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Developers’ plan opposed Residents are united against building on Woodmere Club land family homes — called Willow View Estates — on 114.5 acres of club property. The plan calls for Though they appeared indi- 247 homes within Woodmere’s vidually, in a virtual waiting boundaries, 24 in the Village of room, 36 Five Towns residents Woodsburgh and 13 in the Vilwho voiced their concerns about lage of Lawrence. the potential develResidents focused opment of Willow their criticism on View Estates at the increased traffic volWo o d m e r e C l u b ume in an already were united in their congested area, the opposition to the conversion of plan. uncrowded land to The Nassau housing, and flood County Planning mitigation. Commission held a Blanche Lerer, of hearing on the proLawrence, was adaposal on Zoom on mant in her opposiNov. 17, in accortion to the developdance with New ment. “The Willow York State EnvironView Estate developmental Quality ers should know that Review Act requirethey are not welments for potential BlANCHE comed in the Five land development. lERER Towns,” she said. Commission Chair“We already have Lawrence man Marty Glennon enough noise from noted that there airplanes and emerwould not be any decisions by or gency-service vehicles. Traffic is feedback from the nine-member already horrendous in each panel at the hearing, but it initi- town.” ated a public-comment period Murray Forman, president of that will continue until Jan. 8. the Lawrence School District The Woodmere Club’s own- Board of Education, spoke of the ers, developers Efrem Gerszberg burden the development would and Robert Weiss, are proposing the construction of 284 singleContinued on page 11

By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com

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Taking a strong first step Inwood resident Ilyssha Shivers organized a youth football clinic at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence last Saturday. Tristan Primer, 11, ran through one of the agility drills. Story, additional photo, page 14.

The Brandeis School celebrates 90 years of family and growth By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

Founded during the Great D e p re s s i o n , t h e B r a n d e i s School, in Lawrence, is flourishing despite the coronavirus pandemic, melding 90 years of Jewish education with contemporary needs and technology. “We are a modern Orthodox Jew i s h d ay s ch o o l , ” s ay s

Administrative Director Reuben Maron. Plans to celebrate the school’s anniversary were interrupted by the pandemic. Brandeis, like all schools, had to turn on a dime to remote learning in March. And this fall, with a new year starting, school officials aimed to embrace necessary changes for its students, who range from nursery school to eighth grade.

Class schedules were revised to accommodate in-person and remote learning. There is twoway livestreaming, and upgraded internet and network service, throughout the Frost Lane building. Masks are required (though children 2 or younger are exempt), there are clear plastic dividers between desks, and social distancing guidelines are Continued on page 4

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Hewlett-Woodmere Trustee Paul Critti steps down mferremi@liherald.com

After nearly serving two years on the Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education, Trustee Paul Critti resigned effective Nov. 30, as he is moving to Brooklyn. The public announcement was made at the Nov. 18 meeting. Critti was first elected to the board in May 2019, replacing outgoing trustee Scott McInnes, who also moved out of the district and had one year left on his term. Critti was re-elected in June 2020 for a three-year term. “I think I’ve done a decent job on the board, I’ve had numerous phone calls from parents asking how come I’m leaving,” Critti said jokingly. “I appreciate all the calls. Over the summer, my family and I decided it was the time to move on to another place.” Prior to joining the board he served as the president for the school district’s Special Education PTA for four years. He believes that helped prepare him for his time on the board. “I was involved with the district by volunteering with the PTA and I always felt that being involved gave me good insight,” he said. “Compared to having a PTA in each school, there was only one SEPTA. I felt I had an advantage since I got to know people in all five schools.”

Board president Debra Sheinin said that Critti’s positive contributions to the district will be missed. “I just want to thank Paul on behalf of the board, students and the district parents for his time and dedication,” Sheinin said. “Not only has he been dedicated to the board, but also his work with SEPTA shows his dedication. I wish him nothing but health and happiness in his next endeavor.” Superintendent Dr. Ralph Marino Jr. presented Critti with a gift at the meeting. “On behalf of the community and the school district, we are so thankful for your service,” Marino said to Critti. “We thank you for your dedication to the students and the entire Hewlett-Woodmere community.” Reflecting on his tenure as trustee, Critti believes that he always tried to do right for the students of the district. “I want to believe I did a decent job on the board standing up for the people who felt like they didn’t have a voice,” he said. “We made sure programs and initiatives were the right thing for the kids. You can’t lose focus as a board member of doing right by the students. District spokeswoman Barbara Giese said that the search process to fill Critti’s position will be discussed at the Dec. 9 work meeting.

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Courtesy Hewlett-Woodmere School District

OuTgOIng HEWlETT-WOOdMERE BOARd of Education Trustee Paul Critti, right, was presented with a gift at his last meeting on Nov. 18 by Superintendent Dr. Ralph Marino Jr.

Serendipity unearths Vietnam War memento By JEFFREY BESSEn jbessen@liherald.com

A Vietnam Prisoner of War bracelet that was bought in the early 1970s to honor the servicemen that were captured and found in a box of memories will be retuned to the family of Donald Randner who survived his imprisonment but died of lung cancer in 2005. Bonnie Sperry, the section administrator of the Lawrence-based National Council Jewish Women-Peninsula Section, unearthed the silver metal bracelet and after watching a documentary this summer on the women who went to Paris in 1969 during the peace talks to lobby for the release of their husbands she Googled Rander’s name. Fortuitously, the NCJW was hosting a virtual talk on Nov. 3 with Heath Lee who wrote the book “The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home.” Sperry shard her story and Lee agreed to put Sperry in contact with Rander’s former wife Andrea, the couple divorced in 1993, who was one of the spouses whose story is part of the book. “I think that right now in our world in our country there is such sadness and such uncertainty this to me brightened my spirits,” Sperry said about giving the bracelet to Rander and her daughters, Lysa and Page. Sperry mailed the bracelet

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THE VIETnAM PRISOnER of War bracelet that honored Donald Rander and Bonnie Sperry gave to the Rander family. this week. Sperry said her parents, Rita and Ben, bought the bracelet to support an organization. She said she remembers the talk around the family’s dinner table in Massapequa, especially with older brothers David and Michael eligible for the military draft. “I am so excited that I tracked down the family and it’s all because of NCJW,” Sperry said. Rander, originally from the Bronx, attended Adelphi University before working for First National City Bank of New York, Capitol Airlines and British Over-

seas Airlines. Drafted in 1961, he was a military policeman and served in France and the U.S. Four years later Rander went into army intelligence, became an instructor and volunteered for duty in Vietnam in 1967. He was taken prisoner Feb. 1, 1968 and released March 27, 1973. Involved in the National League of Families, Andrea said she was the only African-American woman on the board and was sought out by Lee for her work. “We worked diligently and endlessly to finally achieve our goal … to bring our husbands home,” Andrea said about join-

ing forces with other Air Force, Army and Navy wives. She said loneliness was a huge part of her life the five years Donald was a prisoner, and it was difficult to work full-time and be both a mother and father to her daughters. “Much of the survival mode came from the strength that the wives drew from each other,” Andrea said. “We knew we could keep in touch because we were in the same predicament and would search for answers we could not answer ourselves, especially when news and information was not forthcoming for what seemed like an eternity.” Sperry said when she told Lee her story it gave the author goose bumps. She just finished her first book on a post-Civil War woman when Lee found the papers of family friend Phyllis Easton Galanti, a Vietnam War POW/MIA (missing in action) activist. “There was such serendipity in that happening,” Lee said about Sperry returning the Rander bracelet. “The topic of the POW/MIA cause often reminds people to look in their jewelry boxes for those metal POW/MIA they may have always had but have forgotten.” A wider audience will be able to know the wives’ story as Lee’s book was optioned by actress Reese Witherspoon’s production Hello Sunshine and Sony 300. Lee is an executive producer and consultant on the movie. Filming is yet to begin.

