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Prepping for reopening school Teachers armed with new lessons forge social and emotional learning connections with students, even when teachers and students Nearly a hundred educators are not physically in the same from Jewish day schools in Ari- classroom. Hidden Sparks offizona, Florida, Maryland, New cials noted that the last part of Jersey and New York, including the school year was “particularthree from schools ly challenging for that serve the Five children who strugTowns, took part in gle in the classroom a two-week virtual and require individsummit that offered ual attention and a wide range of l e a r n i n g p l a n s, ” workshops to help because of the corothem prepare for the navirus pandemic new school year. and the subsequent Hidden Sparks, a remote learning that Manhattan-based substituted for innonprofit that trains person instruction. teachers, hosted the “One of the most seminar in partnerimportant lessons ship with the Bank emerging from this Street School of pandemic is the critiEducation, a private cal importance of non-for-profit educa- GilA GENSlER classrooms that are tional institution, HALB teacher socially and emotionalso in Manhattan, ally attuned,” Hidthat includes a gradden Sparks Execuuate-only teacher training col- tive Director Debbie Niderberg lege and a school with grades said in a statement. “Though our from nursery to eighth. Hidden teachers did a fantastic job pivotSparks offers teachers the tools ing in the spring, students have to support struggling students in experienced loss, anxiety and mainstream Jewish day schools. disorientation, and teachers will The workshops focused on have to be equipped first and offering educators methods to Continued on page 7
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CollEEN RiVERA, lEFT, and Taesheyl Thomas sorted over-the-counter medications at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence on July 29.
Teens tackle tough issues Youth advocacy group aims to help By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
Citing a desire to improve their community and help others, a group of nearly 30 teenagers, all Lawrence High School students, are part of a teen advocacy group at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence. Group members, all volunteers with the center’s Gam-
my’s Pantry, overseen by Inwood resident Sasha Young, is focused on a wide-ranging agenda that includes addressing educational inequities; preventing bullying, child trafficking, dating violence, gang recruitment and suicide; i n c re a s i n g e m p l oy m e n t opportunities for young people; establishing a Police Athletic League or Explorer program at the Community Cen-
ter; mentoring local youth; improving relations between the local community and police; and LGBT issues. Two group members, Alexis Acosta and Edwin Rodriguez, presented its initiatives to Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder during a July 30 meeting at police headquarters. Rodriquez, 19, is the oldest Continued on page 4
efore now, I was more afraid. Now I’m excited to get back to make that connection with all new lessons.
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Tight house market in the Five Towns mferremi@liherald.com
The real estate industry is having some of its busiest months in years Five Towns-based real estate agents said as people seek to leave crowded urban areas and move to the suburbs. The main issue is there are more buyers than sellers creating a tight market. Housing market activity this June jumped 20.7 percent from May 2020, according to the National Association of Realtors. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to a record low of 2.87 percent in July, according to Mortgage News Daily. Alex and Leah Sajovits of VI Properties in Hewlett primarily deal with Five Towns homes but also work with properties in surrounding South Shore communities such as Baldwin, Freeport, Lynbrook, Merrick and Rockville Centre. Alex noted that business has been good for them despite the pandemic. “I think it’s a very strong market right now and there’s a huge demand right now,” he said. “We just need to convince more sellers to go out and sell their house.” Leah acknowledged that it is more of
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FivE TowNS REAl estate agents said that while the current market is strong, there is not enough inventory for buyers. Above, a home for sale in Hewlett. a buyer’s market in the Five Towns. “Right now there’s definitely more buyers than sellers and the market is on fire,” she said. “But we don’t have enough inventory right now. There is a lot of inventory in the North Shore compared to the Five Towns.”
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, Leah noted that people from New York City have been interested in moving to the suburbs. “We’ve always had a flux of Queens and Brooklyn people and now I would say that we have more people from Manhattan as well,” she said. “What’s
happening is that we have all these potential buyers coming in from the city, but we can’t help them at the moment due to the inventory.” Gil Shemtov is a real estate agent for Douglas Elliman who exclusively works w i t h F ive Tow n s p ro p e r t i e s. H e described business as busy for him. “Despite the global pandemic, now is the time for people to sell,” he said. “Many buyers are looking to move and the inventory is low.” Shemtov added that he thinks the number of sellers has the potential to increase in the immediate future. “I think it’s a very strong market right now but I think people may not be selling because they are nervous about the pandemic,” he said. “Sellers are taking a wait and see approach to selling their home.” Leah emphasized that inventory is key for her and her husband when it comes to business for them going forward. “If anyone is thinking of selling or having a thought about it, now is the time to give us a call at (917) 678-7202,” she said. “We will work through the entire process of either buying or selling a house with you.” Shemtov can reached at (516) 835-3333
Community Center to be a Covid-19 testing site By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
The Five Towns Community Center will be one of the new Covid-19 testing sites that the Hempstead Town Board unanimously voted to grant up to $2 million to Northwell Health on July 28 to establish 13 Covid-19 testing sites throughout the town, including in Freeport, Elmont and Hempstead. Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin said the town had some of the hardest-hit communities on Long Island. The town received $133 million from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to combat Covid-19. The funding for Northwell Health is intended to prevent a second wave of the pandemic. “This is the most important thing we could be doing with the money we received,” Clavin said at a July 28 news conference. “This collaboration will save lives.” The Five Towns was one of the harder hit areas, especially in Woodmere where cases multiplied daily in the first several weeks of the pandemic. “We are proud to partner with the Town of Hempstead to provide antibody and diagnostic Covid-19 testing and share prevention information, as this is an important step toward stopping the spread of coronavirus and preventing another deadly cycle of the pandemic from getting a foothold across New York state,” added Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health, also at the July 28 news briefing.
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ThE FivE TowNS Community Center in Lawrence will be a Covid-19 testing site. “Northwell Health was instrumental in saving Valley Stream,” said Councilman Bruce Blakeman, who represents Valley Stream, Lawrence, Inwood and portions of Cedarhurst, Elmont and Franklin Square. “Their facility at LIJ Valley Stream really stepped up for the community, so this partnership will be a great help to the Town of Hempstead.” In April, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat who represents the Five Towns, and State Assemblywoman Melissa Miller, a Republican from Atlantic Beach, sent
a letter to the state’s Commissioner of Health Howard Zucker, requesting that the Community Center be made a testing site. “The Five Towns community has been hit hard by the Coronavirus, and a testing center in this community is desperately needed,” the legislators wrote. “We are now seeing that the virus is disproportionately affecting the African American and immigrant communities, and the community of Inwood in the Five Towns is made up of over 60 percent Latin Amer-
ican immigrants and about 20 percent African-Americans. Additionally, Inwood is home to 14 percent of people living below the federal poverty line, with 80 percent of children in the Lawrence School District receiving free or reduced lunch, making transportation to an alternative testing site impossible.” It is unclear when the testing site will open. “When in times of need is when we shine,” said longtime Community Center board member Pete Sobel, who along with others advocated for a local testing site.
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Five Towns teens aim to make an impact community garden, delivered food and performed errands for homebound people, aided isolated seniors, helped out with a census popup station at the center and provided childcare. “We would like to expose our youth to the many possibilities that are out there while they are young and can plan classes and focus attention to their career goals at an early age,” she said.
