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Homes remain hard to find House prices rise as inventory has dropped across the nation while the median contract price — the amount a buyer actually pays for a house — rose to With far fewer houses avail- $600,000 in May from $482,500 able for purchase, buyers are last year, according to the One paying more, and more often Key Multiple Listing Service. than not, buyers “Why is demand needing mortgages so high for houses are losing out to on Long Island, spethose offering cash. c i f i c a l ly N a s s a u The real estate boom County?” said Gil that began during Shemtov, a 10-year the coronavirus panveteran of the real demic last year has estate industry and continued to sizzle an agent for Douglas this year. Elliman in Long Nationwide, the Beach. “The rates median price of a are low, and there’s a home hit an all-time lot of liquidity out high of $341,600 in there. It’s easy to get April, up 19 percent a mortgage if you’re from 2020, according MIkE PESCE qualified. People are to the National Asso- Co-principal, Pesce seeing the value of ciation of Realtors, homeownership. I & Lanzillotta Team which also reported have clients that that there was a were at their famihousing shortage before the pan- ly’s house [during the coronavidemic, and supply chain issues rus lockdown] and aren’t looking and labor shortages created by to go back to an apartment. They the global health crisis have get accustomed to having the exacerbated the problem. Not outdoor space and don’t want to enough houses are being built give that up.” for the country’s growing popu“Nobody has seen this,” lation, or to replace aging and Shemtov added, referring to the destroyed houses. pandemic. “I sold a house The median home price on through a virtual tour. The buyLong Island jumped to $580,000 in May, from $491,000 last May, Continued on page 4
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Highlighting the past in the present The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway’s third grade held its “Generation to Generation” program last week. Students learned about history through family artifacts, and sang songs that connected them to previous generations.
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When the next school year begins, several longtime Hewlett High School faculty members who were familiar to students and colleagues alike will no longer be seen in the hallways. The retirees include science teacher Ilene Gabel; music teacher Eric Williams; English teacher Patri-
cia Curran; the district’s chair of business, Rose Panarelli; and its director of music and arts, Walter Lastowski, as well as teacher’s aide Leslie Turner. Panarelli has worked in the district for 22 years, and headed its business education department for seven years. She said she was proud of the programs she was involved with.
“I’ve had a wonderful career at Hewlett, and have thoroughly enjoyed the interactions with students and staff,” Panarelli said. “I’m proud of the development of a very robust computer technology program at the high school as well as being part of a comprehensive Business Education program that offers stuContinued on page 13
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In and around the gazebo at Inwood Park last Saturday there was signs of a party. Letters decorated in African prints spelling a special word were strong across two section of the gazebo, red, white and blue balloons adorned a column and two barbecues were cooking chicken, burgers and hot dogs. It could have been a graduation party, a very common sight in June, or a Sweet Sixteen or a family reunion. In a way the festivities were a combination of all three celebrating a newly minted federal holiday that also became a New York state holiday last year. June 19 is now Juneteenth National Independence Day, a national federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when news of emancipation finally reached Galveston, Texas, two-and-ahalf years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, officially ending slavery in the United States. Juneteenth is now the 12th federal holiday and more than two million federal employees in the US will now have the day off, but a few companies such as Nike, JCPenny and Target already recognized Juneteenth as a paid holiday. The District of Columbia and 47 states also recognized Juneteenth as a holiday. It is the first federal holiday created since Martin Luther King Jr.
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THE sAnKoFFA DRuMMERs from left Warren Shivers, Christian Montgomery and Ilyassha Shivers. Day in 1983. Inwood resident and Wings of Faith Ministries member Ilyassha Shivers, who hosted the celebration his family, extended family, church members and friends, said that making Juneteenth a federal holiday provides it with a “stamp of approval.” “I think that acknowledging Juneteenth on the federal level is definitely a big step,” he said as he took a break from setting up the party. “By making
it a federal holiday more people can participate, it will be acknowledged on a different level, it gives a little more legitimacy. These being the first year people have been introduced to it that weren’t aware of the holiday. And next year not only might they find some celebration to participate in themselves but to teach.” If anyone could offer a history lesson, it is Shivers’ father Warren, who turned 76 on June 25. Warren recalled
when his father, James, lost his sanitation job in Elloree, South Carolina in 1955 after signing a petition calling for school integration. “The moment he put his name on that petition he lost his job,” Warren said, couldn’t get a job nowhere in South Carolina.” Moving to New York, James found work at the Atlantic Beach Club. In looking back, Warren said that the Emancipation Proclamation didn’t really liberate Black people. He is hoping that recognition of Juneteenth is a change in the climate. “I’m hoping that with this proclamation now is a signal that something good is coming,” he said, adding that this federal holiday is greater than the one for MLK. “Because Dr. King is an individual this recognizes all individuals, all people who have suffered during the Civil Rights struggle gong back 400 years of enslavement. The celebration included drumming by the Sankoffa Drummers, a water libation symbolizing life and asking the spirits for their blessing and Shelah Shivers who sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the song is called the Black national anthem. Mustapha, a Far Rockaway resident known as the “Word Chef,” brought a somber view of the commemoration noting that men, especially Black men, need to minimize life’s distractions and get to work, building businesses and infrastructure for our children. “Juneteenth to me is they set us free physically, but also a time for us to fix what they destroyed,” he said.
PPL says to ‘keep books in your beach bags’ By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com
With the school year at its endpoint, the Peninsula Public Library in Lawrence kicked off its summer reading program with an outdoor signup event on the library’s front lawn on June 8. The program geared for children aged 4 to 13 is centered on the theme “Tails and Trails,” which is a play on the word tails for fairy tales, folk tales, tall tales and animal tails. Each year, the Nassau Library System creates a different summer reading theme. The participating libraries in the county craft graphics and handouts related to the theme. Despite an incoming rainstorm on that Tuesday, there were 20 children who signed up for the program at the opening event, which was encouraging to Katie Mirro, a children’s librarian at PPL. “We all know how important it is for children to read during the summer and we try to make it as fun as possible for them,” she said. “Every time the children read a book, they will get a prize such as a water bottle or a notebook.” Mirro added that throughout the summer, events related to the summer reading theme will also be held on the library’s front lawn. Library Director Carolynn Matulewicz said that in past years, the program has awarded the top readers in the program with prizes. This year, the total number of
books read among the readers will be tracked instead. “There is no required number of books but we encourage them to read as much as possible,” she said. “We will give them more prizes for reading more books.” Matulewicz noted the importance for children to stay active with reading this summer, especially due to the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on education. “After the last 14 months it is critical that children read for pleasure over the summer to avoid the ‘summer slide’ and to increase and improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary,” she said. “Keep books in your beach bags, the car and anywhere they can use them to encourage and instill a love of reading.” The summer slide is the loss of reading ability, academic skills and knowledge that occurs with students during the summer months. Although the decline may not affect every child, the general principle is one that can be observed in all sorts of situations. Matulewicz said she is happy to see more people coming to the library. “We’re looking forward to holding more events at the library this summer,” she said. “Things are getting closer to normal here at PPL and that is exciting for us.” To be eligible for prizes, readers must hand in their reading logs by Aug. 13. More information on the summer reading program can be found by contacting PPL’s Children's Room at (516) 239-3262 ext. 211 or childrens@ peninsulapublic.org.
