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Remembering, 20 years later Nearly 300 commemorate Sept. 11 in Cedarhurst Park nearly 300 people, according to village officials, was led by Cedarhurst Mayor Benjamin There were words of remem- Weinstock, who called for the brance, words of anger and continued remembrance and words of apprecieducation of a ation at the 20th day that is paina n n u a l C e d a rful to recall but hurst 9/11 memowhose wrenching rial ceremony at memories need to Andrew J. Parise be passed on to Cedarhurst Park those who did not last Sunday. experience it. On Se pt. 11, Lawrence-Ce2001, four hidarhurst Amerijacked jets took can Legion Post down the twin 330 members led a t owe r s o f t h e color guard that Word Trade Cenincluded memter, rammed into bers of the Lawthe Pentagon and rence-Cedarhurst crashed in a field Fire Department. in Shanksville, There were musiPa., taking 2,997 cal performances Jeffrey Bessen/Herald lives in total. by Lawrence High coRiNNE STRoM, Seven resiSchool students, dents who lived in daugHTER of 9/11 victim led by the disthe Five Towns or Kevin O’Rourke, recalled trict’s director of nearby communi- how her father has been music, Pam Galloties died in the remembered by the Five pini. Sivan Laniaat t a ck s at t h e Towns. do, Ste phanie World Trade CenLopez and Leslie ter: Thomas E. Melendez Melgar Jurgens, Neil Levin, Kevin sang under the direction of O’Rourke, Bettina Browne Rad- Shelly Goldman. Didier Gordillo, burn, Joseph Rivelli Jr., Howard Audrey Michlig, Xian Scott, Selwyn and Ira Zaslow. The ceremony, attended by Continued on page 12

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HEwlETT HigH ScHool graduates Max Seibald, left, Eytan Saperstein and Steve DeNapoli at a combined Hewlett, Israel national team and New York Lizards lacrosse clinic at the school in 2014.

Two for Hewlett Hall of Fame Steve DeNapoli, Kerry Welch to be honored By liSa MaRgaRia lmargaria@liherald.com

Two former Hewlett High School athletes who made their mark in two sports will be inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame at a ceremony before the Bulldogs’ Homecoming game against Valley Stream North on Saturday. Steve DeNapoli, a 2007 graduate, was a three-sport athlete at the high school, and

will be honored for his achievements in lacrosse — especially in his senior season, when he set school records for goals and assists that earned him All-American status. He also played football and ran track in the winter. Kerry Welch, who graduated in 1987, was a pioneer at Hewlett High, as her moxie helped persuade the HewlettWoodmere School District to establish a girls’ soccer pro-

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gram. Her research found that the district was in violation of the federal Title IX requirements, which prohibit discrimination and denial of the benefits of any education program or activity funded by federal money. “We are very excited to honor two deserving alumni into our Athletic Hall of Fame,” said David Viegas, the district’s director of health, Continued on page 14

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Hewlett Elementary School remembers the patriots

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It was too eerie for people who experienced 9/11, 2 0 years ago. The day was identical to Sept. 11, 2001. Beautiful blue sky and bright sunshine as Hewlett Elementary School students — second through fifth grade — paraded out of the building for the annual Patriot Day commemoration, on Sept. 10, one day before the actual day the terrorist attacks occurred two decades ago. Established after that tragic day, Patriot Day commemorates the memory of the 2,997 people killed in the terrorist attacks that occurred in New York City and Washington, D.C., and the one that ended in Shanksville, Pa. Former Principal Sandra Pensak initiated Hewlett elementary’s ceremony 19 years ago. The roughly 40-minute event included songs, poems and brief speeches that aimed to help the youngsters comprehend a historical event that even adults have a difficult time understanding. Calling the first responders “American heroes” current HES Principal Colleen O’Hara wants the students how they could help in a time of need. “There are plenty of times when others might need our help, not only in emergencies,” she said when addressing the students. “There will be times when others will need us to be upstanders and bridge builders.” Retired FDNY Lt. Richard Skellington and retired NYPD detective John Tansey, fathers of former HES students, have made it a tradition to take part in the ceremony. Skellington, who is also a Valley Stream Fire Department volunteer, was at the World Trade Center on 9/11. The unit he was with saw FDNY Chaplain Father Mychal Judge head into a building a never come out. “Lots of sorrow,” Skellington told the Herald about that day, “on a clear day like today you start remembering. Every year I would take off, Jack would stand next to me.” Jack, now 26, is the youngest of his three children who attended HES. Skellington retired four years ago after 40 years of service. Tansey plays the bagpipes nearly every year at the ceremony. “I’m always here,” he said, noting that he jumped at the invite from Pensak and that his three sons attended HES. Retired in 2007 after 20 years in NYPD, Tansey led the processional off the field and back into the school building. Fifth-graders Mia Costaft, Abigail Kurtz, Myla Williams and Alessandra Tetsoti led their schoolmates in singing the “Pledge of Allegiance,” Derek Martin read the poem “Lists of Don’t Forgets and Remembers,” the poem “For Our World,” was recited by fellow fifth-grader Jordan Yodawitz and another fifth-grader Alexa Bradford read the poem “The American Hero.” “I want them, every day, to understand the significance of those people who risked their lives for us, for our freedom, our society,” O’Hara told the Herald what she wants the students to learn from the Patriot Day ceremony.

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FiFth-gRadERS Mia CoStaFt, Abigail Kurtz, Myla Williams and Alessandra Tetsoti sang the ‘Pledge of Allegiance’ at the ceremony.

hEwlEtt ElEMENtaRY SChool fifth-grader Derek Martin recited the poem ‘Lists of Don’t Forgets and Remembers.’

REtiREd NYPd dEtECtivE John Tansey, a parent of former HES students, played the bagpipes at the Patriot Day ceremony.

Attending summer space camp and beyond By LISA MARGARIA lmargaria@liherald.com

A Woodmere Middle School eighthgrader for a passion for space took part in a week-long summer program that boosted his zeal for the outer limits. Darsh Chavre, 12, attended a sleepaway camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center’s Official Visitor Center in Huntsville, Alabama, a town known as “The Rocket City” due to its rich history and technological advances in space science, missile defense and biotechnology research. Chavre said he loves learning about space and has always wanted to be an astronaut. “I’m obsessed with space to say the least,” he said, “It is just so infinite, you know? Black holes, supernovas – it has such immense power, yet it is so far.” Space Camp was established in 1982 and aims to teach social learning skills such as communication, personal responsibility, leadership, self-confidence, cooperation, team accountability, teamwork, and social awareness, while providing hands-on, fun, and creative STEM (science, technology, education and math) experiences for people of all ages. As learned from the movie “Hidden Figures” mathematics plays a huge role in space travel. That works out for Chavre as math is his favorite class. He’s gifted too. Chavre is part of the middle school’s double-excelled math program – taking 10th grade level geometry. “Math is just awesome,” he said, it’s kind of a way that we can describe anything around us, and it doesn’t require any sort of instruments. The main tool is the human mind, which I find is my favorite part.” A close second is science. “I like science just because it allows us to explain unknown phenomena,” Chavre said, and science is just cool! It allows you to perceive the world in a different light some-

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wooDMeRe MIDDLe SchooL eighth-grader Darsh Chavre fed his passion for space at a week-long summer camp in ‘Rocket City,’ Huntsville, Alabama. Sister Hiral also attended. times.” His love for math and science made him a perfect fit for space camp, where he learned space and flight history, experienced simulators, completed simulated space missions and overall trained like a real astronaut. “Program instruction is aligned to national science and math standards and framed with an exciting, immersive experience amidst a backdrop of mankind’s greatest technological achievements in space hardware,” according to the Space Camp website. The camp’s simulators give campers realistic moon travel experiences with the multi access trainer, which spins its users around in what Chavre referred to as “the five degrees of freedom,” a term

used in statistics. The two main simulated space missions that his team worked on were what he called the lunar mission and Mars mission. The lunar mission is a mock mission for NASA’s Artemis space program,

which focuses on sending humans to the moon. During the mock mission, Chavre was given the job of being a flight engineer, where he performed extra vehicular activities in the five degrees of freedom chair and focused to build a puzzle in the moving chair. Space Camp lectures also included creative activities like imagining a space mission and designing a space patch to represent that mission. Campers were able to look around the Rocket Center’s museum after lectures to enrich their learning experience. The Smithsonian-affiliated museum has space technology-related mini games and artifacts including real space suits from each space mission. Besides space related camp activities, Chavre bonded with other campers by playing card games and talking together in the space-themed bunks before bed. The sleeping bunks are “designed to resemble the ISS [International Space Station],” the U.S. Space and Rocket Center stated in a news release. The camp has produced graduates that continue STEM studies and 10 astronauts. Chavre will also continue learning. “He plans to go next year for aviation,” his father, Milind, said. The biggest takeaway from space camp? Chavre took a minute and ultimately said: “There wasn’t really a big takeaway. It just enhanced my passions for space.”