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volunteer and has a bit of perspective on what young people do and how possibly to steer them away from negative influences. “I look at other teens around here, especially [at] my school [Lawrence High],” he said during a July 29 interview at the Community Center. “A lot of them try to go for cash a lot, get into drugs. I’ve seen many teens nowadays doing bad stuff. I feel like parents should communicate with their kids more these days … I feel Teens speak out Group members, a majority of whom most kids head out the wrong way are Inwood residents, are taking their lesbecause they don’t have the type of closons seriously. Taesheyl Thomas said she sure with their parents. They don’t have wants to clean up her community. the type of trust in them.” “Because our community isn’t the cleanBeing involved with the est one, there is a lot of litter Community Center could around here and the drains help young people remain on get clogged,” the Lawrence the straight and narrow, High senior said, adding that while also assisting people in she is aiming to organize a need, Rodriguez said he cleanup day when the weathbelieves. “We have to help er turns cooler. “It takes a others,” he said, “and there a team effort to do things like lot of opportunities here at that, to keep it clean. We the Community Center where should get more garbage cans we could provide for your around here, and we should children, and if you want clean up more,” Thomas said. your children not to be in a Fellow Lawrence High bad way or in a bad position, senior Olivia Adonis was naTalIe Bran have them come here. We working at the census station look out for each other. We Teen advocacy on July 29. She wants people are a very big, happy family. group member who are different to have the This is a group that is not courage to begin conversagoing to take advantage of you. It’s a group that wants you to succeed tions. “I want everyone to come together in life. You don’t have to use drugs to be and just to experience different nationalities and how people are, and definitely get cool.” Acosta and her twin sister, Alexandra more job-like experiences from here,” — Young’s daughters — have volunteered Adonis said. Stopping bullying, in cyberspace or in at the center for a few years. Alexis thinks person, is Lawrence High senior Colleen bringing together two distinct groups is Rivera’s focus. “I want to accomplish just how to accomplish things. “I feel that we should bring the seniors and the young having kids speak out against bullying,” people together,” the Lawrence High soph- she said, “because I really feel that’s a big omore said, “because the seniors have issue. I just feel like a lot of people have more of the knowledge, and the kids have someone to talk to about it. It’s really an more of the strength, and if we come issue that needs to be addressed in this together, then maybe we could get some- community.” Lawrence High senior Monet Williams thing done.” She added that because of said she became involved “because I her mother’s influence, “Yes, I definitely feel like I could be one of the leaders in wanted to give back, and it’s a good thing the community because I have so much to do, helping with food, clothes, anything.” knowledge that she passed on to me.” Cedarhurst resident Jonathan Holtz Young noted that the group has built a
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Teen advocacy group members Edwin Rodriguez and Alexis Costa met with Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder to discuss how to achieve their goals. said he learned about the center from his mother. “I want to help people, and they have to come out and get food,” said the Lawrence sophomore, who has involved friends at the center. “It’s a good thing to do instead of just playing video games. It makes you feel good just to be here to help.” Siblings Natalie and Angel Bran got involved at the Community Center through their mother, Branca Bran, who also volunteers there. “My parents have immigrated from different countries, and I know it’s hard for some people to settle in
for a new lifestyle,” said Angel, a Lawrence sophomore. “I could only assume that my parents need help when they first got here, so I really want to bring the help to people who really need it, because I know my parents have suffered through it and want to make a change for some people in their lives.” His father is from El Salvador, and his mother is from Honduras. Natalie said that information is the key to helping people. “It really impacts me that I know that I could make a change and just inform people,” the Lawrence High senior said.
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RCI to premiere three publications in August Richner Communications Inc., publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, is launching three new monthly publications in August to help local businesses get the word out about all they do — Living Large and LI Prime/ Long Island’s Prime Focus. Living Large, which will launch Aug. 14, is a broadsheet — the width and length of The New York Times — offering an oversized tablet for display advertising. It will be mailed to 10,000 homes and businesses in each of the five areas where it is published, and will be printed with bright white covers. For advertisers, covers are nearly sold out. LI Prime and Long Island Prime Focus are RCI’s new monthly shopping and specialty guides. Each month, LI Prime will promote local stores, restaurants, real estate agencies and doctors’ offices. Long Island’s Prime Focus will feature a guide focused on the best deals and businesses in a specific area of interest, such as back to school, real estate, home improvement and dining, with the premiere issue highlighting health and fitness. LI Prime and Long Island’s Prime Focus will be found in one, magazinesize publication — flip over the book to move from LI Prime to Long Island’s Prime Focus, and vice versa. The publications are set to launch this week. When mailed, the new publications will go to virtually every home in the Five Towns, Lynbrook-East Rockaway, Oceanside-Island Park, Rockville Centre and Valley Stream. For more information on these publications, call Rhonda Glickman, RCI vice president of sales, at (516) 569-4000, ext. 250, or email her at rglickman@liherald. com, or call Lori Berger, sales manager for digital and specialty products, at (516) 569-4000, ext. 228, or email her at lberger@liherald.com. RCI Publisher Stuart Richner said the new publications are a showcase where local businesses can advertise their goods and services. “These new monthly publications will provide our business clients with the reach they expect and desire from Richner Communications publications,” he noted, “and will encourage the community to frequent and support our local businesses.” Michael Bologna, RCI’s vice president of operations, said, “We needed to find a way to help local businesses get their message out at this point in time. We asked our account executives what they thought advertisers needed and simply gave it to them. These products are just the right mix of fresh and unique to appeal to both the merchants and their customers.” “I’m so excited to be launching three new products,” Glickman said. “Living Large is a spectacular broadsheet publication priced so that even the smallest business can afford to advertise. It’s big and beautiful and mailed to your home. Seeing your ad on a large space only enhances its beauty.” “A very special feature of both new publications,” Berger said, “is that they are both being mailed to over 10,000
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HOT OFF THE presses at RCI’s Garden City headquarters, clockwise, from left, Living Large is one of the company’s three newest publications — a broadsheet the size of The New York Times that will provide plenty of room for advertising. Pictured is press operator Braulio Luna. RHONDA GLICKMAN, RCI’S vice president of sales, at home in Lynbrook with LI Prime and Long Island’s Prime Focus, a two-sided publication. ELLEN REYNOLDS, RCI’S classified sales manager, showed off the new publications at her home in Freeport. LORI BERGER, RCI’S sales manager for digital and specialty products, with the new Living Large publication in her backyard in Wantagh.
homes and businesses monthly in all of the communities we are launching these publications. This gives so many residents and community leaders the opportunity to peruse these informative new publications.” Ellen Reynolds, RCI’s classified advertising manager, said she gave out samples of the new publications in Oceanside last weekend, and local shop owners were interested. “But the customers,” Reynolds said, “were also fasinated. They seemed truly excited they would get three new publications each month with local ads delivered to their homes through the mail. “One customer couldn’t get over how
beautiful Living Large was and didn’t believe me that they would be getting a publication the size of The New York Times for free,” Reynolds continued. “They loved the idea that the ads in the papers would be local and wanted to know how they could be guaranteed that they will get them.” Amy Amato, RCI’s executive director of corporate relations and events, said, “I’m thrilled about the design of the new publications. It offers a cleaner, more modern, fresher look in a bigger format. Our Living Large broadsheet publication is so huge and well designed that it’s impossible not to notice every ad.”
Teachers learn new educational strategies foremost with how to welcome students back in the fall — either on site or remote, and how to support them.” Gila Gensler, Dr. Evelyn Gross and Malka Unger all agreed that what they took from the summit should boost how they deliver instruction in their respective schools, whether learning is done in person or remotely. A third-grade teacher at the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in Woodmere, Gensler has taught for more than 20 years. Recognizing the difficulty of maintaining communication with students over Zoom compared with teaching in the classroom prompted her to attend the summit. “When learning happens in person, I’m very connected with the students I teach,” she said. “Then all of a sudden you’re on a screen, and the connection felt like it wasn’t working. I learned I need to have that whole-child approach. It’s very important to have that connection to emotional learning and incorporate socialemotional learning with the academics.” Social-emotional learning, or SEL, seeks to understand students’ emotions and help them manage them, enabling them to set and achieve goals, while feeling and showing empathy for others, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and making responsible decisions. Gensler said she is enthusiastic to
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The nonprofiT hidden Sparks hosted a summit for educators to help them prepare for the new school year. Torah Academy for Girls Educational Director Malka Ungar was among the participants. apply what she has learned. “As scary as it looks, it’s doable,” she said about returning to school. “We’re all going to be safe, as long as we do what we need to do. Before now, I was more afraid. Now I’m excited to get back to make that connection with all new lessons.” A psychologist and the associate principal of Shulamith Middle School in Cedarhurst, Gross said she attended the summit for only two days, but noted that
Shulamith has used Hidden Sparks training previously, and the recent workshops she took part in “spoke to me” and made an impact, calling it “probably the best two days of professional development I almost ever attended” in her 23-year career, including a decade at all-girls Shulamith, which also has an elementary school and a high school. Calling the facilitator, Lilly Howard Scott, “a breath of fresh of air,” Gross
said the workshops were “eye opening and so helpful,” adding she will conduct workshops of her own for Shulamith teachers. “I feel we can certainly help the children feel emotionally safe and connected to each other as the teachers can create a community to feel safe for those who experienced trauma,” Gross said about finding a “common bond to deal with issues in this unprecedented situation,” and overcoming what she said were the biggest challenges to returning to school, in particular “maintaining the safety and security of our student body and faculty, and making sure all our stakeholders are safe to return emotionally and physically.” Malka Ungar, the educational director for the Torah Academy for Girls in Far Rockaway, noted that heading into a new school year without year-end assessments is overwhelming. “The summit focused on supporting students with social-emotional learning, and there were really great strategies from Bank Street on to how open up with students,” Ungar said, noting one called Windows and Mirrors to jump-start discussions and help students relate to an experience that they did not have (windows) and talk about an experience that they did have (mirrors). “Such specific strategies reassured us,” she said. “We have look at learning through a holistic lens and continue all the good work that we have been doing.”
