.

“I just think we didn’t move the way were supposed to move, and … we allowed them to beat us to spots, said Steinmetz, a Woodmere resident. “Instead of us kind of turning and moving out of those spots, we tried to fight for those spots, which is just not the way we play.”

Despite a very vocal crowd at the Max Stern Athletic Center, Yeshiva fell behind 22-10 with 13:25 remaining in the first half and never recovered. “You move on and just grow from it,” said forward Gabriel Leifer, a Lawrence native, who played his high school ball at Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys in Woodmere. “We weren’t going to win 80 games in a row. This could be better than if we beat them, because we didn’t play well. So if we end up winning tonight, all you would have seen is a win, but we just have to get better.”

Moving on and improving became the Maccabee mantra. “It’s what everybody talked about,” Steinmetz said. “We didn’t struggle much through the first half of the season, and tonight we struggled, put

ourselves in a hole a little bit. … We started to execute a little more of what we wanted to do in the second half, but it was too little, too late at that point, and a team like this that executes is a team we get to learn from.”

Leifer, a graduate student who is also working for the accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers, started the season slowly, as his academic and professional scheduled cut into practice attendance.

“It’s definitely tiring,” he said. “I try my best to get to as many practices I can.

Unfortunately, I’m not able to be at every practice due to my schedule. So in the beginning my games were like practices.

It’s starting to come a little more, but we’re just playing good basketball. My assists went up, my points went down, but we’re winning — we lost one game.”

One bright spot was senior guard Ryan Turell, who scoring a game-high 22 points, which pushed him 4 points ahead of Aval Hod, class of 1989, for third place on Y.U.s all-time scoring list, with 1,811 career points.

In spite of the loss and the end of the winning streak, senior forward Alon Jakubowitz, who’s also from Woodmere and also played his high school ball at DRS, said the team’s goal remains the same: to win a national title.

“Giving [the streak] to the fans, everyone’s reaction, the hype around the winning, the support, and being able to share it with the Jewish community and students at Yeshiva,” Jakubowitz said, was his favorite part of the winning streak.

He called his time on the team “[a] really, really special experience. It’s been an amazing experience. I would not have passed it up for anything. I never expected this experience.”

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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 1/12/22 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. 42/22. EAST ATLANTIC BEACH - Stanley Cohen, Renewal of grant to maintain 6’ high fence, a portion of which is within the clear sight triangle., S/E cor. Oswego Ave. & Beech Blvd., a/k/a 54 Oswego Ave. N.C.P.C. Local determination.

56/22. WOODMERE Abby M. Miller, Variance, lot area occupied, construct additions attached to dwelling., S/s Longacre Ave., 131’ E/o Bryant St., a/k/a 325 Longacre Ave. N.C.P.C. Local determination.

60/22. NR LAWRENCE Vincenzo & Pasqualina Petrillo, Variances, lot area occupied, rear yard, maintain additions & porch conversion to living space, all attached to dwelling., E/s Caryl Dr., 104.74’ S/o Mott St., a/k/a 287 Caryl Dr. N.C.P.C. Local determination.

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 68/22. WOODMERE Noam & Estee Greenberg, Variances, lot area occupied, side yard, side yards aggregate, construct 2-story addition attached to dwelling., S/s Oliver St., 138.15’ W/o Longacre Ave., a/k/a 833 Oliver St. N.C.P.C. Local determination.

79/22. HEWLETT - 1315 Peninsula Owner LLC, Variance in off-street parking (construct 2-story additions to existing office building)., S/s Peninsula Blvd., 127’ E/o Mill Rd., a/k/a 1315 Peninsula Blvd. (S.E.Q.R. determination not made) N.C.P.C. Local determination.

ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.

This notice is only for new cases in Hewlett, Lawrence, Woodmere and East Atlantic Beach within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction.

There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the

Board of Appeals calendar.

The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 852/Hearing---01122022 The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.

129063 LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on January 13, 2022 at 7:00 pm the Village Board of Trustees will hold a Public Hearing at Village Hall, 449 Pepperidge Road Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557 on the renewal of the cable television franchise agreement with Cablevision Systems Long Island Corporation.