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After nearly 25 minutes of spirted debate at a special Sept. 10 board meeting the Lawrence village trustees unanimously decided to put out a request for proposal for a different vendor at the outside snack bar at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club. Deputy Mayor Jeff Landy, a golf-playing member of the country club, said that the availability of the snack bar and its lack of choices is an issue. “It’s kind of the first thing you see when you come into the course,” he said. “It should be the entry point of the class operation we run. Golfers show up at 4 p.m. and the concession is closed.” Landy wants a broader a menu and kosher food. After speaking with more than two dozen non-Jewish members of the club, he said they don’t care whether its kosher, Halal or non-kosher as long as it is high-quality good food. His goal to attract more residents who might not think of the club as a place for them. “This could be a gateway for the 90 percent of the residents who are not members at our club who could come for dinner, they could come for an afternoon lunch,” he said, noting that when the village performs improvements at the club there is “pushback” from residents. “There will be a full array of concession snacks, drinks, fired, chicken sandwiches, etc. that will all be available,” Landy said, envisioning a renovated snack bar. “In order to accommodate dietary restrictions we are contemplating bringing in a coffee truck in the morning, which will have coffee, pastries, snacks,

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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. The library will closed on Sept. 6 and 6 for Labor Day and closed on Set. 7 for Rosh Hashana. HewlettWoodmere Public Library will be closed as well.

Upcoming Events Succos Fair On Sunday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 6 and Monday, Sept. 27 from The Marion 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC and Community Chest South Shore present a Succos Fair at Andrew J. Parise Cedahurst Park. There will be food, including cotton candy and popcorn, games, prizes and more. Musical performances on Sunday at noon and 2 p.m. and Monday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sponsors include Gourmet Glatt, Herald Community Newspapers and The Jewish Star. Cedarhurst Park is at 257 Cedarhurst Ave., at the intersection of Cedarhurst and Summit avenues in Cedarhurst.

Saturday, Sept. 18 Hewlett Homecoming Hewlett High School will hold its Homecoming with class banners, marching bands, the Homecoming court and local organizations. Meet at HewlettWoodmere public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett at 12:30 p.m. Parade steps off at 1 p.m. Football game vs. Valley Stream North at 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 21 Covid Support 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.

Yahoi Kusama At 11 a.m., Professor Thomas Germano presents an illustrated lecture on Yahoi Kusama at the New York Botanical Garden. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. Join Zoom at https://bit.ly/2YAPyqL.

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.

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Reflecting on 9/11 It has been 20 years since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 that brought down the Twin Towers and Building No. 7 in the World Trade Center, assaulted the Pentagon and had every day people act as heroes by taking down a hijacked airplane that most likely would have killed many more. Above, Lawrence-Cedarhurst American Legion Post 339 Commander Syd Mandelbaum, left, led the color guard at the Cedarhurst ceremony on Sept. 12.

Wed., Sept. 22 Human Journey At noon, Professor Bill Thierfelder presents an illustrated lecture on the human journey. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. Join Zoom at https://bit. ly/3l3SSCe.

HWPL< 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. Rated R, 1 hour, 53 minutes. It stars Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham and Alison Brie. A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path. Nominated for five Academy Awards, it won for Best Original Screenplay. . Join Zoom at https://bit.ly/3l3SSCe.

Canasta, Mah Jongg At Temple Hillel, 1000 Rosedale Road, North Woodmere, mah jongg from 10 am to noon. Canasta classes from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Bring your game and play all day. $8 per game- donation. Free coffee and cake. Call Naomi Rivlin for information at (516) 791-8329.

‘Promising Young Woman’ At 2 and 7 p.m., the film “Promising Young Woman will be shown in HewlettWoodmere Public Library’s Gold Hall.

For the first-time ever Lawrence High School has five students qualify for All State musical groups. Emma Urgan and Ilia Urgan for All State symphony orchestra. Xian Scott and Matthew Sharin are alternates for the symphony orchestra and Stephanie Lopez is a chorus alternate. The Atlantic Beach Jewish Center dedicated a

Thursday, Sept. 23 Canasta, Mah Jongg At Temple Hillel, 1000 Rosedale Road, North Woodmere, mah jongg from 10 am to noon. Canasta classes from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Bring your game and play all day. $8 per game- donation. Free coffee and cake. Call Naomi Rivlin for information at (516) 791-8329.

Friday, Sept. 24 Rita Hayworth At 11 a.m., Marc Courtrade discuses the career and life of Rita Hayworth, an actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era’s top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined the term “The Love Goddess” to describe Hayworth after she had become the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s. She was the top pinup girl for GIs during World War II. Peninsula Public Library. Join Zoom at https://bit.ly/2YAOsLF.

‘My Favorite Year At 1 p.m., the movie “My Favorite Year” will be shown at Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library’s Gold Hall. HWPL is at 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 1 hour, 50

Torah to Mark Ramer, a village resident known for his philanthropy who died in 2019. Rabbi Simcha Lefkowitz, who runs the Hewlett-based Leon Mayer Fund that supports the Mark Ramer Chesed Center, received the Town of Hempstead’s Make a Difference Award. The Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclamation

Italian Artists On Monday, Sept. 27 at 11 a.m., In the first of a two-part Zoom series, art history professor Val Franco discusses the lives and works of famous and not so famous influential Italian artists. Registration required. An email with the Zoom login will be sent prior to the event. Peninsula Public Library. Part two is Oct. 4.

‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ On Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 2 and 7 p.m., the movie “The Peanut Butter Falcon” will be shown in Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library’s Gold Hall. Rated PG-13; 1 hour, 37 minutes. Directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, it stars Dakota Johnson and Shia LaBeouf. An adventure story set in the world of a modern Mark Twain that begins when Zak, a young man with Down syndrome, runs away from the nursing home where he lives to chase his dream of becoming a professional wrestler.

Community Chest 5K On Sunday, Oct. 3, Community Chest South Shore 5K Run/Family Walk, at Sunny Atlantic Beach Club in Atlantic Beach. To register go to https://event. elitefeats.com/community21.

District holds its weekly meeting by phone on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 5 p.m. The district’s phone number is 239-6777. Lawrence High School class of 1980, 40th year reunion at the Inwood Country Club, Saturday, Oct. 16. Go to Eventbrite LHS class of 1980 for tickets.

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An estimAted 2,000 people turned out for the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony, held Saturday in Lido Beach.