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McKEnzIE PREzIosA, RIgHT, told her mother Amber Qassiu, center, about signing up for the summer reading program while Jackson Preziosa, left, looks on at the library’s event on June 8.
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shire Hathaway HomeServices. “The pandemic helped change the definition of a home — with it now meaning more than space or comfort to many families,” Mike Pesce, another team co-principal, wrote in the same email. “There is also more confidence and need in the high-end luxury market due to last year’s event” — the pandemic and the subsequent virtual lockdown. Shemtov also said that homes in the $3 million to $4 million range are attracting “more multiple showings and offers than years past.” Homebuyers are coming from New York City to Long Island, Lanzillotta said, but there is money on Long Island and in the Five Towns as well, he added. “People want to live in the areas within the Five Towns because they have excellent schools,” Pesce said. “The Five Towns also have well-established neighborhoods and are located near the beaches as well as golf and country clubs. Its communities allow boating access, and, are of course, in closer proximity to JFK and New York City.”
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Paced by three event winners, Hewlett finished runner-up in the Nassau County Class AA girls’ track and field championships held June 9 at Mitchel Athletic Complex. Junior Jamira Llanos won the shot put, sophomore Charlotte Moscovici captured the pole vault, and eighthgrader Kayleigh Jamieson took a thrilling 400-meter dash to lead the Bulldogs. Hewlett’s 80 points was good enough for second place behind Valley Stream North in the 15-team field. “We had a smaller roster than usual so we didn’t put a lot of emphasis on some things,” Bulldogs coach Stephen Honerkamp said. “We won 10 regularseason meets and were low-key in the division meet. Then in the county meet, some girls really stepped up and did extremely well and we finished second.” Llanos was a clear-cut winner in the shot put (33 feet, 3 inches) and also led a deep group of Hewlett hurdlers. “It’s an interesting double Jamira pulls with the shot and hurdles and next year we’ll look to add a third event,” Honerkamp said. “She’s a strong, athletic kid and when she’s focused she’s tough to beat.” Moscovici cleared the pole vault bar at 9-feet to win the county title, six inches better than senior teammate Ariella Ziarno and VSN’s Micaela Creo who finished tied for second. Moscovici was also runner-up in the triple jump (33 feet, 6.5 inches) which also saw junior teammate Shira Gamson place fourth. “Charlotte had a great day,” Honerkamp said. “She was so close to being a double county champion. She also placed fifth in the 100 hurdles after being seeded 11.” Jamieson (59.23 seconds) closed strong to nip Elmont’s Alexandra Williams (59.26) by the slimmest of margins to take the 400 in what essentially was a two-girl race. The rest of the field finished more than four seconds behind. Jamieson also scored in the 800 later in the day with a fifth-place finish. “Kayleigh has been geared to the 800 and working hard on her speed,” Honerkamp said. “She’s only the third eighth-grader we’ve had on varsity. For her to run the Elmont girl down in an event that she’s not fully comfortable with was very impressive. She really wanted it.”
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Heralds honor Long Island’s top teachers By Nicole AlciNdor nalcindor@liherald.com
The Herald Community Newspapers group held its first live Zoom awards show to honor Long Island teachers for their outstanding work inside and outside the classroom. The Herald Head of the Class Long Island Teacher Awards ceremony was hosted by the Herald and RichnerLIVE, presented by Bank of America and sponsored by Geico. Jordan Sabinsky, who teaches kindergarten at Searingtown Elementary School in the Herricks School District, won the Bank of America Rising Star Award. Nancy Aquino, who teaches second grade in the Baldwin School District’s Steele School, took home the honor for top elementary school teacher. Grace Dong-Janeo, who teaches at Hempstead Middle School, was the top middle school teacher. And Rebecca Rodriguez, a foreign language teacher in the East Rockaway School District, was the top high school teacher. Eric Feil, the Heralds’ director of business development, hosted the event, announcing the winners and interviewi n g t h e m a b o u t t h e i r a c h i e ve ments. “What a night this is going to be as we celebrate the top teachers across Long Island,” Feil told the online audience as the ceremony began. “We’ve all had a teacher in our lives who has made a lasting impact, who was truly special — whether they saw something in us that they brought out, inspired us, or gave us the confidence to go and learn something and apply something new to the world … Now, tonight, we are here to honor them.” Stuart Richner, president and CEO of Richner Communications, thanked viewers for joining in for the night and shared his view of the most influential teachers in students’ lives. “Even before Covid-19 and even before teachers were declared essential workers last August, we all knew just how essential they were … It has always gone without saying that our schools are the true heart and soul of Long Island,” Richner said. “Top educators motivate students in countless ways and create atmospheres of understanding, compassion and curiosity. The most influential teachers go above and beyond, and their impact is felt both inside and outside the classroom. The impact of a great teacher can last a lifetime.” Richner shared how he still fondly recalls the lessons that his sixth-grade teacher, Mr. Stuart Brock, taught about being confident and taking the lead, and always sticking up for those without a voice. When Richner first started holding discussions about the idea of honoring Long Island’s top teachers, he said he knew it would be vital to receive community input. The awards nomination process was open to the public and generated more than 300 nominees, from students, parents and teachers to local business owners. “Throughout the pandemic, we have seen our educators meet countless new
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challenges, and they are more deserving than ever of recognition for their passion, determination and dedication,” Richner said. “Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate a teacher and for sharing the moving stories about why you felt they should be honored.” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, of Baldwin, who served on the Baldwin Board of Education before she ran for the County Legislature, spoke directly to Long Island’s teachers at the awards ceremony. “I’ve got kids in school myself, and I know how hard you all have worked this past year and a half pivoting, learning new technology on the fly, making sure that kids got the knowledge, resources, information and preparation needed to succeed,” Curran said. “I am truly grateful for all of your work and a huge congratulations to all the winners and finalists tonight.”
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Island NY during the 20th century, “Dust for Blood.” Peninsula Public Library.
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. Peninsula Public Library has no adult programs scheduled from May 17 to 31.
Wednesday, June 30 Walking Club The Gural JCC wants to talk a walk with its Walking Club at 10:30, weather permitting. Meet at Grant Park in Hewlett at the entrance on Sheridan Avenue. For more information contact Susan Sachs at susan.sachs@guraljcc.org or (516) 569-6733 x230.
Canasta classes
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library Throughout June, Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library has an all-day program dedicated to the learning and loving or animals. Jason will teach the audience about Princess the toad, Tickles the hedgehog and lots of other fun creatures including mice, lizards, bunnies, crabs, and baby animals.
Thursday, June 24 Meditation At 2 p.m., Lisa Wisel leads a session on meditation. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. Go to https://bit.ly/3wGIR2x to join the Zoom.
Zumba Gold At 4 p.m., Andrea Wool presents a low intensity version of Zumba with easy-tofollow steps and Latin music on Zoom. Peninsula Public Library.
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Hats off to the HALB grads The Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in Woodmere held its middle school graduation on June 16. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky spoke and presented Elana Silvera and Eli Frogel with the New York State Senate Public Service and Leadership awards. Above from left were HALB Head of School Rabbi Adam Englander, Associate Principal Rabbi Yehuda Fogel, Frogel, Kaminsky and Associate Principal Marjorie Wein. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America, Queens County Region holds a vintage car how at Rock Hall Museum, 199 Broadway, Lawrence. Free admission. To register a vehicle contact Howard Fishman at (516) 662-9379 or hfishman52@aol. com. Day of show car fee, $15. No rain date.
