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Store owners are upbeat Community support, vaccine rollout boost business optimism dent going forward with the vaccine rolling out, and this spring should be great.” With a new year here and vacBeja noted that he had been cines for the coronavirus rolling carefully following safety protoout, Five Towns businesses are cols, including taking customers’ starting to feel more optimistic temperatures at the door. “I about their future, while at the think that we’ve been the benefisame time remainciary of consumer ing diligent in folconfidence because lowing state-mandatof the way that our ed safety protocols. business has been Nassau County handling the precaubegan administering tions since the the Covid-19 vaccine beginning of the to teachers, first pandemic,” he said. responders, public “Some of the protosafety and public cols we’ve enacted transit workers on include building a Monday and now Plexiglas counter. people 65 and older. We also allow no Local business ownmore than three cusers are hopeful that tomers in the store the vaccine will lead at a time.” to a quicker return AHC Appliances, SANDY LAU to normalcy. on Central Avenue Jeff Beja, who Owner, AHC in Cedarhurst, has has owned Central Appliances benefited from its Galleries, an artpandemic designaframing shop on tion, owner Sandy Spruce Street, in Cedarhurst, for Lau said. “We were very forturoughly 35 years, said he was nate that we were considered an feeling optimistic despite the essential business from the start, pandemic. “We’ve been doing since we carry appliances such much better the last few as refrigerators,” she said. months,” he said. “Our art sales “Because of the nature of the were slow in the summer, but they’ve come back. We’re confiContinued on page 14

By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com

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Just a little pinch Employees and residents of Five Towns Premier Rehabilitation, in Woodmere, received their second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Monday. Walgreen’s pharmacist Kazi Rahman inoculated Demitrius Diaz, director of environmental services.

Showing a passion for research Trio of 5T students are Regeneron semifinalists By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

Battling an autoimmune disease, not being able to use the school laboratory and worrying about contacting enough people to complete a survey were the individual obstacles that a trio of Five Towns students faced in completing the projects that led them to be named semifinalists in the prestigious 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search.

Hewlett High School seniors Alex Breslav and Alicia Hsu, and Priva Halpert, a senior at Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls in Hewlett Bay Park, are among the 300 semifinalists in the country’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. The students and their schools will be awarded $2,000 each. The semifinalists were selected from 1,760 applications from

611 high schools across 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and 10 countries. They were chosen based on their exceptional research skills, their commitment to academics, their innovative thinking and their promise as scientists. They study at 198 American and international high schools in 37 states, Puerto Rico, Chinese Taipei and Singapore. On Jan. 21, the field will be Continued on page 14

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Five Towns synagogues decry photo choice jbessen@liherald.com

The fallout from the Jan. 6 assault on Capitol Hill is having a local impact. A pair of Five Towns synagogues have sent letters to the Five Towns Jewish Times admonishing the Orthodox Jewish newspaper for printing what appears to be a celebratory photograph of Cedarhurst dentist Dr. Gila Jedwab outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on the day that the violence broke out there, resulting in five deaths, destruction of government property and the arrest of more than 80 people. Jedwab is also a columnist for the publication. The shuls, Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence, the first Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Nassau County and Young Israel of Woodmere, the largest Orthodox congregation on the South Shore, requested that the 5TJT halt delivery to their shuls. “We strongly object to your posting of Gila Jedwab with her arms extended in a welcoming fashion during the despicable event in front of the nation’s capital together with all its negative ramifications,” Young Israel stated in the letter signed by Stuart Wagner, president of the synagogue’s board. The Congregation Beth Sholom letter signed by Rabbis Kenneth Hain and Avi Miller, the synagogue’s president Barry Gurvitvh and chairman of the board Alan Heller, called having the photo as the lead story on the front page “irresponsible and reflects a disregard of our community’s values.” “Wednesday’s events cannot credibly be captioned as a ‘protest’ and should absolutely not be painted in a positive,” the letter stated. “This is especially true of an outlet which professes to be a voice of our community.”

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ThE coNTRovERSial FRoNT page of the Five Times Jewish Times with Cedarhurst dentist Dr. Gila Jedwab. After the fallout, Five Towns Jewish Times Publisher Larry Gordon posted an editor’s note on the paper’s website apologizing for printing what he called “a terrible damaging message.” “At the end of the day, even though many people contribute to making this newspaper possible on a weekly basis, an error in judgment like this is my exclusive

responsibility,” Gordon stated. “To the extent that you were offended, I reiterate my apologies and will endeavor that we are more sensitive and careful and that a situation like this is never repeated.” Jordan Silver of the Long Island Jewish Community Forum posted a strongly worded disapproval of the Five Towns Jewish Times’ actions on Twitter and called for “the immediate resignation and condemnation” of Jedwab. There were supporters of Jedwab and the newspaper, including Woodmere resident Michal Weinstein, who along with Jedwab organized a pre-election pro-Trump rally in Woodmere in October. Calling the delivery stoppage a part of “cancel culture,” Weinstein posted a lengthy criticism on Facebook. Cancel culture is defined as a contemporary form of ostracism either socially or professionally, either in everyday life or online through social media. Referring to the synagogue’s decision to pull the paper because of the photo and what it represented, Weinstein wrote, “Our shuls decided it was outrageous enough to deserve public retribution and cancelation. This not only named Gila publicly but also appeared to imply that the mere act of attending the rally was criminal. Now to be fair, I get that picture of the rally in front of the [Capitol], after what went down, can seem insensitive.” Jedwab also posted on Facebook an account of her participation in the initial “Save America” protest that turned violent. Saying that she was “horrified” after seeing footage of the violence, she wrote, “I have learned many things in the past few days. I have learned that one man’s chillul Hashem (desecration of God’s name) is another man’s kiddush Hashem (sanctifying God’s name). One man’s villain is another man’s hero. It all depends on what lens you look through.”

H-W Little League plays ball amid pandemic By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

Most of the activities and the normal way of life we were familiar with before the coronavirus pandemic have disappeared or retreated to the virtual world of Zoom and other web-based platforms. Though hit by a by a few pitches — declining interest, decreasing numbers — the 64-year-old Hewlett-Woodmere Little League has continued to play through the health crisis with summer and fall seasons last year and is planning a spring season to open in April. Its four-member board: President Rachel Weissman, Vice President, Mike Byer, Secretary Ross Lipsky and Treasurer Richard Kahn, along with many of the parents and others who volunteer have bolstered the league that includes several levels of play for boys and girls. “The summer and fall worked very well, no one got sick,” said Kahn, whose father Burton, now 96, was a league commissioner many years ago. Kahn also played in the league and umpired in the past. Grapefruit T-ball is the first level pre-K and kindergarten, there is upper Grapefruit kindergarten and first-graders who can hit pitching; minors second- and third-graders the coaches pitch with a harder baseball; intermediate for fourthand fifth-graders; and the majors for

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ThE hEwlETT-woodmERE liTTlE League is playing through the pandemic. This version of the Twins played in the fall season. sixth-, seventh- and some eighth-graders. Games are played at the two Nassau County parks in the Five Towns: Grant Park in Hewlett and North Woodmere Park. Social distancing guidelines were followed, masks were required in the dugout, the umpire stood behind the pitching mound instead of home plate and right behind the catcher, and there was no on-

deck batter. No equipment was shared and coaches were equipped with wipes. In her third year as league president, Weissman became involved when her son Samuel, 15, began playing a decade ago. They have coached together and now Weissman, who has four older children, has two grandchildren playing on league teams. Running a little league was not easy

before the pandemic because of the all the rules that are required to be followed and juggling people’s needs, having to keep people safe from Covid-19 ratchets up the difficulty, Weissman said. “We have a great board, people that are fabulous and have been involved significantly longer than me and know the ropes,” she said. “The parents and have everyone has really been wonderful and the community rallying in support sponsoring us even during Covid.” Involved with the league since the 1990s when a daughter played when there was H-W softball league, Byer coached for more than decade and has served on the board for several years. He, Kahn and Weissman all agreed that playing ball was a positive for the children “Number one it gets kids out of the house,” Byer said, stressing that all the safety procedures recommended by Little League ® International headquartered in Williamsport, Pa., were followed “The kids loved it, they can’t learn enough. They ask a million questions, learn the fundamentals want to understand the rules and its builds camaraderie, competition and good sportsmanship.” To register a child to play in the Hewlett-Woodmere Little League, go to https://hwlllittleleague.com. The spring season is scheduled to begin in early April.

