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HEwlEtt HigH ScHool freshman Lily Cohen said she has made hundreds of get-well cards for Covid-19 patients.

Students create get-well cards for coronavirus patients By mattHEw FERREmi mferremi@liherald.com

Schools in the Five Towns and across New York state may be closed through the end of the school year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but a few Hewlett High School students have found a way to inspire strangers who have been impacted by the virus.

In between their remotelearning sessions, freshmen Lily Cohen and Skylar Kampton and Skylar’s sister, Haley, a senior, delivered hundreds of get-well cards to Hewlett resident Patricia Roblin beginning in early April. Roblin, the associate director of emergency preparedness at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, has dis-

tributed the cards to Covid-19 patients at the hospital. The cards are inscribed with affirmations such as “Never forget how brave you are” and “Be positive.” Woodmere resident Jennifer Cohen, Lily’s mother and a friend of Roblin’s, helped distribute the cards. Roblin, Cohen said, had Continued on page 12

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Coronavirus pandemic impacts school bus companies jbessen@liherald.com

Shakeups in diverse industries continue through the coronavirus pandemic, and with schools being shut down since mid-March transportation companies such as Inwood-based Independent Coach are feeling the pinch. Baumann Bus Company, one of the larger bus companies on Long Island that partially serves the Hewlett-Woodmere School District, announced it went out of business on April 29. The Ronkonkomabased company had 900 employees. In the Five Towns, Independent Coach services Hewlett-Woodmere and the Lawrence district. Michael Sperber, the bus company’s claims risk manager said the company is “Trudging along as the school districts opted out payment for the remainder of our contract. We continue to keep the buses and the drivers ready. The essential workers, the mechanics

keep up with the state inspection and we amount remains uncertain. “It is amicaare certified with the state.” The drivers, ble,” he said about the negotiations. Louis Frontario, Hewlett-Woodmere’s he said, are on unemployment. assistant superintendent L aw r e n c e s c h o o l s for business, said that the spends roughly a little district used Baumann for more than $10 million on “a limited number of transportation. The money routes” and is in the proit pays to Independent is cess of reviewing the situapaid in monthly installtion with district legal ments, said Assistant counsel “to determine next Superintendent of Busisteps.” ness and Operations Jere“ H ew l e t t - Wo o d m e re my Feder. “We are still public schools is currentspeaking and in discusly in the process of finalsion,” he said, regarding izing a discounted rate the remaining contracted agreement with Indepenmoney. Lawrence transdent Coach to ensure that ports nearly 6,000 students micHaEl SpERBER they are ready to service to roughly 180 schools with Independent Coach our students once school 700 bus routes, Feder said manager reopens, Frontario said. previously. T he school district Sperber said that the school districts paid the company from budgeted a little over $8 million for September to March, but April’s payment transportation for the upcoming school

or the summer it’s up to the governor and the guidelines set forth by the [state] Board of Health.

year. Along with the children transported to district schools, Hewlett-Woodmere is also responsible for the transportation of roughly 1,400 students that attend nearly 90 different schools, Frontario said previously. Independent is optimistically looking forward to the summer as Sperber said they have three large accounts to transport summer camp children and smaller contracts with recreational programs, including the Town of Hempstead’s seniors at Lido Beach program and Camp Anchor, also in Lido Beach, for young people with special needs. “For the summer it’s up to the governor and the guidelines set forth by the [state] Board of Health,” Sperber said. “We are waiting for what the parameters will be. We don’t know the social distancing on buses, how many children can be loaded and the precautions to protect the children and the drivers.”

Five Towns schools remain in remote mode and closed By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

School buildings in the Five Towns and across New York will remain closed through the end of the school year – officially June 30 in the state – Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on May 1, two weeks days before his previous extension was to elapse. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade will continue with the remote learning programs school districts and schools put in place since mid-March when the initial closing was announced because of the coronavirus pandemic. Cuomo’s announcement came as Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths continue a steady decline, but the state is still seeing nearly a 1,000 new cases a day, which he said was unacceptably high. The governor said social distancing practices, as mandated by the state, have prevented an estimated 100,000 Covid-19 cases, which he said would have overrun the hospitals and caused many more deaths. “Our past actions changed the past trajectory,” he said. Today’s actions will determine “the number of sick tomorrow,” he said — hence the need to keep school buildings closed and continue social distancing. Lawrence School District Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen said, “It’s the safest path for our students and staff. We will continue to offer excellence to students through distance learning.” In a message to the school community she said: “The gover nor has just announced that school in NY will remain closed through June. Lawrence will continue our distance learning and we look forward to students making academic progress while staying healthy and safe. Students, please [take] care of your academic, physical and mental health as we move through this crisis. Stay strong, you are Lawrence.”

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HEwlEtt ElEmENtaRY ScHool and every other school across New York state are physically closed for the remainder of the school year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr. Ralph Marino Jr., superintendent of the Hewlett-Woodmere School District said: “Given the need to keep all New Yorkers safe and healthy, we understand the governor’s decision to extend the school closure through the end of the academic year. Our staff stands ready to continue to support students through remote learning.” Noting that the closure is “heartbreaking for all students, but particularly the members of the class of 2020,” Marino said that the district is looking into ways “to celebrate graduations and other milestones in new ways.” “We hope that our students and staff are able to experience wonderful memories with their families during this difficult time,” he added. Lawrence Woodmere Academy Headmaster Brian O’Connell who came onboard as the pandemic was beginning in March said the governor made the

right call. “Given the uncertain time we’re in it makes to make a decision that ensures children are safe and healthy. Just knowing that school is terminating

gives people the opportunity to see the immediate future with some degree of clarity. We will continue to teach our normal academic year at this time.” LWA’s remote learning will continue through the end of the school year O’Connell said, and a summer learning program is expected to be rolled out in two weeks, he added. The online program will also be open to any students in grades three through 12, for what O’Connell said would be a “reasonable rate.” He added that a Mommy and Me program is also in the works. “We are disappointed that we not opening school, but we will be carrying on with our online learning program and look forward to September,” said Brandeis School Executive Director Reuben Maron. The governor said colleges and school districts across New York must begin developing reopening plans, which must be approved by state officials. The governor added there was no determination yet whether there would be summer school. That announcement would be made in the coming weeks.

SchoolS brief School elections set for June 9 By executive order last Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reset the school budget and trustees election statewide to Tuesday, June 9. Every voter will receive an absentee ballot with a postage-paid envelope to return it. The order eliminates the traditional requirement that Board of Education candidates collect a sufficient number of petition signatures, but candidates must file their petitions 30

days before the election; that is, by May 10. Also, any village election that was scheduled for March through June will be held Sept. 15. And any special district election other than fire, library, sewer or water will also take place that date. –– Scott Brinton

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In honor of all our wonderful mothers Although Mother’s Day is not a Jewish holiday and the Torah commands us to honor our mothers every day, as long as we continually show our love and appreciation to our moms throughout the year and remember that in Judaism, “every day is Mother’s Day,” we can and should honor our dear mothers on our national holiday of Mother’s Day. And now, more than ever, because of our lockdowns, we see firsthand (even though we already knew), just how much of superheroes moms really are. While we had to adjust to our online classes and not leaving our homes, moms ordana everywhere had their own a d j u s t m e n t s t o m a ke. Although moms usually keep the show running at home, with the whole family home all the time and with little or no help, that already impossible job became even harder! Moms are cooking more meals than ever, disinfecting surfaces all day long, entertaining the children, homeschooling, housecleaning to no end, and in many cases, working from home too. I know my mom spends half a day just sanitizing groceries and packages. So with Mother’s Day approaching, let us extend our deepest appreciation and