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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR NOTICE OF MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BO BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hewlett Harbor will meet via Zoom on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 7:00PM, Eastern Standard Time, for the purpose of holding the Village’s regular monthly meeting.

An agenda for the meeting will be made available to the public on the Village Website.

Due to social distancing guidelines, occupancy of Village Hall is limited.

Therefore, all public Board of Trustees meetings until further notice will be conducted via Zoom. All residents wishing to attend or speak should visit the Village website at www.hewlettharbor.org for further Zoom instructions.

Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York December 20, 2021

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LEGAL NOTICE The following are the dates for the Hewlett Bay Fire District 2022 Board and Workshops meeting. All District Board meeting will start at 7:00 PM and workshops meeting will start at 09:30 AM. Both meeting will be held at the district building 1180 Broadway Hewlett New York 11557.

District meeting dates Workshop meeting dates Re-Org January 4, 2022 Regular meeting January 10, 2022 January 9, 2022 February 14, 2022 February 13, 2022 March 14, 2022 March 13, 2022 April 11, 2022 April 10, 2022 May 9, 2022 May 8, 2022 June 13, 2022 June 12, 2022 July 11, 2022 July 10, 2022 August 8, 2022 August 7, 2022 September 12, 2022 September 11, 2022 October 17, 2022 October 16, 2022 November 14, 2022 November 13, 2022 December TBD December TBD District Secretary Dan Weisner 129071

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UNDER THE NEW YORK EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURE LAW PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Board of the Village of Atlantic Beach shall hold a public hearing on January 10, 2022 at 7:45 p.m. at the Village Hall, 65 The Plaza, Atlantic Beach, New York, 11509, to inform the public and to review the public use to be served by the Village of Atlantic Beach acquiring, through the power of eminent domain, properties know as 2025 Park Street, Atlantic Beach, New York, 11509, a/k/a Section 58, Block 60, Lots 5-9 (“Parcel 1”) and 2035 Park Street, Atlantic Beach, New York, 11509, a/k/a Section 58, Block 60, Lots 1-4 (“Parcel 2”).

The properties, if acquired by eminent domain, are proposed to be utilized for the expansion of recreational facilities.

Parcel 1 will be used as a recreation facility, community center, and lifeguard beach operations facility, and Parcel 2 will be used as a community park with open space, seating, and landscaping. Alternatives, if any, as well as the impact on the environment, if any, and impact on residents, if any, will be discussed at the public hearing.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that those property owners who may subsequently wish to challenge condemnation of their property via judicial review may do so only on the basis of issues, facts, and objections raised at such hearing.

Anyone wishing to address this topic shall be heard at such public hearing or may submit their comments in writing on or before the time of the scheduled hearing by submission to Emily Siniscalchi, Village Clerk Inc. Village of Atlantic Beach 65 The Plaza Atlantic Beach, NY 11509 Plaza65@aol.com

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HWPL named a Star Library Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library was named a 2021 Star Library by the Library Journal. The LJ Index annually measures libraries across the country and rates them on a three-, four- or five-star scale based on physical circulation, circulation of electronic materials, library visits, program attendance, public internet computer use and Wi-Fi sessions.

It is 14th year in which LJ has scored public libraries nationwide. The 2021 scores and ratings are based on fiscal year 2019 data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services Public Library Survey. Library directors were also interviewed to learn the pandemic’s impact since those numbers were collected.

“Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library is an outstanding library, and we are very proud to be recognized by Library Journal” HWPL Director William Ferro state

in a news release.

The LJ Index gives an overall indication of how libraries compare to their peers nationally. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library joins Great Neck, Jericho and Port Washington public libraries as the Nassau County libraries so honored.

“HWPL is incredibly receptive to our community’s needs, and this award highlights that we are doing things right.”