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Hempstead Town salutes 9/11 heroes By JAmes Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com

Sept. 11, 2021, dawned as a stunningly beautiful late summer morning, the sky an azure blue and the sunshine a bright yellow — just as it was on the same day 20 years ago. At the Hempstead Town Park at Lido Beach, there was a standing-room only crowd that gathered before a makeshift stage on the sand and also filled a wooden walkway leading from the parking lot. The crowd, estimated by officials at about 2,000, had come to observe a milestone anniversary — the 20th year since two commercial jetliners were hijacked by terrorists, who used them as missiles to slam into each of the mAriAnee twin towers of the World Trade tABorsky Center, killing almost 3,000 peoMerrick ple. The mood on the beach was somber. “It was the day America lost its innocence,” said Marianee Taborsky, of Merrick, who came with her husband, Kevin. They embraced before taking seats set up on the beach. She had heard reports of the attack that morning and turned on her TV. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “This doesn’t happen to us. This was America.” Speakers, including New York state’s new lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, a former state senator from Harlem, spoke not only about the terror of that day, but also of the sacrifice of 9/ll responders. Others, including New York City police officers and Long Island legislators, talked of losing fathers, nephews and other relatives. “I plan on being here every year that I am lieutenant governor,” Benjamin said. His predecessor, Kathy Hochul, now governor, had spoken at the Lido Beach ceremony last year. Some of the loudest applause of the day came for New York Police Department Detective Vincent DeMarino, whose father, also Vincent DeMarino, of Valley Stream, a deputy chief in the city police department, died of can-

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memBers of the Rockville Centre Fire Department served as the color guard at the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa. cer after working at the ruins of the World Trade Center. Detective DeMarino was 9 on Sept. 11, 2001. He sat in class while other students were pulled out by their parents after the attacks. When he got home, he said, his mother explained to him that two planes had hit the trade center. She told him his father was “fine.” “But she didn’t know that until he came home after 2 in the morning,” on Sept. 12, he said. He said he father had been “the Energizer bunny, always busy” and chatty. “But after that day, he just sat down,” DeMarino said. In 2018, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor “directly linked to his work at ground zero,” he said. His father died 13 months later. “He took his work at ground zero head on,” DeMarino said. “This was my dad. Share your story too.” The

crowd rose to its feet. Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin noted that last year the observance was held in the Lido Beach parking lot, and the crowd was limited because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, he said, the event could safely be held on the beach. The 9/11 terrorist attacks “took a toll on the country,” Clavin said, but they also brought “unity and bravery.” Many of the first-responders sat quietly. Among them was Pat Antonacci, of Levittown, an NYPD detective who said he worked at ground zero for a few months. “It was horrific,” he said. His wife, Maryann, said, “It took a toll on him. He Continued on neXt page

Hempstead Town holds 9/11 ceremony didn’t talk about it. He didn’t even smile for months.” Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman spoke of losing his nephew, Sgt. Tommy Jergens, a New York state court officer from Valley Stream. He died when the towers collapsed. “Some people dread this day,” Blakeman said. “We know we are going to have to relive the pain and the horror of that day.” He said his nephew joined the Boy Scouts, the U.S. Army and the state court system because “the kid always liked

amoNg tHe atteNdees was Todd Gleason, 61, of Island Park, a crane operator who removed the last piece of World Trade Center steel from ground zero.

to wear uniforms.” “We never got to say goodbye,” Blakeman said. Only his shield was found. At the end of the ceremony, a number of people tossed white carnations into the choppy surf of the Atlantic Ocean. One of them was Cara Donaldson, of Plainview, a psychologist. “Throwing flowers means casting my prayers to Mother Nature and God,” she said. The pain of 9/11, she said, “never ends, even 20 years later.”

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New York Police Department Detective Vincent DeMarino spoke of his father, also Vincent, of Valley Stream, who died in December 2019 of a brain tumor directly linked by his doctors to his work as a first responder at ground zero in the months after the 9/11 attacks. HemPstead towN suPervisor Don Clavin led the ceremony.

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Wantagh Senior Football a standout lineBaCKeR and offensive lineman, Casey helped the Warriors capture the Nassau Conference IV championship last season while leading them in tackles for a second straight campaign and serving as a captain. The two-time All-Long Island and All-County selection is looking for a third straight season with over 100 tackles. As a junior, he was runner-up for the Piner Award, presented to Nassau’s most outstanding linebacker. Twenty of his tackles last season came in playoff wins.

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Girls Volleyball: Lynbrook at South Side ................4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer: Uniondale at Baldwin.......................4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer: Elmont at Calhoun...........................4:45 p.m. Boys Soccer: Hewlett at South Side......................4:45 p.m. Girls Volleyball: Carey at Long Beach ......................... 5 p.m. Football: Farmingdale at Oceanside .......................... 6 p.m. Football: Hicksville at Freeport ................................... 6 p.m.

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Girls Soccer: Mepham at South Side........................ 9 a.m. Girls Volleyball: Clarke at West Hempstead .............10 a.m. Girls Soccer: Seaford at V.S. South .........................10 a.m. Girls Soccer: Long Beach at Lynbrook ....................10 a.m. Football: Glen Cove at Baldwin ................................. 2 p.m. Football: Sewanhaka at Elmont...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Carey at Calhoun ............................................. 2 p.m. Football: MacArthur at V.S. Central ................................. 2 p.m. Football: South Side at V.S. South .................................. 2 p.m. Football: Wantagh at Bethpage....................................... 2 p.m. Football: V.S. North at Hewlett ........................................ 2 p.m. Football: West Hempstead at Seaford ............................ 2 p.m. Football: Malverne at Clarke ........................................... 2 p.m. Football: Carle Place at East Rockaway .......................... 2 p.m. Football: Westbury at East Meadow................................ 2 p.m. Boys Soccer: Farmingdale at Oceanside ....................... 5 p.m.

There’s a pretty good chance Lawrence boys’ soccer will have a better start this fall than it did in the spring when it lost five of its first six games and earned a tie in the other. “As happy as we were to play, we didn’t get the results we wanted until late in the season,” coach Pat Leary said. The Golden Tornadoes made an unexpected run to the Nassau Class A playoffs by winning each of its last four regularseason matches, totaling 14 goals in the process. They scored another five in the first round of the playoffs, but allowed six and fell to Valley Stream Central in a wild affair. “Last season was only four months ago and it kind of feels like it never stopped,” Leary said. “We have 14 seniors now and I’d like to think we’ll be in the mix for the conference title. That’s one of our goals.” When it comes to goals, the Golden Tornadoes will rely heavily on the dynamic forward tandem of seniors Gabe Viera and Angelo Puerto-Quintanilla. “At any moment, the ball can travel 40 or 50 yards and we become dangerous with those two guys up top,” Leary said. “We didn’t have them on the field together a whole lot last season. When we did, it made a huge difference.” Viera earned All-County honors and led the team in scoring with five goals and five assists. “Gabe quietly goes about his business and has great vision, smooth skills and leadership qualities,” the coach noted. Puerto-Quintanilla found the back of the net three times in the playoff defeat, while Viera had the other two tallies. The pair is backed by junior Brian Zatorski, a high-energy piece off the bench. In the midfield, Leary said four-year starter Jona Murcia often flies under the radar but is strong, steady and experienced. He’ll assume a larger role than he did during the spring and operate in the center along with senior Jose Sandoval, a defensive force who’s strong on the ball and in the air. “Jose is the glue in the midfield,” Leary said. The group also includes four others who saw significant minutes in the spring — seniors Jessi Vasquez and Marlon Sanchez, junior Ricardo Moran and sophomore Jonathan Valiente. Defensively, the Golden Tornadoes wel-

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The Lawrence high School vocal ensemble of Leslie Melendez Melgar, far left, Stephanie Lopez and Sivan Laniado sang “God Bless America” to close out the 9/11 memorial ceremony in Cedarhurst last Sunday. great to be a human being. We’ve got to stop labeling each other and look at each other like human beings.” Feal now runs the FealGood Foundation, which advocates for first responders. Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman remembered his nephew Thomas Jurgens, a New York state court officer and a volunteer firefighter who

raced to the scene, and died there. “Tommy was a wonderful boy — he set the bar very high for our family,” Blakeman said. “When I see our volunteer firefighters, especially those from his home firehouse in Meadowmere Park, I think of Tommy.” Having attended ceremonies across Nassau County, County Executive Laura

Curran said it was vital that its citizens come together as a community. “I think we do not take our freedoms for granted, and it is a feeling of gratitude that I have to live in this beautiful country,” she said. “It is also to make sure we honor, we thank, we defend, we support our first responders … That is something we can do, and it takes away a bit of the helplessness and hopelessness that sometimes can overcome [us].” Deacon Dan Otton, who represented the Catholic churches of the Five Towns — Our Lady of Good Counsel, in Inwood, St Joachim, in Cedarhurst, and St. Joseph, in Hewlett — gave the invocation, and said it is important to honor those lost on 9/11 each year, especially on the milestone anniversaries. “We remember the hurt,” Otton said, “but we also remember the hope.” “I remembered that beautiful Tuesday morning 20 years ago,” said Rabbi Benjamin Samson, of Cedarhurst, who gave the benediction. “Around 9:10, I was going to my office at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens when, on the radio, someone said, ‘Hey, listen, a plane went into the World Trade Center.’ I ran up to my office, to the 13th floor of the building, and on a clear day I could see the World Trade Center from my office. What did I see on this day? I saw the black smoke billowing from the building, going toward Brooklyn.”

