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St. John’s cares for patients and staff including the first recorded case in Queens, in March. In October, as the positivity rate rose, Far At times, reportRockaway was part ing on the coronaviof the state’s rus pandemic has restrictive red zone been reduced to cluster, but early in numbers — the N ove m b e r, w i t h number of cases, restrictions lifted, it positivity rates, the was designated a number of deaths. yellow zone. At hospitals, includ“We know that ing St. John’s Episthis was an unpreccopal Hospital, in edented and chalFar Rockaway, there lenging time for all are many people hospitals throughbehind those numout the world,” said bers, from the Re n e e H a s t i c k administrators who vice presiRENEE haSTICk- Motes, run the facility to dent of exter nal the doctors and MoTES affairs at St. John’s. nurses who treat V.P. of external affairs, “At the height of patients. the pandemic, team St. John’s Episcopal St. John’s, a 257members put bed facility that Hospital together a Covid-19 also serves the Five report on six differTowns, has more than 1,500 ent critical areas: communicaemployees and has treated more tions, resource management, than 1,000 Covid-19 patients, Continued on page 10
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ThE hEwlETT lawRENCE Soccer Club completed an eight-week fall season without any interruptions. Ian Geraghty, left, of the boy’s under-18 team, with his teammate Osmar Marcos.
In spite of coronavirus, soccer club gets its kicks
HLSC wrapped up safe season in November By MaTThEw FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com
While the coronavirus pandemic has curtailed youth sports across the country, the Hewlett Lawrence Soccer Club managed to overcome the challenges the spreading virus presented and complete its fall season. The nonprofit HLSC, for
players ranging in age from 4 to 18, is part of the Long Island Junior Soccer League, and has been in operation since 1970. Its eight-week season began on Sept. 8 and ended on Nov. 14. David Friedman, an HLSC board member and the president of the Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association, described his role this season
as the Covid-19 prevention officer and field marshal, making sure players, coaches and parents were wearing masks and social distancing. “I stood there at the gate giving out free masks to those who didn’t have it,” Friedman said. “We also gave out hand sanitizer to players and parents.” The club received Continued on page 10
Our COvid-19 traCker With the Covid-19 test positivity rate rising across the country, the Herald is adding a weekly coronavirus tracker to the upper-left corner of our front page to help you gauge what’s happening in your area from week to week. the number is an aggregate of the communities that this newspaper covers. data is obtained from the nassau County Covid-19 dashboard, which provides the total number of cases reported in an area since the start of the pandemic, and is updated regularly.
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Parking lot controversy embroils Lawrence schools
December 3, 2020 — NASSAU HERALD
By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
The Lawrence School District is literally tearing down an old playground at the Number Four School to build a parking lot, a project that district officials said was in the works for months before construction began on Nov. 24. The project has upset a portion of residents on Henry Street, the side of the school where the work is being done, because it comes on the heels of roughly 60 Seth Transportation school buses that were parked on the Harris Avenue field on the opposite end side of the school for nearly three months. “This is just nasty, there is no consideration for the neighbors,” said longtime Inwood resident Pete Sobol. “Instead of talking to the community they just stepped on the gas and did this with no communication.” Now a majority of the busses that were being parked on the Harris Avenue field are at the high school in what is called the seniors parking lot. Because of the hybrid learning model being used due to the coronavirus pandemic only 25 percent of seniors are in the building on any one day, Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen said. “This is an improvement at the Number Four School,” Pedersen said, adding that the project was in the works for months and was noted at previous Board of Education meetings as part of the dis-
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ThE paRkiNg loT construction at the Number Four School late last month. trict’s capital projects. “It is unfortunate, but timing is everything and this project was planned for months.” She added that the playground is old and presented a hazard to users. Pedersen said that the additional parking is needed as the Number Four School lot is small and now the building that opened in 1910 is at capacity with pre-K and, kindergarten classes and Pupil Personal Services housed there. The meetings with parents of special needs children also take place
in the school building. Earlier this month, Inwood residents gathered across the street from the Harris Avenue field and held a news conference to air their gripes on the buses being parked on the field that over the years has seen baseball, fire department drills and soccer, along with many other games being played there. The complaints ranged from the buses engines being run all hours of the day to the bus company employees using street parking usually
used by residents. “This happens when there is no representation,” Sobol said, referring to the school board. “This is a slap in the face. He also noted that one of the points of the contract with Brooklyn-based Seth Transportation is that the buses were not supposed to be older than 10 years. Sobol, along with County Legislator Carrié Solages (D-Elmont) who represents Inwood, say that there is evidence that some of the buses being used are much older dating to at least 1999. “All buses are SED approved,” said Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations Jeremy Feder,” if there is an issue with the buses we will look into it.” Pedersen said that if she lived on Henry Street she would understand the residents’ concern over the timing of the construction. Pedersen stressed the expansion of the parking lot is part of the other upgrades to the Number Four School that previously included a new boiler and new roof. She did say that the small van-like buses will be parked at the school.
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The 10th reported positive Covid-19 case in the Lawrence School District was reported on Nov. 30, coming from the high school. Nov. 25, a Wednesday, was the last full day the person was in the building, Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen stated in a text message. A case was also reported on Nov. 25 at the Early Childhood Center.
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Five Towns has three contested fire district elections By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com
Three contested fire district elections in the Five Towns are set to take place on Dec. 8. Voting in each district gets underway at 6 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m. A fire district is established to provide fire protection and responses to emergencies. It is a political entity with an elected governing body, administrative officers and sets a budget. A fire district has the power both to incur indebtedness and to require the levy of taxes. It purchases the equipment the fire department needs.
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Incumbent Commissioner Israel Max is being challenged by Darren Moritz. Max was first elected in 2015 after defeating then Commissioner Erik Kinney and Moritz in the election that year. Max has also served in the fire department as a volunteer firefighter for roughly the past decade. He noted that he is running for re-election to continue to do what he thinks is right for his community and fellow firefighters. “Over the last five years I have fought hard for our membership and community,” Max said. “I worked hard to secure a $100,000 grant for a new and much needed ambulance truck. I also financed new chief cars, fire engines and a new ladder truck.” Max also pointed to a new legislation he advocated and helped write, which he took to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky. The measure allows volunteer firefighters to still be eligible for New York state’s length of service award program that serves as a pension fund for the firefighters despite the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Cuomo signed the bill in June. “I helped put together a new legislation so that our membership and all other New York volunteer firefighters can be safe while still receiving their retirement benefits during this difficult time we are facing during the Covid pandemic,” he added. Moritz has lived in Woodmere for the past decade and has worked with the fire department for the past nine years, serving in positions such as firehouse treasurer. Moritz currently works as an officer in the county’s sheriff ’s department. He also worked in the finance field for
25 years and he believes that experience would make him a valuable member of the board of commissioners. “I’ve run major departments in my finance career working for three major banks,” he said. “I believe that I bring a lot to the community in terms of helping save and reduce expenditures which is important now to our community especially now in these uncertain times.” Increasing the membership of the department is another priority for Moritz if he is elected. “We need to get out there more and speak to kids in middle and high school,” he said. “We should also meet with all school administrators and possibly create a class that would teach and get kids excited about joining the fire department.” Voting will take place at the Woodmere firehouse, at 20 Irving Place.