James Hartmann, HWPL’s head of User Experience & Technology, said in the release.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2022 IN THE INWOOD FIRE DISTRICT, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Election of the qualified voters of the Inwood Fire District (hereinafter called the “Fire District”), in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be held at Fire District Headquarters, 188 Doughty Boulevard in Inwood, New York, in the said Fire District, on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. The polls shall open at 6:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) and shall remain open until 9:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) or as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their votes.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to the resolution adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Fire District on December 9, 2021, the following Proposition will be submitted to the qualified voters of the Fire District for approval or disapproval: PROPOSITION Shall each of the following described Bond Resolutions adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Inwood Fire District, in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, on December 9, 2021, be approved: (a) authorizing the construction of a single story, 2,900 square foot building addition and alterations and improvements to Fire District Headquarters located at 188 Doughty Boulevard, Inwood, New York and the site thereof, substantially as described in the report prepared for the Fire District by Frank

A. B. public hearing on Jan. 10 The Atlantic Beach village board will hold a public hearing on Jan. 10 on the village using the power of eminent domain to acquire two properties one at 2025 Park Street and the other at 2035 Park Street.

Should the sites be acquired it is proposed that the use would for the expansion of recreational facilities.

2025 Park Street would be used as a recreation facility, community center and lifeguard beach operations facility. 2035 Park Street would be used as a community park with open space, seating and landscaping. If there

alternative ideas, possible environmental impacts and impacts on residents could be discussed at the hearing as well.

Anyone who wants to address this issue will be heard at the public hearing or can submit comments in writing on or before the time of the schedukledv hearing to: Emily Siniscalchi, Village Clerk, Inc. Village of Atlantic Beach, 65 the Plaza, Atlantic Beach, NY 11509, Plaza65@aol.com.

The public hearing will be held at Village Hall, 65 The Plaza in Atlantic Beach at 7:45 p.m.

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Relf, Architect, including original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus and ancillary or related site, demolition and other work required in connection; stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $2,800,000, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; appropriating said amount therefor; authorizing the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of not to exceed $2,800,000 to finance said appropriation; and providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same become due and payable, and (b) Bond Resolution of the Inwood Fire District (“Fire District”), in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, adopted December 9, 2021, authorizing the acquisition of a fire truck,

including apparatus and equipment used in connection therewith, to be used by the Fire District; stating the estimated maximum cost of the Project is $2,000,000, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; appropriating said amount therefor; authorizing the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of not to exceed $2,000,000 to finance said appropriation; and providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same become due and payable.

The Proposition shall appear upon the ballot to be used for voting in substantially the following form: PROPOSITION ___ YES __ NO Shall the bond resolutions of Inwood Fire District, in the Town of Hempstead, adopted on December 9,

2021, (i) authorizing the construction of a single story, 2,900 square foot building addition and alterations and improvements to Fire District Headquarters located at 188 Doughty Boulevard, Inwood, New York and the site thereof, substantially as described in the report prepared for the Fire District by Frank Relf, Architect, including original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus and ancillary or related site, demolition and other work required in connection therewith, at the estimated maximum cost of $2,800,000 and the acquisition of a fire truck, including apparatus and equipment used in connection therewith, to be used by the Fire District, at the estimated maximum cost of $2,000,000; (ii) stating that the estimated total cost thereof is $4,800,000 and appropriating said amount therefor; and (iii)

authorizing the issuance of bonds in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $4,800,000 to finance said appropriation and providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same become due and payable, be approved All residents of the Fire District who were duly registered to vote with the Nassau County Board of Elections on or before Tuesday, January 18, 2022, shall be eligible to vote at said Special Election.

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Q. I’m confused about the whole process of doing work to my home. I want to add a room and deck at the back of my kitchen, plus a second floor at the front of my Cape Cod-style home. Do I interview contractors first, architects first, ask an interior designer, ask my building department? What should I do, in what order?

A. The most important thing to understand when beginning the process is that each of the many people who will have input has a particular set of abilities, and approaches your project from his or her particular perspective. When you take the wrong advice from the wrong person, communication begins to fail, which is what you’re onte eeper trying to avoid. The contractor has a specific perspective, for example, which involves budgeting and getting the work constructed. Unfortunately, without training in codes that govern what can legally be done, they will still often advise the customers, and this can go awry, because they don’t have the responsibility to stand behind the advice they give.