Sunday, June 27 Car Show
Tuesday, June 29 Covid Support
CHANGE Current Events At 11 a.m., Hofstra political science professor Dr. David Green will discuss the major headlines and topics in the news via Zoom. Join us to ask questions, share your comments. Peninsula Public Library.
sonalized, seated Zoom version of 18 Form Qigong focusing on breathing and combining Tai Chi with the healing effect of meditation. Peninsula Public Library.
Monday, June 28 Women Artists At 11 a.m., professor Val Franco discusses the work of noteworthy women artists from across the world in this Zoom presentation. Peninsula Public Library.
Gentle Qigong At 6 p.m., Paulette Silber leads a per-
Hewlett High School sophomore Noa Wodnitzky was named a runner-up in a nationwide Scholastic Action Magazine essay contest. Wodnitzky’s story focused on learning English and how baking taught her patience. Woodmere resident Casie Marra graduated with a degree in psychology from James Madison
The Gural JCC’s a weekly Zoom support group offers coping strategies. 9 a.m. Pre-registration required. Contact Lisa Barnett, (516) 569-6733 x 210, lisa. barnett@guraljcc.org.
Tai Chi At 11 a.m., Linda Cafiero leads a virtual Tai chi series. Improve posture, balance and focus. Peninsula Public Library.
Parkinson Support At noon with Cathy Byrne, coping strategies, education and support. Contact Byrne at cathy.byrne@guraljcc.org or (516) 569-6733 x220 for details.
Learning Instagram At 3 p.m., in this Zoom class, presented by Sharper Training, learn the basics of the social media site Instagram. No prerequisites. Peninsula Public Library.
Returning to Temple Hillel in North Woodmere, 1000 Rosedale Road, canasta and mah jongg classes on Wednesdays. Canasta 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and mah jongg 1 to 4 p.m. Mah jongg 10 a.m. to noon and canasta 12:30 to 4 p.m., Thursdays. Bring your game and play all day. $8 per game. Coffee and cake. Call Naomi Rivlin, (516) 791-8329.
Great Decisions At noon, Stanislao Pugliese presents the Great Decisions series from Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. To join the zoom, go to https://bit. ly/3wME27W.
Northern Italy At 4 p.m., on this Zoom tour, Steve Solosky, owner of the Traveling Professor, shares his favorite destinations in Northern Italy, including Padua, Bassano del Grappa, Verona and Vicenza, focusing on the food, wine, architecture and history. 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.
At 5 p.m.., live interview workshop on Wednesday, July 7 presented by Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library and Brainfuse JobNow. Learn how to effectively use social media to land your next job. The workshop is hosted by Ashley Watkins Résumés. Registration is required for this free workshop. Registration link: https://bit.ly/35HDggI.
L.I. Labor Camps At 7 p.m., author Mark Torres presents an overview of his new history of the migrant farm labor camps on Long
University during commencement exercises in May. Elisheva Monczyk, of Cedarhurst, a health care management major at SUNY Canton was named to the school’s spring semester President’s List for students who achieve a 3.75 or higher grade-point average out of 4.0.
Jeanette Richetti, from Cedarhurst, majoring in health care management at SUNY Canton, earned part-time honors for students with at least a 325 GPA in six to 11 course credits. Samantha Epstein, a sociology and gender, sexuality and women’s studies major, graduated from Union College magna cum laude.
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Mayor Alex H. Edelman
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Thank you, Five Towns By mATTheW FeRRemi mferremi@liherald.com
If you would have asked me before February 2019 where the Five Towns was, I would’ve thought you were talking about Five Towns College in Dix Hills. Flash forward to nearly two and a half years later and 500 bylines in this paper, I am proud to say that I have gotten to know the real Five Towns by covering it for the Nassau Herald. I’d like to announce that this is my last issue with the paper and I will be moving on from the Herald to take a new position with the Huntingtonbased Epoch 5 Public Relations group. It wasn’t an easy decision to move on from covering this great area, but I believe this is a great opportunity for me. There are so many people to thank inside and outside the Herald. I’ll
start off by thanking our executive editor Scott Brinton for giving me the opportunity to start my journalism career here over two years ago. I also appreciate his leadership of our editorial department throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Honorable mention to our copy editor Jim Harmon for making my front page stories look so much better than I originally wrote them. From covering a local village election to covering a s ch o o l eve n t at t h e matthew Hewlett-Woodmere School District, I’ve had the privilege of writing some great stories talking to many great people that live in this area. This column would run a few pages long if I named all the people I’ve developed good relationships with, so
I’m going to shout out a few special individuals. It’s truly inspiring to see what Inwood resident Sasha Young does for the Five Towns Community Center with Gammy’s Pantry. Whenever I needed any information about what’s going on at the community center, Sasha was always quick with a response and I always appreciated that. The unofficial mayor of Hewlett-Woodmere is David Friedman and I always enjoyed chatting with him Ferremi for stories. Not only would he provide me with great insight, but he would also provide me with great laughs while chatting. Syd Mandelbaum of Cedarhurst was always a great wealth of knowledge for me. It’s also inspiring to see what he does for his fellow veterans with American Legion Post 339.
He is man who truly loves this community. Most importantly, I’d like to thank the great editor of this paper Jeff Bessen for his guidance and leadership to me throughout my tenure. He was always patient with me from the start when I was learning how to be a professional. Not only did he help improve my writing, but he greatly helped this East Islip native learn the ins and outs of an area that I live roughly an hour away from. Thank you, Five Towns residents, for giving this inexperienced reporter the time of day to cover your home area for over two years. This experience is something that I will always value for the rest of my life. The next time I’m driving down Peninsula Boulevard, I’ll be sure to stop down Broadway and Central Avenue to say hello to some old friends.