Meadowmere Park
Two former commissioners Eddie Samuelson and Andrew Schmitt Jr. are running against each other to replace incumbent commissioner Andrew Schmitt Sr., who is stepping down. Samuelson has been a part of the Meadowmere Fire Department for roughly 50 years and served as commissioner for the 20 years before losing a re-election bid to Kevin Bennett in 2017. Prior to his four terms, Samuelson also served as department chief. Schmitt Jr. is a lifelong Meadowmere Park resident who previously served as a commissioner from 2005 to 2010. His father, Schmitt Sr. has lived in the community since he was 8 and has been involved with the fire department for 60 years. In addition to the community of about 100 homes, the district is responsible for providing fire protection to a portion of the Rockaway Turnpike area, including Costco and Sanitary District 1 headquarters. The candidates declined to comment for the story. Voting will be at the firehouse at 14 Meyer Ave. in Meadowmere Park.
North Lawrence
With incumbent Commissioner Louis Spinelli stepping down, Miguel A. Martinez and Eliezer “Eli” Gefen will be running for the open commissioner’s position. The district serves the residential and commercial areas
outside the Cedarhurst and Lawrence villages. Martinez has been a North Lawrence resident for seven years. “Since this is the community that I live in, I want to make sure that the constituents get their money’s worth,” Martinez said. “Specifically with emergency services, any action such as minimizing costs and raising taxes affects me also so I want to do what’s best for our community.” Gefen is a Far Rockaway native who has resided in North Lawrence for five years. “I’ve been involved in various community organizations over the years,” he said. “Growing up in Far Rockaway and I was always taught to help and give back to the community.”
Hewlett
Involved with the fire department for 15 years, Mark Lorberbaum is running unopposed for his third five-year term as commissioner. Voting will be at the firehouse, at 25 Franklin Ave.
Inwood
Joseph Reda, a commissioner for roughly a year, is running for what would be his first five-year term after filling an unexpired term last year. Reda is a former captain in the department. “I’ve always been very interested in volunteering,” Reda said. “That’s what initially led me to run for this position.” Voting is at the Inwood firehouse, at 188 Doughty Blvd.
Atlantic Beach
John R. Faulhaber is running unopposed for his sixth five-year commissioner term. He is one of the founding members of the Atlantic Beach Rescue Squad. The unit, established in 1975, provides emergency medical services and conducts water rescues for the barrier island community.
Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclamation District
Incumbent commissioner Anthony Licatesi is running unopposed for another three-year term. Voting for the Atlantic Beach Fire District and Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclamation Project will be at the Fire Rescue headquarters at 1 Rescue Road in Atlantic Beach from 6 to 9 p.m.
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WooDMERE FIRE DIsTRIcT incumbent Commissioner Israel Max, left, is being challenged by Darren Moritz.
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Gural JCC is part of new UJA-New York hub system
December 3, 2020 — NASSAU HERALD
By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
As the rise in Covid-19 cases delivers another blow to the national economy, the UJA-Federation of New York in conjunction with the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC in the Five Towns and the Sid Jacobson JCC in East Hills will bring job training and social services to Long Island as part of a multimillion dollar anti-poverty initiative being launched across New York. “We are grateful to the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC and Sid Jacobson JCC for their partnership in opening the Long Island Hubs and their invaluable work on behalf of the community,” Eric Goldstein, CEO, UJA-Federation of New York said in a news release. “Our goal is to go beyond helping people meet their basic needs and actually move people from crisis to stability, and we are thankful for all our partners in this effort who are truly the engine behind New York’s sustainable recovery.” Encompassing seven service locations, or hubs in Jewish Community Centers across the boroughs, Long Island and Westchester it is anticipated to work as a “seamless network with program and service referrals based on individual client needs, with virtual appointments and training available,” UJA officials said in the release. “We are extremely honored and grateful to be partnering with UJA in the cre-
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ThE MaRioN & Aaron Gural JCC’s SHOP in Cedarhurst is part of the UJA-Federation New York’s seven-location job training and services hubs. ation of the Five Towns Hub,” Aaron Rosenfeld, CEO of the Gural JCC said in the release. “The hub will allow us to expand and enhance our ability to provide the community with much needed employment services, legal and financial counseling, mental health services and additional food supports, the need for which has grown by over 125 percent in the past six months alone.” The Five Towns hub, is the Gural JCC’s SHOP (Sustenance Hope Opportunities Place) at 591 Malvin Mall in Maple
Plaza in Cedarhurst, which offers employment services, mental health support, nutritional counseling, emergency cash relief, the Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Pantry and access to legal and financial counseling. It is expected that the JCC will hire three full-time employees. Commonpoint Queens and New York Legal Assistance Group provide additional resources on some services. “The additional staff will be working out of the SHOP and includes another full-time social worker,” Gural JCC Asso-
ciate Executive Director Stacey Feldman told the Herald. “The other two positions will enable us to be open longer hours and on Sundays to meet the demand for services. We are grateful to UJA Federation for helping us answer the call from our community members who are in need of food, social work support, mental health counseling and job training opportunities.” Gural JCC co-President David Kaye said the organization is “proud to be expanding their services to the community at this critical time when so many are facing food insecurity and mental challenges, “ adding that the kosher food pantry has seen another increase in the number of people using its services. The seven hubs are in Elmhurst, White Plains, Cedarhurst, East Hills, Bensonhurst (two sites) and Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The flagship site is a permanent, newly constructed $10 million facility in Elmhurst operated in conjunction with Commonpoint Queens, with another major new standalone Hub site in Brooklyn under construction and scheduled to open next year. “We wish to thank and acknowledge UJA-Federation for recognizing our work,” said Gural JCC co-President Ehud Mor. “This additional funding will enable us to offer a variety of needed supports that will positively impact those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.”