The same can be said for interior designers, whose perspective should be within their scope of expertise, which is interior selections and knowledge of finishes and furnishings. Where the interior designer oversteps is when they plan the shape and location of spaces without the knowledge and expertise to determine the multiple issues of engineering, whether it’s the structure or other types of building systems like electric, plumbing and mechanical (heating, ventilating or air conditioning).

As an architect, I regularly struggle to work out problems when a contractor has altered something on a construction site or an interior designer has made a change that involves great cost to undo.

Examples of this could fill a book, but here are a few common ones. As I write this, I am preparing a case to present to a zoning board because a contractor was told, quite specifically and in front of the owner, that a second-floor addition had to be a specific roof angle and the structure had to sit on top of the first-floor walls. The contractor altered the roof angle and raised the addition 10 inches above the top of the first-floor walls. He even told the owner that the inspector “would never notice.” He did.

An interior designer advised a client that they could violate the laws of nature, building codes and zoning regulations when they recently took a copy of architectural plans and reconfigured them, telling the client that the architect didn’t have the artistic acumen or skill that the designer uniquely possessed. So a column ended up going in place of a sink, the roof structure had to be rebuilt, and there was no place to run the plumbing and air conditioning ductwork vertically. The cost for slender steel beams to accommodate the design decimated the budget as well.

All of these people need to be consulted, as long as they stay in their lanes of expertise. Good luck!

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ith 2021 behind us, I’m trying hard to be optimistic about 2022. When you’ve lived past your 70s, you have the benefit of having seen multiple ups and downs in our country, and those experiences give you some insight into what might lie ahead.

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a big toll on most of America.

Our daily rhythms have been scrambled. We’ve been forced to work from home, and have patiently suffered through JERRY lockdowns and the loss of social KREMER interaction. But because we are such an innovative nation, by the end of 2022, it’s likely that we will have tamed this disease and possibly be better prepared for any new health challenge.

Last year was a tough one for the business world. The lockdowns around the world and the constant flare-ups of Covid-19 caused shortages of critical products. Some manufacturers who have

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ample inventory have taken advantage of the shortages and have raised their prices unnecessarily. Oil refineries with large inventories have joined the parade and jacked up the price of gasoline. Millions of small businesses have been forced to close, and in many cases they will never return.

2022 promises to be a better year for our long-suffering industries. Our strangled shipping ports are likely to catch up with the backlog of containers, and the uncontrolled buying of 2021 will slow down. By midyear, many members of the workforce who stayed home will finally find new job opportunities, or bargain their way into better-paying positions.

I’m thinking optimistically about the challenges we face, except for one. Surveying the scene from Minnesota or Montauk, I am most pessimistic about the political world. I have served over 30 years in state and local government. I have seen bold new programs, and marveled at political stars in both the Democratic and Republican parties.

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elected officials is as different as night and day from my time in state government. Once upon a time, leaders in my political world were willing to sit down and discuss the needs of the people, and got things done with simple handshakes.

The backroom meetings were about the next 10 years, not the next 10 minutes. Quite a few of today’s incumbents, especially those in Congress, are interested only in getting re-elected, and are willing to say and do whatever it takes to hold on to power.

It doesn’t make you a socialist if you believe in child care tax credits, more day care, pre-K programs and relief for young people struggling with college debt. Pollsters will tell you how widely accepted these initiatives are. But a handful of entrenched politicians will tell you they aren’t worth the cost or are being abused.

Those same ideologues will eagerly vote for tax cuts for the rich and the purchase of more military equipment, needed or not.

The biggest threat of 2022 will be the ongoing attacks on our voting system.

Republicans in more than a dozen states

’m thinking positively about the challenges we face this year, except for one.

have passed laws putting state legislatures in charge of their voting systems.

Dedicated independent professional election workers are being supplanted by party hacks whose only job is to protect their political base. It’s possible that hundreds of actual winning Democratic candidates will be denied victories under these new systems. These machinations should be the target of a real 2022 Stop the Steal campaign.

Do we have any political heroes left on the national stage? Some of the 10 Republican House members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump have been willing to give up their seats in the name of protecting the nation. A few in that brave group are seeking re-election, and were willing to take the risk.