Star Awards honor students for educational achievements A half dozen students who attend schools in the Five Towns were highlighted for their achievements in and out of the classroom at State Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s Star Awards ceremony at the Rockville Centre Recreation Center on May 23. Daniela Andrade, a Lawrence High School senior, was the class essayist and is involved in student government, Science Bowl and the History Club as president of all three. As student government president Andrade focused on getting sports and virtual clubs running during the pandemic. She was a member of Model Congress and the Debate Club. Andrade also founded College-Bound to help students who are struggling with the college application process. She also served as an intern in Kaminsky’s office. Headed to Harvard University with the ultimate goal of becoming a doctor. Lawrence Woodmere Academy senior Ian Geraghty played soccer and basketball, maintained excellent grades while taking high-level classes and made various contributions to his community in an effort to make the world better. Geraghty was also one of the two LWA Antics student columnists for the Herald. He will attend Providence College in the fall. Considered a natural leader, Judah Orlanski, a Rambam Mesivta High School senior, is an excellent student who is always willing to help his classmates and get involved in extracurricular activities. He is headed to Yeshivat Lev Hatorah in Israel in the fall, then Binghamton University. An exceptional student in and out of the classroom, Davis Renov Stahler High School for Boys senior Amichai Miller leads the Kulanu Club, which matches mainstream students with special needs students every week to participate in various activities. The
program requires a tremendous amount of effort and coordination on Miller’s part, through which he exemplifies leadership in the school. A member of the National and Business honor societies, Carrie Zheng, a Hewlett High School junior, is program director and president of the Pre-Med club and vice president of the Community Garden Club. Outside of school, she regularly volunteers at the public library, tends to the community garden, tutors peers and translates documents to and from Mandarin to English. Her teachers refer to Zheng as caring, diligent and reliable. One of the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School’s top students, senior Ezra Wallach took a rigorous course load and many Advanced Placement courses. Wallach was a member of the Mock Trial, math and chess clubs, and a leader on the College Torah bowl teams. He was also a member of various athletic teams and took the time to distribute food packages to needy families. Wallach is considered a role model for other HAFTR students because of his leadership abilities. He will headed to Israel and attend Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh and then attend Yeshiva University. “The recipients of the New York State Senate Student Stars Award have distinguished themselves as leaders in their schools and our local community as a whole,” Kaminsky said in a news release. “I was pleased to recognize their achievements and join their families in celebrating their accomplishments. I look forward to seeing what is in store next for these talented students, as they continue to make their mark.” –Jeffrey Bessen
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DRS SenioR AmichAi Miller, right, was among a half dozen Five Towns high school students recognized by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky with Star Awards.
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Longtime H-W teachers retire as school year ends continued from front page dents relevant coursework to enhance their academic experience in high school.” Both Williams and Lastowski have been in education for 34 years. Williams began his Hewlett-Woodmere career as a student teacher at Woodmere Middle School in January 1987, and conducted his first concert two days before he graduated from college on the stage of Hewlett High. Over the years, he received state and national recognition for his work in choral conducting and performance. “My greatest accomplishment would be to have instilled a sense of integrity in my students, with the hope that music would help them realize how important others are in their lives,” Williams said. “I wanted them to know that respect, understanding and acceptance are fundamental life values.” Lastowski’s tenure with the district began in September 1996, and he succeeded Kevin Bayen as the district’s director of music and arts five years ago. Lastowski helped develop the musical theater departments at both the middle and high schools. His productions gained accolades not only from the community, but also from nationally respected theatrical professionals. He helped organize the first evening at Carnegie Hall in 2011 for the performing ensembles of the middle and high schools.
“Among all the accolades I received during my time at Hewlett-Woodmere, what I’m most proud of is helping instill love and a sense of worth in the students,” Lastowski said. The Herald spoke with Gabel last November, after she retired in late October. The Five Towns native taught in the district for roughly 50 years. “I was active in multiple roles with the union, and I helped co-produce the drama productions,” Gabel said. “I wasn’t just a teacher, and I think that contributed to my longevity. I never had time to get bored.” Ric Stark, president of the HewlettWoodmere Faculty Association, said that the school district, and Gabel’s union colleagues, would sorely miss her. “Ilene is a great lady who was also a great teacher and HWFA officer,” Stark said. “She had a long and distinguished career in our district. She never showed anything but the greatest care for her students and her colleagues.” After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry, Gabel looked to her old high school to get into teaching. “After I got married, I called my high school chemistry teacher and asked to student teach,” she recounted. “I eventually became a faculty member in September of 1971, and the rest is history.” Curran and Turner could not be reached by press time.
I was born in Far Rockaway, but raised in Inwood, and I still live here. I began working at the Five Towns Early Learning Center on May 23, 1988; during those 33 years, I have been a part of the center family and care for and educate generations of children. As an assistant teacher, I am a “Jill of everything,” as apparently I say "Yes" to whatever Executive Director Pepper Robinson calls me to do. Editor's note: In an interview, Robinson said of Ortiz, “She has been a rockstar during the pandemic. All of my staff have been, but she is special, having worked here for 33 years. She has truly been a hero for the center and for the Inwood community. She is well loved by the center children and their families.”
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Ilene Gabel on her last day as a teacher at Hewlett High School, last Oct. 30. The balloons commemorated her 50 years in the district.
ow has the pandemic affected me? Because I came to work every day, I was able to be distracted and get away from thinking about the pandemic. I came to work every day because I wanted to be with the children and keep them safe. I understood that the families in this community needed to go to work. They were not able to work remotely. I worked in whatever class I was needed. I cooked for the children when the cook was out at the beginning of the pandemic. Since September, I have greeted the children and their families each day to do their Covid health screening, take temperatures and wash the children’s hands before they enter their classrooms. I have answered the phone while the administrative assistant was home working remotely.
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How to help pessimistic kids Ten-year-old Robby entered fourth grade believing the following three things were true. • Some people, like his sister, were born smart. Others, like him, had the rotten luck to be born stupid. • If you don’t know the answer to a question or you don’t know how to do something, it just proves how stupid you are. • If you try to do a task and fail, admit you’re no good at it. Since you’re no good at it, don’t even try to do anything to improve. Robby has internalized a “no-cando” attitude. If a task is difficult, instead of staying with it, he quickly gives up, feeling frustrated and embarrassed. If told to “try harder,” he becomes belligerent, yelling “leave me alone.” He’s convinced that those who have to work hard in school are dummies. The smart kids, like his sister, don’t need to study. Everything comes easy to them. They just know the answer. Robby is a child at risk – not only for academic success but also for depression. His style of negative thinking is termed “learned helplessness.” He is passive and self-critical,
approaching tough tasks with pessimistic thoughts, such as, “I’m terrible at this,” “I’m a total failure,” “I’ll never learn anything.” In contrast to Robbie, Eric, despite having some serious learning issues, has a more optimistic viewpoint about himself. Eric believes that to get smarter or to do better athletically, you need to work at it. Though he jokingly calls himself a natural bor n klutz, that doesn’t stop him from inda wanting to play softball or soccer every chance he gets. Though he knows he’ll never be a star player, he takes pride in how much his skills have improved this year. In school, his toughest subjects are reading and spelling. “I’m a slow reader,” he admits, “so it takes me longer to do my work. But when I’m motivated to get a good grade, I put in the time and ask my mom to quiz me.” Eric is what’s called a “mastery student.” He believes that success is based on how much you study or
practice. When he does poorly on a test, it’s a signal to him that he has to study harder next time. He staves off pessimistic thoughts by reminding himself what he does well. “It’s only a spelling test,” Eric told his mom. “You know, that’s my weakest subject. And my other grades are pretty good.” If your child is more like Robby than Eric, here are a few ways to help him or her become more confident. apadin • Te a ch yo u r ch i l d what “learned helplessness” is. He may think calling himself stupid just states the obvious. Or it could be a protective device-calling himself stupid before anyone else does. • Instead of sitting him down and “making” him work, work with him playfully. Teach him to become a detective who searches for evidence of his strengths and successes – even if they’re small. • Read him optimistic stories about people who have overcome incredible
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Memories of a once and future hero My late mother was always cleaning the apartment she lived in for more than six decades. Actually, it was more like a continuous archeological dig as she waded through years and years of memories and history. In 2003 she handed me a letter she discovered, and I feel that it’s appropriate to publish during the Memorial Day period. My cousin Heshy, an Army infantryman, wrote it in 1944 just a few months after D-Day: “Dear family, I apologize for the sloppy handwriting, but I’m writing from the back of a truck taking us to the front, and I just wanted to grab what may be my last chance for a long time to write. I hope all of you are fine. I’m no longer “fine”…the war has made me coarse and rough, and I feel a hardness toward pain and suffering that I guess is what helps us survive and just get mad, not go mad. As we head in to what we hope (yet
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“Maybe ‘cause it’s the army, but there’s a tendency here to have a guy tell you; ‘hey, do it for me ‘cause we’re in the same outfit.’ That’s the hardest part: not shooting at the Krauts far away, but rather saying ‘no, it’s not right’ to the guy standing (or lying) right next to you. They give medals for the grand acts of bravery, but it’s those millions of quiet acts of courage that will win this war and earn oLdman us the right to deserve to win it. Anyway, love to all. I miss you folks a lot and can’t wait to come home. I hope I have the courage to be as brave there as I hope to prove I am here. Please pray for me as I pray for each of you. As ever, your loving nephew, Heshy.”