The whole mishpacha is healthy and growing continued from front page followed. Water fountains have been replaced by dispensers where individual containers can be filled. Air purifiers have been installed. “I feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment this year, and a great level of pride,” said Head of School Raz Levin. “I am incredibly proud of our parents, students and staff members for complying with all of our school’s health and safety protocols. The biggest challenge for me was ensuring that I addressed everyone’s concerns. We were walking into the unknown together, and it was my responsibility to alleviate any concerns and anxieties presented to me.” Enrollment has increased by 30 percent in the past three years, and was boosted by 35 new families with 62 children this year. Many moved from New York City to Nassau County’s South Shore because of the pandemic, Brandeis officials said, adding that a majority of the children are in nursery school, pre-K and kindergarten. “ We ch o s e B r a n d e i s t h i s ye a r because we were looking for a smaller, tight-knit community that we knew would take extra-close and careful care of our kids during these dif ficult times,” said Michelle Kushner, a Brandeis alumna and a resident of Long Beach whose sons, Leo and Rex, are in pre-K and nursery school. “I had first-

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Brandeis fourth-grader aBigail ElHadef received guidance on a classroom lesson from general studies teacher Maida Weisman. hand experience with Brandeis during my own years at the school, and know personally what a supportive and loving environment it is. There’s been clear communication and attention given to our kids from the very start, and I’m so grateful knowing that they’re being taken care of so well.” Rabbi Irving Miller founded the Jew-

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ish Center School in 1930, one of the first schools in the nation to combine general and Jewish studies. The Far Rockaway school began with kindergarten and first grade. Over the next five years, it was expanded up to eighth grade. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the school in 1936, and wrote in her newspaper column: “I wonder if many racial groups could not take a leaf out of their book, and if the result might not be far-reaching in making us understand other nations and what was drawn from them.” Nine years later, the school moved to Congregation Sons of Israel, in Woodmere, and the name was changed to honor Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis. The first Jewish justice on the c o u n t r y ’s h i g h e s t c o u r t h e a r t i ly endorsed the use of his name. In 1964, Brandeis moved to Lawrence. It became one of the first members of the Solomon Schechter Day School Movement, the educational arm of Conservative Judaism, in 1965. (Brandeis ended that affiliation in 2012.) Brandeis High School had its first graduating class in January 1975, but closed in 1989.

That portion of the building is now used by Rambam Mesivta High. Longtime Brandeis parent Roxanne Schebovitz, who lives in Cedarhurst, has two children who are graduates, Shoshana and Eden, and two who are current students, learning remotely: Aliza, a sixth-grader, and Meir, in fourth grade. “We are so impressed with how the administration has handled the entire Covid and academic situation since March,” Schebovitz said. “Brandeis has been able to provide all of the children in school or at home all that they possibly need in order to succeed academically and mentally. The school is always sensitive to each student’s needs. The teachers are true heroes for keeping up the momentum so they don’t fall behind, but at the same time, faculty and staff members are being considerate and showing extra patience towards the students.” School officials noted that 92 percent of the 2020 graduates continued their education at yeshiva high schools, with a majority attending North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, in Great Neck. “We always knew that Brandeis was our found treasure amongst many bigger institutions in the Five Town,” Schebovitz said. “We are forever grateful for what they do for each child.” Random Covid-19 testing of staff and students continues, though it is no longer mandated, because the state’s cluster-zone restrictions for Lawrence were lifted earlier this month. School rules state that a student who shows any symptoms — along with any siblings — cannot return to school until the symptomatic child tests negative. “We worked day and night to make sure that the Brandeis School opened its doors safely for our Brandeis mishpacha,” said board President Heidi Goldmintz, using the Hebrew word for family. “It wasn’t always easy, but we maintained open communication with our stakeholders, including parents, students and staff members. Have memories of attending or teaching at the Brandeis School? Send them to jbessen@liherald.com.

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Last season was a difficult one for Hofstra’s women’s basketball program in terms of wins and losses, but there’s plenty of reasons for second-year head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson to be optimistic about the future. The Pride was unable to beat any of its Colonial Athletic Association rivals in 201920 and finished 3-27 overall while being outscored by an average of 15.6 points per game. Its victories came against Hartford, Morgan State and Campbell. “There were a lot of factors going into my first season and our eyes were set on a bigger picture,” said Santos Atkinson, a former Hofstra assistant who returned to campus last season to become the 12th head coach in program history. “We saw a lot of individual development and laid the foundation,” she added. “This season we’re looking to be much more aggressive at both ends of the floor. We want to play faster on offense and pressure the ball and generate more turnovers on defense.” The effort to close the gap on the rest of the CAA will be led by two full-time returning starters and one part-time returning starter, all of whom Atkinson is counting on to take their games to another level, along with a talented group of newcomers. Jaylen Hines started all 30 games in 201920 and led the team in scoring (11.6 ppg), rebounding (8.8 rpg) and steals while shooting nearly 50 percent from the floor (139-for281) to rank third in the conference. A 5-foot10 redshirt junior forward, she poured in a career-high 30 points against Charleston and is a “walking double-double,” Santos Atkinson said. “Jaylen is our most proven player and she’s returned with a lot more confidence,” Santos Atkinson said. “She worked on her game and her body big time during the quarantine. She has great touch around the rim and a positive demeanor that makes her a leader.” Sophomore Sorelle Ineza started all but two games last season at point guard and chipped in 8 points per game with a teamleading 32 minutes per game and 85 assists. From Quebec, Canada, Ineza was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team. “We put an awful lot on Sorelle’s shoulders last season,” Santos Atkinson said. “Being a freshman point guard is tough. Her game evolved over the season and now we’ll look to move her off the ball and give her more opportunities to shoot.” A couple of candidates to run the point are Rosi Nicholson, a junior coming off a strong season for Santa Fe Community College in Florida, and Jaysyni Knight, a junior transfer from the University of Pittsburgh who may not be eligible to play until next season pending a waiver decision on the NCAA’s transfer policy. Another former Pitt Panther, 6-foot-3 redshirt junior forward Jaala Henry, practiced with the Pride all of last season while sitting

out under the transfer rule. “She knows our system and is ready to contribute major minutes,” Santos Atkinson said. “She’s versatile with good shooting range and rebounding ability.” Hofstra’s third returnee with starting experience is junior guard JaKayla Brown, who averaged 6 points per game over 24 appearances, including a dozen starts. “JaKayla’s worked hard during the offseason and is an improved shooter who’ll help us at both ends.” Santos Atkinson believes the Pride will be a deeper squad than last season — and needs to be. “We want to play faster so we need fresh legs off the bench,” she noted. The Pride is scheduled to open the campaign with a non-conference game at Siena on Nov. 25. The CAA slate will once again include 18 games, but due to Covid-19 the format has been adjusted to limit travel and help ensure the health and safety of studentathletes, coaches and staff. In lieu of a traditional, home-and-home round robin schedule, teams will play against the same opponent at the same site on consecutive days, primarily weekends. “On paper, the conference is just as strong as last season,” Santos Atkinson said. “We’re focused on the little things and what’s going to make us competitive every single game.” The CAA regular season will tip off Friday, Jan. 1, and conclude on Sunday, Feb. 28. Games impacted by the pandemic could be made up at various alternate dates. Hofstra opens CAA action against William & Mary. As of now, fans are not expected to be permitted to attend games. “No fans is something we’ll have to get used to,” Santos Atkinson said. “When it’s game time, we just have to get locked in.”