The first patient diagnosed with Covid19 at the Five Towns Premier Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Woodmere has officially recovered. Freeport resident Colin Callender, 83, was released from Premier on April 23 after being diagnosed with Covid-19 on March 26. Callender was admitted to the nursing center from Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital one day after the state’s Department of Health directed nursing facilities to accept patients who tested positive for coronavirus. Callender is a retired

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gratitude to our moms, who are doing everything they can to: keep the house running, make sure their families have everything they need and of course, most importantly, keep their families safe. So, while we recognize doctors, nurses, first responders, grocery employees, all delivery services and countless others for all their dedication and sacrifices, let us add “mothers” to this group of heroes. And although this year will be different from traditional Mother’s Day celebrations, and the big family brunch will have to wait until next year, there are plenty of ways to show love and appreciation to astour moms this year. Although gifts are nice, might I suggest an even more special way to express our love to moms. How about giving mom the day off ! Let her sleep late. Cook her favorite breakfast (this will only be helpful if you also wash all the dishes and clean up any messes). Clean the house a bit. Younger ones can do something smaller like make the beds and even just pick up after themselves. Whatever you do, let us all appreciate our mothers for all that they do, during these challenging times and always. Happy Mother’s Day to all moms!

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nurse and was previously rehabbing shortterm at Premier before getting the virus. Premier’s Rehabilitation Administrator, Joseph Benden, said the entire staff at the facility came out for Callender’s a celebratory send-off before his discharge. “Despite the fear and uncertainty of treating Covid-19, the staff at the Five Towns Premier rose to the challenge,” Benden said. Callender expressed his gratitude. “All the staff, from the aides to the RN’s did a wonderful job,” Callender said in a statement. “I feel very happy to have gotten free of Covid-19 at my age and I thank all the Five Towns Premier staff for all they did.”

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Northwell opening Syosset Hospital for elective surgery sbrinton@liherald.com

Covid-19 patients have dropped to low enough levels that Northwell Health is able to earmark Syosset Hospital as a “Covid-contained” medical center where certain elective surgeries will be performed. That’s according to Dr. David Battinelli, Northwell’s senior vice president and chief medical officer. He spoke with video producer Rob Hoell last Thursday about how the hospital system, which has medical centers throughout the New York metropolitan area, has been coping with the “massive surge” of Covid-19 patients in recent weeks. Northwell was forced to increase its total number of beds across its 23 hospitals by 2,000 at the height of the crisis, Battinelli said. “We were overwhelmed in the” intensive care units, he noted. The hospital system redeployed some 1,500 workers in order to keep up with patient demand. To date, the Northwell system has treated more than 40,000 Covid-19 patients, with 13,000 patients admitted to hospitals. “Nobody in the world has treated and seen more Covid patients than Northwell,” Battinelli said. As a result, the hospital had to stop elective surgeries, which Battinelli called planned surgeries, meaning most elective surgeries must be done, but not

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Dr. DaviD Battinelli, Northwell Health’s chief medical officer, last Thursday spoke with video producer Rob Hoell about the “massive surge” of Covid-19 patients within the hospital system. immediately. Rather, they can be scheduled weeks or months in advance. With elective surgeries put off for six to seven weeks now, many patients need them done, sooner rather than later. The need to resume planned surgeries, Battinelli said, has become “semi-urgent” — hence the opening of Syosset Hospital for the procedures.

Battinelli said Northwell could not guarantee with absolute certainty that Syosset would be entirely free of Covid19 patients. Rather, he called the hospital “Covid-contained,” meaning the hospital will be able to cordon off any coronavirus patients who might appear there. Battinelli also spoke of the many clinical trials for Covid-19 treatments

that Northwell has undertaken. The system has an estimated 700 patients in trials, while on any given year, it might have a dozen in trials, he said. Among the trials Northwell is conducting is for famotidine, the active ingredient in the heartburn medicine Pepcid. Doctors in Wuhan, China, noticed that patients who presented with Covid-19 and heartburn, and who were taking famotidine, exhibited less virulent symptoms than those who were not on the drug. That anecdotal finding led to clinical trials around the world. It appears famotidine might inhibit the coronavirus’s ability to replicate, Battinelli said. He also spoke of telemedicine as a saving grace of the crisis, allowing patients to communicate with their doctors without having to be seen in an office. Telemedicine, Battinelli predicted, will grow rapidly after the pandemic has subsided because health care consumers will want it because of its convenience. Patients can dial up their doctors, and then wait at home to be seen virtually. “It is absolutely the way of the future,” Battinelli said. He added that he believes social distancing is here to stay for at least the next year. It will be, he said, the “new norm” until a Covid-19 vaccine is discovered.

Antibody treatment offers ray of hope at MSSN By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

People have been pinning up homemade signs thanking the many workers at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside on chain-link fence that blocks off a construction project full of big dirt mounds outside the hospital. It was, one could say, a fitting site for a recent Facebook Live session in which three hospital officials offered a glimmer of hope amid the coronavirus crisis, speaking at length about an “innovative” treatment called convalescent plasma that, for some at least, might help cure Covid-19. Joe Calderone, MSSN’s senior vice president for communications, led the talk on April 17 with Dr. Aaron Glatt, the hospital’s chief of infectious diseases and chairman of the Department of Medicine, and Dr. Adhi Sharma, its chief medical officer and vice president for clinical and professional affairs. Sharma noted that convalescent plasma is an investigational treatment, not yet fully approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. It works like this, according to Glatt: Patients develop antibodies when fighting off Covid-19, as they do with other viruses. Those antibodies can be extracted from a recovering patient with a high level of them through a blood draw. The plasma can then be injected into someone who is still fighting off the coronavirus, which should help the patient battle the illness. As of April 17, doctors at the hospital had given plasma to 15 patients, and in those preliminary cases, the procedure had demonstrated “promising” results, according to Sharma. Ideally, Glatt said, antibodies are extracted from patients three weeks after the onset of Covid-19 symp-

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Dr. aaron Glatt, Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital’s chief of infectious diseases, spoke recently of an “innovative” treatment for Covid-19 called convalescent plasma. toms. At that point, he said, a patient is most likely to have a sufficient number of antibodies for extraction. Antibodies, he said, can be counted and quantified. There is no risk to patients who are donating plasma and no indication the procedure would deplete their antibody stores, potentially leaving them susceptible to future infection, the doctors said. The treatment is most often given to a patient who is or will likely become “deathly ill,” Glatt said.

Plasma is removed at the New York Blood Center in New York City. Patients must make an appointment to donate. Appointments can be made through Mount Sinai Doctors Five Towns in Hewlett. Donation is a multi-stage procedure that does require time, Glatt said. Treatment is carried out with patient consent only. It is unclear, Glatt and Sharma said, to what degree Covid-19 antibodies protect a patient from the disease, and for how long. It could be weeks, months or years. There is insufficient data on reinfection to know, they said. Glatt and Sharma each said social distancing is key to ensuring that infection rates do not spike again over the coming weeks and months. They worry that people will ease up on the precautions they have been taking recently now that the weather is warming and more people are heading outside. They also pointed out that Governor Cuomo would likely allow businesses to start returning to normal operations in a phased reopening after May 15. Without continued social distancing, those two factors could lead again to a surge in hospitalizations, which nearly overran hospitals like MSSN in April. The hospital normally sees about 300 patients total, but at the peak of infection, MSSN was seeing 500 patients, 40 percent more than normal. The MSSN officials said patients were housed in tents and hospital corridors to accommodate them all. “The staff went well above and beyond to maintain a hospital of 500 patients,” Sharma said, adding that MSSN could not sustain itself for long with that number of patients. Until “we totally clear [Covid-19] from the population,” Sharma said, people should continue social distancing. It will only be eradicated, he said, with a proven vaccine, which is 12 to 18 months away.