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Emma Urgen and Ilia Urgen were directed by Andrew Krahm. Band director Brian Stabile played taps. Corinne Strom recounted how residents of Lawrence and Cedarhurst have honored her late father, Kevin O’Rourke, an FDNY and volunteer firefighter with the Lawrence-Cedarhurst and Hewlett departments who died at the World Trade Center. “Whether it was lining Central Avenue, clapping and waving flags as he arrived at his final Mass at St. Joachim’s to dedicating the street in front of LCFD firehouse and a truck in his name at his first firehouse home, to the scholarships given in his name so children may follow their dreams like he did his,” Strom said as a Long Island Rail Road train pulled into the Cedarhurst station across from the park — a reminder that many people who commuted to work the morning of Sept. 11 did not come home that night. John Feal, who survived a harrowing accident at ground zero when a falling steel beam landed on his foot, said, “Twenty years ago, on Sept. 12, was when the empathy and the humanity kicked in, when the charity kicked in, when we all put aside our differences, our ideologies, our political affiliations, our skin color, our gender and our pay scales. And everyone said it was great to be an American, it’s great to be a patriot. No, wrong, it was

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tional Lacrosse) World Championships, but in Israel suffered a knee injury and did not get to play.” DeNapoli was a short-stick defensive midfielder in the Premier Lacrosse League in 2019, while he studied for his master’s in education at Adelphi University. He also co-founded and directed a youth lacrosse travel organization, the Long Island Dodgers Lacrosse Club. DeNapoli advises young athletes to “always be pre pared; continue to improve yourself physically and mentally; absorb as much information as you can from your coaches, teammates,

and opponents; and set goals, then stop at nothing to accomplish them.” Selected 13th overall in the 2020 Premier League Expansion Draft, he tallied 3 points in 2020 as a defensive midfielder. DeNapoli captains his current team, the PLL Waterdogs. The team finished the season as the No. 1 seed for the playoffs, but lost in the semifinals. DeNapoli said he was honored to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. “To be recognized at Hewlett is special because of the relationships I’ve developed during my time there,” he said. “My family, teammates, friends, teachers and

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was not just complaining. She was looking for ways to be less critical of herself. She wanted to be more spontaneous with others and a better friend to herself. Fast forward four months. Amy affirmed that she was doing away with harsh judgments. “This blame game is exhausting. I’m done with it! I remember the day you said to me, in that calm, reassuring voice of yours, that I’m okay just the way I am. Doesn’t mean t h e re ’ s n o ro o m fo r growth. But I’m okay just the way I am. You don’t know what that meant to me. I was crying in the car after I left. apadin Nobody had ever said that to me before.” Amy continued to pick up many reassuring messages from me and others. Two of them kept ringing in her ears. You don’t need to be perfect. You’ve got a fun personality. For every message, there’s another one that asserts the opposite. Which one is right? “A stitch in time saves nine” or “Haste makes waste?” “Opposites attract” or “Birds of a feather flock together?” It all depends on the context. The same holds true for what people say about you. So, listen to the voices that are helpful at this time, in this context, not the ones that place you in a one-down position or humiliate you or are part of your past. Calm down, take your time, refocus your attention and you’ll be able to figure it out – like you always do. Whose voice will you listen to? I hope you remember to listen to those who help you develop confidence, build backbone, and value what you do.

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FDNY puts out fire Public Notices at St. John’s Hospital

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Officials at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital at 327 19th Beach Street in Far Rockaway said that the two-alarm roof-top fire that began before 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 10 was extinguished by FDNY roughly 90 minutes later. “We had no fire-related injuries and FDNY was able to swiftly evacuate patients and team members,” Renée Hastick-Motes, the hospital’s vice president of external affairs said in a statement. “It is not known, at this moment, how the fire got started but it was quickly contained and extinguished.” From a video that was on the social media platform What’s App, the fire was burning along the St. John’s roof and dark black smoke was billowing from the top of the building. According to multiple media reports more than 100 fire and emergency medical personnel responded to the fire. Staff, including doctors, maintenance and nurses moved patients out of the 257-bed facility. Hastick-Motes thanked Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York State Department of Health representatives, elected officials, FDNY, NYPD, the hospital’s union partners, New York City Emergency Management, Achiezer and other community stakeholders who contacted St. John’s and responded to the fire. “As the only hospital on the Rockaway Peninsula we are committed to continuing to provide quality health care to the Rocka-

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The Two-alarm fire at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway on Sept. 10 was extinguished by FDNY. way community,” she stated. St. John’s also serves the Five Towns and surrounding communities. It was reported by FDNY that one firefighter was injured. Hospital staff and patients were said to be safe and family members can call St. John’s patient information line at (718) 8697179.

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Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Partnership. Name: Sea Park East L.P. (“LP”). Certificate of Limited Partnership filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on April 24, 2003. N.Y. office location: Nassau County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LP upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to c/o The LP, 930 Broadway, Woodmere, NY 11598. The latest date upon which the LP shall dissolve is December 31, 2050 unless sooner dissolved by mutual consent of the partners or by operation of the law. Name/address of each general partner available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. 127318 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: Surf View East LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on

December 12, 2002. NY office location: Nassau County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Surf View East LLC, 930 Broadway, Woodmere, NY 11598. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 127316

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: Ocean House East LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New Y127314ork (“SSNY”) on December 12, 2002. NY office location: Nassau County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Ocean House East LLC, 930 Broadway, Woodmere, NY 11598. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 127314

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Board of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor will convene and hold a public hearing via ZOOM Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 5:00pm. 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 applications for relief: 1)Mr. Kim Volman of 1300 Seawane Drive Hewlett Harbor, New York 11557 has applied to the Planning Board for site plan, elevation plan and landscape design review of his 2nd floor additions and alteration proposal. 2)Mr. Robert Hoberman of 1325 Harbor Road Hewlett Harbor, New York 11557 has applied to the planning Board for

site plan and elevation plan design review of 68 solar panels. At said hearing, all interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard. Copies of the proposed application will be available at the Village Hall at least five (5) days before the public hearing and may be seen during the regular business hours. Those persons planning to attend the meeting and who require special accommodations because of a disability are requested to notify the Village Clerk no less than 48 hours prior to the meeting. Dated: Hewett Harbor, New York September 2, 2021 BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR TED MAY Planning Board Chairman MICHAEL RYDER Village Clerk 127393 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