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Accepting who you are, change and finding yourself are some of the inspiring themes in Hewlett native Jill Santopolo’s new book “Everything After” available in March release. In the book, the main character, Emily, has her life shaken by the traumatic experience of a miscarriage. This echoes her emotions from past life experiences and she ends up exploring a part of herself she once forgot, while allowing every passion she had to filter back into her life. As a result, she explores everything that made her happy and illustrates the person you are meant to be, and the people you are meant to be with. A 1999 Hewlett High School graduate, Santopolo wrote the book “Everything After” after a handful of her friends experienced miscarriages and thought it was a taboo subject they could not talk about. She said the book would be a safe place for women to relate and share their feelings. “A part of writing novels for me is making that community, and making people feel less alone with their pain and experiences,” Santopolo said. When writing the book, Santopolo and her husband were trying to have a baby, and it was not happening as quickly as she had hoped, which was also a catalyst for her inspiration. She said the book could help those who have just gotten married and want to remain themselves while still in an interdependent relationship. “Emily’s husband is dealing with pieces of his wife that he had never known about,” she said. Santopolo recalled that throughout her life she always loved music, and although she said she is not herself a talented musician, she used the opportunity to have Emily unveil her passion for music and pursue her love for being a musician. “I thought that would be a fun thing to write about and what kind of music she would like and her husband likes, what it says about us,” Santopolo said. As a result of her love for music,
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Despite losing its all-time leading scorer, Molloy College’s men’s basketball program is aiming to rebound from a 12-17 season, including a 7-9 mark against East Coast Conference foes. The Lions, who captured their firstever ECC Tournament title in the 2018-19 campaign, aren’t playing any non-conference games this season due to Covid-19 and won’t be in action until traveling to upstate Rochester to face Roberts Wesleyan College in the Jan. 9 opener. “We began working on conditioning around the same time as we usually do and then got into individual skill work and socially distant team-based offense and defense drills,” head coach Charlie Marquardt said. “We have that mandatory week off around the holidays and when we start back up Dec. 28, we’ll have 10 days to get ready for the opener.” Barring any changes, the 18-game ECC schedule and postseason tournament will be played without fans. “I’m expecting games to have the feel of a scrimmage,” Marquardt said. “We will have to generate our own energy. It’ll be intriguing.” The Lions will also need to turn the page on the Nick Corbett era. A threetime All-ECC First Team selection, he averaged 23.7 points per game and finished his career at Molloy with 2,032 points, 379 rebounds and 385 assists and 153 steals. “Not only was Nick our alltime leading scorer, which is an amazing feat considering some of the players we’ve had, but he also had the uncanny ability to step up late in games,” Marquardt said. “Who’ll be getting the ball in crunch time this season will be by committee,” Molloy returns four players who made at least 14 starts a season ago, including former Baldwin High School product Justin Caldwell, a redshirt senior big man, and former Lynbrook High School standout James Montgomery, a sophomore who like Caldwell is 6-foot-7. Calldwell, who averaged a little more than 5 points and 5 rebounds per game last season while making 22 starts, knows what it takes to get the job done inside, Marquardt said, and will be counted on to provide leadership as well. Montgomery started 19 games and led the Lions in field goal percentage (55.7) on the way to chipping in 6.3 points per game. “James improved as the season went on and made steady contributions as a freshman,” Marquardt said. “He got bigger and stronger during the offseason and he can attack the rim as well as post up.” Pano Pavlidis, a 6-8 sophomore, emerged last winter and Marquardt is expecting even more with 17 starts under his belt. Pavlidis led the team in
rebounding (6.8 per game) and scored at a 6.7 ppg clip. Though experienced in the frontcourt, Marquardt also likes his collection of guards and believes it’ll take strong backcourt play for Molloy to be competitive against the likes of Daemen, Bridgeport and St. Thomas Aquinas. Spearheading a deep group of guards is Steven Torre, one of few seniors on the roster. He’s the Lions’ top returning scorer (10.4 ppg) and made 14 starts. Marquardt said the plan is for Torre to be off the ball more and make up for some of the offense lost by Corbett’s departure. Junior guard Frankie Phelan is a breakout candidate following a determined offseason. Another quality option to run the point is Kenny Lazo, a freshman out of Brentwood High School who won two Long Island championships and earned All-State honors. Marquardt describes Lazo as a born leader and tenacious defender. Former Lawrence Woodmere Academy standout Kendall Ogilvie, a junior, transferred from LIU Post prior to last season but didn’t play. He’s in the mix along with a pair of freshmen — former Freeport High School’s Darren Fergus and Mick Browne from Queens. “We like our guards,” Marquardt said. “We have some experience, some guys with bigger roles and some talented newcomers.”
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Sandpapering down the rough edges! “What the %&#@ did you do? You’re a total screw-up. You can’t do anything right!” This may sound like the outburst of a person who is furious because of what someone did. In truth, it’s just another one of the many tongue-lashings Kim heaps upon herself for falling short of her unkind, unrealistic standards. But try to tell her that what she did was ok, and she’ll fight you on it. “The presentation I gave today was awful. I left out important material. To make matters worse, I had an abrupt ending that left people hanging.” “Why are you so hard on yourself ? I’m sure you did fine.” “Says who?” “Says me – your husband.” “Oh yeah, like you know.” “Just calm down and let yourself be!” “You know I can’t do that. Leave me alone.”
The more Kim’s husband tried to convince her that she was making things worse than they really were, the more Kim dug in her heels. Kim was heavily invested in defining herself as a failure. If you have a loved one who is terribly harsh on herself, it’s important that you avoid butting heads with her (or him). When you do, you’ll lose. Hence, give up trying to directly change her thinking. Instead, strive to inda help your loved one sandpaper down any rough edges by focusing on anything that may be positive. For instance, you might respond to her first comment like this: “I know you believe your presentation fell far short of being perfect. Now that you’ ve told me what you were disappointed in, tell me one thing
you think the audience appreciated hearing.” We all use words to judge ourselves. However, some of us act as if those words are sacrosanct, so we keep repeating them. “I was awful…..I was no good….. I was awful…..I w a s n o go o d … . . I w a s awful…..I was no good.” Repeating these words trigger powerful emotions, whirling in our heads like Dorothy from Kansas, landing you in apadin places you don’t want to be. Lonely and alone places; angry and unforgiving places; sour and shameful places. Sandpaper down the rough edges and you’ll be left with a smoother, more polished presence, which creates a climate of acceptance. And what a difference that makes!
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“You mean what I did was not awful? I just didn’t do as well as I would have liked?” “You mean my mistakes don’t make me a terrible person? I can just try to do better next time?” With your new appreciation of how har mful harsh words can be, start cookin’ with tasty words. Savory words will help you get rid of all that nasty stuff simmering beneath the surface that gushes forth at the most inopportune times. Here’s to kindness, compassion and bigheartedness for ourselves and for others! ©2020 Linda Sapadin, Ph.D. is a psychologist, coach and author in private practice who specializes in helping people become the best they can be. You can reach her at LSapadin@DrSapadin. com. Visit her website at www.PsychWisdom.com.