JaYLEN HYNES LEd Hofstra in scoring and rebounding last season as a redshirt sophomore.

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Applying to college amid the coronavirus pandemic tion process. “We are in a Covid world right now, nalcindor@liherald.com and students are concerned about if To help reduce Long Island high that is going to affect the list of schools school seniors’ worries while applying that they apply to, or if they need to to college amid the coronavirus pan- think about local schools, even though demic, Herald Inside LI hosted a webi- they might have been planning on going nar on Nov. 19 to guide them through a away for school, and they are also conprocess that is at once similar, but very cerned about how their families should plan financially for the decision-making different than in years past. Molloy College sponsored the hour- process,” DeMartini said. “SAT and ACT scores are ingrained in our psyche, long Zoom session. Because many entrance exams were so it’s shocking for many kids that we canceled during the pandemic, a num- no longer have to submit them. Howevber of students have not taken the SAT er, we encourage students to submit or ACT, and certainly have not taken SAT and ACT scores, and if they go test either or both of the tests more than optional, their college essays should be once, as many high school students had exceptional.” The panelists also agreed that the in the past between their junior to topics students choose for senior years. As a result, the their admission essays play webinar panelists said, a major role in their chances many colleges are making of acceptance to their such exams optional and desired schools. giving greater weight to “We are trying to steer extracurricular activities, kids away from choosing the number of Advanced Covid-19 or pandemic-relatPlacement classes a student ed stories for their college has taken and admissions essays. admissions essays because many people will write sto“At Molloy College, we ries like that,” Muzio said. have a holistic approach when evaluating students “However, if a student’s panfor entry into the college, so demic story demonstrates we always look at more than exceptional strength, then just the academic average we will encourage them to and the test scores that write about it.” appeared on the student’s The owner of Standout transcript and on their file College Prep, Bethany Goldand we dig a little deeper,” szer, said she has noticed a said Marguerite Lane, assisbig difference over the past t a n t v i c e p re s i d e n t fo r year in the college admisenrollment management at sions essays that students Molloy. “We understand that FrANk Muzio have submitted to colleges many high school students because of the stories stuWantagh were thrown into remote dents are telling about curlearning because of the pan- guidance director rent events in the world. demic, and that they might “Kids on Long Island not have the best academic have a habit of being spoiled test scores, so we look at the entire pic- and entitled, but the college admissions ture of a student to see if the student is essays have changed a lot to topics such a good fit for Molloy to help them devel- as sexuality, gender, race issues, Covidop in their academics and career.” 19-related stories and more,” said GoldFrank Muzio, the guidance director szer, who often serves as a liaison for the Wantagh School District, said between parents and high school counthe district has held Common App work- selors and parents and college admisshops with students and is encouraging sions officers. “I think in previous years them to apply both to local colleges and students would have been afraid to disthose farther away. cuss those topics, but now they talk “Students have adapted to this new about it. Kids are braver.” normal in different ways and at differ“I’ve noticed that students have put ent paces, and we want to make sure themselves out there more and have that all students have an application been more vulnerable in their college plan,” he said. “This past year, we really admissions essays — whether it’s about had to do a lot of individual counseling Covid-19 or about social justice,” Lane to meet students and families where agreed. they are and to meet a wide spectrum of Panelists also said they are encouragneeds.” ing students to fill out the Free ApplicaAnthony DeMartini, assistant princi- tion for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). pal of school counseling and wellness at Finally, counselors are encouraging Calhoun High School in North Merrick, students to take a deep breath and relax. said counselors had to pivot last winter “We are trying to encourage kids to and spring because of the pandemic, enjoy school,” DeMartini said. “But, at using Zoom and Google Classroom to the same time, we want them to know keep in touch with students and meet that they can get through the college with parents about the college applica- application process.”

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Kempton Hicks Jr., 90; Barbara Hicks, 89 By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

Barbara Magrath’s sister Ruth introduced her to Kempton Hicks Jr. shortly after he returned from the Korean War. The couple dated and in less than a year they married on Nov. 2, 1952. Together for 68 years, they died nine days apart. Kempton died on Nov. 8. Barbara on Nov. 17. He was 90. She was 89. They are side by side at Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton. Kempton was born April 30, 1930. Barbara was born March 12, 1931. “They were just the epitome of true love,” said granddaughter Tara O’Connor. “They were just both wonderful people who I never heard anyone say a bad word about. I’m glad they are as they wanted to. It’s a big loss but they are at peace.” An Inwood native, Kempton graduated from Lawrence High School and enlisted in the Marines in 1948. His four years of service included the Korean War where he took part in the assault and capture of Inchon in 1950, and then the seizure of Seoul. He also was a part of Wonsan and Hungnam/Chosin campaigns in northern Korea and in south-central Korea. In Wonsan, he served with the Navy in a successful blockade of that port city. In Hungnam/Chosin, United Nations forces led by the Unites States military were surrounded and outnumbered at the Chosin Reservoir, when China entered the war. Hicks and U.N. forces broke through the Chinese lines and evacuated the Hungnam port; another turning point in the war. Hicks and others who participated in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir were nicknamed the “Chosin Few.” Retuning stateside in 1951, he was a Marine recruiter then discharged in 1952. Hicks attended Adelphi University for eight years at night and earned a degree in accounting. He became a certified public accountant and after 40 years he retired. “It was a surprise to be honored,” Hicks said at a 2015 ceremony honoring veterans. “I had a great experience serving and remember it well. I always want to help my fellow servicemen and women.”

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KEmptoN HicKS JR., a lifelong Five Towns resident, and his wife, Barbara. Barbara grew up in Cambria Height, Queens, and became a registered nurse, a 40-year career beginning at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Far Rockaway (now St. John’s Episcopal Hospital), South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside (now Mount Sinai South Nassau) and then for the Lawrence School District. In retirement, she volunteered with Literacy Volunteers of America and taught English to second-language learners. The couple lived in Cedarhurst for half a century, had three children and were active members of St. Paul’s Parish, a Methodist church in Inwood, for more than 50 years. In 2012, they moved to Woodmere. A son, Kempton Hicks III, predeceased his parents in

2015. They are survived by his wife Dorothy, their daughters Caryn, and her husband Stephen Codoluto; and Patricia and her husband James O’Connor; and grandchildren Dafina, Makini and Stephen, Danny and Nicole, and Shannon, James and Tara. Kempton’s funeral service was at Meserole Five Towns Funeral Home. The family held a small, private graveside service for Barbara. Woodmere neighbor Beth Rudetsky remembered Kempton as a “strong, happy and lovely person,” who took care of his wife. “I really liked him,” she said, “he always said hello to me and my dogs and held the door for us.”

