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Making sure the kids are all right School counselors’ goal is mentally healthy students adolescents and teens ages 12 to 17 from April to October last year, compared with the same The second of two stories examin- time period in 2019. ing student mental health. School districts have had no choice but to sharpen their focus When the 2019-20 on student mental school year ended health. In the last June amid a Hewlett Woodmere still-spreading coroSchool District, the navirus pandemic, wellness staff works school counselors with students and were well aware that their families to the previous four of fer needed remonths had been sources and estabu n l i ke a ny t h at lish relationships schoolchildren — or with external clinitheir parents — had cians, Laura Peterever experienced. son, the district’s Last fall, some executive director ElizABETH sobering statistics for special education confirmed just how zEMlYANSkY services, detailed in c h a l l e n g i n g t h e Hewlett High junior an email. spring, and summer, “There are also had been. According students with whom to a report issued by the Centers the wellness staff continue to for Disease Control and Preven- connect throughout the summer, tion in November, mental health- knowing the needs of the sturelated hospital emergency vis- dent may not be met by outside its rose 24 percent for children resources for a variety of reaages 5 to 11 and 31 percent for Continued on page 4

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THE VillAGE oF Lawrence’s portion of the former site of the sewage treatment plant will be auctioned off next month, and more than likely will be sold to a residential developer.

Sewage plant land for sale Lawrence village public auction set for March 3 By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

Nearly four acres of land that was once the site of a sewage treatment plant, and has been the subject of debate in the Village of Lawrence for the past five years, will be publicly auctioned off on March 3 at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club. The village plans to sell 3.83 acres of the 4.35-acre site at 1 Rock Hall Road. Nassau County will retain the remaining half-

acre, and operate an unmanned effluent pump station there. In 2009, the villages of Cedarhurst and Lawrence and Nassau County agreed to a plan to send the villages’ sewage to a pumping station in Inwood, and on to the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway. The county ceded the Rock Hall Road land to Lawrence in July 2017 after the sewage plant was decommissioned and demolished. A plant in Cedarhurst was also closed and dismantled.

Suggested uses for the land included selling it to a developer for the construction of at least seven single-family homes — an idea favored by Lawrence Mayor Alex Edelman — or building condominiums, a hotel or a nursing home. But the village board has not come to a consensus on any proposal, and in the past few years has spent roughly $50,000 on studies, including one that explored the feasibility of building a multipurpose community Continued on page 9

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The days of rummaging through your car’s glove compartment for loose change while approaching the Atlantic Beach Bridge toll booth could be coming to an end in the near future. The Nassau County Bridge Authority is testing new license plate reader technology that allows motorists to cross without having to stop and pay cash. The technology has been in use since October for two of the bridge’s 10 toll lanes, according to Vincent Grasso, the bridge authority’s executive director. “This is the 14th year with no toll increase and that has allowed us to implement technologies that will benefit the people of the Five Towns and Long Beach,” Grasso said. “For about a year, the board has been discussing what the toll plaza is going to look like in the future since it’s essentially the same that has been here since the 1950s. We’ve evaluated a number of different options including EZ Pass and other automated tolling features.” Grasso added that NCBA’s discussions of cashless tolls were accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic. “Covid struck and we were faced with how we

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THE ATlAnTIc BEAcH Bridge now has two lanes for cashless payment. can facilitate transit over the bridge with less contact between customers and toll collectors,” he said. “We looked at having high fidelity cameras that take a picture of the license plate, send the data to the New York State DMV and they send us back the registration data to invoice the patron.” The bridge connects the Nassau

Expressway, also known as State Route 878, to Park Street in Atlantic Beach, and costs $2 to cross per trip, $15 for a 20-trip card for $15 or motorists can purchase an unlimited-trip decal, which costs Nassau County residents $130 and non-residents $175. While Atlantic Beach Trustee Linda Baessler likes the idea of cashless tolls,

she doesn’t want the bridge to be exclusively cashless. “The bridge authority is another set of eyes for us with cars coming over and they were phenomenal during Hurricane Sandy when people were trying to get over here to take a look at the damage,” Baessler said. “I like the idea that right now we have three ways to pay with the decal, cash and toll card. If they add the cashless option, I think that’s great.” Far Rockaway resident Michael Lanz said that having cashless tolls at the bridge has been long overdue. “This can help speed up traffic at the bridge,” Lanz said. “The toll booth is especially bad in the summer with all the beach traffic in the morning and when the drawbridge opens, it makes a bad situation worse.” Grasso said that the cashless lanes are still being studied by NCBA and no specific time line for the program's expansion has been given. “We’re tweaking the system as we watch the numbers and once we get the accuracy of over 90 percent, that’s when we will implement phase two,” Grasso said. “We want to get the accuracy numbers to what we have now, which is 99.5 percent. We're trying to get as close to that as possible.”

Despite Covid, Shabbat Across North America is held By JEFFREY BESSEn jbessen@liherald.com

There will not be large gatherings of people eating, drinking and talking together this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, yet however different the 25th annual Shabbat Across America and Canada looks the event’s mission remains the same – to connect Jews across North America. On March 5, the New York-based National Jewish Outreach Program, which launched Shabbat Across America and Canada, is asking people to host the event in their homes with a focus on individuals, couples and immediate family. Since the event began a quarter of century ago, more than 1.1 million people have taken part in the celebration. Shabbat for Jews begins at sunset on Friday and ends with sunset on Saturday. Shabbat commemorates the day that God rested after creating the world, according to the Torah. The word Shabbat literally means he rested. It is considered a day of peace and holiness. The celebration of a weekly religious observance is important because it “reinforces on a congregation level communal celebration, highlights the importance of Sabbath and is a profound act of Jewish unity,” that transcends all the diverse Jewish sects, said Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum, who leads Temple Israel of Lawrence, a Reform congregation. Rosenbaum said that the event offers outreach and in-reach and provides the model and the unifying dynamic from the beginning of the Shabbat meal to the blessings over the wine and food and the included prayers. “It is especially important these days fraught with so much concern and suffering, and providing a message of hope though physically distanced in many cases from one another, we are never distanced from

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THIS YEAR’S SHABBAT across North America will be without large gatherings, but the sentiment to connect Jews remains the same. God spiritually and emotionally,” he said. Established in 1987 by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald in response to an escalating loss of Jews from Jewish because of assimilation and what was viewed as a lack of knowledge on Jewish culture, the National Jewish Outreach Program created educational programs to teach the “relevance and vibrancy of Judaism to con-

temporary Jews by providing greater understanding and knowledge of the basics of Judaism and Jewish life,” according to a statement on its website. Social media has also become a vital component of its programming. Temple Beth El, a Conservative congregation in Cedarhurst will be taking part in this year’s event. “We will have enhanced Friday night services with special musical elements and the opportunity for congregants to connect via zoom as they enjoy a traditional Shabbat dinner in their own homes,” said Dr. Edward Edelstein, the temple’s executive director. “Shabbat is both a value as a day of rest and an experience that binds the Jewish people together — regardless of practice or denomination. Now, more than ever, we need to strengthen the sense of belonging and staying connected to one another, even when we cannot do that in person. Conservative congregation Temple Hillel in North Woodmere typically takes part every year along with Young Israel of North Woodmere, an Orthodox synagogue, said Rabbi Steven Graber, who leads Temple Hillel. “The main purpose of the program is for people to pray together and to eat together,” he said. “It seems that most of the people who would come to the program are already coming to Friday night services and therefore are already praying together. Since we cannot eat together, we decided that we would wait until next year to do Shabbat Across America.” As part of this year’s socially distant program, the National Jewish Outreach Program Temple is urging those who do take part to share photos of their Shabbat meals on social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For Temple Israel participants the hashtags #TILNYORG, #TempleIsraelLawrence, #TempleIsraelLawrenceNY are encouraged to be used.