The Impossible Year September 24, 2019, I turned 70. Actually, I didn’t “turn” 70, I kinda slid into it as, instead of the party planned for the family, I was treated to quadruple-bypass surgery, which was a party of a different sort. Truth is, thank G-d, it turned out better than well, as I emerged better than well, only to encounter after my recovery, the Covid epidemic, which again, put the party on hold (up and back.) Thus, the start of my seventh (or was it eighth) decade was marked by separation and sequestration, anxiety and insecurity, though I’m not complaining as it was also filled (from a distance) with family, friends and a different set of experiences. Indeed, September 24, 2020, I celebrated my birthday with my wife, Janet, and the entire family “together” in little televised Zoom boxes that made us look like the Brady Bunch. My wonderful friends sent cards (actual cards through the mail with stamps) as well as gifts of ties, books, ties, flowers, ties and books. My spectacular Lawrence Village staff hosted a (safe, socially distant) party with cake(s), a gift, decorations and homemade “grape juice” and lots if jokes and laughter (behind cov-
ered faces.) The space between the two September twenty-fourths confirmed the observation “what a difference a year makes.” Last year, at this time, I was in a world of worry about my health; now, I worry about the health of the world. Last year, I could have a few up-close visitors; now, I can have none. Last year, I was closed to almost everything; now almost everything is closed to me. Last September, if you entered a bank wearing a mask, they would arrest you, now they’ll arrest you if you don’t! A year ago, I wouldn’t touch an enemy with a tenon foot pool, now I can’t greet a friend in less than six. In places you couldn’t get a seat, now you can’t take one, as eat-ins have been replaced by take-out (or stayout.) Of course, for some things (and people) the passing year has made no difference:
it’s still the same politicians and the bitter comedy of politics with all sorts of wise, sophisticated folks ignoring reasoned directions and common sense. On a personal note, the past 12 months did produce one meaningful result: That which my 70th birthday party was to have celebrated was not simply the multiple of 70 times 365, but rather my decades-old fascination and commitment to Don Quixote and the Broadway musical “Man of LaMancha.” My intention was to present every family member with an item from my D.Q. memorabilia collecoLdman tion, and to impress (once again) upon each one, young and old, adult and child, the significance of the lyrics contained in the classic “To Dream The Impossible Dream.” It was my hope to use the party as a vehicle to discuss and teach them “to fight
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the unbeatable foe,” to “bear with unbearable sorrow,” and “to run where the brave dare not go.” I wanted them to aspire to “right the unrightable wrong,” to “love pure and chaste from afar,” and “to try when your arms are too weary.” My goal was for them to appreciate and strive to “fight for the right without question or pause” confident that, while they might be “scorned and covered with scars,” the world “would be better for this,” if each one strove with his (or her) “last ounce of courage, to reach the unreachable star.” Though the party and its then teachable moment were thwarted, those lessons of life, were taught by the reality of life as successfully coping with a parent’s health, political unrest, social disruption and the thread and intrusion of a global epidemic tested their loyalty, character, resourcefulness, faith and resilience. Yup, there was no 70th birthday party, but it was an impossible year that love and family made possible. © Ron Goldman 2020
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Ogden Elementary School in Valley Stream held their own kind of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in front of the school. Roughly 30 students and their families decorated their cars similar to a parade float in themes that ranged from: holidays, movies, video games and sports teams for the first-ever Ogden Elementary School Thanksgiving parade held on Nov. 24. The winner of the best decorated car
received a $50 gift card. As the families drove by, Ogden Elementary staff and faculty cheered them on. A red carpet was placed in front of the school that allowed parents and their children to pose for photos in front of their decorated cars. The parade was filmed and was broadcast to all classrooms the following day on Nov. 26 while students are in school, so they can feel like they are part of the festivities. It was presented in a similar format to the parade aired on NBC every year as two students will narrate the festivities.
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4TH gRAdE sTudEnT Isabella Kopach waved to parade watchers in her family’s Veteran’s Day themed decorated car at the Ogden Elementary parade.
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THIRd gRAdE sTudEnT Abby Fraser-Baez, left, struck a pose with her mother Dee-Anne, right, on the red carpet in front of their birthday themed car at the Ogden Elementary School Thanksgiving parade on Nov. 24.
sAnTA ClAus MAdE a pre-Thanksgiving stop to Ogden Elementary as he waited in the parade procession.
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Treating Covid, preparing for vaccines continued from front page security and safety, staff management, utilities management and patient management. We collected the qualitative information on how well we did managing these throughout the hospital.” The facility’s leadership team added employee mental health and emotional well-being to the report as well. Hastick-Motes said that the feedback provided the hospital with a guide to improvement. An overlooked area was offerings to staff to rest and relax. The hospital created a wellness initiative that offered employees tai chi, room to walk on site and virtual yoga classes. Department administrators also uploaded videos to thank their staffs for their work. “We can’t talk of taking care of people if we don’t take care of our team members,” Hastick-Motes said. “We do believe we are more prepared now than in March.” Since then, so much has been learned about the virus and how to treat patients, according to Dr. Donald Morrish, the hospital’s chief medical officer. “I think the entire medical community learned infinitively more,” he said. “Back in March, we were getting daily updates from the New York State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control on best practices. In the Rockaways, we not only treat people who are more susceptible to Covid, but are more susceptible because of health care disparities. We specifically learned tremendously more on best prac-
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ASneL VALCin, fAr left, the hospital’s director of pastoral care, and Pastors Brian Carter and Craig Brown blessed the hands of patient care technicians Lutchmin Maharaj and Edy Barreau in September. tices, and in partnership with the nursing staff, best practices ensures patients receive the highest level of care.” Lin Zabala, assistant vice president of nursing, said that training videos helped the nurses treat Covid patients, and eased their anxieties about working with an infectious disease so they could go home to their families with less stress. “Every nurse in St. John’s is basically working on helping the patient, and there is an emotional investment in how to make our
patients well,” Zabala said. “Our responsibility is that patients are comfortable so that the family is comfortable. Bedside nursing is making sure the patient is not alone.” The hospital uses technology such as “tele-sitters,” cameras mounted on rolling poles that provide live video and audio from patients’ rooms. If a patient is having a problem, the monitoring clinician can broadcast a message to the room and notify staff.
Hospital employees have taken the time to educate community members on how to protect themselves, ranging from the latest information from the CDC and the state Health Department to the use of personal protective equipment. In March, St. John’s, and hospitals around the state, were ordered by Cuomo to boost their bed capacity by 50 percent. Now with cases on the rise again, the hospital is preparing not only for another influx of patients, but also for the coming vaccine. “Right now we’re creating communication to educate team members,” HastickMotes said. The pandemic, Morrish said, is the type of health crisis that doctors train for. “We are well prepared, well organized and we have a high level of confidence that we have good support,” he said. “We have the backing of elected officials and the backing of talented, smart people, and we are well prepared to address a second wave.” Zabala said that the nurses have their hearts in their work, and that patients can see the teamwork of the medical staff. “The nurses depend on the doctors, and we all work together,” she said. “We have the mission within ourselves to charge head-on, and we have the support of the organization.” Have an opinion on Covid-related health issues? Send letters to jbessen@liherald. com.