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Some sports under way at Hewlett High By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

For the first time since mid-March, Nassau County high school athletes participated in practice for their respective sports Jan. 4 as the long-anticipated season for low- and moderate-risk winter sports got off the ground despite rising Covid-19 cases. Public high schools all across Long Island are moving forward to compete in bowling, gymnastics, track and field, fencing, and swimming/diving, with events beginning as soon as this week. High-risk winter sports such as basketball, wrestling, hockey and competitive cheerleading remain on hold and are subject to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s guidelines. Hewlett High School is one of few in Nassau with teams in all five sports permitted to start. Director of Physical Education, Health, & Athletics David Viegas said no spectators will be allowed at home events, but the district is in the process of trying to develop a livestream platform. Nassau’s track and field schedules had to be revamped after the county was notified by St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington it would be unable to host meets inside its fieldhouse. Instead, Section VIII, the governing body for Nassau high school athletics, moved to Plan B, which calls for outdoor meets at high schools. At the very least, the first few weeks will be strictly virtual. “We had 10 kids for the first few days of practice compared to our usual 25,” Hewlett boys’ track coach Eamon McHugh said. “We’re not going to have the normal 10 to 12 meets, but a shorter season is better than nothing.” Hewlett’s girls’ track program has

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SENIOrS ILaN GOLdBErG, left, and Kira Grossman are set to lead Hewlett’s swimming and track and field teams, respectively. enjoyed great success under coach Stephen Honerkamp, who guided the Bulldogs to a county title last winter. He said the roster is limited to 30 and stands at 20, but still has a chance to grow. “We’re taking a slow approach, working in small groups and following every safety protocol,” Honerkamp said. Senior middle distance runner Kira Grossman said competing with a mask on will take some getting used to. “I’m really happy the season wasn’t canceled,” she said. “It’s been fun getting back with my teammates. Wearing a mask is different and hard, but I’m glad we’re taking that precaution.” Boys’ swimming/diving coach Gregg Solnick said the roster stands at 20, and six regular-season meets will take place

all at home. “The kids are definitely excited to get back and have really been on top of protocols and the safety aspect,” Solnick said. “It’s been a great atmosphere.” Track and swim meets will see the Bulldogs competing against some opponents virtually, with each team at a different site. Times and scores would be compared to determine a winner. Masks will be required of all track athletes at all times, while swimmers must wear one when not in the pool.

Senior swimmer Ilan Goldberg, a state qualifier last season who thrives in the 200 Individual Medley and the backstroke, said he’s looking forward to competing and having fun. “Everybody was really excited to come back,” he said. “We have a bunch of year-round swimmers and we think we can do well this season.” Hewlett boys’ bowling coach Nick Paxinos said the opening week concluded with 14 kids on the roster. Only 6 will compete in a match. “As a conference, we don’t seem to be lacking in terms of signups,” he said, referring to the Bulldogs, Lynbrook, Long Beach and Valley Stream. After bumping the potential start date three times, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association said it will not put another target date on basketball, wrestling, hockey, and competitive cheerleading. It will await further guidance from the Governor’s office. “At this time there is no definitive timeline for authorization of high-risk sports to resume competition,” NYSPHSAA Executive Director Robert Zayas tweeted Jan. 6. Hewlett boys’ basketball coach Bill Dubin said he’s kept in touch with athletes through Zoom meetings and group texts. “We’re constantly looking at alternative options in case Cuomo doesn’t allow basketball to happen soon,” Dubin said. “We have 12 kids who only play basketball, so it’s not like they can look ahead to another sport that may be permitted.”

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Hewlett-Woodmere School District faculty members and students from past and present shared their memories of beloved Woodmere Middle School faculty member Anthony Cardinale. The district announced that the middle school technology teacher died on Jan. 6 from Covid-19 complications. He was 51. Cardinale had contracted the virus during the holiday break. A Brooklyn native, he began working in the Hewlett-Woodmere district in September of 2004, all at Woodmere Middle School. Cardinale was previously a teacher at Valley Stream Central High School from 1996 to 2004. He also served as an adviser to clubs Facebook and activities at the school including, the art, chess, multimedia and video clubs, AnTHony CARdInAlE WAs a technology along with being the set designer for the teacher at Woodmere Middle School for middle school’s musicals and the trip roughly 16 years. coordinator for the sixth and eighth nale was always kind to me when kids grades. Cardinale was well known for taking were not. His class was exciting and he photographs as the students presented never failed to make us laugh. He made their projects at the History and science coming to school easier, even on my hardfairs, Career Day, Invention Convention est days.” Blair noted that it was an honor to be a and many other school events. co-worker of Cardinale’s years after she Superintendent Dr. Ralph sat in his classroom. “I can Marino Jr. said in a statement hear his voice carrying down that Cardinale was a wellthe hall, my first year workliked staff member. “The ing at WMS, telling anyone Hewlett-Woodmere Public who would listen, ‘Did you Schools family suffered a devknow this beautiful young astating loss with the passing lady was my student?” she of Mr. Anthony Cardinale,” said. “This man had such a Marino wrote. “He was an genuine and sweet soul.” extraordinary and caring Anthony Sylmetaj said he educator who always put his was a friend of Cardinale’s students first. It was impossifor roughly 30 years. He ble not to smile while in his AlExAndRIA described Cardinale as being presence and feel uplifted a gentleman. “Every year, we after even the briefest conver- BlAIR would all go out for ChristFormer student sation with him.” mas dinner with our families Alexandria Blair is a and have 4th of July barbeHewlett-Woodmere graduate who currently works as a teaching assistant at the cues,” Sylmetaj said. “I’ll miss meeting up middle school. Blair had Cardinale as a at the pool hall every weekend. Anthony teacher during her middle school years made everyone around him feel comfortand noted how his class helped her get able like the true gentleman he was.” Marino added that Cardinale will through tough times. “My middle school experience was not always be remembered fondly by students easy to say the least being the new kid and staff. “Mr. Cardinale will be greatly who moved from out of district and being missed by all,” he said. “His legacy will in the midst of being diagnosed with live on through the memories of all who Crohn’s disease,” Blair said. “Mr. Cardi- had the honor of knowing him.”

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The Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library Short Sorry Club discuss Joyce Carol Oates’ “By the River” at 2 p.m., Join the Zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom. us/j/83627205165.

All-day online Miss Dara Sings, children’s program. Access online at https://www.youtube.com/ playlist?list=PLqGQ5EQ2iUdiVl_ yGsM6Mr0vuX2EKcyw2

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At 5 p.m., the Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclamation District meets via a telephone conference because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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. Email Program Coordinator Janet Schneider, Program at jschneider@peninsulapublic.org for more information.

Wednesday, Jan. 20 Gentle Yoga Instructor Paulette Silber focuses on therapeutic stretches which do not involve holding postures or sitting on mats in this Zoom program. At 11 a.m., through Peninsula Public Library.

Stress Express Get off the stress express with mindfulness. Join our meditation teacher, Patricia Orshan for practices/techniques to calm and enhance manage emotions and relationships in these challenging times. Contact Gural JCC Cultural Arts and Education Director Rachayle Deutsch for next session at rachayle. deutsch@guraljcc.org or (516) 5696733 x 222.