HERALD COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS — May 7, 2020

By Scott Brinton

Watch out for new mothers this Mother’s Day

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Mother’s Day is usually a day of celebration and joy for new mothers, but with New York still on lockdown this year, it may be a tough time for those with postpartum depression. The condition affects one in five new mothers, according to Pauline Walfisch, a therapist at Helping Hands Psychotherapy in Rockville Centre who lives in Franklin Square, and the depression may be masked as Covid-19 anxiety. In fact, Sonya Murdock, the founder of the Postpartum Resource Center of New “that grandparent experience they were York, said it has received a greater numlooking forward to.” ber of phone calls during the pandemic, “It’s easy to focus on the things you’ve and has increased its helpline lost,” she said, and suggested services to seven days a week. new mothers spend their The helpline provides free Mother’s Day: and confidential support to mothers who are in domestic ■ Connecting with family violence situations, those and friends virtually. who need supplies for their ■ Making a craft they baby, mothers who may be could keep for years. having suicidal thoughts and those who are diagnosed with ■ Getting a little “me Covid-19. time” if there is someone else The outbreak, Murdock in the house who could take pauline walfisch said, has “amplified these care of the baby for a few issues.” minutes. Making it worse, Walfisch said, is the fact that many new mothers ■ Brightening up their space with flowhave an idealized vision of their first ers from their gardens. Mother’s Day, but cannot go out to dinner Everyone else, Walfisch said, should this year or perhaps even receive flowers. check on their friends and family memAdditionally, they may feel guilty that bers with new babies. their parents will not be able to have

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HempStead town SuperviSor Donald Clavin was one of 13 Long Island supervisors who took part in a discussion on how the proceed with the summer season, when people flock to Long Island’s beaches and parks. SuperviSorS diScuSSed How to convey social distancing guidelines to the public, and when to open and close town facilities, including beaches and parks.

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Town supervisors plan for summer recreation By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

Thirteen town supervisors gathered Friday to begin planning coordination of the summer season on Long Island, when tourists from across the state and country descend on the Island’s beaches, in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The supervisors focused on parks and recreation in their discussion, officials said. Supervisor Rich Schaffer, of the Town of Babylon, organized the talk. Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin said, “The theme of our discussion was that the Covid-19 pandemic does not follow town borders, and it’s necessary to collaborate on our best practices and strategies for summer programs and services. Working together as a team and maintaining communication will be key to providing the safest environment.” At press time, it was unclear precisely what would be open for the summer, including the beaches.

The supervisors discussed how to convey social distancing guidelines to the public, and when to open and close town facilities, including beaches and parks. Supervisors said they wanted to ensure the closure of any one facility was done in coordination with other towns to make certain no one town was overrun by beach and park attendees. “The uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic requires us to consider all possible scenarios,” Clavin said. “Though we wish that all of our residents can enjoy the summers of the past, we accept that this is a ‘new normal,’ at least for this year.” In addition to Schaffer and Clavin, other supervisors taking part in the talks included: Edward Romaine, of Brookhaven; Judi Bosworth, of North Hempstead; Joseph Saladino, of Oyster Bay; Peter Van Scoyoc, of East Hampton; Chad Lupinacci, of Huntington; Angie Carpenter, of Islip; Yvette Aguiar, of Riverhead; Gerard Siller, of Shelter Island; Edward Wehrheim, of Smithtown; Jay Schneiderman, of Southampton; and Scott Russell, of Southold.

News brief Bill would keep firefighters benefits intact State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Demo- port and appreciation now more than crat from Long Beach, has introduced ever, not an unfair practice that penalizlegislation that would ensure volunteer es them for following safety procefirefighters are able to maintain their dures,” Kaminsky stated in a news active status during the Covid-19 pan- release. The proposed law “would cordemic, when required trainrect this problem and give ing exercises have been them the benefits they interrupted by the virus. deserve.” Maintaing active service Kaminsky said volunteers is required in order for firea t t h e Wo o d m e r e F i r e fighters to accrue funds Department informed him toward their state pensions. of the issue. “Thank you to Firefighters must attain 50 Senator Kaminsky for his points per year by being on leadership and advocacy on call, responding to emergenbehalf of our volunteer firecies and taking part in trainfighters,” Woodmere Fire ing sessions. C o m m i s s i o n e r s Ro n n a todd Kaminsky Kaminsky, who re preRubenstein and Israel Max sents several South Shore said in a joint statement in fire departments, said the the release. “This bill will measure would allow active volunteers make sure these brave men and women to earn up to five points per month dur- retain their benefits while forced to stay ing the Covid-19 pandemic and give home because of the pandemic.” departments the ability to set different It was unclear at press time when the emergency response requirements for State Senate would discuss the bill. The certain members. Firefighters would Assembly and Senate passed a resoluthen only have to respond to the mini- tion in late March enabling virtual conmum number of emergency calls they ferencing and voting among firefighters. are assigned. “First responders deserve our sup–Jeffrey Bessen and Scott Brinton

Families begin Ramadan fast — from afar

HERALD COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS — May 7, 2020

By TIMOTHY DENTON tdenton@liherald.com

With the sighting of the crescent moon on the evening of April 23, the month of Ramadan officially began. This year, however, the traditional gatherings before sunrise and after sunset have been suspended at Masjid Al-Baqi in Bethpage and at the Islamic Center of Long Island in Woodbury, as they have been across the country and around the world. The month is holy not only to the thousands of Muslims in Nassau County, but also to the more than 1.8 billion worldwide and is observed with 30 days of daily dawn-to-dusk fasts. The fast is one of the Five Pillars of Islam and is obligatory, or fard for all whose health would not be jeopardized. Women who are breast feeding or menstruating, diabetics and the chronically ill are also specifically exempted from the fast. The month culminates in the feast of Eid-al-Fitr, one of the two great feasts of the Islamic calendar. Both communities will hold classes and services online, via various streaming media. At Masjid-Al-Baqi, Mufti Mohammad Farhan will give daily commentary on passages from the Quran after fajr, the first of the five daily prayers prescribed by the Quran. Live streaming of tafseer, or interpretation of the Quran, will take place every evening at 9:30. Online education will continue via Zoom videoconferencing. Ramadan is from a root Arabic word meaning God. Traditionally, families and communities gather after sunset for a communal meal, called iftar. In addition to fasting, devout Muslims also abstain from tobacco products and sex. Charitable deeds, another of the Five Pillars, are also traditionally increased during the holy month. Many carry out extra good works during the month, such as alms giving, participating in blood drives or feeding the hungry. Masjid AlBaqi is providing free groceries for the elderly, the chronically ill and the financially distressed, according to the community’s website. The Islamic Center is offering similar programs, with guidance by Sheikh Ibrahim Negm, adviser to the

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UsUallY a MONTH of communal contemplation, fasting and prayer, families will observe this year’s Ramadan in the home, as Muslims follow the pattern set by other religions and move to electronic formats. Grand Mufti of Al-Azhar in Cairo — one of the world’s earliest universities — and by Farhan, as well as twicenightly recitations by Hafiz Dr. Assad Baig and Hafiz Tanweer Ahmed. For further information, contact Masjid Al-Baqi (516) 433-4141, or online at masjidalbaqi.org; or the Islamic Center of Long Island, at (516) 333-3495, or at icily.org.