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L.I. Democratic lawmakers seek stimulus talks By ScoTT BrinTon
the HEROES Act. Without more such aid, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has warned, New York would likely have to cut 20 percent of U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice and Rep. Tom Suozzi on July state aid for police, schools and hospitals, at a time when 29 called on Republican senators to work with the Democosts are increasing because of the Covid-19 crisis. A 20 heroeS Act: Health and Economic Recovery cratically led House of Representatives to pass another percent cut, local officials have said, would be devastatOmnibus Emergency Solutions Act round of economic stimulus, only two days before a $600 ing, potentially resulting in mass layoffs. additional weekly payment that the unemployed had Suozzi said aid to state and local governments must be heALS Act: Health, Economic Assistance, received in recent months was set to expire. included as part of any additional stimulus package. As The two, along with Matt Cartwright, a Democrat far as Democrats are concerned, he said, it’s a “non-negoLiability Protection and Schools from Erie, Pa., excoriated Senate Majority Leader Mitch tiable” point. McConnell, saying he was stonewalling a deal to infuse Suozzi pushed back against an argument that McConfurther aid into the American economy, at a time when nell has made numerous times: that stimulus money Many people are not returning to work because of Covid-19 cases were surging across the South, West and local shutdowns of the economy, she said, noting a sister unequally benefits so-called “blue states,” or Democraticperhaps now the Midwest. who is out of work in California. “She wants to [work], majority states. He noted that New York annually pays Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, and Suozzi, a but she can’t,” Rice said. tens of billions more in federal taxes than it receives Democrat from Glen Cove, held a virtual back in aid and projects. Meanwhile, McConWithout further stimulus, news conference with Cartwright to help nell’s home state of Kentucky each year Rice warned, “there are going to apply pressure to Republican senators to receives tens of billions more than it sends to be millions of families across negotiate an aid package with Democrats. Washington. this country who cannot pay Coronavirus deaths surpassed 150,000 the Cartwright said the senate majority leadtheir rent.” day before the conference. er appears more “interested in protecting She noted gyms and bowling On May 15, the House passed its $3 trillion corporations” than he does in providing aid alleys remained shut down in HEROES Act, which would extend unemto average Americans. And, in fact, the New York. ployment benefits, including the weekly $600 HEALS Act would give companies, universiWithout additional aid, Cartpayment. Meanwhile, the Senate on July 27 ties and hospitals a five-year liability shield wright said, “we could slide into unveiled its $1 trillion HEALS Act, which against coronavirus-related damages. a great depression.” would reduce the $600 weekly payment to The White House, the three Congress McConnell, Suozzi said, will Kathleen rice Tom Suozzi $200. Now the two chambers must agree on a members said, is bypassing the Senate to only “respond to political presunified bill before it can go to President negotiate directly with House Speaker Nancy sure,” and he added that presTrump for his signature. Pelosi, noting Treasury Secretary Steve sure must come from Republican At press time on Aug. 3, the two sides had entered ten- governors, mayors and town supervisors. Mnunchin’s recent talks with the speaker. tative talks, but did not appear close to reaching an McConnell has said the HEALS Act is a starting point As of press time, the Republican bill contained no agreement. The only measure that the two chambers had new aid to state and local governments — it would only in what will likely be prolonged negotiations. “The agreed on was a $1,200 stimulus check for Americans allow them to use an existing $150 billion funding pool in American people need more help,” McConnell has said. who meet certain income requirements. a more flexible way, giving them the ability to use the “They need it to be comprehensive and carefully taiRice refuted a Republican position that people would money to close their budget gaps, according to The Wash- lored, and that is what the Senate majority has assemrather stay home than work because of the additional ington Post. Meanwhile, Democrats were seeking more bled … Every bill has to start somewhere, and this is the $600 payment, calling the argument “garbage.” than $1 trillion in aid to state and local governments in starting place.”
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American Red Cross needs hurricane volunteers The American Red Cross in Greater New York is seeking up to a thousand volunteers to be part of its inaugural Hurricane Season Reserve Corps, a new, trained group of team members ready to support affected communities in the event of a major disaster in the region. This large number of reserve volunteers is needed because of the added constraints caused by Covid-19 and the projected intensity of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which will run through Nov. 30, peaking in August and September. “The coronavirus pandemic will make it challenging to deploy trained disaster volunteers from other parts of the country should an emergency occur. In light of this, the Red Cross is asking you to be ready to help your community,” said Susan Rounds, interim CEO of the American Red Cross in Greater New York. “Train now to be a Red Cross volunteer and answer the call to help if the need arises here in our region.” For more information, go to redcross. org/volunteertoday. Scroll down to find the Shelter and Disaster Health Services roles, which comprise the Hurricane Season Reserve Corps. The greater New York region includes New York City, Long Island, Rockland and Westchester counties, and Greenwich, Conn. Positions are available across New Jersey and New York state as well.
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The AmericAn red Cross in Greater New York needs up to a thousand volunteers to help staff its shelters in the event of a hurricane. There is a special need for volunteers to support sheltering efforts. To help keep people safe during the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the Red Cross has put in place additional precautions and developed special training for its workforce. The Red Cross needs volunteers to help staff shelter reception, registration, feeding, dor-
mitory, information collection and other vital tasks. Associate and supervisory positions are available. All necessary training (minimum three hours) is provided virtually. In the event of a disaster mobilization individual shifts for this role are 12 hours. If you are a nurse, doctor, paramedic,
emergency medical technician or physician’s assistant with a current and unencumbered license, the Red Cross needs your support. Volunteers are needed in shelters to help assess people’s health. Daily observation and health screening for Covid-19-like illness among shelter residents may also be required. Nurses supervise all clinical tasks. Roles are also available for certified nursing assistants, certified home health aides, student nurses and medical students. The Red Cross needs volunteers who can provide care as delegated by a licensed nurse in shelters. This could include assisting with activities of daily living, personal assistance services, providing health education and helping to replace medications, durable medical equipment or consumable medical supplies. All necessary training (minimum five hours) is provided virtually. In the event of a disaster mobilization, individual shifts for these roles are 12 hours. Be sure to review the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance for people who are at higher risk for severe illness, consult your health care provider and follow local guidance. The Red Cross’s top priority is the health and safety of its employees, volunteers and the people whom it serves, agency officials said.
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Eliminating scrimmages and one round of playoffs are the only changes so far in place for Nassau County football, which moved 2020 season kickoff plans to Saturday, Oct. 3 after the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced a monthlong delay for fall sports on July 16. If no alternative guidance is received from the NYSPHSAA COVID-19 Task Force, fall athletes will begin practicing Monday, Sept. 21, four weeks later than the original date of Aug. 24. For football, 10 practices are mandatory before games can be played. “I’m actually happy for the delay,” said Section VIII football coordinator Matt McLees, who noted keeping the regular season schedule intact was a priority. “I thought the news would have been worse,” he added. “I don’t think we are out of the woods yet though for the fall. But for now, we have hope.” The original opening date for games was Thursday, Sept. 17. Freeport (Conference I), Garden City (II), Plainedge (III) and Seaford (IV) are the defending county champions. All four are seeded No. 1 in their respective conferences for the upcoming season. Freeport, which has captured back-to-back Long Island Class I titles, opens at home against Uniondale. “The fact we’re even talking about having a season is pretty positive, but nobody knows anything for sure,” said Baldwin head coach Steve Carroll, whose 10thseeded Bruins are scheduled to open the Conference I campaign at home against Hicksville. “As a coach, I’d love to see a season happen as long as everyone can be safe doing it,” he added. Oceanside, seeded No. 2 behind Freeport, will host Hempstead in Week 1. East Meadow, back in the top conference after one season in II, travels to Massapequa. “As a state we’ve done a great job getting the Covid numbers down,” Oceanside head coach Rob Blount said. “I’m optimistic we can play in the fall, but I can also see them pushing things to 2021.” Garden City, which has won four straight county crowns, opens at New Hyde Park. MacArthur, the 2019 runners-
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Roosevelt at Lynbrook V.S. Central at South Side Lawrence at Seaford Baldwin at Oceanside MacArthur at Garden City East Rockaway at Malverne North Shore at Wantagh Garden City at Carey Oceanside at Freeport Wantagh at Seaford
up in Conference II, is seeded second and will visit Elmont in the opener. Other local Week 1 matchups in the conference has No. 3 Carey hosting No. 7 Sewanhaka, fourth-seeded South Side hosting No. 6 Valley Stream Central, No. 5 Mepham at home against No. 12 Kennedy, and No. 11 Calhoun visiting No. 10 Long Beach. “I’m glad the fall season is still a possibility,” said VSC head coach Mike Rubino, who conducts Zoom meetings with his players four days a week. “I’m happy New York State is letting the process play out and didn’t jump to any conclusions.” Plainedge, which nipped Freeport in the 2019 Rutgers Cup voting, kicks off at Division. Seaford opens at home against Cold Spring Harbor in a battle of the past two Conference IV champs. McLees said the regular season would conclude Saturday, Nov. 21, and the number of playoff teams in each of Nassau’s four conferences has been cut in half, from eight to four. The semifinals are scheduled for Nov. 26-28, followed by the county championship games Dec. 5-6. The L.I. title games will not be held.