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Focusing on student mental health continued from front page sons,” Peterson wrote, adding that the district partners with Northwell Health’s Cohen’s Pediatric Behavioral Health Center in Rockville Centre. Talya Braunstein, a Lawrence School District psychologist at the Brandeis School, a Jewish school for pre-K through eighth-graders, said in an email that while her job “goes on pause” during the summer, she also helps students and families who need more support. “Last summer, even more than usual, I took extra precaution to provide parents with signs that indicate that their child may require professional support,” Braunstein wrote. Those signs could include losing interest in previously enjoyable activities or undue worrying. “Every clinician reaches out to the students, sees whether an outside clinician is needed and follows up with the students to see if they’re OK,” Lawrence district psychologist Karen Mackler said of her typical summer routine.

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How school would resume in September remained unclear throughout the summer. Schools districts created statemandated reopening plans. Lawrence’s Re-entry Committee included a mental health subcommittee. Mackler said that it sent a survey to seventh- and eighth-graders to learn of their concerns. The middle-schoolers were chosen because they are the age group in which issues like depression begin to surface, and they need to learn to advocate for themselves, Mackler explained. “Their number one concern was making sure they did well in their classes, and the ways we could support them,” she said. They wanted to know how they could continue to be good students. To ease pressure on its younger students, the Lawrence district reconfigured classes. The 2020-21 kindergarten class remained in the Early Childhood Center at the Number Four School instead of moving to the Lawrence Primary School at the Number Two School. Third-graders remained at Lawrence Primary School instead of moving to Lawrence Elementa-

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Student Mental health has been a focus for school counselors during the pandemic. ry School, at the 195 Broadway Campus, and the sixth-grade class remained at the elementary school. “This would allow rising students from last year in the lower grades to remain in their buildings and have support staff that they know to support them academically and socially,” Lawrence Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen said previously. In addition to classroom teachers, support staff includes librarians, reading specialists, psychologists and school nurses. The pandemic thoroughly disrupted the school year, Pedersen said, and the support students receive is vital to their well-being. Hewlett-Woodmere’s Reopening Task Force created a reopening plan for the district that addressed social and emotional learning and wellness support across the district’s five schools. Social and emotional learning focuses on self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, relationship building and responsible decision-making. “The wellness staff in each building met and created a plan to address the social-emotional needs of students within their building,” Peterson said. “These plans included whole-building activities, push-in lessons and group sessions to

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Schools reopened in September with a mix of in-person and remote learning, but many more students headed to school. “From my peers, I can tell that everyone really misses the normal school day, even those who find comfort in sitting in their beds all day have admitted to feeling lonely,” Hewlett High School junior Elizabeth Zemlyansky wrote in an email. “I think for us, as adolescents, it’s important to have interaction, whether it be a quick hello in the hallway or going out to lunch with a friend.”

Zemlyansky began the year attending school in person, and after being fully remote in the second semester is now on a hybrid schedule. She took part in the abbreviated winter track season and is the head editor of the news section of the school newspaper, the Spectrum. “I started a mental health awareness club this year,” she said. “We … have been really successful in getting members to come to the club and share their feelings and reflect on them.” Psychology interns help facilitate the meetings, Zemlyansky added. In order to compete in the truncated winter swimming season, Hewlett High sophomore Brook Touti opted for full remote learning. “The switch from full inperson to remote learning was challenging at first, but I eventually adapted to the work environment and developed a great work ethic that helps me very much,” she wrote in an email. “Having a different routine and having to make many changes has definitely impacted me greatly since the pandemic started.” Exercising and maintaining a routine has helped Touti feel happier and lead a healthier lifestyle, she added. Shoshana Gross, a fourth-grade teacher at the Shulamith School for Girls in Cedarhurst, took part in a virtual educators’ workshop on Feb. 7. She said she learned how writing could be a tool to “help students process the pandemic story and navigate their feelings” — a tool she will use in the coming weeks. Shulamith’s student population ranges from early childhood to high school. “In September, the girls were very worried about having to wear masks,” Gross said. “Now they are [calmer] and understand how important it is. Now they walk around, talk to their friends, taking the precautions they need to take. They are less anxious navigating Google Classroom and participating in class. Helping your students grapple with the pandemic gives the students the hope the [Plexiglas] barriers will come down and masks will go away.” Have an opinion or story to tell about student mental health? Send a letter or story to jbessen@liherald.com.

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Gural JCC, 5T Chabad awarded state money the New York State Office of Children and Family Services through funding from the federal CARES Act. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat who represents the Five Towns helped in attaining the money. “Safe, quality child care for our kids is more important now than ever,” Kaminsky stated in the release. “I am confident that this vital funding will go a long way for children, teachers and parents alike at both Chabad of the Five Towns and the JCC’s Early Childhood Center, while ensuring they stay safe during this most difficult time.” Chabad’s Early Childhood Center will use the money to cover staffing costs for the addition of more early childhood classrooms, to increase staff, buy personal protective equipment, including masks and hand sanitizer.

Far Rockaway man charged in Inwood robbery

Manager Danielle Freud. Jennifer Lanter Winkler directs the play. Shtark Contrast, a Five Towns community theater company, offers actors and production staff a chance to connect during the pandemic. This event is rehearsed and produced 100 percent remotely. The production is constructed with fast moving and short sketch scenes. This event is open to all and free of charge. Registration is required. An email with the Zoom login will be sent prior to the program: To register, visit the library’s website, www.ppl.org or go to https://bit. ly/3jZUYlW. –Matthew Ferremi

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A Far Rockaway man was arrested in connection with an incident that allegedly turned violent in Inwood on Feb. 22, Nassau police said. A man, 31, called 911 to report a disturbance with a weapon on Doughty Boulevard at 6:32 p.m., according to police. The man told police that he argued with his roommate over money. The argument became violent when the roommate allegedly pulled out a utility razor, demanded money, swung the razor cutting the man on his left hand and punched him in the face several times, police said. The man fled and called police. Angel Ocevedo, 59, of Far Rockaway, was arrested without incident, police said. The injured man refused medical attention. Ocevedo is charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree attempted robbery, second-degree assault, seconddegree menacing and third-degree