Soccer club completes safe and healthy season continued from front page string backpacks from sponsor Northwell Health that contained hand sanitizer and safety information about preventing the spread of the virus. Friedman added that instead of shaking hands at the end of games, teams clapped at each other from a distance. Chris Albanese, the club’s treasurer and the coach of the 16-year-old boys’ travel team, said that when the LIJSL presented safety protocols in mid-June, he and other club members knew they could pull off the fall season. “It was just before summer … when everybody could feel that this could happen, but we knew we had to move quickly,” Albanese said. “It then became a matter of where we could play, and who’s going to play.” After negotiations among the HLSC, the Lawrence Woodmere Academy and the Hewlett-Woodmere School District over the summer, a majority of the games were played at LWA and Woodmere Middle School, with some at North Woodmere Park. “All the districts wanted to take a look at the protocols, and wanted the comfort that it was going to be done safely,” Friedman added. “I think we did a good job of providing that safety to the districts.” Friedman said that it was important
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The hLSC U12 Gunners. Club sponsor Northwell Health provided players with string backpacks that included hand sanitizer and information about preventing the spread of Covid-19. for the mental health of the children to play. “This season worked out so well, and the kids needed this,” he said. “They’ve been so isolated, and just to get them out playing with their friends has been great.” Albanese agreed, and also pointed out that it was crucial for athletes who may
play college soccer to get the season in. “Last spring my son wasn’t able to play baseball, since the season got canceled,” he said. “For our spring season, seniors are going to college showcases, and some players have scholarships riding on that. I’m most happy with the fact that we were able to get the season in and
the kids didn’t have to take a season off.” Friedman also credited the players and their parents for observing the safety protocols. “From the time a player would step out of their car to the moment they would step on the field, a mask had to be worn,” he said. “Credit goes to both the parents and players for cooperating with the safety protocols. That’s a big part of what made this season work.” There was a small decline in participation, Albanese said, which he expected. “I started about 25 percent down on my roster, and that was true for teams across the board,” he said. “Once school sports were canceled, we did see a slight bump up, since all the kids playing school ball wanted to play with us.” Albanese said he would look back on this season with pride. “We fought for these kids, and we got them on the field and all they wanted to do was play,” he said. “It was a safe place for them, and they were able to get some fresh air and exercise. I had kids on my team who are remote learning at school, and this was their only time to get out of the house.” For more information on the Hewlett Lawrence Soccer Club, go to www.hlsc.org. Have an opinion on youth sports during the pandemic? Send letter to jbessen@liherald.com.
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hen we were forced to work from home because of the pandemic, like many other people, I had no clue what to expect. I honestly thought that working from home would be temporary, and that the virus would be gone by the summer. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Covering the pandemic for the past nine months has been such a mental challenge. I still remember the first coronavirus case story that I covered in March. I didn’t imagine that Covid-19 cases would increase exponentially in our neighborhoods. During that period, we really didn’t have any time to sit back and process everything that was happening. We were tasked with reporting on every aspect of this virus and how it had affected our communities, and we did. Things took another unexpected turn in our communities shortly after the George Floyd killing in May. The number of peaceful protests that came about and the droves of people who marched for racial equality was another eye-opening experience. As a Black man, it was tough to set aside my own thoughts and feelings, but I understood that it was necessary to do so in order to carry out my job and to report objectively. One of the things that made me hopeful and kept me going during the pandemic was seeing the resiliency and togetherness from residents and groups in the communities I cover. People of all ages stepped up, banded together and persevered, and having the opportunity to share those stories is something that I will forever be grateful for.
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’m likely not alone in saying that it’s hard to overstate how much of a rollercoaster these past nine months and change have been. In my role I’ve recounted tales of crises, loss and perseverance, both in the face of disaster and injustice. There has been so much death, financial destruction and disruption that it has certainly at times been overwhelming. Often, I think back to those first few weeks when this all started. There was so much fear, and so many people on a knife’s edge for whom this whole thing threatened to take what little they had managed to scrape together. I often wonder how they’ve fared. Then, there were the bright spots, when the anxiety and death gave way to a renewed fight for justice. A generation of activists was born, and we settled into a new normal. Now, with a renewed sense of uncertainty, I brace for what’s next. Like many, what my day-to-day looks like has changed. I no longer commute, and I’m fortunate enough to live in the community I cover. In that sense I feel closer than ever to the people whose stories I write about. I don’t tire of telling coronavirus stories because I know that they have the potential to help. Depending on the context, they provide useful information and hopefully a bit of illumination in dark times. I also hope that some might illustrate the ways in which we aren’t alone — whether it’s through loss, success, sacrifice or determination — there are others experiencing the same.
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LEGAL NOTICE The Annual Return of the B AND F ELEFANT CHARITABLE TRUST for the year which ended on 9/30/20 is available by contacting: Bernard Elefant, Trustee, 210 Broadway, Lawrence, NY, 516-371-0161, for inspection, upon request within 180 days hereof. 124008
LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR NOTICE OF MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hewlett Harbor will meet in session at Village Hall, 449 Pepperidge Road, Hewlett Harbor, New York 11557, on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 5:00PM, Eastern Standard Time, for the purpose of holding the Village’s regular monthly meeting. An agenda for the meeting will be made available to the public on that day. Due to social distancing guidelines, occupancy of Village Hall is limited. All persons wishing to speak during Good and Welfare will be permitted to do so one at a time and MUST WEAR FACE MASKS AND SOCIALLY DISTANCE 6 FEET. 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: Hewlett Harbor, New York November 30, 2020 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR MICHAEL RYDER VILLAGE CLERK 124009 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Bay Park, as follows: Date:December 21, 2020 Time: 5:30 p.m. Place:Via Zoom videoconference Subject:Proposed cable television franchise renewal agreement between the Village and Cablevision Systems Long Island Corporation, for a term of ten years, commencing upon confirmation of the agreement by the New York State Public Service Commission. Due to public health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, and pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Orders, the Board will not be meeting in person on December 21, 2020. The meeting and the public hearings will take place via teleconferencing and
videoconferencing through Zoom. The meeting will be recorded and a transcription will be provided at a later date. The Zoom login information is: Meeting ID: 840 9558 9851 Password: 514235 Or dial by your location: 646-558-8656…8409558 9851 Through Zoom, the public will have the opportunity to see and hear the meeting and hearing live, and upon recognition by the Board, may present comments. Comments also may be submitted prior to the meeting, but not later than 3:00pm on December 21, 2020, by regular mail to Village Hall or email to the Board at bstolar@msek.com. Public comments submitted by email must identify the application to which the comments apply. The proposed franchise agreement and franchise application are available for public inspection at the Village Clerk’s office at 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York during normal Village Hall business hours, Monday through Friday. All interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Dated:November 23, 2020 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF HEWLETT BAY PARK 123984 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Woodsburgh, as follows: Date:December 22, 2020 Time: 8:00 p.m. Place:Village Hall- 30 Piermont Ave, Hewlett NY 11557 Subject:Proposed cable television franchise renewal agreement between the Village and Cablevision Systems Long Island Corporation, for a term of ten years, commencing upon confirmation of the agreement by the New York State Public Service Commission. Comments may be made at the hearing or submitted prior to the meeting, but not later than 3:00pm on December 22, 2020, by regular mail to Village Hall or email to the Board at bstolar@msek.com. Public comments submitted by email must identify the application to which the comments apply. The proposed franchise agreement and franchise application are available for public inspection at the Village Clerk’s office at 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York during normal Village Hall business hours, Monday through Friday.
All interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Dated:November 26, 2020 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF WOODSBRUGH 123991
LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF CEDARHURST LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cedarhurst will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 7, 2020, at 8:00 pm in Village Hall, 200 Cedarhurst Avenue, Cedarhurst, New York for the purpose of Amending Section 76-6 Noisy Dogs Prohibited. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT all interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard at said hearing. Dated: Cedarhurst, New York Salvatore Evola November 25, 2020 Village Administrator By Order of the Mayor, Benjamin Weinstock and Board of Trustees 123990 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held as to the following matter: Agency:Board of Appeals Village of Woodsburgh Date:December 8, 2020 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place:Via Zoom videoconference Subject:Application of Jeremy and Jessica Kirschner, 935 Browers Point Branch, Woodsburgh, New York, to construct a swimming pool, pool equipment, patios and fencing, which work requires variances of the following Village Code sections: (a) 150-47(C), in that the no screening with plants or shrubs is proposed along the exterior of the western or eastern fence, where a swimming pool fence is required to be screened with shrubs and plants located outside the fence; (b) 150-47(H), in that (i) the pool will be located in a front yard, where a pool may only be built in a rear yard, and (ii) the pool fencing will be located on the northern, western and eastern property lines, where a minimum setback of 25 feet is required; (c) 150-50(B), in that the fence will be 6 feet in height, where a maximum of 4 feet in height is permitted; and (d) 150-50(C), in that the proposed fence will be on the front property line, for the entire length, where no fence may be erected within 5 feet of a front property line and shall not exceed 50% of the linear dimension of the front property line. The proposed pool also requires a special permit
pursuant to Village Code §150-47(B). Premises are also known as Section 41, Block 61, Lot 2 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. Due to public health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, and pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Orders, the Board will not be meeting in person on July 30, 2020. The meeting and the public hearings will take place via teleconferencing and videoconferencing through Zoom. The meeting will be recorded and a transcription will be provided at a later date. The Zoom login information is: Meeting ID: 825 6358 7603 Password: 809471 Or dial by your location: 646-558-8656…8256358 7603 Plans and other materials associated with the application may be reviewed and downloaded at www.woodsburghny.com . Through Zoom, the public will have the opportunity to see and hear the meeting and hearing live, and upon recognition by the Board, may present comments. Comments also may be submitted prior to the meeting, but not later than 3:00pm on December 8, 2020, by regular mail to Village Hall or email to the Board at bstolar@msek.com. Public comments submitted by email must identify the application to which the comments apply. Dated:November 23, 2020 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS Michelle Blandino, Village Clerk 123992
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held as to the following matter: Agency:Board of Appeals Village of Woodsburgh Date:December 8, 2020 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place:Via Zoom videoconference Subject: Application of Phillip and Gabriela Shapiro, 180 Ivy Hill Road, Woodsburgh, New York, to construct an addition, which construction requires variances of the following Village Code sections: (a) 150-11, in that the side yard setback will be 6.42 feet, where a minimum of 20 feet is required; (b) 150-13.3, in that the floor area will be 5,675 square feet, where a maximum of 5,509 square feet is permitted; (c) 150-39(A), in that the lot coverage will be 4,480 square feet, where a maximum of 3,681 square feet is permitted; and (d) 150-39(B), in that the impervious coverage will be 8,465 square feet, where a maximum of
Far Rockaway man arrested for Lawrence assault A Far Rockaway resident who allegedly inappropriately touched a Burlington Coat Factory employee also was said to have become combative twice had to be subdued by Nassau County police officers after his arrest on Nov. 27, according to police. Fourth Precinct officers responded to the department store at 345 Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence at 5:30 p.m. on that Friday. The police discovered that Alfred Campbell, 30, of Beech Street, had allegedly touched a Burlington staff member. During the ensuing arrest, Campbell struggled with the officers, police said. He suffered a bloody lip and a county police medic was called to the scene. While being taken to an area hospital, Campbell allegedly became physically aggressive again and in the attempt to restrain him, he kicked a police officer in the throat that resulted in pain and trouble breathing. The officer was also taken to a local hospital for treatment. Campbell was charged with seconddegree assault, third-degree sexual abuse, forcible touching, resisting arrest, seconddegree obstructing governmental administration, and petit larceny. Arraigned on Nov. 28, Campbell remains in custody. At this time he does
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A. Your northern Nassau County town has the particular reputation for this behavior. Many architects won’t even do work there, for the simple reason that they punish honesty instead of promoting ways to improve public safety. The implication of “omissions” at the top of the notice is a legally irresponsible implication that accuses you and your architect of purposely or unprofessionally leaving out important facts, as if you or your architect would have imagined filing for a washing machine or patio. A washing machine application would have been part of a plumbing application anywhere else. Most communities have no such requirement for the architect, and the homeowner expects that a house with a washing machine is as common as a car with four wheels. The inspector who came to your house was probably trying to help you with safety items, looking for the smoke detectors, escape windows and handrails, but the letter was composed by a plans examiner, who doesn’t come to the house but instead goes through the files that you can’t see because of the pandemic. The examiner went looking for anything and everything to reveal that there is much more they previously didn’t enforce. In this age of computers, building departments have a better way to keep records about your home, and they’re trying to update, since illegal additions and amenities like fences, retaining walls, pools and decks — and washing machines, I guess — slipped past their radar over the years. They also assume that plans are made just by pushing a few keyboard buttons, so why not ask for more than they ever did before? Unfortunately, the method of punishing with court hearings, fines and dismantling work isn’t the only way they could handle this. It’s just the way your North Shore town chooses to do it. Good luck! © 2020 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.
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n the interior of Washington state, in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, there is a tiny city, population about 900, that I have long wanted to visit — Roslyn. There are no vacation amenities in this place — it is a seemingly ordinary American city, with a handful of eateries and shops and one hole-in-the-wall radio station along its single weatherworn main street. From 1990 to 1995, however, Roslyn was the standin for the fictional Cicely, Alaska, in the CBS cult classic “Northern Exposure,” an Emmy Award-winning sCoTT series that, to my BRInTon mind, is the finest comedy-drama ever produced, mixing medicine with literature, history, philosophy, religion, music —oh, so much music — and magic to conjure up an idealized version of small-town America. Yes, the denizens of this very out-of-theway place disagree and argue — and argue some more — but despite their differences, whether they be spiritual, political or socio-economic, folks seek to understand one another on a deep, existential level, and in the end, they do. That’s why, I believe, so many viewers love this show, worship it, really, including my wife and me. We discovered “Northern Exposure” in 1993, when we arrived in the
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U.S. after I had served for two years in the Peace Corps in Bulgaria, where Katerina was born and raised, and we instantly fell in love with it. Five years ago, I bought the six-season DVD set of the show for Katerina as an anniversary gift, and we set it aside, thinking we would eventually watch and rewatch the show’s 110 episodes, but we never found the time. Then the coronavirus pandemic struck, and it forced us to slow down. Sequestered at home in the early weeks of the crisis, we started watching the series from its start and found solace in this endearing show, which was best described by one reviewer as “esoteric utopian.” Each Saturday afternoon, feeling pandemic fatigue, we lounged on the couch after chowing on diner food and watched three or so episodes at a clip until, nine months later, we had viewed six years’ worth of shows. It was an entirely escapist exercise in a year when, it appeared, the country was collapsing around us. It brought us back to a happier time, one of relative stability, before the Oklahoma City bombing (which occurred the year “Northern Exposure” ended), 9/11, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Great Recession of 2008-09, Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and now the pandemic. The show’s main character, Dr. Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow), a Queens native and a graduate of Columbia Univer-
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sity’s medical school, must spend four years practicing in Alaska because the state paid for his exorbitantly expensive medical education. He thinks he’ll be stationed in Anchorage, the state’s largest city, or its capital, Juneau. Instead he is sent to Cicely, somewhere in the far northern reaches of Alaska, where paved roads peter out into dense forest and the temperature plummets well below zero in the dead of winter. Fleischman, a citified New Yorker, is appalled, horrified even. In Cicely he must adapt to a decidedly slower rural culture, one that values the natural beauty of the land surrounding the town, and one that places interpersonal relations, rather than economic success, at the forefront of people’s lives. Through the relationships Fleischman develops with the other central characters, he slowly comes to appreciate the place and its people to the point that, one day, toward the end of the show, he ventures upstream by canoe to live off the land with a Native American tribe, fishing and gathering, before finally returning to New York City. Among his small circle of friends are the debutante-turned-bush pilot Maggie O’Connell (Janine Turner), the philosopher D.J. Chris Stevens (John Corbett), the millionaire retired astronaut Maurice Minnifield (Barry Corbin), the trapper-turned-
reaking up Covid fatigue with all six seasons of ‘Northern Exposure.’