Fostering positive relationships amid pandemic This school year has not been the easiest, but it is one that is being navigated the best it can be. To help ensure the safety and health of all staff and students, many precautions and measures have been put in place. Most recently, the Lawrence School District implemented the use of the Frontline Health App to make it easier for students to do their daily Covid-19 health check. All after school activities and clubs have been suspended. Although these activities remain on pause, some teens have managed to find a way to give back to their community. Lawrence High School students have found themselves volunteering at Gammy’s Pantry located at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence. These students include Alexandra Acosta, Alexis Acosta, Angel Bran,

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Gammy’s kind and giving Jonathan Folds, Maria spirit alive especially durGomez, Danielle Hance, ing the Covid-19 crisis. Danica Hance, Manuel With the pantry operating Cortes, Keyella Jones and seven days a week, it has Temetria Marcus. They been very challenging at have also found allies in times to handle the students from neighborresponsibility of schooling towns such as Joey work. Although I find Valenzuela from Valley myself doing homework Stream South and Julia, and studying late hours, I Chloe and Virginia Zoram glad to know that familuoglu from Hewlett. lies in our area have their Two of the students, needs met. One thing I Alexandra and Alexis atalie have learned at Lawrence Acosta cofounded the panis to fill other people’s try with their mother, raN buckets and I will continSasha Young. It is in ue to do that every single honor of their late greatgrandmother Betty “Gammy” Young. day.” The students’ daily jobs at the panAlexandra, a Lawrence High sophomore said: “Being a cofounder of Gam- try include the packaging and distribmy’s Pantry, it is important to keep uting of fruits, vegetables and canned

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goods. The students also help organize and sort donations. Since the school’s annual Safe Trick or Treat was unable to be held, the students wanted to find a way to provide a fun experience for many youngsters in the community. Under the supervision of Sasha Young, they helped execute the firstever Trunk or Treat event. This allowed many young children in the community to collect treats in a socially distant manner. This Thanksgiving, the students will give roughly 700 turkeys and more than 1,000 hot meals to families in need through organizations such as Long Island Cares, Rock and Wrap It Up! and private donations from local community members. These teens have shown that even at a young age, they can foster positive relationships with their community.

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Five Towners speak out on Urgent care centers see new rules, vaccine testing increase in waiting lines By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

With the surging number of Covid19 cases occurring across the country and a rise in the infection rate in New York state including Long Island, Gov. Andrew Cuomo mandated that bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, movie theaters and pool halls most close by 10 p.m. and limited home gatherings to 10 people. Putting the question, What do you think of the state Covid restrictions of limiting home gatherings to 10 people? o n F a c e b o o k we r e c e ive d a f e w responses that varied in perspective. “I believe that restricting 10 people in your own home is ridiculous,” posted Cedarhurst resident Marc Tenzer. “You should be smart and use good judgement. Dining, movies and other venues, unfortunately, should close early. We need to stop this virus from spreading and this is one way. In our area, people are doing this to themselves by not listening to the experts.” I believe the restrictions are fair,” longtime Inwood resident Barbara Thompson wrote. “It is better to be restricted for a time so we live to see

this pandemic end or at least under control. If everyone follows the rules then we could avoid a total shutdown and some income can still made. Better to be alive above ground then to be dead underg round. Stay safe and healthy.” “People should use their own judgement,” stated Matthew Russo, who lives in Woodmere. “I think we are at the point of another shutdown because [there were] 4,800 cases [on Nov. 5.]” “The problem is there are too many opinions, the necessary steps must be taken to control then defeat this pand e m i c, ” N ew Yo rk C i t y re s i d e n t Charles Poe posted. Another question asked if you would volunteer for Covid vaccine Phase III trials. “I would be interested in being tested early because I am a cancer survivor want to see how it affects those who went through chemo also for my work I work as you know in the public working at yeshivas around the general public a lot,” Cedarhurst resident Mark Getman posted, adding, “let me know who’s doing the testing or where I could submit my name.”

By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com

With Covid-19 cases increasing across the county, patients at urgent care centers are seeing increased waiting lines. Five Towns locations reported mixed results on the wait times. MD Family Urgent Care Center is an urgent care center at 380 Rockaway Turnpike in Cedarhurst. They are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. everyday. An employee at the Cedarhurst location who declined to give their name said the waiting line fluctuates. When the Herald called the morning of Nov. 20, there were four people waiting. At Urgent MD Family Urgent Care Center in Hewlett at 1220 Peninsula Blvd., that is open everyday from 4 p.m. to midnight. Both Urgent-MD locations are currently offering two forms of Covid-19 testing. The Serum Antibody IgG (blood test) and the Nasal PCR Swab. The Serum Antibody IgG Blood test will test if you had a previous infection of Covid-19 and your body has built an antibody for the virus. The Nasal PCR test will detect an

Staying connected, unifying a community After sending all students and staff home in scale, to remain as one. Facilitated by Hewlett-Woodmere’s Chairpermid-March, Hewlett-Woodmere public schools made great efforts to stay connected as a commu- son of Guidance Mary Harrison, PAL were assigned to underclassmen English classes to lead nity. District-wide Google Meet concerts, hosted by a discussion about the different divides that exist Woodmere Middle School band director Jonathan among our students, teach students how they can promote unity despite these separaHolford, were a big hit, uniting stutions and essentially let our freshmen dents and teachers through music and and sophomore peers know that they trivia. The fantastic virtual rendition have the power to make a change. of “New York, New York” sung by the PAL Leaders were given print-outs district’s staff had students laughing, of puzzle pieces for a closing activity and frankly impressed with the talent in which students would write a comwe heard! And check-ins by Superinpliment or words of wisdom on their t e n d e n t D r. R a l p h M a r i n o J r. , puzzle piece to be later displayed streamed to students through Fliparound the school halls. grid, provided students with some The discussions began Nov. 16, and comfort about the support Hewlettwill end in January for safety purposWoodmere would provide for them in es. PAL members went into classes these hard times. Nov. 16, and reported a great level of Hewlett High School staff and stuparticipation and interest by students dents were true leaders when it came and are eager to continue these disto remaining united during the abrielle cussions in January. months of quarantine. Although akkab The first step to unifying a commuschools are open again, this emphanity is to pinpoint where divisions size on a unified student body is not might exist and how it would be best going away. Hewlett High’s Peer Education Club appreci- to address them. Without our district’s usual ates how necessary it is to address the divisions social engagements, it is undeniably a challenge that exist in our school community, and all mem- to remain tight-knit, but the endless efforts by bers have been tasked with brainstorming what student clubs such as PALS to do exactly this will we can do to diminish them, on a small or large keep our community strong.

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active Covid-19 Virus infection. No appointments are required. Despite the increase in cases, Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association President David Friedman said that there was no line at the Hewlett site when he drove by the site on Nov. 18. “I did not see a line when I went to CVS Wednesday at 6 p.m. but someone did tell me they recently went to an urgent care in Lynbrook and they waited three hours for a Covid test.” Friedman said. The Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence began serving as a coronavirus testing site in late-October. Friedman said he heard about an increase in waiting times at the center. “I went a couple of weeks ago and it was no problem,” he said. “Now I’m hearing that the wait times are increasing. I think it’s getting overbooked at this time.” There is also the Cohen Children’s Northwell Health-GoHealth Pediatric Urgent Care at 1332 Peninsula Blvd. in Hewlett is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. everyday. Appointments can be made at gohealthuc.com.