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Inwood fire welcomes new officers Inwood Fire Department welcomed its new slate of officers for 2021. Chief Phillip Johnson, First Assistant Chief Peter Curcio and Second Assistant Chief Kenyatta Stevens head the firefighters. Above, Inwood firefighters rescued a motorist after a two-car crash in May 2020.

Help Needed Volunteers are needed for the Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Pantry at The S.H.O.P. Monday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Fridays, 111:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sign up at https://bit.ly/3m1g0j7

Thursday, Jan. 14 Beginning Canasta Through Jan. 21 at 1 p.m., through PPL, learn the basics of canasta with instructor Ann Seligson. Need two decks of playing cards.

Zumba Through Jan. 21 at 4 p.m., through PPL, instructor Andrea Wool leads the zumba series. A workout where participants dance to Latin and international music.

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Join a special Zoom session: Learn about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., opportunities for taking action to promote social justice and an update on the increasing food insecurity in the community. Make a Tee-rific Tote Bag: We will bring you a special T-shirt ahead of MLK Day along with written instructions. On MLK Day, we’ll have a Zoom instruction session to make the bags. All you will need is a pair of scissors. You will cut off sleeves and neck, fringe and knot the bottom and there is a reusable tote. Return the tote you made to the JCC by 1 p.m. Put the tote outside your home and we will arrange for pickup or you can bring it to the JCC. Sign up to help us collect shirts from other volunteers along your way to the JCC with our “contactless” delivery system.

Friday, Jan. 15 Disney World Peninsula Public Library has professor Brian Rose examining Disney’s remarkable story of creativity and media growth from Mickey Mouse to Star Wars and beyond at 1 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 18

Lexi Liebowitz and Sapir Riskovich, of Hewlett, Elijah Denicolo from Inwood and Korral Shapira of Woodmere earned SUNY Oneonta Provost’s List honors with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average for the fall 2020 semester. Yonathan Glattman and Gianna Papini, from Hewlett, Maya Hasson of Woodmere made the

The Tee-rific Totes will be filled by Shulamith middle schoolers at the Cedarhurst school and will be ready for volunteers to go to local food pantries and social service agencies. Go to https://bit.ly/2Xt4AuW to sign up.

Tuesday, Jan. 19 Winter In Art Peninsula Public Library has art historian Vivian Gordon discussing the depiction of winter landscapes in Western art from the 15th century to now. At 1 p.m.

Tai Chi Improve posture, balance and focus with the gentle and intentional movements of tai chi. Join experienced instructor Linda Cafiero in this ongoing series. At 11 a.m., through Peninsula

SUNY Oneonta dean’s list with a 3.5 GPA or higher. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) was reappointed as chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee. State Assemblywoman Melissa “Missy” Miller (R-Atlantic Beach) was appointed to a Minority

The Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library’s board of trustees meets at 7 p.m. in the Trustees Room.

Thursday, Jan. 21 Upper Body Yoga

At 2 p.m., through Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, upper body yoga an meditation with Lisa Zimmerman. Join Zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom. us/j/82278570886?pwd=SVFBMjZrW UcyUzVueEVNRy80RTg2QT09.

Zumba At 4 p.m., through PPL, instructor Andrea Wool leads the zumba series. A workout where participants dance to Latin and international music.

Friday, Jan. 22 In The News Hofstra political science professor Dr. David Green will discuss the major headlines and topics in the news. Ask questions, share your comments and enjoy a lively conversation. At 11 a.m., through Peninsula Public Library.

Conference leadership position as vice-chair of the Joint Conference Committee. Other appointments: ranker of the newly formed Disability Awareness Committee and member of the Aging Committee. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, is poised to be the first Jewish Senate Majority leader.

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Nassau lawmakers react to Capitol violence By Laura Lane, andrew Garcia and Scott Brinton llane@liherald.com, agarcia@liherald.com, sbrinton@liherald.com

“For those asking, my staff and I are safe,” tweeted Congresswoman Kathleen Rice at 4:03 p.m. Wednesday, as she and others barricaded themselves within the chambers of the U.S. Capitol against a mob of insurrectionists. Lawmakers were scheduled to spend the day debating the certification of Electoral College results in the presidential election — a usually uneventful day in Congress. It was interrupted, however, by thousands of supporters of Presi d e n t D o n a l d T r u m p who stormed the Capitol, overrunning police barricades, scaling walls and invading the structure. Sometime between 3 and 4 p.m., Congress members were instructed to retrieve gas masks from under their chairs. “Tear gas had been used in the Rotunda,” said U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, of Glen Cove, during a Kathleen rice call to the press from an undisclosed area. His voice was measured and calm when sharing his experience. “The chaplain of the Congress said a prayer. The doors in the chamber were locked, but then people began banging on them.” The rioters had forced security to barricade the doors to the House chamber with furniture, their weapons drawn, prepared to fire. Republican and DemoGregory meeks cratic lawmakers huddled together, said Suozzi, a former Nassau County executive. One insurrectionist broke through the glass on the main door, which the president enters through for the State of the Union. “The glass is broken, but I don’t know if it was shots or banging,” Suozzi said. “I did hear a ‘pop, pop, pop.’” “My staff and I are safe and andrew Garbarino currently in lockdown,” U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said in a statement during the melee. “The storming of the U.S. Capitol is a stain on American democracy. Make no mistake—this disgraceful violence will not stop the inauguration of Joe Biden on Jan. 20.” Lawmakers in both houses of Congress later reconvened after a 6 p.m. curfew, during which time police escorted the insurrectionists out of the Capitol. The Congress members voted to certify the Electoral College results that declared former Vice President Joseph Biden as the president-elect. Several representatives and senators have placed the blame of the attempted insurrection squarely on Trump, who for weeks had sown discord and spread lies about false instances of fraud in the November election. Protesters in and outside of the Capitol were clad with Trump merchandise. “The president incited a domestic terror attack on the Capitol,” Rice, who represents the 4th Congressional District, wrote on Twitter. “He is an imminent threat to our democracy, and he needs to be removed from office immediately. The cabinet must invoke the 25th Amendment.” Rice later re-tweeted a video from U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois, who joined the call for Trump’s removal. Invoking the 25th Amendment would require the support of Vice President Mike Pence and a majority of the president’s cabinet. Pence would then assume the role as president if Trump were found

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u.S. rep. tom Suozzi, a former Nassau County executive, was in the House of Representatives chamber when violence broke out at the Capitol last Wednesday. He is shown here in the early morning hours on Thursday, after lawmakers voted to certify the election of Joe Biden as president of the United States. unfit for office. Last Thursday, Rice again tweeted, questioning where Chad Wolf, the head of Homeland Security, was during the protests. “Absolutely unacceptable for him and the entirety of [the Department of Homeland Security] to be completely absent during this domestic terror attack,” she wrote. Local reaction to last Wednesday’s events was swift. “For hundreds of years, the peaceful transition of power has been a foundation of our country,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said. “It doesn’t matter who you voted for — violence like what we are seeing in Washington today should never be accepted in a free society. This is not about politics. This is about safety, freedom and decency. I am lending my voice in support of law enforcement who are keeping everyone safe.” U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, who represents the 5th Congressional District on the southwest Queen-Nassau bor-

der, spoke to the history of the moment on Twitter. “The world is watching as the greatest democracy braces against an attempted coup.” Referring to President Trump, he continued, the day’s events were “stirred by its leader who’d rather watch the country burn than transition power. “Our ability to advocate for democracy around the world,” Meeks said, “will be significantly hurt after this tragic day in America.” Andrew Garbarino, the newly elected representative from the South Shore’s 2nd District, had only been in Congress four days when the Trump protesters stormed the Capitol. At a little before 4 p.m., he tweeted, “It doesn’t matter which side you support — violence is never the answer. This must stop now.” He added, “Thank you to the law enforcement at the Capitol for working diligently to keep everyone safe.”