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L.I. congressional reps unite behind small businesses By laUra laNE llane@liherald.com

The Small Business Administration, Treasury Department and banks should be held accountable if lending institutions focus only on larger businesses when approving Payroll Protection Program loans, said a bipartisan group of Long Island congressional leaders on April 24. Meeting on the video conferencing platform Zoom, they said that priority should be given to “small” small businesses seeking loans of less than $150,000. “There are a lot of smaller small businesses in the U.S. and most have less than 20 employees,” said U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove. “We have to send a clear message to the banks that we’re watching. They need to help the mom-and-pop shops, the plumber, electrician, doctor and dentist. And we need the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration to help get that message across.” President Trump signed a new stimulus bill on April 23 that includes more than $300 billion in federal guarantees for

PPP loans, which must be used to keep told her that they are worried they will employees on the payrolls of small busi- not survive. One of Trump’s vocal supporters, U.S. nesses. The SBA would forgive the loans if all employees are kept on the pay- Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Republican from Sufroll for eight weeks and the loan money is folk County, said the government needs to step up to help the smaller used for payroll, rent, mortbusinesses. “To my colgage interest or utilities. A leagues who think there is new stimulus bill was needed nothing left to do, this isn’t because the initial of $349 the time to walk away and billion for the program ran declare bankruptcy,” he said, out. referring to a suggestion Suozzi said that the avermade by Senate Majority age loan amount from the Leader Mitch McConnell. first stimulus package at the “We need to make sure the 15 larger banks was $515,000, state and local governments meaning the big borrowers get through this.” received the loans and not Big banks should focus the smaller business. their attention on the smallU.S. Rep. Peter King, a THOMas sUOzzI est of businesses, said U.S. Republican, said the smaller U.S. representative, Rep. Gregory Meeks, a Demobusinesses need relief now. crat, noting he is working to “Or there won’t be any small Fourth District make sure they do. “Despite businesses left,” he said. who is in the cue, if you see a “This is a natural disaster. We have to stand together on this as New small business with 20 or less employees, push them up,” he said. “We earmarked Yorkers.” U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat, $60 billion to go to community banks and agreed, adding that local retailers have credit unions because they have the pulse

e will get through this if Democrats and Republicans are united like we are here.

of small business to make sure they can apply for loans.” Of the roughly 67,000 loan applications, 27,000 had been approved as of April 24. Rice said non-partisan oversight was needed moving forward. Then Zeldin warned businesses that do not need the loan to not apply, adding that they will be shamed if they do. “If you are flush with cash, if you are an individual who is sitting comfortably and wealthy — this is not a moment in time for you to be asking what your country can do for you to get through the pandemic,” he said. Payment of the loans should be flexible, Suozzi said. He predicted that when restaurants reopen, they would probably only see 30 percent of their business return. “They will need flexibility on paying back the loan,” he said. “Can we make money available with a much lower interest rate at maybe 0 or 1 percent?” The congressional leaders are 100 percent united on these issues, Suozzi said, and “want to fight for the little guy — the smallest businesses. We will get through this if Democrats and Republicans are united like we are here.”

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Paul Shelden conducting at Brooklyn College in 1988. He died on April 17, at age 79. televised New Year’s Eve concerts. Shelden earned a doctorate from the University of Maryland, and also played under the batons of conduc-

tors James Levine and Robert Shaw, and debuted works written specifically for him, according to his son. He wrote many published articles on music teaching and performance, and was in demand as a judge for competitions and programs. He founded his own company in 2003, Diplomatte Musical Instruments, and oversaw the design and manufacture of woodwind instruments made in China. Asked what she would most remember, Shelden’s daughter, Dr. Loren Napoli, a school psychologist, said, “His patience and eagerness, and that he wanted the people around him to be as happy as possible. He would sacrifice his own needs for everybody. If we had to wake up early, he would wake up early. If we had to stay up late, he would stay up late.” Despite also battling Parkinson’s disease, Shelden connected with his father’s past as a dedicated participant in Rock Steady Boxing, a therapy program at the New York Institute of Technology. Despite the Parkinson’s and before he contracted Covid-19, he performed with Long Island’s Northwinds Symphonic Band. In addition to his wife and children, Shelden is survived by his brother (who still plays the accordion, and worked in television financial services), as well as Napoli’s husband, Rocco, and their two children. The family held a graveside service on April 21, led by Rabbi Bruce Ginsburg. Only 10 people attended, but more than 200 others viewed the service on Zoom. Seth recalled that the day’s crazy weather included heavy winds, a hailstorm and then a rainbow. “It seemed magical,” he said, “since my father’s signature song was ‘Over the Rainbow.’”

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A Letter of Thanks to the Community from St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Jerry Walsh From the start of the COVID -19 pandemic, St. John’s has made several adjustments to ensure we would be able to provide the best care for our patients. As per the Governor’s mandate to increase capacity by 50%, we added more beds by converting spaces into inpatient units. We also obtained additional staffing, equipment, and supplies to support the functioning of these new areas. It was a tremendous overhaul to complete, but I am happy to say, we did it. Moments of crisis are a defining time. A period that forms the opportunity of innovation and creates ways of unique collaboration. As you know, this pandemic has been arduous for many but the resilience of this community continues to shine and strengthen others. You all have inspired us, by your tremendous support during this time and it keeps us motivated to continue the fight against this pandemic. As the only acute care full service hospital, serving the Rockaways and Five Towns in southern Queens County and southwestern Nassau County, the most inspiring part through this pandemic, was the overwhelming support we received from the community. In this short time, we received thousands of dollars in monetary donations, thousands of individual meals prepared to feed team members working on all three shifts and thousands of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) donated from our community. On behalf of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, THANK YOU! Thank you for cheering us on and thank you for all you have done to ensure we had all that we need. I could not be more proud of our team members who are doing a tremendous job on the frontlines. As we continue to get through this pandemic, let us focus on the positive aspect that has emerged. Let us continue to be “Rockaway Strong” and continue to support our local businesses and look after our neighbors. We are all facing this pandemic together, and it is together we will get through it. Again, on behalf of the St. John’s family, thank you for all that you have done to help motivate us, which allows us to continue to do our apart. We appreciate all your efforts; we recognize your commitment and we will cherish the impact this support will have on our lives forever.

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Making a big difference with a small act emphasized service and giving back mentioned at one point that the hos- to the community,” Lily said. “It’s pital had over 300 Covid patients. always great to give back to the com“These kids do a lot of community munity, no matter what the circumstances are.” service all year long,” Cohen said of Gibson resident Glenda Kampton, her daughter and her classmates, “but now it’s a little harder to get out Haley’s and Skylar’s mother, said she and do stuff. So we thought that writ- wasn’t surprised by her daughters’ ing letters was a great way for the collaboration with their friend. “Lily and Skylar have been kids to stay involved with friends since pre-K, and the community while they’ve always been also staying safe.” Cohen said she hoped involved in school clubs the cards would lift the and activities together,” spirits of the Covid-19 Kampton said. “We’ve patients. “They’re all selfstayed close throughout made at home,” she said, the years, and the kids “and they knew it would are always doing good cheer up people who are community-minded in need of positivity.” things.” For her daughter, findJennifer Cohen said ing a way to give back lIly Cohen she hoped the card-makduring the pandemic was Hewlett High ing would be a memoraa no-brainer. “I think ble experience for her freshman that if you’re healthy daughter and her enough during this time, friends. “Hopefully in the why not give back?” Lily said. “It’s future, when the kids look back on nice hearing the feedback from the what they did during Covid, they’ll patients and workers, and how much remember that they brought joy to they appreciate it.” Lily noted that fellow students some people who needed it during a Leah Bragin, Elani Rocha, Stella tough time,” she said. “This shows Fratti, Leeya Azamon and Olivia them that the smallest of actions can Ginzburg have also written letters. make a difference in someone’s day.” “Our school district has always continued from front page