Eight teams switch conferences
Of the eight programs taking on new conference rivals in 2020, half were part of Conference III a year ago. Runner-up South Side jumps to Conference II, while perennial powers Wantagh and Lawrence, along with North Shore, bounced to Conference IV. New to Conference III are Manhasset and Valley Stream South.
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OcEaNSIdE quarTErBack charLIE McKee, a rising junior, has thrown for more than 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns over his first two varsity seasons. East Meadow and Herricks are back in familiar stomping grounds in Conference I after competing in Conference II in 2019.
JV remains on Saturday mornings
The majority of Nassau’s junior varsity football games in 2018 kicked off Monday afternoons, but last year the action returned to traditional Saturday morn-
ings at the opposite location of that day’s varsity game. It’ll remain that way for 2020. Should any freshmen, sophomores or juniors not step on the JV field on a particular Saturday morning, they would be eligible to play in the varsity game. “There’s also a mechanism in place where if both schools agree to move the JV game to Monday afternoon, they can do so,” McLees said.
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With all that is happening, here is one more item to place on your calendar: village elections on Tuesday, Sept. 15 There will be contested elections for mayor, trustees and village justice in Lawrence. Incumbent Mayor Alex Edelman of the Unity Party is being opposed by Trustee Daniel Goldstein from the People’s Party for the two-year term. With Trustee Syma Diamond stepping down and incumbent Trustee Uri Kaufman running on the Harmony Party ticket, there are five trustee candidates for two board seats. Paris Popack, president of the Lawrence Association, and Eli Kutner are running on the Unity ticket. Bruce A. Backman and Joel M. Preminger are the People’s Party candidates. It is an at-large election. The two candidates with the most votes win the two-year terms. Running for re-election on the Unity slate is Village Justice Gary Mandel, who succeeded Donald Buchalter after his retirement in 2018. Mandel was the village prosecutor for 14 years. Mandel is being challenged by Shraga Rokosz of the People’s Party for the four-term. Voting will be held at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club at 101 Causeway in Lawrence from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Because of the coronavirus pandemic social distancing guidelines will be maintained. In Hewlett Harbor Mayor Mark Weiss,
is opposed by Ron Austin, a senior level executive in the mortgage industry. Kim Volman and David Mosayo are challenging incumbent Trustees Thomas Cohen and Kenneth Kornblau. Volman is the CEO Citiva NY and Citiva USA, a New York City-based cannabis medicine company. It is the first contested race since 2018 when former deputy commissioner of the Town of Hempstead’s Building Department John Novello ran as a challenger. Cohen has been a trustee since 2010 and Kornblau since 2007. They are the village’s police commissioner and deputy commissioner respectively. Voting is from noon to 9 p.m. at Village Hall, 449 Pepperidge Road in Hewlett Harbor.
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Atlantic Beach Mayor George Pappas and Trustees Linda Baessler and Edward Sullivan. Are running for re-election. Hewlett Bay Park’s mayor, Steven Kaufman is running for his ninth term, as are Trustees Joel Schinder and Gail Rubel, and Village Justice Stephanie Kaufman. Ross Epstein is running for a fifth term as Hewlett Neck mayor, and incumbent Trustees Steven Hochberg and Aron Schnell are also seeking re-election. Carl Cayne and Barry Platnick are seeking their eighth and third terms, respectively, as trustees in Woodsburgh.
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According to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach), the state is holding onto more than $16.5 billion in unclaimed funds owed to residents and local businesses. Kaminsky is urging the residents to collect the unclaimed money being held. Banks, insurance companies, credit cards, and other entities are required to turn over d o r m a n t a c c o u n t s t o t h e s t at e, which watches over the money until it is claimed. “During these tough times, I am committed to helping our neighbors get the money that the State owes,” Kaminsky said. “I urge residents and businesses to collect their unclaimed funds from the State and I stand ready to do all I can to help.” In 2018, Senator Kaminsky’s office said they returned nearly $1 million owed to local residents in unclaimed funds. The largest claim was for more than $50,000 by a Valley Stream resident. Residents and businesses can search to see if they have unclaimed funds at https:// www.osc.state.ny.us/unclaimed-funds. Individuals who need assistance claiming their
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I LOSt My Job to Coronavirus is made up of from left on top, Abby Stein, Sigal Spitzer and Simcha Stadlan. From left on bottom, Zach Flamholz, Jordana Flamholz and Gilad Spitzer. became especially passionate about helping the unemployed population find new employment resources and opportunities after I saw friends from university and close family members struggle to secure stable employment,” Sigal Spitzer said. The University of Pennsylvania graduate oversees all operations and management for the startup company. Spitzer was able to help a fellow UPenn graduate and future colleague at the Boston Consulting Group, Brenner, land a job at ILMJTCV after she was placed in a simi-
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Woodmere Middle School student Bianca Duffer-Bajana, who also attends Nassau BOCES Twilight Alternative High School, was honored for her academic achievements receiving the George Farber Outstanding Student Award. Nassau BOCES officials said that DufferBajana received the award for her passion, perseverance, enthusiasm, outstanding character, scholarship and a willingness to help others. The award is named for Farber, a former Nassau BOCES board president, who served in the post from 1971 to 2009. Duffer-Bajana was honored during a virtual ceremony in June, featuring a special presentation of her award plaque by the Twilight principal and her award nominator. She also received: al lawn sign announcing her achievement, a car parade past her home, and a $100 check for her outstanding contributions. Dr. Robert Dillon, superintendent of Nassau BOCES, said that Duffer-Bajana exemplifies the best of Nassau BOCES. “Bianca embodies the true spirit of George Farber as she has shown kindness to other students, exhibited an excellent work ethic and demonstrated outstanding commitment,” he said. “She has eagerly shared her knowledge and made contributions to her community. Bianca’s story is an inspiration to us all.”
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Former Center Executive Director Jonathan Davis, 77 By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com
Even though Jonathan Joseph Davis held a leadership position throughout his career, he was still considered by his peers as “one of the guys.” The former Inwood resident died on July 22 from what was described as an “extended illness.” He was 77. Born on Jan. 18, 1943 at Shelby Hospital in Shelby, N.C. to Robert & Mollie (nee Lawrence) Davis, he spent his early years until the age of seven in Cleveland County, N.C. after which the family moved to Inwood. Davis attended Lawrence High School and graduated in the class of 1961. He was also a member of the school’s track team. After high school, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Davis was also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. After college, Davis married Jacqueline Bridget Peek of Brooklyn in 1976. Davis then went on to do social work, working as the executive director for the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence. He stayed in the position for over three decades up until his retirement in 2009. Claude Gulley is Davis’s son. He said that his father was beloved during his time at the community center. “While working at the center he was loved by many for his stern yet humble personality,” Gulley said. “Over the years he served the community through his tireless efforts by
implementing policies to achieve community growth, targeted social service and leadership development. Inwood resident Anne Rosier described Davis as a good friend she knew for over 40 years. “We always talked a few times a week as he was such a good person,” she said. “Even though he was the director of the community center, he was just like one of the guys when he would talk with you.” Davis also worked side by side with county officials and other community leaders such as Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman, Al Sharpton and Congressman Gregory Meeks on racial and socioeconomic inequality and injustice issues. He received countless accolades including the Joseph M. Sokol Memorial Award in December 2003 for his outstanding contribution to the quality of human services in the community. David is survived by his only living aunt Rosia Nell Lawrence of Far Rockaway; son Claude Gulley and his wife Felicia of Warrensville Heights, Ohio; daughter Rashida Davis of Queens; two grandsons, Shane Freeman and Vance Gulley of Ohio; and cousin Ebony Heath of Hartford, Conn. Aside from his parents, Davis was predeceased by his wife of 35 years, Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis in 2011. A service was held for Davis at J. Foster Phillips Funeral Home in St. Albans on July 30. He is buried at Greenfield Cemetery in West Hempstead.