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From the flat screen to the big screen, Jewish Education Program/ Nageela took social distancing to a whole new level at Malverne Cinema on Dec. 27. The group met for a private screening of Disney’s 2019 film “Togo” and let’s just say people were excited to be out of their homes. Attendees received the whole movie theater experience — everything from concessions to even a short trailer of the coming attractions at Camp Nageela in 2021. The crowd was bursting with excitement

but made sure to keep their distance. After the film, the group continued their fun at Hunki’s Pizza. More events like these are just around the corner. Such as JEP’s weekly Jewish Individualized Learning programs in Woodmere and Great Neck and their annual Winter Retreat with snowboarding, skiing, swimming, and more are scheduled for Martin Luther King Weekend, Jan. 17 to 18. Go to https://www.jepli.org/.

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PoPcorn, a movie and pizza what a way to spend a winter Sunday for JEP/Nageela members Becca Sharon and Adele Kozhinoff.

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Hewlett-Woodmere School District began winter break after school on Dec. 18. Students and faculty eagerly awaited their well-deserved rest from virtual learning, but for Hewlett High School students, there was much to look forward to upon their return to school on Jan. 4. Hewlett High students are slowly recognizing their school environment as what they once knew. With clubs, sports and senior abrielle specific activities resurfacing, stuakkab dents are able to feel a slight form of normalcy in these unprecedented times. All clubs meet on Google Meet, ensuring that students who have chosen virtual or in-person learning are included. New York State Science Honor Society, Modern Music Masters Honor Society, and PE Leaders are just a few clubs that have been meeting virtually. All three clubs have been brainstorming ways to participate in community outreach and truly unite the students with the greater Hewlett-Woodmere family. Whether that is by tutoring younger students in science, livestreaming students’ musical performances to senior centers, or collecting sports items for donation, our clubs remain dedicated to finding a way to connect with one another. Undoubtedly, our student athletes have long awaited the resurgence of school sports. Although high risk sports – basketball, volleyball, competitive cheerleading, and wrestling – are on hold, students are able to participate in girls and boys winter track and field, boys swimming and diving, girls and boys fencing, and girls and Boys bowling. All athletes had to pre-register their intent to take part in a sport on the online registration service Family ID and upload their Sports Health Update Forms by Dec. 3. Gymnastics team member Layla Ahmad, class of 2021, is extremely excited that her and her teammates “got a season this year ... even though the circumstances are different, it makes everyone so much more motivated to work harder than [they] had in any prior season.” Hewlett High School seniors are also enjoying regular senior activities including choosing Senior Superlatives for the yearbook, filling out forms to receive graduation caps and gowns, and purchasing senior apparel. School this year has been and will continue to be atypical; with the revival of clubs, sports and senior fun, however, Hewlett High students are sure to persist through courageously.

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Clubs, sports help during atypical year

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Coliseum may see concert surge later this year NASSAu coLISEum IS expected to see a spike in concert activity in late 2021 and early 2022, according to a report from the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency.

By BRIAN STIEGLITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Nassau Coliseum may see a surge in the number of concerts that it hosts late this year and early next year, according to a report from the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency. The IDA hired consulting firms Camoin Associates and RMG SportsVentures, which conducted the 13-page report last month to forecast the Coliseum’s economic impact once coronavirus pandemic restrictions lift. The consultants predicted that demand for live music would surge in the fall of 2021, during which Madison Square Garden, the Barclay’s Center and other large music venues are booked with acts that had to reschedule during the pandemic. Such high demand could “create a short-term positive” for the Coliseum by drawing in more acts that could not secure a spot at the larger venues, according to the report. The Coliseum may not see the same success with hockey games, however. The Islanders are expected to start playing games at the Coliseum this month, if the 2020-21 NHL seasons commences. Then, in late 2021, the team will relocate to its new home at the UBS Arena at Belmont Park. The report states, however, that “it is not clear whether there will be in-person attendance, and at what capacity, for games at either location.” The consultants developed the report from a series of interviews conducted in November with executives and officials from the music and sports industries. The report does not take into account other events that the Coliseum offers, such as LI Nets basketball games and family entertainment shows. All of the consultants’ findings depend on the venue’s ability to meet certain Covid-19 guidelines, such as proper ventilation, vaccination availability, and rapid testing of employees and talent. The report also states that the Coliseum is “a secondtier venue” and may have a slower economic recovery

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than the larger venues like MSG and the Barclay’s Center. Once the pandemic ends, the consultants predict, it may take another four to six months before the Coliseum is back to normal. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the Coliseum generated about $4 million in annual revenue to the county. In August, the Coliseum’s former tenant, Onexim Sports and Entertainment, defaulted on payments and handed control of the arena and the Nassau Hub development to its lender, the U.S. Immigration Fund, which is running the Coliseum under the name Nassau Live. The deal reached between the two parties recovers $2.2 million in overdue rent owed to Nassau County by Onexim, which temporarily shuttered the Coliseum two

months before because of the toll the venue took from coronavirus restrictions. USIF is based out of Jupiter, Fla., and run by Nick Mastroianni II. Although not directly tied to the U.S. government, USIF created a $100 million loan for the Coliseum renovation, soliciting 200 Chinese investors through a federal program that grants visas for job-creating projects. Bruce Ratner, owner of Forest City Ratner, sold the Coliseum lease to Onexim in 2015 and developed the financing program. Mastroianni then secured the loan under another company called Nassau Coliseum Funding 100.

Staying home for college amid the pandemic By NIcoLE ALcINdoR nalcindor@liherald.com

When college doors reopened in the fall and fears of spreading the virus were widespread, many Long Island colleges adopted a hybrid model of in-person and online classes and extracurricular activities— which changed the academic and physical dynamic of the college experience for many. With new social-distancing guidelines also being applied colleges, Long Islanders attending university from home or those living in college dorms experienced many social, emotional and psychological changes and challenges. With only a few weeks before the spring semester begins, and with the second wave of the pandemic in full effect, many college-aged Long Islanders are faced with the decision to return to their dorms for school or transfer to local schools. Herald Inside LI hosted a free live Zoom webinar, sponsored by Molloy College, last Thursday to discuss many of the questions that college-aged students and their parents have about staying local for college. During the webinar, representatives from Molloy College, Adelphi University, Nassau Community College and the New

York Institute of Technology provided insight about how their schools have become more flexible because of the pandemic, including their recent decision to accept students on rolling admissions to accommodate those making last-minute decisions to stay local for the spring semester. “We went test-optional by eliminating the requirement of applicants having SAT and ACT scores for admissions, and now we are only looking at academic scores,” said Marguerite Lane, assistant vice president of enrollment management at Molloy College. “They can send ACT or SAT scores if they want, but Molloy College won’t use students’ scores for their disadvantage, but only to their advantage, because many students might not have been able to test more than once or take a review course because of the pandemic.” Molloy College will start the spring semester Jan. 20, and students still interested in applying have up to two weeks into the beginning of the semester to apply. “Most of our students had a good experience in the fall semester at home doing school, and I know they are continuing with that in this upcoming spring semester because our admission numbers for the spring are where we expected,” Lane

said. “People have been resilient, and college students, particularly new ones, have adapted well to the hybrid model for events and classes, but we hope to return to a normal college experience in the new year.” Nassau Community College went 90 percent online for the fall semester, and it will continue that way in the spring. For the community college, SAT and ACT scores have always been optional. For the spring semester, NCC has adopted a late start semester to allow students to apply later than usual and start later than usual. “Even though we have seen an uptick of 22 percent more students taking winter classes, we are under the normal enrollment for spring semester,” said Dave Follick, dean of admissions at Nassau Community College. “We are doing more initiatives to get more people to enroll, but we think a lot of people are not returning because they did not like online school.” In the new year, Nassau Community College will offer in-person sports options and mostly virtual clubs and extracurricular activities. For Adelphi University, the vice president of enrollment management and university communications, Kristen Capezza, said enrollment has been the same for spring semester; however, she said she

has noticed a shift in students who are participating in clubs, with more students than ever joining virtual clubs. “People can still remain connected if they want to, and we offer dorms, as well as virtual tours where students interested in applying can provide commentary and receive feedback while getting an online tour,” she said. “This past semester, we also saw students who had stellar grades, and then because of the pandemic, we saw a fall in their grade point average. We know that the pandemic affected them, so we just asked those students to share what happened, and we are doing our best to be understanding.” In the same way, Karen Vahey, the dean of admissions and financial aid enrollment management at New York Institute of Technology, said students at her college have been more involved in virtual events. “Even though I worry about students getting bored with virtual events, [many] more students are getting involved in virtual activities than they ever did before with in-person campus activities,” Vahey said. “We pushed back our deadlines for enrollment and waved the standardized testing to get in. We just want to get these students over the finish line, despite the pandemic.”