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LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF HEWLETT NECK LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF COLLECTION OF TAXES TAKE NOTICE that I the undersigned Clerk of the Village of Hewlett Neck have received the tax roll and Warrant for the collection of taxes for the forthcoming fiscal year, June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021 and that I will attend to my office from June 1st to July 1st, from 9 o’clock in the morning until 4 o’clock in the afternoon, excepting Saturdays, Sundays and holidays for the purpose of receiving such taxes; during which period taxes may be paid to me without additional charge. Checks for the payment of taxes will be received at the Village Office, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York 11557. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that on all such taxes remaining unpaid after July 1, 2020 five per centum (5%) will be added for the first month, Thereafter, the rate will be that percentage determined by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance of the State of New York and will be added for each month or fraction thereof thereafter until paid. MICHELLE BLANDINO VILLAGE CLERK Inc. Village of Hewlett Neck Dated: May 1, 2020 121659 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF LAWRENCE Notice of Collector Take notice that I, the undersigned Village Clerk-Treasurer and Collector of Taxes in and for the Village of Lawrence, Nassau County, NY have received the Tax Roll and Warrant for the collection of taxes for the period from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021 and I will attend the Village Office, 196 Central Avenue, Lawrence, NY from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021 from 8 AM until 4 PM for each such day, Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays excluded, for the purpose of receiving taxes assessed upon such roll. All taxes received during that time will be received without fee or penalty, except as follows: on all such first half taxes remaining unpaid after July 1, 2020, five percent will be added for the first month and an additional one percent each month and fraction thereafter until paid. On all such second half taxes remaining unpaid after December 31, 2020, five percent will be added for the first month and an additional one percent each month and fraction thereafter until paid.

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LEGAL NOTICE EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1 DECLARING A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE INCORPORATED OF HEWLETT HARBOR IN RESPONSE TO THE CIVIL EMERGENCY CAUSED BY THE CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19) THAT FIRST OCCURRED IN THE UNITED STATES AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 1, 2020 AND CONTINUES TO DATE. WHEREAS, the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Harbor, New York 11557, along with other areas within the county of Nassau, New York and beyond, were devastated by the number of citizen and local residents testing positive for the virus and, in some cases, followed by death, and WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of New York has declared a state disaster emergency pursuant to section 28 of the New York Executive Law and ordered the citizens to stay at home and refrain from work unless the work is considered essential to the public good, and WHEREAS, the County Executive of the County of Nassau, New York has declared a state of emergency and ordered that citizens and all nonessential workers remain home, and WHEREAS, due to the many emergencies, problems, and incidents resulting from this viral pandemic which caused harm to members of our community including the loss of income, the public welfare and safety has been imperiled, and WHEREAS, due to the immediate danger to the public safety, a local state of emergency in the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor is hereby declared effective April 24, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. and which shall continue until 12:01 a.m. May 23, 2020 pursuant to the laws of the State of New York, may be extended by further order of the Mayor. NOW, THEREFORE, I Mark Weiss, Mayor of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor, by the authority vested in me by the Code of the Village of Hewlett Harbor, the Charter of the County of Nassau, the New York State Executive Law (section 24) and the New York State Village Law, do hereby order and declare that a local state of emergency is in effect and shall expire pursuant to the Laws of the State of New York. Dated: April 24, 2020

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTIONOF THE HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL D I S T R I C T TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the HewlettWoodmere Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, New York, will be held via live stream at w w w. h e w l e t t woodmere.net on May 27, 2020 at 7:00 P.M., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement of the amount of money which will be required for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. 2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by absentee ballot at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2020-2021, exclusive of public moneys, may be obtained by any resident of the District during the period of fourteen (14) days before the June 9, 2020 Budget Vote on the District’s website. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, by absentee ballot only upon the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2020-2021 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. 2. SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to expend a sum not to exceed $2,000,000 from the Hewlett-Woodmere Long Range Capital Reserve Fund established on May 16, 2017 for the following purposes: Lighting/CCTV additions and upgrades at the George W. Hewlett High School, the Woodmere Middle School, the Ogden Elementary School, the Hewlett Elementary School and the Franklin Early Childhood Center;

Plumbing upgrades at the Ogden Elementary School, the Hewlett Elementary School and the Franklin Early Childhood Center; VAT Abatement and Floor Tile Replacement at the George W. Hewlett High School, the Woodmere Middle School, and the Franklin Early Childhood Center; Pavement Project at the George W. Hewlett High School and the Woodmere Middle School; Intrusion Alarm Panel Upgrades at the George W. Hewlett High School and the Woodmere Education Center; Pool System and Piping upgrades at the George W. Hewlett High School; District-wide technology upgrades (access points, servers, switches, wiring/cabling VOIP phones and speakers, and services associated therewith); and District-wide security upgrades (wiring/cabling, devices, services associated therewith). The above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, design and incidental costs associated therewith. 3. That the 2020 – 2021 Library budget proposed by the Board of Trustees of the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, and the levy of a tax therefore in accordance with Section 259 of the Education law shall be approved. 4. To elect two (2) members of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2020, and expiring on June 30, 2023. 5. To elect a Trustee of the Public Library for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2020 and expiring on June 30, 2025. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any website maintained by the District. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said

School District at her office in Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, not later than May 11, 2020, between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. prevailing time. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District by mail, email or fax; must be signed by the candidate and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Governor’s Executive Order 202.26 requires that absentee ballots be “provided to all qualified voters by [the] school district.” Therefore, the District will send absentee ballots (with a postage paid return envelope) to those residents whose names can be ascertained from the registration rolls utilized for the May 2019 budget vote and election, as well as those residents whose names have been added to the rolls since that time. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting closure of school buildings, and in an effort to maintain health and safety, the Board of Registration will NOT meet for the purpose of registering qualified voters of the District. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting closure of school buildings, and in an effort to maintain health and safety, the District Clerk will NOT be registering qualified voters of the District. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, qualified voters can use the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Electronic Voter Registration Application†to register to vote or to update the information they have on file with the New York State Board of Elections. Information regarding that can be located at: https://dmv.ny.gov/morei n f o / e l e c t r o n i c - v o t e rregistration-application. The District does not have control over the Department of Motor Vehicles Registration Application process or its registration timelines. Therefore, qualified voters who intend to register through the Department of Motor Vehicles should do so as soon as possible. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. An application for

registration as a military voter can be requested from the District Clerk in the Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, or via email: brandazzo@hewlettwoodmere.net. The application for registration must be received in the office of the clerk no later than 5:00 P.M. on May 14, 2020. In the request for an application for registration, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for registration by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the district may submit an application for a military ballot to the District Clerk in the Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York; in order to receive a military ballot, the military ballot application must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. on May 14, 2020, which is the day preceding the last day for transmission of military ballots. In the request for an application for a military ballot, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for a military ballot, and the military ballot, by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. All qualified military voters’ ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person. Ballots for military voters shall be distributed to qualified military voters no later than May 15, 2020. Military ballots must be received (1) by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 pm on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, and must show a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or must show a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or (2) not later than 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, and be signed and dated by the military voter and one witness, with a date ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be maintained by District Clerk; any person seeking to review the list must contact the District Clerk. Any qualified voter may object to the voting of the absentee ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his or her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the District Clerk on or before June 9, 2020 at 5:00 P.M.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Education at the District Office, Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law or on or before May 11, 2020 between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 158 qualified voters of the District and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot. Dated: Woodmere, New York, May 6, 2020 By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Woodmere, New York Barbara Randazzo, District Clerk 121810 LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF ATLANTIC BEACH Public Hearing on the Annual Storm Water Management Report MS4 Notice is hereby given that on Monday, May 11, 2020 at 7:45 PM in the Village Hall, 65 The Plaza, Atlantic Beach, NY the Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing. A copy of the text will be on file in the office of the Village Clerk. At such public hearing interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Emily Siniscalchi, Village Clerk Dated: April 27, 2020 121709 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.mypublicnotices.com