Atlantic Beach man charged in arson Pasquale Preziosa was charged with arson and other crimes after lighting an Erie Avenue house on fire in Atlantic Beach on Nov. 19, Nassau police said. Originally police responded to what they called a disturbance at the home at 10:20 p.m. on Nov. 18. Preziosa, 53, had sent threatening text messages to family members saying that he intended to hurt himself, according to police. When the police responded Preziosa refused to leave the rented house. Police said he, “made several threats including harming officers and forcing suicide by cop.” The Nassau County Emergency Service Unit, Bureau of Special Operations and Hostage Negotiation team were then called to the scene. At 1:20 a.m., police saw flames coming from the home’s second floor, and the fire began to spread slowly across that portion of the house. He refused to leave again and ESU and firefighters entered the house and found the semi-conscious Preziosa in the basement. Outside the house, he was treated and arrested, then taken to a local hospital for assessment and treatment of smoke inhalation. The fire was brought under control within two hours, according to Long Beach fire officials. The Nassau Fire Marshal and the police Arson/Bomb Squad also responded. The investigation is ongoing. Preziosa was charged with second-degree arson, two counts of second-degree criminal mischief, second-degree aggravated harassment and second-degree menacing. He will be arraigned when medically practical, police said. A friend of the family said that Preziosa is in the intensive care unit of an area hospital. The Island Park, Inwood, Lawrence-Cedarhurst and Point Lookout fire departments also responded. Roughly eight pieces of firefighting equipment and 60 firefighters were at the scene. No firefighters were injured. –Jeffrey Bessen

Public comments accepted until Jan. 8 add in the district. “The Lawrence School District buses 7,500 students to over 200 locations every day,” For man said. “Broadway is a major pinch point of this development, and this would severely prejudice the district’s ability to discharge the already difficult task of busing such a large volume of students.” Cedarhurst resident Rena Saffra is a member of the Five Towns Civic Association, a grass-roots organization that grew out of several residents’ opposition to the development of the Woodmere Club. She said at the hearing that building 284 houses on the land is an “obscene” idea. “Every time I look at the subdivision map submitted by the developers, I just can’t believe the audacity they have,” Saffra said. “They are planning to build on every square inch of the property, with no regard for the community needs or character. Think about this: The Village of Woodsburgh is comprised of 221 homes, Hewlett Neck with 160 and Hewlett Bay Park with 147.” The developers filed a federal lawsuit in September against the Town of Hempstead and the villages of Lawrence and Woodsburgh after those municipalities created a Coastal Conservation District with the aim of constraining development. The suit is still before the court, but according to Gerszberg, the result should be the invalidation of the district.

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This flow charT outlines the subdivision process in Nassau County. A public hearing was held on Nov. 17, and the public comment period continues until Jan. 8. “We will develop our property after the conclusion of the lawsuit,” Gerszberg wrote in an email. “We are prepared to litigate our constitutional rights all the way to [State] Supreme Court and have allocated the legal funds to do so.

We are even more confident now, after seeing the legal defenses by Woodsburgh, Hempstead, and Lawrence, that the court will reinstate the zone allowing us to build 284 homes.” The Coastal Conservation District

would divide the 118-acre Woodmere Club property into three subdistricts. An 83.3-acre parcel, or 70 percent of the site, would be designated an open space and recreation subdistrict. There would also be a single-family residential subdistrict comprising 29.4 acres, or 24 percent of the property, and a 5.7-acre clubhouse/ hospitality subdistrict, accounting for 5 percent of the land. Sean Sallie, deputy commissioner of the planning commission, detailed the next steps in the process. “The developers will address the comments in their submission of the final environmental impact statement once the comment period ends,” he said. “After that, the planning commission will be responsible for reviewing it, accepting it and issuing SEQRA finding statements.” The public comment period is open until 5 p.m. on Jan. 8. Gerszberg and Weiss have submitted a draft environmental impact statement. To view it, go to https://bit.ly/3nTRTEI. To submit a comment on the statement or on the development in general, send it to willowseqr@nassaucountyny.gov or Nassau County Planning Commission, 1194 Prospect Ave., Westbury, N.Y. 11561, Attn: John Perrakis. Have an opinion on the proposed Woodmere Club development? Send letters to jbessen@liherald.com.

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arly in the coronavirus pandemic quarantine/working from home stage, I was reading a journalism trade publication and saw this: “Editors of community newspapers, an often overlooked but critically important element of the U.S. media ecosystem, are front-line responders in the coronavirus crisis.” I had to read it twice. First because someone was recognizing community newspapers and second it made realize the vitality of the work my Herald colleagues and I have been doing since March. The first two months were a whirlwind of news, updating news, more news and getting our bearings as the Herald editorial team translated their skills from only producing a weekly newspaper to becoming an online daily that produces a paper. Watching the daily briefings from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and County Executive Laura Curran and either writing or updating stories based on the information presented became routine. Waiting for the phases of reopening, writing stories on residents doing their part to help from feeding essential workers to making homemade facemasks also became part of our story landscape. The need to go out to our coverage areas remained important, and that continued all the while maintaining the required safety protocols. In the Five Towns, we have deepened our friendships with those we knew, made new friends.

y job entails analyzing hospital financial results, providing reports to all management levels and maintaining financial systems. The pandemic has changed my job because now I work remotely. Now, we collaborate by email, telephone and virtual meetings. I work from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. However, sometimes I work longer hours because of deadlines or because I need to finish reports or respond to emails. The hardest part of working during the pandemic is not seeing my co-workers in person for face-to-face engagements, especially when we work on big projects. On many occasions, the internet fails during a video conference. It takes a longer time to accomplish certain tasks when you are not with your superiors or co-workers trying to figure out the unknown. I have come to terms with this new normal at work, but it’s not easy because I am in a confined space in my home all day, without much human interaction. I miss collaborating with co-workers and celebrating birthdays or special holidays at work. The pandemic has changed my mindset in many ways. It made me realize how much people rely on each other to make our lives function. For example, we rely on grocery shop workers, health care workers, mailmen and women and FedEx delivery people, and many others, who risk their lives going to work each day, to provide us with their services. The pandemic was a shock at first because during my lifetime we have not experienced an invisible war like how this Covid-19 virus has been.

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ne was the village’s events that was supposed to take place in late March was Post 44’s annual walk-a-thon to raise funds for our veterans. Just because volunteers couldn’t walk with us this year, we told them that can still have their boots on the ground to help walk in spirit with our veterans. If you can, we would appreciate your consideration of any amount to help our veterans. We held our first walk-a-thon in 2018, and we had Post 44 veterans walking side by side with children on Franklin Avenue. Our slogan for the walk was, ‘They march for us, we walk for them.’ We ended up collecting $800 in donations that year. As for this year’s walk-a-thon, the [New York State] Department of State advised Post 44 that people interested in donating to veterans that are hospitalized, living in state homes, awaiting placements or need of shelter, can send checks to the American Legion at P.O. Box 44, Malverne, N.Y. 11565. We thought that this would also be a great project for children at home to reach out to all veterans. If you wish to send a card with or without a donation, we would be very thankful.

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Resurrecting youth football in the Five Towns LawRENcE HigH ScHooL football player John Calderón, center, taught the children blocking at the football clinic.