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LEGAL NOTICE ANNUAL NEWS RELEASE - PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT LAWRENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT today announced a free and reduced price meal (Free Milk) policy for DISTRICT 15 area school children. Local school officials have adopted the following family eligibility criteria to assist them in determining eligibility: 2021-2022 INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS OR FREE MILK Free Eligibility Scale Reduced Price Eligibility Scale Free Lunch, Breakfast, Milk Reduced Price Lunch, Breakfast Household Annual Monthly Twice Every Weekly Household Annual Monthly Twice Every Weekly Size per Two Size per Two Month Weeks Month Weeks 1 $ 16,744 $ 1,396 $ 698 $ 644 $ 322 1 $ 23,828 $ 1,986 $ 993 $ 917 $ 459 2 $ 22,646 $1,888 $ 944 $ 871 $ 436 2 $ 32,227 $ 2,686 $ 1,343 $ 1,240 $ 620 3 $ 28,548 $ 2,379 $ 1,190 $ 1,098 $ 549 3 $ 40,626 $ 3,386 $ 1,693 $ 1,563 $ 782 4 $ 34,450 $ 2,871 $ 1,436 $ 1,325 $ 663 4 $ 49,025 $ 4,086 $ 2,043 $ 1,886 $ 943 5 $ 40,352 $ 3,363 $ 1,682 $ 1,552 $ 776 5 $ 57,424 $ 4,786 $ 2,393 $ 2,209 $ 1,105 6 $ 46,254 $ 3,855 $ 1,928 $ 1,779 $ 890 6 $ 65,823 $ 5,486 $ 2,743 $ 2,532 $ 1,266 7 $ 52,156 $ 4,347 $ 2,174 $ 2,006 $ 1,003 7 $ 74,222 $ 6,186 $ 3,093 $ 2,855 $ 1,428 8 $ 58,058 $ 4,839 $ 2,420 $ 2,233 $ 1,117 8 $ 82,621 $ 6,886 $ 3,443 $ 3,178 $ 1,589 Each Add’l Each Add’l person add $ 5,902 $ 492 $ 246 $ 227 $ 114 person add $ 8,399 $ 700 $ 350 $ 324 $ 162 SNAP/TANF/FDPIR Households: Households that currently include children who receive the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) but who are not found during the Direct Certification Matching Process (DCMP), or households that currently receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) must complete an application listing the child’s name, a valid SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number and the signature of an adult household member. Eligibility for free meal benefits based on participation in SNAP, TANF or FDPIR is extended to all children in the household. When known to the School Food Authority, households will be notified of their children’s eligibility for free meals based on their participation in the SNAP, TANF or the FDPIR programs. No application is necessary if the household was notified by the SFA their children have been directly certified. If the household is not sure if their children have been directly certified, the household should contact the school. Other Source Categorical Eligibility: When known to the School Food Authority, households will be notified of any child’s eligibility for free meals based on the individual child’s designation as Other Source Categorically Eligible, as defined by law. Children are determined Other Source Categorically Eligible if they are Homeless, Migrant, Runaway, A foster child, or Enrolled in Head Start or an eligible pre-kindergarten program. If children or households receive benefits under Assistance Programs or Other Source Categorically Eligible Programs and are not listed on the notice of eligibility and are not notified by the School Food Authority of their free meal benefits, the parent or guardian should contact the school or should submit an income application. Other Households: Households with income the same or below the amounts listed above for family size may be eligible for and are urged to apply for free and/or reduced price meals (or free milk). They may do so by completing the application sent home with the letter to parents. One application for all children in the household should be submitted. Additional copies are available at the principal’s office in each school. Applications may be submitted any time during the school year to Mr. C. Kumar, Reviewing Official. Please contact Mr. Kumar at 516-295-7051 with any questions regarding the application process. Households notified of their children’s eligibility must contact the School Food Authority if they choose to decline the free meal benefits. Households may apply for benefits at any time throughout the school year. Children of parents or guardians who become unemployed or experience a financial hardship mid-year may become eligible for free and reduced price meals or free milk at any point during the school year. For up to 30 operating days into the new school year (or until a new eligibility determination is made, whichever comes first) an individual child’s free or reduced price eligibility status from the previous year will continue within the same SFA. When the carryover period ends, unless the household is notified that their children are directly certified or the household submits an application that is approved, the children’s meals must be claimed at the paid rate. Though encouraged to do so, the SFA is not required to send a reminder or a notice of expired eligibility. The information provided on the application will be confidential and will be used for determining eligibility. The names and eligibility status of participants may also be used for the allocation of funds to federal education programs such as Title I and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), State health or State education programs, provided the State agency or local education agency administers the programs, and for federal, State or local means-tested nutrition programs with eligibility standards comparable to the NSLP. Eligibility information may also be released to programs authorized under the National School Lunch Act (NSLA) or the Child Nutrition Act (CNA). The release of information to any program or entity not specifically authorized by the NSLA will require a written consent statement from the parent or guardian. The School Food Authority does, however, have the right to verify at any time during the school year the information on the application. If a parent does not give the school this information, the child/children will no longer be able to receive free or reduced price meals (free milk). Foster children are eligible for free meal benefits. A separate application for a foster child is no longer necessary. Foster children may be listed on the application as a member of the family where they reside. Applications must include the foster child’s name and personal use income. Under the provisions of the policy, the designated official will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent is dissatisfied with the ruling of the designated official, he/she may make a request either orally or in writing for a hearing to appeal the decision. Mr. J Feder-Hearing Officer whose address is Lawrence Public Schools 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst NY 11516 has been designated as the Hearing Official. Hearing procedures are outlined in the policy. However, prior to initiating the hearing procedure, the parent or School Food Authority may request a conference to provide an opportunity for the parent and official to discuss the situation, present information, and obtain an explanation of the data submitted in the application or the decisions rendered. The request for a conference shall not in any way prejudice or diminish the right to a fair hearing. Only complete applications can be approved. This includes complete and accurate information regarding: the SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number; the names of all household members; on an income application, the last four digits of the social security number of the person who signs the form or an indication that the adult does not have one, and the amount and source of income received by each household member. In addition, the parent or guardian must sign the application form, certifying the information is true and correct. Beginning July 1, 2019, students in New York State that are approved for reduced price meals will receive breakfast and lunch meals at no charge. Nondiscrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. 1144722

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$500.00 for non CDL drivers. Will train qualified applicants

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Candidates should email a letter of interest and resume to: Mr. John Murphy Principal of South Side High School jmurphy@rvcschools.org

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Seeking CandidateS for the following poSitionS:

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PART TIME SUBSTITUTE CLEANERS NEEDED

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Sign On Bonus $2,500.00 for CDL driver bus and van

Mr. James Duffy, Principal of Wilson School jduffy@rvcschools.org

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salary, commission, bonuses and benefits. must have own vehicle and valid driver’s license.

If interested, please contact and email resume to our Personnel Office at

(September start date. Retirees welcome to apply.)

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LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS POSITIONS AVAILABLE

SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: PART TIME LUNCH MONITORS 2-4 HOURS PER DAY Salary: $15.00 per hour

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High Volume Executive Transportation Company

Correction Officer Trainee • • • • • •

Drivers with and without CDL, Experience a must, clean license Shifts available 7 days a week Great working environment

$45,712 hiring rate $48,081 after 6 months $55,057 after 1 year PAID time off GREAT benefits Retire after 25 years AT ANY AGE

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HANDYMAN FT/PT: Experienced In Light Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry. Will Train. Clean Driver's License. handyworksmary@gmail.com 516-503-6938

Apply on-line today or download exam information at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/

LYNEER STAFFING SOLUTIONS Hiring Mail Sorters, Data Entry $15.00, Forklifts $17.50, Mystery Shoppers Ages 21-25 $20.00. 860 Long Island Ave., Deer Park NY 11729 631-586-4699

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KATHY HOCHUL, GOVERNOR • ANTHONY J. ANNUCCI, ACTING COMMISSIONER An Equal Opportunity Employer

$18.50 NYC, $17 L.I., up to $13.50 Upstate NY!

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If you need care from your relative, friend/ neighbor and you have Medicaid, they may be eligible to start taking care of you as a personal assistant under NYS Medicaid CDPA Program. No Certificates needed.

Phone: 347-713-3552

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST P/T, Leading To F/T. Previous Experience With Patient Check In Collecting Copays, Verifying Insurance, Filing, EMR and Appointment Scheduling Knowledge Required. Good Phone and Computer Skills. Located in Island Park. Call Jim, Mgr. 516-670-8800 or Fax Resume to 516-670-8809. email: wolfie65@verizon.net.