barkeep Holling Vincoeur (John Collum) and his live-in girlfriend (and later wife), the former beauty queen-turned-waitress Shelly Marie Tambo (Cynthia Geary), aspiring filmmaker-shaman Ed Chigliak (Darren Burrows), general store owner Ruth-Anne Miller (Peg Phillips) and Fleischman’s quiet and patient receptionist, Marilyn Whirlwind (Elaine Miles). There are a host of minor, but always eccentric, characters who round out the cast. What defines the show are the relations among the characters, the depth of their thoughts and the intelligence of the dialogue. There is no other show quite like it. Many have compared it to “Twin Peaks,” another ’90s cult classic. Yes and no is my answer to that appraisal. There is a persistent darkness to “Twin Peaks,” which is about the murder of a teenage prom queen. “Northern Exposure,” meanwhile, is one long celebration of life and its many traditions and mysteries. Sadly, the show isn’t available on a streaming service, only on DVD, but buy it and watch it if you’re seeking a feel-good story that will stimulate your mind and soul. I’d love to know what show is keeping you going through the pandemic, and why. You can email me at sbrinton@liherald. com. 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.
We’re on Trump time for another seven weeks
alf of me never wants to write or speak the name Trump again. Half of me wants to finish the work I started nearly four years ago: to use my 750 words in this newspaper to speak to the issue of our time, the ongoing incompetence of the Trump administration. Apparently my second half is Trumping my first half, at least this week. I tried over and over again to stand in others’ shoes, to imagine how readers who clearly are RandI informed and kReIss patriotic could support a leader who freely lies and then lies about lying, who cheats and who is willing to abuse the majesty of the presidency for his personal gain. I understand when a reader praises his peace initiative between Israel and the UAE, or the Warp Speed vaccination program. Well done, Mr. President. But none of this comes close to compensating for all we’ve lost here at home, and across the world.
Responding to a column about Trump’s bad behavior, some readers digress to Cuomo and Clinton, with references to their lapses. But they aren’t in the White House. Does the fact that Hillary Clinton either did or did not use a personal e-mail account have anything to do with Donald Trump’s misogyny and racism? Were Cuomo’s people speaking to Russian operatives before his election? Perhaps you have loved ones and friends who have died of Covid-19. We have, and we are living the same masked and socially distanced life that so many of you are. This is our war, and we pull together to protect one another. Do we just let go the fact that Trump, back in January, was in the singular position to organize a cohesive national response to what he knew was a surging global pandemic? Do we forgive and forget 265,000 dead Americans? Do we let go of the tragedy that thousands died because the president decided to keep the pertinent information about the deadly virus a secret? How can we forgive the delay in
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ramping up manufacturing of masks and gloves and ventilators? Even if we accept that which we cannot change, how do we accept his present shenanigans — the comments and behavior of the outgoing president in the face of his clear defeat to Joe Biden? The man is still raving, hurling false accusations and conjuring imaginary frauds perpetrated against his campaign. Dozens of frivolous lawsuits have fizzled to nothing. The courts are upholding the integrity of the election, and yet the sitting president says he won’t concede, and may or may not agree to attend the inauguration or welcome the new president to the White House. We have a leader who fiddles while the pandemic burns across the land. Every single day we are paying the price for electing him to office. This will all go away after the inauguration, I suppose, as Biden takes office. But what to do with the Donald? Reports abound that he is the subject of investigations in D.C. and New York. Trump has been pardoning himself
hen what? I don’t think it serves our country to be in forgive-andforget mode.
since he stepped into the presidency, so more pardoning will not be a surprise. The question is, how aggressive will authorities be in prosecuting him for his alleged misdeeds? Biden should not be asked this question, and certainly he should not answer it. Unlike his predecessor, he knows that executive power stops at the doors to the Justice Department. We teach our children that actions have consequences, and that bad actions may lead to punishment or sanctions. It must be the same for the president. I don’t think it serves our country to be in forgive-andforget mode. We cannot let Trump slide into his next incarnation with impunity. We cannot give him a pass if he has actually broken laws that he swore to uphold. He may be unsavory and duplicitous and, frankly, incapable of being president, but none of that is illegal. Let the investigations run their course. If we are a country of laws, then so be it, for everyone. If the legal eagles find no cause to pursue prosecution, then so be it. Should charges be brought, let Trump have his day in court. This is not to humble the man, but to heal the country. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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Celebrating our Hometown Heroes
n mid-May, as the coronavirus pandemic raged in New York, the Heralds undertook what became a monumental project to feature each week the front-line heroes who were — and are — keeping us safe and providing for our daily sustenance — doctors, nurses, EMTs, firefighters, supermarket employees and sanitation workers. Every week through November, we published 16 Hometown Heroes — 444 in all — encouraging them to describe in their own words their harrowing, and sometimes horrifying, experiences. They told stories of death and job loss, mourning and fear. At the same time, they demonstrated resilience in the face of unbearable hardship and kindness to desperate strangers.
They spoke of our shared humanity at a time of collective tragedy. Last week, we wound down the series, publishing our final set of 16 Heroes in our Thanksgiving Day issue, a fitting way to end it. We are so grateful to so many people who have kept our society and our economy moving during this crisis. We began the series focusing primarily on health care workers, but we expanded it over time to include teachers and principals, custodians and business owners, and many, many people who formed ad hoc organizations and small nonprofits to address the needs of their neighbors during the pandemic. This week, we feature our stories — those of editors and reporters who, at
Why returning to the Paris accord is good for L.I.