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My cousin, Pfc. Herbert Goldman, age 21, was killed in action on September 14, 1944. After having volunteered to single handedly attack a machine-gun post that was strafing his platoon, he succeeded in his mission, though twice wounded, before a third shot proved fatal. On Memorial Day we remembered his single act of heroism, which we can never duplicate, but at my mother’s urging, we can try, every other day, to appreciate and perform those million other quiet acts of bravery that ennobled his spirit and will forever give meaning to his memory.
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LEGAL NOTICE The following are the revised dates for the Hewlett Bay Fire District 2021 Board and Workshops meeting. All District Board meeting will start at 7:30 PM and workshops meeting will start at 09:30 AM. Both meeting will be held at the district building 1180 Broadway Hewlett New York 11557. District meeting dates Workshop meeting dates July 12, 2021 July 11, 2021 August 9, 2021 August 8, 2021 September 13, 2021 September 12, 2021 October 18, 2021 October 17, 2021 November 8, 2021 November 7, 2021 December TBD December TBD District Secretary Dan Weisner 126481 LEGAL NOTICE (TH-116/21) CASE NO. 2152 HEWLETT RESOLUTION FULTON STREET - south NO.622-2021 side, starting at a point Adopted: June 15, 2021 19 feet opposite the Councilman Blakeman northeast curbline of offered the following Nassau Street, west for resolution and moved its 20 feet. adoption: (TH-132/21) INWOOD RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND BAYVIEW COURT - north SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN side, starting at a point PARKING SPACES FOR 242 feet north of the MOTOR VEHICLES FOR north curbline of Bayview THE SOLE USE OF Avenue, following the HOLDERS OF SPECIAL curvature of the road, PARKING PERMITS east for 13 feet. ISSUED BY THE COUNTY (TH-114/21) OF NASSAU TO OCEANSIDE OCEANSIDE ROAD - west PHYSICALLY side, starting at a point HANDICAPPED PERSONS. 68 feet north of the north WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 608-2021, curbline of Davison adopted May 25, 2021, a Avenue, north for a public hearing was duly distance of 20 feet. held on the 15th day of (TH-141/21) June, 2021, at the Town ROOSEVELT Meeting Pavilion, LEE STREET - north side, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 starting at a point 190 Washington Street, feet west of the west Hempstead, New York, on curbline of Nassau Road, the proposed west for a distance of 20 establishment and setting feet. aside of a certain parking (TH-137/21) space for motor vehicles UNIONDALE for the sole use of holders LAWRENCE STREET - east of special parking permits side, starting at a point issued by the County of 784 feet south of the Nassau to physically south curbline of handicapped persons, in Westbury Boulevard, accordance with Section south for a distance of 20 202-48 of the Code of the feet. Town of Hempstead, all (TH-124/21) as set forth in said VALLEY STREAM resolution; and SHERBOURNE ROAD WHEREAS, after due east side, starting consideration, this Town at a point 151 feet south Board finds it to be in the of the south curbline of public interest to Cley Road, south for a establish and set aside a distance of 20 feet. certain parking space for (TH-115/21) motor vehicles for the ; and, BE IT FURTHER sole use of holders of RESOLVED, that the Town special parking permits Clerk shall enter this issued by the County of resolution in the minutes Nassau to physically of the Town Board and handicapped persons; shall publish a copy of NOW, THEREFORE BE IT this resolution once a RESOLVED, that in newspaper having a accordance with Section general circulation in the 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, and Town of Hempstead, the shall post a copy hereof following parking spaces on the signboard be and the same hereby is maintained by her, and set aside for the sole use file in her office affidavits of holders of special of such publication and parking permits issued by posting. the County of Nassau to The foregoing resolution physically handicapped was seconded by Senior persons: Councilwoman Goosby EAST ATLANTIC BEACH and adopted upon roll MALONE AVENUE - west call as follows: side, starting at a point AYES: SEVEN (7) 150 feet south of the NOES: NONE (0) south curbline of Bay 126446 Street, south for a LEGAL NOTICE distance of 20 feet. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE (TH-123/21) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE ELMONT that a public hearing will RANDALL AVENUE - east be held as to the side, starting at a point following matter: 115 feet north of the Agency:Board of Appeals north curbline of Rosser Village of Woodsburgh Avenue, north for a Date:June 30, 2021 distance of 20 feet. Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place:30 Piermont Ave Hewlett, NY 11557 Subject:Application of Nicole Spivak, 801 Keene Lane, Woodsburgh, New York, to amend a previous Board of Appeals decision approving variances and a special permit to construct a swimming pool with a patio, pool equipment and required fencing. Premises are also known as Section 41, Block 45, Lot 29 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. The Board of Appeals, as lead agency, has determined that this application is a Type II matter under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which requires no environmental review. At the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matters. 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. Plans and other materials associated with the application may be reviewed and downloaded at www.woodsburghny.com or inspected at the office of the Village Clerk, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York, during regular business hours. Dated: June 15, 2021 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS Michelle Blandino, Village Clerk 126466
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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor will hold a public hearing via ZOOM on June 30, 2021 at 7:00pm. All residents and professionals wishing to attend are directed to contact Village Hall at 516-374-3806 for further ZOOM information/instruction or visit our website at www.hewlettharbor.org. All interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard on the following application for variance relief: Continuation…Mr. and Mrs. Larry and Diana Tetstosi 287 Heather Lane Hewlett Harbor, Ny 11557, is requesting to install and inground pool and patio. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning code ordinance 145-19. Village Zoning ordinance 145-19 states: A lot 20,787 square feet in a residential “B” district
shall not exceed 30% of the building lot coverage. Applicant is requesting a 45.6% building lot coverage. Mr. Frank Almonte 1177 Harbor Road Hewlett Lane Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting a rear yard In-ground swimming pool, pool paving and maintain raised rear yard grade. Applicant requires relief from Village Zoning Code ordinance 145-19 and Village Code 17-22. Village Zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 25% in a residential “AB” district. Applicant is requesting a 31.8% lot coverage. Village Code 17-22 states: it shall be unlawful to alter, add to or remove within 100’ of any property line any soil which will result in any deviation from the original grade. Mr. Kim Volman 1300 Seawane Drive Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting to construct additions and alterations to an existing dwelling. Applicant requires relief from Village Zoning Code ordinance 145-19, 145-10.C and 145-13. A. Village Zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 25% in a residential “A” district. Applicant is requesting a 30.8% lot coverage. Village Zoning Code 145-19 states: the maximum permitted front yard surface coverage is 18%. Applicant is requesting 58% front yard surface coverage. Village Zoning Code 145-10.C. states: The maximum height of a residential dwelling in a residential “A” district shall not exceed 35’. Applicant is proposing 36’8”. Village Zoning Code 145-13.A states: The average front yard setback shall not be less than 55’ in a residential “A” zone. Applicant is requesting a front yard setback of 54’2”. Mr. Michael Sokolyansky 243 Hedge Lane Hewlett Harbor NY 11557 is requesting a rear yard Inground swimming pool and pool paving. Applicant requires relief from Village Zoning Code ordinance 145-19. Village Zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 30% in a residential “B” district. Applicant is requesting a 38.4% lot coverage. Mr. Edwin and Iryna Goldstein 280 Bayberry Drive Hewlett Harbor NY 11557 is requesting a rear yard wood composite deck. Applicant requires relief from Village Zoning Code ordinance 145-19. Village Zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 30% in a residential “B” district. Applicant is requesting a 32.6% lot coverage.