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View Shtark Contrast’s ‘Are You The One?’ on Zoom through PPL The Peninsula Public Library in Lawrence will be hosting a virtual theater production that focuses on relationships during the coronavirus pandemic. “Are You The One?” a series of three one-act plays, will be performed online through Zoom on Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. The play series will examine romantic relationships under quarantine. Included in the program are: “Check, Please Stay At Home Edition” by Jonathan Rand, “Catch Me a Catch” by H. Abramowitz and “Closer Encounters,” by Jennifer Lanter. Actors Hannah Mari, Joseph Kahn, Alejandro Cadorniga, Hannah Rose Chaikin, Max Yacker, Lauren Zisholtz, Makayla Schein, and Alexander Mehl will be featured, along with the talents of Production

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Marion & Aaron Gural JCC Early Childhood Center at the Harrison-Kerr Family Campus in Lawrence and the Chabad of the Five Towns’ Early Childhood Center in Cedarhurst received $36,000 and $33,000, respectively to help defray the cost of Covid-related renovation while trying to maintain safety for children and staff, while improving the opportunities to learn. “The grant funds helped the JCC reopen its highly regarded Early Childhood Center in September and helps to cover some of the additional Covid related costs to operate,” Gural JCC CEO Aaron Rosenfeld stated in a news release. “The Gural JCC Early Childhood Center has continued to provide top-notch early childhood education and care for hundreds of children throughout this Covid pandemic and it continues to be a tremendous asset to our community as it has been for the past 30 years,” The grant money is administered by

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At 11 a.m., March 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, instructor Paulette Silber focuses on therapeutic stretches not involving holding postures or sitting on mats in this Zoom program. Use of a chair is optional. Through 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.

Beginning Canasta At 1 p.m., March 3, 10, 17 & 24, instructor Ann Seligson teaches the basics of canasta in these Zoom sessions through Peninsula Public Library. Players need two decks of cards.

Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library Throughout March, Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library has all-day online coking classes. Tie-dye cake. Find the video and recipe online at https://www.hwpl. org/kids/https://www.youtube.com/ playlist?list=PLqGQ5EQ2iUdjKfZKaHkcWl0qEuzvZONM

Danny Kaye At 3 p.m., theater historian John Kenrick discusses the life and career of Brooklyn-born David Daniel Kaminsky, known to many as entertainer Danny Kaye. Through Peninsula Public Library.

Thursday, Feb. 25 Meditation At 4 p.m., through Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, Lisa Wisel leads a meditation session on Zoom. Join at https:// us02web.zoom. us/j/87693118418?pwd=dmJvVGFiYy 9HMnVHTjJZR2.OUd3UT09.

Friday, Feb. 26 Politics and Current Events Hofstra political science professor David Green leads a discussion on recent political and government events, and the Presidential election. At 11 a.m., through Peninsula Public Library.

Sunday, Feb. 28 Virtual Theater At 2 p.m., the Five Towns-based Shtark Contrast theater company presents online “Are You the One?” a series of one-act plays through Peninsula Public Library.

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Chabad delivers Purim goodies With the help of “amazing volunteers” according to Rebbetzin Rivkie and Rabbi Nochem Tenenboim, above, the Chabad of Hewlett will deliver 1,000 Purim bags. The Jewish holiday, this year, Feb. 25 to 26, commemorates the defeat of Haman’s plot to massacre the Jews in the fifth century B.C., as recorded in the Book of Esther. ‘Button Man’ Mira Rosenfeld Sennett leads a discussion at 3 p.m. on Paul Lyons’ novel “Button Man” that traces the rise of a Jewish immigrant family in the women’s garment business from 1905 to 1935. Through Peninsula Public Library.

Gentle Qigong At 6 p.m., March 1, 8, 15 & 22, instructor Paulette Silber presents a personalized, seated version of 18 Form Qigong focusing on breathing and combining Tai Chi with the healing effect of Qigong and meditation. Through Peninsula Public Library..

Tuesday, March 2 The Gural JCC’s a weekly Zoom support group offers coping strategies. 9 a.m.

Cedarhurst resident Mark Getman, a rabbi and a captain in the New York Guard, gained an appointment as a lieutenant in the U.S. Maritime Service and will be a weekend command duty officer at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. Atlantic Beach resident Caroline Perri was

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of your android phone or device from apps to internet access and adjusting settings. Through Peninsula Public Library.

At 11 a.m., March 2, 9, 16 & 23, instructor Linda Cafiero leads classes to help improve posture, balance and focus with the gentle and intentional movements of Tai Chi. Through Peninsula Public Library.

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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.

Genealogy Classes Genealogy classes I, II, III with Diane Warmsley from 11 a.m. to noon through February and March. Genealogy for beginners, intermediate genealogy and Jewish genealogy. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom. us/j/83892235162?pwd=SXhwUW96

named to the University of Hartford’s fall semester dean’s list. Gabriel Leifer, of Lawrence, helped Yeshiva University’s basketball team to a 94-73 win over Manhattanville on Feb. 14 with his fifth career triple double with 12 in points, assists and rebounds. The Maccabees are now 3-0, ranked No. 6 national-

Thursday, March 4 Apple Learning At 11 a.m., a hands-on tutorial to learn the basics of the iPhone and/or iPad. How to get online and navigating important device settings. Bring Apple ID and password. Through Peninsula Public Library.

TV News At 1 p.m., professor Brian Rose present a look at the history of television news and how it has changed over the years to conform to the preferences of the audiences. Through Peninsula Public Library.

Yoga & Meditation At 2 p.m., Lisa Zimmerman leads a Zoom class on upper body yoga and meditation. Join https://us02web. zoom. us/j/88166161847?pwd=M01NM3JJS URRVmZLSmRUc2RacUFrUT09

Zumba Gold At 4 p.m., March 4, 11, 16 & 25, instructor Andrea Wool leads a low intensity version of Zumba with easy-tofollow steps and Latin music. Through Peninsula Public Library.

ly in the Division III poll and have a 32-game winning steal dating to last season. Jordyn Zeidman, from Hewlett, a junior majoring in sport management, made the University of Tampa’s fall dean’s list. To be eligible, students need a GPA of 3.75 or higher.