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resident-elect Joseph Biden recently committed to re-entering the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit carbon dioxide emissions worldwide, which President Trump pulled the U.S. out of in June 2017. Re-joining the climate treaty, which 194 countries have agreed to — including every industrialized nation except the U.S. — will surely be good for Long Island. Why? Because any effort that we make to limit CO2 and mitigate the global-warming crisis is good for the Island. Leading scientists from the United Nations’ International Panel on Climate Change and other agencies around the world tell us that we have limited time —
perhaps only a decade or two — to reverse the effects of the crisis before the Earth’s climate system suffers permanent damage. And, they tell us, we must make a concerted, collective effort to address climate change. That was the idea behind the Paris Agreement. Among the many potential dangers of climate change are stronger hurricanes, and with Long Island jutting 118 miles into the Atlantic Ocean, we are particularly vulnerable to oceanic storms. We must not forget Superstorm Sandy. Thankfully this hurricane season, we weren’t hit by a hurricane, but Tropical Storm Isaias, which began in the Caribbean as a Category 1 hurricane, did wreak
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the beginning of the crisis, were deemed essential workers by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and since then have provided readers with the vital, fact-based information necessary to keep them and their families safe. We have often risked our own health to report not only on the pandemic, but also on the massive social and political protests that have erupted across Nassau County this year. Yes, we wore masks in the field. Yes, we maintained social distancing — or tried our best to do so. Still, in the backs of our minds, we had to live with the persistent thought that any time we were in the field reporting, we could have been infected. No doubt, 2020 has been a year like no other, for journalists, too.
letters Thank goodness the election wasn’t in February To the Editor: Re John O’Connell’s column, “Give thanks the election is over, and put the knives away,” last week: I was deeply saddened that a person such as O’Connell bought into President Trump’s madness. O’Connell wrote that Trump ignited national pride among his followers, but that’s not at all what I saw. I saw an explosion of hate and intolerance. I saw people voting against their own best interests by supporting him. He is anti-union. He is anti-labor. He has declared bankruptcy six times, each time forcing his vendors to sue him to recover pennies on the dollar. His vindictiveness carries into his political decisions. His intent of destroying the states that didn’t
havoc here in early August, downing trees and power lines, causing widespread outages for a week or more. There were so many hurricanes in the Atlantic this year that forecasters ran out of names — the last named storm was Wilfred, in late September — so they switched to letters of the Greek alphabet. 2020 was the seventh most costly hurricane season on record, with more than $40 billion in damage in the U.S. Now, not later, is the time to address the climate crisis. We are pleased to see the president-elect taking it seriously, appointing former Secretary of State John Kerry, who signed the Paris Agreement for the U.S. five years ago, as his climate czar.
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or over a century, American higher education has been viewed as a public good as well as a vehicle for personal growth. It has been a source of scientific and technological advances as well as a means for individual intellectual and social development. According to such polls as Gallup and Pew, Americans believe that higher education is nearly essential in helping young people and adults succeed personally and professionally. We can see this on Long Island, where 15 public roBert a. and independent colleges and unisCott versities prepare the region’s students for productive and satisfying lives in a range of careers, from attorneys to artists to military officers, who contribute to the common good. These institutions enroll over 160,000 students, many the first in their families to attend college; employ over 30,000 people, from groundskeepers to faculty and administrators; have operating budgets of over $5 billion, yielding tax revenues and retail sales for the local and state economies; and hold over $1.5 billion in invested funds. If a community started an economic development initiative seeking an employer whose workforce included highly educated people who would be
active locally, whose “products” and services added to the economic and cultural well-being of the community, whose operations were respectful of the local ecology and whose economic impact would be significant, it wouldn’t have to look much further than its closest college or university. Nationally, however, there are an increasing number of critics of higher education, some of whom even question the value of a college degree. According to recent reports by Pew and Gallup, those surveyed said they were deeply concerned about higher education because of increases in tuition and student debt, and questions about the relevance of academic programs. Survey respondents’ dissatisfaction with colleges correlated closely to their political affiliation, with more Republican-leaning respondents saying higher education is going in the wrong direction. Those respondents were also much more likely to mention allegations that college faculty bring their political and social views into the classroom, and that colleges spend too much time protecting students from views they might find offensive. While we in higher education may question the design of the surveys, the vagueness of the questions and the definition of “college” they use, the results are the work of established polling orga-
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mong the increasing number of critics are those who question the value of a degree.
Letters vote for him was and is clear. He appointed unqualified cronies to cabinet positions who proceeded to gut the public school system and make decisions based on increasing big-business profits. Lastly, the last four years of “good economy” is a balloon that is due to burst in a few years. The national debt will have to be paid at some point, and people like O’Connell will conveniently forget that a big chunk of it is the fault of Donald Trump. LIz AMbROSINO West Hempstead
Reminded what Thanksgiving is about To the Editor: Sitting at breakfast this morning, I was feeling sorry for myself because tomorrow, Thanksgiving, I will be home alone (for the first time) celebrating the holiday. This was not the original plan. I was to visit my son and his family and enjoy Thanksgiving with them.
nizations, and help perpetuate public views. Therefore, we should take these findings, and the resulting news stories, seriously and try to understand not only why these views exist, but also what we can do to regain public trust and confidence in our institutions. In many public discussions and news articles, higher education is overrepresented by wealthy institutions like Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford. Institutions on Long Island are not comparable in terms of students’ family income. Nearly 30 percent of students at Adelphi and over 21 percent of those at Hofstra come from families in the bottom 60 percent of family income (under $65,000), with fewer than 4 percent of families in the top 1 percent ($630,000 or more). In comparison, 15 percent of Harvard students are from families in the top 1 percent; Yale, 18.7 percent; Princeton, 17 percent; and Stanford, 17.5 percent. Long Island institutions are more accessible and offer opportunity to a wider swath of society. The role of higher education is complex and not easily understood. Not only do colleges and universities challenge what is known through research, scholarship and other creative endeavors, they also act as curators of the past, the archivists of heritage. They bridge the past and the future by preparing graduates for the challenges of careers and com-
merce as well as citizenship. Several Long Island colleges and universities are ranked nationally, but none are exceedingly wealthy, aloof from their communities and principally residential in character. Nor are any as the universities of Georgia, Alabama or Ohio State. Instead, our colleges and universities are primarily commuter institutions that fulfill their missions not only in their classrooms and online, but also in their communities. There are numerous examples of college partnerships with schools, chambers of commerce, nonprofit groups and businesses, not only for the benefit of the partners, but also as part of students’ education. Our research universities contribute to biomedical advances and the understanding of climate physics, among many other contributions. Many of our colleges and universities partner with one another in order to share resources and enhance efficiency. Overall, they are responsive and flexible, and have demonstrated that they can meet societal and student needs with a variety of programs and credentials. With greater efforts to demonstrate commitments to student success on and off campus and renewed initiatives to serve the public, colleges and universities can strengthen their place in society and regain public trust and confidence as essential forces for social mobility and personal fulfillment. Institutions on Long Island can lead the way. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University.
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What happened, however, is that he lives in what is now a yellow zone, and he and his wife and school-age sons are concerned that they might inadvertently expose me to Covid. My initial reaction was disappointment and sadness, despite the fact that every year I have been blessed with being a participant in a great family celebration of extended family, including my two sons and daughter and their families. As I read Randi Kreiss’s column “Dinner for two at our Thanksgiving table” (Nov. 19-25), about the berlin Airlift and the sacrifices of World War II, I recognized that me being alone at Thanksgiving was nothing compared with the many who are currently suffering through this pandemic in such tragic ways. I am fortunate to be in good health, have the love of family and friends, have a roof over my head and food to share with our local pantry each week. When I sit down to Thanksgivings dinner tomorrow, I will remember to be very thankful, and I will look forward to next year and a hopeful return to normal for all of us. MARGE ELLIS Merrick
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