Trustee incumbents win in Hewlett Harbor election By JEFFREY BESSEN and MatthEw FERREMI jbessen@liherald.com, mferremi@liherald.com
In the Five Towns there was only one contested village race on June 15, as incumbent Hewlett Harbor Trustees Leonard Oppenheimer and Gil Bruh both received 297 votes defeating the challenge of candidates Domenico Calandrella and Afrim Pulatani, who received 132 and 131 votes, respectively. Oppenheimer was elected to his seventh term on the board and this will be Bruh’s first full term after joining the board in February.
Uncontested races
In Woodsburgh, Mayor Lee Israel, Trustees Alan Hirmes and Jacob Harman won re-election with 30, 31 and 32 votes, respectively. Village Justice Brian K. Ziegler earned another four-year term with 29 votes. There was one write-in vote. Hewlett Neck incumbent Trustees Kenneth Frenkel and Michael Levine earned re-election with 31 and 17 votes, respective-
ly. There was one write-in. In Hewlett Bay Park, incumbent Trustees Alex Salomon (22) and Trustee Jay Levy (21) were also re-elected. All mayoral and trustee terms are for two years. Without any contested races in the Atlantic Beach and Lawrence village elections there was no mystery who was elected or re-elected. In Atlantic Beach, Trustee Patricia Beaumont was elected to her first full twoterm with 66 votes. She was appointed to replace Danae Muddiman on the Atlantic Beach board in December. Longtime Trustee Andrew Rubin was reelected with 93 votes, while Village Justice Michael Meyerson, gained another fouryear term with 85 votes. Lawrence Trustee Michael Fragin, who also serves as deputy mayor, was re-elect with 117 votes and Trustee Jeff Landy was elected with 137 votes and will complete Daniel Goldstein's two-year term. Landy was appointed when Goldstein resigned last year.
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Mr. Dominick Calandrella 265 Bayberry Drive Hewlett Harbor NY 11557 is requesting a rear yard pool cabana and pool paving. Applicant requires relief from Village Zoning Code ordinance 145-19. Village Zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 30% in a residential “B” district. Applicant is requesting a 38.8% lot coverage. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS STEVEN GOLD, CHAIRMAN ZONING BOARD MICHAEL RYDER Village Clerk Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York June 10, 2021 126376
LEGAL NOTICE SURROGATE’S COURT NASSAU COUNTY PROBATE CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By The Grace of God Free and Independent File No. 2019-3927 To Louise McFaddin, Louise Nicolosi, Patricia Ann Murrell, Arlene Ruth Morrelll Speakman, James Ji Bell. Rosemary Bell, Albert J. Schaufler, Maureen Schaufler Duram, Theresa Schaufler Pelikan, Dolores Scbauner Gmora, Elizabeth Schaufler Warburton, Thomas Buehl, Mary Schaufler, and any and all unkncwn persons whose names or parts of vhose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot aner diligent inquiry be ascertained,
distributees, heirs at-law and next-of-kin of the said deceased, and if any of the said above distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and in interest whose names and/or place of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained. GREETINGS A Petiton having been duly filed by Patricia Mandel, residing at 415 E. 52nd Street, Apt. 12FC, NY, NY 10022. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, NY on June 30, 2021 at 9:30 O’Clock in the fore noon of that day why a decree should not be made in the estate of Louise E. Schaufler, lately domiciled at 477 Hungry Harbor Road., N. Woodmere, NY 11581, admitting to probate a Will dated December 12, 2018 a copy of wich is attached as the Will of Louise E. Schaufler, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary to Patricia Mandel. Hon. Margaret C. Reilly, Surrogate Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk This Citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear, it will be assumed that you
consent to the proceedings, unless you file written verified objections thereto. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Dated, Attested and Sealed, 4/21/21 Name of Attorney: Mandel & Mandel, LLP Address: 600 Third Ave., 2nd Floor New York, NY 10016 Phone: 212-594-5200 126343
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE INWOOD FIRE DISTRICT, INWOOD, NEW YORK. There will be a Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Inwood Fire District as follows: Time:7:00 P.M. Date:Thursday, June 24, 2021 Place:DISTRICT OFFICE Rose Lynch, District Clerk 126470 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE INWOOD FIREL DISTRICT, INWOOD, NEW YORK. There will be a General Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Inwood Fire District as follows: Time:7:00 P.M. Date:Thursday, July 8, 2021 Place:DISTRICT OFFICE Rose Lynch District Clerk 126468
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Inwood Fire District in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State New York, at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of June, 2021 duly adopted the following Resolution, subject to permissive referendum: A Resolution authorizing the expenditure of monies from the Inwood Fire District Capital Reserve Building Fund to purchase a new Camera surveillance system to be installed at Fire Headquarters, 188 Doughty boulevard, Inwood New York. The Proposed surveillance system with all conversions will be limited to a cost not to exceed $52,000.00, The system described herein, will be purchased utilizing the New York State contract # PT68745 to satisfy purchasing requirements. A complete copy of the Resolution summarized herewith is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Office of the Inwood Fire District Secretary for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice. Dated: Inwood, New York June 16, 2021 /s/Joseph Reda, Fire District Secretary 126469
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Q. I don’t get why Ask The such a big deal is being Architect made about the deck that came with our house. My neighbor put up a 7-foottall fence and I looked it up on the internet and found that you can only have a 6-foot-fence, max. So I called an inspector, which took over 50 minutes to get onte eeper through, followed by a hang-up and then a try again the next day. The inspector came to the house, saw the fence and gave a “violation.” Next thing I know, I also get a violation, days later, stuck on my front door. At first I thought this was some kind of joke, but it turns out to be payback for the fence fiasco. That’s where the whole things comes apart, because I called and was told I could make a sketch of how my deck was built, send it in and get a permit, end of story — except it wasn’t. I got a letter back that I had to file the sketch by email, get an application number, pay a fee and then wait. It took some doing, but I set up a portal with the help of my son, and made a PDF of my sketch. Two months went by, and I got a statement on the website listing chapters and sections in the code that my deck was in violation of, but the best part was that my sketch wasn’t accepted, and now I was going to have to hire an architect to have a stamped drawing signed and sealed to scale with details and structure notes. It’s just a deck. So I called around, and only one of six architects even called back. The cost was $1,200 just for the sketch, which, if you ask me, was just a fancier version of my sketch with a lot more views and notes. The architect said the deck wasn’t built “to code,” and changes were needed for it to pass. The railings had spaces too wide and a child could fall through. The deck wasn’t in footings below ground, and there were no metal connectors at all the different places where wood meets wood. It is just a deck. Was there an easier way around all this? The inspector has been out twice, and rejected the work without telling me the whole story. He said I’d have to speak to the architect. Is this typical?