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obituary the last 10 years with me in my office,” Aaron said. “He loved treating patients and he touched the lives of everyone he Five Towns native Dr. George Elkowitz took care of.” Aaron has a dentistry pracwas a devoted family man tice in Manhasset. who always took the time to Polly Van Raalte is a longbe active in veteran’s affairs. time Elkowitz family friend. The longtime Woodmere and She described Elkowitz as Lawrence resident and Unitbeing a special person. “He ed States Ar my veteran always had a smile on his face Elkowitz died on Jan. 20 in and he was wonderfully active upstate Rye Brook from natuin veterans' affairs,” she said. ral causes. He was 89. “He was so lucky to have such Born on Sept. 28, 1931 in a fantastic family and they Brooklyn to Paul and Lillian were lucky to have him.” Elkowitz, George enlisted in Elkowitz was passionate the United States Army in about helping fellow veterans. 1953 near the end of the KoreHe was a longtime member of an War, wh e re h e w a s the Lawrence-Cedarhurst assigned to the Army Medical DR. AARon American Legion Post 339. Corps. His job was to coordiThis included serving as the nate with wounded soldiers ElkoWITz post’s commander from 1990 coming back to the U.S. and George’s son to 2012. assess their capabilities and Current Post 339 commandwhat they could do after er Syd Mandelbaum said that being discharged from military service. he knew Elkowitz and his family for Honorably discharged in 1956, he pur- roughly 30 years and described Elkowitz as sued a career in dentistry and moved to a great representative of the post. “George the Five Towns. His son Aaron Elkowitz led the post with dignity and patriotism said that his father’s career in dentistry throughout his time as commander,” Manlasted for roughly a half a century. delbaum said. “He was dedicated to help“He practiced dentistry for 50 years, ing veteran’s and it was a privilege to work first in Brooklyn, then in Cedarhurst, and alongside him.”

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DR. GEoRGE ElkoWITz, right, at the 2012 Lawrence-Cedarhurst Memorial Day Parade, was the former commander of the Lawrence-Cedarhurst American Legion Post 339. Predeceased by his brother Edwin, Elkowitz is survived by his wife Ellen, his children Robin, Aaron and Stuart, his brother Lloyd and many other family and friends. Funeral services were held graveside on Jan. 24 at the Mt. Ararat Cemetery in Lindenhurst, where Elkowitz is interred. “His love for his family, his friends,

patients and of course his model trains were everything to him,” Aaron added. “We will love and miss him always and he will live on forever through all of us.” In lieu of gifts, the family requests that donations can be made in Elkowitz’ name to the Smilow Cancer Center Greenwich Building Fund. The donation can be made at: https://bit.ly/2NnsHcP.

Council for Airport Opportunity aims for career takeoff By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the Council for Airport Opportunity of New York and New Jersey had planned on opening an office in Far Rockaway. Despite the delayed opening, the council has still been connecting individuals in Queens and the Five Towns with potential jobs in the aviation industry. CAO is a nonprofit trade association created in 1972 in collaboration with airline companies, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Mayor’s Offices of the City of Newark, and City of New York and the Federal Aviation Administration. The association’s mission is to identify and address the critical employment needs of the communities surrounding the New York and New Jersey airports, while at the same time responding to the hiring needs of the airport tenants and the aviation industry. The aviation industry is responsible for more than 700,000 jobs in the metropolitan region, according to CAO officials. “This pandemic has been quite a time of learning and understanding of where we can expand and further our services in different communities,” said Verdia Noel, CAO’s Director of New Business Development. “We’ve been able to intro-

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THE CounCIl FoR Airport Opportunity of New York and New Jersey seeks to provide individuals with a career in aviation at places such as John F. Kennedy International Airport. duce our services to people who did not know we existed and bring better insight into what CAO is about.” Executive Director Andrew Campbell said the Far Rockaway office was scheduled to open in March 2020. Even with the office still not opened, Campbell said that the council has been holding virtual workshops for people in the Far Rockaway area on resume and cover letter writing and interviewing.

“We offer a lot of career advice to people, as we’ll have them sit down with an account manager, talk about their interests and what their skill sets are,” Campbell said. “We do these virtual employer information sessions that are similar to a job fair.” CAO’s main office is located in Jamaica, Queens. They have a satellite office in Corona. Campbell added that the council emphasizes reaching out to people in

communities to make them aware of job opportunities available at John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport. “Once the job postings are out there, we’ll prescreen individuals to see if they’re qualified for the job,” he said. “For the candidates that aren’t qualified, we want to make sure it was worthwhile for them. We stay in touch with them and try to connect them to other opportunities.” Matthew Walker is the outreach specialist for CAO. He said he’s established relationships with community-based organizations in the Rockaways and southeast Queens. He noted that throughout the pandemic, he has also contacted organizations in the Five Towns such as the Five Towns Community Center. “We’re trying to make those connections in Nassau County to try and help the individuals in those communities,” Walker said. “A lot of times, we reach out to these organizations and they're happy to work with us because it’s been such a hard year for so many people and particularly for those out of work. CAO comes in and helps potentially find them a job at the airport.” More information on the Council for Airport Opportunity can be found on their website: https://www.caonynj.com or by call the Jamaica office at (718) 5237100.

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Alzheimer’s group funding NYU research The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, headed by former New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., of Merrick, has awarded a $250,000 grant to NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola to expand and accelerate research that it is conducting to uncover the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease, with the goal of developing new treatments and slowing the progression of the disease. This AFA award follows a $100,000 grant in 2019 that began the cutting-edge research project. The NYU Langone clinicians and scientists are seeking to approximate brain behavior by reprogramming human cells derived from Alzheimer’s patients. Based on genetic information collected through voluntary blood donations from many patients, the team can distinguish where Alzheimer’s neurons diverge from healthy neurons, and from there take corrective action. This allows the team to then non-invasively explore the potential development of new treatments. The study is led by Dr. Allison Reiss, head of the Inflammation Laboratory at the Biomedical Research Institute at NYU Langone Hospital and associate professor of Medicine at NYU Long Island School of Medicine. Reiss is also a member of AFA’s Medical, Scientific and Memory Screening Advisory Board. “This new funding allows us to quicken the pace of our work and include participants with only mild cognitive impairment, allowing us to study subtle changes in the composition and metabolism of neurons before advanced Alzheimer’s has taken hold,” Reiss said. “The brain is the body’s most inaccessible and complex organ, making it extraordinarily challenging for scientists to develop new treatments and cures for Alzheimer’s,” Fuschillo said. “This grant enables the NYU Langone Health team to

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The Alzheimer’s FoundATion of American recently awarded NYU Langone in Mineola a $250,000 grant to conduct research into the causes of and treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Above, Dr. Allison Reiss, head of the Inflammation Laboratory at the Biomedical Research Institute at NYU Langone Hospital. expand the number of participants, perform additional cutting-edge work and accelerate the pace of this very promising research study. The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is very pleased to make this investment in hope.” “Having cared for a loved one with Alzheimer’s, I know the impact this disease has on families and how desperately new treatments are needed,” said AFA founder and Chairman Bert Brodsky. “We’re hopeful that NYU Langone’s research can make a game-changing scientific breakthrough that will improve the lives of families affected by this terrible disease.” Reiss and her team have been gathering blood samples from individuals liv-

ing with Alzheimer’s, as well as those without the disease. From each blood sample, the research team isolates exosomes that originated in the patient’s brain. Exosomes are small particles shed from every cell, including neurons in the brain. These extracellular pieces, or vesicles, derived from brain neurons carry key genetic information. Researchers are investigating the differences in this genetic information between healthy people and those with Alzheimer’s. The aim is to use the information gained to reprogram Alzheimer’s neurons to behave more like those in healthy people. The research team is also testing a number of drugs for possible repurposing and use in Alzheimer’s disease, as

