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Vol. 98 No. 46
NoVEMBER 11 - 17, 2021
Seeking more normalcy With children’s vaccine available, Covid restrictions may phase out dren, one of the incentives for doing that might be that they realize the child might not have On Nov. 3, the Centers for Dis- to wear a mask in school.” ease Control and Prevention Dr. Marc Sicklick, a Cedarsigned off on the Pfizer-BioN- hurst pediatrician and oncoloTech’s child-size coronavirus gist, has practiced immunology vaccine — a low dose intended for 40 years, and supfor children 5 to 11— ports the distribuwhich, if parents tion of the new Pfizdecide to vaccinate er vaccine, which is their kids, gives doc90.7 percent effective tors and school offiin preventing Covidcials hope for 19, according to Food retur ning to preand Drug AdminisC ov i d n o r m a l cy, tration data. After including the elimichildren receive vacnation of mask mancinations, Sicklick dates in schools. said, “I think that we Masks are now will be approaching required by the state the more nor mal in all public and pri- DR. MARC world, one step furvate schools. With ther down the road.” SICklICk the new vaccine, The “more norwhich is one-third Cedarhurst mal world” includes the dosage of the immunologist mask-free schools, normal Pfizer shot, which Sicklick is in schools, including favor of, if parents those in the Lawrence district, keep their children at home are awaiting guidance from the when they’re feeling sick to minstate Department of Health on imize exposure. any changes in regulations or Sicklick noted that the virus guidelines. “is not devastating in children,” “I hope that we’ll know soon,” adding, “and I worry that we’re Lawrence Superintendent Dr. doing more harm to them by isoAnne Pedersen said, “because I lating them. Younger kids go to think that if parents make the choice to vaccinate their chilContinued on page 12
By lISA MARGARIA lmargaria@liherald.com
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Youth BASEBAll plAYER Chase Jaume, of Queens, in the batting cage at the Five Towns MiniGolf and Batting Range in Lawrence.
Another possible last strike? Amusement business faces major rent hike By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
A family-owned and funoriented local business that has operated on the same state-owned site for 43 years is once again facing a substantial rent increase that threatens its survival. On 0ct. 27, Marty Rosen, who, with his son, Matt, owns and operates Five Towns Mini-Golf and Batting Range, on Rockaway Turnpike in
Lawrence, received a letter from the New York State Department of Transportation informing him that his monthly rent would increase to $11,700 as of Jan. 1, 2022, for the state-issued Property Use and Occupancy permit the business has operated under since it opened in 1978. In December 2015, the Rosens’ company, Three and Two Enterprises Inc., was hit with a 160 percent rent increase, from $4,750 to
$12,435, reflecting the most recent DOT appraisal of the land’s value. After 18 months of wrangling and an independent appraiser’s study of similar properties, the DOT instead raised the rent by 35 percent, to $6,412.50 per month beginning in May 2017. “I wish they would show us some kind of love and respect,” Marty said of the DOT as he worked the business’s customer service booth Continued on page 14
have not found very many confident doctors saying not to vaccinate.