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he general public has little or no idea how government works. Citizens may go to a town, city council or village board meeting, but they’re usually there for a brief visit about some neighborhood issue, and after that there’s no longer any contact with the world of elected officials. Most of my service has been in state government, having spent 23 years in the State Assembly. When I contrast the State Legislature of my years to the current one, I must confess I have JERRY mixed emotions. When I arrived KREMER in Albany in 1966, and through all the years that I was in office, the makeup of the Legislature was what I think the founding fathers would have approved. There were insurance agents, teachers, bankers, undertakers, merchants and former athletes, and there was even a legislator who drove trotting horses at night. They all had some things in common, which were either prior public service or they knew
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what it was like to make a payroll. Almost all of my colleagues understood that being an elected official required time and patience. Many of them who were committee chairs had a deep knowledge of their assigned subject, and their expertise was obvious during floor debates. I often found myself in awe at how a particular member had mastered a very complex area and could speak with such intimate knowledge about a pending proposal. Luckily, I had the chance to either listen to or be a part of floor debates that were challenging and sometimes combative. Because I eventually rose to be the chair of the Ways and Means Committee, I had the opportunity to learn the inside workings of state government, which was an experience that I cherish to this day. But sadly, today’s Legislature is no longer a carbon copy of the one I experienced. On the positive side, there are still many hard-working members who have a positive influence on the legislative process. They know what they’re talking about, and their many successes in creat-
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ing new laws is proof of their effectiveness. The Long Island legislative delegation, headed by Sen. Todd Kaminsky, is a very effective group, and they display sanity and knowledge when they speak out on some important issue. That’s the good news about today’s Albany. But there’s also a very unsettling side to the changes that are taking place. Every person has the right to run for office, and if they can get a majority of the voters to support them, they will have the exciting opportunity to serve. From time to time, some new members become a positive force in the Legislature and succeed by doing their homework. But there are a growing number of new members who have no life experience, and are now in the public arena without a clue about what is expected of them. Some call themselves “progressive,” but their positions on vital subjects are far from progressive. New laws cost money, and there should be an understanding that the average taxpayer can afford just so much. The newcomers focus on finding ways to tax the people that they consider
growing number in the Legislature don’t have a clue about what is expected of them.
“rich.” They advocate punishing tax measures that are a message to New Yorkers that if you can relocate, now is the time. The number of residents and businesses that leave the state is rising at a staggering rate. States like Florida are welcoming these disenchanted people with open arms. I have had over a dozen conversations in the past six months with people who aren’t Jeff Bezos types but who are giving up on New York because they see what has happened and fully expect times to get even worse. It’s bad enough that so many people’s lives have been decimated by a year of Covid, and now they face punishing program after program that threaten their ability to survive economically. There is no magic formula to change the direction of state politics. Maybe an aroused public will take action on Election Day, but that’s probably wishful thinking. What some people call good change I call a calamity. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
Covid-19 took so much, even our words
nce upon a time, a superspreader was a nifty tool for installing grout during a tiling job. Then we blinked, a virus leaped from a bat to a person and the world wobbled on its axis. Within weeks we crashed from a functioning society, with reasonable expectations for living full lives, to a dysfunctional country coping poorly with a global pandemic. In our new reality, superspreader has been repurposed to mean a social gathering where RANDI people sick with KREISS the coronavirus infect large numbers of other people. In the old times, you could buy a super-spreader for $31.88. And chances are it wouldn’t kill you. Covid-19 has transformed not just the way we live and go to work and school, how we shop and how we access medical care, how we travel and how we raise our children. The virus has hijacked our language. A mask is now universally recognized as a face covering to protect people from the coronavirus. The lowly cloth worn to
cover nose and mouth can also be a charged political statement. Not wearing a mask in a place where masks are mandatory is an act of defiance. Only two years ago, face coverings were pretty much associated with surgeons, Halloween or certain religious observances. Now we conduct our lives by where and how we wear our masks. We need a dictionary of the pandemic. What about the word refresh? You may think of a splash of cold water or running a comb through your hair, but I think of spending many hours for many days in a row trying to get appointments online for our vaccines. I would go to the designated site and then begin refreshing, over and over, hoping to land a shot. Eventually I did, after an unreasonable amount of repetitive key clicking. Before the pandemic, when I heard the world bleach, I thought of how much clothing I’ve ruined by splashing Clorox in the wrong places. But then, at the peak of the Covid surge around the country, there was the former president suggesting that people might inject bleach into their bodies to fight the virus. It was a singular moment in presi-
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dential briefings; the lunacy of the suggestion prompted Dr. Deborah Birx, on the stage to one side of the president, to twist her face in a silent agony of disbelief. It erased for all time the notion that bleach is just bleach. Will anyone ever hear the words refrigerator truck again and not flash back to the grim parade of trucks repurposed as morgues and lined up outside New York hospitals? Perhaps the new word associations are a kind of PTSD. I was driving on a highway recently, and when a refrigerator truck pulled alongside, I instantly recalled the dark days of New York City in the grip of the virus. For all my life, Q has been the regal 17th letter of the alphabet. Now, Q, short for QAnon, is inextricably tied to the political fringe group that metastasized among millions of Americans, spreading false information about the pandemic and misinformation about the scientists on the front lines of fighting the disease. Not to mention that Q followers have challenged the results of the 2020 presidential election and supported the Jan. 6 insurrection at our Capitol. I cannot hear Q without feeling anxious for
ill you ever think of ‘mask,’ ‘refresh’ or ‘flatten the curve’ the same way?
our democracy and our ability to have free and safe elections. How many of us were familiar with the term flatten the curve? And yet we heard that every day for months as scientists urged us to isolate and mask up to stop the awful surges of the pandemic. Those three words are changed forever in my mind. Even the word virus is heard differently. We have known viruses in our time, but this one quickly assumed Infectious Disease Hall of Fame status. We have protection from measles and polio and mumps. But for a long time, we were completely vulnerable to the Covid super bug. Once upon a time, a pod was thought of as a covering of a pea or a storage unit. Suddenly a pod became a small, safe group of family members or friends who socially distance together to limit exposure to Covid. The word even became a verb: to pod with a friend in the interest of mutual good health. Language is a living thing, evolving over time. The pandemic experience has co-opted our shared lexicon. It has appropriated words and led us to coin new ones to describe a time of profound loss and grief. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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ov. Andrew Cuomo last June signed an executive order proclaiming Juneteenth an official New York holiday, on which state employees now receive a paid day off. It was the right move. On June 17 this year, President Biden signed a measure designating Juneteenth a federal holiday. That, too, was the right move. On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia, ending the Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in American history, in which an estimated 498,000 soldiers died in battle. With the surrender of the South, slavery ended with the stroke of a pen.