well as seeking new gene-editing approaches to treatments. The new grant will allow the study to expand the participant pool to include those with mild cognitive impairment. By comparing this group to the original pool of participants who have already progressed to full-blown Alzheimer’s, the earliest deviations from normal can be captured. The study is also being expanded to include first-degree relatives of individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, the grant will allow the team to accelerate the project by using more complex tools to analyze the effectiveness of novel treatments to restore cellular and mitochondrial function. Reiss is joined by Dr. Aaron Pinkhasov, chairman of psychiatry, and Dr. Irving Gomolin, chief of geriatrics, at NYU Langone on Long Island; Dr. Joshua De Leon, associate professor of clinical medicine at the NYU Long Island School of Medicine; and Dr. Lora Kasselman, assistant professor of foundations of medicine, and Dr. Thomas Wisniewski, the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman professor of the NYU Alzheimer’s Disease Center. According to Reiss, in the last two decades, only a handful of medicines were approved to treat Alzheimer’s disease, while the vast majority of clinical trials were halted. Trials typically rely on research first conducted on mice or using spinal fluid, and those often fail to replicate the complex neurological activity in the human brain. That contrasts with research to find cures for cancers of the liver, lungs and other vital organs, where it is increasingly common for pieces of tissue to be extracted for biopsies—and for profiling of cancer cells—to develop with optimal treatment regimens. To give to AFA, go to alzfdn.org/ donate.

Inside LI to host Black History Month webinar By nicole Alcindor nalcindor@liherald.com

In honor of Black History Month, Herald Inside LI will host a webinar featuring Black leaders on Long Island on Feb. 25 at 9:30 a.m. S p e a ke r s w i l l i n cl u d e P h i l Andrews, president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce Inc.; Regina Armstrong, superintendent of the Hempstead School District; Frederick Brewington, owner, principal, civil rights lawyer and community activist at the Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington; Margo Cargill, CEO of Titanium Linx Consulting Inc.; and Daniel Lloyd, vice president of the of Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, and founder and president of Minority Millennials Inc. The speakers will by Zoom discuss their industries and the culture of

today’s workplaces. They will also discuss how communities have adapted to social justice and racial equity issues, as well as provide insight on how leaders can best harness their influence to impact Long Island. To register to watch the webinar on the scheduled date or receive a recording of the event, go to LIHerald.com/BlackHistoryMonth. To sponsor a webinar or for more information, contact Amy Amato at aamato@richnerlive.com or call (516) 569-4000, ext. 224.

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Lawrence land for sale center on the property. In February 2016, the Herald reported that some area residents said they did not want a high-density apartment building similar to the Regency, on Central Avenue also in Lawrence, or anything that generated an increase in traffic and noise. They said they would, however, support the construction of single-family homes as long as land was set aside for a children’s park. They submitted a petition with more than 40 signatures to the village in December 2017. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing — you should take into consideration the residents who live there,” Rock Hall Road resident Tsvi Greenfield, who representing the petitioners, previously said. Asked by the village board in 2018 what he would like to see at the site, Greenfield said, “More neighbors, not to commercialize the area. A park is OK.” Now it appears that Edelman’s idea could become a reality, with at least a halfdozen potential bidders saying they would pay $8 million to $9 million or higher for the land to build as many as 13 single-family homes. “We have six bidders so far,” the mayor said. “I think I know four of them, and they are substantial and serious.” The village is expected to use a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the property to build a roughly 23,000-square-foot aquatic center, with a pool, saunas, golf simulators, a café and space for other uses, at the village-owned Lawrence Yacht & Country Club. The club’s driving range will also be renovated. The process moved forward at the village board meeting on Feb. 18, when trustees approved contracts with three companies to prepare the aquatic center’s infrastructure. “The plans have been modified two or three times as handicapped accessibility was added,” Edelman said. “We’re in the final stage of design.” He added that the center would enhance the country club and be a “major benefit” to the village and its residents, and that anticipated having a “shovel in the ground,” by

July 1. The winner of what Village Attorney Peter Bee described at the meeting as an “advisory auction” would simply be “the entity the mayor is likely to identify as his recommended developer,” Bee explained. “This does not bond the village. It simply is a procedural step on the part of the village to bring this project a step closer to board approval.” Do you have an opinion on the Rock Hall Road land sale? Send a letter to jbessen@ liherald.com.

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The power of reframing We grow up believing that what we assume to be true is true – with little awareness that we actively interpret the world. We view some behavior as natural, some thoughts as normal. If they differ from how we behave or think, we view them as weird, wrong, immoral, crazy or just plain stupid. How you interpret an experience is called framing. Actively changing your interpretation is called reframing. If we, as a society, never reframed our beliefs, we’d still think that women should not be able to vote, own property or voice an opinion that’s independent from their husbands. If we never reframed, we’d still think that children should be seen but not heard and whipped mercilessly if they don’t behave or pay attention. We’d still believe in the horror of slavery and the righteousness of jailing debtors and much more that seems outrageously wrong to us today. T hank goodness, society has reframed much of what was passionately believed to be right and natural. But

it’s not just society that needs to reframe. It’s also you and me. We must not hang on to beliefs if they no longer apply. An example: Perhaps you were brought up in a family where you were frequently told that you were selfish if you wanted a toy for yourself and stupid if your grades weren’t stellar. Your parents didn’t mean to be mean; they just didn’t know any better as they themselves were brought up that way. You, however, inda internalized these beliefs, which lowered your selfesteem and self-confidence when you were a kid. And still today. Now what if you reframed those beliefs? What if you realized that to want something for yourself or to speak up for yourself is not selfish? After all, if you’re not at the hub of your own existence, who will be? And you can want

for others as well as for yourself. What if you realized that if you don’t know something, you’re not stupid? If anything, you’re ignorant, which is fine – as we all know some stuff and we’re ignorant about other stuff. And whatever you need to know, you can learn. Now imagine that you were asked to teach your colleagues a new software program. If you’re still thinking you’re stupid, your first response is likely to be a host of reasons why apadin you can’t do this. “They shouldn’t have asked me,” “I’m going to make a fool of myself,” “I’m no expert about this program!” Hang on to these negative frames, and you’ll become increasingly anxious and panicked. Reframe them and see how that alters your inner dialogue. “What an opportunity! It’s great my boss has so much confidence in my tech skills. This

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On thin ice Except for some concerns about elevators, I have always been … fearless. At 10, I followed my late father into a burning apartment to rescue several religious artifacts, and in high school I was unafraid of strangers, girls, bullies or puberty. In college, I fought off a knifewielding mugger (who got my watch anyway) and attended classes despite riots, protests and threats of violence. As an assistant district attorney, I raced to active crime scenes and often accompanied detectives on stakeouts and uniform cops on patrol, and as a criminal defense attorney encountered many a scary desperado up close. Though cautious and prudent, I am afraid of neither dogs nor heights nor speaking in public nor stages. Black cats, ladders, facing the truth or the hereafter do not bother me, and I’m happy to stroll through thunderstorms, graveyards, dark alleys and dark thoughts. Haunted houses, horror movies and Halloween have never affected me nor