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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held as to the following matter: Agency:Board of Appeals Village of Hewlett Bay Park Date:August 11, 2020 Time:8:00 p.m. Place:Village Hall, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York Subject:Application of Frida and Lyudmilia Popilevsky, 104 Cedar Avenue, Hewlett Bay Park, New York, to construct a tennis court, including fencing, which construction requires variances of (a) Village Code §146-13.1, in that the lot coverage will be 22,093 square feet (35%), where a maximum of 18,642.9 square feet (30%) is permitted, and (b) Village Code §146-9(C)(9)(b), in that the court will be (i) in a front yard, where no tennis court is permitted, and (ii) 15 feet from a side property line, where a minimum of 30 feet is required. Premises also are known as Section 42, Block 113, Lot 6 on the Nassau County Land and
Tax Map. Due to public health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, and pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Orders, the Board will not be meeting in person on August 11, 2020. The meeting and the public hearings will take place via teleconferencing and videoconferencing through Zoom. The meeting will be recorded and a transcription will be provided at a later date. The Zoom login information is: Meeting ID: 810 9710 0744 Password: 704583 Or dial by your location: Plans and other materials associated with the application may be reviewed at Village Hall prior to the meeting, during regular business hours, upon making an appointment. Through Zoom, the public will have the opportunity to see and hear the meeting and hearing live, and upon recognition by the Board, may present comments. Comments also may be submitted prior to the meeting, but
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Mayor Term: (2) Two Years Village Trustee Term: (2) Two Years MAUREEN McCARTHY Deputy Village Clerk Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York July 23, 2020 PUEBLO DE HEWLETT HARBOR AVISO DE ELECCIÓN DE PUEBLO TENGA EN CUENTA que, de conformidad con la Sección 15-104 (3) (a) de la Ley Electoral, se notifica que la Aldea de Hewlett Harbor celebrará la Elección Anual de la Aldea para las oficinas designadas de la Aldea El Dia Martes 15 de Septiembre, 2020 entre las 12:00 p.m. y las 9:00 p.m. en Village Hall, 449 Pepperidge Road, Hewlett Harbor, New York 11557. Término del alcalde: (2) dos años Fideicomisario del pueblo (2) Plazo: (2) Dos años MAUREEN McCARTHY Secretario adjunto de la aldea Fecha: Hewlett Harbor, New York 23 de Julio 2020 122503 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232
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JonATHAn DAvIs sERvED as the Five Towns Community Center executive director from 1976 to 2009. From left in this photo from the early 1980s are Davis, former executive director Sadie Scott and former associate director Pete Visconti.
St. John’s seeks support for women’s health center St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway is seeking donations to buy equipment for the new women’s health center that is expected to open next year. St. John’s, which also serves the Five Towns, is the only hospital on the Rockaway Peninsula. Money for the equipment was intended to be raised through the health facility’s annual golf event that was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We invite anyone to make a donation on the website,” Nancy Leghart, director of Foundation said in a statement. “Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated and will go directly toward purchasing essential, life-saving equipment.” The Women’s Health Center will be at 105-38 Rockaway Beach Blvd. in what is being call the Rockaway Beach Medical Arts Complex, and will offer gynecological and obstetrical services, maternal fetal medicine, urogynecology, gynecological oncology, breast surgery, nutrition, behavioral health, 3D mammography, bone density, and ultrasound in one location. “The center will enhance access
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Call Richard Gregoris 516-825-8700
Bookkeeper/Accountant Part-Time Needed For RVC Accounting Firm 2-3 Days Per Week. Strong Knowledge Of Payroll And Sales Tax. Proficient In Quickbooks And Excel Email Resume To GMarks@szm-cpa.com
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For immediate consideration, please forward your resume and cover letter, indicating which position you are interested in to resumes@islandharvest.org. No relocation packages offered. No phone calls, please.
HANDYMAN WANTED
Must have clean driver's license. Must be able to do light plumbing and carpentry. 4-day work week. $700 per week. 100% Medical & Dental, 401K, Uniforms, Paid Vacations, Sick and Holidays. Apply in person: MondayFriday between 9am & 7pm At: CALL-A-HEAD CORP. 304 Crossbay Blvd., Queens, NY 11693 I N S U R A N C E S A L E S / C U S TO M E R SERVICE: Full Time Position/ Oceanside Office- Various Office Duties, Internal Sales, Answering Phones - Insurance licensed and Computer Skills Required. Call Jon at 516-766-4025 JOB OPPORTUNITY $18.50 P/H NYC $16 P/H LI Up to $13.50 P/H UPSTATE NY CDPAP Caregiver Hourly Pay Rate! Under NYS CDPAP Medicaid program you can hire your family or friends for your care. Phone: 347-713-3553
MECHANIC NEEDED
BUS DRIVERS WANTED CDL Class A, B or C
Competitive Salary Enhanced Referral Bonus
Sign-on Bonus up to $2500 Guaranteed Hours Comprehensive Benefits Package. Free CDLTraining For Class B Permit Holders Guardian Bus 516-723-3287 Ext. 4107 employment@guardianbus.com
ELEMENTARY TEACHERS: Certified For Five Towns Yeshiva. After noon Hours. Competitive Pay. Send Resume To: atmdayw@yahoo.com
Auto Experience A Plus Will Train Right Person
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Oceanside 516-764-2552 Fax Or E-mail Resume To: 516-678-9087 butchbpms@aol.com
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Qualifications: Appropriate New York State Registered Nurse License necessary. Must have diabetic insulin pump knowledge. Elementary school nursing experience preferred but not required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Good Clerical and Computer Skills, including Microsoft WORD, and speed writing • Part-time Position – Approximately 15 to 20 hours per week, plus two evenings per month • Principal responsibility includes preparing all Agendas, taking Minutes at all Board meetings, copying of all documents for Board and maintaining Board of Education records. • Responsible for all aspects of Annual School District Election and Election of Board members
By August 10, 2020
$18.50 P/H NYC • $16 P/H LI CDPAP Caregiver Hourly Pay Rate! Under NYS CDPAP Medicaid program you can hire your family or friends for your care. Phone: 347-713-3553 OFFICE/ BOOKKEEPER F/T
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NO CDL required, 4 DAY WORK WEEK, (enjoy 3 days off). Run your own route. Year round No lay offs! 100% medical, dental, uniforms, 2 weeks paid vacation. 401K. Plus commission. Will train! 4am-2:30pm. . Route driver $800.00 per week, includes $100.00 weekly bonus program. Plus 10-12 hours overtime. Apply in person Monday- Friday 9am-7pm at 304 Crossbay Blvd, Queens NY 11693
SKILLED CARPENTER
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CARPENTER HELPER Must have clean license Motivated to learn skills & perform misc. tasks Some benefits available M-F 8-4:30 Contact Frank 516-781-2786
Household Help Offered Male Health Care Worker Available: to Live In, References available 1-347 249 3179
Qualifications: Commercial cleaning experience desired. Working knowledge of "Green Cleaning." Must be able to work independently. Previous experience in a school setting is preferred. Full Time: Monday – Friday 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm (during the school year; summer hours to be determined)
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Ideal candidates should have a demonstrated interest in hunger relief and anti-poverty issues and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) is a plus.