By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

“Mighty oaks from little acorns grow” was written six centuries before football was conceived but no less applicable to the small group of children and teenage and adult mentors who gathered on the Five Towns Community Center field in Lawrence on Nov. 21 to learn and teach a few basics of the game with a larger goal in mind. Inwood resident Ilyssha Shivers who oversaw the Saturday clinic is aiming to resurrect a local youth football program similar to what the Inwood Buccaneers Athletic Club offered young people until the organization went dormant in 2018. Five children and three Lawrence High School varsity football players ran through an assortment of agility drills with intermittent water breaks during the clinic’s roughly 90 minutes. “Foot work, agility and conditioning is important,” said Shivers, who previously was a Buccaneer football coach. Golden Tornado players John Calderón, a senior guard and linebacker; Mark Dennis a junior offensive lineman and Jahsir Gayle, a junior quarterback and linebacker, worked with the kids which included CJ Lombardo, Tristan Primer, Trinity Primer, Elijah Shivers and Judah Shivers, Ilyssha’s sons. Joshua Shivers,

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his nephew, a Lawrence High freshman, also helped out. CJ’s dad, Charles Lombardo, a former Lawrence football in the early 2000s, who played under coach Lou Andre, also served as a Buccaneer coach, said that playing the game helped him keep on the straight on narrow. “It’s a good game that builds character and discipline and the kids see that there

are good people who are willing to help,” said Lombardo, who credited middle school coach Steve Politano with being a mentor to him. Politano was honored as an Inwood Citizen of the Year in 2019. Lombardo also played a season of football at upstate Morrisville, then a junior college. Shivers said parents contacted him and moving forward he hopes to have more children playing, especially should

there be high school football games in the spring to stimulate interest. “We have a good foundation and a good formula,” said Shivers, acknowledging that people are hesitant to get involved now because of the pandemic. He was also appreciative that Lawrence head football coach Jason Supple allowed his players to take part. “We are not going to stop,” Shivers said.

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Public Notices 2019-2020 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT Board of Education Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York

Less:

122,931,707

112,401,579 10,530,128

4,821,539

475,948

469,671 109,584 308,853 17,500

905,608 1,381,556

Value of Food Sold

1,197,413

FUND BALANCE - June 30, 2020

184,143

ANALYSIS OF SPECIAL AID FUND BALANCE FUND BALANCE - July 1, 2019

1,672,272 1,672,272

1,672,272

FUND BALANCE - June 30, 2020

ANALYSIS OF CAPITAL FUNDS - FUND BALANCE FUND BALANCE - July 1, 2019

$ 40,265,043

REVENUES: Interfund Transfer General Fund Interfund Transfer Genl- Capital Resv EXCEL Aid Sub-total

2,000,000 0 0 42,265,043

EXPENDITURES-CAPITAL AND CAPITAL RESERVE

7,023,162

FUND BALANCE - June 30, 2020

35,241,881

1,107,553

ANALYSIS OF DEBT SERVICE FUND BALANCE FUND BALANCE - July 1, 2019 REVENUES: Interest & Interfund Transfers Sub-total EXPENDITURES: Interfund Transfers FUND BALANCE - June 30, 2020

BOARD OF EDUCATION:

58,738,794

Fund Balance - July 1, 2019

283,645 1,056,341 332,286

2,903,653

8,089,021 97,612,060 6,426,688 21,988,660 804,242 134,920,671

$ 10,265,000 1,629,478

TOTAL CAPITAL INDEBTEDNESS - June 30, 2020

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EXPENSES: Teaching - Regular Teaching - Handicapped Pre-Kindergarten

200,849 1,863,488 839,316

Bonds Payable Energy Performance Contract

483,901 1,023,371 165,000

STATEMENT OF CAPITAL INDEBTEDNESS ACCOUNTS - June 30, 2020

65,628,925 2,068,592

REVENUES: State Sources Federal Sources Interfund Transfers

577,797

STATEMENT OF FIXED ASSETS ACCOUNTS - June 30, 2020 (Net of depreciation) Sites Buildings Equipment Construction Work in Process Other Capital Assets TOTAL GENERAL FIXED ASSETS - June 30,2020

ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL LUNCH FUND

Less:

ANALYSIS OF AGENCY FUNDS - FUND BALANCE

FUND BALANCE - June 30, 2020

EXPENDITURES Board of Education 118,187 Central Administration 530,094 Central Services 13,274,163 Instruction - Adm. & Improv. 4,513,347 Teaching - Regular School 32,444,291 - Handicapped 14,444,945 - Special Schools 667,990 Instructional Media 4,037,796 Pupil Services 6,804,754 Transportation 5,557,716 Community Services 680,095 Employee Benefits 23,067,193 Debt Service 4,078,508 Interfund Transfers 2,182,500 Excess(Deficiency) of Revenue over Expenditures Encumbrances June 30, 2020 730,521 All Reserves 58,008,273

Revenue from Sales All Other Revenues State & Fed Aid Interfund Transfer Sub-total

540,674

Extraclassroom Due to Government Funds Other Liabilities

$96,758,949 2,263,551 830,472 1,613,235 9,588,019 11,529,082 348,399

TOTAL FUND BALANCE - June 30, 2020 Balance Applied to Reduce Taxes

Add:

685,561 $429,789 3,121 432,910

FUND BALANCE - June 30, 2020 $ 55,098,797

Unassigned Fund Balance - June 30, 2020

EXPENSES

ANALYSIS OF GENERAL FUND BALANCE Fund Balance - July 1, 2019 REVENUES Real Property Taxes Charges for Services Use of Money & Property Miscellaneous Other Local Revenues Revenues from State Sources Revenues from Federal Sources

FUND BALANCE - July 1, 2019 REVENUES Gifts & Contributions Interest Earnings Sub-total

June 30,2020

Add:

ANALYSIS OF EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND - FUND BALANCE

20,771 1,128,324 $

0 1,128,324

LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF CEDARHURST LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Village of Cedarhurst will hold a public hearing on 12/03/2020 at 8:00 PM in the Village Hall, 200 Cedarhurst Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY for the following: Petition of DAVID & ELIANA SCHWARTZ Premises: 301 MADISON AVE Sec/Blk/Lot 39/327/2 Case # 2020-011 Variance from: 265-49 C. Building area.The total building area, including all accessory buildings, shall not exceed 30% of the lot area265-52 A. Side yards.A side yard is required along each side of a building. The side yards along the sides of a building used exclusively as a one- or two-family dwelling, shall have an aggregate width of no less than 16 feet. Neither side shall be less than six feet in width, except on corner plots, the side yard shall be six feet. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard at said hearing. Dated: November 25, 2020 Cedarhurst, NY Benjamin Weinstock

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Giving thanks in 2020

n a year when so much has gone awry — so many lives lost, businesses battered, jobs vanished — it strains the imagination to think what we might be thankful for, particularly as the nation enters its second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The coming months will likely be, as President-elect Joseph Biden has said, a “dark winter.” Thanksgiving is, however, all about the audacious nature of hope. The holiday, first celebrated in the fall of 1621, commemorates the struggle that the original Pilgrims faced and, against all odds, overcame in the New World — and the kinship they felt with the Native Americans who rescued them, helping to provide sustenance to a relatively small band of people who otherwise might have starved. The roughly 50 colonists at the original harvest celebration in Plymouth, Mass., were outnumbered by Native Americans two to one, according to History.com. The 100 Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower had seen much death between 1620 and 1621: Some 78 percent of the women died during the first winter. Yet they persevered, and survived. So shall the American people today — thanks in no small measure to our heroes

— the doctors, nurses, EMTS, firefighters, police officers, teachers, teachers’ aides, sanitation workers, railroad workers, subway and bus drivers, custodians, cooks, waiters and waitresses, supermarket employees and so many others — who have kept us safe, our education system up and running, and our economy moving. When many others were able to work from home, they put their lives on the line to do their jobs. As a society, we should take a moment and reflect on their sacrifices over the past nine months. We can also be thankful for our family and friends. We may not be able to shower them with hugs and kisses as we might want, but we can keep them in our thoughts and close to our hearts. And we can be thankful for the miracles of modern science. Only 100 years ago, the 1918 pandemic ran wild for two years, killing 50 million worldwide, including 675,000 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thanks to technology that allows many of us to work remotely and socially distance, to date we have seen a tenth of the 500 million cases that the world did in

1918-19, and because of modern medical technology, the death toll thus far is onefiftieth what it was then. So, while the number of infections and deaths today is unacceptably high, it is not close to the level of suffering experienced a hundred years ago — and let us hope and pray that it remains that way. Likely, it will. On Saturday, the innovative New York company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals received emergency-use authorization for its experimental antibody treatment for the coronavirus. President Trump received the treatment, and by all accounts it was highly effective. The drug is designed to prevent patients from becoming severely ill by imitating the body’s natural defense system. We can only say, wow! If all goes well, the Regeneron treatment should prevent many deaths, enabling health officials to safely roll out at least one of the vaccines now in the pipeline without undue political pressure. By April, we could indeed round the corner on this terrible pandemic, says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Yes, there has been much despair this year, but there is much hope as well.