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The Five Towns Early Learning Center in Inwood and Congregation Sons of Israel in Woodmere received federal grant money with the help of State Sen. Todd Kaminsky.

Kaminsky attains $44,150 for 5 T child care centers Congregation Sons of Israel in Woodmere was given a grant for more than $30,000 and the Five Towns Early Learning Center in Inwood was awarded roughly $14,500 through the federal CARES Act with the assistance of State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat that represents the Five Towns. “Congregation Sons of Israel, Woodmere is grateful to Senator Todd Kaminsky for his support in assisting us to help secure this grant funding,” Executive & Educational Director Harriet Gefen said in a news release. “The grant will be immensely helpful as we continue to provide Early Childhood Day Care services to the greater community during this

pandemic and beyond.” The child care facilities will use the grant funding to obtain personal protective equipment and other materials, along with augmenting services and ensuring children are educated and cared for in a Covid-safe manner. The Five Towns Early Learning Center will also use the funding to enhance remote learning capabilities. “We are grateful for his support and he really expedited it,” the Early Learning Center’s Executive Director Pepper Robinson told the Herald. “We used it to pay salaries and it helped us stay open and keep everyone employed. It was scary.”

Vaccination center sought for Lawrence facility With the need to inoculate a large number of people to help ensure herd immunity from the Covid-19 virus and now a variant strain, Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages (D-Elmont), who also represents Inwood is advocating for vaccination distribution centers at the Five Towns Community Center and Belmont Park. “I would like to thank County Executive Curran for her efforts to ramp up Covid-19 vaccine distribution in Nassau County and opening an additional distribution center at Nassau Community College,” Solages said in a news release. “Unfortunately, throughout the state and country, we have seen problems with vaccines being allocated but not administered – and I agree that Nassau County must do all it can to ensure we are swiftly administering every available dose.” Solages and others pushed for and got a drive-thru antibody testing site at the Community Center last year. The county, Northwell Health and New York state partnered to open Covid-19 vaccine distribution center at Nassau Community College in Uniondale on Jan. 5. “While the new distribution center at Nassau Community College is a vital

first step, I believe that additional sites are needed throughout the County so that eligible residents have easy access to vaccinations,” Solages stated. “As the county explores future sites, I respectfully request consideration of sites located in the Third Legislative District, including Belmont Park and the Five Towns Community Center. By utilizing these and other centrally located community hubs, we can streamline the delivery of this life-saving vaccine to our residents.” As coordinator of the Long Island hub of the state’s regional vaccine network, Northwell Health officials said they will work with county officials to establish vaccination sites across the county and established a Health Equity Task Force to help ensure the vaccine quickly reaches high-risk populations in communities faced with severe disparities in access to health care. To schedule a vaccination appointment and learn if you are eligible to receive a Covid-19 inoculation at this time, visit https://www.nassaucountyny. gov/VACCINE. –Jeffrey Bessen

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Despite Covid, business owners upbeat continued from front page business I’m in, most people still want to come in and see the products in person.” Cedarhurst Deputy Mayor Ari Brown, a member of the village’s Business Improvement District, said that despite the circumstances, there haven’t been many closures. “The businesses in this village have been sticking together throughout this pandemic,” Brown said. “The real estate market is strong and the local economy is strong because we work together like a family. If I have 3 percent vacancy out of 280 stores, that would be a lot.” The village held its annual Midnight Madness sale the week of Thanksgiving, with businesses offering special discounts. Beja, a BID board member, said the event was a success. “The BID has been proactive since the beginning of the pandemic, distributing masks to merchants and patrons,” he said. “We did Midnight Madness with limitations, such as the number of people allowed in the store. In general, I think the sale was successful for the majority of

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Central Galleries owner Jeff Beja, left, and his son, Alex, worked behind a counter made of Plexiglas. businesses in Cedarhurst.” Lau, a Five Towns resident for 37 years, said that Cedarhurst and the BID have been “great” about helping businesses despite the spread of Covid-19. “Cedar-

hurst has been so on their game during this pandemic,” she said. “The village always tends to react well to whatever is going on around them, and they do whatever they can to help businesses thrive.”

Alan Bernstein, who owns Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa, on Broadway in Hewlett, said he remained hopeful going forward. “We’re continuing to observe all kinds of safety precautions with cleaning and masking,” he said. “We’re hoping that a sense of normalcy will return soon.” Bernstein added that he believed the availability of testing would help businesses return to normal faster. “The hope is that the vaccine will ramp up quickly and testing will be readily available,” he said. “I would love to be able to get everyone tested weekly. The only way that can happen would be getting help from the government.” Lau said she has appreciated the community’s support throughout the crisis. “We’re grateful to the community, since they have been very supportive throughout this,” she said. “Going forward, we’re planning on continuing to service the community in the best way possible.” Have an opinion on business challenges during the pandemic? Send a letter to jbessen@liherald.com.

Students tap into their passion for research continued from front page whittled to 40 finalists, who will compete March 10-17 for more than $1.8 million in awards from Regeneron. “I was extremely delighted at the outcome of Regeneron STS, I was trying hard not to focus on the results of a science competition,” Dr. Terrence Bissoondial, the research science teacher at Hewlett High, who mentored Breslav, wrote in an email. “Other things seem more important.” He was referring to a district middle school teacher, Anthony Cardinale, who recently died of complications of Covid-19. “Yet the success of these students brought me much needed joy,” Bissoondial added. “High achievements continue to happen in our school.” Breslav, who is immunocompromised, completed the research for his project, titled “Evaluating the Specificity of Novel Monoclonal Antibodies for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma,” before the coronavirus pandemic began, but was unable to leave his home because of his medical condition. Through his project, he found an effective way to detect pancreatic cancer tumors, and possibly other types of cancers. Breslav conducted his research at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Jason Lewis Lab in the summer of 2019. Bissoondial helped him develop the project for Regeneron and other science competitions. Saying he has a “passion for research and finding the truths in the universe,” Breslav was animated when asked about his work. “In the lab, there’s a saying, ‘That’s science,’ when someone gets an unexpected result or an experiment fails,” he said. “Everyone in the lab is really com-