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OPEN HOUSES SUNday, 8/9/20 WOOdMERE 960 Greenfield Rd, 11:30-1, 4 BR, 3 Bth CH Col in Academy Area. Spac LR w/ Fpl, FDR, EIK & Fam Rm. Main Flr Br w/ Bth. Mstr Ste/Bth/Off. Walk up Full Attic for Poss Expansion. Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Gar. SD#14. Near All .................................REDUCED! $999,000 HEWLETT HaRBOR 236 Richards Lane, BA, 5 BR, 5.5 Bth Contemporary Home on an Acre Of Resortlike Prop with IG Pool. Open Floor Plan. Full Fin Bsmt. Main Flr Master. SD14 ...................$1,699,000 255 Pepperidge Rd, BA, CREATE Your Dream Home! Finish This Gut Renovated 5 BR, 3.5 Bth Split On Half Acre Overlooking the Golf Course. Great Opprtunity in SD#14 ... $1,100,000 3 Payne Circle, BA, 5 BR, 3.5 Bth Spacious Split on Beautiful Street in Cul de Sac. State of the Art EIK, 2 Dens, Bsmt, & 2 Car Gar. SD#20 ................................................. $1,190,000 1290 Seawane Dr, BA, WATERFRONT PROPERTY on MACY CHANNEL! Build Your Dream Home on this 1.25 Acre Property in Prime Location .............................................$1,799,000 HEWLETT Bay PaRK 159 Meadowview Ave, BA, Stately 5200 Sq Ft Colonial Featuring 6 BR, 6.55 Bths on Acre Of Resortlike Prop with IG Pool, Tennis Ct, & Outdoor Kit. Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Gar, Fabulous Location in SD#14.................................................................................................. $2,899,000 30 Heron Dr, BA, NEW! Magnificent 8500 Sq Ft Waterfront Home on 2 Acre Resortlike Prop w/ Pool, Tennis/Sport Ct, New Landscaping w/ Waterfall & 3 BR Guest House w/ Kit, LR, Den. 300 Ft New Bulkhead. 4 Car Htd Gar. SD#14......................REDUCED! $4,850,000 90 Anchorage Rd, BA, Over an Acre of PRIME WATERFRONT Prop on Macy Channel, 135' Bulkhead, Open Layout, Main Flr Mstr Ste, Potential for Expansion...$1,999,000 70 Heron Dr, BA, 6 BR Contemporary with Open Layout on an Acre of Parklike Prop! Move Right in! SD#14.......................................................... HUGE PRICE REDUCTION! $1,699,000 HEWLETT 397 Daub Ave, Spacious 6 BR, 4 Bth CH Colonial Built in 2004. Huge Gran/Wood EIK/St Steel Appl. 5 BR on Upper Level. Main Flr BR. Full Fin Bsmt. Att Gar. SD#14. Near LIRR & Houses of Worship ............................................................................. REDUCED!! $1,149,000 WOOdSBURGH 891 Keene Lane, BA, Magnificently Renovated While Retaining Charm, Stone Cottage. 3 BR, 2.5 Bth with Tremendous Potential for Expansion. Brand New Mstr Bth. Over 1/2 Acre Property! Near All ......................................................... REDUCED & MOTIVATED!! $999,000 EaST ROCKaWay 62 Bulaire Rd, BA, NEW! Renovated 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Exp Ranch with Open Floor Plan on Oversized Prop. Gran/Wood EIK, LR/Fpl, FDR, Vaulted Ceiling in Den. SD#20 ........ $725,000 101 Emmet Ave, BA, WATERFRONT! Rebuilt in 2010, 4 BR 3.5 Bth Split w/ Pool, Outdoor Kit & Deck. Open Layout. Private Mstr Ste, 2 Car Gar, SD#20..............................$1,250,000 LyNBROOK 1 Sunset Ave, BA, 5 BR CH Col in South Lynbrook Area. New Gran/Wood EIK, LR w/ Fpl, FDR & Fam Rm. Professional Office w/ OSE or Main Flr BR. Full Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Gar. Spac Yard w/ Trex deck.SD#20......................................................................REDUCED! $639,000
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WOODSBURGH 891 KEENE Lane, BA, REDUCED & MOTIVATED!! Magnificently Renovated While Retaining Charm, Stone Cottage. 3 BR, 2.5 Bth with Tremendous Potential for Expansion.Brand New Mstr B t h . O ve r 1 / 2 A c r e P r o p e r t y ! N e a r All...999,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299
CEDARHURST NO FEE Pr ivate Entrance, Modern 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, CAC, W/D, Storage, Wall To Wall Carpeting, Indoor Parking Space. Starting At $1450 For O n e B e d r o o m W h e n Ava i l a bl e. (516)860-6889/ (516)852-5135/ (516)582-9978
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Open Houses EAST ROCKAWAY 101 Emmet Ave, NEW WATERFRONT! Rebuilt in 2010, 4 BR 3.5 Bth Split w/ Pool, Outdoor Kit & Deck. Open Layout. Private Mstr Ste, 2 Car Gar, SD#20..$1,250,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-429 HEWLETT HARBOR 236 Richards Lane, BA, 5 BR, 5.5 Bth Contemporary Home on an Acre Of Resortlike Prop with IG Pool. Open Floor Plan. Full Fin Bsmt. Main Flr Master. SD14...$1,699,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299
House For Sale HEWLETT BAY PARK 30 Heron Dr, Magnificent 8500 Sq Ft Waterfront Home on 2 Acre Resortlike Prop w/ Pool, Tennis/Sport Ct, New Landscaping w/ Waterfall & 3 BR Guest House w/ Kit, LR, Den. 300 Ft New Bulkhead and a 4 Car Heated Gararge. SD#14..$4,850,000 R o n n i e G e r b e r, D o u g l a s E l l i m a n 516-238-4299 MILL NECK: Ranch, Top Schools, 3 BRS, Den, 2.5 Bths, Large LR, 2 Car Garage, C A C , F b s m t . L o w Ta x . O w n e r . 718-465-3520 WOODMERE 8/9 11:30-1, 960 GREENFIELD Rd, BA,4 BR,3 Bth CH Col in Academy Area. Spac LR w/ Fpl, FDR , EIK & Fam Rm. Main Flr Br w/ Bth.Mstr Ste/Bth/ Off. Walk up Full Attic for Poss Expansion. Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Gar. SD#14. Near All..REDUCED $999,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman RE 516-238-4299
EAST ROCKAWAY: 2ND Floor, Private Entrance, EIK, Heat/ Water Included, No Smoking/ Pets, $2,200. 516-599-5132 VALLEY STREAM: 2 BR, EIK, LR, DR, Fin. Bsmt., Parking, References, Credit Check, 1 Month Security, $2100 All. 516-428-5777
Offices For Rent EAST ROCKAWAY: 131 Main Street 2nd Floor Offices. 100-1500 sq.ft. 24/7 access. Utilities included. Starting $350/ month. Retail Space 1350 sq.ft. $3,000/ month. OWNER 516-637-2182
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FAMILY-ORIENTED SINGLE WOMAN looking to welcome a child into her life. Any ethnicity welcome, expenses paid. Please call (347) 470-5228 or my attor ney: (800)582-3678 for information.
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BARBIE AND THE Rockers Cassette player (1986). 2 original tapes- excellent playing condition. $50.00. 516-270-4783. BROTHER INTELLIFAX 1170 never used unboxed in plastic $20 516-378-0250
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Up against one-sizeHERALD fits-all zoning Q. Our architect showed something in our house
plans that our contractor refuses to do, and we need an opinion. For some reason, the architect wants the new floor for our new second story to be built in between our existing ceiling beams and not over it, like the contractor wants. He called it “jumping the box.” The architect says that if he put the new floor above the existing ceiling structure, the house would Ask The either be too high or our attic Architect would be too low to even use. We want to put our utilities there to save room in our basement, so the attic is very important. Does anyone really care if the house is 10 inches taller?
A. This is the age-old
dilemma of reality versus regulation. The architect onte eeper will never get your plans approved if he or she can’t show the height at the code-compliant level while also trying to find the solution to making sure you have a workable attic height for all the boiler and cooling equipment. The contactor could care less about the code if it can be avoided and wants to make the job simpler, easier, faster and more profitable by building over existing ceiling joists, which are generally too weak for people to furnish over or walk around on. Since the whole system is set up to never punish builders for defying the rules, and actually enables and encourages them to do so, you’ll go down a much longer, more frustrating road to complete your project. The real problem is that you’re in a community that has a one-size-fits-all set of zoning requirements that has not been adjusted to real-world conditions. While many municipalities have recognized that living space is much more expensive than it was two generations ago, when the rules were adopted, your town prefers to keep things the way they are and forces homeowners to spend more money and take many more months of added time to appeal to a zoning board over this simple and practical problem of 10 inches more height. Adding to the conflict, contactors often bypass the whole issue and ignore the plans, setting off a downward spiral when the stairs have to be longer and don’t fit, so rooms get moved back, the structure load paths change, floors sag, the house is higher, but the contractor doesn’t realize or possibly care that he or she has left you with a stunning problem that everyone else involved tries to solve. In the end, the contractor succeeds, the municipality gets more of the money you hoped would be spent on your project, your architect is thrown under the bus for trying to balance the permit process versus construction, and many people say, “If I’d known it would be this difficult, I would just as soon have moved to a place where the taxes are lower and there’s more freedom to do what I want.” If you find that place, let me know.