County does right by small businesses

e are pleased that Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is once again promoting small businesses ahead of the holiday season — which is vital this pandemic year. Last Friday, Curran and county Industrial Development Agency Chairman Richard Kessel came to Rockville Centre to promote an innovative contest, aptly titled the Shop Safe, Shop Local Scavenger Hunt, and we are encouraging readers to take part in it. The contest, which will be held for one week starting Saturday, will work like this: Complete four of eight tasks in your community, like buying breakfast at a local eat-

ery or making a purchase at a local shop, and take a photo of yourself — masked — at each location, along with the product you purchased and your receipt. Then email it to scavengerhunt@nassaucountyny.gov or share it on Facebook. The first person who finishes all four tasks and registers them on each day of the contest will receive a $100 gift card. All purchases must be made at small businesses in a single community on the day of the contest. Online and delivery orders are eligible. The complete set of

letters More praise for doctor’s column To the Editor: As Bob Praver did in last week’s letters, I also applaud Dr. Eric Last’s column, “Surely we shouldn’t be fighting over wearing masks” (Nov. 12-18), on the urgency of wearing masks in fighting the coronavirus

pandemic. But while Last’s exhortation that we must “treat others as you’d want to be treated yourself ” was well-intentioned, I believe it would fall on deaf ears when directed not only at those who, at this late date, scoff at the wearing of masks and social distancing, but also those who deliberately promote and take part in large, illegal social gatherings with no consideration of taking measures to counter the spread

instructions can be found at www.nassaucountygov/shoplocal. As we noted in last week’s editorial, “Remember to shop locally this holiday season”: “Despite the crisis, we encourage you to consider patronizing our mom-and-pop shops, many of which now offer their goods online. Abandoning our local businesses would be devastating on so many levels.”

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he coronavirus pandemic has created a variety of hardships that have left families and children in distress. Social isolation. A mounting death toll. An estimated 8 million Americans falling into poverty. We have entered uncharted territory, and uncertainty continues as cases continue to rise across the U.S. Grief is a normal reaction — grieving not just the loss of life, but also the loss of normalcy and freedom when a disaster occurs. So what happens when we add even more stress to families sharon and their children, skariah particularly when schools close? The trickledown effect of all this misfortune can dramatically weigh on kids, especially if they don’t have access to mental health resources at home. Typically, mental health symptoms are identified at school, by their teachers and peers, social workers and guidance counselors. Children need a routine and consistency. Remote learning and social isolation will continue to uproot them. Children

with autism also face challenges with irritability, anxiety and behavioral disturbances. And the erratic nature of schools’ opening and closing (albeit temporarily) can have a lasting effect. A recent study in JAMA Pediatrics showed that more than 22 percent of students in the Hubei province of China reported symptoms of depression, and more than 18 percent had anxiety symptoms, when schools closed for over a month. A second study, in the Journal of Pediatrics, determined that younger children (ages 3 to 6) were more inclined to show fear or clinginess, where older kids (6 to 18) were more likely to show inattention and persistent inquiry. Clinging, inattention and irritability were the severe psychological conditions demonstrated by children in all age groups. School closures — short or long — are unfortunately bound to happen until a safe and effective vaccine is available. Prepare to take care of your child now. First, children need outlets. In early childhood, play is important for development in the physical, verbal and emotional domains. Build that imaginary fort,

he trickledown effect of all this misfortune can dramatically weigh on kids.

LeTTers of the virus. The time for these selfish and greedy individuals to be reasoned with has long passed. These people should be penalized for their actions, which continue to put the rest of us at even greater risk of acquiring the disease, and severe penalties should also be meted out to participants in these gatherings, not just their greed-bound organizers. If anything, these miscreants should consider the 17th-century English poet John Donne’s poem, telling us not to ask “for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” They might also be reminded that, indeed, “no man is an island,” as Donne wrote. It appears, though, that they do not realize or accept this concept, even though we are all in this fight — together. ROBERT RUBALSkY East Rockaway

We must protect communities of color To the Editor: The Washington Post last Friday published a new analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on people of color. It reported, “Nearly nine months after the virus exploded in

encourage storytelling, toast s’mores in your backyard. For adolescents, it’s important that they develop their own sense of identity but also explore peer relationships. Encourage this — in a socially distanced, safe way. Second, seek normalcy. The goal is to foster continued development, even if your children can’t attend school in person. They want to feel safe — an important tool for parents to use during the crisis. Make sure you provide protection and consistency in an otherwise uncertain time. Talk to them about their feelings. Ensure their safety by creating an atmosphere of stability. Third, adapt to the environment. Summer may be gone, but you can still enjoy the outdoors safely during the fall, and even on some nice winter days. When the extreme cold sets in, continue building on the elements of safety and fun you have already introduced. Have family game nights. Schedule a movie night. Cook and bake together as a family. Designate a reading hour. Although it may be colder, it’s important to get exercise, so go for a walk or a hike or a brisk bike ride. There are also online exercises for kids, like yoga and others.

Fourth — and most important — pay attention. Younger children can’t always express their distress, anxiety or fear. Their behavior may regress. Look for the signs, which include an increase in crying or neediness, more temper tantrums or somatic symptoms (headaches, stomach aches) than normal. Older children may also show increased anger and irritability. If you think your children or adolescents may need a mental health professional, don’t hesitate. They are acting that way because they need help. So watch out for them to verbalize any suicidal thoughts, ongoing sleep disturbances, a decline in overall functioning (hygiene, grooming), aggression or worsening substance use. If you see these signs, seek treatment. Following these steps may help keep children mentally fit during one of our harshest times. Nothing can replace life as we knew it pre-Covid, but you can manage this new normal and keep your kids safe, too. Sharon Skariah, M.D., is the director of child and adolescent psychiatry for Zucker Hillside Hospital. She is also an assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell.