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Inwood FD medic recovering from coronavirus

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Facebook post. “Sometimes when you’re sick, you feel like people don’t really care about you,” he said. “When I saw that post, it shows that they really care There is a risk to being exposed to the coronavirus about me and I’m not just another member of the fire while on the frontlines. This risk became real for a department.” member of the Inwood Fire Department. His recovery has been progressing, he said. Sands Longtime member of the department and Far Rock- noted that he started feeling better around the 10th away resident Willis Sands tested positive for Covid-19 day after he received his positive test. “I found that on April 18. Sands said he is recovering well from the resting and the medication helped me the most,” he virus as he continues to rest at home. said. “The symptoms started with a fever, Sands is a 20-year member of the shortness of breath and a bad cough.” Inwood FD. He has served as captain of the While Sands is grateful for his recovFire Medic Squad for the majority of his ery, he noted that he knows multiple peotenure. ple who are emergency medical service According to Sands, the department workers that have succumbed to the would go on calls in February and March virus. “I know at least 15 people who for people who were described as having work in the New York City Fire Departpneumonia but he believes it was patients ment that have died from the virus,” he who had coronavirus. “No one knew what said. “It’s tough seeing my colleagues die the symptoms were for the coronavirus WIllIs sAnds from this.” early on and they turned out to be similar Inwood Fd medic Inwood Fire Department Chief Anthoto pneumonia,” Sands said. “We weren’t ny Rivelli helped recruit Sands to join prepared for it at first, not from a departthe department in 2000 and said how glad mental standpoint, but just not prepared in general he is that Sands is recovering. “Willis is such a valusince we were all finding out more about the virus.” able member to our department,” Rivelli said. “Our In an April 26 post on the Inwood FD Facebook department is so happy that he’s recovering and we page. “Willis recently recovered from a tough bout can’t wait to have him back at the firehouse.” with the coronavirus, a virus which he contracted The next steps for Sands before coming back to from being on the front lines of the pandemic,” the work is to get rid of a persistent cough. “My 14-day post read. “Thank you for your service Willis and quarantine period is almost complete at this point,” Happy Birthday!” he said. “I just want to take precaution and not Sands said he was touched by the department’s potentially get anyone sick.”

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comment on agenda items which are not public hearings, unless authorized by the rules of the Board. If any interested members of the public would like to provide comments on an agenda item, comments may be provided via email before the meeting t o hbpvillagehall@optimum. net. At the May 18, 2020 meeting, the Board will hold a public hearing with respect to Phase II of the Village’s Storm Water Management Program. If any interested members of the public would like to provide comments, comments can be provided via email before the meeting to hbpvillagehall@optimum. net, or upon being recognized by the Mayor via Zoom. Zoom meeting ID: 832-033-7348 Zoom Password: 2Eye8r Dated: May 7, 2020 Michelle Blandino Village Clerk 121708 LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF HEWLETT NECK PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Due to public health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, and pursuant to Governor’s Executive Orders, including, without limitation Orders 202.1 and 202.10, on May 18,

2020, at 6:00 pm, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hewlett Neck will meet via Zoom videoconference. The meeting will be recorded and a transcript will be provided at a later date. The public will have an opportunity to see and hear the meeting live, using the below sign in information, which also is provided on the Village website. In accordance with the Open Meetings Law, the public does not have the right to comment on agenda items which are not public hearings, unless authorized by the rules of the Board. If any interested members of the public would like to provide comments on an agenda item, comments may be provided via email before the meeting t o hnvillagehall@optimum.n et. please check the meeting Agenda posted on the Village website at www.hewlettneck.org for further instructions to access the virtual meeting and for updated information At the May 18, 2020 meeting, the Board will hold a public hearing with respect to Phase II of the Village’s Storm Water Management Program. If any interested members of the public would like to provide comments,

comments can be provided via email before the meeting to hnvillagehall@optimum.n et, or upon being recognized by the Mayor via Zoom. Zoom meeting ID: 832-033-7348 Zoom Password: 2Eye8r Dated: May 7, 2020 Michelle Blandino Village Clerk 121706

LEGAL NOTICE Village of Lawrence Legal Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Lawrence will hold a work session beginning at 6:45 P.M. followed by a public meeting on May 20, 2020 at Lawrence Village Hall, 196 Central Ave, Lawrence, New York 11559 beginning at 7:30 P.M. to conduct the following Public Hearings and to attend to such other matters as may properly come before the Board: Felder, 120 Monroe St – Section 212-12.1, Schedule of Dimensional Regulations permits a maximum impervious surface area coverage of 4,290 square feet for a lot 15,950 square feet in area. Section 212-48. B., states a swimming pool may be constructed in the rear yard provided that it is located at least 20 feet

from the rear property line. Section 212-48. C. in Residential District B. states a swimming pool may be constructed in the side yard provided that it is located at least 15 feet from the side property line. Gold, 15 Boxwood Ln Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulations states that the maximum impervious surface coverage for a lot size of 11,095.64 SF in area is 3314 SF. Mazur, 71 Lawrence Ave Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulations states that the maximum impervious surface coverage for a lot size of 16,200 SF in area is 4335 SF. The application(s) and accompanying exhibit(s) are on file and may be inspected at the Village Office during normal business hours between 8:00a.m and 4:00p.m. If anyone needs special accommodations for a disability, such person should contact the Village Clerk at least 5 days before the hearing. All interested parties will have the opportunity to be heard By Order of the Board of Appeals Lloyd Keilson Chairman Dated: April 30, 2020 121733

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An 80,000-square-foot Stop & Shop supermarket is planned to be opened at 253-01 Rockaway Blvd. in the Five Towns Shopping Center in October, according to Stefanie Shuman, the external communications manager for the grocery store franchise. “Stop & Shop will be relocating its store located at 603 Burnside Ave. in Inwood,” Shuman said, adding that construction is under way. “The relocated store is less than two miles away from the Inwood location and will feature expanded kosher, ethnic and produce sections, along with a kitchen