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he June New York state primary produced many shocking results. A number of entrenched incumbents were ousted, and a handful of progressive candidates managed to beat party-endorsed candidates. But stories calling the election results a major shift to the left by the Democratic Party are just plain false. The coronavirus pandemic has caused great turmoil in our daily lives. It also had a dramatic impact on the primary. On April 20, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order requirJeRRY ing the state kReMeR Board of Elections to send absentee ballot applications to all registered voters. That was a gift to every challenger. In a normal election year, citizens tend to be indifferent about the voting process. Most people won’t take the extra time to get an absentee ballot, even though they’re readily available on the internet. But thanks to the governor, every registered voter got an application to vote absentee, which resulted in millions of ballots, some of which are still
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being counted. For many years, incumbent elected leaders would ask their loyal supporters to fill out absentee ballots, while their opponents generally ignored this process. This time, with voters confined to their homes, the challengers mounted strong telephone campaigns, urging potential voters to send in their ballot requests. Many incumbents, distracted by their official duties or maybe just a little cocky, didn’t match the aggressiveness of their challengers. Another factor in the defeat of some current Democratic office holders was their opponents’ use of social media. Potential voters were housebound, spending a lot of time on their computers, and they were easier to reach by smart challengers. Many of the incumbents haven’t mastered this strategy, and were caught off guard by their challengers’ aggressive campaigning. Geography had a lot to do with some of the upsets. Districts that had been safe for incumbents have been changing rapidly. There has been a lot of movement into communities with available hous-
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ing, and overconfident politicians ignored those population shifts. One losing incumbent recently lamented, “I didn’t realize how much my district has changed.” Party leaders won’t admit that they are losing their influence, but neither political party has the clout that it had in the past. Once upon a time when the party endorsed a candidate, he or she was a sure winner. But in some of the districts where there were serious contests, the party leaders couldn’t deliver the votes. One result that has received a lot of media attention was the defeat of U.S. Rep. Elliot Engel, the current chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Engel held the 16th Congressional District seat for over 30 years, and obviously became overconfident, thanks to a history of weak opponents. During the height of the coronavirus crises, as he had over the years, Engel spent much of his time in Washington, and with a tough challenger, voters punished him for his absence. One race in which a progressive newcomer triumphed is a good example of what happens when there are too many
istracted by their official duties or perhaps just a little cocky, many incumbents didn’t match the aggressiveness of their challengers.
candidates running. In the 17th C.D., which covers a portion of Westchester and Rockland counties, the winner, Mondaire Jones, got 47 percent of the vote. Some seven other candidates got a total of 51 percent. Did the progressives dominate the primary day roster of winners? The answer is no. Twenty incumbents won their contests by wide margins. On Long Island, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi won 56 percent of the vote, compared with challenger Melanie D’Arrigo’s 32 percent. Incumbents who took their challengers seriously managed to hold on and win. This year’s primary holds many lessons for candidates. If you’re an incumbent, the moral of the story is that you’d better spend more time in your district and learn to master the challenges of the internet to survive. Like it or not, you’re an endangered species. As for challengers, hopefully there won’t soon be another coronavirus that will interfere with the electoral process, and you won’t get the same breaks. 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.
Double mitzvahs in a one-horse mountain town
f there is any topic guaranteed to irritate readers more than politics, it’s religion, but here goes a true story. In the innocent days before the plague of Covid-19, my daughter and son-in-law moved to a rural mountain town in the high Sierra of the American West. Let’s call it One Horse. There they settled into a life at one with nature, hiking the high trails, kayaking the rivers and camping in the Randi hills. kReiss Both of them are Jewish by birth, and embrace the practices and traditions that are meaningful for them. I have been at their home during Rosh Hashana, for example, and, after hunting down a brisket and other holiday goodies, we enjoyed a meal with the couple of other Jewish people who live within 20 or 30 miles. When the grandkids approached age 13, they said they wanted to pursue the education necessary to become bar and bat mitzvah, and officially be welcomed as adults in the Jewish community.
They did it their way, even if it wasn’t entirely kosher. A family friend, Rabbi Eddie, who went to Lawrence High School with me, suggested a b’nai mitzvah, conducting one service for both kids, even though my granddaughter would be a little younger than the traditional 13, and my grandson would be a little older. It seemed practical. In the beginning, my daughter drove the kids to a synagogue an hour and a half away for their lessons, but that quickly became a nightmare of snowstorms and exhaustion. Rabbi Eddie suggested going virtual. So my daughter contacted Rabbi Anna, who married her and her husband 18 years ago in another mountain town in Vermont. Honestly, it was meant to be. Rabbi Anna, a sunbeam of a woman, took on the education of the grandkids and met with them online over the past year, teaching, singing, listening and imparting to them the ethics and values associated with living an honorable life. She taught them the connection between being a good Jew and being a good human being in the world. The kids learned the Hebrew prayers, studied
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their Torah portions, and wrote their own speeches about what this rite of passage means to them. My mitzvah project with my grandson was to read and discuss “All American Boys,” by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. My granddaughter and I read “The Diary of Anne Frank.” In Plan A, the family was going to travel to One Horse in July to participate in the mitzvahs; even Rabbi Anna was ready to fly out for the celebration. The ceremony would take place down by the river, followed by a party on the banks, catered by local food trucks. Then the pandemic upset the plans, grounded all travelers and forced us into a Zoom version of the One Horse b’nai mitzvah. The grandkids were outstanding. They wore prayer shawls once worn by their grandfather and great-grandfather. Their accomplishment was impressive, considering just a year of study. I recited a prayer for peace. My husband said a blessing. The kids chanted in Hebrew, and for me, their young voices echoed other voices from ages ago. My granddaughter said in her speech that she had grown in many ways over
he kids chanted in Hebrew, and their young voices echoed others from ages ago.