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have, “lions and tigers and bears, oh my,” or turbulent airplane flights or heart surgery or superstorms pr even pandemics and their vaccines. Though never tested in mortal combat, I have, over the years, been challenged physically, and though feeling fear, was never so fearful as to avoid the confrontation. It’s not that I’m so brave or courageous, I’ve just never been overcome or paralyzed by feat no on matter how reasonable or justified. That is until last week. Last week a genuine fright, for a brief time but for the first time, overwhelmed me and literally stopped me in my tracks. And what was this moral threat? It was neither falling debris nor violent thug, but rather a single sheet of

thick ice beneath my feet; an area of frozen water on which I was rooted with a sudden, crushing sense of mortality and vulnerability. For the first time ever, I found myself thinking and worrying, “I may not be able to talk or fight or walk away from this situation,” “I may lose control and just move one wrong way or the other (wrong) way and slip and fall and break several bones, or worse oLdman slam my head against the frozen payment.” I was that sudden realization that I was powerless and, oh so vulnerable and at risk, that endangered real fear. It wasn’t so much being afraid of falling or being injured because, as noted, I had faced such threats before. Rather it was the unpredictability of my circum-

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Petit Larceny ■ LAWRENCE-On Feb. 10, a man reported in between 9:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. that his jacket was stolen from the Sh’or Yoshuv Institute on Cedarlawn Avenue, officials said. ■ WOODMERE-On Feb. 11, a woman reported that in between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m., trashails were stolen from her home on Leheigh Lane, authorities said

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right-of-ways and adjoining property owners obligations relating to trees impeding the public right-of-way. At the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matters. The proposed law is an Unlisted Action under SEQRA, as to which no environmental determination has been made by the Board of Trustees Any person having a disability which would inhibit attendance at or participation in the hearing should notify the Village Clerk at least three business days prior to the hearing, so that reasonable efforts may be made to facilitate such attendance and participation. All relevant documents may be inspected at the office of the Village Clerk, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York, during regular business hours. The public hearing shall take place via teleconferencing and videoconferencing through Zoom, and the

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A. Your floor is expanding, and the ridges at the seams are rising, because the floor has nowhere else to expand to. This problem is common, and was caused by the floor being limited from expanding because the cabinets and island, along with heavy furniture placed over the finished floor, keep the floor from expanding when the heat onte eeper is on. Wetting the floor to clean it also causes expansion, and should be limited or not done with water at all. Solving this problem is easier said than done. Basically, anywhere the floor is unable to move defeats the purpose, and only by freeing up the floor will the problem work itself out. There’s a simple wall molding that our ancestors used that seems to be generally forgotten. Even though I include this detail in most of the drawings I prepare, I rarely see this last little strip of molding being installed. What the molding does is act like a gap cover, since properly installed flooring has a quarter- to halfinch gap at the edges of the floor, including around a fixed island and around the room’s perimeter. The whole perimeter will need to be cut so the trim molding will need to be added, unless the vertical trim board has been installed with a space, in which case the flooring has to be able to float (slide back and forth) under the vertical wallboard trim. Our ancestors were very observant of nature, and skilled finish carpenters passed along their knowledge of the way materials behave. I worked for a finish carpenter while in high school, and learned that molding and trim weren’t just a finishing touch, but also a necessity to hide the places where materials needed room to expand and contract, at ceilings, floors, stairs and doors. Miracle materials have come along since then that were supposed to change the industry, like plastic moldings that are more temperature stable, but nature never disappoints. Natural or not, materials all have to work together, whether it’s the way they react to moisture, sunlight, heat or cold. You’re going to need to get the contractor to organize the flooring installer and the finish carpenter to coordinate cutting the floor, and either install the shoe molding or space the vertical trim baseboard so the floor moves and adjusts underneath, even at the island and kitchen cabinet bases. Hopefully, the flooring was installed over a moisture-proof expansion membrane. Then enjoy your floor.

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A year later, lessons learned from the pandemic

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he coronavirus pandemic reached Long Island a year ago next week, at first bringing a handful of cases before it dug in and exploded, wreaking havoc. We failed to see it coming until it was too late. We failed to imagine its destructive power. Nassau County’s first reported case was a 42-year-old Uniondale man who worked at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre and was treated at NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, now NYU Langone. His case was reported last March 3. Three days later, Uniondale Schools Superintendent Dr. William Lloyd said in a statement, “The district has been in close contact with Nassau County and New York state health officials, and we have been told that at the current time, there is no reason to take any additional precautionary or preventive measures than those we already have in place.” By mid-March, schools had shut down. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran gave the order to close them for two weeks. Students didn’t return to their school buildings until September, learning, as best as they could, virtually, using new and unfamiliar online platforms like Zoom and Google Classroom. Businesses shuttered, some never to return. Hospitals — and the brave women and men who staff them — were quickly overwhelmed by the coronavirus caseload. So were funeral homes. Death, it seemed, was everywhere. And so here we are, a year later, battered and bruised, many of us filled with

anxiety because of a job loss, economic issues or simply the uncertainty that the coronavirus has brought to all of our lives. “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” the saying goes. After a full year of coping with a relentless disease, watching too many family members and friends fall prey to it, we are tired, ready for this nightmare to be over. We need to feel normal again. We are wiser, however. Our children are learning, albeit at a slower pace than they did. We are more forgiving of students if they miss a homework assignment or fail an exam. We don’t require them, to the degree that we did, to take the seemingly unending battery of state tests they were subjected to for years. Even the SAT is no longer sacrosanct, with a growing number of colleges becoming SAT-optional. Maybe that’s how it should have been all along. Perhaps our expectations were unrealistic. Long before the pandemic, young people complained, like no generation before, of the anxiety they were feeling. Maybe we should have listened more closely, understood better. If we come out of the pandemic with more realistic expectations of our children — and the desire to let them be kids at least part of the time — then some good will have come from this hell that we have collectively experienced. Maybe — just maybe — we will have learned that children’s feelings matter more in the end than their grades. At the same time, the pandemic

leTTers O’Connell was ‘right on the mark’ To the Editor: John O’Connell’s column in the Feb. 4-10 issue, “Agree with me or shut up,” was right on the mark. I have liberal relatives who still blame President Trump for all our woes, and it’s very difficult to have a reasonable conversation with them, on any subject, because they will always bring up the topic of politics. Many thanks to O’Connell for speaking up for many of us. PAT KING Merrick

It was worthy of framing To the Editor: Reading “Agree with me or shut up” was a profound breath of fresh air. Thank you, John O’Connell, for your thoughts. I’m going to frame this article as proof that there are still good people

exposed, like never before, the wide disparities in educational opportunities for children from different communities, based largely on race and socioeconomic forces beyond their control. We should commit, like never before, to closing these gaps so all children are given equal opportunity to learn. When you’ve had so much taken from you, you start to reassess all that you are. How much does owning the biggest house on the block or the shiniest car really matter? When you’re on a ventilator fighting for your life, not at all. We also learned that we’re highly adaptable creatures. Countless businesses have carried on virtually, leaving their owners wondering why they hadn’t tried going remote earlier. It saves time and effort. It also saves gasoline and, thus, money. And, as we have learned, it might be a way of saving the planet — less travel by car means less greenhouse gases sent into our atmosphere, which could help slow the climate crisis, the biggest of the crises facing humanity. We shouldn’t look back and beat ourselves up. We didn’t know better. We do now, though. The question is, when we are past the pandemic, who will we become? Will we revert to our old ways or adopt our newfound practices? We are likely to achieve herd immunity within the next year through a combination of inoculation and infection. Now is a good time to start planning for that day, and to decide how we will live in the years after these difficult days.