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Hewlett HiGH sCHool seniors Alex Breslav and Alicia Hsu, and Stella K. Abraham High senior Priva Halpert, were named semifinalists in the 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search. petitive and wants to have the best project, the best research, but it’s really collaborative and supportive.” The pandemic locked Halpert out of the Stella K. Abraham High lab for nearly five months she said, but with the help of her chemistry teacher, Dr. Chana Glatt, and mentor Dr. Mindy Levine, she persevered. Her project is titled “Harnessing the Colorimetric Changes due to the Antenna Effect for Detection of Aliphatic Alcohols in 2-HP-BETA-Cyclodextrin Solutions,” and in it Halpert detected harmful alcohols, especially for home brewers, in the interest of preventing alcohol poisoning. “My [paternal] grandfather, Jay Halpert, was very into this,” Halpert explained. “He was an immigrant who came to America and studied electrical engineering. He helped me find something that I could be

proud to do.” The pandemic struck just as Hsu was planning to start her a survey for her social science research on “The Challenging Nature of Maternal Empathy: An Investigation of Maternal Empathy and Its Relationship to Self-Esteem.” “Because of the pandemic, I couldn’t meet with people and had to do the survey online,” Hsu said. “I was worried I wouldn’t get enough people. I got 101 — it was enough for the research.” In studying three types of empathy, Hsu found that when mothers understand their children and have confidence in saying no to them, they are much more likely to foster positive development and higher levels of self-esteem in their kids. Hsu has conducted social science research for the past two years at Hewlett

High under the direction of social studies teacher Dr. Patricia Nardi, who was impressed with her mentee’s ability to overcome the obstacles that came her way. “I was learning as Alicia was doing this research, and I learned a lot,” Nardi said. “She met everyday challenges, persevered, was diligent and produced a wonderful paper.” As the students await the announcement of the Regeneron finalists, they are preparing for their lives after high school. Breslav is headed to Dartmouth University, but is yet to choose a major. Hsu is awaiting admission to Columbia University, and is planning to be an English major. Halpert said that she has applied to both state and private colleges, with an eye to majoring in chemistry and following a pre-med track.

A ‘Treasure’ for the New Year

LEGAL NOTICE The following is a list of the General Meetings of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Inwood Fire District for the year 2021. January 14 February 11 March 11 April 8 May 13 June 10 July 8 August 12 September 9 October 14 November 11 December 9 All meetings start at 7PM and are held in the Office of the Inwood Fire District, 188 Doughty Boulevard, Inwood, NY. Dennis Verriello District Manager Inwood Fire District 124378

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Taniqua Dicy BraDley with newborn Treasure Storm Witcher. qua Dicy Bradley warm welcome from her three older sisters and dog, Lucky. —Hailey Gise

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all rounD FooDs and the Richard M. Brodsky Foundation donated 60 boxes of challahs, empanadas, bagels, wraps and pastries to Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence on Jan. 8. From left were Michael Gliner, Jodi Brodsky, Sasha Young and Richard Brodsky.

5 Towns Community Center receives food donation All Round Foods, a Westbury-based food marketer and distributor, and the Atlantic Beach-headquartered Richard M. Brodsky Foundation donated 60 boxes of challahs, empanadas, bagels, wraps and pastries to Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence on Jan. 8. Brodsky, an Atlantic Beach resident, is a survivor of brain cancer and HIV. “I am the only person in the world who runs marathons who is living with HIV and brain cancer,” he said. “If you help others

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you feel good about yourself and you can run marathons, swim or bike long distances.” Michael Gliner, owner of PIP Printing in Inwood and vice president of the Inwood Civic Association delivered the food. Sasha Young, the Herald’s Person of the Year for 2020, will oversee the food distribution through her Gammy’s Pantry at the Community Center. –Jeffrey Bessen

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 726 BRONX LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 10/22/2020. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: 66 Neptune Avenue, Woodmere, NY 11598 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 124389 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Fanboy Fighter , LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 10/29/2020. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: 212 Randall Avenue Elmont, NY 11003 . Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 124385 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor will hold a public hearing via ZOOM on January 28, 2021 at 4:00pm. All residents and professionals wishing to attend are directed to contact Village Hall at 516-374-3806 for further Z O O M information/instruction or visit our website at www.hewlettharbor.org. All interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard on the following application for variance relief:

628 West 138 Realty, Inc. 976 Wateredge Place Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting to install an inground swimming pool, pool equipment and patio. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code Ordinance 145-19. Section 145-19 states: An 18,940 square foot lot in a residential “BX” district shall not exceed 25% of the building area coverage. Applicant is requesting a 32.4% building area coverage. Mr. Jeffrey Katz 1349 Boxwood Drive West Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting to install an inground swimming pool and patio. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code 145-25.A. Section 145-25.A. states: Accessory structures in a “B” zoning district must maintain a 15’ side yard setback. Applicant is requesting a 10’ side yard setback. Mr. & Mrs. Lisa and David Sreter 1320 Auerbach Avenue Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting an Inground pool, storage shed, new driveway, new pavers and covered outdoor patio. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code Ordinance 145-19 which states: A 54,438 square foot lot in a residential “A” district shall not exceed 25% of the building area coverage. Applicant is requesting a 47% building area coverage. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS STEVEN GOLD, CHAIRMAN ZONING BOARD MICHAEL RYDER Village Clerk Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York January 7, 2021 124390

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE INWOOD FIRE DISTRICT, INWOOD, NEW YORK. There will be a General Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Inwood Fire District as f o l l o w s : Time:7:00 P.M. Date: Thursday, January 14, 2021 Place:DISTRICT OFFICE Rose Lynch Rose Lynch, District Clerk 124377 LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF ATLANTIC BEACH PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Trustees of the Village of Atlantic Beach will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 7:45 PM in the Village Hall, 65 The Plaza, Atlantic Beach, NY to amend the Code of the Village of Atlantic Beach Chapter 235 - Vehicle & Traffic §235-64 Angle Parking - Local Law 1-2021.

A copy of the text will be on file in the office of the Village Clerk. At such public hearing all interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard. Dated: January 11, 2021 By Order of Mayor Pappas and Board of Trustees Emily Siniscalchi, Village Clerk 124376

LEGAL NOTICE INC VILLAGE DE WOODSBURGH AVISO DE ELECCIONES ANUALES POR FAVOR, TENGA EN CUENTA que en las elecciones generales de la aldea que se celebrarán en la Aldea de WOODSBURGH el 15 de junio de 2021, se cubrirán las siguientes oficinas para los términos indicados: Alcalde por un período de dos (2) años Dos (2) síndicos, por un plazo de dos (2) años cada uno Las personas elegibles que deseen votar en dicha elección deben estar registradas en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau al menos diez días antes de dicha elección. Michelle Blandino, Secretaria del Pueblo 15 de enero de 2021 124384 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE INC VILLAGE OF HEWLETT NECK NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the general village election to be held in the Village of HEWLETT NECK on June 15, 2021, the following offices are to be filled for the terms indicated: Two (2) Trustees, for terms of two (2) years each Eligible persons wishing to vote in the said election must be registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections at least ten days prior to the said election. Michelle Blandino, Village Clerk January 15, 2021 124387 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

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spent last Wednesday afternoon scurrying up and down the stairs at home, rushing between my desk upstairs and the TV downstairs. I flipped between CNN, MSNBC and Fox, my pulse, as measured by my watch, racing faster as the afternoon went on. I was reporting on the insurrection at the Capitol for liherald.com, shooting emails to editors and reporters, talking with them on the phone and typing as fast as my fingers could move. By 4:30, we had published a story in which U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi sCoTT recounted the horrifying details of BRInTon the Capitol takeover by a violent mob. He had escaped unscathed, but he was clearly shaken. The afternoon was the ignominious end to the Trump presidency, a final, inglorious melee that concluded with five people, including one Capitol Police officer, dead. President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and Rep. Mo Brooks spoke at a rally that preceded the Capitol takeover, stoking anger. And so, only days before Trump will leave office, he is, it appears, once again under investigation. Karl Racine, the attorney general for Washington, D.C., told ABC News Friday that his office would examine the president’s

alleged role in inciting the violence. “Clearly, the Capitol was ground central in the mob’s behavior,” Racine told “Good Morning America.” “Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani, even the president were calling on supporters and hate groups to go to the Capitol, and in Rudy’s words, ‘exercise combat justice.’ We’re going to investigate not only the mob, but those who incited the violence.” It was all unfathomably shocking, but unsurprising, given the angry messaging that Trump had telegraphed ever since he ran for president in 2015. Since Wednesday, officials and pundits, both Democrats and Republicans, have spoken out, calling the president a clear and present danger to the American people. Trump is, and has been, a destabilizing force, continually acting to divide rather than unify, they correctly noted. What we often lose amid Trump’s rapidfire tweets and fire-and-brimstone rally speeches, though, is the direct effect of his policies on the American people, in particular his dismantling of many environmental regulations enacted over decades to protect our health and our world. Before the insurrection, I had intended to write this week on all that President-elect Joe Biden must do to clean up Trump’s disastrous environmental policies, beginning with rejoining the Paris Agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions, which the