These are just random thoughts about the new year from a mostly optimistic columnist. I am eternally hopeful that the better angels will prevail in 2022.

Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years.

He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Readers tell their Covid stories in 50 words, or more

n the Dec. 2-8 issue, I invited readers to say how they were getting through the coronavirus pandemic so far, noting that all eyes were on the Omicron variant, and that our stories would surely evolve. Thank you so much for sharing these snippets of your lives. * “Friendship got me through Covid.

I would not have made it through this unexpected plot change in life without my peers.

The sudden death of my dog put a wave of grief over me for months. My RANDI best friend KREISS brought light into my shadowy sadness.” — E.K. * “‘So far’ are the operative words. No crystal ball here but by late February [2020] you could see it coming. Was still shocked by the incompetent and misleading, politicized government response and the willing denial by so many that killed and threatened. Read ‘The Great Influenza,’ spent months on the terrace and stayed as isolated as we could. Got a puppy.” — T.G. * “During the early days, I would take long walks in the early morning to clear

my thoughts. As time went on, I would run into other walkers, with many of us stopping to say hello and ask if everything was OK. On Thanksgiving 2020, a group of us got together outside and set up our tables six feet apart. We couldn’t be with family, but were happy to have found new friends.”

— Anonymous * “I was reminded of all the things I used to love about myself. I read more than I had in years. I had genuine conversations with my family, who, despite living in the same house for years, never were quite on the same page. Most important, I was aware of all I had taken for granted: I was finally satisfied with the life I had created for myself. I was reminded of the little girl who smiled and laughed and loved herself.” — R.G. * “I feel blessed just being here in Merrick with my mom, Rose, after losing my dad, Fred, to mantle cell lymphoma during the pandemic. As a resident of Australia, I had to secure a Travel Exemption from the Australian government to be allowed to board a flight to New York.” — L.H. * “I temporarily moved next door to my daughter and her family in July 2020.

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They were expecting a baby in August. I was there to help them out and they were there, providing precious moments at a time I would have been isolated and anxious.” — Anonymous * “We were three couples, close-by neighbors living in comfortable condos on the beach. We met every evening to talk, swim, have drinks and share extra supplies we were able to find. I painted every day. I have 42 completed paintings, three of which I sold. I let my hair grow out and am no longer a slave to my roots. My husband and I played board games.” — C.T. * “I not only ‘got through’ the pandemic, I rather enjoyed the peace and serenity afforded by the lockdown. My life revolved around a few people with whom I really love doing things. I enjoyed cooking, reading, card and game playing, long walks. I see a definite beauty in stepping off the world, albeit temporarily.” —A.C. * “At first I thought Covid would disappear quickly, but when I realized it was here to stay, I felt resentful. I’m 74, and I felt that a year and a half of my time was stolen from me while I locked myself inside. But I came to realize I was lucky.

My family was healthy, and I didn’t have

read more than I had in years.

I had genuine conversations with my family.’

to go off to work. I just had to stay alive!”

— B.C. * “Minus side: masking, no city, travel, theater, movies, felt restriction of movement. Plus side: more quality time to spend with family and friends, read, needlepoint, dining al fresco, a slower pace and longer phone conversations, spending less but giving more.” — B.G. * “Morning: television and telephone to family, friends. Afternoon: taking walks with husband through Cedarhurst. Evening: paint and write in a journal. I have kept seven journals — and I have tossed out two with the most negative thoughts.”

— L.M. * “Volunteering at the People Loving People Food Pantry in Oyster Bay was rewarding: It proved that during the most difficult times, people share with those less fortunate.” — K.G. * “Dealing with the pandemic is a slam dunk when you’re never alone. Lola and Mackenzie are my two small, hairy best friends. Never more than a few feet from wherever I am, they are great listeners.

We rarely disagree, and they think I’m a brilliant conversationalist.” — Anonymous Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ruce Blakeman’s first public act as Nassau County executiveelect, in the second week of December, was one of rebellion.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, had ordered mask use in indoor spaces where people gather to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Blakeman, a Republican, said he would defy the order, refusing to enforce it once he took office Jan. 1. The governor had left enforcement to the counties.