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applaud the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent guidance update recommending that people who are fully vaccinated not be confined to quarantine after exposure to a case of Covid-19. Becoming fully vaccinated provides many with a sense of liberation, but it also comes with a deep social responsibility. According to published research, full vaccination — defined as two weeks after the second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine — virtually eliminates a person’s Lawrence e. chance of dying the strains of eisenstein from the virus we are currently likely to encounter. The vaccines provide excellent protection for most people from even contracting it. Nonetheless, a small percentage of vaccinated people will still come down with Covid-19. And researchers continue to study whether someone who has been vaccinated can transmit the virus to others. While I think they will ultimately find at least some protection against transmission, we can’t yet quantify the risk. Until we have these answers, vaccinated people must assume the responsibility of ensur-

ing they don’t inadvertently spread the virus. Our knowledge of Covid-19 is expanding rapidly, and science should guide our policymaking. The new CDC guidance is important not because it’s a get-out-of-jail-free card — it isn’t — but because of the accompanying explanation. The agency didn’t just issue a blanket statement that vaccinated people don’t need to quarantine after exposure; rather, it gave an important medical explanation. It acknowledged that the risk/ benefit ratio, a cherished tenet in medical evaluation, shifts after people are vaccinated. They aren’t completely free of the possibility of contracting or transmitting disease, but the odds of doing so change. We should acknowledge and even celebrate the fact that vaccinated people are highly unlikely to die of the current predominant strains of Covid-19. But we don’t yet know how long the post-vaccination protection lasts, so the CDC set the quarantine-free policy at 90 days — a period supported by science — as long as people have no symptoms following their exposure. The other side of the equation is benefits. There are important psychological, economic, sociological and health-related benefits to keeping people active, produc-

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tive and out of quarantine, and there are profound impacts of keeping them in quarantine. The CDC concluded that although there is some risk of vaccinated people contracting and spreading the virus, the risks of forcing them to quarantine outweigh the benefits. I fully support this analysis. Quarantine, the taking away of someone’s freedom in the interest of protecting the public’s health, must be ordered responsibly. A careful evaluation of the risk/ benefit ratio is the correct way for public health policymakers to proceed. I believe the next step should be a lifting of the domestic travel quarantine for New Yorkers who are fully vaccinated. If we are no longer quarantining fully vaccinated people with a known exposure, why would we take away their freedom just because they’ve traveled — including those with no known exposures? Using good science, we might find that some locations have more dangerous variants. In those cases, quarantine might become necessary, even for fully vaccinated travelers. I get asked all the time when I think we will return to life as we knew it before the pandemic. We aren’t going to just flip a switch, and parts of our new normal might be here to stay. I for one will always

eep in mind that parts of our new normal — like masks — may be here to stay.

Letters that are willing to stand up and speak whole truths. ANThONY ChrIsOsTOMO East Meadow

Doesn’t O’Connell care about facts? To the Editor: My response to John O’Connell’s column is, wow! Just wow! O’Connell complains that “the individual’s right to freely express ideas . . . true or not . . . or [not] reliably sourced at all” should be allowed to flow freely. really? And he dares call himself a journalist? The reason that “the percentage of those who don’t trust the media at all went up five points in one year” is because of the absolute outright lies the radical right has fomented on sites like Parler. Thank God big tech stopped that slander. The big lie that the election was “stolen” is exactly what led to the insurrection on Jan. 6. O’Connell says “half the country is vexed by the prospect of a Biden-harris administration unchecked by the house and senate.” Well, more than half the country was obviously vexed by a Trump-Pence administration whose lies were retold on far-right extremist outlets and went unchecked by the house and senate. Thus,

wear a mask on a plane, because the benefit of not getting sick with Covid-19, influenza or any respiratory virus that could ruin my vacation far outweighs the tiny cost of wearing that mask. To get back to life as we knew it will require a stepwise series of policy decisions based on benefit outweighing risk, each getting us closer to that light at the end of the tunnel. We don’t have all the answers regarding Covid-19 transmission or variants yet. Until we do, County Executive Laura Curran and I continue to remind residents that it is vital for fully vaccinated people to strike a balance between the activities that become relatively safer following vaccination (reflected in the CDC’s new policy) and the necessary social responsibility for vaccinated people to continue taking protective measures. They should protect themselves and their communities by wearing masks, social distancing, and staying home and getting tested when they feel ill. Fully vaccinated people should be comforted, even liberated by the knowledge they will surely survive even if they catch Covid-19. They can enjoy that luxury while protecting their neighbors and loved ones until everyone experiences the exuberance of immunity. Dr. Lawrence E. Eisenstein is the Nassau County commissioner of health.

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more than half the country voted for truth over lies, and sane governing over the anarchy brought on by the MAGA rioters and the radically dangerous right. Elections do have consequences, and the people, individuals expressing their individualism, have spoken. so John, take your right-wing group think and weep into your pillow for the next four years as most of America has been forced to for the past four years. LEE PAsTOrE Seaford

Newspapers aren’t the enemy To the Editor: Now that our nation’s truest “enemy of the people” — Donald J. Trump — is no longer president, I would like to contrast his labeling newspapers and other modern media the “enemy of the people” with what a better, wiser president — Thomas Jefferson — said in 1787 about the press of his era: “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” rIChArD sIEGELMAN Plainview

For a dog named Charlie, a playground coated in white — Bayville

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was in Ryann’s Wines in East Meadow around the holidays, standing at the checkout, when a fellow customer, a man in his 70s, called out to a 20-something employee from across the store. “Where’s yuh bittuhz?” the man inquired loudly. Befuddled, the young man asked for clarification. “Excuse me?” I immediately knew what the gentleman was looking for, and probably where he could find it. But rather than clear up the situation, I NICK stood silent. “Yuh bittuhz … bitBuglIoNe tuhz,” the older man exclaimed, growing a bit frustrated. I should have told the kid what the guy was looking for, but I was enjoying the confusion. After another few moments, the light bulb finally went on in the clerk’s head. “Oh, bittERS,” he said, directing the man to the correct aisle. I walked out of the store with a halfsmile, because that brief interaction highlighted a notion that has been turning around in my mind for some time: Younger Long Islanders don’t “tawk” like we