But not quite. News of the emancipation of slaves did not reach Texas, a slaveholding state, until June 19, 1865. That day, Union forces arrived on Galveston Island to free Texas’s slaves, who rejoiced in the streets. Since then, Juneteenth — a blend of June and 19th — has been celebrated in Texas. It officially became a state holiday there in 1980, but as of 2019, only Texas had recognized it as a paid holiday for state employees. There were, astoundingly, 14 Republican members of Congress who voted against the measure to create the national holiday, saying that they objected to the use of “Independence Day” in the legislation, or that the nation didn’t need another federal holiday. (There are now 11.)
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letters Ranked-choice voting is my choice To the Editor: Re Jerry Kremer’s column “Ranked-choice voting? Not my choice” (June 10-16): Like Jerry Kremer, I consider myself somewhat old-fashioned in some respects, but unlike Mr. Kremer, rankedchoice voting is my choice indeed. It was hoped that the much-anticipated voting in New York City would proceed without problems or glitches, allowing the city’s primary voters to rank their choices for candidates and vote their consciences. Two RCV bills recently considered by the State Legislature would expand the system statewide and to general elections, not just primaries and special elections. Ranked-choice voting is gaining momentum and traction. RCV eliminates the “spoiler effect,” allowing voters to
There should have been no reason for dissent on this legislation. The United States did not truly become the “land of the free” until all of its people were free. Until that June day in 1865, they were not. The country should acknowledge that fact. A federal holiday forces us to confront our history. Last weekend, it was wonderful to see people across Nassau County gathering in parks to celebrate with song and food or in the streets to march, reminding us that we have many miles to walk before we achieve the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a society in which “little Black boys and Black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers.”
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he Florida state Board of Education recently banned the teaching of critical race theory because all topics taught in Florida schools must be “factual and objective,” and CRT asserts that “racism is embedded in American society and its legal systems in order to uphold the supremacy of white persons.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, an early contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, denounced CRT because, he said, it teaches children “the country is aLan rotten and that our institutions sinGer are illegitimate.” Teaching CRT is also banned in Tennessee and Idaho. In response to this assault on history, school districts across the United States are racing to report that they teach critical thinking, not critical race theory, although it is unclear whether the opponents of teaching U.S. history, with all its warts, inconsistencies and systemic racism, understand the distinction. In a joint statement, the American Historical Association, the American Association of University Professors, the American Federation of Teachers, the Anti-Defamation League, the National Council for the Social Studies and 75 other educational organizations denounced a string of legislative propos-
als across the country that “target academic lessons, presentations, and discussions of racism and related issues in American history in schools, colleges and universities.” They charged that the bills infringe on “the right of faculty to teach and of students to learn”; “substitute political mandates for the considered judgment of professional educators”; and are designed to prevent an “honest reckoning with all aspects” of America’s past. In some circles, vehement opposition to CRT has become the new code phrase for rallying white opposition to full rights and citizenship for AfricanAmericans. During the Civil War, white racists and anti-war Copperhead Democrats accused abolitionists and Republicans of promoting miscegenation, race-mixing leading to biracial children that would eventually replace the white race. In a 1981 interview, Lee Atwater, a Republican consultant and confidant of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, explained how coded language worked. Because you could no longer openly use racially offense terms, “you say stuff like forced busing, states’ rights and all that stuff,” but the people you are appealing to know exactly what you mean. When Reagan ran for president, he attacked “welfare queens” driving around in Cadillacs. A television ad for Bush associated his Democratic opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Michael
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e shouldn’t just think of the history of white supremacy in the past tense.
LeTTers chose the candidates they actually prefer without fear of giving an advantage to candidates who are considered totally unacceptable. The system tends to give better representation to women, ethnic minorities and other groups that are traditionally under-represented in our political system. There is less fear of splitting votes among similar candidates by gender, ethnic group or ideology. RCV elections also tend to be more civil, producing less caustic, negative campaigning. Candidates are motivated to avoid alienating voters who might give them a ranking that might actually elect them as the votes are transferred to them from losing candidates. Rankedchoice voting is more likely to result in a deeper discussion of the actual issues rather than personal attacks. Ranked-choice voting is not old-fashioned, though it was used in the 1930s and ’40s for City Council general elections in New York City, Yonkers and Long Beach. For many, these elections exemplify a gold standard for democratic participation in the electoral process — RCV was combined with proportional representation, giving many groups and
Dukakis, with Willie Horton, a Black man convicted of murder who committed other serious crimes after taking part in a release program. The controversy over CRT erupted in Commack when members of a group called the Loud Majority disrupted two public meetings, interrupting Board of Education members and speakers in the audience, including students who were trying to explain how they felt slighted in a curriculum that ignored who they were. Instead of silencing the disruptors or requiring them to leave, board members and district officials kept trying to explain the curriculum to people who were not interested in listening. Kimberlé Crenshaw, who teaches law at UCLA and Columbia University and was an early proponent of critical race theory, described it as “an approach to grappling with a history of white supremacy that rejects the belief that what’s in the past is in the past, and that the laws and systems that grow from that past are detached from it.” In the 1990s, social scientists and educational researchers began to employ CRT as a lens to understand the persistence of race and racism. It became controversial when then President Trump denounced CRT as part of his response to The New York Times’s 1619 Project. To rally his supporters during his re-election campaign, Trump declared, “Critical race theory is being forced into our
children’s schools, it’s being imposed into workplace trainings, and it’s being deployed to rip apart friends, neighbors and families.” As a former high school social studies teacher, I embrace the effort by the National Council for the Social Studies to promote critical thinking based on an evaluation of evidence. I find CRT to be an important lens for engaging students as critical thinkers, and I believe it helps teachers involve students in a broader discussion. The European Enlightenment is often known as the Age of Reason, because Enlightenment thinkers tried to apply scientific principles to understand human behavior and how societies work. Many of the earliest Enlightenment thinkers were from England, Scotland and France, but the idea of using reason and science spread to other European countries and their colonies. In the U.S., Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin are considered Enlightenment thinkers. Some historians, including me, point out that the Age of Reason in Europe was also the peak of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, when millions of Africans were transported to the Americas as enslaved laborers for plantations. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies.
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political parties a true voice in government, proportional to their actual voting strength in their communities. The RCV/PR systems of that earlier, progressive time did much to eliminate — for a while — the entrenched bossism of political machines. The reform was unfortunately eliminated by the Red Scare movement of McCarthyism. JIM BRoWN Secretary, Green Party of Nassau County
Are we really that racist, Randi? To the Editor: I totally disagree with Randi Kreiss’s column “Are we immune to Texas-style xenophobia?” in the June 10-16 issue. She repeats the rubbish that America is a terrible racist nation. That is not true, and she knows it! How could Barack obama have been elected two times, and how could our current vice president, Kamala Harris,
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be in office if Randi is correct? She is mouthing the lies of the Democratic Party and helping them capture total power in our country.
I urge her to wake up and reconsider her position! JAMES G. CoLLINS Floral Park
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