We understand Blakeman’s reluctance to reinstate a mask mandate. People have grown tired of obeying orders.

Most of us just want our freedom back.

We want our old pre-pandemic lives. We crave normalcy.

Apologies for the blunt language, but the coronavirus doesn’t give a damn about our desire to return to the way things were before all hell broke loose. It is a virus. It has an innate need to replicate, and to replicate it requires host bodies. Nature has granted the virus a seemingly incalculable ability to mutate to avoid eradication.

That is why we must do all in our power to eliminate the coronavirus — including wearing masks in public spaces. That is why the state mandate is necessary.

Blakeman has said there is little scientific evidence to demonstrate that masking reduces transmission of the coronavirus. That is not true. He only need look to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Science Brief from Dec. 6, titled “Community Use of Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2,” to find it.

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letters The gift of a kidney To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Kidney donor tells story of the gift she gave”: The donor sure augmented the meaning of giving of oneself. For her kidney she must have received a heart — not only one. This was a heartwarming story. She sure was courageous and generous. What a nice story for the season. May an extra-big star keep smiling on her.

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Recalling the great transit strike To the Editor: Jan. 1 was the 56th anniversary of the 1966

The CDC cites numerous studies, conducted over the past two years in a variety of settings, demonstrating that mask wearing, when carried out properly, can reduce the transmission of Covid-19.

According to the CDC, at least 10 studies have “confirmed the benefit of universal masking in community level analyses.” The agency, considered one of the world’s leading authorities on infectious diseases, further states, “Each analysis demonstrated that, following directives from organizational and political leadership for universal masking, new infections fell significantly.”

Data from 200 countries, including the U.S., demonstrated reductions in the death rate as well.

Furthermore, the CDC concludes, “increasing universal masking by 15 percent could prevent the need for lockdowns and reduce associated losses of up to $1 trillion, or about 5 percent of the gross domestic product.”

If Blakeman is sincerely concerned about protecting the interests of Nassau businesses, as we firmly believe he is, then he will enforce the mask mandate to ensure that they stay open. No one — no one — wants the type of lockdowns that we are increasingly seeing in other countries. At some point soon, however, they could become inevitable if patients were to overwhelm our hospitals once again.

The Omicron variant, clearly far more transmissible than previous strains, has spread like wildfire across the U.S. over the past month. As of press time Monday, Long Island’s daily positivity rate stood at nearly 25 percent — the

highest in the state, despite our high vaccination rate.

Preliminary data indicate that Omicron, which is fueling this most recent surge, may be less virulent and less deadly than previous strains. Given the exponential growth of this new form of the virus, however, we are seeing hospitalization rates rising fast, which, once again, is straining our health care workers, who are already worn out by nearly two years of battling a relentless foe. At least one president of a major Nassau hospital has asked the public to consider staying home for two weeks to minimize spread.

When Hochul enacted the indoor mask mandate on Dec. 10, it was supposed to last until Jan. 15. She recently extended it to Feb. 1. We urge Blakeman to consider enforcing it.

The county mustn’t fine businesses that are earnest in their efforts to carry out the mandate — as many have been.

Without enforcement for egregious violators, however, there will be those who disregard the law entirely, and therein lies the problem.

To defeat this terrible, highly transmittable disease once and for all, we need a far greater sense of unity and resolve than we have shown to date. As a nation, we have always managed to summon our better angels and come together for a cause greater than ourselves.

Now we are faced with yet another crisis of epic proportions that requires us to think beyond ourselves and do what is best for the greater good.

Mask up!

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he 2019 documentary “Biking Borders,” chronicling the ninemonth, 9,320-mile cycling adventure of two college friends, Max Jabs and Nono Konopka, from Berlin to Beijing, opens with the pair struggling to stay upright as they pedal down a snowcovered road in eastern Turkey shortly after Christmas 2018.

These guys are just nuts, I thought. Immediately, I was hooked. I had to watch this travelogue — twice.