this year, including physically, one and a half inches. My grandson said he hoped the Jewish presence in his town would lead to increased diversity and the welcoming of others. He said he was happy to share the occasion with his sister, noting that it is only since 1922 that women have been welcomed to become bat mitzvah in some Jewish communities. Sixty people Zoomed in, many curious friends who had no idea what to expect. The atmosphere was serious and respectful. The rest of us were family from around the country. Some raised their own silver prayer cups; some showed off gorgeous challahs they had baked. We watched the service, trying to read everyone’s expression, yearning for real contact, yet gratified that this technology allowed us to participate at all. The day seemed iconic of our moment in this time. We are all stressed by distance from those we love and too much isolation. But the losses are mitigated by the willingness of people to find creative compromise. Our grandkids were the first children to become bar and bat mitzvah in One Horse. An interesting, odd and, to us, magnificent distinction. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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resident Trump claimed last week that he is protecting suburbanites from low-income housing projects, tweeting on July 29: I am happy to inform all of the people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream that you will no longer be bothered or financially hurt by having low income housing built in your neighborhood . . .” Clearly, Trump is out of touch with suburban America. In Nassau County, no new low-income housing has been built for decades. The Freeport Housing Authority recently rebuilt its Moxie Rigby apartment complex, previously a drab, red-brick structure surrounded by black chain-link fencing and set next to a heavily trafficked intersection. Now it’s a state-of-the-art building that is bright, clean and inviting. Contrary to depressing local home values, this new structure, constructed through a public-private partnership, will only improve them. Moxie Rigby aside, we haven’t seen any new public housing built here in recent years, largely because of the prohibitive costs, particularly the high land values. Instead, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development issues Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, which, in theory, allow low-income residents, seniors and the disabled to rent the homes they want. Two problems: One, there are relatively few rental units in Nassau compared with New York City and Westchester. Two, the rents are often exorbitantly expensive, far in excess of what the federal voucher program provides for. Section 8 voucher recipients thus tend to concentrate in Nassau’s
letters In defense of Kreiss and Kremer To the Editor: Both Randi Kreiss and Jerry Kremer were criticized in recent letters to the editor for neglecting to criticize Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his decision to return Covid-19 patients to nursing homes while criticizing how President Trump has handled this crisis. The differences in how these two men have handled their responsibilities is important in understanding and appreciating why the resulting narratives might be different. This pandemic took everyone by surprise, although, presumably, the president had knowledge (or at least the means to have had knowledge) earlier than the rest of us. As it became clear what was happening, Cuomo acted, and communicated with New Yorkers through daily briefings. He spoke with truth about the virus, emphasizing facts over opinion, and was honest
poorest neighborhoods — often communities of color — straining local schools that struggle to keep up with services for many of the students in greatest need, perpetuating the cycle of poverty. Instead of seeking a solution, Trump is actively working to keep low-income residents — often people of color — out of the suburbs. What we need, however, is national leadership. Because of systemic racism, Black people were denied equal opportunities for safe and affordable public housing from the 1930s through the ’70s, especially in the suburbs, where the schools were better and the neighborhoods were safer. At the same time, Black people were often barred from buying homes in suburban neighborhoods, as was the case at first in Levittown after World War II. They were largely confined to inner cities or rural regions, without the most basic services, leaving them to fend for themselves. Instead of working to lift up all Americans, in particular those of color who have traditionally been marginalized, Trump is perpetuating a racist system whose roots date back to the Jim Crow Era, which lasted from the 1870s through the mid-1960s, when in many parts of the U.S. whites and Blacks remained separate, in unequal facilities. Trump also forgets — or denies — that the suburbs are no longer lily-white. They are rapidly becoming multi-racial, multiethnic and multi-cultural. Immigrants, often people of color, are increasingly moving to the suburbs. In fact, without those immigrants, the suburbs could be in deep trouble. In 2016, the Heralds undertook a year-
long investigative series titled “The Changing Face of Long Island.” Here’s what we wrote in our concluding editorial: “According to a 2015 report by the Fiscal Policy Institute, ‘New Americans on Long Island,’ immigrants now comprise 18 percent of the population and 23 percent of the workforce, accounting for 20 percent of the Island’s total economic output. “In total, there are some 526,000 foreignborn Long Islanders out of roughly 2.8 million people living in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Latin Americans make up the largest portion of the Island’s immigrant population, at 41 percent, but people come from throughout the world, including Africa, the Middle East and Asia. “There is much talk about how Long Islanders are leaving for elsewhere because of the high cost of living. The Island, however, actually saw a net gain in population because of immigration. Suffolk’s population remained largely unchanged between 2000 and 2012, while Nassau’s increased by roughly 78,500 people, according to census data.” Without the recent arrival of immigrants on Long Island, we could see steep drop-offs in locally owned businesses and the housing market. Trump should celebrate the new suburbia, not attempt to reignite tired old wars of words intended to divide people along racial and socioeconomic lines. Like it or not, Mr. President, the suburbs are not — thank goodness — what they used to be. He must recognize the new realities of the suburbs and offer sound solutions to ensure that all people, regardless of their backgrounds, are able to live out their “Suburban Lifestyle Dream.”
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o single moment in medicine produces more anxiety for patients than surgery. As doctors, we work tirelessly to establish the invaluable trust needed so that patients feel comfortable undergoing what often sound like scary procedures. The anxiety levels increase exponentially when patients are confronted with the dual concerns of cancer and Covid-19. It’s true that when the pandemic arrived in New York a few months ago, public health officials made the careful decision to cancel elective surgeries JeFFreY across the region, DreBiN including some cancer procedures. At a time when our region was preparing for a surge in Covid-19 cases and didn’t have enough testing to determine the spread of the virus, it was important to take steps to preserve our ability to care for those critical cases and limit the number of people walking into hospitals. A recent analysis of data from hospitals across the country showed that preventive cancer screenings have dropped between 86 and 94 percent due to the pan-
demic. But now it’s critical that patients feel confident to resume the care they need. We still have a lot to learn about Covid19 and how it will impact our country. But one thing we already know is how to safely provide surgery to patients who need it. And nowhere is that need greater than among patients battling cancer — which waits for no crisis or pandemic — because, for the vast majority of people who have the disease, it is a greater threat to their lives than the virus. At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where I work, we did not make the decision to postpone cancer surgeries lightly. Our surgeons assessed which patients needed surgery right away, who could postpone it without negatively impacting their wellbeing, and whether other treatments like chemotherapy or radiation might give equivalent results. Some cancer surgeries can be postponed safely for up to a few months, but studies suggest that it’s not safe to wait longer than that, because a cancer that’s curable might progress and become incurable. At MSK we never stopped performing essential surgeries, though we did postpone some cases for which it was safe to do so.
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As Covid-19 hospitalizations continue to fall across the region, all types of lifesaving cancer surgeries have been occurring for several months, and patients who had to abruptly postpone their surgeries are getting the care they need. At many hospitals around the metropolitan area, all patients are tested for Covid-19 before a hospitalization or a surgery. At my hospital, any patient who needs to be hospitalized overnight is tested every 72 hours, regardless of their initial Covid-19 status, for any changes in their results. And in the event that patients are infected, surgeons — bolstered by infectious-disease experts — are well equipped to minimize patients’ risks and are prepared to manage problems that may be virus-related. Evidence from our own institution suggests that the majority of patients who develop the virus within 30 days of a major surgical procedure do well and can usually recover as outpatients. The test detects the virus in people who are ill as well as those who are infected but do not have symptoms. Hospitals like mine are doing this extensive testing to help us avoid the risk of operating on someone who feels well but may
t’s critical that patients who have waited feel confident to resume the care they need.
Letters about what we would have to do to withstand the threat posed by the virus. The president, on the other hand and at the same time, dismissed it as a hoax or as a bad flu that would simply suddenly disappear. From March through June, Cuomo continued to plan and put procedures into place based on the available scientific and medical information and guidance. Mistakes were made, admitted to and corrected. During the same time period, Trump championed untested treatments contrary to medical and scientific advice. He also declined any responsibility for ensuring adequate numbers of supplies and equipment, leaving states to fend for themselves (and creating situations in which states were competing against one another for needed supplies). We now know this early resolve against a plan for federal intervention and testing was based on the political determination that the virus was most prevalent in “blue” states. The president and his supporters want to credit him for closing travel from China. Even that action, as necessary as it was, was too little, too late. For months he shunned the advice of medical experts on the benefits of face coverings, and even as the virus began to spread to “red” states, he provided venues for spread by holding large rallies. Now, with more than 150,000 deaths, he does not acknowledge his inaction, misinformation and absent leadership. Because he sidestepped his initial responsibility
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then develop Covid-19-related symptoms after surgery. Surgeries for patients with the virus are done in a separate operating room, and we have isolation procedures in place so that they are never in contact of prog beat pa with non-Covid patients. To protect against the virus, hospitals ries ca shift to know we have to test more than just patients. We’re also tracking the health are jus of our staff before they come to work, and test them as needed. For those who interact directly with patients, we perform weekly testing, and only those who test negative are allowed to report to work. Following state regulations, many hospitals are limiting visitors, but they’re using technology to keep patients connected with their loved ones. At MSK, we’re providing tablets and smartphones to people who don’t have devices to help facilitate those virtual connections while they’re receiving care. In many ways, a hospital is one of the to all r cleanest, safest places a vulnerable patient can be right now. I urge any New every c In a Yorker who may be afraid to get the care tend to you need to call your doctor. Your life proces could depend on it. time to Dr. Jeffrey Drebin is chair of the Depart- though ment of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Ket- intern every r tering Cancer Center, and specializes in treating cancers of the pancreas and liver. to vote lions o
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D’Amato was right about our greatest leaders To the Editor: Al D’Amato and I rarely see eye to eye on political issues, but I thought his July 16-22 column, “Let’s learn from America’s past, not destroy it,” was spot on. I am stunned that people are just discovering that most of our founding fathers were slave owners, and that later leaders held racist views that were prevalent in their time. First, you can only honestly evaluate people in the context of the times in which they lived. Further, you should only evaluate our presidents and leaders on the balance of their service to the nation. As D’Amato pointed out, Franklin Roosevelt interned the Japanese and failed to oppose segregation — but he also led the nation through the Depression and World War II. On balance, he thus was one of the handful of our nation’s most consequential presidents. Thanks to Al for a well-argued column. DORIS MEADOWS Glen Cove
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