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he coronavirus pandemic sweeping our nation has highlighted critical gaps in our ability to beat back such threats. It’s quite a wake-up call for America. There is total consensus in the international medical community that Covid19 originated in Wuhan, China. It likely began as a virus that jumped from animals to humans in one of that city’s notorio u s “ we t m a rkets,” where all sorts of live animals — including live bats known to carry coronavirusalfonse es — are slaughtered and offered d’amaTo for sale for human consumption. According to U.S. intelligence reports, it is also ever more likely that a Chinese governmentsponsored laboratory in that city — the Wuhan Institute of Virology — was experimenting with the virus, and that because of careless handling by its scientists, the virus might have escaped from the lab and triggered the pandemic. The Chinese communist government has predictably obfuscated on this disaster, locking down information from Wuhan and concealing the extent of the

pandemic in China. Instead of cooperating with the rest of the world to help scientists fully understand the origin and spread of the disease, Chinese authorities have lowered a cloak of secrecy and unleashed a propaganda campaign, even going so far as to make the preposterous claim that the virus was somehow imported into China by the U.S. military. All of this would be more than bad enough if not for the fact that the virus has painfully demonstrated just how dependent the U.S. has become on China and other countries for all manner of medical supplies and critical medicines. America imports vast amounts of medical masks, gowns and other protective equipment. Much of our pharmaceutical industry, which was once located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, has shifted to Asia over the past few decades. America today is in the extraordinarily dangerous position of fighting a pandemic caused largely by the Chinese government’s carelessness and malfeasance with medical supplies from China. That must change, and quickly. It’s time for America to see China for the adversary it is, not the partner we might wish it to be. That will mean making some very fundamental changes in U.S. industrial and

trade policies in the future. We must bring critical manufacturing capability back to this country, especially for important medical supplies and pharmaceuticals. By way of example, for years America had a robust pharmaceutical industry in Puerto Rico. That industry was given tax incentives that were shortsightedly allowed to lapse, driving production to other nations, where it was welcomed with significant host-government support. Congress and the administration should reinstate those tax incentives to bring back pharmaceutical production. There are a number of other steps Washington should consider to help rebuild our manufacturing base. For years we have allowed China and other countries to game international bodies like the World Trade Organization and the World Health Organization, which gave special treatment to those countries as “developing nations.” But today its laughable to consider China a developing nation that can take advantage of WTO polices to dump manufactured goods in America and WHO policies that allow it to shirk its international responsibilities. How can it be right for China to run a trade surplus

t has painfully demonstrated just how dependent the U.S. has become on China.

with the U.S. of a half trillion dollars a year at the same time that it contributes less than one-tenth of what the U.S. has contributed to the WHO? China gives the WHO less than $50 million a year, while the U.S. gives it over $500 million for international health care initiatives, because the WHO considers China a “developing nation.” What nonsense! President Trump was right to suspend further U.S. financial support for the WHO until this glaring inequity is corrected. At the very least, China must make up the hundreds of millions of dollars it should have contributed to the WHO to match what the U.S. has already so generously contributed. Over the next few years, in the aftermath of this international health and economic disaster, America must rebuild its industrial might. We cannot lead the world with just the strength of our ideals or our arms, great as they may be. And we must demand that countries like China treat the rest of the world fairly, and shoulder their share of the responsibility to all humankind. It is not too late for America to wake up. But time is running out. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Have you heard the one about Clorox Chewables?

umor is serious business, so I felt much better when the pandemic jokes began popping up. For example: “If you need 144 rolls of toilet paper for a 14-day quarantine, you probably should have been seeing a doctor long before Covid-19.” If we can joke about it, it can’t be as terrifying as it seems, right? Right? Tracking the LOLs, it becomes evident that much coronavirus humor focuses on toilet paper and the shortages thereof. I guess the world started looking funny to us when we first put on our big boy and big girl pants. I know some Randi readers think kReiss there’s nothing funny about Covid19, and really, those of us who find a laugh here and there don’t think it’s funny, either. We’re not making light of the disease, but of ourselves and our foibles. Humor is an enormously successful defense mechanism. That’s not from me; it’s from, you know, the guy who knew about these things, Sigmund Freud. He

wrote that humor helps us cope with seemingly insurmountable tragedy. It eases the burden and gives us some sense of control. Two photos online: The first is a picture of Quentin Tarantino. The second is a picture of a guy in full hazmat suit inside a tent. The caption is “Tentin Quarantino.” You can laugh, it’s OK. The psychologists say so. Gregg Levoy wrote in Psychology Today, “It’s a curious thing. We’re in the midst of the worst global health crisis in over 100 years, and yet we’re overflowing with jokes, parodies, cartoons and gag videos.” I’ve laughed a lot at talking-dog videos, especially that one with the Schnauzer giving advice to other dogs on how to behave during a pandemic, specifically identifying the no-sniff zones. Yeah, the humor is low, but so is my morale. This is not to say that sharing humor is without risk. We’re isolated, so when we send friends jokes or cartoons, they can’t see our expressions and we can’t read theirs. The possibility of misunderstanding one another is real. To be sure, there is safe humor, and much more edgy stuff. One does have to

exhibit a modicum of good taste. I don’t think humor goes into the ICU or to the gravesite. And it all depends on one’s own experience through this time of trouble. Being sick, worrying about a loved one in trouble, suffering financial setbacks or just going crazy from the extended isolation all change our sense of what’s funny. My family is notoriously dark when it comes to humor. Almost anything goes, and for us, it helps. People are still tuning in to Bill Maher and Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers because they make us laugh, despite the horrific news. All of them push the envelope. Levoy says you can’t laugh and be scared at the same time, so while we’re laughing, we are momentarily forgetting the horrors of the pandemic. We are temporarily tuning out the map with the spread of the disease and the voiceovers with the daily totals of dead people and the news reports of refrigerator trucks holding the bodies of people’s mothers and fathers and children. After a while of consuming the bad news, we overload on horrific detail and actually shortcircuit. In that moment, if we can find

e’re not making light of the disease, but of ourselves and our foibles.

something to laugh about, it’s really OK. “Life does not cease to be funny when people die,” said George Bernard Shaw, “any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.” Here are a couple of mini ha-has: Has anyone let the Amish know what’s going on yet? The World Health Organization has announced that dogs can’t contract Covid19. Dogs previously held in quarantine can now be released. Just to be clear, WHO let the dogs out. Some of the humor coming my way targets Donald Trump and his disastrous incompetence before and during the pandemic. (Have you seen the ad for Clorox Chewables?) Maher piled on: “Donald Trump had a meltdown about what a great temperament he has. It was like watching someone carve ‘I’m not a psycho’ into their arm.” “If you are able to teach people to be more playful, to look at the absurdities of life as humorous, you see some increase in well-being,” said Stanford psychologist Andrea Samson. I’m all for vaccines — the sooner the better — but let’s not inoculate ourselves against laughter. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ast Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo finally offered students and teachers certainty about the rest of the 2019-20 school year when he canceled in-person classes through June to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Thank you, Mr. Cuomo. For weeks, pupils and educators in New York’s schools were left in limbo, wondering whether they should devote themselves entirely to the new online model or wait for classes to resume as normal. Moving to online teaching and learning was a shock to our education system that left all involved in a state of frenzied confusion. In just weeks, teachers had to move to a system in which most had little to no training or experience. Students, many of whom depend on their teachers, coaches, guidance counselors and administrators for social and emotional support, suddenly lost that network, leaving many full of anxiety at a time of widespread despair. What most young people repeatedly hear now are stories of job loss and death. Many children and young adults, without the life experience to understand that the nation will emerge from this crisis, remain in a semi-daze, incapable of focusing on their schoolwork as they did two months ago. Worse, many students are hurting because their parents have lost their jobs, or fear losing them. Worst still, some students have lost parents or grandparents to Covid-19. Teachers and administrators should, first and foremost, pay close attention to

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letters The virus is tough, but Long Islanders are tougher To the Editor: Communities all over the world have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but have pressed on and adapted to the “new normal” of social distancing, homeschooling and teleworking. Although the virus has ravaged communities and businesses, Long Islanders have shown our strength once again by coming together even when we are kept physically apart. Long Island is home to heroic first responders who risk illness and injury to help others in times of crisis. During Hurricane Sandy and after the Sept. 11 attacks, firefighters, police officers, health care workers and volunteers worked around the clock, without returning home to their own families for weeks on end, to heroically help our families and fellow New Yorkers. The same has been true during this pandemic.