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the United States, and amid big treatment strides, the disease continues to ravage African-American and other minority communities with a particular vengeance. Black, Asian, Native American and Hispanic patients still die far more frequently than white patients, even as death rates have plummeted for all races and age groups.” As Covid-19 continues to spread aggressively nationwide, it is crucial that government officials at all levels — federal, state and local — address the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on people of color. Immediate attention should be paid to issues such as the availability of testing facilities in communities of color, access to health care, inequitable treatment once access is provided and priorities for providing vaccines once they are available. The evidence is clear: Government owes it to all Americans to ensure fair and equal access to health care, regardless of race, in this pandemic — and always. ELAINE GROSS President, ERASE Racism

The season’s last splashes of color — Glen Cove

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Give thanks the election is over, and put the knives away

esides the sad deaths of a quartermillion Americans, the pandemic claimed another victim this month: the re-election of President Trump. Had the election been held in February, Trump would have won against any Democrat. Unemployment was historically low, there were more jobs than job seekers, incomes were up, 401(k)s were high, manufacturing was robust, deregulation liberated small business, he engineered a more assertive U.S. trade policy, no new wars were waged, hostilities were being JoHn abroad, o’ConneLL reduced Middle East peace deals were coming and consumer spending was strong. Trump’s February re-election wouldn’t have been unanimous. Millions who prioritize the environment and climate change would have voted for a Democrat. People who disagreed with Trump’s right-to-life stand would have opposed him. Citizens who find him repulsive wouldn’t have voted for him. His obnoxious narcissism didn’t help, though Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s and former President Barack Obama’s obvious vanity is overlooked by a worshipful media.

But the ante-pandemic Trump would have won. Even in November he garnered 4 million more votes than Obama did in 2008, 8 million more than Obama did in 2012, 8 million more than Hillary Clinton in 2016. Trump 2020 even beat Trump 2016 by nearly 11 million votes. Yet still, to the cheers of nearly 80 million Biden voters, Trump is likely to have lost his re-election bid after his legal challenges conclude. The virus exposed his myopic focus on the economy and jobs and his minimizing of other critical concerns. Trump all along has preached a gospel of nationalistic capitalism. John F. Kennedy’s brilliant speechwriter, Ted Sorenson, once used the now famous aphorism, “A rising tide lifts all boats,” in a presidential address. Trump not only believed in that theory, he achieved such an uplifted economy. Unemployment was at 3.5 percent in February, the lowest since 1969. Americans were working, getting paid more, saving more, spending more. The increased demand encouraged more trade under better trade deals, such as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Retirement savings plans were doing well, helping limited-income seniors feel more secure about paying their bills. Most people were living better. A pre-election poll —

that received little press attention — revealed that most people felt they were better off than they were four years ago. Then the pandemic struck. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the president and the nation in January that Covid-19 wasn’t a major threat. That’s all the rationale the country’s CEO needed to continue prioritizing economic growth. He knew that a pandemic had the potential to reverse all of his economic accomplishments and cut America’s flourishing growth off at the knees. While he took actions, like stopping incoming travel from China, ordering vaccine research and eventual distribution to commence at warp speed, sending hospital ships to California and New York, and ramping up ventilator production, he eschewed leading a national, coordinated effort. Nor did he inspire an America-wide “Let’s fight together” effort of mutual protection. This lack of a federal-level, all-out war on the virus gave voters the impression that Trump saw the pandemic as an annoying distraction, eclipsing the sun from shining on his accomplishments. The virus wasn’t a problem he could build, deal or fire his way out of. He ran for president to be the manager in chief, and he was good at it, but when the pandemic came,

ut just imagine if the vote had taken place in February, before the pandemic.

we needed an empathizer and inspirer, a credible leader who could take — and eloquently explain — tough actions, and he wasn’t that. Covid-19 delivered the fatal wound. And when Trump caught the virus at the height of the campaign — probably by setting a poor example by not wearing a mask and ignoring social distancing — the spotlight narrowed onto his failure to lead, and all his achievements went dark. He had fended off many cuts before. Long knives had been out even before Inauguration Day 2017: An indisputably far-left press in cahoots with social media moguls to censor MAGA speech; an infuriatingly condescending socialist elite; millionaire athletes and other entertainers; anarchists, arsonists and rioters disturbing the domestic tranquility and opposition-party conspiracies each drew blood. With little help, he prevailed against them all. President-elect Joseph Biden’s supporters can celebrate their victory this Thanksgiving weekend. Trump’s fans should also be thankful, because the national pride they’ve relished for the last four years will prevail. Trump ignited it, but it was ours before him and will be ours after him. Reasonable patriots on both political sides make America great. We can all be thankful for that. John O’Connell is a former executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments about this column? OConnell11001@yahoo.com.

It wasn’t easy: How I got to see my grandkids

he following is not a how-to for anyone else. It’s just my story. We all have to maneuver our way through the grinding deprivations of the coronavirus as best we can. We hadn’t seen the kids or grandkids for nine months, since we were lucky enough to gather for an anniversary holiday in the Dominican Republic last February. Before we left for the D.R., we were worried about the mysterious and random deaths of Randi tourists on the kReiss island over the year before. We didn’t realize that the far more deadly Covid-19 was already lying in wait there, and gaining ground in the U.S. We went, and everyone came home healthy, but toward the end of our stay we started hearing news about this novel coronavirus thing. Having survived the D.R., we fully expected to go back to our lives and begin planning the next time we could see our children and grandchildren. We were on that imaginary road we all have in our

heads that rolls along into the future until we hit a wall. Suddenly all of us got knocked sideways by Covid-19, and we began making adjustments and accepting life compromises we never could have imagined. Over the summer, we didn’t visit our kids out West as we always do. We didn’t visit the Florida kids, either, because Florida seems to be ground zero for foolishness when it comes to the virus. We felt increasingly shocked and depressed by the stories of people toiling at risky jobs because they couldn’t afford to stay home, at the same time caring for sick relatives and watching loved ones die. If you have a heart and a conscience, they keep hammering you to do something when there really was nothing to do except try to stay healthy and safe. We stayed in touch with the family as the kids’ schools closed down, and they appeared increasingly detached and sleepy and bored when we connected on Zoom or Facetime. We leaned in and asked questions and they answered, and their slightly distant politeness seemed to exacerbate the pain of separation and real communica-

tion. A few weeks ago, my daughter in California said she wanted to visit and bring the kids. She really wanted to visit; I think she was worried that we might not be around forever. I suppose we’re all feeling our mortality. And she was worried that Covid was getting worse and flying might become impossible. As I wrote last week, we all decided that Thanksgiving was out of the question because of all the people who would be traveling over the holiday despite the warnings. We wanted to maximize safety. My daughter flew three weeks ago. Two flights to get here: empty planes. Everyone in the airports and on board was masked. When they got here, they stayed in a rental rather than with us, and we lent them a car so we wouldn’t drive anyplace together. They ate meals in their own place, although that’s usually our best family activity. It didn’t feel good at all to pay for a rental when I have plenty of room for them. It felt worse to wear masks when we were together, to keep six feet of social distance, and not hug. After a nine-month separation, we didn’t hug the people we love most in the

e invented the interlockingelbow hug and the expressiveeyes love beam.

world. The Florida kids came for 24 hours and stayed at a nearby hotel, just so the cousins could see one another before another year goes by. We were together outside whenever possible, and when the weather was uncooperative we sat inside, apart, near open doors and windows. The kids spent a big part of each day going to school online at their rental space. We invented the interlocking-elbow hug and the expressive-eyes love beam, and we went to parks when we could and walked around, taking in the fresh air and one another. I never noticed on Facetime how much they have grown this year, and how they carry themselves differently, and how one has become a bit more diffident as another displays a new boldness in the world. We did it as best we could. I would say we never forgot the danger lurking among us. Our regimen was disciplined but not perfect. They flew back home a few days ago, having obtained proof of life and proof of love all around. It was a visit unlike any others: We all knew we were seizing a moment with no promise of when we could meet again. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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