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At Blaze, Old Bethpage Village Outdoors From September Through November 5-8 Hour Evening Shifts Provide A Welcoming Atmosphere And Ensure Guest Safety. Hourly Rate $16.

To Apply: https://hudsonvalley.org/employment

REAL ESTATE SALESPERSONS WANTED

Open F/T & P/T Positions Experience Preferred Virtual Work Environment Make Money From Home Call For Confidential Interview 516-484-2999

SECRETARY CHURCH OFFICE P/T $17/p.h. Tues, Weds, Thurs 9am-12pm. Clerical & Computer Skillls Required. Immed.. 516-547-7828. Email Resume vjl1030@yahoo.com

TOW TRUCK DRIVERS: FT/PT. Days, Evenings, Weekends. Experienced Only Apply. Call Sacha or Mike 718-291-2992

TRAINED SURVEYORS

wanted in small firm with large opportunity to advance. Applicants must be career oriented with excellent work ethic, attention to detail and the desire to become licensed. Work directly for licensed Land Surveyor. Experience with Total Stations, RTK GPS and Civil 3D software a big plus. Salary commensurate with experience. ra@aksurveyors.com 516-678-9610

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FT

Cedarhurst Real Estate Management Office. Light Accounting, Computer Skills, Yardi Exp. Preferable, Excel/Word. Spanish Helpful. $35-$50K. 516-216-9139 Send Resume: harry@hhrmc.com

Business Analyst. Analyze business data and help clients drive business performance. Bachelor in business management or related. Worksite: Ronkonkoma, NY. Send Resume: HR, Todo International Inc., 2190 Smithtown Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

CLEANER NEEDED PART-TIME 17 hours a week/ $15 an hour Call or email clubin@lakeviewlibrary.org 516-536-3071

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Home Sales A sampling of recent sales in the area

Baldwin $495,000 Laurel Avenue. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/ family room and home office. First floor master bedroom. Taxes: $10,227.37

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Bellmore $640,000 Hewlett Lane. Split Level. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Updated eat-in kitchen with maple cabinets and granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den with sliders to deck. Cathedral/vaulted ceiling. Many updates. Near Newbridge Road pool and park. Taxes: $13,060

516-328-7126

Daytime Pumpkin Carvers Blaze, Old Bethpage Restoration Village

Outdoors From September Through November 5–8 Hour Shifts Carve Creative Pumpkin Designs For Display Hourly Rate - $16 To Apply:

http://hudsonvalley.org/employment

United Telecom USA, Inc., dba Your Wireless Management LLC – Westbury, NY is seeking a Market Research Analyst to Research local & regional market conditions & prepare reports of findings, illustrating data graphically & translating complex findings into written text for internal teams across the company’s multiple locations.Gather information to determine potential sales of products & services. Req’s a Bachelor’s degree or its foreign equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field of study. To apply, MAIL resume to: United Telecom USA, Inc. dba Your Wireless Management LLC, Attn: Harpreet Katari, 1250 Shames Dr, Westbury, NY 11590.

Eldercare Offered ELDERCARE OFFERED/ HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE

Eldercare Needed HOME HEALTH AIDE Needed- Rockville Centre. Monday -Saturday, 1pm-7pm, Assist Senior, Including Cooking Dinner. CNA and HHA Required. Call Hyacinth 516-476-8954.

REAL ESTATE Real Estate Attention Sportsmen! NY-VT Border, Minutes to Bennington, VT. 30 acres, Only $99,900! Open and wooded, trails throughout property. Abundant wildlife, great views with southern exposure. Town road, power, telephone, Owner Financing 802-447-0779

Open Houses EAST ROCKAWAY BA 54 Rose Lane, NEW! PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT! 3 BR, 2.5 Bth Split on Over 1/2 Acre Parklike Property in Waverly Park Area.Updtd EIK, Den/Fpl/Vaulted Ceiling, FDR & Mstr Ste/Updtd Bth & Sitting Rm. 2 Car Gar. SD#20...$899,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 EAST ROCKAWAY BA, 33 Murdock Rd, NEW EXCLUSIVE! 5 BR,3.5 Bth Col on Beautiful St in SD#20. Large Gran/Wood EIK,LR/Fpl ,FDR/Fpl ,Den & Sun Rm .Mstr Ste w/ Vaulted Ceiling, New Bth, WIC & Terr. Bsmt....$999,000 Ronnie Gerber, Dougals elliman 516-238-4299 HEWLETT 9-19, BA 11610 Hilary Ct, REDUCED! Beautifully Gut Renovated 4600 Sq Ft Colonial in Cul de Sac. 5 BR,3.5 Bth with Full Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20. Tax Grivance Filed.....$1,225,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 VALLEY STREAM 9/19, 12-2, 74 Gibson 1B, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! Lovely 1 Bedroom Coop on First Floor. LR, DR, Kitchen & Bath. HW Flrs. Convenient to LIRR & Shops. SD#24...$199,000 Ronnie Gerber 516-238-4299 WO O D M E R E BA 4 C L U B S I D E D r, Renovated 3 BR,3.5 Bth Townhouse in Cedar Glen. Updtd Gran/Wood EIK & Bths. HW Flrs. Fin Lower Level. Att Gar.Commun i t y P o o l & Te n n i s . N e a r A l l . SD#14...$685,000, Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

Rent Your Apartment through the Herald and PrimeTime Classified section. Call us for our great *specials. 516-569-4000, press 5 for Classified Dept. *(private party only)

Franklin Square $672,500 Fendale Street. Expanded Cape. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. New kitchen and bathrooms. First floor master bedroom. 2 car garage. Taxes: $13,262.06

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East Rockaway $625,000 Mallow Road. Expanded Cape. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. New eat-in kitchen with cherrywood cabinets, quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances. Open concept living room with stone fireplace. Formal dining room with wood plank ceiling and crown molding. Oversized family room. Master bedroom with walk-out deck. Rear deck and stone patio with inground swimming pool. Taxes: $16,749

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Caring Reliable Person For All Elderly Needs. Own Transportation. Carol 516-316-9281

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East Meadow $935,000 Hilda Street. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with custom cabinets, granite countertops, stainless stel appliances and center island. Spacious living room. Formal dining room. Family room with fireplace. Oversized master suite with walk-in closet, master bath with Jacuzzi and his/her sinks. 2 bedrooms on first floor. Fenced backyard with patio and gazebo. Security system and central air conditioning. Close to all. Taxes: $16,006

Hewlett Bay Park $1,800,000 Veeder Drive. Colonial. 7 bedrooms, 4.55 bathroms. Gourmet eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, butler’s pantry and breakfast room with fireplace. Formal dining room. Den/family room with wet bar and home office. All large rooms with high ceilings. Sweeping staircase and 6 fireplaces. 1.1 acres of park-like property. Security system. Convenient to shopping and LIRR. Taxes: $39,072 Lido Beach $915,000 Regent Drive. Hi Ranch. 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms. New eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Open layout with living room with gas fireplace. Den/family room and home office. 3 season room overlooks inground heated pool with slide and patio. Near beach and close to all. Taxes: $11,500 Merrick $634,000 Lincoln Boulevard. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. New open-concept eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Wraparound balcony staircase overlooks living room with granite fireplace. Formal dinig room. Spacious den with French sliders to deck and lush yard. Home office and many updates including newly finished parquet/herringbone floors. Master bedroom with walk-in custom closet. Security system. Close to all. Taxes: $11,489.38 Source: The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island Inc,, a computerized network of real estate offices serving Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn.