their students’ psychological health during this precarious time, and secondarily to their schoolwork. The period between now and mid-June will be a time of survival for many people, and no less for students. Expectations of learning must be tempered by the premise that, above all else, our young people must emerge from this time unscathed — psychologically unharmed, in a sound mental state. The State Education Department canceled all major exams, including the Regents, for a good reason: The normal process of learning has been interrupted, and will not resume for some time. The nation is at war with an invisible killer. Right now, students’ grades matter less than during ordinary times. What matters is sending a clear message to our young people: We adults will keep you safe. One day soon, we will return to normal, and when we do, we will redouble our efforts to ensure that you learn all that’s necessary to know. Now, however, is not that time. That is not to say that we should forgo learning, or not expect students to do their work. Rather, we must understand and acknowledge how they are feeling before we can get down to whatever work is possible. With that said, we offer these suggestions to our schools: ■ If teachers are not already doing so, they should meet with their students in live sessions at least once a week, and pref-

erably twice a week. Students desperately need to see and speak with their teachers, but we have heard scattered reports that at least some teachers have not met live with their students for as long as six weeks. ■ Each district should decide on one online educational platform for all. Whether it’s Google Classroom or Edmodo, make it districtwide. Employing more than one platform will only sow confusion. ■ Students should be assigned homework according to a set schedule, at a given time on a given day, so they know what to expect. Consistency is key, so they can develop a routine. ■ Teachers should follow up on homework assignments with live Zoom sessions to explain the work, and not leave it to students to attend extra help sessions, particularly sessions conducted by email. ■ Students should not be videoed in class, with the images posted on YouTube, without student and parental consent. ■ All teachers in a district should have a single method of taking attendance, and grading rubrics should be provided to students and parents. ■ Students should be given opportunities to do extra-credit work to make up for missed work. We will survive this crisis, and teachers and school administrators will play a key role in ensuring that we do, provided that every district adheres to a set of basic guidelines for online teaching.

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was asked recently why university presidents aren’t speaking out about the state of affairs in our country. Of course, the issue of the moment is the lack of preparedness for the coronavirus pandemic, even when knowledgeable people were forecasting it. After all, universities are supposed to be moral forces in society. Who is in a better position to remind the public of what the 19thcentury English philosopher Alfred North Whitehead said: “. . . the rule is absolute, the [nation] which robert a. does not value trained intelliscott gence is doomed”? Yet the voices of university leaders are largely silent in the face of the most critical issue of our time, and trained intelligence is ignored when politically inconvenient. Some argue that university leaders should not take stands on policy, that they should not be “political.” But what is political and what is polemical? Politics refers to the public affairs of a country. A

polemic is an aggressive attack on the opinions or principles of another. Surely academic leaders can comment on the public affairs of the country without resorting to aggressive attacks, even if those whose policies are being confronted want others to believe that such comments are inappropriate. Therefore, when scientific leadership on policies related to health care, clean water, air pollution and product safety, among others, is being replaced by lobbyists for the regulated industries, university leaders should be among the strongest voices expressing concern. Should they not call out falsehoods and fabrications passing as truth? Education is the foundation of a free and democratic society. In any country, the university is unique in its mission to create, curate and critique. Laboratories create new knowledge, museums and libraries preserve the past, and journalists examine social policy by asking “Why?” But only the university is responsible for all three roles. In these ways, the university fulfills its historic mission not as a political force,

houldn’t they call out falsehoods and fabrications passing as truth?

Letters Although the enemy that first responders are battling is invisible, they continue to fight with valor, and give us all the confidence that this virus will be defeated. Public transportation workers, grocery clerks, truck drivers and countless other essential workers are all working on the front lines to provide us with services that our society could not function without. With the apex of the pandemic hitting during the holy season, people of all denominations had to limit their celebrations to immediate family, and many, including me, opted for virtual gatherings via Zoom. While physically empty, churches, mosques and temples continue to play a tremendous part in keeping congregations full in their faiths and hopeful that an end to this crisis is near. Religious leaders and community members across creeds have maintained active charities to combat food insecurity and provide first responders and those in need with personal protective equipment and other supplies even though their own collection of these needed materials was dwindling. T he County Le gislature has received more than 4,000 letters and drawings from children for our frontline heroes as part of our “Letters to our Heroes” drive. Donations of PPE and nightly displays of gratitude — drive-bys, horn honks and alarm sounding — have cheered up and cheer

but as an ethical voice. For example, the founders of Adelphi were advocates for the advancement of women, the abolition of slavery and improved instruments for world peace. They adopted as their motto, “The truth shall make us free.” Surely there were those who thought the new institution should only teach classes, believing that school was separate from society. But the president and supporters knew the power of ethical arguments and the need for ethical thinking. The ethical perspective considers fairness, the degree of bias, the consistency of application, the factual basis for assertions and the justness of moral judgments and public laws. Women had no right to vote, slavery was legal and war ignored diplomacy as the “first resort of kings,” as the author Richard Arndt described it, yet the Adelphi leaders had the courage of conviction and a visionary voice. They knew that their role was to educate students, and the public, to reflect on what they read and heard, assess actions and policies, form independent opinions, and express impartial concerns as indi-

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viduals. In this way, the university teaches us all to distinguish among the three paths to finding truth — through facts, faith and fear — and helps to clarify each. To state facts is not polemical. People wake-u The can have different opinions, but not difnation ferent facts. The university’s role is to 19 orig advance knowledge, both general and expert; skills such as writing and speaking with clarity and persuasion; abilities such as critical thinking and leadership; and values such as teamwork, respect for others and their opinions, and becoming active in society as citizens. These are the missions of a university, and it is the university president who serves as the chief mission officer. If we do our jobs well, our graduates will be well prepared to see the results of political actions that ignore expert knowledge. They will be able to analyze propaganda masquerading as principle, and discern facts from unfounded superstitions. They will be able to call out the misguided actions of those who ignore science, histo- U.S. in ry and the need to respect others. We will more l sponso have prepared graduates for political action when it is needed regardless of the Wuhan polemics surrounding them. And we will experi becaus have taken an ethical stand. tists, th the lab Robert A. Scott is president emeritus of The Adelphi University. has pr ter, lo Wuhan

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on our heroes. I have worked with County Executive Laura Curran and my fellow legislators to approve emergency legislation allowing the county to spend $2.3 million on PPE, testing supplies and other critical tools to help keep workers and residents safe. Recently, I joined my colleagues to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to push back the property tax deadline to give relief to struggling businesses and residents. Last month the governor answered our call and extended the deadline until June 1. The pandemic has affected our lives in ways that we could noy have fathomed just a few months ago. Recovery will be difficult, but with our combined efforts, it is more than possible. The coronavirus may be tough, but Long Islanders are tougher. C. WILLIAm GAYLOR Nassau County legislator

Cuomo has a friend in Jerry Kremer To the Editor: I just had to respond to last week’s column by Jerry Kremer, “Cuomo puts the other guy from Queens to shame.” Kremer speaks in glowing terms about Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but

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leaves out so many details — for example, that Cuomo has put the state in a $6 billion hole because of inept and careless spending, investing state money in ridiculous solar panel schemes and not allowing fracking that would not only increase state revenue, but lower all taxpayer energy bills. He is also eliminating the Indian Point power plant, which provides New York City with 25 percent of its power. Where does Cuomo expect to make up that energy deficit? Windmills? Solar power? When the lights go out this summer

and in summers to follow, there will be only one person to blame, and that will be Cuomo. Kremer obviously despises President Trump, but I must say that if it were not for Trump and his staff bailing out all theseof us w mismanaged states, this country would bedon’t th finished. The least Trump deserves is amaking thank-you from these blue state governorsselves a Hum for coming to their rescue. defense RICHARD HEEmANit’s from Valley Streamabout t

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