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older folks anymore. I don’t have anything beyond anecdotal evidence of this linguistic shift, but I’m positive it’s been happening for some time. Ten years ago, I married Jill and became stepdad to Nicolas and Jake. At the time the boys were 6 and 4, respectively. I remember how much it frustrated me that they said the word “orange” wrong. They pronounced it “OR-enge.” It sounded like nails on a chalkboard to me, and I’d correct them over and over, “It’s not ‘OR-enge,’ it’s ‘ARE-inge,’” I’d tell them. “Say it like ya from New Yawk.” I wondered where they picked up this mispronunciation. Had they spent time in Florida before coming into my life? No, that wasn’t it. Their dad grew up just a few minutes east of me, and he “tawked” just like I do. In a few years, Jill and I had Adriana and then Elia and, as soon as they were able to talk, they started saying stuff wrong. It was “wah-ter,” not “wah-tuh” and “hot dahg,” not “hot dawg.” My friends noticed the same thing with their kids, and you might have, too. If not, try this. Have your kids say talk, daughter, call and coffee, and see if you notice a difference.

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My interest was piqued after the liquor store encounter, so I set out to find some answers. I contacted Hofstra University to see if they could hook me up with a linguistics professor who could shed some light on the subject. They put me in touch with Ilona Pierce, an associate professor in the Department of Drama and Dance. It seemed like a curious choice, but Pierce seemed to know her stuff when it came to the “Lawn Guyland” accent. It’s part of her job to teach budding Long Island actors how to ditch their accent for a more “neutral American” one. “I’m not a linguist, but I do spend most of my time listening to the speech of young actors — from Long Island, but also from all over the country and the world,” she said. First off, Pierce set me straight on a point of contention. Despite what some locals claim, there is absolutely no difference between the Long Island and the New York City accent. Ours has its roots in New York City, Pierce explained, and it spread out as New Yawk— sorry, New Yorkers moved out to the suburbs. Second, she confirmed that the Long Island accent is absolutely evolving. “I hear way fewer t-h sounds changed to t/d,” she said. “In the Long Island accent

s soon as our kids were able to talk, they started saying stuff wrong.

of the 20th century, you’d hear ‘wit’ for ‘with’ or ‘dis’ and ‘dat’ for ‘this’ and ‘that.’” She also said kids aren’t dropping r’s for a’s anymore (turning “ever” into “eva,” for instance) and they have adopted a more “general American” pronunciation of words like “Harry, Gary and marry.” Case in point: my daughter Adriana is currently reading the classic “Hairy” Potter series. So, what the heck is going on? Well, according to Pierce, accents just naturally evolve over time. Nowadays, people relocate more easily and frequently and, as they move, they bring their sounds with them, she said. That made sense to me. The more I thought about it, I realized that I didn’t speak exactly like Grandma and Grandpa Buglione did. They came from Brooklyn and didn’t boil water, they “berled” it. They used the “terlit,” not the toilet. And if they knew a guy named Earl, they probably would’ve called him “Oil.” But I never spoke that way. It wasn’t all bad news, though. Pierce said she still hears kids calling dogs “dawgs,” and some of them still drink “cawfee.” Maybe there’s hope for the Long Island accent after awl. Nick Buglione is a teacher, freelance journalist and former editor of the East Meadow Herald.

A governor bruised by a pandemic mistake

admired Gov. Mario Cuomo so much that I actually bought an old CD of his speeches some years ago, and I actually listened to them. So I am educated in the successes and rhetorical and political skills of the Cuomo boys. But what to say about Gov. Andrew Cuomo in light of recent headlines? As a longtime supporter who watched his rise through the razor wire of New York politics, I have to say, Governor, you let us down. According to The New York Times, the Cuomo RANDI administration KReISS did not fully disclose the staggering numbers of Covid-19 nursing home deaths in New York City last spring. The allegation is that the horrific death toll — 15,000 and counting — was, in part, the result of the governor’s order to move Covid patients who had been hospitalized back to nursing homes and long-term care facilities. The nursing homes weren’t equipped to handle pandemic disease, and they didn’t have sufficient protective gear for their staff. A cascading series of flawed policy

and thinking led to increased infections and deaths. Remember: Last March 5, Cuomo announced that cases of Covid-19 had doubled overnight from 11 to 22 statewide. By April 1, there were 83,000 reported cases. By May 1, New York state was nearing 375,000 cases. By late spring, Covid patients were swamping New York hospitals. Refrigerator trucks converted to mobile morgues stood outside some medical centers. The search for more personal protective equipment and ventilators was desperate, and in that context, Cuomo made the decision to move Covid patients from hospitals back to nursing homes. There were many possible reasons for that decision, from suggested political advantage to the prospect of hospitals having to triage care for all the incoming patients, to conflicting advice from medical experts on how to move forward. The result was that many thousands of nursing home residents died, almost always alone, almost always without saying goodbye to their loved ones whose grief is now compounded by anger. The people who took care of them, from the

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nurses to the aides to the custodians who washed the floors, also died from the virus as it surged through the facilities. In recent statements, Cuomo has said that the policy was a mistake, and that there should have been more transparency when reporting the nursing home fatalities. He said the total of deaths reported was “delayed,” but he didn’t say that was intentional or self-protective. He said there was a “void.” There were many missteps in the early days of the pandemic. Supplies were scarce, and doctors and scientists who are usually in their comfort zone treating disease were shocked by the ferocity of the virus, even in the best hospitals in New York. There was no federal leadership. President Trump played the governors, had them begging for ventilators and masks that he dispensed grudgingly and for which he demanded obeisance. Cuomo’s nursing home policy was among the many mistakes that were made in those months. It follows that whenever Cuomo realized that the hospital-to-nursing-homepolicy was a mistake, he should have said so, fully and publicly. Waiting, delaying,

uomo rose to the occasion in those first months. He inspired us. He also let us down.

hiding the real numbers or whatever was done to avoid revealing the full truth was wrong. Attempting to cover up the tragedy, if that’s what was done, only compounded thousands of families’ pain. Cuomo is also the leader who sat before the cameras and the press every single morning for months and talked us through the wrenching changes in our lives brought about by the pandemic. He was steady and confident and told us we could get through it. He reminded us that we were “New York tough,” and we believed him. Governor, you rose to the occasion in those first months and provided steady leadership that helped us stay anchored in our lives. You did it while fighting a novel disease that was crushing the city, and you did it without significant support from the federal government. You inspired us, you kept the city going, you were a rock. I will never forget your 11 a.m. fireside chats. You also let us down. No thinking citizen of this state or country expects simple, black-and-white solutions to problems or leaders who are perfect. But we do expect you to tell us the truth, even when it hurts us. Even when it hurts you. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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