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y wife called soon after 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, her voice measured but tense. I was halfawake, preparing myself for the day, while our then 1½-year-old daughter slept in the next room of our Long Beach apartment. “Turn on the TV,” Katerina said. There were the twin towers ablaze in fireballs, black smoke pouring from the structures. Like so many of us, I could only stare, mouth agape, in stunned disbelief. My wife was at SCoTT Lawrence Middle School, where she BRINToN teaches to this day. The teachers didn’t have a TV to know precisely what was happening, so she called me to find out. She was sitting with a colleague whose husband worked at the World Trade Center. I stuttered as I relayed what I was seeing. I can’t recall which station I was watching, but I remember the frantic, frightened voice of a telecaster in a helicopter that whirred from a distance above the twin towers. Then, suddenly, the unexpected happened at 9:59 a.m.: The south tower col-

lapsed. The image of its shiny metal exterior cascading down, and then a massive gray ash plume spiraling back up hundreds of feet into the air, was seared into my mind. It haunts my thoughts to this day. I gasped. Then I had to explain to my wife what had just happened, and she had to tell her colleague, who was overcome by fear and sorrow. As I write this 20 years later, a chill radiates up my spine into my brain. At 10:28 a.m., the north tower fell. We, as a nation, had just witnessed the mass murder of 2,606 people in the twin towers live on TV. I’ve been covering the aftermath of the attacks since that day. Last Saturday I photographed the Town of Hempstead’s moving 9/11 ceremony, held, as it always is, at Lido Beach Park, where people gathered by the Atlantic Ocean on the day of the attacks to catch a glimpse of the smoke plumes from the towers. NYPD Detective Vincent DeMarino, whose father, also Vincent, of Valley Stream, an NYPD officer who died in 2019 of brain cancer because of his time spent at ground zero, encouraged attendees to tell their stories of that terrible day. In doing so, we keep the collective memory of the attacks alive so we “never forget.”

And so, I tell my story here. After collecting myself, I readied my daughter and headed to my wife. As I drove on West Park Avenue through Long Beach on the way to Lawrence, I spotted the smoke plumes through a break in the houses, just as I was entering the city’s West End. The plumes were like giant ribbons stretching to the heavens. “My God!” I said to myself, realizing that nothing would ever be the same. My wife was released from her duties after the children were sent home, and we met up on a side street in Lawrence. I could see the fear and horror in her eyes. We realized we had no cell service, but I told her that everything would be OK. I wondered whether that was true. My wife drove our daughter back to our apartment, and I went to work just down the street at the Heralds’ office at the time, in Lawrence. From there I took dictation from reporters who had been dispatched to train stations along the Babylon and Far Rockaway branches of the Long Island Rail Road. They were interviewing survivors who had hurried out of Manhattan, white ash and sweat coating their dark business suits. They poured out of the trains like frightened war victims. I worked until 3 a.m. the next day to

’ve been covering the aftermath of the attacks since that awful September day.

produce a paper. I remember stepping out of the office onto the empty sidewalk on Central Avenue around midnight and staring into the black sky. I heard F-16 fighter jets streaking overhead. They flew low, but I couldn’t see them. I felt drained and hollow. I was unprepared for the sense of sorrow that I — and the nation — would feel in the coming years. I reported on 13 funerals and memorial services in the months after Sept. 11, training my camera’s zoom lens on the grieving family members and friends of the victims. I hated shooting photos of those in such deep mourning. Now, though, my sense is that those pictures are an important part of history. They are documents that tell us about the price of terrorism. They show us, in no uncertain terms, why we must, as a nation, work toward world peace. I have reported on those annual ceremonies ever since. At last Saturday’s, I could hear the anger and sorrow of the family members and friends of 9/11 victims as they spoke. There is no peace that can come from such an attack, only acceptance. Never, ever forget. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.

Season of fire and flood slips into September

t has been a season of extremes, but after the floods and the fires and the winds and the Covid surges and the ICUs getting slammed and the little ones getting sick, and the heat waves searing the country, north, south, east and west, one drumbeat persists: Get the vaccine. Wear a mask. Take a booster. It’s easy and necessary. I can’t offer wiser words than these. If everyone who could have gotten the Covid-19 vaccine had done so, thousands of lives would have been saved. FamiRANDI lies would have KREISS avoided devastating illness and loss and broken businesses. But there being no percentage in looking back, there is still opportunity for people who have been reluctant to step up now and make themselves and their families safer from the virus. As autumn spins into view, we are clearly in the crosshairs of various unprecedented forces, meteorological, medical, political and cultural. I don’t know anyone who isn’t feeling anxious. Please, if you are among the sanguine and

secure, let me know your secret. The meteorological stressors seem an apt metaphor for the general distress of observing our country in the clutches of destructive forces: a defeated president who won’t go away, a clutch of sycophants who will sell their souls for another year in office and, unbelievably, millions of folks who feel so angry and disenfranchised that they would rather risk a tussle with Covid — or possibly a fatal encounter with Covid — than get an inoculation that will keep them safe. The difference is that, unlike the random violence of tornadoes and floods that have plagued us this summer, the political disturbances in the field have intentionality. The past administration targeted climate change initiatives and women’s rights and diversity. For four years we suffered a vacuum of moral leadership; the center frayed, and we haven’t yet repaired the damage that was inflicted on our departments of justice and state and housing and health. President Biden, love him, hate him or ignore him, is pushing against a tide of irrational vitriol that would overturn a legal election and let chaos reign. In the

name of “freedom,” people are rejecting a vaccine that can save the lives of the children they love. Somehow this all intertwines with the catastrophic weather we have endured this summer. When nature goes wild, some part of us knows to hunker down and ride it out, because when the storm passes, the sun will shine again. Order will be restored. But on the political front, there is no such guarantee. We are not done with hurricanes this season. As The Weather Channel warns: “We may still expect storms bringing exceptionally high waves … The sea may be white with driving spray; visibility very seriously affected…” It goes on to say that even large vessels may disappear for long periods of time in the deep troughs between the heaving seas. A fearsome description. But such storms can be survived. More frightening is our current political and pandemic cyclone. Our ship of state is also disappearing into deep troughs, and who knows if it can rise again? We must not take our eyes off this prize. Everything, including the actual weather, is conspiring to distract us from monitor-

lease, if you’re among the sanguine and secure, let me know your secret.

ing the attacks on voting rights and women’s rights. We need energy and focus to stay vigilant. We cannot do any of the important work that needs to be done unless we get the vaccine available throughout the country. Our hospitals and medical teams need relief, and we can help return to some normalcy if we get inoculated. If we get our kids inoculated. On the weather front, how many 500year storms do we need to survive before the anti-science refuseniks realize it is still within our power to curb the emissions and toxins that affect our climate? The storms, the pandemic and the politics seem pulled into a tightening vortex, playing out here and now. My sense is that our time, this particular time and place, autumn 2021, will stand out in history. It will be important, someday, to have the story of these troubling days set in print. What we can’t know, or even surmise, is how this unsettling season will evolve. The hurricanes will eventually blow out to sea. We will pick up the pieces. But after this season of political madness, who will remain standing? Each of us can do something: get the vaccine, wear a mask and, when it’s time, vote as if our democracy depended on it. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ore than 80 percent of Nassau County adults have received at least their first dose of a Covid19 vaccine. That’s excellent. Overall, about 68 percent of Nassau residents who are eligible for the vaccine — that is, anyone over age 12 — are now fully vaccinated. That’s good, but not great. Not great because that leaves 30 percent — a sizable number — who are yet to complete their vaccination regimens. And here’s the thing: Not all communities are equal in the race to vaccinate as many people as humanly possible. The vaccination rate is just above 50 percent in Cedarhurst, Elmont, Freeport, Inwood, Lawrence, Mill Neck, Old Westbury and Uniondale. In other communities, it actually falls below 50 percent. In the 11549 ZIP code of Hempstead, it’s 26

percent; Greenvale, 35 percent; and Roosevelt, 48 percent. In any number of other communities, the rate hovers in the 60 percent range. Compare that with the rate in the 11020 ZIP code of Great Neck, where it’s 80 percent; Jericho, 78 percent; Plainview, 78 percent; the 11040 ZIP code of New Hyde Park, 75 percent; Mineola, 74 percent; Port Washington, 74 percent; Williston Park, 74 percent; Merrick, 73 percent; and Syosset, 73 percent. It becomes clear, based on these statistics, compiled by the federal and state governments, that there is a wide disparity in vaccination rates between many of the county’s more affluent communities and its low-income neighborhoods. County health officials must ask why people in working-class areas have fallen so far