U.S. adopted in December 2015, President Obama signed in August 2016 — and Trump withdrew from in June 2017. The accord was signed by 196 nations before the U.S. pulled out. To date, the U.S. has been the only country to withdraw. It might seem incongruous to write about Trump’s environmental policy on a week when insurrectionists, egged on by the president, stormed the Capitol. It might, but it’s not. Both are directly related to the well-being of the American people. The invasion of the Capitol desecrated one of our most sacred government institutions and posed a direct threat to our democracy. Loosening environmental regulations while defiling our sacred lands — our national forests and parks — poses a direct threat to the planet. Humans — and all life forms, for that matter — require clean air and water. That was of little consequence to the Trump administration, however. According to the World Resources Institute, a Washingtonbased environmental think tank, Trump, nearly from the start of his presidency, targeted the Obama-era Clean Power Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Under Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency repealed the plan — which, according to an EPA internal analysis, could result in 1,400 premature deaths because of air pollution and $30 billion in

an. 6 was an ignominious end to the Trump presidency.

health damages, with the worst effects in the industrial Midwest. Imagine that: The federal agency vested with protecting our environment and our health actually rolled back a policy that would help protect our planet and save lives. Let that sink in. That was Trump’s macro approach to our environment — a wholesale reduction in sound standards — but he also took a micro approach. He blocked a U.S. Department of Energy policy, established under the Bush administration in 2007, to phase out energy-inefficient light bulbs. The rollback, according to WRI, is expected to cost the average American household an extra $100 a year, and in the aggregate, families and businesses will spend an additional $12 billion a year. Imagine that: The federal agency charged with improving energy efficiency actually rolled back a policy aimed at doing just that. Why? The only answer is greed. Such rollbacks, of which there were dozens more under Trump, benefited not the American people, but the president’s corporate cronies. Yes, we must pay very close attention to the dangers before us in the here and now, but we also must address the slow-burning fires that Trump quietly set while distracting us with his Twitter tirades. 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.

When it comes to Trump, newspapers go BIG

have seen my share of heart-stopping headlines. In The New York Times, I read “MEN WALK ON MOON,” “NIXON RESIGNS,” “U.S. ATTACKED” and the one-word, stand-alone headline from Nov. 5, 2008: “OBAMA.” These bold, 96-point headlines are saved for momentous, ground-shifting news. One editor famously said that if a headline writer wanted to go bigger than 96 point, it better read, “THE SECOND COMING.” Last week, the day after armed RAndI Trump supporters kReIss stormed and invaded the Capitol building, the Times blasted, “TRUMP INCITES MOB.” The San Francisco Chronicle went with one word, “INSURRECTION,” and The Guardian, in England, wrote, “ANARCHY IN THE USA.” Even though I saw the mob storming the Capitol in real time on television, I still could not fully absorb the impact of what was happening. Trump followers were incited by the president of the United States to loot and damage the Capitol building because inside, a fully legitimate election

was about to be formally signed and sealed. The raging violence of the mob was shocking, even though, in hindsight, it was inevitable. The president has been stoking this fire for years. But “anarchy” in the USA? Photos flashing around the world of crazed vandals desecrating our cherished monuments, breaking through windows to ransack the speaker’s desk? It looked like a Halloween melee gone berserk, complete with weird hats and freaky masks. One man wore a T-shirt that read “Camp Auschwitz.” They were clownish and rabid, rather than organized in any way. They got lucky, because law enforcement agencies weren’t organized, either, and so the mob raged for way too long, before the cavalry arrived. These people are Trump’s posse. He owns them; he owns the events of Jan. 6. And I sure hope we do more as a society than take away his freaking Twitter account. No one knows what will happen in the coming days, but in order to set the country right, every one of the thugs in the Capitol building that day, and every single one of the enablers and inciters, up to and including Trump himself, have to be held accountable for their parts in the riot. Otherwise, what has been undone,

what the mob did to destabilize our government, can never be reconciled. It won’t do to wipe off the fingerprints and pick up the broken pieces. How can we feel good about ourselves as a country until the violators are brought to justice? We Americans have always known our story. It is part of our national narrative. It goes like this: We are winners. We are optimists. We have a can-do attitude that allows us to face down our enemies and conquer any challenge that life presents. We invent things, fix things and help others. We are smart as hell, and we don’t come in second. Slowly, that narrative has unraveled. It didn’t happen last week when the Trumpers stormed the Capitol; it has been happening since Trump took office. Our pride and position have been diminished, and our reputation has been sullied. Serendipity played a part as well, with a worldwide pandemic landing on our doorstep, crushing us into small, isolated spaces. So, the new narrative is: In a creepy confluence of circumstances, a charismatic but fatally flawed leader rose to power in America at the same time that millions of people

nd I sure hope we do more than take away his Twitter account.

were drifting, feeling disenfranchised as the rich got richer and more powerful. A match was struck in the weeds of this discontent, and the conflagration began. It is still consuming our nation. Witness the events of Jan. 6. We have become reactive rather than proactive. Our leaders have had a failure of imagination. Rather than foreseeing and avoiding problems, we’re in the business of doing patches and fixes and cleanups. Wasn’t anyone reading Trump’s tweets when he was urging followers to come to Washington? Couldn’t anyone in the National Guard or the Capitol Police possibly have foreseen the danger ahead? We begin to reclaim our dignity by finding and arresting the people who ran amok last week. We begin by giving our new president and his people a chance to do the right things. People can disagree. They can raise their voices loud and long and vote their hearts and minds, but they cannot break windows in the people’s house or plant pipe bombs around the capital of the United States. Something has permanently shifted in our collective consciousness. Something unthinkable is possible that was not possible before: TRUMP INCITES MOB. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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n Monday, New York entered Phase 1b of the state’s Covid-19 vaccination program, meaning first responders, public safety and transit workers and anyone 75 or older can now get the vaccine. Phase 1a started in mid-December, with vaccinations first offered to health care workers and longterm care facility residents. By all measures, the vaccines are safe and effective. If you can sign up, you should seriously consider doing so. Getting the vaccine is a personal decision. No one can be forced to receive it. If we want to beat this virus, however, the vaccine is the way to do it. In Nassau County, we clearly need more vaccination sites, working around the clock, to get this job done. Social distancing and mask wearing are critical, but these measures were never intended to defeat the virus, only to slow

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its progression until a vaccine could be developed and administered. Even after we have reached “herd immunity,” when 60 to 70 percent of the population has been vaccinated, we will likely have to continue preventive measures for some time to ensure that we are doing all we can to eradicate this viral invader. Last week, Nassau’s Covid-19 test positivity rate hovered around 5 percent — among the lowest in the country. Only three states — Alaska, Hawaii and Vermont — and the District of Columbia reported positivity rates below that. We must continue working to drive the rate down, remembering that it was less than 1 percent just over three months ago. New York state’s positivity rate last week was 7.9 percent, which was good compared with many other states — only 12 had lower rates. Still, it wasn’t good to see New York’s rate rising. Only a month ago,