Following its opening scene, the sCoTT film, recently released on NetBrinTon flix, cuts to Germany and thereafter follows the pair’s journey chronologically, starting in the summer of 2018 at the Brandenburg Gate and ending at China’s Tiananmen Square in the spring of 2019.

Viewers quickly learn that their trek was far more than a sightseeing tour of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It was fundraiser to build a school in Guatemala, which has the highest illiteracy rate in Central America — roughly 25 percent.

We also learn that the two, despite attending university in the biking capital of the world, the Netherlands, had barely

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pedaled anywhere before their epic trek.

Apparently, Jabs had ridden a little while in school, but Konopka not at all. In fact, the two undertook no special athletic training for their journey. According to a Forbes article on them, they figured they would get in shape on the way.

As noted, these guys just seemed nuts — but in the best of ways.

The two 20-somethings, both German, graduated together with degrees in international marketing from Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands in 2018, and set out on their journey only months later, headed to some of the most remote, inhospitable, potentially dangerous places on the planet. Yet they were all smiles, veritable fonts of infectious positivity.

Chalk it up to irrational exuberance or youthful naiveté, but they just went for it — and succeeded — continually promoting their trek via social media along the way to bolster donations for their cause.

If you watch anything on Netflix this winter, be sure to catch this film. For starters, it just makes you feel good. With so much pain in the world these days, it reminds us that there is hope for humanity, that we are not all irredeemably greedy, self-centered creatures. We can, through the power of belief and teamwork, do enormous good for the world.

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f you watch anything on Netflix this winter, be sure to catch this quirky film.

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transit strike that shut down New York City for days. It was the first of many municipal crises to face incoming Mayor John Lindsay, who ran on the Liberal and Republican Party lines, winning more than 1.1 million votes, or 45 percent, defeating Democrat/Civil Service Abe Beame, who had 41 percent, and Conservative Party National Review Editor William F. Buckley, who garnered 14 percent.

Rush hour began at 4 a.m., and many people arrived home as late as midnight.

The Long Island Rail Road added extra service. Both Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal were mobbed with thousands of new customers. Transit Workers Union President Michael Quill went to jail, suffered a heart attack and subsequently died. He did not live to see his successor win a record 15 percent wage hike. The subway fare was raised 33 percent, from 15 to 20 cents.

LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

Jabs and Konopka started out hoping they might raise 50,000 euros (about $56,500) to build a one-room, cinder-block school in Guatemala. By the time they reached Iran, they had collected that sum and more. As of press time, the project had raised 288,700 euros (about $326,400), enough to construct five schools.

Their new goal is a million euros — enough for 20 schools in Guatemala, Ghana and Laos.

Jabs and Konopka partnered with the New York City-based nonprofit Pencils of Promise, which builds the schools. Adam Braun, 38, a Brown University graduate who worked on Wall Street, started the organization in 2008, prompted by a conversation he had had with a little boy on a street in India while in college. The boy was begging for money. What he wanted, though, was a pencil so he could write and learn. Braun gave him one. Later, feeling unfulfilled in high finance, Braun recalled that chance meeting and left behind his safe, well-appointed world for international nonprofit work, starting Pencils of Promise with $25. The organization has since raised $75 million for education in the developing world.

I knew none of this before watching “Biking Borders.” When I learned the story behind the film and Pencils of Promise, I just had to donate to the cause,

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which can be done at bikingborders.com.

The site is in German, but Google Chrome can translate it into English.

Whether or not you donate, you should watch this documentary. The scenery is stunning, and on the road Jabs and Konopka encounter many kindhearted people who offer them aid when they need it most. And yes, things go awry from time to time, despite all their optimistic planning.

Jabs and Konopka just embrace the people they meet, and people embrace them back. The two seem unafraid, no matter the circumstance, even in countries that are known to be hostile to westerners. In Iran they are met as something like heroes, with people waving to them, cheering for them and pouring food into their hands — and strangers welcoming them into their homes for a night’s rest and a rice-filled Persian meal.

As an avid cyclist, I am at once envious of and fascinated by their trip. You needn’t love cycling, though, to enjoy this hour-and-a-half-long film. At its core, it’s really about our shared humanity, and these days, we can use all the humanity that we can muster.

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.

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