And don’t forget your flu shot this year

ith all the highly necessary talk about the Covid-19 vaccine, it would be easy to overlook the flu shot, which each of us should get every year, but only about half of us do. With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, it’s more important than ever to get a flu shot this year. Then, if you do get sick, you can rule out the flu. Even if you do get the flu after receiving the shot, it’s likely to be a mild to moderate case, not the type that can knock you off your feet and send you to the hospital. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 12,000 to 60,000 people died of the flu in the U.S. each year between 2010 and 2020. That doesn’t come close to the more than

650,000 deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic since March 2020, but it is still a heavy death toll. Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu shot every season, with rare exceptions, according to the CDC. People with underlying health complications should be particularly vigilant about getting the vaccine. Throughout the pandemic, we have seen how those with medical conditions are far more likely to succumb to a virus. September and October are the best time to be vaccinated against the flu, the CDC says. Ideally, everyone should be vaccinated by the end of October. Flu vaccines are offered in many doctors’ offices and clinics, as well as at many pharmacies and urgent-care cen-

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behind in being vaccinated. Do they not have the time to get their shots because they are working three jobs? Do they lack access to health-care facilities? Is transportation a problem? Is English a barrier? In certain communities, Cedarhurst and Lawrence in particular, religious conviction may play a role, and Jewish spiritual leaders from throughout the Five Towns recently released a video, which is at times serious and others humorous, encouraging their congregants to get vaccinated. We applaud that effort. Such targeted campaigns are clearly needed in any number of neighborhoods throughout the county. The race to achieve herd immunity — when 75 to 80 percent of all county residents have been vaccinated — will be won one community at a time.

letters Honoring those we lost on Sept. 11, which ‘seems like yesterday’ To the Editor: Many of us have our own stories that carry the memory of one or more of the 2,977 family members, friends or neighbors taken from us in an inexplicable act of hatred 20 years ago. Those of us old enough to remember Sept. 11, 2001, know that evil exists because we saw and felt it, and many continue to live and suffer with its effects. As President George W. Bush said in his address to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 20, 2001, we were “a nation awakened to danger and called to defend freedom.” Sept. 11 seems like yesterday, yet the calendar tells us that the memories and the scars are now 20 years old. It’s stunning to think that there is a generation of Americans who have no memory of that day other than what they have seen on video or learned

ters. You need a flu vaccine every year for two reasons. First, your immunity protection from vaccination declines over time, so an annual inoculation is needed for optimal protection, according to the CDC. Second, flu viruses are constantly changing. The composition of flu vaccines is reviewed annually by CDC officials, and is updated to protect against the viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming flu season. It takes about two weeks after your shot for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against influenza virus infection. That’s why it’s best to get vaccinated before flu viruses start to spread in your community.

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ears ago, my wife and I walked onto a Martha Vineyard’s beach with my Cornell University advisee and his parents, only to be confronted by a white man asking where we thought we were going. My advisee’s father, a professor at a prestigious medical school, who was African-American, replied, “I could ask you the same. I own this beach.” That wasn’t my first experience with racism, but it highlighted how education, expertise and wealth can be denied by the color of one’s roBert skin. My first memosCott ry of how race can distort reality is of when a friend and I were wrestling on the sidewalk on Third Avenue in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on the way home from school. We were having fun, but a passerby told us to stop. “Blacks and whites shouldn’t fight,” she said, instead of just saying that kids shouldn’t fight. My neighbor and I were simply playing, and unlike that lady, we could see each other merely as friends. I’m not colorblind. I see color and shades of color, but I try to see people for who they are as individuals. This is called

respect. When I was at camp as a 9-yearold, I remember small signs that lined the paths. Each said, “Others,” meaning think of others, welcome others, respect others. We put similar signs around the Adelphi University campus when I was president. Respect is a two-way exchange. Racism denies respect. Racism rejects the humanity of another person or group. We should understand that demands for respect and dignity are not demands for privilege and standing. We should teach in our schools and houses of worship, and certainly in our homes, that others should be respected even when they look different from us. Respect is different from tolerance. Tolerance is passive acceptance. Respect is an active engagement with another person as an equal. Respect requires action, while tolerance requires no commitment. In our society, many people grow up in communities lacking diversity because of decades of laws and regulations that, even when overturned, had set a foundation for segregated housing and divided communities. Yet the children who grow up in these towns and villages will most likely one day supervise, or be supervised by, or be a neighbor of, someone of a different

s a Black friend and I wrestled on a sidewalk long ago, a woman admonished us.

Letters in school. One of the enduring lessons of that day was that we must never be afraid to recognize evil for what it is, call it by name and be willing to fight together as one against it. It is that lesson that makes the events unfolding in Afghanistan so alar ming and disheartening to watch, as some of the very organizations responsible for the horrors of that day celebrate our haphazard withdrawal. What have our leaders forgotten? But those of us old enough to remember Sept. 11 also remember that goodness exists. That must be recognized, too. We remember the heroes who rushed toward danger to save thousands of lives, giving their own lives in the process or now suffering from 9/11-related illnesses. We see that goodness today in our first responders, health care workers and so many others these past 18 months, in ways large and small, as we have tried to help one another through this unprecedented fight against Covid-19. Patriot Day, 9/11, is important as our opportunity to “never forget” the evil inflicted on so many, and at the same time, embrace our capacity for good. It is our opportu-

ethnic or racial background. If they don’t learn the value of respect for others in their homes or schools, where will they? In 1944, the Carnegie Corporation funded research by Swedish Nobel Laureate Gunnar Myrdal to study race relations in the United States. In his report, entitled “An American Dilemma,” he noted the contradictions of American democracy. The “dilemma” refers to a nation torn between allegiance to its highest ideals and awareness of the cruel realities of racial discrimination. The U. S. military was still segregated in the 1940s. Myrdal was quoted as saying that Americans “of all national origins, regions, creeds, and colors” hold in common “the ideals of the essential dignity and equality of all human beings, of inalienable rights to freedom, justice, and opportunity.” And yet, he said, these ideals were compromised by the pervasive violations of the dignity of Black Americans by public policy and private privations. The legacy of slavery and restrictive covenants robbed Black people of wealth and opportunity. They were denied G.I. Bill benefits given to white veterans, which created much of the white middle class and ensured home ownership, the bedrock of American economic wealth.

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nity to honor those we lost through service to people, but just as important, to take the time to make sure that our children and grandchildren understand what happened that day and why it is important that we must respect one another and be vigilant and united in defense of our values and way of life. God bless the lost and the families left behind. May God bless those we continue to lose and those suffering from 9/11-related illnesses. May God bless our military, police and first responders who keep us safe and protect our freedom. And may God continue to bless the United States of America. STEVE RHOADS Nassau County legislator

CorreCtion The author of last week’s column “In celebration of teachers” was misidentified. The column was written by Robert A. Scott, not Alan Singer.

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Schools were segregated. There was a systematic denial of respect, opportunity and equal access before the law. A modern-day Myrdal would find many of these same dilemmas today. Housing and school segregation persist, restrictions on voting are flourishing, systemic racism is common, and respect as people and as citizens is refused to Black Americans. The history of racial discrimination is being denied even as it continues by those who deny it. Mutual respect is essential to social cohesion and civil discourse. To deny the humanity of millions of our neighbors is to limit our nation’s capacity to fulfill its ideals. These are difficult times. My hope is that, even in times like these, families, clergy and teachers will prepare children with the basic values of civility, sincerity and respect for others. We should each know that we are the “other” to some, and that others deserve the respect that we believe is due to us. Our national values — freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, democracy itself — will wither without mutual respect. Dr. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University and author of “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Awardee, 2019).

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Reflections on race, racism and respect

September 16, 2021 — NASSAU HERALD

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