It’s high time truth prevails once again

oseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s short, mercurial, ruthless propaganda minister, was known to many as the “poison dwarf.” By all accounts, he was insanely obsessive and manipulative, practicing the dark art of disinformation distribution like no one else. “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it,” Goebbels was quoted as saying, according to the Holocaust Research Project. We have been told any number of big lies — again and again — in recent years. The biggest, undoubtedly, was the one perpetuated by President Trump that he won November’s election. He did not. Joe Biden won — by a lot — as affirmed by our

courts, our state legislatures and now Congress. Last week, however, that lie cost five people their lives, after Trump riled up an angry mob of insurrectionists with fiery rhetoric and they stormed the Capitol, smashing through doors, stealing government property and pushing, shoving and striking members of the understaffed and overwhelmed Capitol Police force. During and after the melee, conservative news pundits and Republican lawmakers baselessly — and falsely — claimed that members of the left-wing, anti-fascist group Antifa were responsible for the riotous behavior of the loosely affiliated mass of Trump supporters, white supremacists and conspiracy theorists. That lie was

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the state had the fourth-lowest positivity rate in the country. In New York, and particularly downstate, we have suffered more than many other parts of the country, in large part because of our population density — the coronavirus breeds among people who are in close proximity to one another. When you’re wearing a mask in public, don’t let it drop down below your nose. The mask does little to no good if your nose is exposed. When you’re in line anywhere, respect social-distancing protocols. Stand six feet apart. We know, people are tired of hearing this again and again. It’s been 10 months since the coronavirus broke out in New York. We have to say it, though. If we can’t keep the positivity rate down, then the alternative is another shutdown, which no one wants.

letters Hasn’t Trump done enough damage? To the Editor: In my six decades of being a U.S. citizen, never have I been more ashamed than after the events that occurred on Jan. 6. Just as we are anticipating good things for 2021 — Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the White House; vaccines to eradicate, or lessen, the effects of Covid-19; the end of social distancing, working remotely and mask wearing; being able to hug family members who don’t live in the same household; sharing birthdays and holidays and any days with our friends and family — Trump trumps it all! It’s obvious he wanted to go out with a bang. But to incite a riot? He couldn’t have left bad enough alone? Hundreds of children separated from their parents at the border, still possibly never to be reunited? Downplaying the danger of Covid-19, even when he and his family members

amplified by hundreds of thousands of retweets. Last Wednesday, many have said, was a day of reckoning for Trump, and he now must own up to what he has done: peddled lies for political gain. It should also, though, serve as a day of reckoning for all of us — an inflection point when we decide, once and for all, to disown the disinformation campaigners and restore normalcy to our media stream. Truth, based on knowable facts, must be our hallmark. It is a tough ideal to live up to, for sure, but we must do better than we have in recent years. The alternative, as we saw last week, is to descend into chaos and demagoguery, and we know how that turned out for Germany.

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nauguration Day, Jan. 20, will bring much-needed change in our country. President-elect Joe Biden has made controlling the coronavirus pandemic a priority, and for the first time, the incoming administration will have a presidential adviser who will focus solely on health equity and pandemic-related racial health disparities. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, a Yale physician and researcher, will lead a new White House task force that will focus on equitable access to testing, treatments and vaccines, parmartIne ticularly in communities hardest Hackett hit by Covid-19. This national strategy promises to give the appropriate attention to the longstanding issue of health inequity that existed long before the pandemic began. An effective approach will need to be adjusted based on place, because where you live plays a role in your health. More than half of Americans live in suburbs, and health equity will look different here.

Even with the political influence that suburban voters had in recent elections, there has been little attention paid to understanding the significant role that suburban spaces have on the health of their residents. On Long Island and across the country, Black and Latino residents have disproportionately been infected by and died from the coronavirus. The reasons for their increased risk include working in “essential” in-person jobs, taking public transportation, living in more crowded housing, and lacking access to quality health care and respectful treatment. Though the task force’s immediate focus will be targeting medical resources and vaccines to vulnerable communities, members will also tackle the underlying social and economic inequalities that put them at risk in the first place. Nunez-Smith said that “what’s needed to ensure equity in the recovery is not limited to health and health care. We have to have conversations about housing stability and food security and educational equity, and pathways to economic oppor-

new task force will focus on equitable access to treatment.

Letters finally got the disease? Perhaps if “the people” he represents got the same VIP treatment and the same medicinal cocktail he received, then we could all say it’s nothing. But the staggering number of deaths in the U.S. indicates otherwise. Last Wednesday, as the chaos unfolded, Trump’s hoards of followers were rampaging through the Capitol, trying to stop his chosen vice president, Mike Pence, from doing his job, and the members of Congress from doing theirs. Seeing photos of them cowering under chairs sadly reminded me of the awful images we have seen or heard about too many times in our country, of schoolchildren, religious worshippers and others being in that same unfortunate situation. Some were lucky enough to be led out of harm’s way, but too many were not. We have seen so much ugliness in our country thanks to this “leadership.” I would be fired from my job if I ever referred to a colleague as “Pocahontas.” Yes, racial tensions have been around for a while, but they have escalated under Trump’s watch: BLM, anti-Semitism (yes, one of the rioters was wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” T-shirt). I could go on and on, but why? Until the powers that be open their eyes, I fear that things like this may just be allowed to happen, as they have been for the past four years. Now we are hearing about the rioters being arrested and eventually prosecuted to the “full extent of the law.” The followers are already being pursued, but

tunities and promise.” This comprehensive health equity approach needs to be understood in suburban regions like Long Island. Though we saw an outpouring of response to food insecurity in our communities as hundreds of distribution sites were set up, many of our fellow suburbanites used these services for the first time. The need for healthy and affordable food will persist when the pandemic has passed. Housing stability in the suburbs requires shifting from traditional singlefamily homes to multifamily housing and overcoming community resistance to supportive housing. Zoning changes will be required. At the same time, educational equity on Long Island is a fundamental suburban challenge as residential segregation and local control has restricted the quality of schools. Even something as basic as having local data publicly available to quantify health disparities so actions can be targeted is often missing in the suburbs. Nowhere on Nassau County’s daily “Covid-19 by the Numbers” tracker, for

example, is there a count of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations or deaths segmented by race and ethnicity. We cannot address what we do not see. Creating health equity in the suburbs will require a shift in how we approach what it means to be healthy. We cannot use the same approach and expect different results. The pandemic may have provided the push we need. Consider that the approved Covid-19 vaccines are based on a new approach to protecting against infectious diseases. Instead of putting an inactive germ in our bodies to trigger an immune response, mRNA vaccines teach our cells how to make a protein that produces antibodies to protect us from infection. This approach has been around for decades, but it took a crisis to push it into reality. The incoming Biden administration’s stated commitment to combating health care injustice during and after the pandemic is an opportunity for the suburbs to shift our approach to finally attain health equity. Dr. Martine Hackett is an associate professor in the Master of Public Health and Community Health Programs at Hofstra University.

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what about the instigator? Why is the president still the president? SUSAN WALD North Bellmore

Taxpayers and commuters deserve accountability To the Editor: There is more to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s call to speed up repairs to the East River railroad tunnels. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said in June 2016 that the Federal Transit Administration provided $432 million in Superstorm Sandy funding to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for repairs to the East River Tunnel. Almost five years later, there is no evidence that any of the funds have been used for their original intended purpose. The MTA and LIRR have yet to complete negotiations with Amtrak to start this work. Are there any other FTA grantfunded capital projects still not under contract, behind schedule, over budget or with excessive change orders to base contracts? Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Senators Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, MTA board members and other elected officials, including Kaminsky, and transit advocates need to look at how the billions of dollars in previously approved federal funds are being spent before complaining about future

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levels of Washington financial assistance being insufficient. Taxpayers and commuters deserve accountability. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

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New leaders are the suburbs’ best shot at health equity

January 14, 2021 — NASSAU HERALD

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Wishing you and yours a joyful, healthy, and prosperous New Year. Ronnie Gerber

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